Legal Industry Archive » July, 2020

Legal Industry - July, 2020

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• US Soccer Hires New GC After Pay Gap Suit's 'Skill' Defense
• Law360's Pro Say: Bar Exam Chaos
• Justice Ginsburg Out Of Hospital After Stent Revision
• NJ Shooting Spotlights Darker Side Of Judicial Careers
• Georgia Business Court To Bring Timely Relief In Pandemic
• DC Top Court Mulls Letting Law Grads Skip Bar Exam
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• When Judges Are Not Neutral
• Be 'True To Yourself': Female Attys Say It's Time To Speak Up
• Paul Weiss Nabs 2 More Boies Schiller Partners
• Jenner & Block Slams Landlord's 'Evasive Tactic' In Rent Fight
• Climate Change Will Impact Your Legal Practice, Panel Says
• LSAT Tech Glitch Causes 'Small Number' Of Lost Scores
• PG&E Names Old Legal Hand To Take Over As GC
• Cohen Gets Feds' OK For Home Confinement And Trump Book
• Ethics Panel Drops Plan To Ban Memberships For Judges
• Pa. Bar Association Board Recommends Diploma Privilege
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 'Money Talks': Breaking Barriers For Female Attys Of Color
• McGuireWoods Chair Among 5 To Investigate Ft. Hood Culture
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Parties Split As Sens. Advance Court Picks For Ill., Va., Mich.
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• Coping With A Pandemic: Burns & Levinson's Josef Volman
• Ginsburg Hospitalized For 'Minimally Invasive' Stent Revision
• Chicago Federal Court Limits New Jury Trials To 1 A Day
• Ogletree Attys Snag Hours-Based Bonuses Of $10K And Up
• Report Says Parties, Counsel Can Improve Arbitrator Diversity
• Courts Face Tough Calls As Delayed Trials Pile Up
• Dems Press Kansas Judicial Pick On Solicitor General Work
• 240 Law Firms Hold Summit To Address Systemic Racism
• Littler Atty Among Those Charged In Portland Protests
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Simpson Thacher Sues Landlord For $8M Rent Abatement
• Law Firm Leaders: Kobre & Kim's Michael Kim
• Cadwalader, Baker Botts Walk Back Coronavirus Pay Cuts
• Calif. Bar Exam Pass Score Must Drop Retroactively: Letter
• NYC's 1st Pandemic Jury Trial: Masks, Murmurs, Wary Jurors
• Federal Judge Axes Suit Over NY Courts Reopening Plan
• Fennemore Craig Merges With Calif. Firm Dowling Aaron
• AG Barr Fights Dems' Claims Of Political Interference At DOJ
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• US Atty Confirmed To Federal Bench In La.
• Mich. Online Bar Exam Disrupted By Apparent Cyberattack
• Noted Atty Ripped By Judge For Interrupting, Blames Zoom
• Post-Pandemic, Associate Training May Never Be The Same
• New Attys Delaying Kids, Marriage Due To Law School Debt
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Barr Set To Testify In Congress Amid Wave Of Controversy
• Texas Bar President Won't Resign After Racist Posts
• Ogletree Atty Confirmed To Federal Bench In Pa.
• Debevoise, Perkins Coie Rep Portland Moms Suing Feds
• Courthouses Set Ablaze Amid Protests In Oakland, Portland
• Longtime Texas State Judge Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver
• Bar Examiners 'Failed' COVID-19 Test, Prof Says
• The Biggest Hurdles For Attys Starting Jobs During COVID-19
• Perkins Coie, Ex-Secretary Clinch Deal To End Age Bias Suit
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Mass., NJ, Others Strike Bar Exam Reciprocity Deal
• 15 Minutes With BuzzFeed's Chief Legal Officer
• Legal Recruiter Sees Uptick In Demand For White Collar Work
• Salas Shooting Suspect Confirmed As Tied To Atty's Killing
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Nonprofit Sounds Justice Concerns With Remote Trials
• Ethics Attys Back Texas Bar Dues Requirement At 5th Circ.
