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Legal Industry - November, 2020

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• Biden's Judges Will Likely Be More Liberal Than Obama's
• Law Firm Billing Tips For Avoiding An Irate Client
• SDNY Closes Courthouses Until Jan. 15 Amid COVID-19 Spike
• Legal Industry Is Still Running Behind On Diversity Work
• Kirkland Nabs 4 WilmerHale Investigations Attys
• 2 More BigLaw Firms Add Pandemic Payouts To 2020 Bonuses
• Firm's COVID-19 Insurance Claim Faces Skeptical Ga. Judge
• BigLaw Firms Launch New Online Arbitration Protocol
• Noom Brings Aboard Ex-Kickstarter GC As Top Atty
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Penningtons Shutters Sole US Outpost Amid Pandemic
• Former SDNY Chief Counsel Returns To Arnold & Porter
• 15 Minutes With TCS Education System's General Counsel
• Mass. Top Court Takes Shape With Latest Pick Set For A Vote
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Ex-Freshfields Atty Overturns Sexual Misconduct Penalty
• High Court To Ring In 2021 With More Remote Oral Arguments
• What GCs Should Consider As They Hire Remote Attys
• Up Next At High Court: Census Fight, Child Slavery Claims
• Pro Say Thanksgiving Special: Stuffed With Weird Legal News
• 4 BigLaw Firms Announce End-Of-Year Bonuses
• Ex-Credit Suisse Regulatory Head Joins Libra Networks As GC
• Coronavirus Q&A: Buchalter's Appellate Practice Chair
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Bar Argues For In-Person Hearing Rights At Mass. Top Court
• Media Co. IAC Promotes Lead M&A Atty To General Counsel
• MoFo Pans 'Self-Righteous Say-So' In Maternity Bias Case
• Longtime Greenpeace GC Exits For Children's Nonprofit
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Law Firm Leaders: Schulte Roth's Efron And Elovitz
• BigLaw's Sustainability Pro Bono Drive Blew Past $15M Goal
• Beth Wilkinson Hit With Lawsuit Amid NFL Harassment Probe
• New Washington Football GC Joins Team Amid Turmoil
• Ethics Complaints Against Trump Attys Are Likely A Dead End
• Durbin Likely To Become Top Dem On Judiciary Committee
• Cop-Shoving Judge Faces 2nd Ethics Probe Over 2018 Case
• Goodwin Offering Special Bonuses For Work During Pandemic
• 3 BigLaw Firms Enter The Year-End Bonus Season
• Finnegan Reimburses Attys And Staff For COVID-19 Pay Cuts
• Washington Football Team Snags New General Counsel
• Dentons Adds New Office In China Following US Cuts
• IBA Aims To Fight Bullying, Harassment In Law Firms
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Apple's Security Head Indicted In Gun Permits-For-IPads Plot
• NY Courts Survey Finds Room For Gender Bias Improvement
• WWE General Counsel Among Executives Let Go
• Publisher Says Fox Rothschild Violated Legal Ethics
• 7 National Security Names To Watch In The Biden Admin.
• Sen. Feinstein Says She'll Cede Top Judiciary Committee Spot
• Big Lots' Ohio Attys Wrongfully DQ'd From Calif. Wage Fight
• North Carolina Switches To Remote Bar Exam For February
• 3 Things To Know About The Calif. Bar's Latest License Plan
• Cravath Holiday Bonuses Hold Steady Despite Pandemic
• EDTX Judge Mazzant Talks Holding Trials Amid COVID-19
• Top Japanese Firm Invests In Legal Tech Platform
• 15 Minutes With NYC Mayor De Blasio's Counsel
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Skadden Taps Jones Day Ace To Lead Supreme Court Group
• Cop-Shoving Judge Ruled For Atty Paying Him A $35K Debt
• State Court Budget Forecast: Stormy, With Rising Backlogs
• Trump Appeals After Failed Bid To Block Pa. Election Cert.
