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MVP: Fenwick's Douglas Cogen

By Mark Payne

Douglas Cogen of Fenwick & West LLP's life sciences practice guided cardiovascular device company Shockwave Medical through a record-breaking acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, while he simultaneously shepherded multiple biopharma companies through multibillion-dollar deals, earning him recognition as a 2024 Law360 Life Sciences MVPs.
Ex-Morgan Lewis Litigator Jumps To Thompson Hine

By Emily Sawicki

Thompson Hine LLP announced Thursday it has added a business litigation partner in Chicago who lists rate flexibility for his clients among the reasons he was attracted to the firm after more than a decade with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Michelle C. Yau

By Kellie Mejdrich

Michelle Yau of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC helped to secure multiple multimillion-dollar settlement deals as lead counsel on class actions from workers alleging retirement plan mismanagement, including deals with New York Life Insurance Co. and Citgo Petroleum Corp., earning her a spot among the 2024 Law360 Benefits MVPs.
Ex-Pharma CEO Demands Legal Fees For SEC Probe

By Sydney Price

Cancer treatment development company Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s founder and ex-CEO told Delaware's Chancery Court Wednesday that he is entitled to legal fees he says the company owes him in connection with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into the company's accounting practices, saying he continues to incur fees in addition to the $875,000 he has already requested.
NLRB Attys Call Legal Support Co. Injunction Bid 'Unjustified'

By Beverly Banks

A legal support consulting firm should not be granted a "totally unjustified" injunction to block National Labor Relations Board proceedings against it based on a constitutional challenge to the agency's structure, the board argued in Texas federal court, defending removal protections for NLRB members and judges.
Attys Get $9K After Seeking $578K For Defending Safeway

By Emily Brill

A California federal judge awarded about $8,800 in fees to two firms that requested $578,000 after defending Safeway from a contractor's 2021 lawsuit, saying Wednesday that the figure shouldn't come as a surprise because the attorneys simply pointed to a request-for-proposal document to defeat the suit's breach of contract allegations.
Foley Shouldn't Face Data Breach Claims, Calif. Panel Says

By Dorothy Atkins

A California appellate panel affirmed the dismissal of Accellion Inc.'s cross-complaint against law firm Foley & Lardner LLP in an insurance company's lawsuit claiming the software-maker should be held liable for a $1 million ransomware attack that targeted the law firm, finding that Accellion's cross-claims are untimely.
Keep Your Briefs Brief, LA Federal Judges Tell IP Lawyers

By Rachel Scharf

A group of Los Angeles federal judges urged local intellectual property lawyers during a courthouse panel Wednesday to keep their briefs succinct and not repeat the same points verbatim during oral arguments.
CFPB Subpoenas Trustee In Debt Relief Firm Bankruptcy Case

By Daniel Connolly

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has served a subpoena on the Chapter 11 trustee in charge of collapsed California debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group's bankruptcy estate, the trustee's law firm said in a recent court filing.
3rd Circ. Reins In Novel Use Of Atty-Client Privilege Exception

By Matthew Santoni

While attorney-client privilege typically falls away for communications about a client's intentions in making their will after they have died, the Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to expand that exception to include communications from third parties about the deceased.
Conn. Trial Firm's Dissolution Is In Disarray, CEO Tells Judge

By Aaron Keller

The windup of Connecticut Trial Firm LLC is "in complete controversy" and must be submitted to arbitration, CEO Ryan McKeen has told a state Superior Court judge, saying his onetime 50-50 partner, Ryan Garza, committed "self-dealing, waste and abuse" to benefit his new firm, Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC.
Beasley Allen And J&J Tussle Over Atty Sanctions Bid

By Madison Arnold

Beasley Allen Law Firm accused a Johnson & Johnson talc unit of using "deposition notices as weapons" in its quest to sanction a firm lawyer, while the company said the firm "refused to meaningfully subject itself or its members to any discovery" in its bankruptcy case.
Ex-Fla. Official Says Litigation Privilege Bars Defamation Suit

By Carolina Bolado

A former Florida banking regulator fired because of sexual harassment allegations told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday that a lawyer's defamation claims against him were barred by the litigation privilege because they are based entirely on claims made in a lawsuit.
3 Law Firms Can't Dodge TCPA Suit Over Camp Lejeune Claims

By Ryan Harroff

A trio of law firms accused of calling a veteran dozens of times promising they could represent him in claims over toxic drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, despite his never having been stationed there, cannot evade the former soldier's lawsuit, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Epstein Becker Adds Hinckley Allen Research Compliance Pro

By Christine DeRosa

The chair of Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP's research compliance and integrity practice group has jumped to Epstein Becker Green in Boston, expanding the firm's capabilities amid what it called a federal enforcement surge.
Jan. 6 Prosecutor Joins White Collar Team At Farella Braun

By Tracey Read

Farella Braun & Martel LLP has hired the deputy chief who oversaw investigations and prosecutions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as a partner and member of its white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations practice, the firm said Wednesday.
Flint School Atty Can't Get Immunity In Defamation Case

By Carolyn Muyskens

Outside counsel for Flint Community Schools who accused her predecessor of overcharging the public school district is not entitled to a form of immunity that shields government officials from liability for statements made during official proceedings, a state appellate court panel ruled on Tuesday.
Georgia Justices Won't Consider DA's Bid To Escape Suit

By Emily Johnson

A Georgia district attorney being sued over her policy to not prosecute low-level marijuana possession can't dodge the suit after the state's supreme court refused to take on the case, marking the latest blow to the DA who lost her reelection bid this month.
Firms For Ohio Funds Aim To Steer ZoomInfo Investor Suit

By Ryan Harroff

Two Ohio retirement funds asked a Washington federal judge to name their attorneys from Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP as lead counsel and liaison counsel in investor claims brought against ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. over its allegedly misguided attempts to maintain a pandemic-era customer boom.
Philly Atty, 'Danger To The Public,' Earns 5-Year Suspension

By James Boyle

Office mismanagement, blatant disregard for clients' needs and a lack of remorse for the consequences of his self-described "pragmatic" approach to the law compelled the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to slap a five-year suspension on a Philadelphia attorney who is described by the court's Disciplinary Board as a "danger to the public and to the integrity of the legal profession."
MVP: Wiley's Scott M. McCaleb

By Alyssa Aquino

Wiley Rein LLP's Scott McCaleb led a military shipbuilder's successful defense against workers' antitrust claims and advanced The Boeing Co.'s $1 million fight against a Defense Contract Management Agency contract costs adjustment, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Government Contracts MVPs.
MVP: Zuckerman Spaeder's D. Brian Hufford

By Grace Elletson

D. Brian Hufford of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP secured key wins for his clients over the past year in cases challenging thousands of healthcare coverage denials, including a victory at the Ninth Circuit where he was able to change the court's mind on the third try, earning him a spot as a 2024 Law360 Benefits MVP.
MVP: Cravath's Wes Earnhardt

By James Boyle

Wes Earnhardt of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's litigation department has represented high-powered media companies such as Walt Disney and Starz Entertainment and successfully argued before the Supreme Court for extended copyright damages, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
AI Startup That Predicts Case Results Raises $2.2M

By Matt Perez

Theo Ai, a new legal technology startup that uses artificial intelligence to predict the outcome of legal disputes, announced Wednesday the raising of $2.2 million in pre-seed funding.
BigLaw Begins Matching Milbank On Associate Bonuses

By Aebra Coe

Following the news Tuesday that Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP will pay associates year-end and special bonuses in line with those handed out by Milbank LLP this year, the firms' peers have begun to respond, with swift matches Wednesday by Paul Hastings LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

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