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Legal Industry - September, 2022

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Redgrave Wants Ex-Atty's Suit Over Arbitration Row Tossed
• DOJ Seeks Quick Appeal Of Mar-A-Lago Special Master Order
• 'Serial Liar' Or FBI Briber? Jury To Weigh Ex-Atty's Testimony
• The 5 Biggest Cases This Supreme Court Term
• Ex-Dewey CFO To Pay $95K To End SEC Civil Fraud Suit
• Pro Say: The Shifting Politics Of Courthouse Arrests
• Gov't Asks Judge To Limit Navarro Contempt Defenses At Trial
• Law360's The Term: A New Normal For The Supreme Court?
• Unsealed Ruling Blasts Kreindler & Kreindler For 9/11 Leak
• No Signs Of Supreme Court's Conservatives Slowing Down
• Yale Law Students' Retaliation Suit Reduced To One Claim
• Congress Passes Stopgap Funding Bill With Judicial Security
• Senate Judiciary Plans October Nominations Hearing
• Atty's Offer To Playboy Dancer Doesn't Make Her An Employee
• How Well Do You Know Supreme Court History?
• From Refugee To Bar Prez, IP Atty Is 'Voice To The Community'
• Foley Hoag Must Pay Expert $92K For Testimony, Jury Finds
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-Rutgers Law Fundraising Exec Launches Equal Pay Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Sontchi To Referee Twitter Trial Prep
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Takes Bench, Makes History
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Practicality Over Perfection
• Ex-FBI Agent Admits Failing To Report Atty's $36K Ducati Gift
• DLA Piper Says Tech Co. Is Forum Shopping Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Judge Says Trump Doesn't Have To Verify Seized Docs
• BlackBerry Investor Attys Get $55M Fees In Phone Sales Suit
• NYC Bar Urges Congress To Ban Jan. 6 Rioters From Office
• NY AG Seeks Fast-Tracked Trump Fraud Trial Before 2024
• What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools
• Jackson Lewis Defeats Conn. Doctor's Defamation Suit
• Ian Leaves Firms Hustling To Confirm Safety Of Attys, Staff
• Ginni Thomas Tells Jan. 6 Panel Election Was Stolen
• Freeman To Join 3rd Circ. After Prior Confirmation Misstep
• Senate Panel Advances 3rd Circ., Pa. District Court Picks
• Gov't Reaches Deal With Barristers In Bid To End Strikes
• Free PACER Searches May Require More Money For Judiciary
• Ex-FBI Agent Denies Taking Bribes To Run Searches For Atty
• ACLU Says Feds Ignored FOIA For ICE Detainee Counsel Info
• Jan. 6 Defendant Gets 52 Months After Feds Botched Case
• Dominion Beats Pro-Trump Atty's Counterclaim In $1.3B Row
• DOJ's Criminal Antitrust Deputy Joins Fried Frank
• Ex-Ohio Utility Board Chair Wins Bid To Unfreeze Assets
• Apple's New Messaging Features Will Complicate E-Discovery
• SC Atty, Experian Settle Dispute Over Credit Report Mix-Up
• ABA Issues Communication Rules For Pro Se Attys
• Why GCs Shouldn't Ignore The DOJ's New Corp. Crime Memo
• Hearing-Impaired Atty Resolves ADA Claims Against CLE Co.
• Want To Make Big Bucks As GC? Join A Big-Revenue Co.
• High Court Welcomes Back Public, Will Continue Live Audio
• Trump Claims NY Is Judge-Shopping $250M Fraud Case
• Senate Panel Advances 7 DC Court Picks
• Atty Who Allegedly Helped Witness Cheat On Bar Pleads 5th
• Few Courts Remain Open As Hurricane Ian Barrels Toward Fla.
