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"Thank you so much for not leaving me."

In February, the WNBA player was arrested near Moscow after vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage.

Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for a month, and it does not sound like the WNBA star’s legal situation is anywhere close to being resolved.

Russian law enforcement will continue its pre-trial investigation of Griner’s case.

A Russian court has extended WNBA star Brittney Griner's arrest to May 19 following her detainment at an airport near Moscow last month.

Anxiety is mounting over the status of WNBA star Brittney Griner’s freedom after reports surfaced last week that she had been detained in a Russian airport on charges of possession of hashish oil.  

Brittney Griner went to Russia to be paid handsomely for her skills on the basketball court. Once she got there, she became embroiled in an escalating conflict between two global superpowers.

Sanctions and export controls will cause a profound shift in how legal services are rendered and the types of services attorneys will engage in, partner Tom Firestone tells the American Lawyer.

Stroock is one of the latest firms to tap CFIUS-focused talent in the hot-button world of white collar investigations and global-scale regulation.

The National Restaurant Association has hired Michelle Korsmo to be its next president and chief executive.