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Justices Say Copyright Damages Can Go Beyond 3 Years
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded Thursday that plaintiffs in copyright ownership disputes can recover damages beyond the three-year statute of limitations for bringing a claim, rejecting Warner Chappell Music's argument that the only time that could happen is in cases involving fraud.
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Crowell & Moring Adds Environmental Lobbyist From Van Ness
A longtime Van Ness Feldman LLP principal with more than two decades of lobbying and congressional staffing experience is joining Crowell & Moring LLP.
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ABA Directs Attys To Avoid Sharing Client Info On Listservs
It is in the best interest of clients for their legal counsel to avoid sharing information related to representation while seeking advice in an online listserv forum, if the comments or questions could be connected to a client's identity, according to American Bar Association guidance published Wednesday.
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ABA Will Study Rape Questions' Necessity For Bar Applicants
An American Bar Association commission will issue a report and recommendations by August on the practice of requiring would-be lawyers to disclose and discuss their experiences of sexual violence during the attorney licensure process.
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Nelson Mullins Adds Linklaters, Foley & Lardner Litigators
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday it is expanding its team with two new litigators, adding a Foley & Lardner LLP securities and healthcare ace in the Chicago office and a Linklaters LLP banking industry pro in the New York and Washington, D.C., offices.
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Skadden Taps SoFi Bank, Shearman Attys For Co-Lead Roles
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has hired two new co-leaders of its financial institutions regulatory group to advise banks, financial institutions and other market participants on regulatory and legislative developments, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Freshfields Antitrust Duo Rejoins Wilson Sonsini In DC
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced that a pair of former attorneys, including the new co-chair of its antitrust practice, rejoined the firm following stints at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
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DLA Piper Taps Danske Bank Officer For New AI Leader Role
Global law firm DLA Piper has brought on the former group chief data officer for Danske Bank A/S — Denmark's largest bank — as its inaugural chief data and artificial intelligence officer, making it the latest BigLaw firm to have created an AI-related leader role to focus on the emerging technology.
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Judge OKs American University's $5.4M COVID Tuition Deal
A D.C. federal judge gave the final nod to a $5.4 million deal resolving class action claims brought by American University students seeking tuition refunds after the school pivoted to remote learning during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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These Law Schools Are The Tops For BigLaw
The law schools at Georgetown, Harvard and Columbia are renowned for effectively serving as training grounds for BigLaw. But while they may consistently send the most graduates, other law schools are sending a higher percentage of their grads to larger firms.
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Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Careers: By The Numbers
Despite a growing interest in alternative career paths, most law students still gravitate towards joining private law firms, according to the American Bar Association's latest data. Find out which schools came out on top for job placements in BigLaw, federal and state court clerkships, public interest and more.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2023
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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How In-House Leaders Are Deploying Generative AI
Corporate legal department leaders are using and planning to use generative artificial intelligence to automate legal tasks, manage contracts and eliminate duplicate data, panelists said at the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's annual conference in Las Vegas.
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Steptoe Adds SEC Enforcement Head From Miller & Chevalier
Steptoe LLP has hired a former Miller & Chevalier Chtd. member, who joins the firm to lead its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement practice in the firm's Washington and New York offices.
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Reed Smith Hires Epiq Exec As 1st Director Of Applied AI
Reed Smith LLP has hired legal technology company Epiq's managing director of applied artificial intelligence to serve as its first director of applied AI, the firm said Tuesday.
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FordHarrison Taps Longtime Atty As New General Counsel
FordHarrison LLP tapped an Atlanta partner who has spent her entire career at the management-side labor and employment law firm to serve as its next general counsel.
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Top Dem Cuts Cuellar Slack Not Given Santos, Menendez
House Democratic leadership has continued its defense of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, following the recent bribery indictment against him and his wife, saying the situation is different from the indictments last year against Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.
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Why BigLaw Is Gutting Midsize Firms' Transaction Practices
Midsize law firms have been getting pummeled lately as large law firms position themselves to take on transactional work in a warming mergers and acquisitions market, in some cases hiring away groups that make up 10% or more of the lawyers at their previous firms.
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Past FDIC Exec Is Troutman Pepper's Latest Davis Wright Hire
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP said Monday that a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. executive is the fourth bank regulatory lawyer to join the firm this year, reuniting with multiple previous Davis Wright Tremaine LLP colleagues.
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In-House Vets Launch Firm To Help B Corp. Clients B Good
Attorneys Jim Black and Julie Ryan don't just want to help public benefit and B Corporations through their newly launched Washington, D.C., boutique ImpactGC, they also want to be one.
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Northeast Firms Harris Beach, Murtha Cullina To Join Forces
Midsize law firms Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP on Tuesday announced plans to combine starting next year, creating one firm with a footprint across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and nearby states.
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Ex-SEC Trading And Markets Atty Rejoins Davis Wright In DC
A former 30-year veteran of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's division of trading and markets, has left retirement to rejoin the ranks of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as an of counsel in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Macrae's New DC Recruiter On Finding The Right Fit
Law360 Pulse caught up with longtime Washington, D.C., white collar attorney Peggy Bennett about her recent move to legal recruiter Macrae and her advice for lawyers making their own career transitions.
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Experienced Trade Disputes Atty Joins Baker McKenzie In DC
Baker McKenzie announced Monday that it has hired an experienced attorney with more than a decade spent working on international trade matters as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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Hooper Lundy Adds Government Relations Director
An attorney who worked in-house for healthcare industry trade and advocacy associations has joined healthcare boutique Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC as director of government relations and public policy.
Expert Analysis
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.