Legal Industry Archive » October, 2021

Legal Industry - October, 2021

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 5 Details To Know Before High Court Mulls Texas Abortion Ban
• Endo, Arnold & Porter Split Amid Opioid Litigation Troubles
• Pro Say: What's Driving The Labor Unrest Of 'Striketober'?
• Up Next At High Court: Abortion, Free Speech And Guns
• Sung Likely Still On Track For 9th Circ. Despite GOP Enmity
• NY Rule Paves Way For Remote Trials In Commercial Disputes
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Garland To Reopen DOJ Office For Access To Justice
• Meet The DA Handling The Case Against Andrew Cuomo
• Chiesa Shahinian Names 1st Female Managing Member
• Lawyers Say Firm Mental Health Efforts Miss The Mark
• Hub Hires: Troutman, Cooley, Burns & Levinson
• Prelogar Will Argue Texas Abortion Law At Supreme Court
• Google Litigation VP To Leave For Health Care Co. Color
• The Term: The Abortion Hearings No One Saw Coming
• Tough Decisions Await Prelogar With Her Confirmation As SG
• Deputy AG Unveils New Tacks For White Collar Enforcement
• Senate Confirms Boies Schiller Alum For Key DOJ Post
• Ex-NY Gov. Cuomo Criminally Charged With Groping
• Senate Confirms Prelogar As Solicitor General
• Biden's DOJ Antitrust Pick Easily Clears Senate Panel
• Fragomen Snags Immigration Team From Proskauer For NY
• Civics Ed. Doesn't Bar Calif. Judges From School Mask Cases
• Senate Confirms Conn. Judge, Panel Advances 9th Circ. Pick
• Jesse Barrett Leads SouthBank Legal's DC Expansion
• Judge To Recuse Self From Ex-Trump Aide's Suit Against FBI
• DOJ Will Revise Trump-Era Home Release Limit, Garland Says
• Top Mass. Justice Seeks Atty Input On Post-Pandemic Courts
• 'The Genome Defense' Brings Myriad Battle To Life
• Calif. Bar Yanks Prosecutor Over Undisclosed Girardi Ties
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Biden Announces 4 More US Attorney Nominees
• InCloudCounsel Scores $200M Funding, Rebrands As Ontra
• Most Judges Back Term Limits For High Court, Survey Says
• ABA Says Texas Abortion Law Undermines Constitution
• King & Spalding, Ex-Atty Urged To Settle Or Air 'Dirty Laundry'
• Senate Confirms District Court Judges For Va., Conn.
• Ga. Attys Want Bigger Part In State's Film, TV Production
• Jenner & Block Hired To Probe Alec Baldwin On-Set Shooting
• Former Top CFPB Enforcement Official Heads To WilmerHale
• Skadden Strives To Tame Flames In Endo's Opioid Imbroglio
• Hemp Biz Launches Blockchain-Based Litigation Funding
• Senate Confirms Trial Court Picks For DC, NJ And Va.
• Judicial Ethics Chair Faces Questions Over Recusals
• Lawyer Who Missed Args Says Opposing Atty Misled 7th Circ.
• Dentons To Expand In SE Asia With Vietnam Combination
• NY Gov.'s Office Taps Local Firm To Probe Harassment Claims
• Sussmann Again Seeks Details For 'Muddled' Criminal Charge
• Dechert Aims For November Hybrid Office Return
• BigLaw's 'Never Say No' Culture Lasts Amid Calls For Reform
• Ex-Tech GC Gets Access To Company Docs Ahead Of Trial
• With Jab At Fed. Circ., Albright Ships IP Case To California
• Veteran Voting Rights Attorney Confirmed To 2nd Circ.
• Federal Judges Face Stricter Trade Disclosures Under New Bill
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• Ex-Litigation Funder CEO's Atty Skips Oral Args At 7th. Circ.
