Legal Industry Archive » March, 2020

Legal Industry - March, 2020

288 articles

• Rivkin Radler Slashes Pay 20% In COVID Cost-Cutting Move
• K&L Gates Denies Claims Of Disability Discrimination
• Ex-Jenner & Block Chair To Lead Willkie's New Chicago Office
• Pryor Cashman Furloughs Associates Amid Pandemic
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former White House Trade Adviser
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Supreme Court Gives RBG Space For 'Essential' Workouts
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• How COVID-19 Is Affecting The High Court
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• NYU Beats Anti-Affirmative Action Group's Race Bias Suit
• Legal Recruiter David Lat Improves After COVID-19 Battle
• Cadwalader Cuts Pay Across The Firm To Weather Pandemic
• Coping With A Pandemic: Baker McKenzie's Marredia Crawford
• O'Melveny Seeks To Nix Fraud Claims After Arbitration Win
• Ex-Defender Sues Fed. Judiciary Over Harassment Handling
• Womble Bond Is Latest Firm To Downsize Amid COVID-19
• Legal Tech Startup Disco Cuts Jobs Amid Coronavirus Fallout
• GCs Take Pay Cuts To Aid Cos. Amid COVID-19
• Reed Smith Slows Partner Pay Over COVID-19 Concerns
• Bradley Arant Vet Replaces 5th Circ. Pick Who Split GOP
• Federal Judge Ribs Atty For Name Mix-Up In Proposed Order
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• NY, Mass. Postpone July Bar Exams Over Pandemic
• 15 Minutes With Mars Inc.'s General Counsel
• Coping With A Pandemic: Leon Cosgrove's Andy Zaron
• Ex-BigLaw Atty To Be Freed From Miami Jail Due To Virus Risk
• Qualcomm's Ex-Antitrust Chief Gets Virtual Start At Axinn
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Legal Counsel Official For DC Mayor Dies From COVID-19
• Firms Plan On Summer Associates Despite Virus Uncertainty
• Agile But Vulnerable, Smaller Firms Fight To Weather Virus
• Stuck In Quarantine? Listen To These Law360 Podcasts
• How Firms In Michigan Are Handling A Statewide Lockdown
• Kelley Kronenberg Accused Of Shorting Italian Atty's Pay
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• 3 Telework Tips For Solos And Small Firms Amid COVID-19
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Coping With A Pandemic: Fish & Richardson's Betsy Flanagan
• Del. Chancery Is Uniquely Suited For Coronavirus Response
• Gambling Giant's GC Will Forgo Pay To Weather COVID-19
• Oasis Ducks Suit Over 'Unconscionable' 72% Interest Rate
• Judge Blasts Attys For Bickering In 'Midst Of A Pandemic'
• Stimulus Bill Could Be Lifeline For Some Law Firms
• How Firms Can Rise Above COVID-19's Unwelcome Changes
• The Term: Justices Press On With Work, At A Distance
• Coping With A Pandemic: Berkeley Law's Erwin Chemerinsky
• NY Judge Faces Removal For Abusing Power, Other Misdeeds
• Greenberg Traurig Announces Alliance With Bankruptcy Pro
• Good Privilege And Confidentiality Habits For Remote Attys
• Why Your Firm Might Want To Shake Up Its Comp System
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• Miffed Client Alleges Malpractice By Pot-Smoking Attorneys
• Virtual Arraignments Raise Real Concerns In NY Courtroom
• Delaying Bar Exam Amid COVID-19 Is A Risky Move, Profs Say
• ABA Says Gov't Should Declare Legal Workforce 'Essential'
• What Texas Patent Attys Need To Know For Remote Practice
• Legal Community Rallies To Soften The Blow Of COVID-19
• COVID-19 Relief Bill Would Expand Remote Court Hearings
• Andrus Wagstaff 401(k) Participant Ends Nationwide Fee Suit
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Law Firm Leaders: Herrick Feinstein's Irwin Kishner
• Coping With A Pandemic: Google's Mary Shen O'Carroll
• Old-School Mass. Courts Ill-Equipped For Pandemic, Attys Say
• Wachtell Atty Rips 'Nonessential' Legal Tussles Amid Virus
• Jones Day Is Top US Law Firm Brand For 4th Year
• By Halting Trials, Coronavirus May Push Parties To The Table
• 2 NY Law Firms Reduce Staff Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• NY Courts Report 2 Dozen COVID-19 Cases, Adding DA, Juror
• Judges Warn It's Not 'Business As Usual' Amid Pandemic