• Furloughs Became Layoffs For Several Ice Miller Attorneys
• Black Attys Push Texas Bar To Address Racism, Exclusion
• King & Spalding Picks Up An 18th Boies Schiller Partner
• Law360 Pro Say: Do Virus Closures Violate The Constitution?
• Judge Says Fed Agents Can't Arrest Portland Legal Observers
• Pittsburgh Courts Close As Another Attorney Catches Virus
• Delaware Cancels 2020 Bar Exam Due To Virus Concerns
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• New Normal Of Legal Telework Likely To Outlast Pandemic
• Law360's Guide To The Presidential Candidates' Legal Bills
• Murder Threat To Judge Isn't Privileged Info, 8th Circ. Says
• New York Bar Exam Is Back On — Online This October
• Sens. Advance Picks For Federal Courts In Calif., Wis., Pa.
• Dems Move Bills To Rein In President's Power To Defy Probes
• BASF, Cahill Pay $73M To Settle Claims They Hid Asbestos
• Atty Wants Claims Over Failed $57M Mask Deal Tossed
• New Epstein Docs Unsealed As Maxwell Fails To Gag Boies
• McDermott Pledges Free Legal Services To POC-Led Cos.
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Fla. Jury Selection Success Shows Viability Of Remote Trials
• DOJ Fines Arnold & Porter For Citizenship Hiring Bias
• Former Deputy SG Says Justices 'Stepped Up' In Historic Term
• Judge Scolds Gibson Dunn, Co-Counsel For 'Nonsensical' Jab
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Cohen Wins Release As Judge Says US Retaliated Over Book
• Cohen Jailed For Antagonism, Not Trump Book, Feds Say
• Work Begins To Scrub Protest Graffiti From NYC Courthouses
• Missed Deadline Dooms Class Claims In Denny's OT Case
• Judge Says Asbestos Trial Would Be 'Dreadful Experience'
• 'Waiting Is Not An Option': NJ Plans To Restart Jury Trials
• Robinhood Class Counsel Given OK After Diversity Push
• Special Master Rips Hagens Berman's Privilege Arguments
• La. Joins States Letting Grads Bypass Bar Exam
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Calif. Judges Told To Take Care Joining Social Justice Rallies
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Paid For Client's Lease, Suit Says
• Ill. Panel Urges Regulatory Overhaul To Boost Access To Attys
• Freshfields Adds More US Firepower With DOJ Antitrust Atty
• Law Firm Leaders: Taft Stettinius' Robert Hicks
• FBI Ties Salas Shooting Suspect To California Atty's Death
• ALI Consumer Contract Restatement Is Biased Advocacy
• Law Firms Lean On Marketing Teams Amid Virus' Disruption
• Barclays Taps Exec For New GC As Hoyt Steps Down
• Black Lawyers Push Back On 'Myth' Of Recruiting Challenges
• NY Atty In Sex Bias Suit Accuses Ex-Firm Of Bully Tactics
• Ex-MSU Recruiter Slams Bid To DQ His Atty Over Sanctions
• Maxwell Wants Feds And Boies Silenced In Sex Abuse Case
• BigLaw Lobbyists Build On The Year's Gains In Q2
• NY Courts Urge Federal Judge To Stay Out Of Reopening Plan
• NY Chief Judge's Photo Found With Salas Shooting Suspect
• 11th Circ. Lifts Block On Firms' Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Cos. Say Atty Was Fired For Relocating, Not For Getting Virus
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Hinshaw Swings Into New Orleans With Ex-McGlinchey Team
• Jones Day Women Say Top-Down Pay Policy Backs Collective
• GCs' Biggest Concerns For The Rest Of The Year
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Nonprofits Slam Flores Atty For 'Coercive' Family Separation
• Michael Cohen Says Feds Jailed Him To Stop Trump Book
• Survey Finds Most Judges Say Systemic Racism Is An Issue
• Gun-Toting St. Louis Attys Charged Over Anti-Protest Standoff
• Ex-FAIR Research Director Among 46 New Immigration Judges
• For Attys, Flexible Work Arrangements May Be Here To Stay
• Judge Whose Son Was Gunned Down Made History In NJ
• Coca-Cola, Ford Each Name New General Counsel
