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California Pulse
Nestle Assistant GC Joins Mayer Brown's IP Practice In LABy Tracey Read
Mayer Brown LLP has hired Nestle's U.S. head of brand intellectual property as counsel for its global IP practice in Los Angeles.
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Courts
Trump Hush Money Judge Warned For Biden DonationBy Frank G. Runyeon
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial was quietly cautioned after making a political campaign contribution to President Joe Biden and a Democratic group, disposing of an ethics investigation into the donation, it was confirmed Friday.
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California Pulse
Dykema Names New CFO, Practice And Office LeadersBy Madison Arnold
Dykema Gossett PLLC has tapped multiple new leaders across the firm, including bringing on a new chief financial officer who was previously controller at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Courts
Alito Flag Report Fuels Ethics Debate, But Likely No RecusalBy Katie Buehler
Responses to a report that an upside-down American flag flew outside U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home following the 2020 presidential election broke along partisan lines Friday, with conservatives decrying it as a smear campaign and liberals calling for his recusal from pending election-related cases and for general court ethics reform.
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California Pulse
Lewis Brisbois Taps Attys To Help Lead Asbestos LitigationBy Jake Maher
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP named two new vice chairs of its asbestos litigation practice group this week, looking to experienced litigators from its Philadelphia and Atlanta offices to fill the roles.
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In-House
Microsoft Outlines AI Global Governance GoalsBy Steven Lerner
As Microsoft homes in on policies around artificial intelligence, the company published a report Friday featuring external perspectives and its own views on goals and frameworks for global AI governance.
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Courts
Ga. Judge In 2020 Election Cases To Take Senior StatusBy Courtney Bublé
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones of the Northern District of Georgia, who has presided over high-profile cases involving the 2020 election, voting rights and abortion, will take senior status on Jan. 1, 2025, according to an update Friday.
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Courts
Man Admits To Threatening Judge Over 'Don't Say Gay' RulingBy Christine DeRosa
A retired teacher from Pensacola, Florida, has pled guilty to threatening to harm a federal judge in five voicemails he left after the jurist ruled against a challenge to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, federal prosecutors announced.
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Florida Pulse
Less Than A Year At Littler Is 'Perfect Time' To Lead Miami OfficeBy Madison Arnold
Even though he's been at Littler Mendelson PC for less than a year, D. Porpoise Evans knew the time was right to take on the challenge of leading the firm's Miami office.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekBy Kevin Penton
Haynes and Boone LLP and Lubin & Enoch PC lead this week's edition of Law360's Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously determined that federal courts do not have discretion to toss a case once it's decided that the claims belong in arbitration.
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