• Mass. Top Court Asked To Limit Jail Population During Crisis
• Justices Feted With Pricey Hotels, Box Seats
• Calif. Chief Justice Suspends State Trials For 60 Days
• Coping With A Pandemic: Cadwalader's Joseph Moreno
• A Guide To Each State's CLE Changes Amid COVID-19
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Avis Budget's General Counsel Departing After 10 Years
• Startup Says Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Technical Difficulties: Courts Face COVID-19 Learning Curve
• Loretta Lynch To Referee Dispute Over Detainees' Atty Access
• NY Bar Mulls Alternatives To Summer Exam Amid Virus Fears
• Kagan Joins Conservatives In Insanity Defense Ruling
• Law Firms Left Out Of 'Essential' Biz Orders Amid Pandemic
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Cooley Partner, Former FCC Member Battles Likely COVID-19
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Delaware Largely Closes All Courts For 'Stay-At-Home' Order
• Amy Klobuchar's Law Professor Husband Fights COVID-19
• 15 Minutes With Visa's General Counsel
• Virus Poses Latest Test To Supporting Attys' Mental Health
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• In Stressed Legal Industry, Calls For Kindness During Crisis
• How A Major Hospital's GC Is Managing The Coronavirus Saga
• NY Courts' Skeleton Crews Press On As Virus Alters Judiciary
• Mass. Chief Justice Urges Bar To Improvise During Crisis
• 4 Worries Keeping GCs Up At Night As COVID-19 Spreads
• Can More Financial Carrots Grow The Ranks Of Rural Attys?
• How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting The Coronavirus Outbreak
• Justices Plow Ahead With Work Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NY Gov. Urged To Pause Court Deadlines Over COVID-19
• Ex-Miami Heat Atty Slams Team's 'Cheap Shot' In FMLA Suit
• Cybersecurity A Priority As COVID-19 Shifts Attys To Telework
• NY Atty Dies Following COVID-19 Complications
• Judge Makes Rockwell Settle TM Suit, Citing 'Difficult Times'
• Coronavirus Poised To Test UK Courts' Digital Skills
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• The Term: COVID-19 Shuts Down The Supreme Court
• Coronavirus Spurs Supreme Court To Relax Filing Deadlines
• How BigLaw Can Support Parents During Social Distancing
• 5 More Morrison & Foerster SALT Lawyers Join Blank Rome
• Manhattan Atty With COVID-19 Recovering Well, Wife Says
• 1st NY State Judge Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Queens
• Exelon Taps SEC Vet For Compliance As It Faces Fed. Probes
• How Law Firms Can Be Clients' Top Pick For Cyber Needs
• Dozens Gather In SDNY For Arraignment Despite Virus Fears
• COVID-19 Casts Cloud Over Summer Associate Classes
• 16 Firms Score GCs' Praise For Cyber Savviness
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Coronavirus Concerns Delay Fired King & Spalding Atty's Trial
• Law Firm Leaders: VLP Law Group's Timothy Bowers
• DC Court Marshal Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Atty Seeking Job Suspended For Lying To Williams & Connolly
• Sexual Harassment Suit Against Troutman Sanders Dropped
• With Latham On Board, US Soccer Changes Tone In Bias Case
• Immigration Judge, Atty Get Sick As Courts Remain Open
• COVID-19 Delays Troutman Sanders, Pepper Hamilton Merger
• Fed. Judiciary OKs Pilot Program To Stream Audio
• VC Firm Mithril Allowed To Arbitrate Calif. Fight With Ex-GC
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Assails Use Of Weinstein 'Playbook'
• How A Novel Virus Is Raising Novel Issues For Attorneys
• Ex-Eaton & Van Winkle IP Atty's Ex-Wife Wins 401(k) Funds
• Perkins Coie, DNC Look To Nix Ex-Trump Adviser's Suit
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• DOJ Health Antitrust Chief Joins Clifford Chance
• NYC Legal Recruiter David Lat Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Pierce Bainbridge Funding Deal Raises Ethical Red Flags
• T-Mobile GC Will Stay Atop Legal Affairs After Sprint Merger
• Morgan Lewis Employee In Philadelphia Contracts COVID-19
• Davis Wright Staffer's Death Not Linked To COVID-19
• Will BigLaw Pass COVID-19's Test On Working From Home?