• Ga. Is Latest State To Delay Bar Exam And Move Online
• Allow Menstrual Products At Bar Exam, Thousands Tell NCBE
• Haynes And Boone Eyes Expansion With New Leader
• Flynn Says Trial Judge 'Hijacked' Case With En Banc Bid
• Salas Attack Highlights Importance Of Judicial Security
• 2 Ex-High Court Clerks Exit BigLaw For The MacArthur Center
• Sens. Moving Forward On Bill With 65 New Fed. Judgeships
• Expert Witness Sues Levi & Korsinsky For Unpaid Fees
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Avenatti Is Out Of Money For Legal Fees, Lawyer Says
• WeWork Fights Atty's Bid To Appeal Arbitration Ruling
• The Fallacies Of Feinstein's Judicial Fitness Standards
• 15 Minutes With Geometer's Chief Legal Officer
• 'Men's Rights' Atty Named As Killer Of Federal Judge's Son
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• ComEd's $200M Bribery Deal Reveals Law Firm Connection
• Jenner Nabs 6 Native American Law Attys From Kilpatrick
• WilmerHale Staffing Agency Beats Atty's $20M Countersuit
• Law360's Pro Say: A Wrap On A Wild High Court Term
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Emergency Bid To Halt Criminal Court Reopening In NYC Fails
• Mich. Atty Suspended For Missing Hearing With Virus Excuse
• Rise In Ch. 11 Cases Echoes 2008 Financial Crisis
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Will The Next Wave Of Layoffs Target Nonequity Partners?
• Ginsburg Fighting Liver Cancer, Chemo So Far 'Successful'
• The Term Finale: The Myth Of The Moderate Court
• Grand Jury Pool In Molotov Case Was Skewed, Defenders Say
• Calif. Lowers Bar Exam Pass Score And Delays Test To Oct.
• Robinhood Users Tweak Counsel Bid To Add Female Attys
• DC NFL Team Hires Wilkinson Walsh Amid Harassment Claims
• Employment Suits Continue Piling Up Amid COVID-19
• More Judges Are Demanding Diversity Among Class Counsel
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Firm Attacks 'Strawman' In Leave Suit
• Some Fed. Courts Slow Reopening Plans As Virus Cases Rise
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Distancing, PPE Top In-House Attys' Checklists For Reopening
• Poseida Therapeutics Taps Ex-Halozyme Atty As GC
• For Trump's Trial Court Picks, It May Be Now Or Never
• New York Cancels September Bar Exam Due To Pandemic
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• COVID-19 Forcing Firms To Rescind Job Offers To Grads
• Injury Attys Undaunted By COVID-19 Nursing Home Immunity
• ABA Defends Ban On Atty Bias From Free Speech Claims
• Trial Icon Susman Wasn't Done Winning, Laughing, Teaching
• Ousted US Atty Berman To Teach Legal Ethics At Stanford
• Ropes & Gray Bars TikTok From Employees' Devices
• Ex-DOJ Civil Division Chief Joins Alston & Bird
• Ex-Deutsche Bank, Barclays Atty Joins BlockFi As GC
• Justice Ginsburg Out Of Hospital Early After Possible Infection
• 'Defect' Leaves The Public Out Of Molotov Attorneys' Hearing
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Miami Court Pulls Off Fla.'s First Jury Trial In Pandemic
• Attys Fear For Jobs, Client Bills Despite June Rebound
• C4 Therapeutics Hires Ex-Neon Atty As Legal Chief
• US Supreme Court Term In Review: What You Need To Know
• Law Firm Leaders: Cole Schotz's Warren Usatine
• Bryan Cave Lays Off Attorneys And Staff, Eases Pay Cuts
• Ex-Solicitor General Noel Francisco To Return To Jones Day
• Susman Godfrey Founder Loses Battle With COVID-19
• Legal Aid Sues To Stop Criminal Courts Reopening In NYC
• All-Male Robinhood Class Counsel Won't Fly For Calif. Judge
• Many LGBTQ, Disabled Attys Face Unconscious Bias At Work
• Tax Partner Exits Greenspoon Marder With Landmark Pot Suit
• Black Attys Tell Peers To Back Diversity Talk With Action
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• First Chair In El Chapo Trial Departs EDNY For Mayer Brown
