Wake Up Call: DLA Piper Accused of ‘Double-Dealing’ (Corrected)

In today’s column, several law firms plan to close tomorrow for Juneteenth, to mark slavery’s effective end in the U.S.; New York City law firms may be able to re-open from their Covid-19 shutdowns next week; White & Case, continuing its run of Covid-defying lateral hires, grabbed three capital markets partners and one counsel from Winston & Strawn; Jenner & Block earned nearly $2.4 million last year from an Illinois utility targeted by a federal corruption probe; the city of Las Vegas hired its first black top lawyer.

• Leading off, DLA Piper is getting sued in Kansas state court by ...