Legal Industry Archive » June, 2023

Legal Industry - June, 2023

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Eastman Stat Suggests No Need For Any Elections, Prof. Says
• Tweeting Protesters 'Should Be Shot' Wasn't Literal, Atty Says
• Musk Wants 2nd Circ. To Rethink His Bid To Undo SEC Deal
• The Term: The Court Closes With LGBTQ Rights, Biden Plan
• Pro Say: Want The Sabbath Off? High Court Makes It Easier
• Rep. Raskin Calls On NFL To Release Report On Commanders
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• High Court To Look At Gun Rights In Domestic Violence Cases
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• LIV-PGA Tour Deal, NFL Crackdown Highlight 1st Half Of 2023
• Judge Prohibits Out-Of-State Lawyer From Using ChatGPT
• Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choice
• Judiciary 'Deliberately Indifferent' To Harassment, Court Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Supreme Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Plan
• High Court Says Web Designer Can Turn Away Gay Customers
• Biden Says Expanding Supreme Court Would Be 'A Mistake'
• Eastman's 1-In-A-Quadrillion Stat Proves Zilch, Bar Judge Told
• Judge Says 'Breathtaking Dishonesty' Ends Signal Co.'s Case
• Anti-BLM Tweeting Atty Didn't Seek Violence, State Bar Told
• Class Benefits Becoming Larger Factor For Fees, Experts Say
• What IP Attys Need To Know About Del. Judge Nominee Hall
• Affirmative Action Ruling Could Spawn 'Years Of Litigation'
• Harvard Ruling Ignores That 'Race Matters,' Court Liberals Say
• The Term: The Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action
• Mich. Ups Judicial Watchdog Staff, Funds Youth Justice Office
• Baker McKenzie's Hires, Promotions Yield 131 New Partners
• McElroy Deutsch Says Married Former Execs Stole Over $3M
• 8th Circ. Affirms $500 Atty Fee In Workers' OT Suit
• Chicago Bar Association Appoints 1st Openly Gay President
• Serial Fraudster Cops To Posing As Lawyers In Epstein Scam
• Rhode Island District's Judge Smith To Take Senior Status
• High Court Revives Ex-USPS Mail Carrier's Religious Bias Suit
• Top Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action In Higher Education
• Burford, Sysco Agree To Drop Litigation Funding Suits
• Reed Smith Atty Reported 'Egregious' Anti-BLM Tweets To Bar
• Are Attys Being Held Accountable For Client Sexual Contact?
• Calif. Lawmakers OK Extending Remote Court Access To 2026
• Senior Attorney Helped FTX Founder Misuse Funds, Suit Says
• Paul Weiss Faces Suit Over Manhattan Office Sale
• DC Judge Says Crowell & Moring Can Pursue Rent Refund
• Kramer Levin Connection Known To Inside Trader, Feds Say
• NY Bar Association Forms Task Force On Assisted Suicide Bill
• Biden Announces 9 Judgeship Nominees
• Jones Walker Booted From $1.2B Venezuela Oil Fraud Case
• Calif. Atty's State Bar Ethics Trial Over BLM Tweets Opens
• Corporations On Edge After High Court's Jurisdiction Ruling
• Mondelez Workers Target BCLP In Cyberattack Suit
• Disbarred Atty's Funds Can't Be Taken Yet, Colo. Judge Says
• 4th Circ. Won't Renew Suspended NC Atty's State Bar Lawsuit
• 'All-American' Colo. Judicial Nominee Has Employment Chops
• Trump Hush-Money Case Looks Bound For NY State Court
• DOJ, Prof Spar Over Secret Jones Day VW Emissions Docs
• LeClairRyan Judge 'Bothered' By Trustee Deal With Founder
• SuperValu's Lesson: Always Be Building An FCA Defense
• Florida Won't Use 'Next Generation' Bar Exam In 2026
• NH Attys Hope Biden Honors Diversity Vow In 1st Circ. Redo
• White & Case Elects NY Litigator As Firm's 1st Woman Chair
