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    Covington Adds Longtime DOJ Atty With High Court Chops

    Sarah Harrington has dedicated almost her entire legal career to public service. But on Dec. 1, following 3½ years overseeing the U.S. Department of Justice's appellate staff in the Civil Division as deputy assistant attorney general, she'll return to private practice as the new co-leader of the appellate and Supreme Court practice at Covington & Burling LLP, the firm said Monday.

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    Saul Ewing Litigator Joins Locke Lord In DC

    An experienced litigator who spent her entire career at Saul Ewing LLP has joined Locke Lord LLP as part of the next chapter of her legal career.

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    V&E Litigation Pro Jumps To Dallas Boutique Bailey Brauer

    Dallas-based Bailey Brauer PLLC announced Monday that it has added an experienced commercial litigator to its roster who came aboard from Vinson & Elkins LLP.

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    Davis Wright Makes Litigation Co-Chair New Firmwide Leader

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP partners have voted to select litigation cochair Jaime Drozd as its next firmwide managing partner, filling a role left empty after its former managing partner resigned in March, according to a Monday announcement.

  • Norfolk Derailment Victims' Attys Get $162M After $600M Deal

    A federal judge said Friday that she signed off on a $162 million award to attorneys for a class of residents and others affected by last year's Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, partly because of the "historic participation" in the $600 million settlement.

  • Fla. Timeshare Biz Wins $1.3M Fee Award In False Ad Suit

    A Florida federal judge has awarded more than $1.3 million in attorney fees to a timeshare company that prevailed in a lawsuit against a Wyoming company over a false advertising scheme encouraging customers to stop paying for their properties, after agreeing the marketers pursued an "exceptionally weak case" that would not succeed.

  • Giuliani Keeps Condo If He's In Fla. 'State Of Mind,' Judge Told

    Rudy Giuliani's lawyer told a New York federal judge Friday that whether the ex-New York City mayor's Florida condo can be taken to help satisfy a $148 million defamation trial bill hinges not on whether he spends any time in Florida but on his residency "state of mind."

  • Ex-Conn. Police Chief Drops Atty Fee Ask After Lawsuit Win

    The former police chief in Newington, Connecticut, dropped his demand for attorney fees after defamation claims against him were dropped and a state court judge ordered that, in order to collect, his lawyer may have to testify at an upcoming hearing.

  • Texas Judge Lets Paxton Probe Of Immigration Nonprofit Go On

    Nonprofit legal services provider Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center lost a bid on Friday to halt the Texas attorney general's investigation of the organization's activities, with a federal judge saying the group waited too long to file its complaint.

  • Valve Corp. May Continue Wash. 'Patent Troll' Claims

    Video game patent holder Leigh Rothschild, his company Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems LLC and his legal team from Meyler Legal PLLC cannot escape a federal suit alleging they violated the state of Washington's anti-troll laws in pursuing bogus patent claims against video game maker and online game store operator Valve Corp.

  • Disbarred Ex-DA Must Face Rival's Malicious Prosecution Suit

    A Colorado federal judge on Thursday declined to throw out a malicious prosecution claim by a former elected district attorney alleging his disbarred successor falsely charged him with felony embezzlement, concluding that the disbarred prosecutor is not entitled to absolute or qualified immunity.

  • Calif. Atty's Fee Bid Against LegalMatch Denied At Appeal

    A California state appeals court has affirmed a trial court ruling denying a Torrance-based lawyer's bid for $940,000 in attorney fees in his suit against attorney referral service LegalMatch.

  • Honigman Not Conflicted Out Of $40M Detroit Embezzling Suit

    A Michigan state judge said Friday that the law firm that investigated suspected fraud at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy can also represent the organization in its civil suit against its former chief financial officer, who is accused of embezzling $40 million.

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    Ex-Partners Blast Lin Wood's Constitutional Fight Over Fees

    Former law partners of retired Georgia attorney L. Lin Wood said Wood can't escape being on the hook for their attorney fees after he was hit with a $3.75 million defamation verdict, saying that Wood's argument calling the fees unconstitutional flies in the face of 150 years of the state's case law.

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    Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid

    An attorney who is suing three lawyers from Blank Rome LLP and has asked a federal court to disqualify the firm's other attorneys from representing their colleagues — alleging they contacted one of her witnesses — told the court Friday she accessed a phone message that strengthens her arguments.

  • Insurer Says No Coverage For Conn. Firm's Data Breach

    A Connecticut personal injury firm's insurance company says it won't foot the bill for claims stemming from a hacker breaking into the firm's email system and stealing over $750,000 from a client, saying the firm's professional liability policy excluded "cyber security events."

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    Nike's Conduct In TM Battle Warrants Atty Fees, Report Says

    Sportswear giant Nike Inc.'s behavior and threats against a Pennsylvania apparel company during a trademark dispute are severe enough to support ordering Nike to pay attorney fees, a special master has said.

  • NJ Atty Reprimanded For Keeping Client In Dark On Fee Hike

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded a criminal defense attorney for failing to provide a client with a retainer or any bills for over four years until notifying the client that, due to an unannounced rate change, the client owed over $170,000.

  • Houston Firm Gets Time In Zeta MDL To Fend Off DQ Bid

    A Texas state judge overseeing a multidistrict litigation created to handle claims stemming from Hurricane Zeta agreed Friday to give a Houston law firm more time to respond to a disqualification bid from plaintiff firm Arnold & Itkin, which says an ex-law clerk who now works for the defense improperly accessed relevant case files.

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    Boston-Based Burns & Levinson To Close After Atty Exodus

    Burns & Levinson LLP is dissolving in the coming months after a year in which about half of the firm's attorneys departed and merger talks came up short, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse Friday.

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    Cooley Accused Of Hiding Fraud From Startup Investors

    A former board member of a dry-cleaning delivery startup has alleged in New Jersey federal court that Cooley LLP and its attorneys deliberately kept investors in the dark about fraud claims against the startup's chief executive.

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    Nixon Peabody Bolsters IP Team With Deputy Chief, Laterals

    Nixon Peabody LLP has bolstered its intellectual property practice with the appointment of a deputy leader and two recent hires, continuing the firm's investments in that team. 

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    Gunster Says Absence Of Damages Sinks Data Breach Case

    Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA wants a proposed class action lawsuit against it tossed in Florida federal court, arguing plaintiffs who had their personal information compromised when the law firm fell victim to a cyberattack can't show any harm was done.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Kicking off this week's legal lions list are four law firms that secured a summary judgment win Tuesday for DoorDash Inc. and other food app delivery companies in their federal lawsuit challenging a New York City law requiring delivery services to provide restaurants with certain customer info.

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    Ex-White House Counsel On His Return To Private Practice

    Former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs general counsel and White House special counsel Richard Sauber spoke with Law360 Pulse about his recent return to private practice at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, as well as his time helping President Joe Biden navigate a congressional impeachment inquiry and a special counsel investigation.

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