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  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry closed out August with another action-packed week as firms hired new talent and disbarred attorney Tom Girardi was convicted by a California federal jury. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Epstein Becker Green PC and the Restaurant Law Center lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit struck down a U.S. Department of Labor rule on tipped wages, deeming it to go against the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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    What Attorneys Need To Know About New Texas Biz Court

    A new era of business litigation has begun in the Lone Star State. Here's what you need to know about the new Texas Business Court.

  • Samsung Nabs Costs After Beating Staton Techiya IP Case

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday awarded Samsung $108,674 in court costs stemming from a patent infringement suit filed by the company's former in-house patent attorneys — a case he tossed earlier this year based on unclean hands — and asked for more information on costs still in dispute.

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    Houston Law Firm Hit With 2nd Data Breach Suit

    Houston personal injury firm Fleming Nolen & Jez has been hit with another proposed class action over a February 2023 data breach that exposed clients' personal and health information.

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    Texas Justices Sign Off On Attorney Ethics Rule Changes

    The Texas Supreme Court has adopted a number of amendments and new professional conduct rules for lawyers practicing in the Lone Star State, including some that address the duties of a managing partner or supervising attorney and an attorney's responsibilities to prospective clients.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    Attorneys at a few major national and regional U.S. law firms find themselves in new surroundings this month after Norton Rose Fulbright, Venable LLP and Snell & Wilmer all completed long-planned relocation projects.

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    Ex-Littler Atty Drops Suit Alleging Firm Violated $1M Deal

    A former Littler Mendelson PC lawyer has dropped her California state court lawsuit against the firm that alleged it had violated a settlement inked in a suit the firm filed in Texas state court accusing the attorney of stealing confidential information, wrapping up the dispute between the former associate and the firm.

  • Foley & Lardner Must Face Ex-Clients' Breach-Of-Duty Action

    A Texas appellate court has reversed a decision that let Foley & Lardner LLP escape a suit filed by two partners in an oil and gas venture who allege that the firm failed to disclose conflicts of interest and misused their confidential information after representing them in several matters.

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    Holland & Knight M&A Atty Wants You To Conquer Your Fears

    Stephen J. Dietrich, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Denver, recently published a book on overcoming an abusive childhood. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to Dietrich about how his past struggles have shaped both his personal and professional life.

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    Hiring Outpaced Demand At Texas Firms In 2024's First Half

    Compared with the rest of the country, Texas law firms underperformed financially in the first six months of the year, and the number of lawyers employed at large Texas firms outpaced the demand for legal services, according to Wells Fargo Private Bank survey results released this week.

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    Real Estate Atty Leaves Seyfarth For Womble Bond In Houston

    A seasoned real estate attorney with more than 10 years of experience representing stakeholders in leasing and sale transactions has moved his practice this week to Womble Bond Dickinson's Houston office after more than six years with Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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    Judge Dorfman On A 'Customer-Oriented' Texas Biz Court

    While his time in the Texas attorney general's office made Business Court Judge Grant Dorfman familiar with complex commercial disputes, he says his experience as in-house counsel for energy technology company Nabors Industries primarily persuaded him of the need for the new venue in Texas.

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    Why BigLaw Firms Are Investing In E-Discovery Expertise

    Bolstered by technological advancements, BigLaw firms are relying more on specialized e-discovery attorneys who can provide more focused legal guidance and technical support.

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    A Winding Path: How Lawyers' Career Aspirations Shift

    The road for many lawyers to their final career destination is winding. What a person thinks they want in law school may change once, twice or more in the following decades. Here, Law360 presents four stories about the winding path of lawyer career aspirations.

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    Dallas Fed. Reserve Bank Adds Goodwin Atty To Legal Team

    The Dallas Federal Reserve Bank is bulking up its in-house legal team with a former Goodwin Procter LLP counsel who worked earlier in her career for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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    For Judge Andrews, Texas Biz Court Is Dream Come True

    Newly appointed Business Court Judge Melissa Andrews has dreamed of Texas having a statewide business court since she graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.

  • Jackson Walker Is Trying To 'Revise History,' US Trustee Says

    Jackson Walker LLP told a Houston judge Tuesday that the U.S. Trustee's Office "wants everyone to play by the rules except for [itself]" in a discovery dispute connected to a former Texas bankruptcy judge's secret relationship, as the bankruptcy watchdog simultaneously accused the firm of chasing down rumors to "revise history" through overbroad discovery requests.

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    Two More Reed Smith Energy Attorneys Jump To Blank Rome

    Blank Rome LLP continues to beef up its energy services by attracting talent from Reed Smith LLP, this week adding two attorneys to the firm's Dallas and Pittsburgh offices.

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    Fish & Richardson Adds Sterne Kessler GC In Top Legal Role

    Fish & Richardson PC has hired the general counsel at Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC as its new chief legal risk officer, who is bringing her more than 15 years of experience with intellectual property law firm risk management and compliance to the firm.

  • Winston & Strawn Hires Morgan Lewis Healthcare Partner

    An attorney specializing in healthcare law recently moved to Winston & Strawn LLP's Houston office after practicing for nearly five years at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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    Judge Sweeten Brings AG Insight To Texas Business Court

    As a former attorney with the Texas attorney general's office, newly appointed Business Court Judge Patrick K. Sweeten is no stranger to complex litigation.

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    Approach The Bench: Justice Earls On Speaking Out

    North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls still believes in the importance of informing the public about the judiciary, but these days she's a little more careful about what she says.

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    Kirkland Adds Energy Regulatory Pro From Vinson & Elkins

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a corporate attorney who worked at Vinson & Elkins LLP for 16 years as a partner in its energy regulatory practice group.

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    Texas Biz Court: Getting To Know The Lone Star State's New Bench

    Judges of Texas' new statewide business court will gavel in on Sept. 1, when they will begin hearing certain complex business disputes in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million. Here, catch up with Law360's coverage of the Lone Star State's newest courts.

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