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  • Giuliani Says Memory Faulty In Meandering NY Contempt Row

    A Manhattan federal judge mulled a bid to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of a $148 million defamation judgment Friday, during a day of sparring in which the former New York City mayor repeatedly told counsel for two defamed Georgia poll workers that he doesn't remember case details.

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    Law Firms Ended 2024 With 'Drastic' Drop In Lateral Hiring

    Large law firms engaged in more lateral hiring in 2024 than the year before, but a strong start to the year fizzled out with a substantial dip in hiring across all job categories in the fourth quarter, according to new information from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.

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    Atty David Rivkin Remembered For Passion For Constitution

    Longtime BakerHostetler partner, former White House lawyer and conservative media commentator David B. Rivkin Jr. is being remembered as a keen thinker and prolific writer who was passionate about the Constitution and took time to mentor others.

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    Dinsmore Names 5 New Members To Board Of Directors

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added five new members to its executive board, including four elected to the position and one who joins after being named the new chair of its finance department.

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    Potomac Law Group Adds Longtime Tax Leader From Day Pitney

    After an end-of-the-year hiring spree in which Potomac Law Group added four former Rimon PC attorneys, PLG has started 2025 by adding the former leader of Day Pitney's multistate tax practice to its ranks.

  • Akin Forms Capital Solutions Team Under Private Credit Head

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is launching a capital solutions team dedicated to advising private capital investors and companies on global situations across debt and equity, hybrid and structured solutions, joint ventures, rollups and spinouts, the firm announced last week.

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    NY Judge To Sentence Trump Jan. 10 But Says Prison Unlikely

    A New York state judge said Friday he will sentence Donald Trump on Jan. 10 after rejecting his motion to dismiss his hush money conviction in light of his status as president-elect, but suggested a prison term is highly unlikely.

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    FisherBroyles Adds Another Stein Sperling Atty To Team

    FisherBroyles LLP has brought on more talent from Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC, hiring a partner who focuses on estate planning and other matters about two weeks after FisherBroyles added another client services-focused attorney from the same firm, according to a Thursday announcement.

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    Ice Miller Names New Deputy Managing Partner

    Ice Miller LLP has announced that a longtime corporate partner has been named the firm's deputy managing partner following her predecessor's decision to retire from the job after a little over three years.

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    Holland & Knight Matches BigLaw Bonuses In Major Markets

    Holland & Knight LLP announced associates in major U.S. markets will receive year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, with attorneys working in regional offices making smaller figures, according to a report.

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    Ex-GMU Prof.'s Accusers Say He Can't Prove $108M Damages

    Former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright allegedly failed to provide information to back his $108 million defamation damages claim and then walked out of a deposition, according to a Virginia court filing by two former students whom Wright sued over their statements to Law360.

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    Clark Hill Promotes Its Largest Membership Class

    Clark Hill PLC has announced it broke a firm record when it kicked the new year off by elevating nearly 30 attorneys to the membership class, the largest group of promotions in the firm's history.

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    Clyde & Co. Merges With Dallas Insurance Boutique

    Clyde & Co. LLP has announced a merger with Dallas boutique Tillman Batchelor LLP, expanding the global law firm's insurance capabilities in Texas amid its ongoing growth in North America.

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    Eckert Seamans Names First Chief Marketing Officer

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced on Thursday the appointment of Matthew T. Goffe, who joined the firm in 2022, to the role of chief marketing officer.

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    Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action

    The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer ethics complaints accusing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of unlawfully failing to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation, according to letters released Thursday.

  • Justices Urged To Review Copyright Attorney Fee Circuit Split

    A Florida real estate broker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if defendants hit with copyright infringement suits can collect attorney fees when those suits are dropped, calling the case "an obvious candidate" for high court review.

  • DOJ Says Hur Tapes Are Protected From GOP Contempt Effort

    Two U.S. Department of Justice legal opinions made public on New Year's Eve further explain the Biden administration's positions opposing attempts by Republicans to obtain the audio recordings of President Joe Biden and his ghostwriter speaking with special counsel Robert Hur for his investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents.

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    DC US Atty Matthew Graves Stepping Down Jan. 16

    Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for D.C. who led the federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said he'll be stepping down as the capital's top federal prosecutor four days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of December

    Legal department hires in the past month included high-profile appointments at Eaton Corp., Conde Nast, Constellation Energy Corp. and Turing. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.

  • Feds Ask High Court To Unpause Corporate Transparency Law

    The federal government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Texas judge's injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, telling the justices in a new application that the 2021 anti-money laundering law's compliance deadlines should take effect while the Fifth Circuit hears the full case.

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    Adams And Reese Taps Exec Committee Head For 2nd Term

    Adams and Reese LLP announced it has elected an experienced partner who has been with the firm for more than a decade as executive committee chair for the second time as part of a wave of new leadership appointments.

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    Miles & Stockbridge Puts Krooth & Altman Merger Into Effect

    Miles & Stockbridge PC has officially merged with D.C.-based real estate finance boutique Krooth & Altman LLP, bringing Miles & Stockbridge's headcount to more than 200 attorneys, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Jenner & Block Adds DOJ Atty As Agency Exodus Continues

    Jenner & Block LLP has rehired an attorney who had spent most of his legal career with the firm until recently becoming a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice, as lawyers continue leaving the agency for private practice.

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    Bracewell Elects Public Finance Attys To Management Group

    Bracewell LLP has elected two public finance partners in Houston and Dallas to its management committee for three-year terms.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    While for many the new year begins with resolutions to slim down, several firms across the U.S. have started 2025 either a little bit larger or with plans to get bigger.

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