Legal Industry Archive » March, 2023

Legal Industry - March, 2023

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 4th Circ. To Weigh Standard To Decide NC Bias Case's Fate
• Trump's Turning Himself In. Here's What Happens Next
• Tech Co. Must Face City's Court Data 'Hostage' Claims
• Pro Say: The Robots Have Come For The Legal Industry
• Class Attys Vie To Lead Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits
• Ex-Rep.'s Trial Holds Clues For Depoliticizing Trump Case
• 1st Public Filing In Trump Case Shows DA Got OK To Disclose
• Ga. Task Force Suggests Earlier Bar Exam, CLE Changes
• Ex-Norfolk Chair With GC Past Exited Job With $10M In Comp
• Gibson Dunn Clients Can't Nix Sanctions Over $1M Fee Fight
• As Girardi Complaints Grew, Bar Turned Blind Eye To History
• Littler Gets Injunction Against Ex-Associate In Doc Theft Case
• Fight Over 1st Circ. Pick Shows Client Lists Are Fair Game
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Calif. Bar Investigates Ex-Chair For Undisclosed Girardi Tie
• Manhattan DA Fires Back At House GOP On Trump Indictment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Deal-Making Warner Discovery Exec Earned $13.7M In 2022
• Meet The Atty Fighting For Trump In NY Hush-Money Case
• NJ Man Wants No Jail Time In Pandion Insider Trading Case
• The Term: Could Immigration Law Target 'Abuelita'?
• The Legal Questions That May Decide People V. Donald Trump
• Trump Indicted In NY After Hush-Money Probe
• MSG Can't Halt Liquor Agency's Probe Of Attorney Ban
• Fox Ex-Producer Case Is A Lesson In Joint Representation
• NY Female Bench Leaders Pay Tribute To 'Civil Rights Queen'
• Why Virtual Courtroom Access Of COVID Era May Be Ending
• Senate Easily Confirms Red-State Biden Judicial Pick
• FCRA, Data Breach Suits Fuel Consumer Protection Docket
• 11th Circ. Tosses Fla. Attorney's Mask Mandate Suit
• DOJ Merger Enforcer Denies 'Shadow' Settlements
• Sotomayor To Law Students: 'Wrong Things Can Be Changed'
• Justices Press Gov't On IRS Silence About Firm Summonses
• Wilson Sonsini Snags Ex-FERC Attorney From Pierce Atwood
• DA Exits 'Rust' Shooting Case, Taps New Special Prosecutors
• Atty Must Pay $566K In Dispute Over Iran Hostage Fund Fees
• Bernstein Litowitz Gets Early Win In Discrimination Suit
• Colo. Supreme Court OKs Legal Paraprofessional Licenses
• Assistant US Attorney Cops To Steering Contracts To Spouse
• Trump NY Grand Jury Set To Break For Month After Key Testimony
• Justice Jackson Is On A Majority Streak. It Won't Last.
