Judge Rules DOGE Humanities Grant Cuts Unconstitutional 
US, Japan Reaffirm Strong Currency Coordination Amid Yen Volatility 
Nike Tariff Refund Lawsuit Sparks Consumer Backlash Over Price Increases 
Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Denies U.S. Cartel Allegations, Calls Charges Political 
Trump DOJ Challenges Colorado’s Large-Capacity Magazine Ban in Second Amendment Lawsuit 
Amazon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Tariff Price Hikes 
Florida Launches Criminal Probe Into OpenAI Over FSU Shooting Incident 
S&P Global Revises Mexico Credit Outlook to Negative Amid Rising Debt Concerns 
Rubio Discusses Iran Crisis and Strait of Hormuz Disruptions With UK and Australia 
Wall Street Futures Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Tech Stocks Lead Market Rally 
Asian Currencies Steady as Trump-Xi Summit, Inflation Concerns Boost Dollar 
Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Mail-Order Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone 
US Trade Court Blocks Trump’s 10% Global Tariffs 
Judge Delays SEC Settlement With Elon Musk Over Twitter Stock Disclosure Case 
US Stock Futures Slip as Iran Tensions and Hot Inflation Data Pressure Wall Street 
DOJ Ends Probe Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Boosting Kevin Warsh Confirmation Prospects 
ICC Pressure Mounts as Families of Duterte Drug War Victims Demand Justice 
Sources say that major law firms have been reluctant to represent Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) against Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung for fear of losing clients in the private sector, which pay more.
The FSS has ultimately tapped private law firm Kim, Chang & Lee to overturn the Seoul Administrative Court's Aug. 27 ruling that it should revoke the heavy sanctions it had placed last year on Son.
In the first trial, FSS was represented by lawyers from the mid-size law firm, HMP Law, and later moved to another mid-size law firm, Jipyoung.
The FSS was also unable to engage Jipyoung’s services because of conflicts of interest as it offers legal advice to financial companies and represented them in several lawsuits.
FSS noted that Kim, Chang & Lee does not lag behind large private law firms in terms of its capabilities.
Meanwhile, the chairman was represented in the first trial by the nation's leading law firm, Kim & Chang, and the sixth-largest law firm, Yoon & Yang, which has enabled financial firms to get favorable results against regulators.
Yoon & Yang also has several lawyers that have previously serviced the FSS.
