Legal Industry Archive » April, 2023

Legal Industry - April, 2023

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Littler Says Ex-Associate Must Face Doc Theft Suit In Texas
• Judge Paves Way For Others With Mental Health Disclosure
• Alito Has 'Pretty Good Idea' Who Leaked Dobbs Opinion
• Pro Say Special: 2023 Fictional Lawyers Fantasy Draft
• Who Flies Away With Avenatti's Plane? Court To Decide
• Cook County Judges Ordered To Return To In-Person Work
• Holland & Knight Picks Up 17 Attys For Mexico Offices
• DOJ Reaches $795K Deal In Ex-Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Wells Fargo Can't Subpoena Ex-Plaintiffs In Class Action
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Lynn Sarko
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• 'Fireworks' As Trump Attys Grill Cohen In NY AG's $250M Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Schumer Calls For End To Judge Shopping In Texas
• Lawyer Hotline Was 'Massive' Fraud Scheme, Mich. AG Says
• The Term: Justices Tackle Critical Trial Procedure Question
• Judiciary Panel Advances Idaho Court Pick
• Judiciary Dems Push Chief Justice For More Ethics Info
• Michigan Atty Falls Short In Bid To Block Divorce Privacy Law
• Cooley Attorney Sues For Disability Benefits After Bike Crash
• Maine Chief District Judge Taking Senior Status Next Year
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Morgan & Morgan's Yanchunis
• Many Americans Don't Know Who Heads The Supreme Court
• Qualcomm Lied About Shaky Diversity Efforts, Investor Says
• Justices' Ethics Statement No Balm For Court Critics
• La. Law Firms, Insurers Seek To Drop Virus Coverage Suit
• Baker Donelson Lobbyist In $164M Ponzi Scam Takes Plea
• Fox To Divulge Murdoch Docs In $2.7B Smartmatic Libel Suit
• Fox Rothschild Scoops Up NC Adoption Firm
• PG&E, Elizabeth Holmes Prosecutor Joins Jones Day
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Edelson's Jay Edelson
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• IP Group Names Congressional Atty As Counsel, Policy Exec
• Philly Casino, Firms Urge 3rd Circ. To Shield Privileged Docs
• What To Know As Justices Look At Officials Blocking Critics
• Appeals In Atty's Suit Over Lewdness Claims Draw Pushback
• Mich. Court Of Claims' Chief Judge Gets Second Term
• Chief Justice Roberts Declines Senate Testimony Request
• Cuomo Sues To Halt Renewed NY Ethics Case On $5M Deal
• NY Atty Cops To $3.8M Scheme With Russian Oligarch
• Mandatory Oregon Bar Membership Is Unlawful, 9th Circ. Told
• Davis Wright Elects 1st Latino As Executive Committee Chair
• Lackawanna Attorney Tapped As New PBA President
• Employment Ticks Up For New Law School Grads, ABA Says
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Girard Sharp's Dena Sharp
• 'Charging Decisions' To Come In Ga. DA's 2020 Election Probe
• Cohen Seeks Damages At 2nd Circ. For Retaliatory Jail Time
• NY Atty Coaching Co. Says Rival Pressing It Over Contract, IP
• 3 Justices Protest Court's Snub Of Death Row Inmate's Appeal
• Justices Appear To Back Appeals For 'Purely Legal' Issues
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Deutsche Bank Hires New General Counsel From Merck
• Crypto Influencer Says He Never Harassed FTX Investors' Atty
• Sen. Wants Justice Thomas' Billionaire Friend To Detail Gifts
• Prosecutor Pointers
• Paul Hastings Hires Kirkland Veteran To Lead Funds Practice
• BCLP To Open Seattle Office This Summer With 2 Litigators
• Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Pointer & Buelna's Name Partners
• Justices To Review If Officials Can Block Social Media Critics
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Cheesecake Factory GC Saw Slight Decline In Comp Last Year
• DA Bragg Settles Subpoena Row Over Ex-Trump Prosecutor
• J&J Talc Claimants Form Committee To Support Ch. 11 Plan
• Pro Say: Lights, Camera, Objection! Inside TV's 'Jury Duty'
• Supreme Court Preserves Abortion Pill Access, For Now
• Jan. 6 Atty Rebuked For Sudden Withdrawal In Client's Case
• ABA Hires Investigator To Look Into Data Breach
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Term: When Are Online Threats Protected Free Speech?
