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Gordon Rees Unveils Silicon Valley Office, Its 11th In Calif.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened its newest California office in Palo Alto, in an effort to strengthen the firm's presence in Silicon Valley by providing a "collaboration hub" for attorneys there and a new access point for local clients to connect with the firm's national platform.
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MVP: Irell's Jason Sheasby And Lisa Glasser
Lisa Glasser and Jason Sheasby of Irell & Manella LLP's trials practice won three cases in court over just five weeks this spring, resulting in more than half a billion in damages and earning them spots on the list of 2024 Law360 Trials MVPs.
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MVP: O'Melveny's Mark W. Robertson
Mark W. Robertson of O'Melveny & Myers LLP has spent the year defending Piedmont Airlines Inc. and American Airlines from proposed class actions and other litigation over overtime, sick leave and other employment issues, earning himself a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Transportation MVPs.
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Polsinelli's New Shareholder Class One Of 'Most Diverse Ever'
Polsinelli has elevated 27 attorneys to shareholder — more than half of whom are women or members of other groups underrepresented in the legal profession, the firm announced Tuesday.
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MVP: Cadwalader's Holly Chamberlain
Holly Chamberlain led teams from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP in advising major lenders on several significant deals this year, including the origination of three mortgage loans worth a combined $3.1 billion as part of Blackstone's $10 billion take-private transaction of multifamily owner AIR Communities, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
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MVP: Cohen Ziffer's Keith McKenna
Keith McKenna of Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna won Walmart Inc. defense coverage for underlying opioid lawsuits and helped New York State policyholders enshrine their rights to payback for frivolous insurer suits — earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Insurance MVPs.
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MVP: McGuireWoods' Joanne Katsantonis
Joanne Katsantonis of McGuireWoods advised Dominion Energy Inc. in negotiating the $14 billion sale of three gas companies to natural gas giant Enbridge, as well as its sale of a 50% noncontrolling interest in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project for more than $5.6 billion, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Energy MVPs.
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MVP: Skadden's Boris Bershteyn
Boris Bershteyn of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP scored a pair of wins for casino hotel clients accused of orchestrating a price-fixing scheme through algorithmic software, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Rahim Moloo
Rahim Moloo of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's international arbitration practice preserved a San Diego salvage company's $9 billion claim to sunken treasure and secured a $250 million award for an oil refinery investor against Morocco, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 International Arbitration MVPs.
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MVP: Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler
Jeffrey Kessler, co-executive chair at Winston & Strawn LLP, was co-lead counsel for the class of former college athletes that reached a $2.78 billion antitrust settlement that will distribute past name, image and likeness compensation and create an unprecedented revenue-sharing system in college sports, and led a court challenge to international soccer's ban on competition outside the teams' home nations, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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It's Too Early To Say Gen AI Will Kill The Billable Hour
Recent surveys are — again — saying the billable hour is about to go the way of the dodo. This time the predictions forecasting the billable hour's impending doom are because of the rise of generative artificial intelligence in law firms.
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The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin
Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to secure a second term in office.
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Feds Say Girardi's Behavior At Trial Shows He Is Competent
Prosecutors told a California federal judge on Tuesday that Tom Girardi should not receive a new trial following his conviction for misappropriating $15 million in client settlement funds, saying the disbarred attorney's arguments that he was not competent to stand trial are completely undercut by his behavior during the trial.
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Thermo Fisher Antitrust Counsel Returns To Ropes & Gray
A former Ropes & Gray LLP attorney has returned to the firm after a stint in-house at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., strengthening the firm's antitrust practice.
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Trustee Seeks Jackson Walker Docs In Judge Romance Probe
Arguing that the issue "presents a matter of national importance" with implications for the integrity of the judicial system, a U.S. bankruptcy trustee has urged a Texas federal court to force Jackson Walker LLP to turn over documents related to a former firm attorney's secret romance with a onetime judge.
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Firm Alleges Damage From Holland & Knight's File Breach
Hitting back at arguments that it had suffered no harm as a result of an ex-Holland & Knight LLP attorney's alleged unauthorized accessing of a client's confidential files, a Philadelphia personal injury firm countered Monday that it had been saddled with litigation costs and increased cybersecurity insurance premiums.
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Mayer Brown Lands Paul Hastings PE Atty In Chicago
Mayer Brown LLP is preparing for a possible uptick in mergers and acquisitions work next year with the addition of an experienced private equity attorney in Chicago from Paul Hastings LLP.
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Do Most In-House Attys 'Have One Foot Out the Door'?
Most in-house attorneys think they need to switch employers to advance their careers, according to a new report that warns legal leaders of an upcoming wave of attrition.
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McDermott Lands Pharma IP Attorney From DLA Piper In SF
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has added to its intellectual property group a former DLA Piper attorney who, a firm leader said, will strengthen the firm's litigation efforts in the life sciences space.
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Littler Adds To Litigation Bench With Ex-Fresno, Calif. Atty
Employment firm Littler Mendelson PC announced that a former deputy attorney for the City of Fresno joined the firm's office in the city, adding that his government along with employment law experience will help its employer clients.
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Holland & Knight Gains Latham Project Finance Atty In DC
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a former Latham & Watkins LLP attorney, who has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., to represent equity investors, developers, lenders and other clients in a range of project finance matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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ABA Tweaks Planned Changes To Law School Diversity Rules
The American Bar Association is revising the language of its diversity standards for law schools after its August decision to remove references to race, ethnicity and other identities in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision striking down affirmative action in higher education was met with pushback from legal professionals.
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Simpson Thacher Acquires 'Rising Star' M&A Partner Duo
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP said Tuesday that it has added two new partners in its mergers and acquisitions practice to help the firm keep up with demand for high-end M&A services.
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MVP: Norton Rose's Jeffrey Webb
Jeffrey Webb of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP helped a Marathon Petroleum Corp. unit fend off trespassing claims against its pipeline in western North Dakota and challenge federal government decisions related to it, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Energy MVPs.
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MVP: Mayer Brown's John Nadolenco
John Nadolenco of Mayer Brown LLP helped General Motors Co. beat a defective airbag proposed class action and make a graceful exit from another class action over battery fires in Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Transportation MVPs.