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Longtime Benesch Head Talks Of Growth, Plans For Next Term
After being unanimously elected to his fourth term as head of Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Gregg Eisenberg says that he is looking to continue on with the same strategy that has seen the firm significantly expand its geographic reach and headcount during his tenure.
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Buzbee Says Jay-Z Is Who Should Be Sanctioned In Diddy Suit
Texas attorney Tony Buzbee tore into rapper Jay-Z's request that Buzbee be sanctioned for filing a suit accusing Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping a 13-year-old, arguing that Jay-Z is merely trying to intimidate the accuser and that if anyone should be sanctioned, it's Jay-Z.
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Rosenberg & Estis Adds NY Gov't Atty To Transactions Dept.
Rosenberg & Estis PC has hired Lisa S. Lim, the general counsel of the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust, as a member of a city-focused development team that's part of the firm's transactions department.
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NY Judge Scolds Firm Amid Rise In Real Estate Ch. 11s
A New York judge stripped a local Long Island law firm of nearly all its retainer and the legal fees it had submitted for pursuing what he described as a meritless Chapter 11 case, putting attorneys on notice that they should think twice before contributing to the flood of landlords filing for bankruptcy in an effort to escape foreclosure in his district.
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Combs Lodges $50M Suit Over Supposed Sex Assault Tapes
Sean "Diddy" Combs filed a $50 million defamation suit in New York federal court on Wednesday accusing a grand jury witness, a lawyer and Nexstar Media Inc. of spreading falsities about nonexistent videos that purportedly depict the indicted hip-hop mogul sexually assaulting intoxicated celebrities and minors.
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FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand See Growth In Year Since Split
One year after nearly half of the partners at FisherBroyles LLP left to form the breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, both firms have grown their headcount and reported a successful 2024, and industry observers say it demonstrates the appeal of their offbeat model as partner-only and fully remote.
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BakerHostetler Adds Co-Leader For New Security Task Force
A career prosecutor who spent the past decade as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York has joined BakerHostetler to colead the firm's new national security investigations and litigation task force, according to a Thursday announcement.
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'Big Lie' Atty Ethics Cases Linger As Trump Returns
Though another presidential election has come and gone and President Donald Trump is back in the White House, disciplinary cases continue to play out against lawyers accused of participating in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, and experts say it's unlikely that many of them will wrap up soon.
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White And Williams' NY Office Head Named Bankruptcy Chair
The managing partner of White and Williams LLP's New York office has taken on the role of chair of the firm's financial restructuring and bankruptcy practice, where she plans to focus on improving the practice group's visibility while ensuring high quality of client service and helping its attorneys to excel.
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Many Attorneys Not Meeting ABA's 50-Hour Pro Bono Goal
While most attorneys have volunteered pro bono services at some point in their career, many lawyers are not meeting the American Bar Association's goal for every lawyer to provide 50 hours of pro bono work every year, and lack of time was the biggest discouraging factor, according to a recent report.
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Littler COO On Helping Attys Succeed By Feeling 'Cared For'
Lori Brown joined Law360 Pulse to discuss her new role of chief operating officer at Littler Mendelson PC and how her passion for the success of others is rooted in part in her time as a Division I softball catcher for Stetson University.
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Holland & Knight Adds Davis Wright's Ex-Managing Partner
Holland & Knight LLP has added a corporate and venture capital attorney who last year stepped down as Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's managing partner, the firm announced Thursday.
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In A Recruiting 'Wild West,' Law Firms Expand Internal Teams
The last five years have brought with them some major changes in both new lawyer and lateral attorney recruiting, according to experts, leaving large law firms scrambling to find internal recruiting professionals to navigate what some are calling the "Wild West" of hiring.
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Reed Smith Rips Claim Firm Is 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Suit
Reed Smith fought back Tuesday against allegations by the purported new owners of Eletson Holdings that the BigLaw firm is "causing chaos" by refusing to withdraw as counsel of record in $102 million breach-of-contract litigation, arguing that ownership of the international shipping group is "hotly contested" and being litigated in multiple jurisdictions.
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Sotomayor Halts 2nd Circ. Ruling In Landmark Graft Case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor halted a decision from the Second Circuit on Wednesday that would have set up a second trial against four men whose convictions were overturned in a landmark 2023 high court ruling in which the justices narrowed certain types of public corruption cases.
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MoFo Brings On New COO From Boston Consulting Group
Morrison Foerster LLP has hired the managing director and chief operating officer of Boston Consulting Group, Brian Gross, to be its new COO, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Withers Hires Rosenberg & Estis Real Estate Atty In NYC
Withers has hired a former Rosenberg & Estis PC commercial real estate partner to work in the firm's New York City office, it announced on Wednesday.
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Chiesa Shahinian Names 3 Litigation Leaders
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC announced Wednesday that three of its litigation attorneys have been promoted to leadership roles at the firm, including one who was appointed the group's co-chair.
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Tarter Krinsky Announces 4 Leadership Appointments
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has announced four leadership appointments, elevating two attorneys to practice chair roles and two members of senior management to C-Suite positions.
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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Slam Baldoni Atty's 'Media Blitz'
Counsel for celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds told a New York federal judge that Justin Baldoni's attorney from Liner Freedman Taitelman & Cooley LLP has violated ethical rules with an "all-out media blitz" during their thorny litigation over the movie "It Ends With Us."
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Insurance Group Of The Year: Cohen Ziffer
Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP gained coverage for opioid litigation against Walmart Inc., convincing an Arkansas court that damages were sought in opioid cases because of bodily injuries, cementing the firm for the second year running among the 2024 Law360 Insurance Groups of the Year.
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Small Firm Immigration Attorneys Prep For Trump 2.0
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to launch his promised immigration crackdown. And the solo and small firm attorneys who make up the vast majority of the nation’s immigration bar are at the front lines preparing to fight for their clients.
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Interpublic GC Entitled To $11.8M Payment Amid Merger
The general counsel for advertising company The Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. has been guaranteed a nearly $11.8 million golden parachute if he's terminated following the company's merger with marketing giant Omnicom Group Inc.
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Menendez Loses 2nd Bid For New Trial As Sentencing Nears
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday denied former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's latest motion for a new corruption trial a week before his sentencing, rejecting his claim that the jury could have been swayed by improperly redacted exhibits that were loaded onto a computer containing the evidence in the case.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.