Wake Up Call: Omicron Spurs Courts to Drop In-Person Arguments

In today’s column, U.K. Big Law firm Mishcon de Reya was hit with a big fine in a money laundering case; Holland & Knight, with 36 partner promotions, and Hogan Lovells, with 27, are among firms that announced promotion rounds to start the year; Midwest firm Michael Best acquired a North Carolina firm with 23 lawyers and seven offices.

• Leading off, several federal courts have dropped in-person proceedings and/or announced other measures to respond to the rapid spread of omicron-variant Covid-19 infections nationwide. (Law.com) Several California state courts also announced measures to respond to the surge. (The ...