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: Crypto Hits Wall Street As Washington Worries
• Mansions, Lingerie And $1.8B: Girardi Trustees Hunt For Cash
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• IP Law Professors, Litigators Launch New Firm, Lex Lumina
• White & Case Program Aims To Draw Students To IP Law
• Beltway Moves: Ex-Trump DOJ Official, Covington, O'Melveny
• Justices Will Hear Challenges To Texas' 6-Week Abortion Law
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Garland Hammered Over Contempt Referrals, School Memo
• The Term: Why Qualified Immunity Seems Here To Stay
• Vermont Law School Gets Go Ahead To Cover Slavery Murals
• Fla. OKs Rule On Judicial Referrals Of Atty Misconduct
• Senate Confirms 3rd Judge To Western District Of Washington
• McConnell Says Term Limits As 'Radical' As Expanding Court
• Kramer Levin, Gibson Dunn Set January Office Reopenings
• Durham Denies That Sussmann FBI Lie Charge Lacks Clarity
• Senate Judiciary Committee Deadlocks On 9th Circ. Pick
• Calif. Bar Exam Will Be In Person In Feb., Justices Say
• Children Of Lawyers Have Leg Up In Law Jobs, Report Says
• 9th Circ. Pick Questioned About Prior Transgender Advocacy
• Is It Time To Rethink Where Lawyers Can Practice?
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Labor Lawyer Named For 9th Circ. Reports $1.45M Net Worth
• Stoel Rives Offers 50 Billable Credit Hours For Diversity Work
• Dozens Of In-House Teams Join Mansfield Rule '3.0' Program
• Molotov Attys Plead Guilty In Deal, Gov't Calls It 'Terrorism'
• Fed. Judge Recuses Herself From Md. Digital Tax Case
• Objector Gets $500 'Incentive' Award From Hagens Berman
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• Law Firm Leasing Reached Pandemic-Era High In Q3
• Ice Miller Chooses New Chief Managing Partner, Deputy
• K&L Gates Will Recognize Lawyers' Diversity Work Hours
• Senate Confirms Biden's 3rd NJ District Judge
• Atlanta Lateral Market Stays Hot As Firms Pay Up For Talent
• Firms Gird For Court Battles Over FTC Fake-Review Fines
• NY Giants Must Face Suit Claiming GC Made Strangle Threat
• NJ Bar President Escapes Atty's Suit Over City Contract
• Senate Confirms Longtime Puerto Rican Judge To 1st Circ.
• Armstrong Teasdale To Boost Associate Pay In 2022
• Ex-FTC Consumer Protection Leader Joins BakerHostetler
• Wiley Hires Ex-FBI Counsel For Cybersecurity Practice
• Dechert Hits Rare Drama In Common Discovery Snafu
• Ex-Hong Kong Leader Urges Local Boycott Of Mayer Brown
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Opioid Inquiry Faults Arnold & Porter But Rejects Some Relief
• Biden Group Split Over Draft Report Knocking Court-Packing
• Pro Say: Lessons From The First 'Varsity Blues' Guilty Verdict
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead Class In Robinhood MDL
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NYSBA President To Lead Pot Co. Ascend In Empire State
• Student Debtors Lose Fla. Fraud Cases — For Now
• BakerHostetler Latest To Target January Office Reopening
• Vote On 1st Circ. Pick Tees Off Week's Action On Judges
• 11th Circ. Denies Lin Wood's Sanctions Bid Against Ga. Bar
• Court-Packing Brings 'Considerable' Risk, Biden Group Warns
• The Term: Reinstating The Boston Bomber's Death Sentence
• Mutual Funds Could Salve Fed. Judiciary's Conflict Headaches
• Lawmakers Demand Chief Justice Act On Recusal Report
• Milbank Wants Junior Attys In Office More Post-Reopening
• Conn. Atty Accuses Criminal Justice Body Of Age Bias
• Orrick, Cleary Hit With $310M Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Judiciary Invites Probes Of Websites For Vulnerabilities
• Troubles Mount For Atty Murdaugh With $4M Theft Charges
• NYC Courts Ease Back Into In-Person Housing Proceedings
• Girardi Keese Trustee Wants To Investigate Legal Lenders
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• ITC Lifts Restrictions On LG Attys In Solar Safeguard Review
• Rule To Strengthen Fla. Judges' Bar Complaints Worries Attys
• Burford Capital Earmarks $100M To Bolster Law Firm Diversity
