Litigation Finance Platform Launches With $70M In Offerings
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California Pulse
State AGs To Play Larger Role With Trump Back In OfficeMany state attorneys general will have growing influence on national issues under the new Trump administration, as they ramp up regulatory enforcement in areas where the federal government pulls back, while also fighting against or in support of the administration's policies, lawyers and observers say.
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California Pulse
Rocket Lawyer Founder Retires, CFO Named Interim CEORocket Lawyer founder and Chief Executive Officer Charley Moore has retired after nearly 20 years of leadership, the legal technology company said in an announcement Thursday.
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Mid-Law
Office Snapshot: Bell Nunnally Is 'Abuzz' In DallasWith a total commitment to an in-office model and a rapidly growing headcount, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP is expanding its space in the firm's single location in Dallas' historic Arts District, and its leader says the office atmosphere is "abuzz with activity."
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California Pulse
Plaintiffs Attys Fight Arbitration, While Imposing It On ClientsPlaintiffs attorney groups have for decades lobbied against forced arbitration, saying it strips injured consumers and aggrieved workers of their right to jury trial and hides corporate misconduct from public view. But many plaintiffs lawyers nationwide have subjected their own clients to forced arbitration in their retainer contracts — including leaders of some organizations that forbid the practice, Law360 has found.
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Courts
Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump OrderA former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing a bribery trial next month has fired Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from his defense team following the Trump administration's revocation of the firm's security clearances, according to a withdrawal motion filed Wednesday by firm partner Roberto Finzi.
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Modern Lawyer
Ex-Milbank Atty Hired To Lead Sichenzia Ross Corporate UnitA former Milbank LLP attorney has joined Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP in New York, to lead its corporate and securities department as managing partner, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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Daily Litigation
Thompson Hine Taps Robins Kaplan Trio For Minn. LaunchThompson Hine LLP announced Wednesday that it launched a new office in Minneapolis, hiring three litigation partners from Robins Kaplan LLP, including the firm's former national trial chair, to lead the expansion.
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Courts
Top Cases Of DC Judge Facing Trump Call For ImpeachmentThe D.C. federal judge threatened by President Donald Trump with impeachment Tuesday has presided over important and politically sensitive cases before, including some involving Trump himself.
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California Pulse
How BigLaw Is Tweaking Diversity Messaging Amid PushbackAs the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of diversity programs, some of the nation's leading law firms are quietly adjusting how they publicly present their diversity commitments, including softening language, scrubbing diversity reports, and, in some cases, erasing diversity pages altogether.
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Georgia Pulse
Atlanta Mid-Law Firms Grapple With Hot Talent MarketAs BigLaw poaches large groups of Atlanta-based attorneys from smaller firms, Atlanta firms are doubling down on their unique cultures and identities in order to retain and attract attorneys amid a more active talent market in the city.
