Legal Industry Archive » March, 2019

Legal Industry - March, 2019

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• Thomas Rejects Retirement, Says Faith Enhances His Oath
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Bush v. Gore Atty Calls Arrest Account 'Substantially Untrue'
• Bouchard Steers Tight Chancery Court Ship Into The Future
• Rosenstein Built A Policy Legacy, One Tweak At A Time
• Pelvic Mesh MDL Fee Committee Accused Of Self-Dealing
• Law360's Pro Say: There's Corn Syrup In The Beer!
• Mueller Report Headed To Congress By Mid-April, AG Says
• 3 Mistakes Law Firms Make Dealing With Attorney Addiction
• WilmerHale Hires Back Former SEC Commish From Mylan
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Linklaters Managing Partner Reappointed To Three-Year Term
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Pepper Hamilton Must Hand Over Baylor Sex Assault Docs
• Ex-MoFo Partner Withdraws Nomination For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• Avenatti Tried To Broker Seagram Heiress Deal In NXIVM Case
• ACLU, Others Support Dreamers Seeking Utah Bar Admission
• Students Of Shuttered Law School Want Tuition Money Back
• Wells Fargo General Counsel Takes Over As CEO Steps Down
• Senate To Vote On Expediting Confirmation Process
• GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill Targeting Chevron Deference
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• DOJ's Top Enviro Enforcer Lands At Baker Botts
• New Debevoise M&A Co-Heads Look To Teach Young Lawyers
• Stryker To Bring On Johnson & Johnson Exec For CLO Spot
• Ogletree Gets Atty's Sex Bias Claims Kicked To Arbitration
• Need A Career Boost? Try Working For A Special Counsel
• 'Serious Ethical Violations' Earn Calif. Atty $12M Punishment
• Key GOP Sen. Warming To Controversial 9th Circ. Pick
• Paul Hastings Rolls Out AI Practice Group
• The Best Lines From The Supreme Court's 'Auer' Argument
• 18 Attorneys Score GCs' Repeat Praise For Client Service
• Kavanaugh, Roberts In Crossfire Of Battle Over 'Auer'
• Law Firm Leaders: Goldberg Segalla's Richard Cohen
• FDIC Taps Fifth Third VPs For General Counsel, Deputy Roles
• USC Law Student Expelled For Cheating Loses Appeal
• What To Know About The Other Case Against Avenatti
• MoFo Continues Push To Toss 2 Pregnancy Bias Accusers
• How Avenatti May Have Crossed The Line Into Extortion
• Boies Schiller, Orrick And Others Join 'Varsity Blues' Defense
• Geragos 'Chargeable' In Avenatti Extortion Case, Experts Say
• Senate Confirms Bridget Shelton Bade To 9th Circ.
• Boston Fed Taps Holland & Knight Executive Partner For GC
• Has The Legal Industry Really Taken #MeToo Seriously?
• Mostly Female Board Buoys Verrill Dana's Equity Record
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Harvard Group Ups Pressure To Nix BigLaw Forced Arbitration
• Tufts Hires Ex-US Atty To Review Purdue, Sackler Influence
• Skadden, Covington Added To 'Varsity Blues' Defense Team
• Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Sues Over Disability Benefits Denial
• Davis Polk's Tax Group Leader Named Managing Partner
• 15 Minutes With Point72's Chief Legal Officer
• Michael Avenatti Charged With $20M Nike Extortion Scheme
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Litigation Funder Therium Capital To Launch $430M Fund
• Manhattan Federal Judge Robert Sweet Dies At Age 96
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• DC Bar Counsel Apologizes To Atty Over Bogus Fee Claims
• Up Next At High Court: Too Much Deference To Fed Agencies?