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• SEC Official Calls On Firms To Empower Compliance Chiefs
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Plans To Appeal Loss In Sex Bias Suit
• Medical Marijuana Co. Sues Law Firm For Malpractice
• Fed. Courts Suspend Jury Trials Again As COVID-19 Surges
• Iona College, Law Firm Escape Ex-GC's Defamation Suit
• Pro Say: When A Trial Becomes A Superspreader Event
• NY Court Leaders Face Contempt In Judges' Age Bias Suit
• How Seattle's Federal Court Has Pioneered Zoom Jury Trials
• Calif. Supreme Court Says February Bar Exam Will Be Online
• Clark Hill Rips 'Whitewash Narrative' In Malpractice Case
• Montgomery Adds Atty To Helm New Sex Misconduct Group
• NY Judge Orders Args In AG's Trump Probe Doc Dispute
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Why LGBT Affinity Groups Are More Important Now Than Ever
• Feared Holiday Virus Surge Further Delays Mass. Trials
• Supreme Court Shakes Up Circuit Assignments For Justices
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Law360's The Term: What's On Alito's Mind?
• DC Judge Delays Execution After Convict's Attys Get Virus
• What To Expect From The USPTO In The Biden Administration
• Sullivan Atty Remembered As Leader In And Out Of Court
• Atty Fighting IP Suit Says He's Not Former Firm's 'Property'
• As Investor Activism Grows, So Do ESG Practice Groups
• Penn National Bets On Gaming Vet For GC
• NY AG Wants New Args In Trump Tax Probe Doc Dispute
• Goldberg Segalla Revamps 2020 Bonus Program
• 6th Circ. Questions Judge's Bid To Put Atty On Pro Bono List
• Anthem Adds Ex-HCSC Atty As Its General Counsel
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Schiff Hardin First-Years' Start Date Delayed To Summer 2021
• Where Companies Face The Greatest Bribery Risks
• Georgia Supreme Court Justice To Rejoin Alston & Bird
• Winston & Strawn Alum Up For 7th Circ. Rebuffs Dem Queries
• In COVID-19 World, Firms Get Creative On Client Engagement
• Does The Data Back Up S&P Cos.' Diversity Pledges?
• 4th Circ. Upholds Atty's Conviction For Texting In Court
• Judge Opens Door To Execution Delay After Attys Get Virus
• OPM Plan To Slash Feds' Back Pay, Atty Fees Draws Union Ire
• 33-Year-Old Jones Day Associate Confirmed To Fed. Bench
• Law Firm Leaders: Honigman's David Foltyn
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Disbarred For Diverting $2.5M From Trust
• February Fla. Bar Exam Will Be Administered Remotely
• Budd Confirmed As Chief Justice Of Mass. High Court
• Kirkland Dodges Sanctions For 'Abusive' Call In Trump Case
• DC Judge Slams DOJ's $212K Fee Payment To Arnold & Porter
• Biden's Counsel Pick Seen As Stabilizing Force Amid Tumult
• Winston & Strawn Partner Named Chief Of Staff To Jill Biden
• BigLaw Alums Confirmed To Federal Bench In Ky., Kan., Miss.