• Judges, Justices Face Stricter Hospitality Disclosure Rules
• Roche Freedman Attys Can't Beat Ousted Founder's Claims
• Gorsuch's Donziger Dissent Puts Trial Courts On Notice
• Burford Asks Court To Nix Sysco's Litigation Funding Suit
• US Chamber Backs Sysco In Litigation Funding Dispute
• Fox Stuck With Fired Producer's Claims In $1.6B Del. Suit
• Judicial Committee Floats Rule To Aid MDL Case Management
• Mich. Bar Gives Guidance On Atty Withdrawal, Client Disability
• Garland Details Need For Immigration, Civil Rights Funding Hike
• Uber's Top Atty Saw Compensation Drive Past $10M In '22
• Trump Grand Jury Not Slated To Reconvene This Week
• LeClairRyan Trustee Says Funds Safe After Bank Collapse
• Stanford Law Protest Highlights Rise Of Incivility In Discourse
• 'For Another Day': Why Judges Hesitated To Report Girardi
• Law360's 2023 Access To Justice Editorial Advisory Board
• Texas Judge Says Ex-Littler Associate Had Confidential Info
• Ex-BigLaw Partner Arrested, Charged With Bankruptcy Lies
• Smartmatic Must Produce Litigation Finance Docs In Fox Suit
• LendingClub Appoints Ex-JPMorgan Chase GC To Board
• How Kickbacks Became King In False Claims Act Litigation
• Verizon's Former Legal Head Earned $8.6M In New Exec Role
• NY AG Seeks Escape From Ex-Staffer's Assault Suit
• Insurer Ordered To Rethink Ex-PwC Atty's Disability Claim
• Ex-Tabloid CEO Testifies In Trump Hush-Money Probe
• Ex-Producer Says Fox Fired Her After Dominion Depo Suit
• Dispute Prevention Strategies To Halt Strife Before It Starts
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Bid To Boost Fees In COVID-19 Worship Case
• Jenner & Block Says Sierra Leone Can't Ditch $8.1M Fees Suit
• Legal Leader For United Rentals Sees Dip In '22 Compensation
• Ala. Justices OK Moving Judgeship, Blocking Primary Victor
• Gorsuch Rails Against Atty's Conviction By Court Prosecutor
• Firm To Pay $200K In Deal With NY AG Over Data Breach
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Up Next At High Court: Inducing Migration, Speech Or Crime?
• Pro Say: What Exactly Does Litigation Funding Buy You?
• Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fox Can't Shield Ex-Producer's Claims On Dominion Depo
• Kraft GC Saw Comp Jump By More Than $2M In '22
• Conn. Retailer Ethan Allen's GC Set To Retire In April
• Utz General Counsel Earned Nearly $2M In 2022
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Russian Emails Behind DA Bomb Hoax Amid Trump Probe
• New Shortlist For NY Chief Judge Includes 3 From High Court
• Cozen O'Connor Atty Sworn In As Del. Bankruptcy Judge
• Mich. High Court Mulls New Rule That Helps Indigent Clients
• The Term: No. 1 Or No. 2? Justices Ask In Potty Humor Case
• Florida Legislature Passes Tort Reform Measure
• Calif. High Court Tells Bar To Speed Up Post-Girardi Rules
• Practical Skills Young Attorneys Must Master To Be Happier
• Reed Smith's Sachnoff Remembered As Pro Bono Icon
• Biden To Get Another NJ Vacancy With Judge's Resignation
• Two Philly Attorneys Sentenced For Legal Fee Scheme
• Pay For Papa John's Top Atty Dropped Below $1M For '22
• Rutgers Law Names 1st Sole Dean Since Merging Campuses
• Cigna GC Sees Slight Dip In Total Comp For '22
• NY Courts See 2nd Bomb Hoax Amid Trump Grand Jury Probe
• Manhattan DA Blasts GOP Demand For Trump Grand Jury Info
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Owes $717K To Ex-Law Partner, Panel Says
• ABA Beats Atty's Suit Over Sharing Info He Already Shared
• Law Profs Say Goodell Is Wrong Arbitrator For NFL Bias Suit
• SVB And FDIC May Be At Cross-Purposes In Ch. 11
• Stanford Law Mandates Free Speech Lessons After Protests
• Ex-ComEd GC Details Pressure To Hire Madigan-Backed Firm
• Sunak Releases Tax Details After Opposition Pressure
• Schumer Boosts Embattled 1st Circ. Pick
• Trial Court Pick Stumped By GOP Senator In Judiciary Hearing
• Texas District Judge Resigning From Bench In May
• NY Grand Jury Vote Delayed In Trump Hush-Money Case
• Ex-McDermott Partner Tapped As PCAOB Enforcement Head
• Judge Denies Prediscovery Petition Against Legal Tech Co.
