Legal Industry Archive » July, 2021

Legal Industry - July, 2021

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• House Dems Want More District Judges, Too — 203 Of Them
• High Court Expansion Push Slowly Gains Steam In House
• DC Circ. Upholds Judicial Watch's $2.8M Win Over Klayman
• Fed. Circuit Courts Masking Up Again As Delta Variant Surges
• Hub Hires: McDermott, ACLU, Austria
• DC Court Is Wrong On Jan. 6 Grand Jury Evidence Sharing
• 5th Circ. Judge Assails Disparate Impact In Race Bias Case
• Public Defender Up For 10th Circ. Seat Is Worth $3.3M
• More Law Firms Require COVID-19 Vax To Return To Office
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-SFO Official Says ENRC Was On Course For Charges
• Lawmakers Unveil Overhaul Of Judiciary Workplace Rights
• Judge Says Zoom Formal Attire Optional, But Clothing A Must
• Bipartisan Sens. Propose 77 New Fed. Judgeships Nationwide
• Davis Wright Bumps Associate Pay, Billable Hour Targets
• CFO Of John Pierce's Legal Org Facing Criminal Charges
• EX-SFO Official Denies Dishonest Plot To Delete ENRC Emails
• Endo, Arnold & Porter Accused Of Cover-Up In Opioid MDL
• DOJ Barred From Interviewing Glenmark Execs Without Attys
• Biden Judicial Noms Draw Rare GOP Praise, Unlike DOJ Pick
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Colo. Bar Clarifies When Attys Must Ask About Illegal Conduct
• SDNY Takes Over 'Lottery Lawyer' Case Due To EDNY Conflict
• Longtime Sidley Leader Howard Trienens Dies At 97
• 3rd Circ. Clears Unnamed Appellate Judges Of Race Bias
• US Marshals Tap Crypto Bank To Handle Seized Digital Assets
• Ex-SFO Official Says He Was Unaware Of Peers' ENRC Chats
• Activision Taps WilmerHale For Bias Probe After Lawsuit
• Judge O'Malley To Retire, Giving Biden 2nd Fed. Circ. Seat
• DOJ Won't Defend GOP Rep. Mo Brooks In Capitol Riot Case
• Arnold & Porter Prevails In Atty's Citizenship Bias Complaint
• Alsup OKs $5.9M Fees From Finjan, Slams Kramer Levin Attys
• NY Giants GC Rips 'Strangle' Threat Suit As Misleading
• Mich. Judge Who Guided Flint Water, UAW Cases Scales Back
• Justice Dept. Hiring 'Many' Attys For Tech Cases
• Waco's Bulking Up To Meet Albright's Growing Docket
• Ga. Bar Wants 11th Circ. To Toss Lin Wood Appeal
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Pro Say Movie Club: 'My Cousin Vinny'
• Discover GC On Improving Diversity In The Legal Profession
• Texas Atty Cops To Passing PACER Docs To Drug Traffickers
• Weil To Allow 2 Remote Work Days A Week
• Harris Touts Effort To Put Black Women On Circuit Courts
• Male Electrolux Atty Drops Sex Bias Suit Over Promotion
• Pa. Justices Redo Anti-Bias Ethics Rule After Courtroom Loss
• Senate Confirms Biden Pick For DOJ Environmental Chief
• Goldberg Segalla Beats Suit By Atty Who Left Early For Yoga
• After Girardi, Calif. Bar Eyes Random Trust Account Audits
• Impeachment Witness Wants $1.8M Suit In Claims Court
• Fired Atty Takes Sex Bias Suit Over Parental Leave To 1st Circ.
