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Elsberg Baker, Quinn Emanuel Roll Out Bonus Scales
Elsberg Baker & Maruri PC, a boutique trial firm opened earlier this year by a group of former BigLaw attorneys, is exceeding Milbank LLP's year-end and special bonuses, according to a Monday memo obtained by Law360 Pulse.
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3rd Circ. Nominee Decries 'Broken' Confirmation Process
Adeel Mangi, the nominee for the Third Circuit who would have been the first federal Muslim appellate judge if confirmed, sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday saying the selection process for federal judges is "broken."
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Philly Atty Gets Harsher Discipline In NJ For Pill Mill Conviction
The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended an attorney for three years following his conviction for filling fraudulent opioid prescriptions in his side job as a part-time pharmacist, according to a recently filed order.
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Magic Circle, Boutiques Join 2024 Bonuses Wave
Bonus announcements continued late Thursday and into Friday, with law firms across the spectrum — from the U.K. Magic Circle to midsize and boutique firms — following Milbank LLP's lead on 2024 associate bonuses, according to memos shared with Law360 Pulse and media reports.
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New Philly Bar Chancellor On Giving Back To Her Community
Giving back to her community is a core value Cozen O'Connor shareholder Katayun Jaffari has fostered her entire life, and it's one she says holds especially true as she prepares to start her one-year term as the Philadelphia Bar Association's chancellor next month.
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No New Evidence To Challenge Pa. Atty Text Ban, Judge Says
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Friday he will not reverse his rejection of a preliminary injunction on the state disciplinary board's new rule banning text message solicitation by attorneys, saying a legal marketing company did not present enough new evidence to warrant reconsideration.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sidley Austin LLP led this week's Legal Lions for representing Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a $13.5 billion cash purchase of AssuredPartners in what its private equity seller, GTCR, called the largest sale of a U.S. insurance broker to a strategic acquirer in the industry's history.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms recruited new talent and announced raises for associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Sullivan Matches, Selendy Exceeds Milbank Bonus Scale
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is the latest firm to match Milbank LLP's year-end and special bonus scale, according to a report Thursday, while New York boutique Selendy Gay PLLC said it is exceeding the prevailing scale for its associates.
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AI Terms, 'Coffee Badging' Among Top New Words In Law
Burton's Legal Thesaurus recently announced this year's top new words in law, with entries like "coffee badging" and "hot-tubbing" joining the echelons of 2022's "meme stock" and 2023's "hallucination" as the thesaurus brings to light some of the most novel terms and talking points for lawyers in 2024.
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Saul Ewing Named In Wage Class Reps' Hidden-Asset Suit
A Pittsburgh-based home health care company and its counsel from Saul Ewing LLP are improperly shuffling assets in order to avoid paying future judgments, according to a lawsuit by representatives of a proposed wage class seeking $12.2 million.
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Pietragallo Expands Philly Office With Ex-DOJ Attorney
A former trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice has left his post at the DOJ's main office in Washington, D.C., after nearly 10 years to go into private practice at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP's Philadelphia office.
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Jury Clears Blank Rome Attys In Malicious Suit Case
Three Blank Rome attorneys and an aviation company have been cleared by a Pennsylvania federal jury of claims that they maliciously pursued litigation over alleged misuse of confidential information against a lawyer who formerly represented the company and switched to plaintiffs work.
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Winston & Strawn Matches Bonuses, Top Billers Get Extra
Winston & Strawn LLP is the latest firm to match the 2024 associate bonus first put forward by Milbank LLP, with adjustments for associates who fall short of the minimum hours threshold while offering extra bonuses for those who "substantially" exceed their productivity goals.
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Growing Workloads Have More In-House Teams Turning To AI
Corporate law departments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools as they face pressure to control costs and meet growing demands for legal services amid flat headcount, according to survey results released Wednesday.
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Blank Rome Partner Promotions Hold Steady At 12
Blank Rome LLP scored a three-peat with its recent attorney promotions after announcing this week it will elevate 12 attorneys to partner for the third year in a row when the new year starts.
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Law Firm Must Share Files, Face Malpractice Claim, Suit Says
A mining company wants Pittsburgh-based Sherrard German & Kelly PC to hand over its files regarding the representation of a former client who was on the losing end of a multimillion-dollar judgment in 2022 and assigned its malpractice claim to the mining company.
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Koppers Taps New CLO, Chief Sustainability Officer
Global wood preservation technology company Koppers Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has elected Stephanie Apostolou to serve as its chief legal and sustainability officer and secretary ahead of the retirement of its chief sustainability officer next March.
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Antitrust Bar's 'Leading Light,' Ex-Morgan Lewis Chair Dies
John Shenefield, a former chair of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP who also served as an assistant attorney general in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, died Monday at 85, according to a statement released by Morgan Lewis on Wednesday.
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Pa. Deputy AG, Calif. Judge Confirmed To Federal Bench
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Keli M. Neary, an executive deputy attorney general for the state of Pennsylvania, to serve as a federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon for the Central District of California.
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Philly Court Leadership Orders Sheriff To Improve Security
Leadership in Philadelphia's court system ordered the city sheriff's office this week to devise written plans to counteract what it said was a growing number of security incidents at judicial facilities over the last two years.
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PierFerd Dropped From Suit Over Atty's Alleged Double-Cross
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has been cut loose from a recent lawsuit accusing a firm partner of helping to defraud a client he represented during stints at three other BigLaw firms including DLA Piper and Ballard Spahr LLP.
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Some Boies Schiller Associates' Bonuses To Hit $1M Or More
Multiple Boies Schiller Flexner LLP associates will receive bonuses of $1 million or more this week due to a banner 2024 from numerous wins at trial and significant settlements on behalf of plaintiffs and victims, the firm said Tuesday.
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Carisma Therapeutics Drops GC As Part Of Cutbacks
Less than two years after joining Philadelphia-based biopharmaceutical company Carisma Therapeutics, the company's general counsel will depart along with other executives as part of an overall workforce reduction.
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2nd Circ. Restores Challenge To Conn. Atty Anti-Racism Rule
The Second Circuit on Monday revived a challenge to a new rule for Connecticut attorneys intended to reduce discrimination, ruling that the alleged chilling effect the two suing lawyers detailed in their complaint gives them standing even if the rule hasn't been enforced against them.