Legal Industry Archive » May, 2020

Legal Industry - May, 2020

316 articles

• Federal Officer Shot Dead At Oakland Court As Protests Raged
• Pandemic Hinders Bar Exam Retakers Who Aid The Indigent
• Pryor Cashman Atty Charged In Firebomb Attack On NYPD
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pierce Bainbridge Calls Interim Class Lead Bid Premature
• Calif. Judge Probes Avenatti Atty Efficacy Over Virus Worries
• Stroock Slashes Atty Pay While Grappling With COVID-19
• GOP Proxy Voting Challenge Faces Long Odds In Courts
• Leahy, Grassley Want High Court Arguments Televised
• Boies Schiller Adds Alternative Bonus Option Amid Overhaul
• As Virus Persists, Law Grads Urged To Rise To Its Challenges
• Law360's Pro Say: COVID Crimes Crackdown
• NJ's Judicial Vacancies To Collide With COVID-19 Crisis
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• Funder Wants Out Of Pierce Bainbridge Representation Case
• 5 Tips For Drafting Effective Legal Billing Guidelines
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Pittsburgh State Courts Start To Reopen, But Slowly
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Hagens Berman's Steve Berman
• Seattle Fed. Courts May Not Hold Trials Until 2021, Judge Says
• DOJ Says BigLaw Firms Put FBI Agent At Risk Of COVID-19
• Fla. High Court Says Suspended Attys Can't Contact Clients
• Is Pandemic Stunting The Next Generation Of Lawyers?
• The Top In-House Hires Of May
• The Term: Roberts On Lessons Of The Pandemic
• Block & Leviton Opens Del. Office, Hires Managing Partner
• In NY, Women's Share Of Lead Atty Roles Has Barely Budged
• Day Pitney Drops Summer Program As 3 More Going Virtual
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Investment Fund Team From MoFo
• Philly Firm Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Daniel A. Small
• Calif. Law Firm Hits Google With Antitrust Suit Over Ads
• Pandemic Gives Mass. Law Grads Lesson In 'How To Survive'
• Venable Alum Among 2 Picks For NM Trial Courts
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agency Posted Sealed Info, Loses Gag Bid
• Duane Morris, Cleary Confirm More Summer Program Tweaks
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Cops To New $4M Unpaid Debt
• Pa. Will Lift Statewide COVID-19 Court Closures On June 1
• Law Firm Leaders: Phillips Nizer's Marc Landis
• How COVID-19 Is Pushing Down Filings Across Practices
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Lieff Cabraser, Others To Lead U. Mich. Sex Assault Cases
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Berger Montague's Eric L. Cramer
• Varnum Partner Flies High For COVID-19 Relief
• LA Attys Say Former Firm Made Them Partners 'In Name' Only
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Told Extortion Claim Is 'Overstated'
• Barclay Damon Plans To Reopen Offices Amid Pandemic
• DC District Could Begin Grand Juries In June, Hearings In July
• Bayard Sues Harvey Weinstein For $420K In Unpaid Fees
• COVID-19 Crisis A 'Sea Change' For Boston Lawyers
• Haynes And Boone To Open Office In San Francisco
• Baker Donelson, Blank Rome Adjust Summer Programs
• Digital Receptionists Say Firm Can't Cut Access To Customers
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bernstein's Katie Sinderson
• Michael Flynn Sees An Unlikely Ally In Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Trump Appointee Steps Down From East Texas US Atty Post
• Judge Lets Defense Firm Exit Fee Spat With Ex-Novak Attys
• Mass. Jury Trials To Remain Delayed Until September
• Fla. Gov. Taps State Judge, Kobre & Kim Atty For High Court
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• How To Avoid Making The Blow Of A Pay Cut Even Worse
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Washington Nats Tap In-House Attorney For GC Role
• Landlord Says Jenner & Block Owes $3.7M In Unpaid Rent
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Judge Taps Kavanaugh's Atty To Fight Flynn's Dismissal Bid
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Law Firms Urged To Move Past Standard Data Breach Scripts
• Wigdor Drops Biden Sex Assault Accuser Reade As Client
• Pro Say: Will COVID-19 Shrink The Lavish BigLaw Office?