• WDNY's 1st Female Chief Takes Helm At Critical Juncture
• GC's Talks With Worker Who Sued For Age Bias Not Privileged
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Girardi Ch. 7 Trustee Must Give Discovery In Contempt Fight
• 8 Tapped For US Atty, Including Nominees For NY, DC
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• McSwain 'Partisan Disgrace' Letter Puts Firm In Awkward Spot
• Pro Say: New York's Weed Law Aims For A True Clean Slate
• Supreme Court Bar Baffled By 'Unusual' Delay In SG Selection
• Firms Vie For CFIUS Attys As 'Black Box' Panel Extends Reach
• GCs, Compliance Chiefs Urge Action On Disability Inclusion
• Black IP Atty Asks Justices To Rule Title VII Covers Partners
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Schiff Hardin Boosts Associate Pay
• Shearman & Sterling To Require In-Office Work 3 Days A Week
• Senate Confirms 7 Senior National Security Nominees
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Cops To Obstructing Embezzlement Probe
• Judicial Nominees Advance As GOP Knocks 1st Circ. Pick
• Katten Won't Set Return-To-Office Mandate
• DOJ Honcho Under Trump Joins New Civil Liberties Alliance
• Baker Botts Attys Nab Higher Fees In $7B Stanford Ponzi Row
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Ex-SFO Official Warned Dechert Of ENRC Criminal Case
• Avenatti Stole Client Funds To Buy Jet, Pay Bills, Jury Told
• Fla. Law School Accuses DOE Of 'Agenda' Against For-Profits
• Past Texas Bar Presidents Want AG Paxton Reprimanded
• As Girardi Scandal Deepens, Lawmakers And Bar Trade Blame
• These Are The 11 Firms GCs Most Recommend In 2021
• Faegre Drinker To Embrace Flexible Work This Fall
• Law Firm Summer Associate Recruiting For 2021 Slumped
• House Dem Leaves Capitol Riot Suit Against Trump
• 'Bullied' Ex-SFO Official Plays Down Ties To Dechert Atty
• Biden Pulls Pick Of Harvard Atty To Lead DOJ's Civil Division
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Pro Say Movie Club: 'A Few Good Men'
• State AGs Call For Bipartisan Support For Legal Aid Funding
• Bank GCs Say Office Work Will Remain Key Post-Pandemic
• US Joins WTO Talks To Hone Professional Service Regs
• Morgan Lewis Atty Confirmed To Lead DOJ's Criminal Division
• Girardi Investigations Fizzled Amid Watchdog's 'Mistakes'
• 3 More BigLaw Firms Raise Associate Pay
• UnitedLex Must Face Conspiracy Suit Over LeClairRyan Deal
• Judiciary Seeks $1.54B For Renovations, Better Security
• Biden Taps Google Critic, Ex-Paul Weiss Partner For DOJ
• GOP Reps. Can't Sue Pelosi Over Proxy Voting, DC Circ. Says
• Ex-SFO Investigator Defends ENRC Work At Fraud Trial
• Husch Blackwell Moves Into New England With 11-Atty Firm
• Rioters Didn't Stop Congress On Jan. 6, Militia Says
• Perkins Coie IP Atty Confirmed As Fed. Circ.'s 1st Black Judge
• Man Gets 18 Mos. For Murder Threats Against Flynn Judge
• Contentious Biden Pick For 2nd Circ. Reports $1.3M Net Worth
• Must-Join Texas Bar Won't Fight Ruling That Limits Lobbying
• BigLaw Partners Among New Crop Of Mass. ACLU Directors
• Judge Sets Discovery Rules In Jones Day Family Leave Suit
• Congress Revives Push To Codify DOJ Access To Justice Unit
• How Girardi Lowered The Bar
• Girardi Warning Signs Slipped Through Legal Loopholes
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Who Is Mathew Rosengart? Get To Know Britney's New Atty
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Lin Wood Faces Discipline For Posting Hearing Video Online
• Fla. Condo Collapse Suits Get 'Right Judge At The Right Time'
• Pro Say: Guardianship Abuse Goes Way Beyond Britney
• Government Can't Give Riot Grand Jury Records To Deloitte
• Venue Question In Ex-Dentons Partner's Fight To Go To Court
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Biden Can Replace 1st Circ. Judge Thompson, Ill. Federal Jurist
• 3 More Firms Announce Associate Salary Raises
• Wall Street CLO Said To Back Office Return For Law Firms
• Spring Trial Date Set For Attys Accused Of Molotov Attack