• 'Courageous' Civil Rights Atty, Ex-Solicitor General Dies
• Bush v. Gore Attys: Trump Election Suits Lack Legal Basis
• BCLP's Global COO Jumps To Fladgate
• Ballard Spahr Taps City Solicitor To Lead Philly Office
• NC Ballots Will Be Recounted For Chief Justice Seat
• Schiff Hardin Pays Back Trimmed Salaries
• Nelson Mullins Bulks Up E-Discovery Arm With Redgrave Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Legal Co. Factor Taps NewLaw Vet For New Consulting Arm
• COVID-19 Outbreak Leads To Mistrial In EDTX
• CLOs See Less Revenue, More Work As Virus Persists
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Biden Picks Former Alito Clerk As White House Counsel
• Law Firm Says Chase Can't Duck Suit Over PPP Agent Fees
• Boston Judge Tapped For Mass. High Court
• GC Role Evolving As Pandemic, Other Issues Bring Changes
• Judge Skeptical Of Suit To Delay Execution Over Sick Attys
• NJ Legislature OKs Judge Protections After Salas Shooting
• Trump Campaign Loses More Attys From Pa. Election Lawsuit
• Amazon Case Shows How A GC's Barbs Can Sting Back
• Hagens Berman Partner Tony Shapiro Dies At 62
• Toys R Us Parent Co. Names Former Atty As GC
• NJ Halts Jury Trials As COVID-19 Surges Again
• Battle For Associate Talent Back On As Firms Resume Hiring
• Employer Group Says Littler Attys Filched Copyrighted Files
• NYU Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Win In Race Bias Suit
• Ex-HHS Atty Joins McDermott At Key Time For Health Care
• Terns Pharmaceuticals Brings On New Top Lawyer
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Trump Atty Slams Kirkland For Associate's 'Abusive' Message
• Buckley Must Produce Latham Emails In $6M Policy Fight
• Akerman, Taft Join Firms Rolling Back COVID-19 Pay Cuts
• 15 Minutes With Univar Solutions' General Counsel
• Sanford Heisler's Turbulent Summer
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 'Grim Reaper' Atty Can't Revive Beach Suit, Faces Sanctions
• Dem. State AGs Call For DOJ Backtrack On Election Probes
• Convict Wants Execution Paused While Attys Fight COVID-19
• Anti-Trump Protesters Target Jones Day, King & Spalding
• More EDTX Trial Participants Test Positive For Virus
• Texas AG Accused Of Forcing Out Whistleblowers
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• BetMGM Taps Resorts Counsel As Chief Legal Officer
• NY To Halt New Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid COVID-19 Spike
• Law360's Pro Say: All The President's Lawsuits
• Trump Nominates Judge For 1st Circ. Vacancy
• Ill. Court's Civil Matters To Go Remote As Virus Grips State
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judge Recuses Self From Virus Suit Amid Ties With Insured
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Drops Jury Bid For One Claim
• Reed Smith Apologizes For Past Harassment Response
• Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan Gets 2-Year Extension
• Despite Generational Shift, Women Still Want To Make Partner
• Porter Wright Bails On Trump's Pa. Election Challenge
• Alito Scorches COVID-19 Restrictions In Political Speech
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• K&L Gates Kicks Off Training Program For Female Associates
• Law Students Boycott 4 Firms For Repping Trump Campaign
• How The Presidential Race Shifted State Judiciaries
• Atlanta Law Firms Deny Conflict In Georgia Election Suits
• EDTX Trial Suspended After Juror, Attorney Get COVID-19
• WeWork, Chief Legal Officer In Early Talks About Splitting Up
• Legal Services Biz Can't Skip Out On Data Breach Suit Yet
• A 'Cold Civil War' Catches GCs In The Middle
• Stoel Rives To Dole Out Retroactive Pay After COVID-19 Cuts
• Law360's The Term: A Good Day For The ACA
• Many In Judiciary Frown On Lifetime Appointments
• Dorsey Snags Akerman Partner In Bid For NYC, LatAm Growth
• Epiq Expands Legal Services Menu With Hyperion Buy
• Gibson Dunn Alum Confirmed To Florida District Court
• AIG Taps GC For Expanded Duties
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• NY Judges, Court Staff Say Budget Cuts Will Hurt Access
• Justices May Not Alter Religious Freedom Precedent In Fulton
