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Biden Threatens To Veto Bipartisan Effort To Add Judgeships
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation that would increase the number of federal judgeships nationwide after the measure lost support among Democrats postelection.
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Key House Dem Thinks Biden Will Veto Bill To Add Judges
The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan bill to add the much-sought additional judgeships, but President Joe Biden's support is in question.
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Berkeley Professor Warns Courts Of AI's Danger
A University of California, Berkeley, computer science professor warned court leaders at the National Center for State Courts' biennial eCourts conference Monday that generative artificial intelligence tools can be used by criminals to commit fraud.
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Houston Trial Boutique Partially Matches Milbank Bonuses
Houston trial boutique Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PC has joined the growing number of law firms to match the 2024 associate bonus scale first put forward by Milbank LLP, at least in part, according to a Monday report.
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Miami And Chicago Litigation Firms Combine
Miami litigation firm Kenny Nachwalter PA and Chicago's Sperling & Slater LLC decided to join forces this month and form Sperling Kenny Nachwalter LLC after years of working side-by-side.
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Ex-Duane Morris Immigration Chair Joins Greenspoon Marder
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced Monday the hiring of a former immigration partner at Duane Morris LLP for its Miami office.
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11th Circ. Finds Last-Minute Evidence Was Correctly Barred
The Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday that a lower court did not err when it prevented the defense in a criminal trial over drug charges to play video evidence for the first time during closing arguments, saying the last-minute maneuver would have prevented the government from examining a witness about it.
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Ga. Poll Workers Want 'Severe' Sanctions Against Giuliani
The two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani have asked a federal judge to hold the former Donald Trump attorney in civil contempt and impose "severe" sanctions for his "willful flouting" and "blatant disregard" of court orders.
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House Poised To Take Up JUDGES Act As Some Dems Balk
A bipartisan bill to create more federal judgeships to meet increasing caseloads is on the House's schedule for next week, but its support from some Democrats appears to be waning.
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Florida Supreme Court Updates Case Management Reforms
The Florida Supreme Court is fine tuning its new framework for the active management of civil cases, including adopting federal language on proportionality, before a number of changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure take effect Jan. 1.
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Glenn Agre, Ross Aronstam Match Milbank Associate Bonuses
Two more boutique firms have gotten in on the bonus action, with Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP and Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP announcing Friday they'll be matching the associate cash bonuses set by Milbank LLP and followed by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.
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Legal Hiring Continues Growth In November
The U.S. legal sector saw job growth continue in November, logging its third consecutive month of increases after a four-month decline earlier this year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began December with another busy week as President-elect Donald Trump continued to make appointments and BigLaw firms shifted their physical footprints. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
In an otherwise fairly quiet week for litigation, lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP were preparing for a verdict, and a federal jury returned on Tuesday with a $452 million award for their client, Insulet Corp., in a trade secrets lawsuit.
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Polsinelli Associate Develops Platform For Transactional Attys
A Polsinelli PC private equity mergers and acquisitions associate has developed a new deal management platform designed specifically for transactional attorneys that the firm said is redefining the application of legal technology in sophisticated deal work.
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GrayRobinson Opens Newest Florida Office In Pensacola
Florida firm GrayRobinson PA announced that it opened its newest office in the city of Pensacola following the addition of five attorneys from local firm Beggs & Lane RLLP in what the firm said helps further broaden its reach across the state.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Several law firms around the country found reasons to be thankful in November as hybrid work models helped slim down their office space or as firms sought out more room to accommodate growing teams.
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Morgan Lewis Matches Bonuses, Cahill Raises The Bar
Bonus announcements continued Thursday, with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP matching Milbank LLP's year-end and special cash bonuses, while Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP upped the ante with higher special bonuses.
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'A Different Ballgame': Courts Contend With AI Deepfakes
Lawyers, judges and forensics experts must be proactive in recognizing deepfakes, or artificial intelligence-modified content, in courts, a panel of experts said during a webinar on Thursday.
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What's Next For The Global Legal Market In 2025?
While U.S.-based firms with an international footprint are pulling back from some locations, they may still consider building out a new, albeit smaller, footprint in other countries, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia.
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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it mean to be a truly global legal powerhouse? The law firms spotlighted in our 2024 ranking are setting the standard for worldwide reach.
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'Twice The Pace': 2024 Was A Busy Year For Law Firms
Even as mergers and acquisitions activity has remained relatively "soft," large and midsize law firms have experienced a substantial increase in demand over the last year at twice the historic average rate of increase, according to the co-author of a Thursday report on U.S. law firm financial results.
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DeSantis Says Ousted Fla. Atty's Election Loss Dooms Case
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a state attorney he suspended made competing pitches to the Eleventh Circuit this week over whether the ousted prosecutor's First Amendment lawsuit is now moot since he lost his bid for reelection last month.
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Freeman Mathis Expands To Orlando With New Med Mal Team
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP announced it has opened an office in Orlando, Florida, its fourth in the state, with the addition of a six-person healthcare and medical malpractice team from local firm Beytin McLaughlin McLaughlin O'Hara & Bocchino PA.
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Kramer Levin, Norton Rose To Match Milbank On Bonuses
Kramer Levin said its associates will receive year-end and special bonuses in line with those set by Milbank LLP ahead of its proposed merger with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.