• Senate Confirms Magistrate Judge To Fill Colorado Vacancy
• Calif. US Atty Creates New Path For Post-Conviction Review
• Dentons Obtains Foreign Law Firm License In Saudi Arabia
• Cooling Lateral Associate Market Good News For Small Firms
• Mo. Court Won't Disbar Atty It Found Sexually Abused 6 Clients
• Fox Drops Bid To Block Producer's Suit Over Dominion Depo
• Arkansas Federal Judge Says Bring On The Amici
• Australian Lawyer Gets 12 Years In $70M Payroll Tax Fraud
• Chertoff Outlines Scope Of Dobbs Leak Probe Review
• Sysco Points To Settlement Policy In Burford Injunction Row
• White & Case Adds 10-Atty IP Team From Paul Hastings
• Skadden's Del. Office Founder Leaves Legacy Of Mentorship
• Bipartisan Report Recommends Axing Mandatory Minimums
• Chemical Co. Huntsman's GC Comp Climbed To $3.6M In '22
• Huntington Ingalls CLO Sees Slight Uptick In Comp For '22
• Ill. Judge Taking Senior Status, Giving Biden Another Vacancy
• NYC Courts On Edge Ahead Of Possible Trump Indictment
• Wells Fargo To Face Trimmed Suit Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Fox Producer Says Network Attys Coached Her 'Evasive' Depo
• Charter Is On The Hunt For GC As Top Atty Plans Retirement
• Fed. Judge Cites Backlog 'Crisis' In Declining To Merge Suits
• NY Grand Jury Hears Trump-Friendly Testimony As Vote Nears
• SG Makes Faint Appeal To Have Justices Drop Election Case
• Biden Announces New District Court Picks In 3 States
• Justices Skip Challenge To Ala. Grand Jury Secrecy Law
• A Look At Paul Hastings' Drive To Hire High-Profile Partners
• Paxton Calls Bar Election Case An Attack On 'Core' AG Duties
• Ogletree Launches ESG Practice Group
• IP Atty Can't Revive Claim Calif. Bar Exam Is Age-Biased
• In Solo Dissent, Jackson Protests 'Sharp Uptick' In Vacaturs
• Herrick Feinstein Names 1st Female Executive Chair
• Legal Tech Co. Fights Pre-Action Discovery Request
• EY Hires New Global Legal Ops Leader From UnitedLex
• Trump Predicts Arrest As Hush-Money Grand Jury Nears Vote
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 50 Years In, Industry Has Knives Out For Potent Kickback Law
• Forum Hears Zoom Mediations Stay Popular As COVID Wanes
• Unum Told To Pay Disability For Injured Mayer Brown Atty
• Meet DC's New Astute, Diligent Judge Ana C. Reyes
• The Perils And Promise Of ChatGPT As A Patent Drafting Aid
• Up Next At High Court: Trademark Spoofs, Arbitration Stays
• Pro Say: A Silicon Valley Bank Autopsy
• Capitol Tax Partners Recruits Longtime Pelosi Adviser
• ABA Opinion Should Help Clarify Which Ethics Rules Apply
• Calif. Bar Likely Faces Long Road To Restore Public Trust
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Littler Tells Judge Ex-Associate Had 'Mission' To Harm Firm
• Range Resources Lines Up Replacement For Retiring GC
• Calif. Bar Trustees Rarely Disclosed Outside Income, Gifts
• ConocoPhillips GC Earned $5.5M Last Year
• Goldman CLO's $17M Comp In '22 Soared Over Prior Year
• Georgetown Tech Program To Begin In Tenn., Utah, Kan.
