Legal Industry Archive » May, 2021

Legal Industry - May, 2021

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• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Law360's Pro Say: Amazon Joins The Big Tech Antitrust Party
• Latham Atty's 2010 Notes Fair Game In Fluor-Zurich Trial
• Court To Appoint Special Master For Giuliani Privilege Review
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Recruiter Can't DQ Old Co.'s Atty In Trade Theft Suit
• Commencement Speakers Urge Law Grads To Be Resilient
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Hub Hires: Mintz, Day Pitney, Greenberg Traurig
• Ashurst Elects UK Corporate Head As New Chair
• Thai Court Investigating Toyota Judicial Bribery Claims
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Senate Panel OKs COVID Compassionate Release Bill
• LA Firm Says Girardi Keese Owes It $25M In Referral Fees
• In-House Leaders Push Congress To Raise Legal Aid Funding
• Trump, Giuliani Say Reps. Can't Sue Over Capitol Riot
• Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Joins Venable In DC
• The Term: Supreme Court Denies Execution By Firing Squad
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• Lower Courts Can't Alter Appellate Cost Awards, Justices Say
• SFO Says ENRC's 'Hopeless' Suit Is Bid To Derail Graft Probe
• Seattle Seahawks Rename Their GC As Chief Legal Officer
• DOJ Takes Toyota Thai Bribery Probe To Texas Grand Jury
• Biden Pick To Lead USCIS Vows To Address Visa Backlogs
• DOJ Nominee On Track As GOP Blasts 'Defense Judges'
• Biden Taps Obama Counterterror Chief To Lead DOJ Division
• Biden Fed. Circ. Nominee Calls Judgeship 'Dream Job'
• 3 More BigLaw Firms Announce Office Reopening Plans
• Indictments In Timber Ponzi Scam May Boost Receiver's Case
• De Blasio Nominates 1st Woman To Lead NYC Law Dept.
• Okla. AG To Resign Amid Reports Of Extramarital Affair
• Biden Taps Georgetown GC For Education Dept. Counsel
• Fla. Attys Unable To Earn Credit From ABA CLE Programs
• Deloitte Legal Acquires Italian Firm In Continued Expansion
• 3rd Circ. Backs Legal Funder In Contract Breach Appeal
• Juneteenth As Paid Holiday Is Here To Stay, Firm Leaders Say
• Dechert Says Atty Suffered Smear Campaign Over ENRC Work
• CNN Can't Toss Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit
• Ex-Judges Press AG To Toss Trump-Era Immigration Opinions
• Divided Senate Confirms Biden Pick For DOJ Civil Rights Post
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• Accused Atty Killer Can't Appeal Wrongful Death Settlement
• Orgs Say DOJ 'Doggedly' Moving To Cut Immigrant Legal Aid
• Cuomo Nominates Singas, Cannataro For NY High Court
• 3 Takeaways On COVID-19's Impact On Law School Faculty
• NY Bar Says Attys Can Rent Out Offices In Co-Working Biz
• Former Trump HHS Counsel Rejoins Greenberg Traurig
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• GoExpedi Taps Former Andarko Atty As General Counsel
• Mayer Brown Selects Finance Partner As Next Chair
• 'Not A Flash In The Pan': BigLaw Racial Justice Aid Continues
• Dechert Blasts ENRC's 'Conspiracy Theory' SFO Leak Claims
• Cooley Picks Up Veteran Tech Atty From Wilson Sonsini
• Goldberg Segalla Leaked Data Breach Plaintiff's Info: Suit
• Texas High Court Ruling Clears Atty Immunity Cloud
• Sens. Give Biden Names For 4th Circ., Colorado Bench
• Impeachment Witness Sues Pompeo For $1.8M In Legal Fees
• Former Airbnb, Obama Atty Joins Facebook As Associate GC
• Trial Icon Hanly Remembered As Litigator's Litigator
• Former Pa. Chief Justice Stephen Zappala Sr. Dies
• Cohen Milstein Was Hit By Data Attack In January
• Coinbase Hires Goldman Sachs Exec As Lead Lobbyist
• Dechert Accused Of Milking 'Cash Cow' ENRC Probe At Trial
• Venue Ruling May Spur Patent Owners To Sue First, Talk Later
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Attys Not Above Law, US Says In Bid For Giuliani Evidence
• Florida Tensions Cloud Path For Fed. Bench, US Atty Hopefuls
• Houston Rockets Promote Atty To General Counsel
• Pro Say: The Thorny Law That Brought Down A DA
• Top NJ Judges Say Pandemic Makes Vacancy Problem Worse
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Fragomen Opens 8th European Office In Amsterdam
• Texas Justices Say Atty Immunity Extends To Deal Work
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Rubio Picks Tillis IP Atty As His New General Counsel
• Atty Apologizes After Court Blasts Brief For 'Legal Emptiness'
• Baker Partner, Ex-Lobbyist Charged In Timber Ponzi Scam
• DAs Drop ICE Courthouse Arrest Suit After Biden Curbs Policy
• K&L Gates Partner Jumps Into Pa. Governor's Race
• LegalMatch Sanctioned For 'Appalling' Calif. Bar Suit Actions
• The Term: The Case That Will Revisit Roe V. Wade
• Ashurst Snags Ex-Deutsche Bank GC As Corporate Atty
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. High Court Says Non-Fla. Atty Can Work Remotely In Fla.