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Assistant Says Firm Sacked Her Over WFH Request
• Senate Confirms NCAA's Top Legal Officer To VA Post
• Mich. Atty's Attack On Mandatory State Bar Fails At 6th Circ.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Hit With Criminal Obstruction Charge
• Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M
• Turkey Cos. Say Hagens Berman Can't Shield Price-Fix Probe
• ABA Takes Aim At Fla. High Court Order On CLE Courses
• Netflix Sued By Ex-Legal Affairs Director For Alleged Bias
• Sens. Advance Biden Appellate Picks, Spar Over Defenders
• Paul Hastings, Gibson Dunn Lay Out Office Return Plans
• Federal Courts Backing New Legislation To Protect Judges
• How Law Firms Can Market To Growing Hispanic Community
• Apollo, Litigation Funder Settle Case Valuation Method Suit
• As State Anti-Vax Laws Pass, Mandate Suits Poised To Evolve
• Breyer Still Undecided On Retirement Amid Pressure
• Girardi Firm Directed Fee Payments To His Wife, Trustee Says
• DC Circ. Scraps McGahn Ruling On House Subpoena Power
• Ripple GC On Blockchain's Bloom And Blockbuster SEC Fight
• Khan's Mind Already Made Up, Facebook Says In Recusal Bid
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• GOP Derides Voting Atty Up For 2nd Circ. As 'Radical Activist'
• Dead Atty's Common Law Widow Can't Dispute Remains Move
• NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence
• Ex-Grassley Atty Says Trust Is Key To Whistleblower Venture
• Feds Want 18 Mos. For Man Who Threatened Flynn Judge
• Atty Moves Up The Coke Chain To GC For North America
• Pro Say Movie Club: 'Legally Blonde'
• Duane Morris' McSwain To Trump: Pa. Election A 'Disgrace'
• Davis Polk Will Try Out Attys Returning To Office Most Days
• Facebook Hires ACLU Atty For Civil Rights Team
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Ex-SFO Boss Says Collusion Claims Were 'Drunken Boasts'
• Quinn Emanuel Says Ex-Worker's Racism Suit Time-Barred
• Meet JPML's Favorite Judge, Tasked With New Opioid MDL
• House Hearing On Judicial Diversity Highlights Partisan Divide
• 5th Circ. To Allow Judge's Courtroom Prayers Amid Appeal
• 6 Cybersecurity Events That Have Defined 2021
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Long-Waiting Calif. Bench Gets 7th Vacancy In Southern Calif.
• Holland & Knight And Kasowitz Hike Associate Pay
• No Suspicions Over Ex-Dechert Pro's SFO Talks, Atty Says
• Miami-Dade Shuts Ailing Courthouse After Engineer's Report
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• NY Attys May Ethically Advise Pot Businesses, Accept Stakes
• Pro Say: The Legal Fallout Of The Florida Condo Collapse
• Pa. Court Reinstates Philadelphia Workers' Comp Judge
• Kreindler Firm Accused Of Failing To Pay Atty For 9/11 Work
• Mandatory Bar Critics See Opening As Courts Show Support
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 2 More BigLaw Firms Give Associates A Raise
• Atty In Neighbor Spat With Justin Theroux Can't Shield Emails
• Ex-Dechert Atty 'Exaggerated' SFO Ties During ENRC Probe
• Clark Hill Bulks Up Cannabis Practice With Denver Hires
• Calif. Judge Tells Price-Fix Attys Jackets A Must Even Virtually
• 6th Circ. Nixes Ex-Williams & Connolly Exec's ERISA Case
• Law Professors Say Trump Not Immune To Capitol Riot Suits
• Circuit Judges Spar Over The Term 'Alien' In Opinions
• Trump Needs Damning Evidence To Keep Big Tech Suits Alive
• Robbins Geller DQ Doesn't Muddy Investor Law, 2nd Circ. Told
• Law Firm Sees IP Suit Against Ex-Associate Trimmed
• Ex-Girardi Attys' Contempt Hearing To Move Forward In Fall
• Mich. Election Fraud Attys Can't Skip Sanctions Hearing
• Irell & Manella Looks To Bolster IP Practice With DC Office
• Ex-Dechert Atty Denies Lying On Stand At ENRC Trial
• DC Courts Follow NY, Suspend Giuliani From Law Practice
• LA County Court Fined $25K For COVID-19 Safety Violations
• Oregon High Court Mulls 'Momentous' Bar Exam Alternatives
• NEW SUMMER SERIES: The Pro Say Movie Club!
