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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Attorneys at a few major national and regional U.S. law firms find themselves in new surroundings this month after Norton Rose Fulbright, Venable LLP and Snell & Wilmer all completed long-planned relocation projects.
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Segal McCambridge Eyes Tampa Shop With Gordon Rees Hire
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. has brought on the former assistant managing partner for Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP's Tampa, Florida, office as an insurance and complex commercial litigator as the firm plans to open its own first office in Tampa in the coming months.
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Holland & Knight M&A Atty Wants You To Conquer Your Fears
Stephen J. Dietrich, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Denver, recently published a book on overcoming an abusive childhood. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to Dietrich about how his past struggles have shaped both his personal and professional life.
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Attys Duel Over Fees After $12.8M Deal In Chiquita MDL
Attorneys for different sets of plaintiffs in long-running multidistrict litigation over Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s funding of Colombian paramilitary groups are facing off over attorney fees after a settlement in the case.
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Jones Foster Beats Malpractice Claims In Fla. Over Trust Case
Jones Foster PA and one of its attorneys escaped malpractice claims filed against them in Florida federal court after a judge said their former clients were mistaken when they argued they didn't need an expert witness in their case.
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Why BigLaw Firms Are Investing In E-Discovery Expertise
Bolstered by technological advancements, BigLaw firms are relying more on specialized e-discovery attorneys who can provide more focused legal guidance and technical support.
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A Winding Path: How Lawyers' Career Aspirations Shift
The road for many lawyers to their final career destination is winding. What a person thinks they want in law school may change once, twice or more in the following decades. Here, Law360 presents four stories about the winding path of lawyer career aspirations.
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Polaris GC, Ex-EPA Attorney Named To Expanded Hertz Board
Florida-based Hertz announced Tuesday that the current general counsel of Polaris Inc. and the former general counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been appointed as the newest members of the rental car giant's expanded board of directors.
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Tyson & Mendes Adds Litigator From Roig Lawyers In Florida
National insurance and civil litigation firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has a new Florida partner after adding litigator Jason Boone from Roig Lawyers.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Earls On Speaking Out
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls still believes in the importance of informing the public about the judiciary, but these days she's a little more careful about what she says.
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Money, Networks Mean Few Fla. Judges Face Reelection Foes
The rising cost of campaigning, the advantages of judicial networks and a dearth of attorneys who want to be judges mean Florida jurists are almost never challenged for their seats.
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Feds Say Trump Docs Dismissal Contradicts 'Long Tradition'
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday lodged the government's opening brief in its Eleventh Circuit appeal of the dismissal of the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, arguing that the lower court's finding is contrary to "precedent and history" and the "long tradition of special-counsel appointments by the attorney general."
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Fla. Supreme Court OKs New Board Certification Standards
The Florida Supreme Court made revisions to rules governing the state bar in an effort to help retain more board-certified lawyers in the state.
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Law Firm Revenue Rose At 'Historic' Rate In 2024's First Half
U.S. law firm revenue was up 11.4% during the first half of 2024 compared to this time last year, marking one of the industry's best first halves in memory, second only to 2021, according to survey results released Monday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.
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Burr & Forman Chooses PE To Be Its Eighth Sector Team
Burr & Forman LLP announced the formalization of its private equity sector team on Friday, calling the decision a response to growing client demand.
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Haber Law Continues Growth With Team From Beloff Law
Miami's Haber Law is continuing its growth spurt with the addition of a team from Beloff Law PA, including its founder, with 50 years of experience in real estate law.
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Court Urged To Reject Stay In $4.8M Panama Arbitration Row
A Miami businessman and his construction company fired back Thursday against a request from the Republic of Panama seeking to pause discovery in their ongoing battle over a $4.8 million arbitral award against him, arguing that Panama failed to follow court rules before filing the motion and that the delay isn't warranted.
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Former NY Atty Gets Prison For Theft Of $800K From Clients
A disbarred New York real estate attorney has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for stealing over $800,000 from three former clients by taking their money from his escrow account.
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ABA Guides Lawyers On Avoiding Criminal Transactions
Just over a year after the American Bar Association formalized long-standing due diligence rules for attorneys' interactions with clients, an ABA committee on Friday released its first ethics opinion providing guidance on interpreting the rules amendment.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Richards Layton's handling of a suit over Tesla's Texas relocation and Wiley's representation of an American solar panel makers' interest group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Aug. 9 to 23.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded practices, shook up partnership models, and outlined new policies on office attendance. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Fillmore Law Firm LLP, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center and the Business Roundtable lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal judge blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts.
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Fla. Immigration Attorney Also Disbarred In NY
A Miami immigration attorney who was disbarred in Florida earlier this year received another blow Thursday when the New York Supreme Court decided that he could no longer practice in its state either.
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Morgan & Morgan Wants Malpractice Claims In Arbitration
Morgan & Morgan PA's Jacksonville, Florida, office is pushing back against a former client's claim that the arbitration agreement between them was "unconscionable," saying he failed to produce any evidence proving as much.
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Roetzel Absorbing Brouse McDowell Attys, Offices In October
Midsize firm Roetzel & Andress will complete the largest single expansion in the firm's nearly 150-year history when it adds more than 40 attorneys from regional firm Brouse McDowell at the beginning of October.