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Legal Industry - May, 2022

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• High Court Clerks Facing New Scrutiny In Leak Probe
• Federal Judiciary Policy Body Endorses Free PACER Searches
• $3.5B Pipeline Developers Want Fresh 4th Circ. Panel
• Skadden M&A Rainmaker Scott Simpson Dies Suddenly At 65
• LeClairRyan Trustee Seeking OK For $21M UnitedLex Deal
• Dem PAC, Ad Company Can't Shed Roy Moore Ad Suit
• Class Counsel Wants $1.4M Of $4.25M TD Bank Deal
• Jury Clears Ex-Perkins Coie Partner Of Lying To FBI
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1B Surfside Collapse Deal
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: Amid Tragedy, Gunmakers Face New Legal Fight
• Sussmann Attys Slam Feds' 'Conspiracy Theory' To End Trial
• Calif. Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing Program
• BakerHostetler Ups Starting Pay To $215K For Major Markets
• In 'Vexing' Clerk Conflict, Sonos Won't Seek Alsup Recusal
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Atty Accused Of Stealing Fees For $270M Iran Hostage Fund
• Federal Judge Says Trump Can't Stop NY AG Investigation
• Biden's Diverse Nominees Would Make 7th Circ. History
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Lewis Brisbois Fights Uphill For 'Ultrahazardous' Fire Claim
• 'We Are Under Attack': Judge Warns Of Threats To Judiciary
• Russian Disinformation Puts Courts' Legitimacy At Risk
• Nexsen Pruet Merges With Charlotte Litigation Firm
• Partisanship Endangers The Courts, Doug Jones Tells Judges
• Kirkland Partner Pulls Appearance At NRA Gun Law Seminar
• For Texas Mass Shooting Victims, Civil Claims Won't Be Easy
• Fried Frank Shuffles Leaders Amid London Head's Sabbatical
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Opts Not To Testify In Criminal Trial
• Dentons Extends WFH Policy In UK, Ireland And Middle East
• The Term: Supreme Court Limits Ineffective Counsel Claims
• Sen. Panel OKs Childs For DC Circ., Splits On 11th Circ. Pick
• Trump Can't Quash AG Subpoena, NY Appeals Court Says
• Calif. State Bar Wants To Extend Provisional License Program
• Getting To Know Biden's DC Circuit Nominee Florence Pan
• Arnold & Porter Stuck In Sanctions Scuffle Despite Endo's Exit
• San Mateo Courts Pause Late Fees In Response To Suit
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• 1st, 2nd Circ. Noms Face Few Questions From Judiciary Panel
• Fed. Judge Tosses Gun Industry Suit Over NY Liability Law
• Sonos Says Alsup Shares Clerk's Google Conflict
• Judge Pauses Roche Freedman's Subpoenas To Ex-Clients
• Texas Bar Says Paxton's Election Litigation Was Misconduct
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Firm's Former Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $3M
• Feds, Sussmann's Attys Zero In On 2016 Bills To Clinton Camp
• Senate Confirms Colo., NJ Trial Court Judges
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Conflict In Sidley Repping Scouts, Insurers
• DC Circ. Blocks Jan. 6 Panel's Access To RNC Records
• Paul Weiss Leader Promises Extra Efforts On Gun Violence
• Biden Taps Judge Pan To Replace Jackson On DC Circ.
• Ex-Defender Insists Judiciary Owes Appellate Cost Award
• This Litigious Porn Studio Is Still Going Strong
• Durbin Rejects GOP Call For 2nd Hearing On NY Court Pick
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• Week In Bankruptcy: Dioceses Settle; Wind-Downs Reined In?
• FDIC Atty Sues Feds For Gender Pay Discrimination
• Insurrectionists May Be Barred From Office, 4th Circ. Says
• Senate Confirms Trump's Mich. District Judge To 6th Circ.