• New York Bar Will No Longer Ask About Juvenile Arrests
• Mich. Federal Courts 'Back In Business,' Chief Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kyle Roche Hidden Video May Be Deepfaked, Expert Says
• Calif. Chief Judges Swap Tips As COVID Zoom Rules Near End
• To Snitch Or Not To Snitch? Calif. Bar Considers The Question
• The Term: How Tom Goldstein Changed The Game
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Allow Cameras In Supreme Court
• Aflac GC Saw Comp Climb To $3.8M In '22
• Judges 'Feeling Unsafe' Spark Judicial Privacy Bill In NC
• Benthos Says It Is Still Missing Docs From Jailed Atty
• 'Robot Lawyer' Hit With Class Action By Law Firm In Illinois
• Senate Confirms Long-Delayed SDNY Pick
• Hard Work Ahead For Mich. Firms To Boost Racial Diversity
• Lowenstein Sandler Lays Off 16 Staffers Across 4 Offices
• Border Wall Org Atty Can Exit Bannon Case Amid Unpaid Fees
• 4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program
• Global Payments GC Saw Comp Climb Above $5M In '22
• Twitter Aims To Toss Claims Of Banned Attys Who Ripped VP
• When A Litigation Funder Is Accused Of Taking Over The Case
• Defense Attys Should Fess To Corp. Client Errors, Judge Says
• Bank Failures Shine Light On Corporate Governance Risks
• Daniels Visits Trump Investigators As Cohen Ends Testimony
• Judges' Trial Tips: Focus Exams And Don't Prove You're A Fool
• DOJ's Google Sanctions Motion Shows Risks Of Auto-Deletion
• Haynes Boone, Other Firms Augment Teams Over SVB Fallout
• Absences Force Judiciary Panel To Delay Judge Votes
• Ryder CLO Saw Compensation Rise To $3M In '22
• Ex-Proskauer COO Wants Trade Secret Suit Partially Axed
• Ex-HRC Pres Ousted For Aiding Cuomo Settles Bias Lawsuit
• Boies Schiller Name Partner And Antitrust Powerhouse Dies
• Ga. Artist Escapes Ginsburg Photo Copyright Suit, For Now
• SEC Says Covington Aiming To 'Distract' In Breach Probe
• Mich. Commission Report Focuses On Civil Legal Aid
• Edelson, Tousley Brain Seek $121M Fees In Online Casino Suit
• Federal Courts Need Nearly 70 More Judges, Congress Told
• Ex-DLA Atty Says She Was Fired After Parental Leave Request
• What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession
• Atty Gives Up Supreme Court Argument To Avoid 'Infighting'
• Global Norms Differ On Atty Malpractice Insurance, IBA Says
• Walmart, HP Among Cos. Graded F On Pay Gap Disclosure
• Surfside Judge Quits Fla. Bench, Seeks 'Next Chapter'
• Lockheed Martin GC Earned More Than $6M Last Year
• Greenberg Traurig Set For JV With Saudi Arabian Law Firm
• Merchant & Gould Names 1st Female Managing Director
• Dentons Combination To Fill ASEAN 'Hole' In Philippines
• Catching Up On Patent Litigation With Judge Albright
• NY Senate Demands Judicial Escort Data Or $10M Budget Cut
• Firm Sanctioned Over Subpoena In Exiled Billionaire's Ch. 11
• BigLaw US Soccer Probe Finds No Fault In Ex-Coach's Hire
• Judge Goes Public With Abortion Hearing Info After Outcry
• Meet The Attys Defending Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits
• After Girardi Report, Calif. Bar Says It Will Focus On Conflicts
• Wilson Sonsini Settles Claims It Stiffed Recruiter In Atty Hire
• Hunton Shakes Up Leadership Ranks, Adds New Firm Leader
• Burford Has 'Initial Control' In Sysco Settlements, Panel Says
• MSG Claims Harassment By 'Gangster-Like' NY Liquor Agency
• J&J Unit Ch. 11 Case Shows Texas 2-Step May Be Wrong Move
• Goodyear Legal Chief Earned Nearly $2M In 2022
