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Robinson & Cole Names 1st Managing Partner Outside Conn.
For the first time in the firm's 180-year history, Robinson & Cole LLP has selected a managing partner based outside Hartford, Connecticut.
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Winston & Strawn Arrives In New Miami Office
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday that it has moved into its new digs in Miami's financial district just four years after the firm made its debut in the market.
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Fla. Judge Faces Possible Suspension Over Bogus Recording
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's hearing panel has recommended a 30-day suspension, $10,000 fine and public reprimand for a judge for sharing a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge during her 2024 election campaign.
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Barnes & Thornburg Taking 'Practical' Approach To AI Rollout
Barnes & Thornburg LLP leaders say they are eschewing popular artificial intelligence programming like hackathons and broad policies requiring technology use in favor of a more "practical" approach.
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Attorney, Law Firm Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
An attorney and his law firm urged a Florida federal judge to throw out fraud claims a proposed class of EB-5 investors lodged against them over what they called a sham real estate development in Orlando, Florida.
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Kluger Kaplan Exiting $500M Miss America Ownership Battle
Kluger Kaplan attorneys said Friday they can no longer represent a businessman in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant, after a Florida federal court's questions to the lawyers about documents the court has found to be fraudulent put them in conflict with their client.
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Tracking BigLaw Leadership Moves
Keeping up with the latest trends and developments in the legal industry is essential for staying competitive. One key area to watch is law firm leadership — the individuals who set the strategic direction of the firm and shape its culture and operations.
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Fla. Legal Nonprofit Launches AI Tool To Bridge Justice Gap
As a way to help fill an access to justice gap, Florida nonprofit public interest law firm Bay Area Legal Services recently launched Bailey B., a free AI-powered legal assistant meant to help residents navigate landlord-tenant issues.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Knobbe Martens' work as IP counsel on a $9.9 billion transaction leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 13 to 27.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of February with another action-packed week as law firms expanded their talent and reach across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Barnes & Thornburg Names Two New AI Practice Co-Chairs
Barnes & Thornburg LLP said Friday that it has chosen partners Brian McGinnis and Kaitlyn Stone to be the new co-chairs of its artificial intelligence practice, replacing the former chair who left the firm at the end of last year.
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Carnival GC Saw Compensation Dip Almost $2.5M For FY25
Carnival Corp.'s general counsel saw his compensation decrease by nearly $2.5 million for the fiscal year ending in November, mostly due to receiving less non-equity incentive plan pay, according to a Friday filing.
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State Courts Navigate 'Perfect Storm' Of Missed Appearances
State and local courts are taking innovative steps to reduce missed court appearances, which cost courts time and money, but also erode the morale of court workers and the trust of those who use them.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, some February matchmaking involving large groups of lateral hires helped several law firms expand their footprints into new markets over the past month.
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Holland & Knight Revamps Business Section With New Teams
Holland & Knight LLP will reorganize its business section into separate units focusing on corporate, financial services and tax law effective March 1, the firm announced Thursday, with a slate of new leaders to helm the teams.
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Lennar CLO Earned $8M In First Few Months On The Job
The chief legal officer of Florida-based homebuilder Lennar Corporation earned more than $8 million last year after joining the company in September, according to a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proxy statement filed Thursday.
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Ice Miller Managing Partner On Record Profits, Financial Goals
Ice Miller LLP announced earlier this week that the firm recorded record profits in 2025, with highlights including passing the $300 million revenue mark for the first time and achieving a substantial increase in profits per equity partner.
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Hecht Partners Absorbs 11-Atty Florida Class Action Firm
New York-headquartered litigation boutique Hecht Partners LLP announced Thursday that it is expanding into Florida and Minnesota after adding 11 attorneys and seven staff members by absorbing class action firm George Feldman McDonald PLLC.
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Taft Adds 5-Person IP Team From McAndrews Held
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced on Wednesday that it has hired a group of four attorneys and one patent agent from McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. in the Chicago, Minneapolis and West Palm Beach, Florida, offices.
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Future Barry U Law Dean Keeps Focus On Fundamentals
Charles H. Rose III, the incoming dean of Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in Orlando, Florida, said law schools are at their best when they teach aspiring lawyers how to think, reason critically and absorb information.
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Judge Won't Toss Copyright Suit Against Proud Boys Attorney
A Florida federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss a copyright infringement suit that alleges a criminal defense attorney used an expert witness report without authorization while representing a member of the far-right Proud Boys group fighting charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
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How Introverted Lawyers Can Build Confidence And Thrive
Despite being a third-generation lawyer, Claire E. Parsons had a recurring fear in the early part of her career that she did not belong as an attorney, at her firm, or in her practice.
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Firm Ordered To Show Proof In Google Teen‑Harm Fee Fight
A Florida federal judge has ordered an Orlando firm to submit documents substantiating its claims that it is owed a cut of a pending settlement in a suit accusing Google LLC and a chatbot company of causing the suicide of a teen, after a former attorney said the firm's claims were "baseless."
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Judiciary Seeks Control Over Courthouse Maintenance
The federal judiciary says courthouses are in "crisis," with an $8.3 billion backlog in maintenance, and on Tuesday repeated its request to Congress for the direct authority to maintain the buildings.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate — from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development — and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.
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Opinion
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The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.