• Attys Can Demand Protection For Data Destruction: NY Bar
• Law360's Pro Say: Caseload Crisis
• Gibson Dunn, Perkins Coie, Lowenstein Were Duped, DA Says
• Meet The Outspoken Judge Handling Epic Monsanto Case
• Fannie Mae Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley, CoreLogic Atty As GC
• Fox Hires Ex-GM Atty As Chief Litigation Counsel
• Why General Counsel Won't Dump The Billable Hour
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Mayer Brown Ousts Partner For Inappropriate Conduct
• College Bribery Defendants Tap Quinn Emanuel, Dentons
• Atty Sanctioned For 'Repugnant' Claims About East Indians
• DOJ Appellate Atty Moves To US House Counsel's Office
• O'Melveny Adds Ex-Obama Adviser As Privacy Co-Chair
• Foreclosure Firms Get High Court Help, But Questions Remain
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Law360's Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Justice Thomas Breaks 3 Years Of Silence At Hearings
• Greenberg Traurig Trio Launch Boutique 'Firm For The 2020s'
• SRA Money Laundering Compliance Probe Targets UK Firms
• New Mass. Top Court Favors Tough Queries, Long Arguments
• Restaurant Franchise Giant Names Ex-Jones Day Atty As GC
• Law Firm Leaders: Thompson & Knight's Mark Sloan
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Supreme Court Says Foreclosure Firms Not Debt Collectors
• Ending Bias A Priority For Judiciary, Calif. Top Judge Says
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Gorsuch, Ginsburg Strike Rare Accord In Tribal Tax Case
• Attorneys Earn Judge's Ire, $4.3M Fees In Drywall MDL
• Dentons Can Practice In Hawaii, State Supreme Court Rules
• In-House Attys Tout Live Training In Proskauer #MeToo Survey
• Ex-MoFo Attys Fighting To Stay In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Picks Leaving Lucrative Partnerships For Bench
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Appeal In $7M Fee Fight
• Quinn Emanuel Partner Named Next Ambassador To Mexico
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Calif. Attys To Pay Up To 30% More In Dues In 2020
• The Firms Repping Those Accused In 'Varsity Blues' Scheme
• New Survey Project Aims To Tackle Lack Of Info On Arbitrators
• Morgan Lewis Latest Firm To Join BigLaw's Wellness Push
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Manatt Seeks Award From Case Closed By Brown Rudnick
• SPLC Taps Buckley For Workplace Review After Firing Dees
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• 15 Minutes With Mount Sinai Health System's General Counsel
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Russian 'Oligarch' Says Sanctions Cost $7.5B, Scare Off Attys
• Justice Ginsburg Cheered On 86th Birthday
• Up Next At High Court: FCA Deadlines, Jury Selection Bias
• Law360's Pro Say: Summa Cum Fraude
• Senate Likely To Blow Up Rules To Tackle Nominee Backlog
• Split 10th Circ. Won't Revive Kavanaugh Conduct Complaints
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Harvard University Names New General Counsel
• Bar Prep Co. Drops Several Law Schools From Antitrust Suit
• McKool Smith Vet Among Picks For Texas, Va. Court Slots
• MDLs Surge To Majority Of Entire Federal Civil Caseload
• Atty-Turned-Trucker Denies Guilt In Alleged Settlement Scam
• Med Mal Litigator Confirms $3.8M Award Against Former Firm
• Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder Fired Over Conduct
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Sens. Make Bipartisan Push For TV Cameras In Federal Court
• Spyglass Media Taps Ex-MGM Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• Ex-Walmart, Sidley Atty Joins Coupang As General Counsel
• SRA Fines UK Law Firm £124K Over Misleading Marketing
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Did Willkie's Reaction To Admissions Scandal Miss The Mark?
• Attys Paid By The Song, And 2nd Circ. Says That Sounds Fine
• New Rules On Judge Misconduct A Key Step But No Panacea
• Akin Gump Adds Ex-Sen. Donnelly To DC Practice
• Summer Law Firm Recruiting Cycle Hit Historic High In 2018
• Trump's 9th Circ. Pick Apologizes For College Writings
• Senate Confirms Neomi Rao To DC Circ.
• Willkie Co-Chair Placed On Leave Over Admissions Scandal
• Law Firm Leaders: Quarles & Brady's Kimberly Leach Johnson
• Federal Courts Point To Civil Case Uptick In Reviewing 2018
• Willkie Co-Chair Caught On Wiretaps In Admissions Scandal
• With GOP Holding The Line, Senate Confirms 3rd Circ. Pick
• Reed Smith Fights Bear Stearns' $500M Malpractice Claims
• Ogletree Says Evidence Hearing Not Needed In Sex Bias Suit
• Judiciary Approves Sweeping #MeToo-Era Reforms
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: Move Toward Partner-Associate Parity
• Calif. Sens. Turn Up Heat On Jenner Atty Tapped For 9th Circ.
