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Calif. Judge Approval Puts Biden One Shy Of Trump's Record
The Senate voted 50-47 on Wednesday evening to confirm Judge Noël Wise for the Northern District of California, making her the 233rd lifetime federal judge confirmed under President Joe Biden and putting him one shy of former President Donald Trump's total and making him likely to surpass it with additional confirmations in coming days.
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Ye's Cos. Default In Another Private School Worker Lawsuit
A California judge held three of Ye's companies in default Wednesday for failing to retain counsel in litigation from a former teacher at the Donda Academy private school, the latest sanction for nonresponsiveness in a slew of employment suits against the rapper previously known as Kanye West.
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Davis Wright Taps Litigator For New Exec Operations Role
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has promoted a longtime employment attorney to serve in the newly created position of executive operations partner, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Winston & Strawn Matches Bonuses, Top Billers Get Extra
Winston & Strawn LLP is the latest firm to match the 2024 associate bonus first put forward by Milbank LLP, with adjustments for associates who fall short of the minimum hours threshold while offering extra bonuses for those who "substantially" exceed their productivity goals.
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Ex-Paramount Exec Named Virgin Music's Legal Affairs VP
Virgin Music Group announced Wednesday that an experienced entertainment attorney who most recently was a senior vice president with Paramount Global has been appointed its new executive vice president of global business and legal affairs.
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Growing Workloads Have More In-House Teams Turning To AI
Corporate law departments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools as they face pressure to control costs and meet growing demands for legal services amid flat headcount, according to survey results released Wednesday.
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After Veto Threat, Courts Warn Need For More Judges Urgent
Following President Joe Biden's veto threat of a bill to add more federal judgeships, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts warned Wednesday that there is an urgent need for more judges despite the White House's claim that there's no immediate need to create more seats.
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Meta Adds Intel, King & Spalding Attys For Legal Leader Roles
Meta Platforms Inc. is bringing on a former Intel Corp. associate general counsel and a King & Spalding LLP attorney to fill senior legal leadership positions, the parent company of social media applications Facebook and Instagram confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Paul Hastings Says Biz Waived Privilege On Malpractice Docs
Paul Hastings LLP has called on a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to force GenapSys Inc., known as Redwood Liquidating Co. since its bankruptcy, to turn over documents that it had inadvertently produced 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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Jay-Z Says PI Atty Buzbee Has History Of False Diddy Claims
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's lawyers told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that the law firm of Tony Buzbee, a high-profile personal injury attorney suing the music mogul for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs, tried to pressure a different woman into leveling false sexual assault claims against Diddy.
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Pa. Deputy AG, Calif. Judge Confirmed To Federal Bench
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Keli M. Neary, an executive deputy attorney general for the state of Pennsylvania, to serve as a federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon for the Central District of California.
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Ariz. High Court Limits State Bar's Use Of Dues For Lobbying
As part of a recently adopted rule change, the Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to restrict the state bar's use of mandatory dues payments from its members for lobbying purposes.
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9th Circ. Nixes Tax Deductions For Disbarred Calif. Attorney
A California attorney who fought with his neighbors in court cannot take business deductions for the cost of challenging his disbarment and a court's declaration that he is a "vexatious litigant," the Ninth Circuit said Tuesday, upholding a ruling from the U.S. Tax Court.
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Home Services Co. Hires CLO From SmileDirectClub
Thumbtack, a technology company that operates a home services website, has found its new chief legal officer in an experienced attorney who most recently worked at dental telehealth company SmileDirectClub.
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Michael Best Names Partner Duo To Management Committee
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP announced Tuesday that a pair of experienced partners who lead the firm's Colorado and Madison, Wisconsin, offices have been named to its management committee.
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King & Spalding Announces Its Largest Ever Partner Class
King & Spalding LLP on Tuesday unveiled what it said was the largest class of partners in the firm's history.
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Offit Kurman Adds Transactions Atty From Wolf Rifkin In LA
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law continues expanding its Los Angeles office, bringing in a transactions attorney with tech firm expertise, most recently with Wolf Rifkin Shapiro Schulman & Rabkin LLP, as a principal.
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Some Boies Schiller Associates' Bonuses To Hit $1M Or More
Multiple Boies Schiller Flexner LLP associates will receive bonuses of $1 million or more this week due to a banner 2024 from numerous wins at trial and significant settlements on behalf of plaintiffs and victims, the firm said Tuesday.
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Biden Threatens To Veto Bipartisan Effort To Add Judgeships
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation that would increase the number of federal judgeships nationwide after the measure lost support among Democrats postelection.
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Trump Taps Election Atty To Helm DOJ Civil Rights Division
President-elect Donald Trump announced he would name Dhillon Law Group Inc. founder and managing partner Harmeet K. Dhillon to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, elevating a staunch supporter and attorney who has represented him in cases across the country.
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O'Melveny Faces DQ Effort In Hyundai TM Dispute
An attorney defending computing company Hyundai Technology in its trademark dispute with Hyundai Motor Co. told a California federal judge Monday that O'Melveny & Myers LLP should be disqualified from representing the automotive giant because it retained and used a privileged document that was inadvertently shared in discovery.
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Key House Dem Thinks Biden Will Veto Bill To Add Judges
The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan bill to add the much-sought additional judgeships, but President Joe Biden's support is in question.
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'Broke, Half-Blind, Incontinent' Girardi Tries To Avoid Prison
As prosecutors seek a 14-year prison sentence for Tom Girardi, a disbarred lawyer convicted of embezzling millions of dollars from his clients, his defense team has urged a Los Angeles federal judge to spare Girardi from prison because the once-successful lawyer "no longer exists."
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Litigation Firm Frost Opens An Office In Arizona
Frost LLP has established a presence in Arizona by acquiring a practice led by an attorney who told Law360 Pulse on Monday that she is thrilled to join the litigation boutique's team and once again work alongside its founding partner, a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP colleague.
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Berkeley Professor Warns Courts Of AI's Danger
A University of California, Berkeley, computer science professor warned court leaders at the National Center for State Courts' biennial eCourts conference Monday that generative artificial intelligence tools can be used by criminals to commit fraud.