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Withers Brings On 8-Atty Trusts And Estates Boutique In LA
International law firm Withers has expanded its Los Angeles office by absorbing the eight-attorney boutique Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker, Withers announced Monday.
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Haynes Boone Taps Appellate Leader As New General Counsel
Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has appointed its Dallas-based appellate practice group chair to the role of general counsel, effective Jan. 1.
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Girard Sharp Launches Into New Year With New Leadership
San Francisco-based Girard Sharp has kicked off the new year with a major leadership change, announcing Monday that Daniel C. Girard had stepped down as managing partner of the prominent plaintiffs complex litigation boutique he founded in 1995 and that longtime partner Dena C. Sharp was taking the reins.
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Epic Slams Apple's 'Deeply Disturbing' Doc Review Delays
Epic Games Inc.'s counsel expressed shock Friday that Apple has only rereviewed 21,000 of more than 50,000 documents Apple claims are attorney-client privileged in their antitrust fight, telling a California magistrate judge during a hearing the number is "deeply disturbing" and "very low."
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Inside Arnold & Porter's Win In Prison 'Rape Club' Case
Aided by attorneys from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, a group of women incarcerated at a California federal prison recently reached settlements with the Bureau of Prisons, including a consent decree and the agency’s largest-ever monetary settlement, to resolve claims of systemic sexual abuse at the notorious facility.
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Suits Allege California Law Firm Committed Debt Relief Fraud
Two people filed lawsuits this week against a California law firm, alleging that it had promised to fix their debt problems but instead took hundreds of dollars from their bank accounts each month and did nothing to help.
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Ogletree Employment Ace Joins Constangy In San Francisco
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has bolstered its San Francisco office with a partner of nearly 10 years at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, who brings experience in compliance and workplace litigation around a variety of California employment laws.
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Law Firms Ended 2024 With 'Drastic' Drop In Lateral Hiring
Large law firms engaged in more lateral hiring in 2024 than the year before, but a strong start to the year fizzled out with a substantial dip in hiring across all job categories in the fourth quarter, according to new information from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Dinsmore Names 5 New Members To Board Of Directors
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added five new members to its executive board, including four elected to the position and one who joins after being named the new chair of its finance department.
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Akin Forms Capital Solutions Team Under Private Credit Head
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is launching a capital solutions team dedicated to advising private capital investors and companies on global situations across debt and equity, hybrid and structured solutions, joint ventures, rollups and spinouts, the firm announced last week.
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Ogletree's 2025 Shareholder Class Is Largest In Over A Decade
After a year of expansion, management-side labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC on Thursday announced its largest shareholder class in more than a decade.
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Holland & Knight Matches BigLaw Bonuses In Major Markets
Holland & Knight LLP announced associates in major U.S. markets will receive year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, with attorneys working in regional offices making smaller figures, according to a report.
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Clark Hill Promotes Its Largest Membership Class
Clark Hill PLC has announced it broke a firm record when it kicked the new year off by elevating nearly 30 attorneys to the membership class, the largest group of promotions in the firm's history.
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FHLB San Francisco CLO Exits Amid Proposed Restructuring
The chief legal officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has resigned after her position was set to be restructured, according to a public filing.
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Calif. Federal Judge Escapes House Party Brawl Suit, For Now
A California federal judge has been dropped, for now, from litigation over an alleged assault during a party supposedly hosted at the jurist's Pasadena home with underage drinking and insufficient supervision.
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The Top In-House Hires Of December
Legal department hires in the past month included high-profile appointments at Eaton Corp., Conde Nast, Constellation Energy Corp. and Turing. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.
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Cox Castle Elects 3 New Partners In New Year
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP elected three new partners effective at the start of the year, including attorneys whose practices span the real estate, land use, environmental and renewable energy industries, the real estate firm announced Jan. 2.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
While for many the new year begins with resolutions to slim down, several firms across the U.S. have started 2025 either a little bit larger or with plans to get bigger.
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DLA Piper, More Boutiques Meet, Exceed Milbank Bonus Scale
Bonus news continued over the holiday week, with several law firms announcing they'll follow or exceed Milbank LLP's lead on 2024 associate bonuses, and others reversing their stance on special bonuses, according to memos shared with Law360 Pulse and media reports.
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Perkins Coie Fights DQ Bid In Facial Recognition IP Suit
Perkins Coie LLP wants to continue defending Jumio Corp. in a patent infringement lawsuit involving facial recognition technology, calling plaintiff FaceTec Inc.'s bid to disqualify the law firm over its previous work for FaceTec a "tactical" ploy.
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After Busy 2024, Law Firms Eye More Mergers In Year Ahead
The popularity of U.S. law firm combinations surged in 2024, with announcements increasing by about a dozen year-over-year and approaching historic heights, according to data collected by Law360 Pulse, but law firm merger consultants say a robust pipeline of deal talks could mean a busier 2025.
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Here's Where Mid-Law Leaders Will Be Focused In 2025
Mid-Law leaders entering 2025 say that they are optimistic about the new year but also focused on potential challenges, such as the rise of generative artificial intelligence tools, succession planning and ensuring that any growth they are experiencing is sustainable.
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Fed. Court Reforms Face Long Odds Amid GOP Control In '25
Some modest reforms to the federal courts may be enacted in the coming years, but major changes championed by Democrats and judicial reform activists are likely "dead in the water" now that Republicans will be controlling Congress and the White House in 2025, reform advocates say.
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Lit Finance Enters '25 On Solid Ground Amid Disclosure Push
The $15 billion U.S. litigation finance industry has come a long way in recent years, but demands for more transparency from pro-business groups and the defense bar could present a significant challenge in the year ahead.
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Calif. Law Firms Gear Up For Newsom-Trump Showdown In '25
In the highly anticipated standoff between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the incoming Trump administration, Golden State law firm leaders expect 2025 to deliver plenty of opportunities for attorneys to become involved in litigation on both sides of the coming legal battles.