• Fastest AG In The West? Paxton Slips Service In Abortion Row
• Law Firm Inclusion Efforts Often Overlook Business Staff
• NJ Attys OK To Use Pot, Enter Cannabis Industry, Panel Says
• Four Years Later, Kavanaugh Probe Still Raising Questions
• LA Attys Face Bar Probe Over Genocide Settlement Payouts
• Sanford Heisler Sharp Opens New Palo Alto Office
• Retail Ruling Clarifies Attorney Fees For Large Ch. 11 Cases
• 2nd Circ. Opens Door To End Trump's Rape Defamation Suit
• Dozens Of Orgs Urge House To Pass High Court Ethics Bill
• '6th Sense' Not Enough For FBI Database Search, Agent Says
• Agency Says DC Circ. Can't Save Immigration Judges Union
• Atty's Challenge To Del. Bench Balance Rule Moves Forward
• Twitter CEO, Musk Depositions No-Go For Now In $44B Suit
• Kean Miller Must Face File Clerk's Pro Se Discrimination Suit
• 'Inventing Anna' Faux Socialite At Odds With Her Ex-Attorney
• SC Atty Charged In Jan. 6 Riot Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor
• Lewis Brisbois Sues Lewis Brisbois In Texas Name Spat
• An Associate's Guide To Rebounding After A Layoff
• Jones Day Adds Former OCC Atty To Financial Markets Team
• UK Plan To Boost Penalties For Lawyers Sparks Concern
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Ex-FBI Agent's Look At Restricted File Raised Flags, Jury Told
• Musk Loses Bid For Privilege Waiver Amid Twitter Doc Fight
• AIG Scores Early Win In Ex-Company Atty's Retaliation Suit
• How Calif. Court Reporter Shift Will Impact Family Law Cases
• Pro Say: Jackson Water Crisis Spills Into Court
• Avenatti Must Pay Stormy Daniels $149K In Restitution
• AML Regulation Of Lawyers Is Imminent And Controversial
• 'I Lost A Lot': Breyer Opens Up On 'Frustrating' Last Term
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Varnum Forms New Practice Team As NIL Landscape Evolves
• Funders Eye Equity Stakes In UK Law Firms
• Boy Scouts Appeals Roll In, Alex Jones Ch. 11 Attys Nixed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds Want Up To 2 Years For Atty Who Threw Molotov Cocktail
• NY Judge Who Pointed Gun At Black Litigant Faces Removal
• Tom Girardi's Treasures Going Once, Twice, Sold At Auction
• Kreindler Sanctioned Over Deposition Leak In 9/11 MDL
• Special Master Orders Trump To Back Up Planted Docs Claim
• Jan. 6 Rioter Who Testified Before Congress Avoids Prison
• Covington Welcomes Back Antitrust Pro After Stretch At DOJ
• Former Ga. Judge Sees Mediation Boom In New Legal Venture
• IP Luminaries Launch Group To Promote, Defend Innovation
• Meet The Lawyers On Deck In NY V. Trump Biz Fraud Case
• Disbarred Atty Testifies He Bribed FBI Agent To Evade Probes
• 11th Circ. Allows DOJ To Access Classified Mar-A-Lago Docs
• Ginni Thomas Agrees To Testify To House Jan. 6 Panel
• Mass Tort Cases Expose Bankruptcy Courts To New Threats
• DC Court Nominees Face Light Scrutiny At Senate Hearing
• Watchdog Asks State Bars To Investigate 15 'Big Lie' AGs
• Musk Says Twitter Using 'Suspect' Tactics To Hold Back Docs
• Fragomen Chair Passes Torch As Client Engagement Evolves
• 1st Circ. Pick Vows To Apply Dobbs 'Faithfully'
• Key Adaptations For Law Firms Amid Quiet Quitting Movement
• 2nd Circ. Shkreli Atty Ruling Guides On 401(k) Garnishment
• NY AG Tells 2nd Circ. Trump Can't Revive Harassment Claim
• After 12-Year Run, SEC Senior Counsel Moves To Katten In DC
• Fed. Courts Extend Remote Audio Access To Civil Hearings
• 'Stranded' Martha's Vineyard Migrants Can Sue Anonymously
• NY AG James Sues Trump, Alleging $250M Business Fraud
• 5th Circ., NJ Tussle Over Who Gets To Decide 3D Gun Case
• Alex Jones' Podcast Co. Can't Retain Atty For Ch. 11 Case
• Abortion Rights Atty, A 1st Circ. Pick, May Face Tough Hearing
• Creating A Hybrid Work Policy? Be Intentional And Inclusive
• Court Officials Not Immune From Access Suit, 8th Circ. Says
• LDF Launches New Initiative, Appoints DC Head
• Deputy Texas AG Beats Ethics Claims Over 2020 Election Suit
• Newsom OKs Bill Blocking Bar's Legal Service Reform Plans
• Trump Tells 11th Circ. No Proof Docs Were Still Classified
• Paul Hastings Parts Ways With Former Co-Managing Partner
• Fish & Richardson Eliminates Litigation Secretary Role
• Senate Confirms Judge Pan To Replace Jackson On DC Circ.