• Cohen Testifies Against Trump Before NY Grand Jury
• Ex-Garland Counselor Rejoins Wilkinson Stekloff As Partner
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Reality TV's Legal Drama Brings Atty Fans Into The Limelight
• U.S. Judiciary Plans To Hire Its First CIO, Citing GAO Report
• Advocacy Groups Raise Concerns Over 1st Circ. Pick
• Justices Likely To Hear Case That 'Cast Cloud' On SEC Courts
• Senate Judiciary Heads Urge Collaboration To Keep Blue Slips
• Judge Rules NFTs Legit Way To Serve Lawsuit
• Pro Say: The Struggle To Revise DC's Criminal Code
• CORRECTED: 'A Huge Waste Of Time': Judge Gives Allen & Overy Atty Earful
• Legal Industry Sees 5th Straight Month Of Job Growth
• Mich. Facing 'Ugly Backlog' Of Judicial Misconduct Probes
• Justice Dept. Taps Atty As Special Master Of 9/11 Victim Fund
• Stanley Black & Decker Ratcheted Up GC Compensation In '22
• District Of Oregon Chief Judge Taking Senior Status Next Year
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Girardi's Influence Kept Calif. Bar At Bay, Probe Finds
• 4 Things To Know About Trump Atty's Censure For 2020 Lies
• Sysco Says Litigation Funder Burford Is Blocking Settlements
• Calif. Bar Exam Biased Against Older Test Takers, IP Atty Says
• Register With SEC? Crypto CLO Tells Congress It Ain't Easy
• Attys Who Tweeted Against Harris Sue Over Banned Accounts
• SEC Asks Justices To Hear New Challenge To In-House Courts
• FTX Investors Drop Sullivan & Cromwell Subpoena
• Shearman's Ex-Insolvency Co-Head Jumps To Cahill
• 2 NJ Firms Stay In The Pack With State's Top Lobbying Shops
• Reform Groups Add To Pressure On Justices For Ethics Rules
• Hard-Charging Aviation Atty Sues Journalist For Defamation
• Hinshaw Expands Aviation Practice With Boutique Firm
• Dominion Says Fox Legal Chief Responsible For Voting Lies
• Senate OKs 2nd Circ., Calif. District Pick Amid Absences
• Supreme Court Seeks Additional $6M To Protect Justices
• Mintz Debuts 'Femtech' Practice For Life Science Clients
• Moderna Tries To Kick Ex-Judge Out Of COVID Vax IP Row
• Attys Seek $6M Fees For Steering $30M ProPetro Investor Deal
• AmEx Could Face Shareholder Vote On Abortion Ban Risks
• Senate Votes Down DC's Revised Criminal Code
• Senators Plan Internet Law Overhaul Amid High Court Cases
• Murdaugh Case Puts Rare Spotlight On 'Red Collar Crime'
• Calif. Bar Out On A Limb In Charging Atty Over BLM Tweets
• Shrimp Co. Says It Didn't OK Replacement Judge To Run Trial
• 1st Circ. Pick Criticized For Role In Assault Case Worth $1.74M
• Atty Avoids Sanctions After Making False Accusation
• 7th Circ. Flunks Ex-Notre Dame Law Student's Admission Suit
• Political Tumult Isn't Deterring Corporate ESG Efforts
• Firm Says Madison Square Garden Atty Ban Is A Scare Tactic
• Calif. Atty Faces Discipline For 'Shoot' BLM Protesters Tweets
• LeClairRyan Board Members Settle Trustee Clawback Claims
• Gordon & Rees Adds 19 Litigators From Marks O'Neill
• Senate Confirms First South Asian Judge To SDNY
• Kilpatrick Expands To Chicago, Phoenix With 14 Attorneys
• Black Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Retaliation Claims Go To Mediation
• FCC Pick Withdraws Nomination For 5th Commissioner Seat
• Shearman Fast-Tracks Leader Change After Merger Fallout
• Fired NY Atty's No-Show Sinks Overbilling Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Mass. Gov.'s Top Legal Counsel
• Lateral Hiring Fell In 2022, Signaling Post-COVID Stabilization
• BCLP Launches Women's Storytelling Program In NY, London
