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Menendez Says Any Prison Time Should Wait For Appeal
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez told a Manhattan federal judge ahead of his sentencing hearing Wednesday that any prison term should be delayed until after his appeal of his bribery conviction plays out, saying the Second Circuit could well rule in his favor.
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Spotify's General Counsel Announces Her Departure
Streaming giant Spotify's general counsel for nearly five years is gearing up to depart the company following a decision to transition away from full-time corporate life.
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Ex-SDNY Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutor Returns To Quinn Emanuel
A former federal attorney who led prosecutions against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell has rejoined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as an of counsel in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Holland & Knight Adds Financial Services Partner In New York
Holland & Knight LLP has brought on a former Mayer Brown LLP partner who specializes in asset securitization and structured finance to its growing financial services team.
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4 Things The Menendez Trial Judge Will Weigh At Sentencing
When he sentences former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on federal bribery and corruption charges Wednesday in New York federal court, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein will weigh the politician's lifetime of public service against the stark evidence of his crimes.
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Quinn Emanuel Forms Group To Aid With 'Special Situations'
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Monday that it has launched a special situations group to advise clients about the uncertainty that arises from crisis events, macroeconomic conditions and other challenges.
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Plaintiffs-Side Firm Katz Banks Kumin Opens NY Office
Plaintiffs-side firm Katz Banks Kumin LLP announced on Monday the opening of a New York City office boasting four attorneys, including three new attorney hires.
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Loeb & Loeb Adds Another Morrison Cohen Partner
Commercial real estate attorney Gillian Kessler became the latest Morrison Cohen LLP partner to leave the firm for Loeb & Loeb, according to an announcement.
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Perkins Coie Hires Chief People Officer From Kobre & Kim
Perkins Coie LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a global people officer from Kobre & Kim LLP who will oversee Perkins Coie's human resources operations, including benefits, recruiting, retention and employee relations.
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Mergers On The Rise: A Shift For Regional Law Firms
As the legal industry grows ever more competitive, smaller regional firms are seeking new strategies to level the playing field with their larger counterparts. The solution many are turning to? Mergers.
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Doug Emhoff Heads To Willkie Post-Presidential Campaign
After spending months on the campaign trail stumping for his wife Kamala Harris' U.S. presidential bid, now-former second gentleman Douglas Emhoff is joining Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a partner, splitting his time between the law firm's New York and Los Angeles offices, the firm said Monday.
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Trial Delayed For Ailing Wife Of Former Sen. Menendez
The bribery and corruption trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, was delayed from Feb. 5 to March 18 by a Manhattan federal judge Friday due to health issues following a cancer diagnosis.
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SEC's Corporation Finance Director Joins Freshfields
Freshfields is touting the addition of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's director of the Division of Corporation Finance, saying Friday that he will boost the firm's offerings on securities, governance, corporate and regulatory matters.
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Ex-McDermott Attys Head New Legal Services Platform
Holding company LSS Strategic Partners has launched a new platform to match vetted lawyers with businesses requiring legal expertise on a temporary basis, the company announced Thursday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Phillips Black Inc., Ridley McGreevy & Winocur PC and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money.
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Harter Secrest Adds Former PGT, LendingTree GC In New York
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP has expanded its corporate law offerings in New York with the addition of the former general counsel for building materials maker PGT Innovations Inc. and co-general counsel for LendingTree.
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Proposed NY Budget May Upend Discovery Rules, Critics Say
In the latest turn in a yearslong battle over discovery reforms, New York prosecutors are praising legislation in the state's proposed budget that advocates warn could upend open-file discovery in the state.
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Law Firm Sues AIG Unit Over Sports Fraud Coverage
A Florida-based law firm and its principal attorney have accused an AIG unit of misleading them into defending a sports memorabilia collector and his company in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil action and two related criminal cases, saying the unit had already agreed in writing to their billing rates.
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Connell Foley Leader Charts Path For The Future In 2nd Term
Tim Corriston is beginning his second term as managing partner of Connell Foley LLP — the firm where he's spent his entire legal career since 1987 — and he told Law360 Pulse that his thoughts are on the kind of firm he's going to leave for future attorneys.
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Mayer Brown, 4 Others Win NY State Cybersecurity Contract
Mayer Brown LLP, Venable LLP and three other law firms were awarded a five-year New York state contract for cybersecurity legal services including planning for cyberattacks, incident response and creating data protection policies, according to the New York State Office of General Services.
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Baldoni Rebuts Atty Ethics Claims In 'It Ends With Us' Fight
A lawyer representing Justin Baldoni has told a New York federal judge that statements his counsel has made to the press regarding the actor and director's thorny litigation with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds over the film "It Ends With Us" didn't violate ethical rules or prejudice proceedings.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as BigLaw firms shuffled practices and President Donald Trump began his second term with a flurry of policy changes and appointments. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dentons Adds 2 Healthcare Attys From Katten In NY
Dentons announced that it has added two attorneys with extensive experience in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, regulatory compliance and False Claims Act defense as New York-based partners in its healthcare practice.
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Dechert Partner On How Firm Is Challenging The Status Quo
Dechert LLP has started multiple visionary programs since creating an Innovation Task Force eight years ago. Devin Swaney, New York-based innovation partner at Dechert, talked to Law360 Pulse about how innovation is in the firm’s blood.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Burr & Forman's work on an asset management company sale and Brownstein Hyatt handling a challenge to federal land redesignation on behalf of the Navajo Nation lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 10 to 14.