Office Snapshot: Benesch's Growing San Francisco Home
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Courts
Abbe Lowell Launches New Firm With Ex-Skadden AssociatesTapping a team of ex-BigLaw associates, some of whom publicly quit their firms in response to deals struck to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration, prominent defense lawyer and former Winston & Strawn LLP partner Abbe David Lowell launched a new boutique Friday aimed at helping clients facing what it called "politicized investigations" by the government.
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Courts
One-Judge Divisions: 'Shopping' Fears, Public Access CollideThe federal courts' single-judge divisions can improve access to the courts for those living in rural areas far from population centers, say some experts, but others warn those divisions are being misused to judge-shop, concentrating certain litigation in specific jurisdictions and undermining confidence in the judiciary.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Pilot Law PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federally employed military reservists called to active duty during wartime or a national emergency are entitled to a top-up differential pay, regardless of their specific role.
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Courts
The Supreme Court's Week: By The NumbersThe U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in five cases this week, including over whether states can exclude private religious schools from charter school programs and if disabled children must meet a more stringent standard when seeking relief for educational discrimination, while issuing two decisions involving extra payments due hospitals and military reservists. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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California Pulse
Head Of Calif. State Bar To Step Down After Botched ExamThe leader of the State Bar of California, who oversaw the problem-plagued rollout of this year's state bar exam, will be leaving the organization when her contract expires in July, the bar announced Friday.
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DC Pulse
Faegre Adds Republican Senate HELP Committee GC In DCFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired the general counsel of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who advised Republican lawmakers, including its chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, on a range of issues related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Daily Litigation
Ex-Litigator, Wilson Elser Plan To Drop Bias SuitAn ex-Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP litigator who sued the firm for allegedly firing him over his disabilities appears to have settled with his former colleagues, with both parties telling a New York federal judge on Friday they plan to dismiss the case.
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Modern Lawyer
Goodwin Adds Scientist IP Partner From Cooley On West CoastA seasoned life sciences and intellectual property attorney with a doctorate in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology has joined Goodwin Procter LLP on the West Coast, the firm announced.
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In-House
Shopify GC's Pay Jumped To $13.4M In 2024Shopify's top attorney, who previously worked in the Biden administration and at Jenner & Block LLP, saw her compensation reach $13.4 million last year, in a $4.55 million increase compared to 2023, according to a recent securities filing.
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Florida Pulse
How Gordon Rees Seeks To Grow In 'Booming' Sunshine StatePeter Siachos of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP spoke with Law360 Pulse about the firm's recent addition of four "ready for war" trial attorneys in South Florida and how it seeks to expand the firm's footprint in the state.