• Baker Donelson Partner Battles Severe COVID-19 Case
• Legal Service Sues Ex-Worker For Website Tampering
• 15 Minutes With Kenneth Cole's General Counsel
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Supreme Court Delays Upcoming Arguments Citing COVID-19
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Calif. Courts Resist Closure Amid National Emergency
• Retired Del. Bankruptcy Judge To Join Richards Layton
• Baker McKenzie Shuts US Offices In COVID-19 Precaution
• Mukasey Eyes Exit In Pierce Case As Firm Faces New Suit
• BigLaw Poised To Weather Financial Impact Of COVID-19
• Wells Fargo Taps TD Bank's Top Lawyer As Its Next GC
• Reed Smith Makes Remote Work Mandatory Over Coronavirus
• Legal Tech Download: Investments, Acquisitions And Layoffs
• NY State Courts, SDNY Halt New Jury Trials Amid Outbreak
• 7 Questions For Linklaters UK Disputes Chief Satindar Dogra
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Attys Allowed To Meet By Phone After COVID-19 Fears
• Citing Virus, Litigation Funder Burford Delays 2019 Results
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Davis Wright Staffer Dies Following Flu-Like Symptoms
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Calif. Bar Pushes Back Decision On Regulatory Sandbox
• Attys Prep For Phone Hearings As Fed. Circ. Braces For Virus
• EU Travel Bar Adds To BigLaw's COVID-19 Headaches
• As Bar Exam Faces Revamp, Class Is In Session At Firms
• The Term: Does The Supreme Court Favor The Rich?
• US Soccer Brings In Latham After Controversial Pay Gap Arg
• Clark Hill Stays Open Amid COVID-19 Threat In Ill. Building
• Bradley Arant Atty Advances, Dems Decry Federal Claims Pick
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 4th Circ. Delays H-2B Visa Args After DOJ Attys Contract Virus
• Supreme Court Closing To Public Over Coronavirus
• What Makes Good Lawyers? Bar Exam Revamp Sparks Inquiry
• Curtis Seeks $1.3M From AI Company Over Unpaid Fees
• NJ High Court Relaxes In-Person CLE Mandate For COVID-19
• Coronavirus Puts Trial Courts In Uncharted Waters
• Judge Defends 'Reasonable' Rebuke Of Roberts Court
• Michigan State Judge Tapped For Federal Bench
• Judge's Criticism Of Trump Could Spur Misconduct Review
• New York State Courthouses To Set Coronavirus Restrictions
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• 4th Circ. Tosses $10M Fee Award In Lumber Liquidators Deal
• Faegre Drinker Reopens Most Offices After Coronavirus Scare
• How The Coronavirus Is Disrupting In-House Hiring
• Taylor Wessing Can't Use Privilege To Block Data Request
• Law Firm Leaders: Shook Hardy's Madeleine McDonough
• Funders Face Uncertainty After Court Relaxes Arkin Cap
• 'Mommy Track' Accusers Fight MoFo Bid For Job Records
• Litigation Funder Validity Nabs Boies Schiller, Kirkland Alums
• Ex-Edwards Wildman Atty Says He Doesn't Owe Merged Firm
• Conservative Justices 'Undermining Democracy,' Judge Says
• Virus' Spread Has Courts Bracing For Quarantine Fights
• With Pierce Chief On Leave, New Suit Claims Funding Antics
• Faegre Drinker Closes All Offices After Virus Exposure In DC
• Everlaw Snags $62M, Nabs DOJ's Approval For Federal Use
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Coronavirus Derails Eagerly Awaited New York Opioid Trial
• EDNY Joins SDNY In Banning Those Exposed To Coronavirus
• Harvard Law Will Shift To Online Classes Due To COVID-19
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Attys Launch Commercial Litigation Firm
• BakerHostetler Taps Winston Atty For San Francisco Launch
• NY Trial Delayed After Quinn Atty Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Federal Prosecutor Apparently Killed Wife And Self, Police Say
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Fights To Keep Startup Suit In NY
• Steptoe Dropped By U. Of Mich. In Sex Assault Inquiry
• 15 Minutes With Liberty Media's Chief Legal Officer
• Columbia, Hofstra Law Schools Suspend Classes Over Virus
• SDNY Courthouses Ban Those Exposed To Coronavirus
• Quinn Atty Has COVID-19 As NYC Staff Prepares To Stay Home
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Miami Heat Say 'Toxic' Ex-Atty Littered Court With FMLA Suit
• Washington Law Student In Coronavirus Self-Quarantine
• Chancery Eyes Remote Hearings To Stem Coronavirus Risk
• Coronavirus Spurs Wash. Federal Court To Mostly Shut Down
• Pro Say: How The Legal World Is Confronting Coronavirus
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Liberals Regroup On Judicial Picks: Q&A With Russ Feingold
• How COVID-19 Is Upending Law Firms' Everyday Rainmaking
• Legal Industry Jobs Hit New High-Water Mark Since Recession
• Polsinelli Snags Foley Hoag Venture Capital Attys In Boston
• Labaton Rebuke Sends Message: Botch Fees And Pay A Price
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Senate Dems Probing Federalist Society Role In Judicial Picks
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• GCs Swing Into Action As Cos. Hope To Avoid Virus Outbreaks
• Have We Entered The Era Of The Female Law Firm Leader?
• Schumer Rues High Court Remarks, Blames Brooklyn Roots
• Law Firm GCs Must Be Wary As Firms Vie For Cannabis Work
• Texas Courts Prepare For Resistance To Virus Quarantines
• ABA, Health Tech Events Scuttled Amid Coronavirus Fears
• Harassment Saga Sparks Calls For Swifter Probes Of Judges
• John Marshall Law School Defeats Man's Sex Bias Suit
• Jenner & Block Names Washington DOJ Vet As New Chair
• The Term: Roberts Rebuke Overshadows CFPB, Abortion Args
• Sen. Graham Planning Bill With New District Judgeships
• Ariz. Trial Court Pick Fails To Get Full GOP Support
• Are Pot-Smoking Lawyers Risking Their Licenses?
• Swipe Fee MDL Website Down Due To Ransomware Attack
• King & Spalding Says Fired Associate's Suit Doesn't Add Up
• CORRECTED: Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Coronavirus Scare Interrupts NY Iran Sanctions Trial
• Bush Appointee Thomas Griffith Retiring From DC Circ. In Fall
• Trial Court Picks For NY, Va. And Nev. Face GOP Scrutiny
• As Virus Rattles NYC Firm, Life Goes On For Nearby Attys
• Lawyers Must Take Stock As Malpractice Claims Escalate
• It's All Practice Groups On Deck To Tackle Coronavirus
• Cross-Border Probes Slowing Amid Coronavirus Precautions
• Legal Startup Atrium Closes, Lays Off Nearly 100 Workers
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Backside Will Get To Issue Rebuttal
• Law Firm Leaders: Squire Patton Boggs' Mark Ruehlmann
• Chief Justice Slams Schumer For 'Threatening' Statements
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Wells Fargo Promotes Atty To Acting GC As Top Lawyer Exits
• ABA Calls Off White Collar Summit As Coronavirus Spreads
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Law School Closes Over Student's Contact With Infected Atty
• New Swing Vote Roberts Guarded At Abortion Hearing
• Gilstrap Sets Court Rules For Dealing With Coronavirus
• Sidley Partner Tapped To Represent Roger Stone Jurors
• These Firms Have The Strongest Brands In Canada, Eh?
• NY Bar Calls For 'Safe Harbor' Rule On Fee-Based Referrals
• MoFo, Once At The Top Of State Tax, Sees Group Diminished
• Manhattan Atty Diagnosed With COVID-19 Virus
• Irell Shrinkage Continues With Entertainment Chair's Exit
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Pulls Sidley Partner Into Race Bias Suit
• Grammys Exec Ousted Amid BigLaw Harassment Claim
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Ransomware Attack Halts Legal Services Co. Epiq
• Bayer, Google Among Cos. Urging Change To Expert Standard
• Meet The Women Delivering High Court Abortion Arguments
• Court Transparency Bill Calls For Live Audio, Free PACER
• Coronavirus Threatens BigLaw's Surge In Promotions, Hiring
• How Will BigLaw Handle A US Outbreak? Ask Firms In China
• Gibson Dunn Atty Among Trump's Picks For EEOC, NLRB
• Baker McKenzie Reopens London Office After Virus Scare
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• NYC Bar Group Backs Relaxed Ban On Legal Fee Sharing
• 15 Minutes With Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer