Legal Industry Archive » October, 2019

Legal Industry - October, 2019

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• Jones Day Says Ex-Attys' Gender Bias Claims Lack Facts
• Court Dubious Of Trump's Bid To Block McGahn Testimony
• Law360's The Term: Polluting The Pacific & Traffic Stops
• In-Depth Next Week: A Look At Law Firm Campaign Cash
• Former House Reps And GCs Push For Border Wall Appeal
• The Top In-House Hires Of October
• Sharpton Eyes Del. Chancery Vacancy As Test For Progress
• GOP Sens. Advance Anti-Abortion Lawyer For Mo. Judgeship
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Senate Committee Advances Supreme Court Security Bill
• Lathrop Gage, Gray Plant To Merge Into Nearly 400-Atty Firm
• Buckley Fires Back in $6M Insurance Suit Over Founder Exit
• In-House Attys Should Educate Regulators On New Tech
• Takeaways From DLA Piper Partner's Sex Assault, Bias Battle
• Democratic Senators Excoriate 2nd Circ. Nominee Menashi
• Contentious Trump 5th Circ. Pick Reports $1M Assets
• Texas Appellate Court Sprawl Has No Easy Fix In Sight
• Law Firm Leaders: Nelson Mullins' Jim Lehman
• 9th Circ. Pick Rejects ABA Review Of Him As 'Lazy,' Anti-LGBT
• How In-House Attys Can Combat Unconscious Bias
• Legal Tech Download: Virtual Learning And Tech Certification
• Kelley Drye Names First Woman As Managing Partner
• Fla. Ethics Committee Lets Judge Publish Under Pen Name
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• DLA Piper Says Sex Assault Accuser Was 'Willing Participant'
• Jones Day Changing Course In Leave Suit, Married Attys Say
• NM Trial Court Pick Withdraws As Sen. Cites 'Vetting Issues'
• Microsoft Honors Greenberg Traurig, Latham For Diversity
• GCs Help Set Company Culture On Workplace Harassment
• Fifth Of UK Law Firms Fail On Money Laundering Compliance
• DOJ Argues Kavanaugh Info Is Too Private For Release
• What In-House Attys Should Know About Privilege Overseas
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Law Firm To Pay Up To $2M To End Driver Class Action
• 15 Minutes With Ocean Spray's General Counsel
• Justice Kennedy Disputes 'Swing Vote' Tag In Philly Remarks
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• After Strine, Delaware Expected To Dial Down The Heat
• Holland & Hart Picks Longtime Partner To Lead Firm
• Law360's Pro Say: Legal Weed But Lingering Convictions
• Jones Day Can't Nix New Bias Claims, Female Attys Say
• Ex-Kirkland Lawyer Tapped For 2nd Circ. Worth $6.3M
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty To Appeal Order On Counsel Payout
• Atty Arbitration Case Provides Compliance Road Map In Calif.
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein To Retire Next Year
• Cannabis Clients Present Unique Risks For Lawyers
• Law360's The Term: CFPB Under Review & Plurality Problems
• 4th Circ. Wrong To Dismiss Pelvic Mesh Appeal, Firm Says
• Liddle & Robinson Gets OK For Ch. 11 Probe Into Ex-Partner
• Kirkland's Clement To Defend CFPB Structure At High Court
• Ex-Senior Apple Atty Indicted On Insider Trading Charges
• More In-House Attys Embrace Mansfield Rule's Diversity Goals
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Professor Heads To Ky. Bench With Little Trial Experience
• Seitz, Montgomery-Reeves Picked For Del.'s Post-Strine Era
• Picks For 9th, 2nd Circs. Advance With Bipartisan Panel Votes
• Mass. Justices Urge ICE To Stop Deportations Before Trial
• Ousted DLA Atty's Colleagues In Fear, Ex-Ethics Counsel Says
• Rose McGowan Says Boies, Bloom Did Weinstein's Dirty Work
• Justice Ginsburg Wins $1M Prize For Advancing Gender Parity
• Case Against Weinstein Atty May Undercut #MeToo Reforms
• NYC Bar Urges Barr To Step Aside From DOJ Ukraine Probe
• Attys Look To Funders To 'Recession-Proof' Budgets: Survey
• O'Melveny Launches State Regulatory Defense Group
• Despite Hype, AI Still Hasn't Caught On With Most Attorneys
• US, China Judges Debate Best Court System For IP Disputes
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Must Face Estate's Death Suit
• Law Firm Leaders: Spencer Fane's Pat Whalen
• Pot Companies Need Creativity To Protect Their Brands
• House OKs Consolidation Of Ark.'s Eastern District
• Hunton Nabs Ex-Va. Gov. McAuliffe For Privacy Think Tank
• Kucker & Bruh To Rebrand, Launch NY Loft Law Group
• Risks Are Now Higher For Law Firms That Ignore Pay Gaps
• How 1 Firm Is Working To Advance Women To Equity Status
• 5th Circ. Says Bar Exam Prep Debt Can Be Discharged In Ch. 7
• 'Mootness Fees' Are Beyond Court's Purview, 7th Circ. Hears
• California's Pot Regulation Maze Keeps Businesses On Edge
• BigLaw Lobbying Returns Continue To Rebound In Q3
• Trump Picks For DC Judgeships Nearing Confirmation
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Insurer Looks To Ax Ex-Jones Day Secretary's Disability Claim
• Baker McKenzie Tops Legal Brands In Mainland Europe
• Ginsburg Says There's Work To Do To Fight Gender Biases
• How Law Firms Are Using Pay Systems In Pursuit Of Equality
• Calif. Eastern District's Chief Says Court Nearing 'Catastrophe'
• O'Melveny Nears Nixing Malpractice Suit After Arbitration Win
• DLA Piper, Ex-Practice Leader Face New Sex Bias Charge
• Freshfields Attys Who Misbehave Will Face Financial Penalty
• How A Cottage Industry Filled The Cannabis Banking Gap
• GCs Are Demanding Law Firms Fix Their Pay Equity Problem
• Feds Defend Charges That Judge Helped Man Escape ICE
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Says Assault Accuser 'Exploiting' #MeToo
• 15 Minutes With G/O Media's General Counsel
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• DLA Piper Atty Gives Firm 2 Days To Decide On Arbitration
• Law360's Pro Say: Opioids On Trial
• Friendly Filer: Supreme Court Clarifies Amicus Rules
• Judge Won't Block Release Of Netflix's 'Panama Papers' Film
• Jones Day Casts Family Leave Suit As 'Quibble'
• Lawyers Embracing Supreme Court's 'Two-Minute' Rule
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• How To Work With Outside Counsel In A Crisis
• Williams & Connolly Ex-Finance Deputy Sues For Retaliation
• How 280E Became The Pot Industry's Boogeyman
• J&J Pans Judge's 'Partisan Glee' After $8B Risperdal Verdict
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Law360's The Term: Puerto Rican Debt Crisis, DC Sniper
• Legal Funder Again Asks 3rd Circ. To Rein In NFL Deal Judge
• Justices' And Judges' Free Trips Merit Closer Look, Sen. Says
• Greenberg Traurig Inks $65M Deal To End Stanford Ponzi Suit
• 3rd Circ. Judge: Here's How We Promote Lawyers' Well-Being
• Lawyer Gets To Play Hooky To See Nats In Playoffs With Son
• Finnegan's Don Dunner, Icon Of IP, Dead At 88
• Why Technical Skills Can Help Land Your Legal Dream Job
• NY Judge Should Be Fired For Sexist Slurs: Judicial Watchdog
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Vote Delayed For 5th Circ. Pick Opposed By Some GOP Sens.
