Legal Tech Funding Dips, But 2025 Still Set For Record Year
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Georgia Pulse
Barnes & Thornburg Adds RE Partners In Dallas, AtlantaBarnes & Thornburg LLP announced Tuesday it has added attorneys in Dallas and Atlanta to bolster its real estate department, including another addition from Morris Manning & Martin LLP.
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Courts
Gov't Remarks Boost Mangione Defense In Slain CEO CaseLuigi Mangione, accused of killing an insurance CEO, probably can't turn a series of "egregiously" prejudicial statements by Trump administration officials into a get-out-of-jail-free card, but the episode will likely anger the New York federal judge overseeing the murder case and boost his defense.
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Modern Lawyer
Latham Real Estate Leader Decamps For KirklandKirkland & Ellis LLP said Monday it has hired the global chair of the real estate practice at Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner.
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California Pulse
Ogletree Brings On New COO From BCLP In DCOgletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has added a former chief operating officer for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as its chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Modern Lawyer
Ex-Illinois Privacy Chief Joins BakerHostetler In ChicagoBakerHostetler has hired the former chief privacy officer in the data security unit of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General as a digital assets and data management partner in Chicago, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Courts
Ex-Virginia Solicitor Gen. Joins Hunton Andrews As Co-ChairA former Virginia solicitor general has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as the co-chair of the firm's issues and appeals practice in Washington, D.C., bringing to the team experience at the U.S. Department of Justice and private practice firms, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Mid-Law
Ward and Smith Opens 1st South Carolina OfficeNorth Carolina firm Ward and Smith PA announced that it has opened its first location in South Carolina.
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California Pulse
Orrick Boosts Fund Formation Team With Wilson Sonsini DuoOrrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on two former Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC attorneys in Silicon Valley, one of whom will lead the firm's fund formation group.
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Modern Lawyer
Paul Hastings Adds Finance Atty From SkaddenPaul Hastings LLP is continuing to add lateral talent to its global private equity and mergers and acquisitions platforms, announcing Tuesday that it has brought a prominent finance partner from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to its New York office.
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Courts
Retribution, Intent Claims May Defuse Bombshell James CaseThe Trump administration's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is tightly crafted and offers a straightforward presentation of the government's case, but experts say James appears to have a strong argument that she did not intend to break the law and is being unfairly targeted for what amounts to a minor offense.
