Ropes & Gray Chair To Serve 2nd Term; Firm Picks Vice Chair
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Modern Lawyer
7 Attys In M&A, Real Estate Join Jones Walker In New OrleansJones Walker LLP announced that seven attorneys focused on mergers and acquisitions and real estate law from New Orleans firm Fishman Haygood LLP joined the firm's corporate practice.
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Daily Litigation
Former GrayRobinson Attys On Launch Of Litigation BoutiqueWith the opening of their new Florida litigation boutique DownsAaron, former GrayRobinson PA President Mayanne Downs and onetime firm shareholder Jeff Aaron are aiming to provide "concierge-level" legal services.
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Legal Tech
NJ Justices Seem Doubtful Over Barring Atty Keyword SearchThe New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about forbidding attorneys from buying other lawyers' names as search engine keywords, questioning whether such a ban could hold up to First Amendment challenges.
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California Pulse
Sheppard Mullin Adds Paul Hastings Employment LeaderThe co-leader of Paul Hastings LLP's wage and hour practice group has jumped to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in California, the firm said Tuesday.
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Florida Pulse
Florida Bar Exam's July Pass Rate Beats Pre-Pandemic TotalsThe pass rate for first-time test takers of the Florida Bar exam rose to more than 76% in July, surpassing last year's overall results by 5% and marking the highest passing grade since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results released Monday by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.
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Daily Litigation
Pillsbury Adds Locke Lord Energy Litigation Head In HoustonPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has expanded its construction and energy litigation capabilities in Texas with the addition of the former chair of Locke Lord LLP's energy litigation practice group.
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Modern Lawyer
Ex-MoFo Cybersecurity Partner Joins Cooley In NYCooley LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former global privacy and data security partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Courts
Courthouses Begin Shutting Down As Fla. Braces For StormCourthouses on Florida's Gulf Coast are beginning to shut down as Tropical Storm Helene — expected to be a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall in the Sunshine State — barrels its way north toward the panhandle.
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Legal Tech
Legal Software Provider Elevate Buys Redgrave DataLegal technology and services provider Elevate has acquired e-discovery services company Redgrave Data, the company's second acquisition this year, Elevate said Tuesday.
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California Pulse
Freshfields Launching New Name, Logo In OctoberMagic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to shorten its name to Freshfields beginning next month.