• 38 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Say Goodbye To Office Life
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Jones Day Wants Equal Pay Act Claims Cut From Bias Suit
• Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized For Possible Infection
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Law Firms See Less Work, More Discounts Amid Pandemic
• 'Grim Reaper' Atty Blasts Fla. Gov.'s Virus 'Inaction' In Appeal
• Weinstein Atty Defends Press Tactics That Sparked Gag Order
• Berman Resists Talking Motives For Ouster In New Transcript
• Boies Schiller Adds Bankruptcy Attys In NY, London
• Have Too Many Cases? Judge Leon Doesn't Want To Hear It
• Facebook Vies To Keep Gibson Dunn Probe Out Of Discovery
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Deloitte Expands Legal Business Services Unit To US
• Legal Startup Says Westlaw Wants 'Monopoly' Over Law Texts
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Foley & Lardner Can Foreclose On $29M Condo Loan
• Many In Atty Ranks Down About The Future Of Their Industry
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• DACA Ruling Raises Bar For Assertions Of Agency Deference
• Attys Should Stop Using 2 Common Cannabis Industry Terms
• 15 Minutes With Spartan Race's General Counsel
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Client Says Hagen Berman Pulled Fast One On Special Master
• Study Noting 'Racial Tension,' 'Nepotism' Shakes Philly Courts
• Miller Canfield Lays Off Attorneys Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• DOJ's DuCharme Named Acting US Attorney For EDNY
• Law Firm Leaders' 3 Biggest Worries For The Rest Of 2020
• Law360's Pro Say: Absolutely (Not) Immune
• Firms Wanted PPP Money, But Will It Prevent More Cuts?
• LA Labor Partner Accused Of Sexually Harassing Associate
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Brown Rudnick IP Litigation Team Leaves To Start New Firm
• Flynn Case Paused, DC Circ. Weighing Judge's En Banc Bid
• Chicago Federal Court Extends Remote Hearings To Mid-Sept.
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NY Bill Would Suspend Two-Fail Bar Exam Rule For Pandemic
• Employment Firm's TM Suit Gives Rival's Name A Bad Review
• Upstate NY, Long Island Courts Get OK To Restart Trials
• Cozen Group Tackles Surge Of Virus-Driven Lease Disputes
• More Lawyers Are Getting Comfortable With Litigation Finance
• Former Manhattan US Attorney Berman Details His Ouster
• The Term: The Justices Wrap Up With Trump Taxes
• Jones Day Must Hand Over Nationwide Associate Pay Data
• NY Judge Invoked Police Ties Seeking To Avert Wife's Arrest
• Miles & Stockbridge Vows To Help Black Businesses Pro Bono
• Some In-House Attys Think At-Home Work Is Here To Stay
• Trial Judge Asks Full DC Circ. To Revive Michael Flynn Case
• Michael Cohen Back In Prison For Refusing Release Terms
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Merck Spinoff Organon Hires Ex-Sorrento, Abbott Atty As GC
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Berman Ouster May Not Be The End Of SDNY Drama This Year
• Pennsylvania Bar Exam To Go Remote For Fall Sitting
• Coinbase Hires Ex-Facebook Deputy GC Grewal As Top Atty
• Ill. Tax Firm Fosters 'Disgusting' Culture For Women, Suit Says
• Witnesses' Screens Off Limits While Testifying Remotely
• DA Slams Judge's 'Childish' Street Fight But Forgoes Charges
• Why Major Markets May See An Exodus Of Associates
• Push For Diploma Privilege Unites Law Grads Nationwide
• Legal Work's In-House Shift Shows No Sign Of Slowing
• COVID-19 Accelerating Growth Of Class Action Cases
• Reps. Advance Dem Budget Bills For DOJ, Judiciary
• Virus Prompts Del. To Move Bar Exam To State Fairgrounds
• Jones Day Calls Family Leave Suit 'The Apex Of Absurdity'
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Law Firm Leaders: Gunderson Dettmer's David Young
