Legal Industry Archive » January, 2022

Legal Industry - January, 2022

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• Jones Day, Judge Spar Over Private Docs In Family Leave Suit
• Trump Can't Stop Business Dealings Probe, NY AG Tells Court
• Durbin Says GOP Votes For New Justice Are Possible
• Elite Trial Lawyer Switches Sides To A Changing Plaintiffs Bar
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• Top Law Firms Take Lead In Revenue, Wells Fargo Says
• Biden Gets Another 9th Circ. Pick With Hurwitz's Senior Status
• Judge Exits $1B Nigeria Award Case Over Chevron Stock
• Boutique Of Veteran Dem. Litigator Bumps Associate Pay
• Breyer's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Attorneys See COVID's Impact Through Generational Lens
• Ex-Manhattan DA To Head Baker McKenzie Cyber Practice
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Law360's Pro Say: What Stephen Breyer Leaves Behind
• 2nd Circ. Repeals Finding $40K Atty Fee Resulted In 'Windfall'
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Late, Lengthy Filing Is Tossed
• Ex-Roche Freedman Partner Must Face 'Bullying' Allegations
• The Politics And Pragmatism Of Breyer's Exit Timing
• Former Coke GC's Shelved Diversity Plan Still Reverberates
• Dovel & Luner Bests Milbank Associate Pay Scale
• 10 FisherBroyles Attys Spin Off To Start New Firm
• 14 Attys Depart Boies Schiller's London Office
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• An Ode To The 'Breyer Hypothetical'
• Hub Hires: Brown Rudnick, Burns & Levinson, Bowditch
• 10th Circ. Deals Trial Lawyer Partial Loss In TM Fight
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Edelson, Ex-Girardi Attys Can Post Separate Financial Charts
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Meadows On Shaky Legal Ground With Privilege Claim
• Why Breyer Is To Thank (Or Blame) For Sentencing Guidelines
• Trump Spokesman Fights To Keep Jan. 6 Bank Docs Private
• Biden Nominates 6 US Attys, From New England To Alaska
• 141 Law Firms Honored For LGBTQ+ Equality
• Winston & Strawn Antes Up With Associate Pay Bump
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• 1st Circ. Chief Judge Steps Back, Giving Biden Another Pick
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• NY AG Seeks To Toss Trump's Challenge To Business Probe
• Fed. Circ. Pushes Judicial Conference Back 5 Months
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Calif. Bar's New Top Prosecutor On Building Back Trust
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Ex-Breyer Clerks Praise Jurist As Consensus Builder
• Girardi Used Client Cash On Diamonds For Wife, Trustee Says
• DLA Piper, Duval & Stachenfeld Bump Up Associate Pay
• Ex-Clinton Atty Elias Testified To Sussmann Grand Jury
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• NY Court Reporters Challenge Courthouse Vax Mandate
• Attys Say 11th Circ. FDCPA Ruling Could Harm Their Practices
• Dominion Sees No 'Realistic Possibility' Of Libel Settlement
• Biden Gets New District Court Vacancies In Calif., Mo.
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Apple, Panasonic Patent Trials Delayed Amid Omicron Surge
• MacArthur Justice Center Taps Veteran Litigator As Director
• 2 More BigLaw Firms Match Milbank Associate Pay Raises
• Texas Bar Claims Immunity From Membership Fee Suit
• Nearly 1 In 2 Large UK Firms Seeking Mergers To Grow Faster
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Home Depot GC Urges SEC Immunity For Cyberattack Info
• Nelson Mullins Nabs 31 Bowman And Brooke Partners
• Deals Boom Meets Expansive Biden Antitrust Agenda
• More Firms Match Milbank Associate Salary Scale
• Sheppard Mullin Distributes Bonuses To Staff
• Saul Ewing Names New CEO
• Justices Pass On House GOP's Proxy Voting Fight
• Ex-W.Va. Jurist Won't Get Top Court Review On Juror's Twitter
• Foley Elects Longtime Business Law Partner As CEO
• Calif. Bar Hires Firm To Probe Girardi Conflicts
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• The Leaderboard: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: The States Leading On Environmental Justice
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 'Irretrievable' Client Schisms Not Always How They Appear
• A Dire Court Reporter Shortage? Depends On Who You Ask
• Cadwalader, Fried Frank Match Milbank's Pay Scale
• BigLaw Lobbying Shops Report Huge Earnings Surge In 2021
• Legal Aid Society Elects Cooley Counsel As Board President
• DOJ Antitrust Division Names Permanent Deputy
• NY Bar Opens Fund For Attys Struggling With Mental Health
• Ex-Cuomo Ethics Lawyer Sets Up Shop At Wigdor
• Judge In Citigroup Bond-Rigging Case Says He Held Co. Stock
• Meet Calif. Fed. Judge Nominee Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
• Lawmakers Weigh Giving Immigration Courts Article 1 Status
• Fla. Appellate Judge Scolds Atty For Misgendering Her
• The Term: Three First Amendment Fights
• Biden's Contentious SDNY Pick Reports $1.96M Net Worth
• Va. Judge Forced Off IP Case Over Wife's Cisco, Oracle Stock
• MPs Demand Action On Firms That Sell Legal 'Intimidation'
• Senate Confirms Holly Thomas To 9th Circ.