• Trump Fights Immediately Disclosing 'Declassification' Info
• Ex-Munger Tolles Partner Sworn In As US Atty In Calif.
• DocuSign Wants Out Of Investors' Post-Pandemic Growth Suit
• BakerHostetler, Potter Anderson Trade Barbs In Board Battle
• Judge Declines To Reinstate Suspended Fla. State Atty
• Developer's Unpaid Atty Fees Scrutinized As Trial Opens
• TelexFree Ponzi Victims Say Foster Garvey Aided Fraud
• Legal Services Co. Seeks Partial Toss Of Data Breach Case
• CLE Provider Launches New Diversity Council
• HP Taps Yahoo GC As Its Next Chief Legal Officer
• Legal Placement Firm Wins $3.6M In Clash With Recruiter
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NY Federal Judge To Take Senior Status Next Year
• Roche Freedman Asks 11th Circ. To Nix DQ Bid In Crypto Suit
• Ex-Client Fights Firm's Counterclaims In KPMG Fees Dispute
• A Law Firm's Guide To Humane Layoffs As Recession Looms
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• DOJ Asks 11th Circ. For Classified Mar-A-Lago Docs Access
• Mar-A-Lago Special Master Is Up To Task, Ex-Clerks Say
• Apple Tells Startup's Attys To Drop The 'Props' For Retrial
• Perkins Coie Atty Tells Jury Plane Parts Exec Skipped Depos
• DOE Doesn't Want Fla. Law School Title IV Case Reconsidered
• Pro Say: The Dark Side Of High-Profile Litigation
• BakerHostetler Blasts 'Misguided' Subpoena In Board Battle
• Williams & Connolly Partner, Wife Owe $7M In Taxes, Feds Say
• Ropes & Gray Designates 3 Days Lawyers Must Be In Office
• ALA Hires New Executive Director
• Departing Mich. Chief Justice Calls For More Diverse Bench
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deputy AG Reveals New DOJ Corporate Enforcement Strategy
• 10th Circ. Says Ex-Magistrate Judge Was Abusive To Staff
• Fla. Judge Rejects DOJ Bid For Stay In Mar-A-Lago Case
• SC Watchdog Can Dispute State's $75M Fee To 2 Law Firms
• Facebook Judge Rips Gibson Dunn Atty's 'Abominable' Depo
• Ohio Chief Justice Blasts GOP Leaders Over Voting Maps
• Pillsbury Partner Among 3 New US Atty Picks In Fla., ND
• Jan. 6 Defendants Didn't Obstruct Congress, DC Circ. Told
• Conn. Court Staff Shortages, Virtual Cases Fuel Merger
• Law Prof Wants U. Of Idaho Sanctioned For Records Spoilage
• Lawyers Join In Reimagining Role Of Public Companies
• Boy Scouts Plan Confirmed, Cineworld Hits Ch. 11
• Senate Confirms District Judge Merriam To 2nd Circ.
• Senate Panel Advances DC, 5th Circ. Picks
• Fired Uber Atty Tells Jury He Lied To WilmerHale Investigators
• Del. Judge Sets Hearings About Patent Funding Info Concerns
• Justices Told Cisco Patent Judgment Wrongly Sunk By Stocks
• US Indicts 3 Iranians In Massive Hacking, Ransom Scheme
• Loews Defends Baker Botts' Boardwalk Pipeline Opinion
• Former Gov. Cuomo Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit
• Ohio Judge Temporarily Blocks 6-Week State Abortion Ban
• Mich. Chief Justice Exiting Top Court To Lead Arb. Association
• Justice Kagan Reflects On Court Legitimacy, Shadow Docket
• What AML Bill Could Mean For Firms, Funds And FinCEN
• Indiana Federal Chief Judge To Take Senior Status Next Year
• Pa. Bar Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Support Atty Anti-Bias Rule
• DOJ Gives Attys More Leeway To Aid Migrants In Deportation
• Wealthy Honduran Family Countersues Quinn Emanuel
• Senate Confirms Rhode Island Public Defender To 1st Circ.
