Analysis

12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar

By Jeff Overley and Katie Buehler

One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.

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East Coast Ports Strike Suspended Under Tentative Wage Deal

By Linda Chiem

After a three-day strike, tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts will head back to work because International Longshoremen's Association union leaders reached a tentative wage agreement late Thursday with the group that represents container carriers, marine terminal operators and port employers.

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Sens. Question If Payouts Taint Execs' Push For US Steel Deal

By Matthew Santoni

Two U.S. senators wrote to U.S. Steel's president and CEO on Wednesday seeking guarantees that a $72 million "golden parachute" deal wasn't driving the executive's willingness to support a $14.1 billion merger with Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel.

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DOJ, Microsoft Disrupt Russian Hacking Group's Efforts

By Allison Grande

The U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday the seizure of more than 100 websites allegedly used by Russian intelligence agencies and their proxies to orchestrate hacking campaigns aimed at stealing valuable information from federal government agencies, journalists, think tanks and other organizations.

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GOP Senators Slam NY Fed Over Iraq Money-Laundering Report

By Sarah Jarvis

Two Republican senators, including the ranking member of the Senate banking committee, have slammed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for allegedly failing to act on money-laundering concerns with the Central Bank of Iraq, allowing funds to flow to Iran as a result.

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Swiss Man Should Fight Sanctions Case In DC, Judge Says

By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal judge said a Swiss man accused of skirting sanctions in connection with a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by Russian tycoon Viktor Vekselberg should be required to come to Washington, D.C., to fight the charges.

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Swizz Beatz Received Millions From 1MDB Scheme, Suit Says

By Rae Ann Varona

Hip-hop producer and rapper Kasseem Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, received $7.3 million in funds that were stolen from Malaysia residents in the multibillion-dollar 1 Malaysia Development Berhad fraud, a lawsuit filed in New York federal court alleges.

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Lowe's Staves Off Defamation Claim In Vendor's Contract Suit

By Hayley Fowler

A home accents company accusing Lowe's of maligning its reputation with allegedly unsubstantiated claims about defective products and its financial health can't pursue defamation against the home improvement giant, North Carolina's business court has ruled.

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Brief

Trade Court Backs Narrower Duties On Chinese Engines

By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Trade backed the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to exclude horizontal lawn mower engines from duties on Chinese vertical engines, saying the remand decision aligns with the court's instructions to rethink the tariffs' scope.

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Series

NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

In a relatively light few months for banking legal updates in New York, the state Department of Financial Services previewed its views on banking sector artificial intelligence use via insurer guidance, and an anti-money laundering enforcement action underscored the importance of international monitoring processes, say Eric McLaughlin and Dana Bayersdorfer at Davis Polk.

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Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

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Analysis

Election Litigation Looms Over New Supreme Court Term

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court justices return to the bench Monday for a new term, even as the dust continues to settle from the seismic shifts in administrative law and foundational changes to presidential immunity that headlined their last sitting. But experts say any hope that this term may be calmer is wishful thinking, in large part due to all-but-certain litigation over the presidential election.

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Oversight Dems Probe Chief Justice On Jan. 6 Case Handling

By Courtney Bublé

Two House Democrats on the oversight committee questioned U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Friday on recent reporting he replaced Justice Samuel Alito as the author of a decision on a Jan. 6 case after the public learned the latter justice's wife flew flags at their homes with ties to the "Stop the Steal" movement.

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Retired Judge Says Unpaid Services Suit's Claims 'Untimely'

By Rose Krebs

Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner asked an Indiana federal court on Friday to grant him a summary judgment win in litigation alleging he stiffed a man out of a six-figure salary after hiring him to run a now-defunct pro bono legal services organization, saying the suit's claims are "untimely."

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen GMB Union sued by the makers of Tetley Tea after a staff walkout in September, boxer Mike Tyson hit with legal action from a marketing company and the Met Police face a misuse of private data claim from a woman who had a relationship with an undercover police officer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Colo. Attys May Release Files Without Waiving Lien On Clients

By Emily Sawicki

A Colorado appellate panel has found that attorneys who hold liens on documents due to unpaid client bills will not waive their rights to enforcement if they release certain files, issuing a precedential opinion designed to help trial courts determine when such liens are enforceable and when they might be lifted.

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IRS Probes Atty Over Promotion Of Deferred Law Firm Fees

By Anna Scott Farrell

The Internal Revenue Service is investigating a lawyer it suspects of promoting a scheme to illegally shield attorneys from taxes on legal fees, according to an Ohio federal court petition seeking to enforce summonses for documents in the case.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP led this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a Delaware federal jury decided on Sept. 27 that Amazon Web Services infringed two computer network patents that were once owned by Boeing, telling the tech giant to pay $30.5 million in damages.

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NY Immigration Boutique Buys Retiring Pro's Firm

By Alyssa Aquino

New York immigration boutique Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners LLC has bought the decades-old Claudia Slovinsky & Associates PLLC from its retiring owner and founder.

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Legal Industry Jobs Creep Back Up After 4-Month Decline

By Tracey Read

After four straight months of employment declines, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report shows positive signs for the legal industry.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Law360 Pulse lists the legal chiefs who command the top salaries from public companies in America — think Big Tech. And the SEC is losing its top enforcer, to the cheers of crypto companies.

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5th Circ. Names Judge Behind Abortion Pill Ruling As New Chief

By Jake Maher

U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod became chief judge of the Fifth Circuit on Friday, rising to the top of the appellate court after a nearly two-decade tenure there marked by high-profile decisions on abortion medication and gun regulations.

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Holtec Sues Former GC Over Alleged Embezzlement Scheme

By Madison Arnold

Energy technology company Holtec International has launched a New Jersey state lawsuit accusing its former general counsel and others of taking part in an embezzlement scheme to dupe the company into paying more than $700,000 to an entity they owned.

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Feds Say Judge Threatened In Court Considering Trump Case

By Jack Karp

An Illinois man has been indicted for allegedly threatening to assault, kidnap and murder a federal judge in the Florida federal court where former President Donald Trump's classified documents case has been unfolding.

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A Month Into Texas Biz Court, Removal Questions Loom

By Catherine Marfin

One month into the Texas Business Court's operations, the largest looming question is how judges across the state will handle removals of preexisting cases into the Lone Star State's newest venue, experts told Law360.

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Up First At High Court: Civil Rights, Ghost Guns, Atty Fees

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes Monday to start a brand-new term, with the justices first hearing arguments related to prerequisites for litigating federal rights in state courts, ghost gun regulations, and whether a death row inmate is entitled to a new trial after a state admits that prosecutorial misconduct might have led to his conviction.

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NC Atty Dies In Hurricane Helene, Rattling Legal Community

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina family law attorney was included in the rising death toll caused by Hurricane Helene, whose effects were felt throughout the region's legal community.

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Analysis

High Court Bar's Future: Jenner & Block's Adam Unikowsky

By Jeff Overley

In many ways, Adam G. Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP has traveled a tried-and-true path — Harvard, elite clerkships, BigLaw — to the upper echelons of U.S. Supreme Court advocacy. But his route to the forefront of the bar's next generation has been less conventional than it might appear, and he spoke with Law360 about how he's climbed so high — and how he excels by avoiding rhetoric that "judges really, really hate."

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DOL Urges 11th Circ. To Back Arbitration Denial In ESOP Row

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Eleventh Circuit to reject arbitration in a proposed class action alleging a legal technology firm undervalued company shares when it shut down its employee stock ownership plan, arguing that the arbitration provision clashed with federal benefits law.

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