• Fed. Circ. Judge Says Colleagues Can't Run Investigation
• Firm Says Travelers Owes $1M For Gymnastics Fund Hack
• Up Next At High Court: How To Preserve Issues For Appeal
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Women See Gains In Sports Business From GC Jobs To Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Taps Ex-BCLP Lawyer For Upcoming Rape Trial
• ABA Says Data Breach Exposed Usernames, Passwords
• Hughes Hubbard, Ex-IP Head Fight Over Email In Pension Case
• Paul Hastings Gets Subpoena As DOJ Probes Exile's Ch. 11
• It's Time For Lawyers To Stand Up For Climate Justice
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Barclays To Hire Ex-HSBC Compliance Head
• Philly Firm Faces 2nd Class Action Over Data Breach
• Can Trump Prove Hush Money Was Self-Donation?
• 4th Circ.'s Chief Judge Must Sit For Depo In Harassment Suit
• Ex-Con Accused Of Posing As BigLaw Atty, GC May Plead Out
• LeClairRyan Trustee Gets Court OK For Deal With Ex-Client
• A Look At The Investment Firm That Owns Dominion Voting
• Durbin Invites Justice Roberts To Testify On High Court Ethics
• Crypto Influencer Defies Court Order To Appear In FTX Case
• Calif. Justices To Bar: Speed Up Post-Girardi Conflict Updates
• 2nd Circ. Freezes Subpoena Of Ex-Trump Prosecutor
• Review Of Judge Newman's Fitness Raises Thorny Issues
• Hurdles Threaten Dems' Renewed Push For High Court Ethics
• DA Bragg Fails To Block Ex-Trump Prosecutor's Testimony
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Eckert Seamans Names Nearly 40-Year Firm Vet As New CEO
• Pa. Justices Sanction County, Atty For Voting Machine Audit
• Alito Extends Freeze On Abortion Pill Rulings
• Withers Appoints 1st Global Pro Bono Practice Leader
• Millennial Lawyers Want To Have A Life And Be Partner
• Ga. DA Wants Atty DQed In Trump Election Interference Probe
• Lewis Brisbois Foes Slam Firm's Contempt Bid In TM Row
• New DocuSign CLO's Comp Topped $13.6M Last Fiscal Year
• 4th Circ. Says Fla. Firm Can't Collect Fees After Atty's Deceit
• Rowan Wilson Confirmed As First Black NY Chief Judge
• Trial Court Picks Testify In Senate Amid Feinstein Absence
• NYC Bar To Review Process For Picking Top Court Candidates
• Associate Attrition Rate Down In '22, But Numbers Still High
• Fox Ends Dominion Defamation Suit For $787.5M Before Trial
• Milbank Hires Ex-King & Spalding Structured Finance Team
• Mich. Justice Taking Leave For Mental Health Treatment
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Jury Awards $3M In Punitive Damages To Defamed Tax Atty
• Covington To Open Boston Office With Life Sciences Focus
• Williams & Connolly Partner Gives Up $7M Tax Debt Defense
• DA Seeks Inquiry Of Trump Atty On Possible Daniels Conflict
• Fla. Jury Finds Widow Defamed Husband's Ex-Law Partner
• Small Mass. Law Firm Sued After Data Breach
• GOP Senators Oppose Feinstein Substitute On Judiciary Panel
• NY Chief Judge Nominee Rowan Wilson Gets Committee Nod
• What To Watch In Pay-For-Delay Trial Against Merck, Glenmark
• EY US To Cut 3K Jobs After Canceling Spinoff Plan
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trump Can't Postpone NY Rape Trial With 'Delay Tactics'
• Wind, Mud & Penguins: Greenberg Atty Runs Antarctica Race
• Pa. Labor Firm Failed To Protect Personal Data, Suit Says
• Texas Federal Judge Barbara Lynn Taking Senior Status
• Ex-Biden Chief Of Staff Ron Klain Returns To O'Melveny
• Ropes & Gray Cites 'Evaluations' Amid Layoff Rumors
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Longer Sentence For Forged Court Docs
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Ex-Ince CEO Set Up Companies Before Law Firm Collapsed
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• The Sidley Atty Battling FCA Scienter Standard At High Court
• NYC Financier Gets 3 Years In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scam Case
• Pro Say: Honk For Your First Amendment Rights
• 10 Years Later, Attys Recall The Boston Marathon Bombing
• How Delaware Inc. Shapes Dominion's Battle With Fox News
• The History-Making Atty In A Historic FCA High Court Fight