• Baker Botts Attys Seek Higher Fees In $65M Ponzi Deal
• Lateral Hiring Plunged In 2020, But Strong Rebound Underway
• These Firms Guided Top Real Estate Deals In 1st Half Of 2021
• Ford Taps Latham & Watkins Partner For Top Attorney Spot
• Athletes Want $3.5M Put On NCAA's Tab After High Court Win
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Ex-Dechert Atty Says SFO Talks Were In ENRC's Interests
• Britney Spears' Conservatorship Counsel Seek To Step Down
• Hagens Berman Gets $31M After 9th Circ. Nixed $48M Fee
• NY Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Gender, Military Bias Suit
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• DOJ Asked Whether It Should Defend GOP Rep. In Riot Case
• Garland's 2nd Half Agenda: Corruption, COVID-19 And Crypto
• Law Firms Continue To Raise The Game On Associate Pay
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Former DNC Chair Exits Venable Over Firm Repping Md. Gov.
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• SDNY Judge William H. Pauley III Dies At 68
• Ex-Dechert Atty Denies Helping Whistleblower Go To SFO
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Dechert Atty Rips 'Daft' ENRC Claims Over Graft Probe
• 5th Circ. Says Mandatory Bar Fees Violate Attys' Free Speech
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Law360's Pro Say: Bill Cosby Is A Free Man. Why?
• Dechert Atty Says IT Problems Obstructed ENRC Graft Probe
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias Exits Hardee's Suit
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Foley & Lardner, Stoel Rives Join Associate Raises Wave
• Dem Reps. Say Trump, Giuliani Can't Escape Capitol Riot Suit
• Stoel Rives Reveals Return-To-Office Plans
• Dentons' US Head Steps Down, Returns To Full-Time Practice
• 13 Ballard Spahr Attys Elected To Partner, 5 In Philly
• Alvin Bragg Clinches Manhattan DA Primary
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Top In-House Hires Of June
• Legal Sector Continues Steady Rebound, Adds 5,700 Jobs
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Supreme Court Won't Revisit LGBTQ Wedding Wars
• 1 Firm Edged Peers As June IPO Market Exploded
• US, UK Pin 'Brute Force' Hacking Campaign On Russia
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• The Term: What's Left Of The Voting Rights Act?
• Dem Seeks Default Judgment Against GOP Rep. In Riot Case
• House Votes To Shield IGs, Allow Probes Of DOJ Attys
• Mass. To Lift Most COVID-19 Courthouse Restrictions
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias In Hardee's Suit
• 2 More Firms Shell Out For Associate Pay Raises
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• La. High Court Disciplines Justice For Election Interference
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Baker Donelson Pauses Timber Scam Suit Amid Criminal Case
• November Trial Eyed For King & Spalding Atty's Firing Suit
• Rimon Expands In Asia With A New Seoul Office
• Giuliani Defense Stance A Puzzler For Atty Ethics Experts