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Why Law Firms Are Seeing 'Profit Leakage'
Even as many law firms see rising profitability, a number of factors are still negatively affecting their profit margins, including write-offs and discounts, according to a new report out Tuesday.
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Stanford AI Expert Reamed For Erroneous AI-Generated Brief
A Minnesota federal judge on Friday threw out an erroneous expert declaration prepared by a Stanford University expert on artificial intelligence in litigation over the state's law on deepfakes, finding that the fake, AI-generated sources in his declaration "shatters his credibility with this court."
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Special Counsel Slams Biden's Critique Of Son's Prosecution
The special counsel who oversaw the investigation into Hunter Biden, which was wiped out by a presidential pardon, released a report published Monday criticizing President Joe Biden's "baseless accusations" that his son was "selectively" prosecuted and warning that such comments threaten "the integrity of the justice system as a whole."
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FisherBroyles Adds IP Atty From Kilpatrick In Palo Alto
FisherBroyles LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a patent attorney from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in Palo Alto, California.
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Tesla Wants Judge DQ'd From Accident Suit Over Prior Work
Tesla wants a California federal judge disqualified from hearing a woman's personal injury lawsuit against it over the judge's previous work for a law firm that had won a $3.2 million jury verdict against the electric carmaker.
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Frost Brown Absorbs Calif. Trusts And Estates Boutique
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced a major expansion of its trusts and estates practice on Monday with the addition of the seven attorneys and six business professionals from California boutique firm Hess-Verdon.
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Apple GC's Comp Reached Nearly $27.2 Million In 2024
Apple Inc. paid general counsel and senior vice president Katherine Adams a total compensation package of nearly $27.2 million in fiscal year 2024 — keeping her among the highest-paid legal chiefs in America.
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Procopio Names New Latin America Practice Leader
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has promoted a longtime tax attorney to be the new head of its busy Latin America practice.
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Patent Partner Leaves Kilpatrick Townsend For K&L Gates
K&L Gates LLP has added to its Orange County, California, office a Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner with a practice of working with Chinese companies looking to file patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Ferguson Braswell Adds 5-Atty Vogt Resnick Team In Calif.
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has grown its presence in Orange County, California, with the addition of five Vogt Resnick & Sherak LLP attorneys and a new office space.
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As Lawyers Face Wildfire Losses In LA, Firms Step Up To Help
Amid the tragedy of losing their homes to the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, attorneys have found hope in the support of their firms and colleagues.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Parker Poe's work on the sale of a majority stake in a $575 million real estate portfolio and Keker Van Nest's handling of a first-of-its-kind challenge under a new California gaming law lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 1 to 10.
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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.
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Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match
The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
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How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance
State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.
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Tyson & Mendes Head Talks Championing Women Leaders
Cayce Lynch, the first-ever national managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the significance of women seeing other women "in positions of success and leadership."
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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?
Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Tort, Casualty Team Dominates Wilson Elser Partner Class
Defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP outpaced last year's partner class by three, announcing Wednesday that it has promoted a slate of 34 attorneys, overwhelmingly from its complex tort and general casualty practice.
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Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty, Rand Strategist Joins Judicate West
The alternative dispute resolution service Judicate West is expanding its roster of neutrals, bringing in a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP litigator and Rand Corporation strategist as a mediator and arbitrator.
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Vape Laptop Hacking Suit Belongs In Court, Co. Says
A vape-maker has urged a California federal court to deny a bid by the founder of vape distributor Next Level to arbitrate the manufacturer's claims that he broke into a laptop to access its confidential information, saying he's not a signatory to an underlying arbitration agreement.
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Worker's Atty Fees Upheld In Settled Calif. Harassment Suit
A California state appeals court upheld a $493,600 attorney fees award handed to a freight trucking company worker whose sexual harassment case made it to the state's highest court, finding her former boss failed to show she didn't deserve the sum as the suit's prevailing party.
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MoFo Investment Funds Ace Jumps To DLA Piper In Palo Alto
DLA Piper is boosting its California investment team, announcing Thursday that it is bringing in a Morrison Foerster LLP fund formation expert as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
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Venable Promotes 33 Attorneys, Adding 18 Partners
More than 30 attorneys at Venable LLP have new job titles after the firm announced its promotion class for the start of 2025, down from the 40 attorneys elevated the previous year.