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    Hangley Aronchick Adds Parental Rights Advocate In Pa.

    Rebecca Levin Nayak, who recently moved to Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, became an attorney to protect the rights of parents, especially those of the LGBTQ+ community, she told Law360 Pulse Thursday. 

  • 3rd Circ. Reins In Novel Use Of Atty-Client Privilege Exception

    While attorney-client privilege typically falls away for communications about a client's intentions in making their will after they have died, the Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to expand that exception to include communications from third parties about the deceased.

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    Penn State Gets ABA Approval To Combine Law Schools

    The American Bar Association has approved the Pennsylvania State University's applications to reunite its two law schools approximately two years after the university's president proposed the idea.

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    Real Estate Atty Stays Local With Move To Buchanan Ingersoll

    A commercial real estate attorney's plan to expand his regional reach has led him to join Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC's Philadelphia office after practicing for more than two years at Armstrong Teasdale LLP.

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    Philly Atty, 'Danger To The Public,' Earns 5-Year Suspension

    Office mismanagement, blatant disregard for clients' needs and a lack of remorse for the consequences of his self-described "pragmatic" approach to the law compelled the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to slap a five-year suspension on a Philadelphia attorney who is described by the court's Disciplinary Board as a "danger to the public and to the integrity of the legal profession."

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    Atty From Telecom Biz Joins IP Firm Panitch Schwarze

    Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP has hired an attorney with extensive in-house experience in the tech industry to help enhance the intellectual property services it offers to its clients.

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    Ex-K&L Gates Chair On Growth, Leadership And Remote Work

    During the two decades Peter Kalis served as chairman and managing partner of K&L Gates, from 1997 to 2017, the law firm grew from a primarily Eastern Seaboard firm to one with offices around the globe, with annual revenue that ballooned by 700%.

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    BigLaw Begins Matching Milbank On Associate Bonuses

    Following the news Tuesday that Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP will pay associates year-end and special bonuses in line with those handed out by Milbank LLP this year, the firms' peers have begun to respond, with swift matches Wednesday by Paul Hastings LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

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    Cravath Matches Milbank On 2024 Associate Bonuses

    Longtime legal compensation leader Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has reportedly announced year-end and special bonuses for its associates in line with those offered by peer law firm Milbank LLP over the summer and earlier this month.

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    Law Firms Set To Close Out 2024 With Near-Record Billing

    Amid high demand, billing rates at U.S. law firms were up 9% during the first nine months of 2024 compared to this time last year, revealing the industry is on track to see strong year-end financial results, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.

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    Tucker Arensberg's Estate Team Leader Joins Eckert Seamans

    The leader of Tucker Arensberg PC's estates and trusts group has moved, along with a fellow attorney and a paralegal, to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC's office in Pittsburgh, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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    Koch Pro Bono Teams Up With Barnes & Thornburg, Villanova

    In-house counsel at Koch Inc. are partnering with Barnes & Thornburg LLP, the Stand Together Foundation and Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law to offer law students the opportunity to work with attorneys on pro bono legal matters supporting nonprofit organizations.

  • Law Firm Wants Out Of Ex-Paralegal's OT, Disability Suit

    An Allentown, Pennsylvania, law firm is asking a federal judge to dismiss a former paralegal's claim that the firm fired her due to her panic disorder, arguing that among other things, the paralegal failed to prove she has a legitimate disability recognized by law.

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    In-House Female Attys Say They Prefer Work Culture, Balance

    In a first-of-its-kind survey by the National Association of Women Lawyers, in-house female attorneys report finding their work-life balance, work substance and workplace culture superior to that of law firms.

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    Why AI May Be The Secret Weapon For Starting A Law Firm

    The secret ingredient to opening a solo practice or small firm might be artificial intelligence, Chris Stock, a vice president at legal tech company Clio, said at the New York City Bar's Small Law Symposium last week.

  • Blank Rome Attys Ask To Split Lawyer Retaliation Case

    A trio of Blank Rome LLP attorneys have asked a federal judge in Pennsylvania to bifurcate a lawsuit against them from another attorney alleging they facilitated a client's retaliation against her for switching to plaintiffs work, asking the judge to split punitive damages into a separate case.

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    Ex-Manufacturing Co. Prez Returns To Pittsburgh Law Firm

    The former president of a Western Pennsylvania optical technology manufacturer has recently returned to Sherrard German & Kelly PC's Pittsburgh office after leaving the firm nearly 10 years ago.

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    Polsinelli Prepares For Expansion With New Philly Lease

    Polsinelli PC's first step into the Philadelphia market a few months ago has turned into a bigger footprint in the area, as the firm prepares to expand its office space there to accommodate its growing roster.

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    Where Women Are And Are Not Getting Ahead In Law

    Women now make up the majority of law school graduates, law firm associates and lawyers in the federal government and will likely soon make up the majority of law school faculty, according to a report from the American Bar Association out Monday, however the proportion of women in certain positions of power within the profession continues to lag.

  • Pa. AG-Elect Likely To Target AI, Robocalls And Opioids

    Pennsylvania Attorney General-elect Dave Sunday is likely to focus on cracking down on artificial-intelligence-related scams that prey on vulnerable populations, unwanted robocalls, and opioid makers, while being less inclined to hammer down on energy and fossil fuel companies, experts said.

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    What To Know About Digital Marketing Before Starting A Firm

    At the New York City Bar's Small Law Symposium on Thursday, lawyers and a digital marketing expert broke down what attorneys looking to launch a law firm should be thinking about before launching a digital marketing campaign.

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    US Courts' Design Standards Increase Size, Costs, GAO Says

    A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, publicly released Friday, has found that the judiciary's updated 2021 U.S. courts design guide would likely increase both the size and costs of federal courts.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Wiley Rein's work on a $5 billion telecommunications deal and Brownstein Hyatt's representation of a debt-collection trade group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Nov. 1 to 15.

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    Wilson Sonsini Atty To Produce Docs In Under Armour Row

    Emails sent by a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati attorney to employees of a Pittsburgh-area minor league baseball team he co-owns are not covered by attorney-client privilege and should be provided to Under Armour as part of discovery in an antitrust suit filed against the sports apparel giant, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled this week.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Covington & Burling LLP leads this week's list of Law360 legal lions for helping Mark Zuckerberg beat multidistrict litigation claims alleging Meta concealed social media's risks to young users.

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