• Female Attys Tackle Workday Pandemic Pressure
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Husch Blackwell Principal Steps Up To Plate As Royals CLO
• Dorsey & Whitney Latest To Offer Associates Special Bonus
• Sens. Advance Judge Jackson, 4 More Biden Judicial Picks
• Judge Donald Gives Biden First Vacancy On 6th Circ.
• Judges Union Can't Challenge Trump Appointees In Fed. Court
• Abortion Provider Says MoFo Is Owed $7.4M In Taping Case
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Wants Partial Win In Spat With Car Co.
• Hagens Berman Suffers Privilege Defeat In Thalidomide Row
• Robbins Geller Tossed From FIFA Suit For 'Fraud' On Court
• Deutsche Bank Americas GC To Lead Financial Crime Unit
• Lawyer Job Openings Surged To All-Time High In 2021
• Ex-Coke GC Bradley Gayton Added To Tax Software Co. Board
• Jones Day Encouraging Attys To Return To DC Office Monday
• NY Attorney's Alleged Escrow Theft 'Stunning,' Experts Say
• Linklaters Must Face Sexual Harassment Claim In UK Tribunal
• NY Attorney General's Probe Of Trump Goes Criminal
• Paul Weiss Attys To Guide Roe V. Wade Defense At High Court
• Panel Tosses Attys' Fee Deal Because Client Didn't Sign Off
• Girardi Firm May Have Been Insolvent In 2015, Trustee Implies
• PTAB Judge Encourages Junior Attys To Ask For Help In Args
• Biden Calls For Expanded Access To Justice For The Poor
• Polsinelli, Gay Bankruptcy Atty To Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Prosecutors In Chandra Levy Slaying Face Ethics Hearing
• Wigdor Tells Employees To Return To Office In July
• Judge Beverly Martin To Retire From 11th Circ.
• Kasowitz Real Estate Litigation Leader Sees Rise In Activism
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Stem Appoints Schlumberger Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• Porter Wright Adds Former Treasury Dept., Trump Adviser
• Ex-Jones Day Atty Can't Subpoena Partner By Email
• Judge Fletcher Makes Way For 4th Biden Vacancy On 9th Circ.