• 4 Mistakes Partners Make When Managing Remote Associates
• Mass. Chief Justice Nominee Vows 'Unbiased' Leadership
• Snell & Wilmer Out In Ariz. As Trump Election Suits Draw Ire
• Baker McKenzie Ushers In Year-End Bonus Season
• Lincoln Project Lobs Attacks Against Jones Day, Porter Wright
• Calif. AG Among Possible Picks For DHS Head, Senate Seat
• First Openly Gay Justice Confirmed To Calif. High Court
• ​​​​​​​Davis Polk Partners Whiter Than Trump Judges, Ex-Atty Says
• Biden Taps BigLaw Brainpower For Transition Squad
• Lame-Duck Senate Turns To Judges, Starting With Ohio Pick
• Barr's Election Fraud Memo Leaves Ex-Prosecutors Queasy
• Alaska High Court Says No Need For Diploma Privilege
• Orrick Latest BigLaw Firm To Pay Out Salary Lost To Virus
• Judge Says Klayman Appeal Of $2.8M Verdict May Be Too Late
• As Private Citizen Litigant, Trump Still Has Cards To Play
• NJ Justices Challenge Ethics Behind Atty Keyword Search
• Virus Risk Forces Weeklong Closure Of 2 Calif. Courthouses
• Ex-MoFo Attys Blast Firm's Bid To End Maternity Bias Claims
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• English Soccer Group Names Sports Law Bigwig Interim Chief
• USPTO Appoints Ex-Koch Industries, Gaming Co. Atty As GC
• DLA Piper Atty Leaving Firm To Become Second Gentleman
• Baker McKenzie Named Top BigLaw Firm On Social Media
• AGs In A Pandemic: Weiser Talks Colo. Health Orders
• West Pharmaceutical Hires Segal Group GC
• Lessons From 2020 In-House Attys Will Draw On Next Year
• Hanes' Top Atty Retiring Next Year
• When GCs Need Answers, A Modern Detective Can Help
• Google Tries To Sink Antitrust Suit Over Online Display Ads
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Law Firm Leaders: Sher Tremonte's Sher and Tremonte
• Boies Schiller Weighs Office Needs Amid Restructuring Effort
• Barr Gives Feds OK To Probe Any 'Clear' Voter Fraud Claims
• Holland & Knight Among Firms To Sponsor Minority Students
• Insurtech Co. Rhino Poaches Ex-Kindur Atty For Legal VP
• SoftBank To Promote Its Deputy GC After CLO Resigns
• Pillsbury Hires Former Skadden Partner Amid M&A Expansion
• NY Employment Boutique Joins AY Strauss
• NY Bar Urges State To Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine
• SEC Whistleblower Is Broke, Unrepresented With $2.75M Tab
• Dogs, Coded Notes, Christmas Trees: Attys' Military Memories
• CORRECTION: FirstEnergy Top Attys Split Amid Bribery Probe
• NY Appeals Judges Sue To Stave Off Forced Retirements
• Ex-PG&E GC Tapped As Canadian Pipeline Co.'s Top Atty
• Law Firm Hit With FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Overtime
• Atty Invokes Rosa Parks In Bid To Keep Wells Fargo Suit Alive
• Universal Music's GC Touts Innovation Over Litigation Alone
• Goldman Sachs Wants Ex-Atty's Retaliation Suit Arbitrated
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Creating A Place In BigLaw For Veterans To Thrive
• From Military To Law: What Attys Took From Their Service
• 15 Minutes With Providence Health's Chief Legal Officer
• Brother's Wrongful Conviction Fuels Atty's Push For Change
• Election Puts Left's Big Legislative Goals Out Of Reach
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Donziger's Criminal Contempt Trial Delayed To January
• Federal Courthouses In Ohio And Ill. Report COVID-19 Cases
• Justice Alito Tells Pa. To Separate Late-Arriving Ballots
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Grows In Pa. With Pittsburgh Office
• 2020 Partner Classes At 46 Firms Were At Least 50% Women
• Up Next At High Court: Trump To Ask Justices To Kill ACA
• Pro Say: Voters Speak On Cannabis And The Gig Economy
• SEC Commish Says Climate Change A 'Grave' Systemic Risk
• Professor's 'Self-Defamation' Suit Unlikely To Succeed
• 7th Circ. Digs Into Lack Of Proof In Atty's Workplace Bias Suit
• October Marked 6 Months Of Job Growth For Legal Sector
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Mass. Delays, Scales Back Plans To Restart Jury Trials
• Meet The Attys Arguing ACA's Fate At Supreme Court
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Bannon After Inflammatory Remarks
