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Legal Hiring Continued Upward Trajectory In October
The U.S. legal sector logged its second month in a row of job number increases in October, following a four-month-long period of decline this spring and summer, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Danish Tax Agency To Settle With Atty In $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit
Denmark's tax authority has agreed to settle with an attorney whom it has accused of helping clients claim fraudulent tax refunds in a sprawling $2.1 billion case, according to a letter by its attorney in New York federal court.
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Conn. Judge Hacks Up Ex-Town Atty's Defamation Suit
A Connecticut state court judge has dismissed all claims against the town of Newington and most claims against its tax assessor from a wide-ranging lawsuit brought by a group of former officials, including the former town attorney, who alleged that they were disparaged in a series of "false" ethics complaints and public comments.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kicking off this week's legal lions list are nine large law firms celebrating a big win in New York after a federal judge threw out a $14 billion complaint against their retailer and drugmaker clients in multidistrict litigation accusing them of making and selling ineffective over-the-counter decongestants.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms made new hires and promoted attorneys to partner. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firms Pour Money Into Texas Supreme Court Races
The races to fill three seats on the Texas Supreme Court have drawn thousands of dollars in campaign donations from BigLaw, midsize and small firms, with the largest sets of contributions mostly going to the Republican incumbents seeking reelection in Tuesday's matchups, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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$268K Fee Challenge Nixed In 9th Circ. Chevron Award Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday refused to reconsider its order slapping a six-figure fine against a Seattle attorney for fabricating a news article to bolster his clients' efforts to enforce an allegedly fraudulent $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron, effectively ending the long-running saga for now.
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SoloSuit Adds Client Development Lead To Push Latest Tool
Legal tech startup SoloSuit recently appointed a former president of the National Creditors Bar Association as its director of client development, expanding the company's potential reach in helping consumers resolve debt collection lawsuits.
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Attorneys Mourn Slow Death Of Deal 'Tombstones'
Attorneys said the gifting of tombstones, or deal toys, to mark the end of transactions has become less common in recent years despite a steady flow of mergers, acquisitions and other transactional work.
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Houston Firm Accuses Legal Marketing Services Biz Of Fraud
A Houston law firm has filed a complaint in Texas state court accusing a business that provides marketing services to law firms of a Ponzi-like scheme that misused money provided for two marketing campaigns.
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Seattle Lawyer And Wife Leave $45M To Law School
In an unusually large gift to a law school, the University of Washington School of Law announced this week that it had received a $45 million bequest to expand a program that trains mid-career lawyers from developing countries.
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Conn. Firm Beats Ex-Client's Negligence, Conversion Claims
Connecticut law firm Evans & Lewis PC and partner Douglas J. Lewis have prevailed in a professional negligence lawsuit in state court alleging that their incompetence caused a former client's home to go into foreclosure and that they pocketed a $1,500 fee for services that they didn't provide.
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Lowenstein Sandler Snags Another VC Pro From Boutique
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added a New York City lawyer from prominent boutique corporate law firm Buhler Duggal & Henry LLP to its emerging companies and venture capital group, the firm announced.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Law firms from A to Z found opportunities in October to upgrade their offices or adjust their footprints in cities both in the U.S. and abroad, with some completing moves to new locations and others setting plans in motion that won't be completed for several years.
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The 2024 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
These firms are being singled out for their stellar litigation footprints and transactions work. See who's leading the pack in four categories: variety of cases, range of jurisdictions, closing large merger and acquisition deals, and handling registered offerings.
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The Litigation Footprints Of The 2024 Leaderboard Firms
Follow a firm's litigation tracks through federal district courts across the country with our interactive map.
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These Firms Top The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
Presenting the 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — the 100 firms that are besting their peers on measures of prestige, social responsibility and the reach of their legal practice.
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Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot
Competition for top talent among elite law firms shows no signs of slowing down, even amid economic uncertainty, with financially strong firms deploying aggressive strategies to attract and retain skilled professionals to solidify their market position.
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Connolly Gallagher Gets 2 Attys For Trusts, Estates, Tax Dept.
Delaware firm Connolly Gallagher LLP has added a former Ernst & Young tax consultant and an attorney who previously worked at Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP to its trusts, estates and tax department.
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Firms Fight Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit Over Liability Case
Two firms are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to affirm the dismissal of a malpractice suit filed by parents over damages sought for their child's "catastrophic injuries," allegedly caused by contamination from a chicken plant.
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DC Firms Say They Must Be Allowed To Exit $120M Iraq Row
Two boutique firms are fighting a construction company's effort to make them stay on as counsel to Iraq in a D.C. federal court case related to a nearly $120 million arbitral award, saying Wednesday the country has stopped paying fees.
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Treasure Hunter Urges Atty DQ In Fla. Shipwreck Suit
A member of an ocean salvage company urged a Florida federal court Wednesday to disqualify counsel applying to represent his opponent in a lawsuit over a claim to a Spanish galleon's sunken treasure, saying the attorney previously represented the company in a separate dispute involving the same wreckage.
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Ohio Justices Say Attorney In Prison Should Not Be Disbarred
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an attorney in federal prison for his participation in a tax fraud scheme should not be disbarred, and should have a chance to reapply for his law license in the future
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Gunster Expands With Private Wealth Pro From Tampa Firm
Florida business law firm Gunster has brought on a private wealth services shareholder in Tampa from Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace as part of the firm's effort to meet growing client demand.
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Room For Improvement: How To Hone Atty 'MarTech' Use
Improving attorney adoption of marketing technology — otherwise known as "MarTech" — is a critical business need for law firms, but not enough lawyers have the skills needed to use such tools, platforms and software, according to an industry report made public Wednesday.