• Dems, Watchdog Group Seek Inquiries Into Justice Thomas
• Houston Storm Firm In Eye Of Louisiana Ethics Hurricane
• Attys Owe $2.5K For Improper Conduct In Student Debtor Suit
• Chicago Cubs Atty Steps Into Washington Spirit GC Role
• Fed. Circ. Confirms Review Of Judge Newman's Fitness
• Up Next At High Court: Direct Listings And FCA Showdown
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Out Of Paralegal's Lunch Break Suit
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Texas Justices Deny $1.2M Suit Against Kilpatrick Attys
• Law360 Explores: From Wolf Of Wall Street To First Street
• Sysco Barred From Dragging Burford Into Broiler Chicken Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Biden Picks 1st Hispanic Woman For 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Chief Takes Aim At Judge Newman's Competency
• Skadden's Lieberman Remembered As Resilient Force In M&A
• Atty Says Ex-Partner's Widow's Suit 'Destroyed' Reputation
• Justice Breyer At The UN: 'Today We Are Fighting A Great War'
• Chicago's 'Chief Mom' Reflects On 3 Years Of COVID Letters
• MSG Must Provide Docs In Dispute With NY Liquor Agency
• Connolly Gallagher Atty, Jurist Tapped For Del. Supreme Court
• Bragg Gets Ideals, Trumpworld Know-How In Boutrous Hire
• Calif. Bar Needs Fee Hike To Fund Itself, Watchdog Finds
• Covington Partner Must Testify Live In Zetia Trial, Judge Told
• Chevron GC's Total Compensation Topped $8M In 2022
• Skadden Hires Former SDNY Bankruptcy Judge
• Survey On NJ Attys' Mental Health Finds 'Profession In Crisis'
• Judge Wants Ex-FTX Influencer In Court After Threats To Atty
• Dan Snyder Saga Nears End With $6.05B Sale Of Commanders
• Amazon Delivered $18M In Comp To Top Atty Last Year
• DOJ To Take 5th Circ. Abortion Pill Ruling To Supreme Court
• Trump Deposed In NY AG's $250M Fraud Suit For 2nd Time
• Atty Calls Ex-Client 'Batshit Crazy' At Start Of Defamation Trial
• Feinstein Seeks Judiciary Panel Leave Amid Calls To Resign
• Manhattan DA Gets 2nd Threat Letter With Suspicious Powder
• Miss. Court Pick Urges GOP Sen. To Rethink Nom. Opposition
• Legal Consultant Sues Ex-Partners Who Became Competitors
• Judge Ron Whyte Dies At 80, Leaving Storied IP Legacy
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Leave Policy Clearly Based In Sexism
• A History Of Dominion's $1.6B Defamation Fight With Fox
• 'Much Remains To Be Done' On Judge Safety, Salas Says
• Ex-Juvenile Justice Atty Now Safeguarding Women's Tennis
• Ex-Ohio Sen. Portman Joins P&G Board Of Directors
• FCC Launches New Space Bureau And Int'l Affairs Office
• Judge Lays Into Fox, Mulls Sanctions Ahead Of Dominion Trial
• Epiq Willing To Disgorge Fees After Abuse Claimants ID'd
• Fed. Bench Adds LGBTQ Judges But Gap Persists, Org. Says
• Marathon Oil GC Saw Pay Climb To $2.6M In '22
• Shearman Makes Another Round Of Layoffs
• Legal Services Co. Renews Theft Claims After Deal Collapses
• Trump Wants Rape Trial Delayed Due To Hush-Money Charges
• Trump Suit Accuses Michael Cohen Of 'Spreading Falsehoods'
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• 4th Circ. Backs Striking Unvaccinated Jurors In Criminal Case
• Quarles & Brady Is Helping Ukrainians Make Tulsa Their Home
• Starbucks Names Ex-Pfizer, Medtronic Atty As GC
• Standing May Prove To Be Abortion Pill Ruling's Achilles' Heel
• Georgia Federal Courthouse Floor Collapse Injures 3 Workers
• Ex-White House Atty Seeks Damages For Jan. 6 Allegations
• Judge Wants Sabre To Pay Fees In Airline's $1 Antitrust Win
• Generative AI Brings A New Generation Of Legal Issues
• Help Wanted: SEC Seeks Crypto, Cyber Enforcement Attys
• EY Nixes Plan To Split Auditing, Consulting Units
• Florida Bar Exam's February Pass Rate Falls 7 Points
• Fisher Phillips Continues DC Expansion With Amazon Atty
• Legal Experts Flag Ga. High Court's Judicial Ethics Stance
• Calif. Atty Charged Over Tweets Says Bar Paints Her As Racist
• NY DA Sues To Stop House Subpoena Of Trump Investigator
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• How Happy Are Attorneys At Work?