• Learning From Trump And Bannon Discovery Strategies
• UConn Law And Disability Rights Group Establish Legal Clinic
• More Portions Of Mar-A-Lago Warrant Unsealed By Court
• Ken Starr, Who Led Clinton Sex Scandal Inquiry, Dies At 76
• Ill. Watchdog Says Co. Card Misuse Warrants Atty Suspension
• Cuomo Lodges Ethics Complaint Against NY AG
• Baker Donelson Grows Presence In Carolinas With New Office
• Powell, Others Ask 6th Circ. To Ax 'Career-Ending' Sanctions
• Duane Morris To Merge With Bicoastal Employment Boutique 
• Microsoft Honored For 'Gold Standard' Diversity Efforts
• To Beat Twitter, Musk Must Scale Del.'s Contract Law Mountain
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former Veteran Federal Prosecutor In NY
• Senate Declines To Confirm 3rd Circ. Pick
• Waco IP Atty Calls Pilot License His 'Secret Weapon'
• Taylor English Keeps Up Growth Streak, Adds NC-Based Firm
• Americans' Civics Knowledge Decreased In 2022
• Ogletree Deakins Opens 2nd Ohio Office In Columbus
• Litigation Funding Regulation Gets EU Parliament Support
• Texas Woman Threatened To Kill Mar-A-Lago Judge, Feds Say
• Ex-Trump Adviser Navarro's Additional Discovery Bid Denied
• SC Atty Accused Of Soliciting Employees For Sex
• Wash. Judge Reprimanded For Using N-Word In Zoom Meeting
• Senate Confirms US District Judge Mendoza To 9th Circ.
• Potential Benefits Of Adding Attorney Fee-Shifting At The ITC
• NY State Bar Launches Task Force To Study Cryptocurrencies
• Wells Fargo Tells Counsel In Lending Bias Suit To Wait
• NYC Atty Seeks No Prison Time Over Molotov Cocktail
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Atty Seeks Do-Over On $11M Fee Denial
• The Risks In Lateral Hiring, And How To Avoid Them
• Trump Lawyers Reject DOJ's Mar-A-Lago Doc Review Limits
• Calif. Committee Seeks Input On Judges Consulting Judges
• Trump, DOJ Lodge Dueling Mar-A-Lago Special Master Picks
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Roberts Seeks Return To Normalcy: 'More Normal, The Better'
• Elon Musk Says Twitter Whistleblower Deal Also Tanks Merger
• Inside The Collapse Of A Pioneering Opioid Case For DOJ
• Irked Judge Wants Attys To Ease Up On All The Alice Updates
• Pro Say: I Always Feel Like My Boss Is Watching Me
• High Court 'Shadow Docket' Still A Long Shot For Companies
• 3rd Circ. Won't DQ White & Case From Maxus Ch. 11 Case
• USPTO's Fight Against TM Fraud Still A Work In Progress
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Biden Admin OK'd For Affirmative Action Args At High Court
• Ernst & Young To Split Into 2 Companies
• Fed. Circ. Opens To The Public, Masks Required
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Courts Fall Silent But Continue After Queen's Death
• Trump's RICO Suit Against Clinton Dismissed As 'Manifesto'
• Judges Who Use Social Media Must Know Their Ethical Limits
• Ohio Judge Questions Carveouts In 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law
• Alsup Says Amazon's Attys 'Pampering' Selves With Delay Bid
• ABA Is Defending Profession's Values From Monied Influences
• 4th Circ. Underlines Immigration Judges' Standard Of Conduct
• DOJ Appeals Mar-A-Lago Special Master Order, Asks For Stay
• 11th Circ. Tosses Baker Donelson's $140K Fees Suit
• Motley Rice Says Robbins Geller Undercut Client In Stock Suit
• Senate Confirms Memphis Atty To 6th Circ.