• Milbank Starts 2022 With Another Bump In Associate Pay
• Unvaxxed NY Judge Defies Courthouse Ban As Others Ousted
• Senate Panel Advances 9 Judge Noms, Deadlocks On 3 Others
• Trump Spokesman Loses Bid To Reclaim Jan. 6 Bank Docs
• 7th Circ. Cautiously Affirms Toss Of Discrimination Suit
• Justices Deny Trump Bid To Block Release Of Jan. 6 Records
• Justices Unsure Cruz Campaign's 'Self-Inflicted' Case Is Faulty
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Ex-WH Counsel Fielding Joins Cipollone's Boutique In DC
• Cooley Nabs Government Enforcement Team From Buckley
• Roberts, Sotomayor Deny Asking Gorsuch To Mask Up
• 3rd Circ., Trial Court Picks Include BigLaw, Civil Rights Vets
• Delaware Supreme Court Overturns Lin Wood Dismissal
• NY AG Alleges Financial Misdeeds At Trump Family Business
• LA Dodgers Snag Washington Football Team's Top Atty
• Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Giuliani, Other Trump Allies
• Libertarian Groups Urge High Court To Review Bar Dues Row
• COVID Derails Boies' In-Person Supreme Court Arguments
• New Jan. 6 Charge Sends Message To Oath Keepers
• WilmerHale Adds 2 Ex-Top FTC Officials To Antitrust Bench
• Perkins Coie Moves Office Opening Back To Feb. 28
• Firm Wrongly Trying To Monopolize 'Metaverse,' Rival Says
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Up Next At High Court: Stolen Pissarro, Campaign Finance
• Pro Say: Understanding The High Court's Vaccine Rulings
• An Intro To Calif. Fed. Judge Nominee Jacqueline Scott Corley
• Feds Escape Due Process Claim In Immigrant Records Fight
• Avenatti Can't Keep Free Speech Group Out Of Fox Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Fed. Judiciary Asks Lawmakers To Pause 'Free PACER' Bills
• Baltimore State's Atty Facing Perjury, False Mortgage Charges
• Calif. Justices Say Payment For Unused Exhibits Up To Courts
• 'Someone Is Going To Get Sick': Sutter Judge Eyes Later Trial
• Calif. Bill Aimed At Diversifying Federal Juries Advances
• Data Shows Few 'Dedicated Docket' Immigrants With Lawyers
• Accellion May Pay $8M For Data Breach That Spooked BigLaw
• King & Spalding Can Arbitrate Fight With Ex-Client
• Ex-Ropes Atty Brings Defense Chops To Rollins Deputy Role
• Biden Gets More Appeals Picks With 5th, 9th Circ. Openings
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Justices Sink Vax-Or-Test Rule But Clear Health Care Mandate
• 5th Circ. Overturns Ex-Atty's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Del. Vice Chancellor Slights Retiring From Bench
• Senate Panel Advances Trial Court Picks, Stark For Fed Circ.
