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Conservative Groups Say ABA Clerk, Intern Programs Illegal
Conservative advocacy groups urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday to scrutinize the American Bar Association's diversity and internship programs, claiming the organization is committing unlawful discrimination in the name of diversity.
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Herrick Adds 2 Trademark Attorneys From Moses & Singer
Herrick Feinstein LLP has hired two Moses & Singer LLP attorneys to bolster the firm's intellectual property and tech bench, according to an announcement.
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How Law Firms Are Helping Their Partners Generate Wealth
As U.S. law firms look back at another year of strong profits, many partners are left with a good deal of cash in their bank accounts and little time to think about how to invest it.
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2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
The Second Circuit on Friday ruled that an in-house attorney for a publicly traded company under federal investigation in New York must turn over communications as part of a grand jury investigation under the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege.
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Ex-Aide To Eric Adams To Admit Campaign Fraud Scheme
A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams intends to plead guilty to a charge that he took part in a scheme to collect illegal straw campaign contributions, prosecutors said Friday.
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Legal Sector Gains 900 Jobs In January Amid Data Revisions
The U.S. legal sector started the year with a modest boost, adding 900 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday following the agency's annual employment data revision that also lifted earlier job figures from the past year.
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Dentons US Names Capital Markets Leader Managing Partner
Dentons tapped capital markets partner and regulatory team leader John Holahan to serve as U.S. managing partner, the firm announced Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP kick off this week's Law360 Legal Lions, with a jury decision ending a $500 million antitrust lawsuit against their clients, U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robbins Geller's work on a proposed shareholder class action against an Nvidia supplier and Greenspoon Marder's work on behalf of the maker of an AI-powered grocery service lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7.
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BigLaw Firms Saw Double-Digit Profit Growth In 2024
Last year was "one of the strongest years on record" for U.S. law firm financial results, according to Citi Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group head Gretta Rusanow, with a survey by the bank of mostly large law firms showing a 16.6% increase in profits and a 12.3% increase in revenue over 2023.
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Cohen Vaughan Chair On New Philly Firm's Splashy Launch
After helping co-found Goldberg Segalla and run it for two decades, Richard “RJ” Cohen told Law360 Pulse in an interview this week how he shepherded the recent launch of Cohen Vaughan LLP, a new Philadelphia-based firm that opened its doors last month with 75 attorneys across 18 offices in seven states.
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Cooley Litigation Leader On 'Enormous Momentum' Of Team
Ian Shapiro, Cooley LLP’s new chair of litigation, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about his new leadership position at the firm where he’s spent almost all of his career, and developing the team into an elite litigation group.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps Founding Partner As GC
The rapidly-growing firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Friday that it selected one of its Philadelphia-based founding partners to serve as the firm's global general counsel.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off February with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles in BigLaw and the Trump administration. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Jones Day Names 6 Office And Practice Leaders
Jones Day announced Thursday that six of its attorneys earned new practice group or office leadership roles, including at shops in Texas and California.
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NY Judge Who Broke Barriers On The Bench Dies At 78
The first Asian American female judge in New York's state court system has died, according to a press release from a New York state senator.
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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says
Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.
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Kaufman Dolowich Adds 4-Atty Obermayer Team In Conn., NY
Kaufman Dolowich LLP announced Thursday that it added a four-person employment law team based in New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City from Northeast firm Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.
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Weil Hires PE, Sports Ace Away From Hogan Lovells
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity group has brought on a former Hogan Lovells partner who advised buyers of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit and the NFL's Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos, among other major deals in the sports world, the firm has announced.
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US Attys To Shift Focus Amid Questions Of Staffing, Politics
The new U.S. attorneys under President Donald Trump's administration will almost certainly shift their offices' enforcement priorities, experts say, but they may also be faced with the impacts of a shrinking federal workforce and a politicized Justice Department, others worry.
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Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
Rapper Jay-Z has dropped his sanctions bid against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit that claims Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old more than 20 years ago, accusations he has called "knowingly false."
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Armstrong Teasdale Lands Former Troutman Litigation Trio
Armstrong Teasdale LLP has added three attorneys from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP in New York City to enhance its litigation practice group and strengthen its efforts in mass tort, complex commercial and product liability matters.
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Cuomo Faces Skeptical Panel In AG Document Lawsuit
Counsel for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced a doubtful appellate panel Wednesday, who questioned whether the disgraced executive had jumped the gun in suing Attorney General Letitia James for records from the state's sexual harassment investigation against him that are still being reviewed and produced.
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Nixon Peabody Taps Ex-Faegre Drinker Environmental Atty
Nixon Peabody LLP hired a former Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP environmental attorney for the firm's New York City office.
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Latham Adds Ex-SEC Pro, GC To NY Roster
The former acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement arm and a private capital specialist with in-house and private practice experience have come aboard Latham & Watkins LLP, the firm announced Wednesday, marking the latest in a flurry of lateral hires entering Latham's New York office since fall 2024.