• UK Legal Ethics Regulator To Boost Fines Twelvefold
• No Atty Privilege For Eastman Records, Jan. 6 Panel Argues
• Ex-SDNY Prosecutor From Boies Schiller Jumps To MoFo
• Attys Get $8.8M In Fees For Univ. Of Calif. Sex Abuse Deal
• Judge Raises Payout To Unit Owners Amid $1B Surfside Deal
• Public Will Move Past Leak, Even If Supreme Court Won't
• Court Exec Went From Career 'Relaunch' To Fired, Jury Hears
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Justices Shut Door On Inmates Claiming Ineffective Counsel
• Gay Texas Judge Set To Defend Pride Display In Court
• Sussmann's Clients Not 'Dispositive' For Probe, Official Says
• Roche Freedman Defends Subpoenas To Ex-Partner's Clients
• Legal PR Firm Caught In Trade Secrets Row Over New Biz
• The Case Runner: Girardi Pal's Scandals Go Beyond Lion Air
• 11th Circ. Restarts Atty Lender Suit Over Frozen Accounts
• $7M Cut From Atty Award In John Hancock Overcharging Suit
• Justices Say Arbitration Waiver Not Based On Prejudice
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 'There Will Be Blood': Musk Eyes Legal War In Help Wanted Ad
• Surfside Collapse Site Will Sell For $120M To Sole Bidder
• 'Seriously, We Are Done': Judge Quits Trial, Says Atty Lied
• Feds Want SEC And FTC Cases Coordinated At High Court
• Law360's Pro Say: Florida Collapse Victims Get Swift Relief
• Can The Senate Keep Pace With Biden's Appellate Picks?
• Wynn Settles Defamation Suit Over Atty's Press Release
• MyPillow CEO Sanctioned For Claims In Voting Machines Case
• DC Circ. Probes Leaked Survey Alleging Judges' Misconduct
• Ex-FBI GC Says Atty's Clinton Links Would've Been Concern
• Trump Pays $110K To NY AG For Not Complying In Biz Probe
• Kennedy Urges Courts To Maintain Independence After Leak
• State High Courts See Modest Rise In Judicial Diversity
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• GOP Sens. Push For Rare 2nd Hearing For NY Trial Court Pick
• Vorys Sater Says Ex-Client Owes $1.1M Legal Bill
• The Term: Self-Financing Political Campaigns Just Got Easier
• Foley & Lardner Announces Associate Pay Raises
• These Firms Are Landing The Most Patent Litigation Work
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Ex-FBI Atty Says Sussmann Said He Was Acting On His Own
• 20 NYC Judges Test Positive For COVID-19 After Retreat
• These IP Boutique Firms Are Dominating PTAB Work
• UK Attys Face Health Woes From Stress And Burnout
• AG Moves To Bolster High Court Security Amid Leaked Draft
• Senate Confirms Biden's NY And Calif. Trial Court Judge Picks
• Judge Wants Streamlined Claim Process In $1B Surfside Deal
• Hone Maxwell Opens Office In Tijuana, Mexico
• Ex-Clinton GC Says Campaign Didn't Send Sussmann To FBI
• Ex-Roche Freedman Atty Says Firm Is Harassing His Clients
• Wilson Sonsini Accused Of Stiffing Recruiter Over Atty Hire
• Legal Malpractice Payouts More Costly In Hot Lateral Market
• States Evolve On Mental Health As A Question Of 'Fitness'
• Ex-Thomas Horstemeyer Trio Launch Atlanta IP Boutique
• 161 GCs Ask Congress To OK $700M For Legal Services Corp.