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• Marsh McLennan Names New GC For Global Brokerage Unit
• Second Gentleman Made $1.2 Million From DLA Piper In 2020
• Epic-Apple Judge Praises Legal Teams For Diversity
• 'By Chloe' Chef Says Pryor Cashman Aided Eatery Takeover
• Hagens Berman Defends Keeping $52.8M While Fees Revised
• Giuliani Wants 1st Look At Seized Evidence In Lobbying Probe
• Pa. Wants Sanctions Over 'Frivolous' Election Challenge Suit
• Why Miami Is Generating Major Fintech Buzz
• Fed Board Atty Named OCC Chief Counsel
• Law PAC Donations Fall Post-Capitol Riot, GOP Share Sinks
• Cooley Lands In Chicago With 10-Partner Team
• Two More Law Firms Shell Out For Special Bonuses
• NJ Courts To Allow In-Person Observers As Virus Cases Drop
• Dinsmore Adds Former US Patent Chief Of Staff In DC
• GM Gives GC Duties As Global Public Policy Head
• SDFL Judge Ursula Ungaro Moves On To Boies Schiller
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Wash. Judicial Nominee Would Boost Native Ranks On Bench
• Top GOP Lawyers Withdraw From House Proxy Voting Suit
• Pro Say: The Abrupt Fall Of The SEC's New Top Cop
• Donziger Expects To Be Convicted Of Criminal Contempt
• 5th Circ. Opening Is Rare Red-State Seat For Biden
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Legal Malpractice Payouts Soar, With Virus Claims Looming
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Donziger Might Have Avoided Charges By Appeals, Atty Says
• Biden's Diverse Judicial Picks Contrast Sharply With Trump's
• Ex-Jones Day Pair Shed Light On Associate Role In Bias Suit
• Senate Panel Splits On Contentious DOJ Civil Rights Nominee
• DHS Nominee Earned Over $2.2M At Paul Hastings Last Year
• Law Firm Accused Of Boxing Hispanic Worker Out Of 401(k)
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Dell Atty Talks Contract Enforcement Options In IP Fights
• Atty Booted From Roche Freedman Pushes To Litigate In Fla.
• The Term: A Conversation About Race And The High Court
• Squire Patton Partner Joins Trump Team In Ga. Atty Fee Fight
• Tenn. Judges Can't Let Their NFTs Be Sold By For-Profits
• Pro Hac Trouble For Dallas Firm Triggers Wave Of Withdrawals
• Foster LLP Jumps Into Dallas Market With Acquisition
• 6 Gustavo Gelpí Rulings 1st Circ. Lawyers Should Know
• NY Senate OKs Bill Nixing Atty In-State Office Requirement
• Gibson Dunn Partner Questioned On 7-Figure Donziger Bills
• Biden Picks For Md. Court Breeze Through Senate Hearing
• GOP Hopefuls Face 3-Way Race For Pa. High Court Vacancy
• DC Judge Sanctions Paul Weiss, Alex Oh In Exxon Case
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Thompson & Knight Corporate Duo
• Fox Rothschild Launches ESG Group To Advise Cos.
• Affirm Looks In-House For Its Next Chief Legal Officer
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Biden's 3rd Wave Of Judicial Picks Has 3 For Circuit Courts
• Defunct Kenyon Firm Loses $9M Fee Fight With Ex-IP Client
• NLRB Judge Chides Amazon, Board Attys In Firing Case
• Gibson Dunn Atty Rebuts Donziger Privacy Concerns At Trial
• DC NFL Team Backs Ex-GC's Secrecy Bid In Wilkinson Suit
• Joann Promotes GC Who Helped Guide Its IPO
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Judge Paez Gives Biden 3rd Opening On 9th Circ.
• Mastercard, GSK Execs On How To Lead A Legal Ops Team
• Baker McKenzie Taps London Leader As Global Regional CEO
• Former Trump College Booster Gets Prison For Posing As Atty
• Nokia Assessing Its Outside Counsel With Diversity Scorecard
• Clyde & Co. Adds 7 Insurance Attys In Southwest
• Loeb & Loeb Announces Special Associate Bonuses
• Linklaters Elects M&A Attorney As 1st Female Senior Partner
• SPX And Former General Counsel Resolve Age Bias Suit
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Donziger Calls Contempt Charge Overreach As Trial Begins
• Cohen Milstein Rips Paul Weiss, Alex Oh's 'Half Apologies'
• Willkie Adds Ex-McDermott Cybersecurity Lead To DC Office
• Ex-NY Cyber Pro To Be EDNY's 1st Black Female Magistrate
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• 'Super Lawyers' Ads Must Follow Strict Guidelines In NJ
• Diversity Program Is Top Priority For In-House Legal Depts.
