Ex-K&L Gates Chair On Growth, Leadership And Remote Work
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California Pulse
CFPB Subpoenas Trustee In Debt Relief Firm Bankruptcy CaseThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has served a subpoena on the Chapter 11 trustee in charge of collapsed California debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group's bankruptcy estate, the trustee's law firm said in a recent court filing.
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Courts
Judiciary Touts Reforms In Handling Workplace ComplaintsThe federal judiciary is successfully reforming the controversial process that aims to protect its 30,000 employees from sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a new internal report released Wednesday, even as lawmakers have called for scrapping that process altogether and replacing it with a new one.
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Modern Lawyer
Penn State Gets ABA Approval To Combine Law SchoolsThe American Bar Association has approved the Pennsylvania State University's applications to reunite its two law schools approximately two years after the university's president proposed the idea.
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California Pulse
Atty With Tom Brady's Blockchain Co. Rejoins Loeb & LoebLoeb & Loeb LLP has rehired an experienced entertainment attorney who most recently was head of business operations for Tom Brady's blockchain startup Autograph as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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California Pulse
Jan. 6 Prosecutor Joins White Collar Team At Farella BraunFarella Braun & Martel LLP has hired the deputy chief who oversaw investigations and prosecutions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as a partner and member of its white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations practice, the firm said Wednesday.
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California Pulse
Steptoe Elevates 12 Attys In Firm's Largest Promotion ClassSteptoe LLP announced that it has promoted 12 attorneys to partner or of counsel, highlighted by five promotions coming from the summer associate class of 2015, in what it said is the largest class in the firm's history.
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In-House
Dye & Durham Accepts Activist Board Noms, Suspends SaleLegal technology company Dye & Durham announced this week that it would both suspend its exploration of an outside sale and reconsider six nominees to its board of directors after earlier labeling the bid by an activist investor a "zero-premium takeover."
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New York Pulse
Cleary Hires Milbank Atty For Capital Markets TeamCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced the addition of a former Milbank LLP transactional attorney to its New York office on Wednesday, saying she will be an asset for its capital markets clients.
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Legal Tech
Texas Bar Digs Into Ethics Issues Surrounding Gen AI UseThe State Bar of Texas' professional ethics committee has published a draft opinion overviewing key ethical issues involved in the use of generative artificial intelligence in the practice of law, including technological competence, confidentiality, supervision and fees.
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California Pulse
Simpson Thacher Outpaces Last Year With 2025 Partner ClassSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP unveiled its 44 partner promotions for 2025 on Tuesday, touting a class of 12 more attorneys than last year.