• 5th Circ. Says SEC's In-House Court Is Unconstitutional
• Fired Court Director Gets Trial After 1st Circ. Revives Case
• Prince Lobel Expands Into NY With Cannabis Law Trio
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Senate Confirms 4 New US Attys In Alaska, Ill., Mont., NM
• Mayer Brown Gets Most of $2.7M Fee Bid In Duty Evasion Win
• Ex-Squire Patton Partner Won't Take Ohio US Atty Post
• DC Circ. Judge Tatel Moves To Senior Status
• Leech Tishman Absorbs 24-Attorney NYC Business Firm
• Oregon Attorneys Denied Early Win In Bar Membership Suit
• Last Of LeClairRyan's Partners Battle Opaque Tax Threat
• Gov't Targets 'Privilege' Of Clinton-Linked Atty In Trial Opener
• Kirkland Lands 6-Atty Funds Group From Proskauer
• Justices To Weigh Reach Of Habeas 'Safety Valve'
• 3rd Circ. COVID Slowdown Created Help For District Courts
• Trial Looms For Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Accused Of Lying To FBI
• Attrition Rates Higher For Diverse Attys, ABA Finds
• Google Parent's Drone Co. Lands Ex-Tesla Atty For GC Spot
• USC Law Grad Drops Claims Over Rape Investigation
• Lies, Leaks and Scares: Five Damning Finds From ENRC's Win
• High Court To Hear Case Tied To SEC Judges' Removability
• Fat Salaries Are Nice But Don't Drive Summer Associates
• Dechert Loses Battle With ENRC Over SFO Leaks
• Biden Signs Bill To Bolster Judges' Stock Disclosure Rules
• Pro Say: The Glitchy Rollout Of Digital Court Reporting
• Dem Support To Expand High Court Grows After Draft Leak
• Law Firm Beats Ex-Trading Firm Worker's Leaked Info Suit
• Soccer Promoter Blasts Gibson Dunn's $300K Fee Request
• Ex-Jones Day Lawyers Can't Fix Complaint Thrice, Court Says
• Texas v. Pandemic: How The Lone Star State Litigated COVID
• Legal Aid Taps 1st Black Woman, 1st Asian American Leader
• Quinn Emanuel Expands Top Leadership Structure
• Jenner & Block Elevates 7 Partners To Leadership Roles
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judge Questions Timing Of Trump Challenge To AG Biz Probe
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• State Courts Learning A Lot In Push For Federal COVID Funds
• 'Measly' Opioid Fine Invites BigLaw Defiance, NY AG Warns
• Feds Want Up To 2 Years In Prison For NYC Molotov Attys
• Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas 5 In House GOP, Including McCarthy
• ABA Calls For Better Security For High Court, Federal Bench
• Major Lindsey Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Pillsbury Atty Fee
• TGIF: Why Juries Love To Start The Weekend With A Verdict
• The Term: Amid Leak Protests, Justices Get Security Boosted
• Supreme Court Ethics Bill Faces Tough Path In Congress
• Quinn Emanuel Settles Hispanic Worker's Discrimination Suit
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Senate Panel Advances 3 US Attorney Nominees
• Ethics Panel Wants Reprimand For St. Louis' Top Prosecutor
• House Judiciary Panel Advances Supreme Court Ethics Bill
• DOJ Ups Marshal Security For Justices Amid Roe Protests
• Courts Must Tackle Lack Of Diversity In Class Counsel
• Could The Dobbs Leak Change Supreme Court Clerkships?
• 7th Circ. Nominee Defends Pandemic Restrictions Ruling
• Biden Taps 7 Nominees To Fill Out Sentencing Commission
• Surfside Victims Reach $997M In Settlements
• Trump Must Pay $110K Fine To Nix Contempt In NY AG Probe
• Blanket Gag Orders, Secret Deals Could End With Calif. Bill
• Judge Salas Calls To Revive Stalled Judicial Protections Bill
• Attys Urge 4th Circ. To Revisit W.Va. Law On Drug Case Ads
• Iowa Judge Is Biden's First Red-State District Pick
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• Linklaters Is Latest UK Firm To Implement Menopause Policy
• Energy Co. Claims Ex-GC Stole Trade Secrets
• NY DA's Paralegal Accused Of Unemployment Insurance Theft
• NYC Reports No New Falsehoods Found In Protester Cases
• NY Atty Struck Secret Plea Deal Before Lt. Gov.'s Indictment
• Calif. Bar Exam Pass Rate Falls To 34% In Return To In-Person
• USPTO Says Pro Bono Program Has Broken A Record
• Senate Passes Bill To Increase Security For Justices' Families
• Alston & Bird Says Diversity Staffer Must Arbitrate OT Claims
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Texas Family Court Judge Reprimanded For Shackling Attys
• Calif. Bar, Girardi Trustee Reach Deal On Records Handover
• Norton Rose Latest To Match Cravath Associate Pay Scale