• Retired Calif. Judges Lose Age Bias Claims Suit Once Again
• 9th Circ. Jurist Rips Trial Judge Over 'Rubberstamp' Orders
• Dems Prod Roberts On Thomas Report, Plan Senate Hearing
• Sysco Pushing To Drag Burford Into Antitrust Proceedings
• GOP Rep. Subpoenas FBI Chief Over Catholic 'Extremist' Memo
• Texas' Expedited Civil Case Rules Eased Backlog, Study Finds
• Pharma Execs Slam Abortion Pill Ruling, Citing Industry Risk
• NY High Court's Rowan Wilson Picked For Chief Judge
• Patent Atty Sues Former Firm For Wages And Use Of Image
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Pro Say: The Manhattan DA Usually Wins. Will Trump?
• Fla. Judge's 'Wholesale Adoption' Revives Malpractice Suit
• House GOP Pushes Manhattan DA Senior Counsel For Info
• Legal Industry Jobs Dipped Slightly In March
• Split DC Circ. Upholds Jan. 6 Rioters' Obstruction Charges
• Proskauer Confirms Cloud Storage Data Left Exposed
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Butler Snow Chair Talks Heart Of Dixie Expansion
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions
• Thomas Says He Was Advised Not To Report Trips With Donor
• Feds Want Prison For Trader In BigLaw Info Theft Case
• 18 States Want High Court To Take NRA Blacklisting Suit
• Trump Faces Tough Odds Of Acquittal, Dismissal In DA's Case
• Real Estate Cos. Trade Claims Of Lying, Witness Coercion
• 'John Doe' In Libel Case Shouldn't Go Unnamed, 4th Circ. Told
• The Term: Another Supreme Court Ethics Scandal?
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Conn. Justices End Atty's Challenge To Anti-Bias Ad Law
• 5-Attorney IP Boutique Jumps To Womble Bond's IP Group
• Texas Bar Says AG Can't Claim Immunity From Atty Discipline
• House GOP Subpoenas Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor Pomerantz
• Litigation Atty Adam Hakki Now Senior Partner At Shearman
• Optician Beats NY Judge's Defamation Suit Over Mask Dispute
• Butler Snow Opens Ala. Office With 23 Maynard Cooper Attys
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fitness Drink Maker Gets $7.8M Deal OK'd In Mislabeling Suit
• ChatGPT's Potential Is 'Astonishing,' But Nothing To Fear
• Bragg Says He Caught Trump On Tape. Will A Jury Hear It?
• Judiciary Says Judge Depo In Harassment Suit Is 'Disruptive'
• Quinn Emanuel, Insurers Spar In $185M Fee Fight
• Ex-Littler Atty Seeks To Toss Firm's Doc Theft Allegations
• Kirkland & Ellis Ranks As Top Client Service Firm
• Reed Smith Appoints New Asia-Pacific Managing Partner
• Goodwin Elects Tech Co-Leader To Be New Firm Chair
• Gunderson Dettmer Lays Off 10% Of US Workforce
• DC Circ. Judge David Sentelle Hears Last Arguments
• 5 Firms Seek To Rep Ryvyl Investors In Calif. Class Action
• Judges Want Attys To Listen And Experts They Can Listen To
• Mich. Justice Suggests Pro Bono Fee Awards Go To State Bar
• GOP Sen. Withholds Blue Slip, Opposes Miss. Court Pick
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Over 73% Of PTAB Decisions
• Fla. Federal Judge Roger Vinson Dies At 83
• Meet Justice Merchan, NY Judge Presiding Over Trump Case
• Ex-Ga. County Bar President, Wife Must Pay $1.6M Tax Bill
• DeSantis Says Prosecutor's Status Isn't Fla. Justices' Call
• Burford Fights Sysco Bid To Join Antitrust, Injunction Cases
• Trump Trial May Have To Deal With 'Stealth Jurors'
• Buchalter Adds 3 Attys To Launch New Family Law Practice
• The Term: Inside A Turbulent High Court With Joan Biskupic
• Mich. Court Of Claims Beats Constitutional Challenge
• Apple Wants Quinn Emanuel Attys Sanctioned In IP Theft Row
• Mich. Tax Atty Disbarred For Allegedly Stealing Client's $6.5M
• 'Avalanche' Of Cash Sets Record In Wis. High Court Race
• Surfside Judge Joins Bilzin Sumberg's Trial Team
• Democrats Eye High Court Funding To Push Code Of Ethics
• Morgan Lewis Takes Over Shearman's Munich Office
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Kirkland Lets Go Of Associates, But Denies Layoffs
• In Merger, Abrams Garfinkel Adds Teitelbaum Gallagher Team
• ​​​​​​​Reed Smith Attys Must Hold Signs To Explain Notice Gaffe
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Fenwick Adds Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Acquitted For Trump Tip
• Ex-Cadwalader Attorney Joins Trump's Defense Team In NY
• Armstrong Teasdale Combines With Chicago Boutique
• Allen & Overy Names 2 New US Co-Chairs