• Florida Man Charged With Vandalizing Federal Courthouse
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Wins Stay In Cannabis Co. Fight
• Experts Say Mar-A-Lago Judge Shows Poor Grasp Of Privilege
• 11th Circ. Asked To DQ Atty Caught Calling Jurors 'Idiots'
• How In-House Counsel Can Better Manage Litigation Exposure
• DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Of Staff Joins Axinn
• 3rd Circ. Noms Pressed By GOP Sens. For Personal Views
• Ga. High Court Revives Proskauer Tax Malpractice Case
• Senate Confirms 1st Asian American Judge To 7th Circ.
• Cooley Boosts Antitrust Team In DC With Senior DOJ Lawyer
• Ex-5th Circ. Judge Joins Gibson Dunn In Houston
• NY Court Gives Ex-AG Schneiderman His Law License Back
• Duquesne Univ. Alum Tom Kline Donates $50M To Law School
• Chancery Won't Delay Musk-Twitter But OKs Counterclaim
• Kramer Levin Continues DC Growth With Impeachment Atty
• Bass Berry 'Lacked Courtesy' As Atty Grieved, DOJ Says
• Bruce Allen Testifies In Front Of House Oversight Committee
• Union Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Ex-DOJ Atty Adviser's Case
• Polsinelli Beats Malpractice Suit By Pharma Co., Ex-CEO
• Lemon Law Lawyers Lose COVID-19 Coverage Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Practical E-Discovery Lessons From The Alex Jones Case
• Mar-A-Lago And The Inherent Problems With DOJ Filter Teams
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires Faegre Drinker Team In Philly, NJ
• Elliott Greenleaf Beats Ex-Atty's Bid For $11M Referral Fee
• Jan. 6 Panel Tells DC Circ. RNC Documents No Longer Needed
• Bracewell Matches Cravath Pay Scale, 6 Months Later
• Bernstein Litowitz To Lead Suit Over Musk's Stake In Twitter
• Littler Expands To Denmark, Now In 13 European Countries
• Fox Accused Of 'Insulting' Delay Tactics In 2020 Slander Suit
• Jeffrey Minear, Justice Roberts' Top Counselor, To Retire
• Taft Stettinius Grows Midwest Presence With Another Merger
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
• Judge OKs Mar-a-Lago Special Master, Pauses DOJ Review
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Biden To Tap Ex-NYU Law Dean For Regs Review Agency
• WDTX Patent Cases Fall After New Rules, But Don't Disappear
• Senate Dems Expected To Move Judges After Summer Break
• Discovery Ordered To Decide How To Split $1.8M Atty Fee
• Pro Say: A Legal Explainer Of The Mar-A-Lago Search
• DC Judge Tosses Ex-Trump Aide's FBI Surveillance Suit
• VW, DOJ Rip Bid To Rush Jones Day Emission Docs FOIA Row
• After Steady Growth, Legal Sector Shed 9K Jobs In August
• Erika Girardi Received Money From Fla. Plaintiffs Firm
• Morrison Mahoney Partner Takes Over As Mass. Bar Prez
• The Ethical Risks For Lawyers Accepting Payments In Crypto
• Trump's Special Master Bid May Put Heat On DOJ Practices
• Musk Ally's Twitter Subpoena Protest Flushed In Del.
• Biden Nominates Montana Law Professor For 9th Circ.
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FBI Agents Found 48 Empty 'Classified' Folders At Mar-A-Lago
• Litigation Funders Helped Girardi 'Loot' Client Funds: Trustee
• Envisioning Metaverse-Based Litigation In The Real World
• Sen. Graham Must Testify In Election Probe, Ga. Judge Says
• Tether Wants Roche Freedman Cut Over 'Secret Pact' Report
• SEC Seeks Early Win In FOIA Fight Over Crypto Conflict Docs
• 15 Attorneys Hit With Complaints Over 'Big Lie' Suits
• Mill Workers Want $13M After Littler Misdeeds Spark Default
• Potential Charges That Could Stem From Mar-A-Lago Search
• Oath Keepers Atty Charged For Role In Capitol Siege
• Fla. Judge Seems Inclined To OK Trump's Special Master Bid
• 6th Circ. Judge Bernice Donald To Receive NJC's Top Award
• Rival Court Reporting Cos. Settle Fight Over Sales Execs
• Trump To Turn Over Financial Docs To House Panel
• Trump Slams DOJ Opposition To Oversight Following Search