• 4 Ways Tax Pros Say Pandemic Has Changed Their Practice
• Watergate Prosecutors Rip Flynn's Bid To Nix Case At DC Circ.
• Boeing Names New General Counsel Amid Reorganization
• Attys Worry Social Distancing Will Hinder Law Grad Mentoring
• Troutman To Cut Pay Ahead Of Pepper Hamilton Tie-Up
• Coping With A Pandemic: Trial Lawyer Mark Beck
• '09 Law Grads Offer Advice To Survive 2020 Job Search Chaos
• Georgia Bankruptcy Firm Sues Hartford To Cover Virus Losses
• Ex-DOJ Enforcer Pozen Joins Clifford Chance Global Leaders
• Law Firm Succession Isn't New, So Why Is It So Hard?
• Fla. Courts Launch Remote Civil Jury Trial Pilot Program
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• UK Launches Legal Tech 'Sandbox' To Spur Innovation
• The Term: Clarence Thomas Steps Into The Spotlight
• 11th Circ. Says Judicial Nominating Panel Not Subject To FOIA
• Washington Bar To Update State High Court On Harassment
• White & Case, Akerman Alter Summer Programs Due To Virus
• DC Circ. Orders Judge To Respond To Flynn's Bias Claims
• Malpractice Insurance Bills To Climb Even Higher After Virus
• Even At Firms Making Gender Equity Progress, Work Remains
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• It's Time To Fix New York's Notary Problem
• Law Firm Can't Blame First Republic For $300K Email Scam
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• OCC's Otting To Depart As Ex-Coinbase Lawyer Steps Up
• Michael Cohen Gets Home Confinement Amid Pandemic Fears
• Dems Denounce 5th Circ. Pick Over ACA, Citing Pandemic
• Women Justices Cut Off More, Spoke Less In Phone Hearings
• Firms Ask 11th Circ. To Lift Block On Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Legal Service Firm Drops COVID-19 Loss Suit Against Insurer
• FirstEnergy Names New Chief Legal Officer
• Judges Prefer Zoom And WebEx As Courtrooms Go Virtual
• The New Normal In SDNY Will Include 'Lots Of Plexiglass'
• Contingent Fees A Great Option For Cos. During Downturn
• Flynn Judge Should Not Change Role Of Amicus Curiae
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• Trump Taps Kirkland Alum For Alabama Trial Court
• Legal Tech Download: Layoffs, Litigation And New Funding
• BakerHostetler, Kramer Levin Shorten Summer Programs
• NY Judge Won't Require In-Person Testimony In IP Bench Trial
• NY Courts To Allow New Lawsuits Next Week
• Law Firm Leaders: Marshall Dennehey's G. Mark Thompson
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• Dorsey & Whitney Lays Off Attorneys And Staff, Reduces Pay
• Freshfields Forms German Ethics Panel After Tax Scandal
• Jones Day Trims Some Claims In Attys' Gender Bias Suit
• Troutman Sanders Institutes Voluntary Leave During COVID-19
• DC Circ. Pick Plans To Stay In Federalist Society
• Metals Co. Sued For Firing Atty Who Contracted COVID-19
• New York Life Promotes Former Debevoise Atty As GC
• Pond Lehocky To Cut Roughly 25% Of Staff Amid COVID-19
• Crowell & Moring Latest Firm To Shorten Summer Program
• Houston Attys Asked For Input On In-Person Proceedings
• Senate Returns To Judges, Confirming Ariz. Trial Court Pick
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Counsel Who Care: How Attys Are Helping During A Crisis
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• Flynn Asks DC Circ. To Toss Case, Reassign 'Biased' Judge
• Zenith Can't Get Extra Docs In Law Firm Negligence Case
• Libra Taps Ex-FinCEN, OFAC Director As General Counsel
• 'Godfather'-Quoting Judge Takes On Rom-Coms In CBP Ruling
• Why COVID-19 Could Shrink Your Lavish BigLaw Office
• COVID-19 May Wreak Havoc On Training For In-House Attys
• Honigman's Work Must Source To Detroit, Mich. Justices Say