• Delaware Mourns The Chancellor Who 'Saved Corporate Law'
• Quinn Emanuel Atty Among 4 Confirmed To Trial Courts
• Ex-Nissan VP Joins Retailer Genesco As New General Counsel
• 2 Ex-Greenberg Traurig Attys On Track For 11th Circ. Seats
• GCs Expect Legal Spending To Rise For 5th Straight Year
• Trump Taps 4 For Federal Claims, Trial Courts
• Ex-Trump Special Counsel Returns To Williams & Connolly
• Jones Day, Perkins Coie Earn Big In High-Rolling 2020 Race
• Netflix Hits Back At Panama Papers Firm's Libel Claim
• Supreme Court Security Bill Sails Through House Committee
• Law Firm Leaders: Harrity & Harrity's John Harrity
• Boies Schiller DQ'd From Dershowitz Defamation Case
• DLA Piper Called 'Barbaric' After Putting Accuser On Leave
• Why 2019 Was A Tipping Point For BigLaw And Cannabis
• Progressive Org's List Of High Court Picks Excludes BigLaw
• Texas Could Give A Key Break To Trial Attys Expecting Kids
• Ex-FERC GC, Jenner Partner Joins Arcadia Power As Top Atty
• Civil Rights Groups Slam 2nd Circ. Pick On Immigration
• Trump Org Seeks To Limit Cohen's Subpoena Of His Attys
• King & Spalding Adds Trump's Ex-Intelligence Chief
• General Counsel To Law Firms: 'Know My Business'
• Justices Won't Hear News Org's E-Filing Access Suit
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• IMF Bentham Merges With Dutch Rival To Expand In Europe
• 15 Minutes With Panasonic North America's General Counsel
• Bear Stearns, Reed Smith Settle $500M Malpractice Suit
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Trump Taps Ex-Mayer Brown Partner For Russia Ambassador
• Buckley Pressed Ex-Founder In Bid For $6M Insurance Claim
• Law360's Pro Say: High Court To Weigh Teen Life Sentences
• DLA Piper Ousts Bigwig Accused Of Sexual Assault
• Up Next At High Court: Puerto Rican Debt Crisis, DC Sniper
• States Can't Monetize Power Of Law, Group Tells Justices
• Jones Day Tries To Exit 'Sexist' Bias Suit, Ex-Associates Balk
• 'Horsefeathers!' Pierce Bainbridge Investigator Slams Ex-Atty
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• Chicago's Ex-Chief Judge Turns To 'Unfinished Business'
• ADR Giant Taps Diversity Pro After Jay-Z Beef With Industry
• Brooks, Orrick, Sheppard Win Awards For Gender Diversity
• A Diverse Legal Bench Starts From Within, Judges Say
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Buckley Co-Founder Retired Amid Misconduct Probe: Suit
• Newsom OKs Calif.'s First Atty Dues Increase In 20 Years
• Changes To LSAT Included In Blind Man's Disability Settlement
• Attorney Says She Was Pushed And Injured By ICE Officers
• PIMCO Atty Slams 'Fraternity Culture' In Discrimination Suit
• Amid Turmoil, Nissan Names New Legal Head
• Law360's The Term: Gorsuch Surprises On Title VII
• Trump Ordered To Give Dems More Bush-Era Kavanaugh Docs
• Former Pfizer In-House Atty New GC At Cannabis Brand
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Court Sees Breach But No Damages In Miami Firm Dissolution
• Ex-Quinn Emanuel Partner Opens Boutique Firm In London
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• DLA Piper's Arbitration Policy Draws Fire From Law Students
• Giuliani Associates Get Bail After Campaign Finance Arrests
• Strine Calls For Sweeping Corporate Overhaul As Term Wanes
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 9 Cases To Watch
• Split Trial Likely In Dentons' $10M Fee Fight With Guinea
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• EY Law Leads Big 4 Among Global Alternative Legal Brands
• Giuliani Faces 4 Privilege Hurdles In Ukraine Call Probe
• Jones Day Pans 'Inflammatory' Allegations In Sex Bias Suit
• Law Firm Leaders: Wolf Greenfield's Tim Oyer
• Sen. Harris Criticizes DLA Piper's Forced Arbitration Policy
• Feeling The Pain From A Divided Supreme Court Ruling
• Dentons' Newest Tie-Up Kicks Off Big US Expansion Plans
• Citgo Petroleum Hires Former BP Atty As Legal VP
• Law Students Urged To Take On Legal Industry Disability Bias
• Baker Botts' Large Enviro Platform Lures 9 Katten Attys
• Reorganization Of NY Courts Would Ease Inefficiency Issues
• Dentons To Combine With 2 US Firms In 13th Tie-Up This Year
• Amazon, Law Firms Partner In New 'IP Accelerator' Program
• Precedent And The Roberts Court In 4 Charts
• Alito Makes Crack About Liberals' Lectures On Precedent
• Quinn's Urquhart, 72, Hailed As Firm's Unrivaled Ambassador
• High Court Stays Out Of W.Va. Judicial Impeachment Row
• 7 BigLaw Firms Step Up In Litigation Push For LGBTQ Rights
• 15 Minutes With FMC's General Counsel
• Justices Question USPTO's Bold Pursuit Of Atty Fees
• Winston & Strawn Can't Win High Court Review In Bias Suit
• Inside The Supreme Court's Playbook On Precedent
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Plaintiffs Firms Follow Easy Merger Money To Federal Court
• 'Counsel Owe An Explanation,' Alsup Warns In Logitech Row
• Sullivan & Cromwell Fights $3.9M Tax Bill On NYC HQ
• Up Next At High Court: Showdown Over LGBTQ Discrimination
• Cravath To Move NY Office To Rising Manhattan Skyscraper
• Law360's Pro Say: Harvard Wins Affirmative Action Battle
• Native Judges Still Looking For Room On Federal Bench
• BigLaw Popular Place For Ex-Pols To Be 'Shadow Lobbyists'
• Legal Sector Employment Edged Downward In September
• Legal Practice Just A 'Capitalist Enterprise,' Judge Laments
• Gearbox CEO Settles Bitter Breakup Suits With Ex-GC, Pal
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Should Law Firms Be Clamoring For Diversity In Recruiters?
• Law360's The Term: Justices Return To Historic Cases
• In-Depth Next Week: A Look At The New Supreme Court Term
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Reprimanded For Groping Women At Retreat
• MoFo Will Blend Northern Virginia, DC Offices
• LegalZoom, Rival Settle IP, Antitrust Suits
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Calif. Attys Must Have Implicit Bias Training Under New Law
• Alan Dershowitz Reenters The Fray In TransPerfect Suit
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Legal Tech Download: Big Investments And An App For Attys
• Ex-Willkie Farr Chair Gets 1 Month For 'Varsity Blues' Bribe
• Trump Taps Okla. Magistrate Judge For District Judge Post
• 8 Lawyers You Should Know In The Impeachment Probe
• Former Clyde & Co Partners Launch 35-Atty Atheria Law
• Honigman's Work Must Source To Detroit, Mich. Justices Told
• White And Williams Can't Duck Black Atty's Race Bias Suit
• 'Copycat' Legal Services Co. Stole Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Three Crowns Expands Into Middle East With Bahrain Office
• DC Firms Expect Rising Competition From National Shops
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• DLA Piper Partner Says Firm Retaliated After Sex Assaults
• Law Firm Leaders: Manatt Phelps & Phillips' Donna Wilson
• Delaware Bar Blasts TransPerfect Chancery 'Smear' Campaign
• Giuliani Taps Watergate Prosecutor For Impeachment Probe
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• 2nd Circ. Pick Details Work On Contentious Trump Policies
• The Top In-House Hires Of September
• US Law Firm Mergers Skyrocket In 3rd Quarter
• Belgian Man To Plead Guilty In Scheme To Bilk US Law Firms
• Robert Mueller Returns To WilmerHale As Partner