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    Paul Hastings Adds V&E's REIT Group Co-Lead In DC

    Paul Hastings LLP has hired the former co-head of Vinson & Elkins LLP's real estate investment trust and corporate real estate practice, who told Law360 Pulse he wanted to bring his practice to the firm to join forces with some recent hires.

  • Proud Boys Atty Beats Researcher's IP Claim In Mixed Verdict

    A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday cleared an attorney who defended a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol of infringing a Texas-based researcher's copyright, but found that the attorney owes the researcher $77,000 for skipping out on his bill.

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    Amid Big Bets, Tom Goldstein Argued 'Poker Is Not Gambling'

    A federal indictment's jarring portrayal of pioneering U.S. Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein as an "ultrahigh-stakes" gambler who dodged taxes has left the legal community virtually speechless. But Goldstein's status as a serious poker player was not a secret, and in past court cases, he proclaimed the card game "fundamentally dissimilar" from conventional gambling, even while preparing to wager millions on matches.

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    'Godfather' Of AG Defense Retiring From Cozen O'Connor

    Bernard "Bernie" Nash, an attorney who pioneered the practice of defending companies against investigations by state attorneys general, is retiring from Cozen O'Connor and handing over the reins to his handpicked successors after nearly 50 years in private practice.

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    Ex-DOJ Criminal Division Deputy Leader Joins Sidley In DC

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that it has deepened its white collar defense bench in Washington, D.C., with a partner who formerly served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • Gibson Dunn Launches Immigration Task Force

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday that it has launched a specialized Immigration Task Force aimed at providing clients with up-to-date alerts on the "anticipated complexities and rapid changes in the immigration landscape" under the Trump administration. 

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    Greenberg Traurig Digital Infrastructure Leader Joins Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has picked up the longtime co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP's digital infrastructure, data center and cloud computing industry group, who has joined the firm's corporate practice group in Washington, D.C.

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    GCs Told To Cut Costs Despite Growing Regulatory Risks

    Over 40% of chief legal officers globally who responded to a recent survey received a cost-cutting mandate from their company in the past year, so it's not surprising that their top strategic initiative for 2025 is to operate more efficiently. 

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    Ex-White House Info Governance Leader Joins Nelson Mullins

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired President Donald Trump's former informational governance chief and a one-time assistant director in the Federal Trade Commission's litigation technology and analysis group, the firm announced Monday.

  • Oklahoma Judge To Take Senior Status Next Year

    Chief U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White of the Eastern District of Oklahoma has informed President Donald Trump that he will take senior status a year from now.

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    Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-Smithfield Foods Deputy GC In DC

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has grown its food and agribusiness litigation capabilities with the addition of the former deputy general counsel for pork processor Smithfield Foods.

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    Colo. Atty Hits DC-Area Law Firm With Bias Suit Over Firing

    A Colorado attorney has sued the Washington, D.C.-area firm Volkov Law Group, alleging it discriminated against her based on age and gender when she was "abruptly and unlawfully fired" in October 2023 at the age of 56, and accusing the firm of wrongfully withholding wages.

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    Former FAA Chief Counsel Joins DLA Piper

    The Federal Aviation Administration's former chief counsel Marc Nichols has joined DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., as partner and co-chair of its transportation practice, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • Proud Boys Atty Calls Researcher Copyright Claim A 'Ruse'

    A Texas-based researcher laid out her case against an attorney she accuses of violating her copyright and skipping out on his bill, claiming that her firm foundered after the lawyer, who was defending a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol, didn't tell her he couldn't pay.

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    Banner Witcoff Elects New Leaders, Promotes Partners

    Chicago and Washington, D.C., intellectual property firm Banner Witcoff has elected a longtime partner as its new president and named two new members of its board, the firm announced Monday.

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    Holland & Hart Names New Senior Director Of Federal Affairs

    Holland & Hart LLP said Monday that it is bolstering its federal affairs team with the addition of a lobbyist who previously led the energy and environment practice at Cassidy & Associates.

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    Arnold & Porter Adds Former Interior Dept. Energy Solicitor

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has hired the former deputy solicitor for energy and mineral resources at the U.S. Department of the Interior, who is joining the firm's D.C. team as a counsel, the firm announced Monday.

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    SCOTUSblog Publisher Pleads Not Guilty To Tax Crimes

    U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein pled not guilty in Maryland federal court on Monday to charges that he schemed to evade taxes and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Taps EY Leader To Head ALSP In US

    Eversheds Sutherland has named a new leader for its alternative legal services provider in the U.S., bringing in a former legal technology leader from the financial services sector of consulting firm EY.

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    Judge Tosses Bias Suit Over Deadlines, AI-Generated Filings

    A D.C. federal judge has dismissed the remaining age-discrimination claim in a lawsuit filed by former D.C. Department of Public Works employees after the remaining plaintiff failed to comply with discovery deadlines and submitted filings with inaccurate citations, further raising concerns about the use of AI-generated content.

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    Perkins Coie Hires Chief People Officer From Kobre & Kim

    Perkins Coie LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a global people officer from Kobre & Kim LLP who will oversee Perkins Coie's human resources operations, including benefits, recruiting, retention and employee relations.

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    Mergers On The Rise: A Shift For Regional Law Firms

    As the legal industry grows ever more competitive, smaller regional firms are seeking new strategies to level the playing field with their larger counterparts. The solution many are turning to? Mergers.

  • Feds Want 10 Yrs. For Atty Over Attempted Embassy Bombing

    Federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for a former Florida defense attorney who pled guilty to blowing up a sculpture in Texas and trying to bomb the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., citing the extreme harm he was trying to inflict.

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    Ex-Treasury GC, Former Biden Aide Rejoins Davis Polk In DC

    The general counsel of the Treasury Department, who held leadership roles in former President Joe Biden's Senate office, has returned to Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to co-chair the practice he helped oversee for eight years before leaving for government, the firm announced Monday.

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    Proskauer Brings On MoFo REIT Expert As M&A Partner In DC

    Proskauer Rose LLP has added a former co-chair of Morrison Foerster LLP's real estate investment trust practice as a mergers and acquisitions partner in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.

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