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LA Employment Atty Says Ex-Partners Stiffed Him $1.5M
A Los Angeles plaintiffs attorney who specializes in employment law on Thursday sued his former law firm partners in Golden State court, alleging they refuse to pay him back both the $585,000 he loaned to keep the struggling firm afloat and the roughly $1 million of his ownership interest.
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AI Chatbot Co. CEO, Atty Spouse Indicted On $60M Fraud
Federal prosecutors in California arrested the former CEO of an artificial intelligence company Thursday alongside his lawyer wife, accusing the duo of a $60 million fraud scheme in which they allegedly lied to investors about the company's financial state and diverted funds to pay for their wedding.
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FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand See Growth In Year Since Split
One year after nearly half of the partners at FisherBroyles LLP left to form the breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, both firms have grown their headcount and reported a successful 2024, and industry observers say it demonstrates the appeal of their offbeat model as partner-only and fully remote.
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GOP Rep. Revives Bill To Break Up 9th Circ.
Republicans are trying once again to break up the expansive Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which judges appointed by Democratic presidents have long had the majority of.
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'Big Lie' Atty Ethics Cases Linger As Trump Returns
Though another presidential election has come and gone and President Donald Trump is back in the White House, disciplinary cases continue to play out against lawyers accused of participating in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, and experts say it's unlikely that many of them will wrap up soon.
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GenapSys Says Paul Hastings Can't Keep Privileged Docs
GenapSys is pushing back on Paul Hastings LLP's bid to force it to turn over documents that it had inadvertently released during discovery in a legal malpractice suit alleging that the law firm improperly drafted board documents that led to the "demise and liquidation" of the genetic-sequencing company.
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9th Circ. Nixes Attys' Challenge To Arizona Victim Contact Law
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a group of lawyers' constitutional challenge to an Arizona law that requires defense attorneys and their teams to initiate contact with victims through the prosecutor's office.
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Many Attorneys Not Meeting ABA's 50-Hour Pro Bono Goal
While most attorneys have volunteered pro bono services at some point in their career, many lawyers are not meeting the American Bar Association's goal for every lawyer to provide 50 hours of pro bono work every year, and lack of time was the biggest discouraging factor, according to a recent report.
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Littler COO On Helping Attys Succeed By Feeling 'Cared For'
Lori Brown joined Law360 Pulse to discuss her new role of chief operating officer at Littler Mendelson PC and how her passion for the success of others is rooted in part in her time as a Division I softball catcher for Stetson University.
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In A Recruiting 'Wild West,' Law Firms Expand Internal Teams
The last five years have brought with them some major changes in both new lawyer and lateral attorney recruiting, according to experts, leaving large law firms scrambling to find internal recruiting professionals to navigate what some are calling the "Wild West" of hiring.
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Paul Hastings Adds Ex-Chair Of Willkie Farr Music Practice
Paul Hastings LLP has added the former chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's music and digital media practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office and as chair of its own music industry practice, the firm announced Thursday.
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How A Lawyer Saved His Home Office From The Eaton Fire
Dozens of Los Angeles County lawyers shared stories with Law360 of how the L.A. fires impacted their offices and practices, and one attorney recounted how he saved his home office from the Eaton blaze.
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MoFo Brings On New COO From Boston Consulting Group
Morrison Foerster LLP has hired the managing director and chief operating officer of Boston Consulting Group, Brian Gross, to be its new COO, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Tarter Krinsky Announces 4 Leadership Appointments
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has announced four leadership appointments, elevating two attorneys to practice chair roles and two members of senior management to C-Suite positions.
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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Slam Baldoni Atty's 'Media Blitz'
Counsel for celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds told a New York federal judge that Justin Baldoni's attorney from Liner Freedman Taitelman & Cooley LLP has violated ethical rules with an "all-out media blitz" during their thorny litigation over the movie "It Ends With Us."
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Small Firm Immigration Attorneys Prep For Trump 2.0
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to launch his promised immigration crackdown. And the solo and small firm attorneys who make up the vast majority of the nation’s immigration bar are at the front lines preparing to fight for their clients.
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Fennemore Craig Fills New Director Role To Lead AI Initiative
Fennemore Craig PC has hired a senior solutions architect from Thomson Reuters to be its first-ever director of emerging technology and innovation, a role in which he will lead the firm's artificial intelligence initiative.
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Farella Braun's First Female Chiefs On Helming The Firm
Karen Kimmey and Holly Sutton joined Law360 Pulse to discuss their recent appointment as co-managing partners of North California firm Farella Braun & Martel LLP — the first women to serve in the role in the firm's 60-plus years of operation.
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Calif. Panel Upholds $200K Fee Award In Dispatchers' OT Row
Two train dispatchers could recover $200,000 in attorney fees and costs after snagging a bench trial win in their overtime suit against a transportation company because a California state court looked at their case anew, a state appellate panel ruled.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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In-House Attorneys Have Saner Schedules, But Long Hours
It may once have been that the typical in-house lawyer worked a 40-hour week, but that no longer appears to be the case for many corporate counsel, with more than 40% reporting they exceed 50 hours at work each week in a recent survey by Law360 Pulse.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
In-house attorneys report high job satisfaction when it comes to schedule flexibility, team collegiality, and compensation, but concerns linger about workload and career advancement, particularly for mid-level lawyers seeking to climb the career ladder, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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In-House Etiquette — Tips For Outside Counsel
While most in-house lawyers seem generally happy with their outside counsel, about 9% of participants in Law360 Pulse's first In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey want more, saying they are fed up with being nickel-and-dimed while receiving low quality work and poor communication from their outside attorneys.
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Calif. Land Use Law Firms Meyers Nave, Sohagi Law Combine
Los Angeles-based land use and environmental boutique Sohagi Law Group will merge with Meyers Nave LLP, a litigation and transactional firm known for its strong environmental and land use practice groups, the firms announced Wednesday.
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SDNY Prosecutor Returns To Debevoise In San Francisco
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced the return of one of its litigators Tuesday after eight and a half years with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, most recently as deputy chief of the Criminal Division.