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HPE's Legal Chief Saw Comp Rise To $9.4M In 2024
The chief operating and legal officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. saw his compensation rise to $9.4 million in 2024, an increase of more than $300,000 from the previous year, according to documents recently filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
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Ex-Angels Staffer Says Attys Botched Skaggs Overdose Case
A former Los Angeles Angels press officer asked a Texas federal judge to undo the 22-year prison sentence he's currently serving after being convicted of giving pitcher Tyler Skaggs fentanyl-laced pills that caused his fatal overdose in 2019.
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More US Attorneys Out In Three States
U.S. Attorney Dena J. King of the Western District of North Carolina announced that she is stepping down from her role as the district's top prosecutor, joining her counterparts in California's Southern District and the District of Maryland in the recent parade of U.S. attorneys to leave their posts since President Donald Trump retook the White House.
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How Lambda Legal GC Is Trying To Stem Anti-DEI 'Hatred'
Jennifer Pizer, general counsel of the LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group Lambda Legal, went from handling intellectual property cases in private practice in California to leading a national legal team fighting for civil rights amid today's heated anti-diversity backlash.
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Kirkland Outpaces BigLaw Rivals In Law Grad Hiring
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired the most Class of 2023 law graduates among the top 50 law firms, bringing on 411 new attorneys, almost as many as the second and third-ranking firms combined, according to an analysis released Wednesday by legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Skarzynski Marick Adds Duane Morris Bankruptcy Team in LA
Insurance coverage litigation boutique Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP is expanding its services, announcing Wednesday it is bringing over a team of Duane Morris LLP bankruptcy experts in its Los Angeles office.
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Willkie Partner To Lead Weath.Com's Private Wealth Team
Wealth.com, an estate planning tool that allows users to create optimized legal documents, has expanded its legal team with the addition of a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner.
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A&O Shearman Ups IVF, Adoption Benefits For US Employees
A&O Shearman has increased the benefits it offers U.S.-based personnel, with unlimited in vitro fertilization treatment and $40,000 in adoption or surrogacy services, the firm said.
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Munger Tolles Coaxes Corporate Pro Out Of Retirement
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a mergers and acquisitions specialist with 30 years of experience to its roster at its Los Angeles headquarters, in a role that will have him spearheading the expansion of the firm's corporate practice to meet clients' growing needs.
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California Judge Chided For Entering Other Jurists' Chambers
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has been publicly admonished for entering other jurists' chambers after hours and without permission to access confidential files and computers, in what the state's Commission on Judicial Performance called a "serious breach of the expected trust shared among judicial colleagues."
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Orion Telescope Partly Revives $4M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
A California appellate court on Monday partially revived Orion Telescope's suit accusing rival Celestron Acquisition of orchestrating a fraudulent $4.2 million transfer to help another company avoid paying a judgment owed to Orion, ruling that Orion indeed adequately alleged conspiracy or aiding and abetting a fraudulent transfer.
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Rodney King's Former Atty Gets Prison For $7M Tax Evasion
A Los Angeles criminal defense and civil rights attorney who once represented Rodney King was sentenced by a California federal court Tuesday to 1½ years in prison for evading $7.2 million worth of taxes on income from his law practice.
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What Judges Want You To Know: Litigate Smarter
Federal judges regularly sit on panels at conferences and similar events, sharing their best practices and most valuable pieces of advice with patent lawyers and others in the room. In the second installment of a two-part series, Law360 has pulled together advice from over the last few years that remains as relevant as ever.
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Eaton Fire Victim Wants Sanctions Against SoCal Edison
A victim of the recent devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena has told a California state judge that Southern California Edison and its attorneys should face sanctions for allegedly concealing efforts to reenergize electrical transmission lines while the blaze was still burning last month.
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Insurer May Need To Pay Landlord Row Atty Fees, Panel Says
A California state appeals court found in a partial reversal that an insurer may not be owed more than $300,000 in disputed attorney fees following a $925,000 settlement it contributed to on behalf of a landlord it insured over a tenant dispute.
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Beyond Averages: The Under- And Over-Performance Of Firms
Each quarter, Law360 Pulse reports on U.S. law firms' financial results from Wells Fargo and Citibank, often highlighting industry averages. But I wanted to dive deeper into the 2024 year-end results that just came out to dissect the highs and lows of law firm performance last year.
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How Sushi Dinner Led Calif. Land Use Firms To Join Forces
Law360 Pulse caught up with Amrit Kulkarni and Margaret Sohagi to discuss how a conversation that began over sushi ultimately led to the merger of their respective firms in Los Angeles.
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Bowman And Brooke Names New Firm Chair
Bowman and Brooke LLP announced a number of changes in firm leadership Tuesday, led by the appointment of a new chair alongside election of a new vice chair.
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Baker Botts Lands DLA Piper Atty To Head Litigation In SF
Baker Botts LLP has brought on a former federal prosecutor, most recently with DLA Piper, to serve as chair of litigation for the firm's San Francisco office.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Frederic Block On Resentencing
New York federal Judge Frederic Block has been on a campaign lately, arguing that state court judges should enjoy the same discretion he does to reconsider the sentences of people condemned to spend decades in prison.
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LegalZoom Acquires Formation Nation, Posts $30M Profit
Online legal services provider LegalZoom Inc. has acquired small business services company Formation Nation for around $49 million cash and an estimated $20 million in common stock.
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What Judges Want You To Know: You Can't Fool The Court
Federal judges regularly sit on panels at conferences and similar events, sharing their best practices and most valuable pieces of advice with patent lawyers and others in the room. In the first installment of a two-part series, Law360 has pulled together advice over the last few years that remains as relevant as ever.
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GenapSys Can't Claw Back Some Docs From Paul Hastings
A California judge ruled that GenapSys Inc. can claw back some documents it inadvertently released during discovery in a legal malpractice suit against Paul Hastings LLP, but that some documents discussed during depositions cannot be clawed back because attorneys for GenapSys did not lodge proper objections during the proceedings.
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Morgan Lewis Adds 5 Knobbe Martens IP Attys On West Coast
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP continues expanding its intellectual property team, announcing Monday it is bringing in a team of five Knobbe Martens IP litigators as partners in its West Coast offices.
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Orrick Lands 13-Atty VC Team From Gunderson Dettmer In LA
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Monday that it has hired a 13-attorney team from Gunderson Dettmer, including the co-founders of its Los Angeles office, to bolster its tech company and venture capital services.
Expert Analysis
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.