• Keep It Short And Simple, Justices Advise Appellate Attys
• Conspiracy Talk Is Sideshow In Sussmann Trial, Judge Says
• Pa. County Official Can't Nix Sexual Harassment Case
• Cleary Brings On 2 Partners For New SF Location
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Posner Stiffed Ex-Pro Se Project Exec, $170K Suit Says
• Attys In Historic $508M Title VII Win Want Bigger Lodestar
• Pro Say: How The End Of Roe May Roll Back Civil Rights
• Justice Thomas Calls Leak A Symptom Of Waning Respect
• Donziger Says NY 'Injustices' Should Halt His DC Disbarment
• Roe Draft Prompts Sens. To Reassess Confirmation Answers
• Texas Bar Sues Assistant AG Over 2020 Election Lawsuit
• Calif. Bar To Notify Attys, Witnesses Exposed By Data Leak
• Brooklyn Judge's Son Who Stormed Capitol Gets 8 Months
• Without Dissents, Dobbs Draft Is One-Sided Abortion Debate
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Sector Breaks Through Hiring Slump To Add 4,700 Jobs
• Texas AG Opens Probe Into State Bar's Immigration Funding
• ABA Considers Letting Law Schools Drop Admissions Testing
• The Term: How Alito Wields Abortion History To End Roe
• Citi Investors Can't DQ Judge Married To Cahill Atty
• CFTC Commish Taps Ex-WilmerHale Atty As Chief Counsel
• Roberts Defends Supreme Court Staff After 'Appalling' Leak
• 1st Midsize Mansfield Rule Cohort Includes 26 Firms
• Bilzin Sumberg Steers Miami Grand Prix To The Finish Line
• Ex-Saul Ewing Paralegal Pleads Not Guilty To $600K Theft
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• KPMG Law To Double In Size In UK Over 3 Years, Firm Says
• Senate Committee Advances OPEC Antitrust Bill
• Ex-DOJ Atty In Misconduct Case Loses Fed. Circ. Bid For Job
• ABA's Antitrust Section Calls For Changes To Big Tech Bill
• Judge Moves Up Auction Of Surfside Collapse Site
• 7th Circ. Told Unvaxxed Atty Can't Argue In Person
• 5th Circ. Denies Immunity For DA In False Evidence Case
• Even If Roe Is Dead, Abortion Suits Are Far From Over
• Kelley Drye Luminary John Callagy Dies At 77
• Texas Justices Asked To Hear $2.4M Fee Fight With Skadden
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Must Let Judge Review Fusion Emails
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• Amazon Attorney To Be Deposed To Settle Disqualification Bid
• REMOVED: Dual Leadership Roles At Law Firms Present Challenges
• Ballard Spahr Elects Transactions Chief As Next Chair
• Leak Puts Role Of Supreme Court Marshal In Spotlight
• Law Firm Leasing Falls Again In Q1
• The Dobbs Decision: What It Means For The Law And The High Court
• Clues In Alito's Draft Suggest He's Not Reaching For Roberts
• Alito's Leaked Opinion May Be Far From Final Word On Roe
• Leak Likely To Spur Paranoia At High Court, Legal Pros Say
• Dobbs Draft Could Jeopardize More Than Abortion Precedent
• Cannabis Attys Still Practicing Under Cloud Of Prohibition
• IPO Lawyers See Mild Pickup In An Otherwise Cool Spring
• Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue On Defense, Becker Goes To Jail
• 1 Big Hurdle Blocks Senate Bid To Codify Abortion Rights
• Abortion Ruling Draft Dominates High Court Ethics Hearing
• Ex-Hong Kong Lawmaker, Phillips Nizer Attys Form Boutique
• Leak Casts Pall On High Court Ahead Of Final Abortion Ruling
• Gibson Dunn Wants Fees After Soccer Co.'s Noncompete Win
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Trump Settles Suit Over Questionable Inaugural Spending
• ​​​​​​​Bond Schoeneck To Combine With Long Island Firm
• Roberts Launches Probe Into Leaked Abortion Draft Opinion
• Tax Law Firm Urges High Court To Shield Client Messages
• Quinn Emanuel Client Hit With $160K In Fees In IP Fight
• Boehner, Squire Patton Allegedly Cribbed Pot Talking Points
• Conflict Claim Can't Sink $2.75B Cisco Loss, Fed. Circ. Told
• Disney's Corp. Affairs Chief Departs With Duties Shifted To GC
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• Latham Can Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• Recent Bar Passage Rates Show Race And Ethnicity Gaps
• NYC Atty Fired Over Forged Emails In Police Protester Case
• FCC On Verge Of Settling Long-Running Racial Bias Suit
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Benefits Fund Atty Says He's Not To Blame For Losses
• Mandatory Bar Membership In Wisconsin Affirmed By 7th Circ.
• Boston Christian Flag Denial Stifled Free Speech, Justices Say