• Ex-Del. Chief Justice Strine Joins Columbia, Penn Law
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Atty Linked To $7.4M Fraud
• Chief Justice Hospitalized In June, Supreme Court Confirms
• Midyear Report: The Biggest Legal Ethics Moments So Far
• Molotov Cases Prosecuted Like Terrorism In All But Name
• NYC Grand Juries To Return To State Courthouses In August
• Ex-National Economic Council Deputy Joins Mayer Brown
• Seyfarth Opens Seattle Office With Labor, Real Estate Focus
• Black Leaders Call Out Diversity 'Excuses' Law Firms Make
• RPM Internal Probe Case Brings Privilege Lessons For Attys
• Firm Must Produce Email Allegedly Used To Blackmail Judge
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Oyez! High Court's 1st Female Marshal, Reporter Are Retiring
• Hughes Hubbard Lays Off Associates Amid Pandemic
• Offensive Jokes, Ogling Still A Problem In Legal Industry
• Fisher Phillips COVID-19 Data Shows Workplace Suits On Rise
• USA Technologies Adds Former E-Trade Atty As GC
• Fujitec Seeks To End Racial Bias Suit By Ex-Top Atty
• Ferring And Serenity's SDNY Patent Trial Kicks Off Over Zoom
• Law Firms Sought Millions In PPP Loans As Virus Hit Industry
• Client Was Wrong To Screenshot Zoom Deposition, Atty Says
• Wells Fargo Says N-Word 'Unfortunate,' But Bias Suit Must Go
• Next Mass. Justice Needs Civil Rights Chops, Legal Orgs Say
• Pittsburgh Courts Say 6 Employees Positive For COVID-19
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Back Expansive Pay Data Request
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• 15 Minutes With Tenneco's General Counsel
• Reforms Abroad For Litigation Funders Raise Questions In UK
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• DNC, Perkins Coie Must Face Defamation Suit, Page Says
• Justices Dim Dems' Hopes Of Seeing Mueller Docs By Election
• Shackelford Adds 6 Winstead Attys In Houston, Dallas
• US Atty In EDNY To Depart For Main Justice Role
• Ex-ICE Atty Tapped As Chief DOJ Immigration Judge
• Law360's Pro Say: Federal Watchdog Agencies, Beware
• K&L Gates, Ex-Worker Settle ADHD Discrimination Suit
• 117 Firms On Board For Fourth Version Of Mansfield Rule
• The Term: It's Roberts' World
• Facebook Taps Ex-HPE, Amazon Atty To Lead App Legal Team
• Dem Bill Would Make Judicial Advocacy Groups Name Donors
• Texas Calls Off July Bar, But Keeps In-Person Option
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Virtual Arbitration Hearings Prompt Witness Coaching Fears
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Alito Sees Inconsistency In How Justices Address Bigotry
• Can BigLaw Dump Its Drinking Habit?
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Legal Jobs Continue Upward Tick After COVID-19 Clobbering
• Justices To Decide Whether DOJ Must Turn Over Mueller Docs
• Firm Defends Retaining Credit For Former Atty's Work
• NY Court Cops Sue Over Inadequate COVID-19 Protections
• Florida Bar Exam Moves To Online Format In August
• US Leans On Law Firms For Trade Deal Dispute Panelists
• It's Official: Troutman Sanders, Pepper Hamilton Are Now One
• Former Obama Deputy WH Counsel Joins Latham in NYC
• Shearman & Sterling Wants IT Manager's Age Bias Suit Booted
• Remote Hearings Will Play Big Role As Illinois Courts Reopen
• Feds Drop Bail Fight For Attys Accused In Molotov Attack
• Freshfields Debuts In Silicon Valley With 5 Local Hires
• Out-Of-Town Firms Keep Eye On NY Growth, Despite Virus
• Law Firm Merger Numbers Hit A Decade Low
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Call Firm's 'Malicious Attacks' Unlawful
• Much Shelist Merges With Calif. Firm, Opens Newport Office
• Mass. Cancels In-Person Bar Exam, Will Test Remotely
• Law Firm Leaders: Kleinbard's Michael Frattone
• Immigration Judges Sue To Rip Off Free Speech 'Muzzle'