• Munger Tolles Longtime Co-Managing Partner Dies At 58
• Ex-Colo. Appeals Judge Censured Over Racial Emails
• Orrick's Africa Head Ousted Over Misconduct Complaint
• IStar Brings On Kasowitz Benson Partner As Top Atty
• Crowell & Moring Raids Bryan Cave For China Expansion
• Dunkin' Brands Taps Longtime Marriott Atty As CLO
• UK-Based Law Firm Prices IPO Expected To Raise £95M
• 15 Minutes With The Girl Scouts' General Counsel
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: Making Footprints Smaller
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• High Court Humor A 'Weapon Against The Weak,' Study Says
• House Campaign Finance Bill Would Shake Lobbying Industry
• Dentons Gives Attorneys Time Off For Daylight Saving
• Legal Sector Jobs Showing Gains In 2019
• Law360's Pro Say: Is Court Too Risky For Immigrants?
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Trump Unveils 4 Judge Picks In Texas, Mich.
• How In-House Counsel Can Avoid Being A Nightmare Client
• Chicago Brick & Mortar: How Law Firm Office Size Is Changing
• Ballard Spahr Offering $10K Reward For Tip On Atty's Shooter
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• The Elocution Will Not Be Televised, Justices Tell Congress
• Senate OKs Ex-Jones Day Atty To Sixth Circ. Over Objections
• LendingTree Hires Ex-Alston & Bird Counsel For GC Spot
• Trump 9th Circ. Pick's Lack Of Calif. Ties May Imperil Chances
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Ticketmaster Hires Former Kayak, Orbitz GC To Lead Legal
• Cohen Sues Trump Organization For $1.9M In Legal Fees
• Senate Panel OKs 2nd Circ. Picks Over NY Dems' Objections
• Ex-Rep. Capuano Talks About Why He's Joined BigLaw & 2020
• Students Considering BigLaw Warned To Keep 'Eyes Open'
• DOJ Retools Foreign Agent Unit To Focus On Enforcement
• Munger Tolles Taps 2 Stalwarts As New Managing Partners
• Future Clerks Should Be Wary Of Partisan Training
• Butler Snow Taps Business Department Head As Firm Chair
• Senate OKs Trump 6th Circ. Pick Despite ACA Case Ties
• Ex-WH Atty McGahn Advises GOP On House Election Bill
• Drinker Biddle Eyes Growth In DC, Miami With 17-Atty Group
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Publix Promotes Atty To GC As Top Lawyer Plans To Retire
• Law Firm Leaders: Polsinelli's Chase Simmons
• Legal Tech Download: Dentons, Husch Make Tech Moves
• Pa. Justices Lift Appellate Bar On Citing Unpublished Rulings
• Trump Taps Ex-MoFo, Jenner Partner For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• Senate Advances Trump's 6th Circ. Pick With 1 GOP 'No'
• Mlegal Adds Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Justice's Wife, In DC
• Senate Confirms Williams & Connolly Partner To 4th Circ.
• Robinson Bradshaw Accused Of Diversity Fraud By Black Atty
• Trump Texas Trial Court Picks Breeze Through Hearing
• Vannin Adds Ex-Colgate Litigation Head And More In US
• Park Jensen Bennett Closes As 2 Partners Join White & Case
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• AG Barr Won't Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
• Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty To Be Deposed Over Tell-All Memo
• Former Acting AG Matt Whitaker Leaves DOJ
• Akin Gump Initiative Will Watch For Retail Trends, Risks
• New Clifford Chance Program Offers 2-Month Unpaid Leave
• 7th MoFo Atty Added To $200M Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Justice Ginsburg Bounces Back With 3 Decisions In 3 Weeks
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• 15 Minutes With Big Lots' General Counsel
• Jones Day Takes McGahn Back After White House Stint
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Trump Taps Obama Nominee, 2 More For Bench In Pa., Texas
• Calif. Judges Slam Atty For Gender Remarks: Not OK, Period
• How Firms Can Avoid Conflicts Involving Corporate Affiliates
• Networking Key To Getting In-House Gigs, Female Attys Say
• Alito, Kagan To Testify At House High Court Budget Hearing
• Chief Justice Roberts Already Wielding Swing Vote
• Senate Slides Toward Rule Change On Judicial Confirmations
• Even Vile Defendants Deserve Good Representation
• Law360's Pro Say: 'Appointed For Life, Not For Eternity'
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 1.5 To 4.5 Years For Scamming Church
• Carlson Lynch ADA Database Not A Trade Secret, Judge Says
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The 1 Thing Millennial Lawyers Say They Can't Stand
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• Comcast Hires Davis Polk Managing Partner As Next GC