• Pandemic Put Deep Freeze On State Trials, New Data Show
• Jack Dorsey To Spearhead New Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2021's Top Hospitality Deals
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• 2021's Summer Associate Class Was Most Diverse Ever
• Sutter Antitrust Trial Must Go On Despite COVID, Judge Told
• Fla. Prosecutors, Public Defenders Seek Raises For Attorneys
• Justices Look Askance At Time Bar For Day-Late Tax Suit
• Biden Gets 3rd Judicial Pick In Mass. As Hillman Steps Back
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2021's Top Real Estate Deals
• Justice Breyer Dials Into Hearing After False COVID Positive
• Clark Hill Merges With Local Boutique In Ireland
• McCarter & English Chairman Emeritus Michael P. Kelly Dies
• Judge Exits Amazon RICO Suit Over Stock Conflict
• 'Dean' Of Banking Law: Attys Remember A&P's John Hawke
• Trump Asks Court To Pause NY AG's Probe Pending Suit
• Girardi Should Be Disbarred, Calif. Bar Judge Recommends
• Feds Can't Take Prison Wages For Restitution, 8th Circ. Says
• Rollins Sworn In As Mass. US Atty In 'Humbling Moment'
• Civil Rights Champion Lani Guinier Remembered As A 'Giant'
• Finn Dixon Elevates 4 Attys To Partnership, 2 To Counsel
• Ex-Venable Consumer Finance Partner Jumps To Blank Rome
• Dykema Opens Milwaukee Office With Capital Markets Laterals
• Polsinelli Hit With Malpractice Suit Over $35M Crypto Theft
• Chiesa Shahinian Signs New HQ Lease, Promotes 11 Attys
• Ellenoff Grossman Can't Escape Malpractice Claim
• DNC, Perkins Coie Duck High Court Review In Carter Page Suit
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: Does The Holmes Verdict Put Startups On Notice?
• The Term: Justices Scrutinize Biden Admin.'s Vaccine Rules
• Up Next At High Court: Medicaid Clawback, Day-Late Tax Case
• Legal Industry Jobs Dip Slightly In December
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-Senate Aide To Boost Policy Unit
• COVID Concerns Force Nevada's February Bar Exam Online
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Calif. Lawmakers To Consider Bill To Expand Jury Pools
• Davis+Gilbert Appoints Corporate Partner As Chairman
• Pa. County Suspends Jury Trials Amid COVID-19 Surge
• Pa. Chief Justice Slams State's New Minimum Bar Score
• Class Attys Get $20M From UnitedHealth ERISA Win
• Ex-NY Prosecutor In Trump Case Joins McGuireWoods
• Court Rejects Recusal Bid In WilmerHale Employment Suit
• DLA Piper Nabs Jones Day Corporate Atty In Calif.
• MoFo Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In San Francisco
• Epstein Becker Adds To Health Care Group In Tenn., Ohio
• Mass. Gov. Appoints New Boston DA To Replace Rollins
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Northern District Of Calif. Halts Jury Trials Amid COVID Surge
• Trial Attys Ask Justices To Nix 'Inefficient' Delayed Arbitration
• DOJ Will Hunt Jan. 6 Suspects 'At Any Level,' Garland Says
• One Year Later, Fallout From Jan. 6 Riot Continues In Court
• Web Donations Help Jan. 6 Suspects Tap Private Legal Muscle
• Attys Take Kitchen Sink Approach In Fighting Jan. 6 Charges
• House Panel's Bid For Jan. 6 Verizon Records Called A Reach
• Ex-Assistant To Solicitor General Joins McGuireWoods In DC
• Lawmakers: Google Can't 'Bully' Antitrust Chief Into Recusal
• Barley Snyder Merges With Central Pa. Firm Leisawitz Heller
• Legal Watchdog Fines Mishcon Over UK AML Breaches
• Part-Time Judges Got Raw Gov't Pay Deal, Tribunal Rules
• 'Flooded': Jan. 6 Caseload Draws Nationwide Legal Effort
• With New CEO, Dentons Doubles Down On US Expansion
• Ex-US Atty Office Romance Courted Misconduct, DOJ Says
• Weinstein Sues Former Atty Over Rape Case Insurance Loss
• Chief Justice Names Patent Venue Among Top Priorities
• Shipman & Goodwin Names New Chief, Loses DC Group
• Irell, Morgan Lewis Jump On Associates Bonus Bandwagon
• Staffing Co. Pans DQ Bid Of Ex-Temp For WilmerHale
• Central District Of Calif. Pauses Jury Trials As COVID Surges
• Susman Godfrey Elects New Managing Partner
• DA Drops Cuomo Sex Crime Charge: 'Impossible To Prove'
• Hub Hires: Verrill, Morgan Brown, Greenberg Traurig
• Dems Aim To Build On Judge Confirmation Success In 2022
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• Legal Ethics Cases To Watch In 2022
• 4 International Arbitration Trends To Watch In 2022
• Biden Has Chance To Push DC Circuit Further Left
• What's Keeping Managing Partners Up At Night In 2022
• Supreme Court Look Ahead: What's On The Docket In 2022?
• More Proxy Battles, ESG To Propel 2022 Shareholder Activism
• Illinois Legislation To Watch In 2022
• 4 Key Regulatory Areas That Could Weigh On Cos. In 2022