• King & Spalding, Others Trim Summer Programs Due To Virus
• Trump Picks Ex-Jones Day Partner As DC's US Attorney
• Coping With A Pandemic: Pillsbury's Amanda Halter
• Calif. Bar Committee Says Lawyers Can Advise Pot Clients
• USPTO Director Has High Hopes For Atty Training Program
• Legal Malpractice Claims Have Soared (And May Soar Higher)
• Debevoise Partner Asks For Oral Arguments In DOJ Flynn Flip
• GOP Rep. Targets ABA In Debate Over Judges' Memberships
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• Bayer Foe Says Emailing Arnold & Porter Counts As Service
• 15 Minutes With McGraw-Hill Education's General Counsel
• Fox Rothschild Gets Ex-Aide's Sex Bias Suit Sent To NJ
• DC Circ. Dismisses Ethics Complaint About Retiring Judge
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• What We Learned From Supreme Court's First Telehearings
• Law360's Pro Say: 'The Last Trial' With Scott Turow
• Will Skadden's $11M Ukraine Deal Alter Firms' Foreign Work?
• 2 More Firms Change Up Their Summer Associate Programs
• Boies Schiller Slams 'Baseless' IP Malpractice Claims
• With Friends Like These: The Amicus Questions In Flynn Case
• Legal Service Firm Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Closure Loss
• Why Gilstrap Is Getting Ready For Trial — And Not On Zoom
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Why It May Pay To Flee BigLaw Now And Form A Boutique
• Venable And NY Law School Craft COVID-19 Summer Course
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Susman Godfrey Founder, 79, Begins Recovery After Crash
• Burford Loses Bid For LSE Trader Info In Short-Selling Attack
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Hit By Atty's $20M Virus Countersuit
• Calif. Courts Face Budget Cuts Amid 'Sobering' Projections
• Meet The Debevoise Partner Set To Fight DOJ's Flynn Flip
• The Term: Trump Taxes And Frodo Baggins
• Judicial Pick Splits GOP As Sens. Advance 6 For Trial Courts
• O'Melveny Re-Elects Chair To Third Term
• U. Mich. Drops Bush Seyferth Attys In Sex Abuse Cases
• Calif. Bar OKs Exploring 'Sandbox' To Boost Legal Access
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• 10 Tips For Virtual Hearings Before Regulatory Agencies
• Virus Likely To Keep Mass. State Courts Closed Through June
• NY Firm Sues Cuomo Over COVID-19 Closure Orders
• Coping With A Pandemic: Duane Morris' Seth Goldberg
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Ropes & Gray Offers Staff Buyouts, Finnegan Cuts Salaries
• How Firms Are Keeping Attys Connected To Boost Well-Being
• Associates' Top Fear During COVID-19 Crisis? Job Security
• NY Reveals Plan To Reopen 30 Upstate Courts
• McDermott Opens Atlanta Office With 7 New Attorneys
• Judge Eyeing Possible Contempt Charge Against Flynn
• 5 More BigLaw Firms Go Virtual For Summer Programs
• Perkins Coie, Faegre Drinker Slash Salaries Amid Virus
• Don't Let Virus Kill Personal Injury Biz, NJ Attys Told
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Law Firm Staff Face Uncertain Future Post-Lockdown
• Jenner & Block Gets Fees For Prevailing In Pro Bono Suit
• Law Firm Leaders: Leason Ellis' David Leason
• Masks, Sanitizer Recommended As New Norm For NY Firms
• Coping With A Pandemic: DISCO's Cat Casey
• Judge Calls Atty's Bid To Free Client Who Had Virus 'Reckless'
• Texas AG Says Dallas Can't Stop Law Office Reopenings
• Sens. Advance WH Lawyer Tapped For Virus Relief Watchdog
• Jones Day, Others Amend Summer Programs Amid COVID-19
• COVID-19 Working Group To Tackle Calif. Judiciary's Recovery
• COVID-19's Shadow Spreads Across Federal Court Filings
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Transgender Woman Dies Awaiting Justices' Title VII Decision
• House Stimulus Bill Includes Virus Pay For Court Personnel
• 9th Circ. Judge Open To Reviving Suits Over Oregon Bar Fees
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Coping With A Pandemic: Winston & Strawn's Bryant Gardner
• Texas Courts Latest Victim Of Inevitable Ransomware Crush
• Flynn Fracas Revives Calls By DOJ Alumni For Barr To Resign
• Ex-Walmart Atty Alleges 'Witch Hunt' Over Mexico FCPA Work
• Ind. AG Suspended 30 Days For Inappropriate Touching
• Opioid Atty Hunter Shkolnik Talks Remote Work, COVID-19
• Ballard Spahr, Thompson Hine Delay Summer Programs
• Spotify Adds Ex-WarnerMedia, HBO Atty As Its GC
• Calif. Bar Sees Lowest-Ever Pass Rate On February Exam
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Younger Attorneys Get Chance At Big Role In Zantac MDL
• 4 More Firms Implement Cuts In Face Of Pandemic
• Protecting Privilege When Communicating With Contractors
• Supreme Court Teleconference Makes History. Is Video Next?
• Fired Paralegal Sanctioned For Stealing £293K From UK Firm
• COVID-19 Prompts 6-Week Delay In Delaware Bar Exams
• Remote Courtrooms Here To Stay As Judges Tackle Backlogs
• Coping With A Pandemic: Morgan Lewis' Jennifer Breen
• 15 Minutes With Rue21's General Counsel
• Texas Court Sites Taken Down After Ransomware Attack
• Roberts Rejects Probe Of DC Circ. Judge's Retirement
• Thompson & Knight Fires Manager For COVID-19 Mask Post
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Judge Sullivan Unlikely To Quietly Rubber-Stamp Flynn Flip
• Fujitec Slapped With Racial Bias Claims By Ex-Top Atty
• Law360's Pro Say: Judge Rakoff Talks COVID And The Courts
• Don't Fear The Reaper, He's A Florida Attorney
• COVID-19 Cuts Continue At Three BigLaw Firms
• Lewis Brisbois Launches Delaware Office With 2 Attys
• NJ Justices To Probe Atty Keyword Search Ethics
• Bryan Cave, MoFo Join Firms Going Virtual This Summer
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• Weathering A Pandemic: What GCs Have Learned So Far
• Virus Smacks Legal Industry With 64,000 Jobs Lost In April
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NY Extends Statute Freeze With Tool To Hold Pretrial Inmates
• Flynn Atty Rips Covington's 'Lame Excuses' Over Docs
• Zoom Boosts Data Security Measures To End NY AG's Probe
• Sidley, Cozen, Others Delay Summer Programs Amid Outbreak
• The Term: Flushing Arguments Down The Toilet
• Shearman Axed 'Old' Worker Amid Virus Slowdown, Suit Says
• How Lawyers Can Avoid Taking Arguments Home
• Judges Diverge Over COVID-19 Dangers In Brooklyn Prison
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Inside The ABA's New Guidance On Willful Blindness
• Lawyer Assistance Programs Face New Trials Amid COVID-19
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 3 More Firms Roll Out Virus Cost-Cutting Measures
• Kansas Court Pick Is State Solicitor General, Shook Hardy Vet
• Coping With A Pandemic: LegalShield's Jeff Bell
• Agent In Blackmail Suit Seeks Secrecy For WilmerHale, Toyota
• BigLaw Joins LA's COVID-19 Pro Bono Initiative
• At Least Some NY Bar Hopefuls Must Reapply Due To Virus
• FINRA Bars Ex-SEC Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam
• Litigation Funder Says He's As Busy As Ever Amid Pandemic
• Thomson Reuters Claims Legal Startup Stole Westlaw Content
• Kirkland Alum Among Picks For Va., Military Courts
• Law Firm Leaders: Rimon's Michael Moradzadeh
• Kirkland, Cravath Overhaul Summer Programs Amid COVID-19
• Judiciary Seeks More Funding And Judges In COVID-19 Relief
• Verizon Will Pay $125M To Atty Paralyzed By Fallen Pole
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Senate Dems Unload On McConnell Protege Up For DC Circ.
• 3 Global Firms Among Those Cutting Attorney Salaries
• Ginsburg Unbowed In 1st Oral Argument After Health Scare
• Coping With A Pandemic: VC Specialist Lindsay Karas Stencel
• Calif. Bar Says LegalMatch Atty Referrals Are Illegal
• Roberts Is Asked To Reassign Probe Of DC Circ. Retirement
• Milbank, Fenwick Alter Summer Programs Due To COVID-19
• Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized For Gallbladder Condition
• In-State NY Bar Exam Sign-Ups Soar, Drawing Out-Of-State Ire
• Deutsche Bank Picks New General Counsel From Within
• Coping With A Pandemic: Massey & Gail's Lenny Gail
• Robinhood Taps WilmerHale Atty, Ex-SEC Commish As CLO
• Vedder Price Cuts 4% Of Workforce Amid Virus
• Nearly 200 Law Firms Affected By Potential Data Leak
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• More Reasons To Redesign The Open Office Post-Pandemic
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Admits Missteps, Vows Comeback
• Counsel Who Care: How Attys Are Helping During A Crisis
• Gen Z Wants BigLaw Money, But Not Partnership's Hassles
• Cozen O'Connor Picks Up Philly Tech Boutique Baer Crossey
• Liberals Tell Senate GOP To Focus On Pandemic, Not Judges
• Next DC Bar Exam Set For September Due To COVID-19
• Nixon Peabody Cancels Summer Program Without Job Pledge
• Fla. Bar Prez Hopes Tech Lessons From Pandemic Will Stick
• Freshfields M&A Head Confident Despite COVID-19 Difficulties
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Dodges Sanctions
• Pillsbury Cuts Pay For Attys, Staff In Face Of Pandemic
• Legal Work Has Plummeted And Lawyers Are Stressed
• What GCs Want From Outside Counsel As Virus Rages On
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• Coping With A Pandemic: Purple Campaign's Ally Coll
• Rakoff Threatens To End ICE Arrest Hearing Over Interruptions
• The Death Of The LSAT
• Thomas Breaks 1-Year Silence In Historic Teleconference
• 15 Minutes With Cedar Realty Trust's General Counsel
• Coping With A Pandemic: Facebook's Jeremiah Chan
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Legal Association Leader Settles Obstruction Suit With Board
• Pierce Bainbridge Hit With Third Suit Over Unpaid Biz Loans
• Most Employers Not Set To Reopen Amid Virus, Report Says
• Law360's Pro Say: COVID Tracing Might Get Pretty Orwellian
• Philly Bar Pushes For Broader Restart To Civil Litigation
• Dickinson Wright Latest Firm To Chop Summer Program
• Clark Hill Sues Pittsburgh Radio Network Over $680K Bill
• Live From C-SPAN, It's The Supreme Court!
• Davis Polk Wants Ex-Associate's Racial Bias Suit Trimmed
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Squire Patton Boggs Cuts Pay For Attorneys, Staff