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New Jersey Powerhouse: Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris LLP assisted several major clients as they did business in New Jersey over the past year, working on deals such as the $34 million acquisition of an insolvent cannabis operator and an online sportsbook's $225 million expansion into 14 additional jurisdictions.
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Fox Rothschild Employment Atty Joins FordHarrison In NJ
A former Fox Rothschild LLP labor and employment law regional practice leader in New Jersey has moved to FordHarrison LLP, bringing her expertise in employment litigation and compliance counseling to the firm.
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NJ Atty Tapped To Lead Embattled County Prosecutor's Office
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday nominated a senior assistant Hunterdon County prosecutor specializing in human trafficking and other major crimes to take charge of the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, which has been roiled since April by a fraud investigation into its former leader.
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Feds Say Menendez Retrial Bid Ignores 'Overwhelming' Proof
Prosecutors urged a Manhattan federal judge to reject former Sen. Bob Menendez's request for a new trial on corruption and bribery charges, arguing that evidence of his guilt was "overwhelming."
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Law Firm Bottom Lines Likely To Benefit From Fed Rate Cuts
Average U.S. law firm revenue rose at a historic clip during the first half of 2024, but law firm financial experts are predicting a further influx of business for midsize and large firms primarily as a result of increased transactional activity following Wednesday's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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House Seeks To Increase Judgeships After Senate OKs Bill
The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts has introduced new judicial staffing legislation, a month after the Senate passed its own version of a bipartisan bill that seeks to create 66 new and temporary judgeships over the next decade in an effort to ease pressure on the overburdened federal judiciary.
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Longtime Moses & Singer Litigator Joins Greenspoon Marder
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced Wednesday that a longtime attorney and the former co-chair of Moses & Singer LLP's litigation practice has joined the firm's New York and New Jersey offices as a partner.
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New Jersey Powerhouse: Gibbons PC
Gibbons PC has spent the past 12 months firming up its status as one of New Jersey's go-to firms for dealing with complex litigation in both the public and private sectors, making noteworthy additions to its already impressive roster, including two attorneys with serious experience in the courtroom, and helping bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final to the Garden State.
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Data Brokers Say NJ Judicial Privacy Law Goes Too Far
A group of data brokers accused of violating the New Jersey judicial privacy measure Daniel's Law has doubled down on its argument to a federal court that the law cannot survive strict constitutional scrutiny and must be thrown out.
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GCs Expect Bigger Budgets And Deeper Focus On AI In 2025
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
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GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
General counsel base salaries at companies making $5 billion or more in revenue has increased from last year, while their total compensation has decreased, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Empsight International LLC.
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In-House Atty Brings Bias Suit Over Firing After Miscarriage
A former in-house attorney at chemicals company Arxada has launched a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court accusing the business of unlawfully terminating her in the days after she showed interest in going on leave to recover from a miscarriage.
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Better Days Ahead For Associates, Recruiters Say
Things are looking up for associates, recruiters say, as a strong economic outlook for the legal industry appears to be driving increased demand for younger attorneys after two straight years of layoffs.
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New Jersey Powerhouse: Seeger Weiss
Seeger Weiss LLP had a standout run of success throughout the past year, including a record $6 billion settlement for military veterans who suffered hearing damage because of defective 3M Co. earplugs, a billion-dollar agreement to compensate users of Philips CPAP machines and a multimillion-dollar settlement for users of proton pump inhibitor medication.
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PSEG's GC To Retire As Utility Co. Lines Up Her Successor
The top attorney for Public Service Enterprise Group is retiring next year after more than three decades with the utility provider, the company announced Tuesday.
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New Jersey Powerhouse: Sills Cummis & Gross
Big appellate wins, including a high-profile employment case involving a New Jersey Catholic school, have helped put Sills Cummis & Gross PC on Law360's 2024 New Jersey Regional Powerhouses list.
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Why Ballard Spahr Leaned On An AI Startup For Litigation
While initially hesitant about using generative artificial intelligence because of confidentiality concerns, Ballard Spahr LLP eventually adopted an AI tool from a startup that cut down on time spent in litigation.
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Kennedys Adds 2 Knowledge Management Pros In London
Kennedys said on Monday it has boosted its back-office technology and knowledge management teams with the hire of two experienced experts in legal procedures and practices and IT.
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McCarter & English's Misstatement Won't Nix Malpractice Win
A New Jersey state judge has refused to toss his decision dismissing a biotechnology company's legal malpractice lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, finding that the firm's misstatement about the chronology of earlier litigation — repeated in the judge's opinion — did not warrant reviving the case.
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The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.
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Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms toward entertaining similar deal talks, experts say. Here, Law360 offers a snapshot of the proposed deals.
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K&L Gates, AltaClaro Partner On Gen AI Supervisory Course
Legal training provider AltaClaro released a generative artificial intelligence supervisory course for law firm partners that it developed with law firm K&L Gates LLP.
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3rd Circ. Won't Undo Philly DA's Immunity From Cop's Suit
The Third Circuit won't revive a Philadelphia police officer's lawsuit alleging that city District Attorney Larry Krasner violated his civil rights by hitting him with a murder charge that was ultimately tossed, finding that the officer couldn't overcome the immunity granted to prosecutors when advocating on behalf of the state.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP attorneys and Texas litigator Richard L. Stanley lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Federal Circuit on Monday revived a patent infringement case for their client Contour IP Holding LLC against GoPro Inc.
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Mayer Brown Bankruptcy Ace Jumps To Pashman Stein In NJ
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has bolstered its bankruptcy practice in New Jersey with the addition of a partner from Mayer Brown LLP along with two associates, expanding the firm's roster in a state known for attracting large and complex bankruptcy cases.