• DC Atty ID'd As Decedent In Deadly Jet Turbulence Event
• Justices Leave Questions Open On Dual-Purpose Atty Advice
• K&S-Repped Google Gets Over $500K In Fees From Hackers
• Judge Lets Atty's Pay Suit For Unfinished 9/11 Work Continue
• NY Sens. Demand Top Judge Correct Record On DiFiore Detail
• Jury Clears DOJ In Ex-Deputy GC's Gender Bias Suit
• DLA Piper Adds DOJ Litigator To Co-Lead Appellate Group
• Ex-Liddle & Robinson Atty's $32M Bias Suit Kicked To State
• 2 Justices Say High Court No Place For 'Offended Observers'
• Fmr. Bar Heads Want Ex-WH Atty Disbarred Over Jan. 6 Probe
• Jones Day Says Married Ex-Attys Can't Win Leave Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Grows China Presence With Beijing Office
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ohio Judge Who Fired Jewish Staff Atty Seeks New Trial
• Racial Diversity Expert Named Interim ABA Executive Director
• Shearman Faces Rough Going After Merger Collapses
• DC Withdraws New Criminal Code Ahead Of Senate Vote
• NY Courts Ordered To Rehire Workers Fired Over Vax Refusal
• DLA Piper Launches AI, Data Practice With Ex-Faegre Atty
• Top NY Judge Misled Lawmakers To Justify DiFiore's Detail
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pot Fraudsters Tell Justices Zoom Testimony Violates Rights
• Why Alex Murdaugh's Decision To Testify May Have Backfired
• Garland Backs Effort To Hunt Russian War Criminals
• Help On The Way For Overstretched Del. Chancery Bench
• Baylor Law Still Not Compliant With ABA's Diversity Standard
• Pro Say: The Twists And Turns Of The Murdaugh Trial
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Taylor English Atty Spared Sanctions Over 'Vulgar' Outburst
• Chancery Sets 3-Way Counsel Lead For AMC Stock Brawl
• Wayne County Fighting 'Enormous' Criminal Case Backlog
• Morgan Lewis Adds 20 Shearman Attys To New Munich Office
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Murdaugh Sentenced To Life After Murder Conviction
• Hogan Lovells, Shearman Drop Merger Talks
• The Term: What We Learned, And Didn't, From Debt Hearings
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Defend Napolis In Sex Bias Suit
• Jury Finds Murdaugh Guilty Of Murdering Wife And Son
• High Court Unsure It Can Still Hear Election Maps Case
• 2nd Circ. Cans Leon Black Suit Against Wigdor, Rape Accuser
• Senate Confirms Illinois, Michigan District Court Picks
• Murdaugh Atty Calls Murder Case 'Illogical' In Final Jury Pitch
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• In Their Own Words: 8 Women On Leading Legal Depts. In '23
• DOJ Backs Clawbacks, Orders Comp Reform In Corp. Cases
• Chicago's US Atty Announces March 11 Departure Date
• Riding Circuit: March's Notable Appellate Arguments
• 'I Need A Gavel'; Gorsuch's Question Derails Debt Hearing
• UMichigan Tries To Shake Law Professor's Discrimination Suit
• Garland Defends DOJ Steps On Justices' Safety, Major Probes
• Scope Of Fox's DOJ Cooperation Probed As Bribe Trial Wraps
• Atty Group, Nonprofits Decry Automatic Arbitration Stays
• Attys Working Across State Lines Get New ABA Guidance
• SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Retires From Firm
• Protesters, NYC Settle For $6.8M Over Bronx Protest Arrests
• NY Times Elevates In-House Atty To Corporate Secretary
• Murdaugh Committed Murders As Career Spiraled, Jury Told
• Haynes And Boone Gets 5 Moore & Van Allen Finance Pros
• Senate Confirms First Hispanic Judge To Mass. District Bench