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Squire Patton Boggs Promotes 17 To Partnership
Squire Patton Boggs LLP said Monday it has elevated 17 of its lawyers to partnership and three to principal across 13 of the firm's global offices.
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Texas Atty Dinged For AI-Generated Fake Citations In Briefs
A Texas lawyer could face a $15,000 personal sanction and other potential discipline for filing three separate briefs using generative artificial intelligence that included fake citations in an Indiana ERISA case, according to a report and recommendation by a federal judge in the Hoosier State.
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Longtime V&E Appellate Ace Joins JAMS In Houston
JAMS announced Monday that it has added a neutral in Houston with extensive appellate experience who comes aboard after more than four decades of practice with Texas firm Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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Ex-Trump Atty Powell Can't Dodge Michigan Ethics Claims
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has denied Sidney Powell's latest attempt to shake misconduct claims over a legal challenge to Michigan's 2020 presidential election results and advancing Donald Trump's election fraud theories, finding that a Texas disciplinary board's decision not to discipline Powell isn't binding on the Michigan proceedings.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Law firm Davis Graham's handling of a suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on behalf of Denver Public Schools and Adams and Reese LLP's handling of a $495 million timber sale lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 7 to Feb. 21.
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Litigation Support Cos. Expand Nationwide Reach In Merger
The Philadelphia-based Magna Legal Services has joined forces with Texas-based Republic Services to expand its resources and stretch its footprint into the Lone Star State.
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Wood Smith Gains Trial Pro In Dallas From Taylor Anderson
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP has added a partner in Dallas from Taylor Anderson LLP who expands the firm's offerings in trial and appellate defense.
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Law Firms Chart New Leadership Paths In Changing Times
As law firms grow larger and more tech-driven, law firm leaders are shifting their focus more on embracing technology, refining communication strategies and building stronger personal brands to guide their firms through changes, an upcoming white paper found.
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Lewis Brisbois Launches Corporate Landlord Practice
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has announced the launch of a new corporate landlord practice, with two partners from Atlanta and Houston serving as co-chairs.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Clement & Murphy PLLC, Ropes & Gray LLP, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the First Circuit determined that a major avenue for False Claims Act enforcement requires proof that kickbacks directly changed medical treatment decisions.
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Latham Promotes 19 Counsel To Partner In US, Europe & Asia
Less than three months after electing two dozen associates to the partnership, Latham & Watkins LLP said it has elevated 19 counsel from 14 offices around the world to partner, effective March 1.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another action-packed week with a bevy of BigLaw hires and a new special spring bonus. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Texas Judge Threatens Charges Over 'Dead' Expert's Signature
A Texas federal judge is threatening a prominent Houston attorney and elected official with criminal charges for filing a document allegedly signed by an expert witness who had been dead for nearly a year.
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Weil Says Executive Partner To Retire, Adds Global Committee
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it will be restructuring its leadership team in anticipation of its executive partner Barry Wolf's retirement in a few years.
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Troutman Pepper Launches Tariff Task Force
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP said it has formed a tariff task force aimed at helping clients navigate the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Last Biden US Atty In Texas Departs After Trump Firing Move
The last remaining U.S. attorney in the Lone Star State appointed by former President Joe Biden left his post after President Donald Trump vowed to terminate all U.S. attorneys appointed by his predecessor.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Jackson Walker Adds Biz Pro From A&O Shearman In Houston
Jackson Walker LLP has boosted its corporate and securities practice with a former Allen Overy Shearman Sterling attorney in Houston.
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Texas Bar Forbids Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Companies
In a new opinion, the State Bar of Texas' ethics watchdog said lawyers shouldn't pay revenue percentages to nonlawyer-owned businesses that provide legal support services, though attorneys may own equity interests in such companies under certain conditions.
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Dechert Co-Chair On Managing A Firm And His Own Practice
Dechert LLP co-chair Mark Thierfelder talks about balancing his practice with managing a multinational law firm, the importance of meditation, and why change is good for attorneys.
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Bid For Paxton's Jan. 6 Docs Filed In Wrong Court, AG Says
A lawyer for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued Wednesday that Paxton shouldn't have to face a lawsuit from a watchdog group seeking records related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol because the group sued in district court instead of directly with the state's high court.
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Lessons From A Landmark Year For Women Law Firm Leaders
In 2021, the legal industry saw a major wave of first-time women leaders. Law360 Pulse revisits that class and what experts say about the number of women in leadership positions across the legal profession.
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Landlords, Judiciary Brace For Federal Leasing Slimdown
As the General Services Administration pores over the federal real estate portfolio, lenders, landlords and institutional investors are scrambling to understand their exposure to federal leases, while the potential canceling of judiciary office leases is setting up a showdown between branches of government.
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Former Jones Day Atty Named Solicitor General Of Arkansas
A former Jones Day attorney who has filled roles at the offices of the attorneys general in Texas and Louisiana has been tapped for the role of solicitor general in Arkansas.