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  • Justices To Hear Ex-Marine's Bid For PTSD Compensation

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up the appeal of a former U.S. Marine who says that the Federal Circuit misstepped by limiting the retroactive special compensation he could receive for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder to six years because he filed late.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another busy week as law firms inked new deals, elevated attorneys and expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    What To Expect From Trump's Judicial Nominations

    President-elect Donald Trump is taking office with 45 judicial vacancies, which is far less than the 100 plus seats he came in with in 2017, but more seats could open up if a fair number of sitting conservatives take the opportunity to ensure a Republican president names their successor.

  • Milbank Elects 17 Attorneys As Partners

    Milbank LLP has elevated 17 attorneys to partner in one of its largest new partner classes ever, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • Attorney General Nominee Bondi Outlines Ethics Parameters

    Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, outlined in an ethics agreement posted on Friday how she intends to avoid possible conflicts of interest with her previous positions, such as her role as a partner at a lobbying firm, and how she will divest from Trump's media company. 

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    Litigators Make Up Half Of Ballard Spahr's Promotion Class

    Ballard Spahr LLP unveiled five promotions to partner and seven to of counsel on Wednesday, elevating lawyers for four of its five departments in five cities.

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    Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday requiring TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company by Sunday or face a nationwide ban.

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    Trump Taps Williams & Connolly's Sarah Harris As Acting SG

    Sarah M. Harris of Williams & Connolly LLP will serve as acting U.S. solicitor general for President-elect Donald Trump while his permanent pick undergoes the confirmation process.

  • Fed. Circ. Calls Newman's Constitutional Challenge 'Meritless'

    The Federal Circuit Judicial Council urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to reject U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's argument that the suspension her colleagues have imposed on her for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness to serve on the bench is unconstitutional.

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    What Pardons Could Mean For The Jan. 6 Defendants

    President-elect Donald Trump has signaled that he will pardon at least some of the people prosecuted for attacking the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Here, experts lay out what could happen, and how it fits into the history of executive clemency.

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    ITC Commissioner Heading To WilmerHale In DC

    One of the commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission, who had served as the agency's leader for a year and a half, has decided to leave and make the move to WilmerHale, according to the ITC.

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    Meet The Willkie Litigator Repping Drake Against His Label

    Michael Gottlieb, the Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner representing Drake in a new lawsuit against the Canadian rapper's music label, is a seasoned litigator and former federal prosecutor who has served as counsel to former President Barack Obama.

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    Women, Minority Lawyers Continue Incremental Growth

    Women, people of color and women of color keep setting records for representation in the nation's legal industry, but a smaller percentage of Black summer associates may portend future challenges, according to a report released Thursday.

  • 'Nothing To Fear' For DOJ Attys With Bondi, Ex-Colleague Says

    Prosecutors and law enforcement officials, including one Democrat, told lawmakers Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general will be a fair-minded official who will not succumb to possible outside pressure to abuse the office.

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    Ogletree Hires Jackson Lewis Atty, Former NBA Counsel

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has hired a former Jackson Lewis PC attorney, who also has experience working in-house for the National Basketball Association as an associate counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Indicted In Tax Case

    Tom Goldstein, a publisher of SCOTUSblog and one of the most experienced U.S. Supreme Court lawyers in the country, was indicted Thursday in Maryland federal court on charges he schemed to evade paying taxes for years and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts. 

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    Venable Hires Senior Cybersecurity Services Director In DC

    Venable LLP has hired the former head of advanced cybersecurity solutions and partnerships at Mandiant, a cybersecurity company, as senior director for cybersecurity services in Washington, D.C..

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    Biden's Imprint On The Judiciary In 6 Charts

    President Joe Biden leaves office with 235 lifetime judges confirmed, just one more than President Donald Trump seated during his first term, and many firsts for diversity.

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    Amazon Sr. Counsel Moves To Mintz's Tech, Telecom Practice

    Mintz has tapped a former senior counsel at Amazon to join its Washington, D.C., office as a member and boost Mintz's decades-old technology, communications, and media practice, the global law firm announced Wednesday.

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    GCs Express Fear Of Giant Verdicts, Expect More Litigation

    General counsel in a new survey increasingly fear the rise of "nuclear verdicts" — unexpectedly high jury awards — and they are expressing growing support for the use of artificial intelligence to save resources and spot risk.

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    Littler Adds Akin Sports Labor Trio To DC Shop

    Littler Mendelson PC has hired the former co-chair of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's labor and sports law practices and two other Akin Gump attorneys. All three work on labor and employment matters related to sports, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Scalise's Deputy Chief Joins Brownstein Hyatt In DC

    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced Wednesday that the former deputy chief of staff in the House of Representatives' Office of the Majority Leader will be added to the firm's Washington, D.C., location as a policy director.

  • Sterlington Lands DC Int'l Arbitration Atty From A&O Shearman

    Sterlington PLLC said Wednesday that it has hired an international arbitration attorney who has represented clients in some of the largest commercial disputes heard before tribunals over the last decade as its sixth major lateral hire in the past five months.

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    Public Transportation Group Appoints DC-Savvy GC

    The transit industry group American Public Transportation Association has found its new legal leader in an experienced attorney in the nation's capital who previously worked at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and the Federal Aviation Administration.

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    Former FDA Official Joins King & Spalding Life Sciences Team

    King & Spalding on Wednesday announced that a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official has joined the firm's government matters and regulation practice group after an eight-year stint at the agency.

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