• Litigation Funding Demand Rises As Pandemic Suits Percolate
• Trump Demotes Chatterjee From FERC Chairman's Role
• Ex-US Attys Picked By GOP Rip Trump's Voter Fraud Claims
• Western Michigan Severs Ties With Cooley Law School
• Senate Control Likely Hinges On Georgia Runoffs In January
• BigLaw Attys Turn Out For Election Protection
• Donziger Trial Headed For Remote Criminal Defense
• Validity Finance Adds 2 As Demand For Legal Funding Surges
• Law360's The Term: Catholic Foster Agency Headed For Win
• BigLaw Getting Election Day As A Holiday? Not So Fast
• Here's How Law Firms Can Ward Off Disgruntled Atty Leaks
• 5 State Ballot Measure Results GCs Need To Know
• Ex-Cole Schotz Atty Can't Post Secrets To 'Injure' BigLaw
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Presidential Election Litigation: 6 Developments To Know
• Banking Group Taps Deputy GC To Replace Retiring Top Atty
• Scott + Scott Launches Berlin Office With Antitrust Pro
• Houston Firm Scores Jury Win In Dispute With Marketing Biz
• Atlanta Falcons Snags Charlotte Hornets' GC
• Barrett Asks Questions On Abortion, Precedent At Hearing
• Windstream's GC, Uniti Beat Fraud Claims Over Spinoff Risks
• LSU's GC Must Face Ex-Univ. Attys' Wage Bias Suit
• Calif. Launches Working Group To Tackle Bias In The Courts
• Fla. High Court Kicks Judge's Election Suit To Lower Court
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Goldman Hires Time's Up Atty To Defend It In Retaliation Suit
• Attys Told To 'Go Back To Drawing Board' On $75M Fee Bid
• Law Firms' Reported Cyberattacks Are 'Tip Of The Iceberg'
• Baker Botts Fully Reverses Salary Cuts, Plans Bonuses
• Ga. Atty Says False Bar Exam Result Led To Suicide Attempt
• Outside Counsel Spending Expected To Increase In 2021
• YRC Promotes Atty With CARES Act Creds To GC Role
• Law Firm Leaders: Pfau Cochran's Tom Vertetis
• USPS Has 'Price To Pay' For Ignoring Ballot Sweep Order
• Justices Keen On Religious Rights In Philly Foster Care Case
• PJT Partners Boosts Deputy GC To Top Counsel Spot
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• NYU Hires Georgia Tech's Deputy GC To Steer Its Legal Team
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 8 White And Williams Insurance Attys Join Robinson & Cole
• Von Briesen Hires Boutique IP Attys To Form Chicago Shop
• 2nd Circ. Says Courthouse Noise Policy Isn't 'Vague'
• Baker Botts Hires First Chief Client Officer
• Fired Ex-Court Director Loses Mass. Whistleblower Suit
• Postal Service To Face Judge's Questions On Ballot Sweeps
• Littler Joins Forces With Labor Law Firm In Spain
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Southern Green Group Brings On New Regulatory Policy Head
• NY Judicial Reformer, Whiteman Osterman Atty Dies
• Deloitte Acquires London Law Firm Kemp Little
• Ex-Ropes Atty Poised To Be 1st Latina On Mass. High Court
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Boies Schiller Denies Cash Flow Woes In Delays Of Raises
• Parties Are Spending Big On Nonpartisan Court Races
• BigLaw Fundraisers Pony Up For Biden-Harris Ticket
• Brownstein Hyatt Lures Ex-US Sen. Away From Venable
• Delta Dental Plans Assn. Promotes GC To CEO
• Katten To Lay Off Attys And Workers, Restore COVID-19 Cuts
• Legal AI Co. Paperflip Closes As Docusign Poaches Founders
• Troutman Pepper, DOJ Alum Launches White Collar Boutique
• Morgan Lewis Nabs JPMorgan Chase's Assistant GC In NY
• Bush v. Gore Attys Offer Oral History Lesson For 2020
• Apollo Taps Akin Gump Partner As Litigation, Regulation Head
• Delaware's COVID-19 Court Emergency Extended Until Dec. 4
• The Legal Heavyweights In The Ring For Joe Biden
• Meet The Legal Muscle Battling For Team Trump
• Ferroglobe Taps New CLO Amid Strategy Shift
• Wilkinson Walsh Loses 4th Of 6 Founding Partners
• Ex-Howard & Howard Intern Fights Bid To Nix Sex Bias Suit
• 15 Minutes With Prudential Financial's General Counsel
• Teradata Replaces Longtime GC With Atty From Within
• COVID-19 May Spark Better Environment For Disabled Attys
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Justice Barrett Taps BigLaw Alums To Be High Court Clerks