• Justices Torn On Boston Bomber's Unfair-Trial Claim
• O'Melveny Nabs Former DOJ Public Corruption Prosecutor
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• King & Spalding Snags Seyfarth Team For Corporate Practice
• Womble Bond Taps Ex-DHS GC To Lead White Collar Group
• MCCA Launches Scorecard To Evaluate Law Firms' DEI Efforts
• Two BigLaw Firms Aim For November Office Returns
• 7th Circ. Again Chides Chicago Judge Over Delayed Opinion
• Paul Hastings' Longtime Chair To Hand Reins To New Leaders
• Former Top DOJ Official Richard Donoghue Joins Pillsbury
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: When DOJ Spyhunting Goes Too Far
• Fenwick & West Co-Founder Bill Fenwick Dies At 83
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• Wiley Is Latest To Require Vaccination Ahead Of Office Return
• BigLaw Pay Hikes Reach Mid-Law With $30k 1st-Year Bump
• Corporate Attys Suffering From Pandemic-Driven Exhaustion
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Leafly Hires Former Aria Energy GC As New Top Attorney
• Legal Sector Adds 4,300 Jobs For 2nd Month In Row
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Latham, Boggs
• Consent Rule Clips Ga. Business Court's Wings In 1st Year
• Dunnam & Dunnam Sues Longtime Trademark Foe Again
• Out-Of-State Legal Work In NJ Homes Gets Ethics Greenlight
• The Term: Can The CIA Shield Its War On Terror Partners?
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• FTC Chair Khan Names Communications Expert As Adviser
• 5 Takeaways From The Trump-DOJ Election Standoff Report
• Rutgers Votes To Strip High Court Justice's Name Off Building
• Ex-Top Trump Atty Launching DC Office For Browne George
• Expert Accuses Munsch Hardt Of Reusing His Old Reports
• Biden Can Fill More 2nd Circ. Seats As 2 Judges Step Back
• Senate Panel Advances Biden's Pick For Solicitor General
• New FTC Approach On Debt In Mergers Fuels Atty Uncertainty
• Sussmann Seeks Clarity On 'Vague,' 'Confusing' Indictment
• Montana Firm Challenges State's Employer Vax Mandate Ban
• Senior NY Judge Flouting Vax Mandate Provokes Unions' Ire
• Atty Tardiness Leads Court To Nix Quinn Emanuel Bias Suit
• Koh Questioned Over COVID-19 Ruling At 9th Circ. Hearing
• Litigation Spending Outpaces Case Growth In US
• ABA To Attorneys: When In Doubt, Use A Translator
• These 4 Law Firms Are The Most 'Fearsome'
• BigLaw Wants 'Unicorn' In Ga. Mergers, Comes Up Short
• Prosecutors Back Boston US Atty Pick Amid GOP Opposition
• Senate OKs 8 US Attys, Including SDNY And EDNY
• Senate OKs 1st Native American Federal Judge In Wash.
• 3 BigLaw Firms Eye Partial Returns To Offices In Weeks Ahead
• Trump DOJ's Civil, Enviro Leader Faces DC Ethics Complaint
• Driver Of 'Suspicious' SUV Arrested Outside Supreme Court
• 4 Ways Attys Can Stop Depression, Suicide In Legal Industry
• Ga. Attorney's Job Offer Suit Against Taylor English Tossed
• Calif. Federal Court Posts Vax Mandate For Workers, Judges
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge Over Ore. Bar Fee Mandate
• Tax Pros Repelled But Not Stunned By Pandora Papers Leaks
• Firm Accused Of Using 'Heavy Hitters' TM After Deal Expired
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• Firm Says Ex-Legal Assistant Quit, Wasn't Fired In FMLA Suit
• One-Third Of Americans Open To Disbanding High Court
• Michelman & Robinson Freshman Associate Pay To Hit $230K
• Georgia's Court Chief: The Bruising Questions Lead To Wins
• Mass. US Atty Nominee: 'Won't Be Silent' On GOP Opposition
• Kaufman Dolowich Buys Up Babchik & Young In Westchester
• High Court Won't Hear Patent Lawyer's Bid To Revive Bias Suit
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• Schumer Tees Up Wash. Court Nomination On Senate Floor
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Delaware's Richards Layton Hikes 1st-Year Atty Pay
• NJ Judiciary To Hold Study On Implicit Bias In Jury Selection
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Kirkland, Latham
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms