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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as Lewis Brisbois saw a founder leave and other BigLaw firms tapped new leaders and talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Two Years In, Law Firms See Real Results From Generative AI
Law firms are reaping the benefits of generative artificial intelligence two years after this technology was publicly unleashed, despite some external challenges, a panel of BigLaw technology leaders said at a legal conference on Thursday.
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Baker Donelson Bolsters Innovation Team With TD Bank Atty
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has brought on the former head of external legal services for TD Bank, strengthening its client solutions and innovation group with a professional who has private practice experience in labor and employment law.
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How BigLaw Firms Shape Knowledge Teams In The Age Of AI
Generative artificial intelligence, change management and data strategy are among the factors affecting how BigLaw knowledge management teams are organized, according to a group of panelists who have successfully navigated different structures.
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DLA Piper's New US Head On Adapting To Change
DLA Piper announced this week that it has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm. Here, Gerry Williams talks to Law360 Pulse about his main priorities.
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Ga. DA Wants Nixed Charges Restored In Trump Election Suit
The Fulton County District Attorney's Office asked the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reinstate six criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and five of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case.
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Giuliani Says Ga. Poll Workers Can't Go After His Fla. Condo
Disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani told a New York federal court Wednesday that two Georgia poll workers cannot force a sale of his Florida condominium to help cover their $148 million defamation award against him because the property is his permanent residence and thus is shielded under a "homestead" exemption.
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2023 Minority Law Grads Are Still Finding Jobs At Lower Rates
Law school graduates of color from the class of 2023 continue to find employment at lower rates than their white peers despite a red-hot job market, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Clark Hill Adds Pair Of Taylor English Attys In Southeast
International law firm Clark Hill PLC has grown its Southeast presence with two former Taylor English Duma LLP attorneys in Atlanta and Florida, including Taylor English's former Mid- and North Florida Market managing partner.
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23-Year BigLaw Leader Cautions Against Chasing Money
James L. Shea Sr. spent 23 years as the managing partner and chairman of D.C.-based BigLaw firm Venable before retiring from the post in 2017. He recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about how the industry has changed over the course of his career, having had some time away from private practice to reflect before joining a small firm last year.
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Lewis Brisbois Founder, 2 Family Members Leave Firm
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP confirmed on Tuesday that founder and chairman emeritus Bob Lewis has departed from the firm, along with his son and grandson.
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Young Thug Demands Entire Prosecution File In RICO Case
Atlanta rapper Young Thug called on a Georgia state judge on Friday to order prosecutors to hand over their entire prosecution file so that he can decide whether to object to the anticipated testimony of Deputy District Attorney Michael Sprinkel.
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Taylor English Brings On Another IP Ace In Atlanta
Taylor English Duma LLP has continued growing its Atlanta intellectual property team, adding a former Cherian LLP partner with over two decades of experience handling complex and IP litigation.
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How Law Firms Are Focusing Their Pro Bono Efforts
Millions of people across the United States desperately need free or reduced-cost legal services, and attorneys and law firm leaders want to make a difference. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' pro bono priorities.
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The 2024 Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Law firms are often eager to burnish their social responsibility credentials by leveraging their training and experience to help communities that don’t have the resources to pay BigLaw billing rates. See which firms are leading the pack in pro bono hours.
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Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues
A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
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These Firms Are The 2024 Social Impact Leaders
Law firms are being heavily scrutinized for their social responsibility efforts, with attorneys, clients and critics all pushing for accountability. Find out which firms made Law360 Pulse's list of firms that are taking the greatest strides on social responsibility.
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Ga. Attorney Publicly Reprimanded For Trust Account Issues
Georgia Supreme Court justices Tuesday accepted an attorney's bid for a public reprimand after the attorney, who was suspended a decade ago after a wire fraud conviction, admitted to violating professional rules on the safekeeping of property.
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DLA Piper Taps Corporate Atty As Co-US Managing Partner
DLA Piper has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm.
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Disbarment Isn't One Size Fits All For Attys Guilty Of Crimes
Attorney discipline, much like the criminal justice system, is rarely a simple math equation where authorities can plug in a type of wrongdoing and an appropriate punishment is spit out.
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FisherBroyles Names New Practice Leaders In Corporate Dept.
FisherBroyles LLP, which bills itself as the first and the world's largest distributed law firm, is shaking things up in its corporate department, appointing 10 new practice area chairs.
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Cozen CEO Preps For 5th Term With Lessons From Pandemic
As he prepares to start his fifth three-year term as CEO of Cozen O’Connor, Michael Heller recently talked to Law360 Pulse about how the firm overcame the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to adapt, and why Philadelphia has become a popular market for larger firms.
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Burns & Levinson Collapse: A 'Cautionary Tale' For Law Firms
After 64 years in business, Boston-based law firm Burns & Levinson LLP is closing its doors this month after a tumultuous year that saw nearly half of its attorneys leave and merger talks fail.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP top this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California federal judge wrapped up a high-profile antitrust fight filed by Epic Games against Google that began in 2020.
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Lin Wood Slams Ga. Atty Fee Statute As Unconstitutional
Retired Georgia attorney L. Lin Wood has doubled down on his argument that a state law violates the state and U.S. constitutions by favoring plaintiffs in awarding attorney fees, urging a Georgia federal judge to let him escape paying his former law partners' fees after they won a $3.75 million defamation verdict.