Legal Industry Archive » October, 2018

Legal Industry - October, 2018

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• Baker McKenzie Appoints New North America Regional Chair
• Fed. Courts Lack Consensus On Magistrates' Role
• Quinn Emanuel Says Partnership Pact Row Must Be Arbitrated
• Polsinelli Namesake To Retire 46 Years After Founding Firm
• Law Firm Leaders: Taylor English's Kirk Hancock
• Dentons Faces Possible Discipline Over Pregnancy Bias Claim
• The Top In-House Hires Of October
• Judicial #MeToo Hearing Wrestles With Reporting Misconduct
• Dentons Settles Harassment Suit By Business Developer
• Playa Hotels Taps In-House Counsel As New GC
• Day Pitney To Merge With S. Fla. Litigation Firm
• Sidley Austin, Nelson Mullins Partners Tapped For Calif. Bench
• Law School Averts Several Claims In Firing Bias Suit
• Herbert Smith Freehills Debuts Legal Ops Restructuring
• Outside Spending In State Supreme Court Races Hits $5M
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• For Small Firms, Big Benefits Are Weapons In Talent War
• Gordon Dadds, Ince Joining To Form UK's Biggest Listed Firm
• Legal Tech Download: Automated Invoice Review And Pricing
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• 15 Minutes With Kickstarter's General Counsel
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Foley & Lardner Faced Cyber Event, But Says Data Is Safe
• Attys Should Consider Ephemeral Messages, Wickr GC Says
• Law360's Pro Say: BigLaw Silence After Saudi Arabia Scandal
• Lowenstein Sandler Starts Global Trade, Policy Group In DC
• New Mass. Committee To Focus On Lawyers' Mental Health
• Up Next At High Court: Arbitration, Tribal Taxes
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• WeWork Stays In-House With New GC Appointment
• Law Student Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking Georgetown Alum
• Excessive Attys' Fee Bids Can Backfire, Judges Say
• Google CLO Allegedly Had An Affair With Subordinate
• Law360 Launches Access To Justice
• Law Firms Support Trans Community Following HHS Memo
• Ex-W.Va. Supreme Court Justice's Law License Annulled
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Senator Refers Kavanaugh Accuser, Avenatti For Investigation
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• How Does Ginsburg Tackle Cases? 'I Start With The Judges'
• Firms Must Tap Innovator DNA To Energize Their Business
• State St. Row Shows Flip Side Of ABA's Special Masters Push
• Booted Law Student Says Cheating Probe Merits Suit's Revival
• 9th Circ. Nominee Pushes Back On Tribal Record Criticisms
• Law Firm Leaders: Ogletree's C. Matthew Keen
• Atty Wanted On Charges In New Jersey Shooting Death
• Home State Dems Won't Back Perkins Coie Atty For 9th Circ.
• 3 Tools To Help In-House Attys Manage Stress
• Ill. Judge Acquitted Of Gun-Dropping Charge
• AI Is No Substitute For Good Lawyers
• Do BigLaw Mergers Really Make You Miserable?
• Trade, Taxes And Uncertainty Drove Q3 Lobbying Revenue
• HBUS Nabs First Female African-American GC In Crypto
• Heritage Foundation's Clerk Training Raises Specter Of Bias
• Justice O'Connor Says She Likely Has Alzheimer's
• When Bad News Hits: How GCs Can Help Weather The Storm
• Desmarais To Expand With New Bay Area Office
• David Boies Adds Muscle To Posner-Backed Pro Se Case
• Legal Settlement Cash Advances Aren't Loans: Ga. Justices
• BigLaw Atty Accused Of Exposing Self Seeks Gym Evidence
• 15 Minutes With Ascendant Compliance's General Counsel
• Baker McKenzie Chair Takes Leave Due To Exhaustion
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Law360's Pro Say: No 11th-Hour Judicial Picks For Fla. Gov.
• BigLaw Firms Quiet About Lobbying Ties To Saudi Arabia
• Kavanaugh Gets 7th Circ. As High Court Shuffles Assignments
• Chancery Closes Gender Gap, National Courts Moving Slowly
• GCs Should Take Hack Issues To The Feds, DHS Official Says
• Atty Urges Justices To Hear Suit Over Defamatory Yelp Review
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Philly Atty Says Neighboring Starbucks Flooded His File Room
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Labaton Says 1/3 Of Its Open Cases Include Referral Fees
• Heritage Foundation Suspends Law Clerk Training Program
• White Collar Atty Named Interim White House Counsel
• Calif. Judges Want Clarification On High Court Recusal
• 3 Takeaways From ABA's Firm Breach Disclosure Guidance
• Sidley Austin Mourns Death Of LA Bankruptcy Partner
• Duane Morris Partners With Cannabis Trade Association
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Don McGahn Steps Down As White House Counsel
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• The Use Of Third-Party Litigation Financing Is Soaring
• The Four Firms That GCs Fear The Most
• Lieff Cabraser, Others Want $90M In State Farm Judge Case
• Law Firm Leaders: Loeb & Loeb's Kenneth Florin
• Baker McKenzie Chooses Florida For New Legal Services Hub
• 4th Circ., Fla. Court Picks Glide Through Sparse Hearing
• ABA Says Attys Must Inform Clients After A Data Breach
• Chief Justice Defends Court's Integrity After Kavanaugh Row
• SEC Comes Up Short In Fraud Case Against RD Legal Capital
• DC Investigations Lawyer To Be New White House Counsel
• Justices Asked If Sanctions Can Cover Presuit Actions
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Berry Appleman Adds 9 Epstein Becker Immigration Attys
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Axinn Enters California With SF Office, Plans To Expand
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Calif. Supreme Court Recuses Itself In Judicial Raises Case
• 1 In 4 Women In Law Experienced Recent Harassment: Report
• New Trial Boutique Eschews Billable Hours, Partner Track
• Why Is There So Much Bullying In The Legal Industry?
