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Nixon Peabody Hires Former Interim US Atty For EDNY
Nixon Peabody LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a prominent federal prosecutor who spent about two decades with the Department of Justice, including as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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Watchdog Suit Seeking NJ AG Ethics Training Docs Revived
A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday revived a government watchdog's suit over the state attorney general's office's denial of its public records request for attorney ethics training materials, ruling the trial court should have conducted an in camera review of the requested documents before dismissing the complaint.
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Attys In 'Cop City' Suit 'Better Learn' Filing Rules, Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge castigated attorneys on both sides of a lawsuit by a documentarian who said he was prevented from filming at the controversial Atlanta "Cop City" project, striking their "inconsistent, incomplete and at times incoherent" filings and ordering them into his courtroom to explain themselves.
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Bonds Ellis Adds Michael Best Bankruptcy Litigator In Texas
Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones LLP has added a former Michael Best & Friedrich LLP attorney with deep experience in bankruptcy, restructuring and complex civil litigation as a partner in Fort Worth.
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Holland & Knight Adds White And Williams Litigator In Philly
The former chair of White and Williams LLP's commercial litigation group has moved recently to Holland & Knight LLP's Philadelphia office, where she plans to grow her practice through her new firm's national platform.
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Steptoe Adds Barnes & Thornburg Financial Regulatory Leader
Steptoe LLP has hired a Barnes & Thornburg LLP leader in Chicago who helped found two practice groups at his old firm that are focused on financial regulatory matters.
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Ballard Spahr Renews Commitment To Del. With Office Move
Ballard Spahr LLP has moved its Delaware office to a new space in downtown Wilmington that features technology upgrades and modern fixtures, the office's leader told Law360 this week.
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Ice Miller Grows In Delaware With 5-Atty Bankruptcy Team
Ice Miller LLP announced Wednesday that it hired a five-attorney bankruptcy and restructuring team from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP to help expand its recently opened office in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Conn. Atty Faces Civil Arrest Bid In $10M Trust Account Probe
A city housing authority and its corporate development arm have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to order the civil arrest of an attorney accused of funneling nearly $10 million in unauthorized loan proceeds into his lawyer trust account.
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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse
A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.
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Boutique Bloom Parham Adds Experienced Litigator In Atlanta
Bloom Parham LLP has brought on a self-employed litigation, regulatory and appellate attorney, strengthening the Atlanta boutique with an attorney whose experience includes stints with WilmerHale and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge
EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.
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Judge Is Asked To Toss Antitrust Suit Over Law School Fees
The nonprofit Law School Admissions Council asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday to throw out antitrust claims over its application-related fees, with counsel for the organization arguing that the suit failed to allege it engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy with law schools.
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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row
Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.
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Susman Godfrey In No Hurry For 2L Hiring
Susman Godfrey LLP announced Wednesday that it is bucking the hyperaccelerated summer recruiting model favored by BigLaw.
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Mass. High Court Clarifies Anti-SLAPP Standard, Atty Fees
The top appellate court in Massachusetts on Wednesday in separate opinions clarified the standard under which suits can be dismissed under the state's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation or anti-SLAPP laws and reversed a lower court's decision to cut an attorney fee award in an anti-SLAPP case.
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Del. Chancellor Pauses Tesla Suit As Musk Cites LinkedIn Post
The Delaware Chancery Court has paused a high-profile Tesla stockholder case following a recusal bid from Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. after a judge's LinkedIn account appeared to react to a post celebrating a recent California jury verdict against Musk, including language praising efforts to stand up to "the richest man in the world."
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Dechert Adds Paul Weiss Patent Partners In DC, NY
Dechert LLP has hired two Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lawyers who have backgrounds in life sciences and electrical engineering, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Sealy Slams Worker's $2.7M Fee Request After $5M Verdict
Mattress brand Sealy Inc. is urging a Washington federal judge to slash a worker's bid for nearly $3 million in legal fees and expenses after a jury awarded her $5 million in an employment discrimination trial in February, arguing the plaintiff's lawyers have overbilled and proposed exorbitant rates.
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Clark Hill Says No Conflict Exists In Health Noncompete Fight
Clark Hill PLC urged a New Jersey federal court to deny a disqualification bid from a health consulting company in litigation against one of its former employees, arguing that there is no conflict under the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'
Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."
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Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension
The federal judiciary on Tuesday upheld the latest extension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension and the decision not to transfer her case to another circuit, finding neither to be unconstitutional.
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Jones Day Consumer Protect Atty Joins Goodwin's OC Office
Goodwin Procter LLP is already expanding its newly opened Orange County office, bringing in another Jones Day consumer protection litigator as a partner in the office located in Newport Beach, California.
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Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.
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Ex-NRA Head Faces Sanctions Bid For Throwing Water At Atty
The National Rifle Association asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss a suit from a former association president as a sanction because the former leader cursed at and threw water from her glass at the association's counsel when she was deposed this month.
Expert Analysis
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.