• Quinn Emanuel Brings Mayor Aboard For New Miami Office
• Shook Hardy Nabs 6 Tech Transactions Attys In Seattle
• Freshfields Hires NSA Attorney For Cyber Practice
• Defend Trade Secrets Act: 5 Years Later, Here's What We Know
• It's Not 'Groundhog Day,' Court Isn't Bill Murray, Judge Rules
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• OpenAI GC Steps Away Weeks After Tesla GC's Departure
• Altria Says Motley Rice Can't Be Co-Lead Counsel In Juul Row
• Law360's Pro Say: A Tense Battle Over Vaccine IP
• SC County Nixes Plan To Pay Fed. Judge Cut Of Opioid Money
• Alex Oh Says She Rues 'Breakdown Of Civility' In Exxon Case
• Feds Tread Lightly On Giuliani Devices After 'Taint Team' Flak
• Ex-EDNY Acting US Attorney, DOJ Boss Joins Bracewell
• Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets Prison For Conduct In Bankruptcy Case
• Appeal Bid Denied In Suit Over WH Review Of Bolton's Book
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 5th Circ. Rips Texas Judge For Hostility Toward DOJ Attys
• Greenspoon Marder To Hand Out Special Bonuses
• Legal Industry Continues Gradual Recovery, Adds 3,800 Jobs
• From Ecuador To SDNY, Donziger's Path To A Criminal Trial
• 17 New Immigration Judges Largely Held Prior Gov't Roles
• Alex Oh Lawyers Up In Exxon Case After Brief SEC Stint
• The Term: Goodbye Arguments, Opinion Season Is Upon Us
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Lin Wood Says Judge 'Abused' Power By Taking Him Off Case
• Ex-NFL Team GC Wants His Docs Sealed In Wilkinson Suit
• Reed Smith Eyes Fully Reopening Offices In September
• Adtalem GC Who Led Diverse Staff On $1.5B Deal Resigns
• GoDaddy Taps McKesson Corp. Atty For CLO Slot
• Holland & Knight Adds Former NBCUniversal Privacy Chief
• Carter's Wants Out Of Legal Affairs Manager's Bias Case
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Rimon Grows Further In Texas With Austin Launch
• Firm Wants To Arbitrate Fired Atty's Bias Claims
• Ransomware Scourge May Be Nearing Its Breaking Point
• How Immigration Ruling May Change Removal Proceedings
• Harvey Weinstein Accuses Jose Baez Of Legal Fee Fraud
• Zoom Criminal Hearings Constitutional, Mass. Top Court Rules
• Baker Donelson Loses Bid To Shake Timber Scam Suit
• V&E Elects New Firm Leaders For 2022
• Fla. High Court Indicates Changes Coming To IOTA Funding
• Dentons Joins BigLaw Firms Giving Out Special Bonuses
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former FDA Atty, Director
• Compliance Co. Fyllo Hires Curaleaf Atty As CLO
• Dechert Gets Trials Merged Over UAE Torture Claims
• Feds Want Special Master To Review Seized Giuliani Records
• Judge Blasts Barr As 'Disingenuous' In Mueller Report Filings
• Electric Car Co. Loses Privilege Over Docs On Atty's Firing
• 2 Firms Edge Out Peers As IPO Market Endures SPAC Slump
• Judge Trims Ex-Howard & Howard Intern's Sex Bias Suit
• Justices Press DOJ Over 180 In Crack Case
• Girardi's 'Real Housewife' Targeted By Lawyers, Critics
• Former Trump Interior Secretary Rejoins Brownstein Hyatt
• Locke Lord Offers Extra COVID-19 Bonus To Associates
• Ex-Coke Atty Becomes Interim CLO At Cannabis Giant Tilray
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• 2nd Circ. Reprimands 'Annoyance' Atty After Hearing Ejection
• Powell Had No Election Rigging Evidence, Dominion Says
• ITC Sees Alternative Legal Services Outstripping Law Firms
• Dems Seek $75M To Fund Atty Access For Migrants
• 4th Circ. Divided Over Convicted W.Va. Justice's New Trial Bid
• Jones Day, K&L Gates Land Trump Administration DOL Attys
• Fla. Legal Aid Orgs Confront Sweeping Proposed Changes
• Pay Gaps, Isolation Drive Veteran Female Attys From Law
• SEC's Peirce On Crypto Ambitions, GameStop's Lessons