• Fla. Gov. Can't Name 3 Justices To High Court On Final Day
• 15 Minutes With Brooks Running Co.'s General Counsel
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 91% Of Judges Fear For Courts' Independence, Survey Shows
• W.Va. High Court Halts Impeachment Of Chief Justice
• Boston Globe Sues To Access 'Secret Court' Docs
• W.Va. Ex-Justice Who Took Famous Desk Guilty Of Fraud
• Law360's Pro Say: The Supreme Court Loves Arbitration
• How General Counsel Can Help Women Join The Board
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Manning Gross, Kurowski Shultz To Join Forces In January
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• New Polsinelli Group Eyes Opportunity Zone Deal Work
• Gibson Dunn, Ex-Sedgwick Partners Tapped For Calif. Bench
• Senate OKs 15 Judges As Dems Vow Fight On 9th Circ. Noms
• Baker Donelson Elects Financial Services Pro As Next Chair
• Economic Pressure Affects Atty Satisfaction At Large Firms
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• More Automation Means Less Busy Work For Legal Teams
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• Senate Panel OKs 8th Circ. Pick Despite ABA Rating
• When Working From Home Can Work For In-House Counsel
• Jenner, Munger, Milbank Partners Get Trump's Nod For Bench
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Gets 5 Years In $7.8M Fraud Case
• U.S. District Judge Slomsky In Pa. Takes Senior Status
• Chief Justice Transfers Kavanaugh Complaints To 10th Circ.
• 1 In 3 Attys Would Change Firms For More Money
• Litigation Funder Vannin Capital Postpones IPO Plans
• Smaller Firms Must Prepare For Cyberattacks, Too
• 6th Circ. Picks Grilled On Gay Marriage, Health Care Cases
• Legal Funder Burford Puts $50M Toward Female-Led Litigation
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Labaton To Pay $4.8M, Accept Oversight On Fee Practices
• Law Firm Leaders: Irell & Manella's Ellisen Turner
• Gains Stall For Female Partners In Numbers, Salaries
• When A Justice's Vote Is Pivotal, Politics Rules: Study
• Legal Tech Download: A Lawsuit-Generating Chatbot
• Chicago Courts Join Judiciary's Sex Harassment Reckoning
• Dorsey & Whitney Names New Managing Partner
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Justice Kavanaugh Not Shy At 1st Supreme Court Arguments
• Adidas Taps Bayer US Legal Head For New General Counsel
• Defamation In Litigation: A Primer On Privileges In NY
• Harvard, NYU Law Reviews Biased Against White Men: Suit
• 15 Minutes With Barilla's Americas General Counsel
• A Look Back At Kavanaugh's Confirmation Battle
• Kavanaugh Confirmed To Supreme Court By Tight Senate Vote
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Kavanaugh's Bruising Battle May Prove Costly To High Court
• Billable Hours Only 30% Of Attys' Day, Report Says
• Disbarred Atty Charged With Murder In Officer's Shooting
• ABA Rethinking Kavanaugh's Rating After Senate Hearing
• Calif. Malpractice Coverage Mandate Would Be No Easy Leap
• Law360's Pro Say: What To Watch In The New High Court Term
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Sector Turns Corner, Adds 1,400 Jobs In September
• Senate Vote Likely Secures Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Bid
• Justice Stevens Says Kavanaugh Unfit For High Court
• Del. Chief Justice Strine Warns Of Growing Investor Unrest
• Sedgwick's Ch. 11 Filing 'A Success Story,' Judge Told
• Senate Barrels Toward Kavanaugh Vote Following FBI Report
• LSAT Starts Transition To Digital Exams In July
• Simpson Suit Spotlights In-House Counsel's Clashing Roles
• Walden Macht Rolls Out Maternity, Parental Leave Program
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• PwC Leads Big Four As Top Alternative Legal Brands
• Cigna Names GC To Guide Co. Post-Express Scripts Merger
• Senate Kicks Off Process For Final Kavanaugh Vote
• McCormick, Zurn Confirmed To Complete Chancery Expansion
• Sedgwick Ch. 11 Sets Stage For Atty Payments Battle
• Dems' New Line Of Attack On Kavanaugh: His Temperament
• Xerox Names Ex-Icahn Atty As New General Counsel
• Desmarais Ups Paid Parental Leave For All To 12 Weeks
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Gibson Dunn's Ted Olson Slams ABA Over Kavanaugh Letter
• Law Firm Leaders: Williams & Connolly's Dane Butswinkas
• Ogletree Gender Bias Suit Shouldn't Be Arbitrated, Atty Says
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Man Who Tried To Kill Texas Judge Gets Life Sentence
• Senate Dems Push GOP To Release Kavanaugh FBI Findings
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty's Counsel Have Dibs On Any Award
• Baker McKenzie Atop Global Law Firm Brands 9th Year In Row
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• Dechert, Susman Godfrey Revamp Parental Leave Policies
• NYU Workers Want New Trial After Judge Joins Cravath
• Sedgwick Files For Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
• 1st Circ. Judge Has Harsh Words For Trump In Maria's Wake
• How A Glut Of Firm Tie-Ups Is Altering The Legal Industry
• Mass Tort Firm Faces Employee Class Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• Senate Leader Plans A Kavanaugh Vote This Week
• White & Case Adds 13 Pircher Nichols Attys In Chicago
• Ex-LeClairRyan Atty Wants $1M Arbitral Win OK'd In Bias Case
• More Firms Boosting Diversity Roles Amid Client Pressure
• 15 Minutes With Voya Financial's Chief Legal Officer