• Trump Aide's Arraignment Postponed In Classified Docs Case
• Fake News Filing In Chevron Fight Earns Wash. Atty Sanctions
• 4 Blue State Judges To Take Senior Status
• Mich. Court Pushes Settlements To Ease COVID Backlog
• Justices Say Intent Must Be Proven In 'True Threat' Cases
• Justices Rule State Courts Can Review Election Laws
• Justices Say Cos. Can Be Sued Wherever They're Registered
• LA County Drops Lewis Brisbois After Racist, Sexist Emails
• County Wants Pipe Co. Sanctioned In Seattle Liability Trial
• Mondelez Hit With Worker Suits Over Bryan Cave Cyberattack
• Colo. Law Prof Claims Retaliation Over Pay Bias Concerns
• Jenner & Block, Ropes & Gray Partners To Monitor Glencore
• Ex-NY Official Says NRA Remarks Didn't Defy 1st Amendment
• Avenatti Creditor Bemoans 'Dumb' Decision To Block Jet Sale
• Law Firms Remain Top Targets For Ransomware
• Ousted Roche Freedman Atty Settles Some Counterclaims
• Feud Over Courthouse Confederate Statue Heads To NC Panel
• How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks
• Government And IP Boutique To Drop $346K Tax Suit
• The 2023 Law360 400
• 10 Years Of The 10 Biggest US Firms
• A Need To Be Big: US Law Firms Kept Foot On Gas In 2022
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• 3 Justices Dissent In 'Hypothetical Jurisdiction' Denial
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 6th Circ. Mostly Preserves Sanctions Over 2020 Election Suit
• Former Colo. Courts Workers Allege 'Pervasive Misogyny'
• Who'd Eastman Call For Election Fraud Claim? A Ghost Hunter
• AG Reiterates Hunter Biden Prosecutor's 'Complete Authority'
• The Term: The Court Delivers Its Immigration Blockbusters
• RICO Decision Could Hold Banks, Law Firms On The Hook
• Pro Say: Tennessee's AG On Drag Shows, Guns And Climate
• Texas High Court Revives IP Atty's Stock Redemption Suit
• Arbitration Stay Ruling May Lower Class Action Defense Costs
• Oregon Bar Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Mandatory Membership
• Barr Won't Rule Out A White House Return
• DC Circ. Judge Tatel To Join Hogan Lovells' Litigation Practice
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip
• BCLP Hit By Cyberattack Affecting Client Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 5th Circ. Axes Challenge To Louisiana Bail System
• At Eastman Hearing, Election Denial Compared To 9/11 Denial
• UK Regulator Warns Of Ransomware Crews Hitting Law Firms
• How Dobbs Has Changed The Data Privacy Landscape
• CORRECTION: Facebook Users' Attys Seek $185M In $725M Meta Privacy Deal
• How A Top Anti-Abortion Atty Sees Dobbs 1 Year Later
• How A Top Abortion-Rights Atty Sees Dobbs 1 Year Later
• Abortion Litigation To Watch As Dobbs Decision Turns 1
• LA Times Nears Anti-SLAPP Win Against Geragos' Libel Suit
• Ex-PwC Atty Settles Disability Benefits Suit With Hartford
• Ex-AG Barr Says He Won't Work With Trump Again
• Attys In ChatGPT Fiasco Sanctioned For 'Bad Faith' Conduct
• Mass. ALJ Denies Retaliation, Hostile Work Claims
• A Year After Dobbs, GCs Are Trying To Maintain 'Status Quo'
• Magistrate Judge Not Keen To Nix Wage Suit Against Posner
• Feds Seek Unredacted Girardi Mental Evaluation Report
• California Supreme Court Approves Attorney 'Snitch Rule'
• Jenner & Block's Cybersecurity Co-Head Leaves For NSC
• DeSantis Beats Ousted Prosecutor's Fla. High Court Challenge
• Incoming Cardozo Law Student Enters NBA Draft On A Bet
• Perkins Coie Latest BigLaw Firm To Delay Associates
• Justices Say No Habeas For Retroactively Innocent Inmates
• John Eastman Admits Making False Claim To Ga. Lawmakers
• Alex Jones Wants Court-Rebuked Atty For Sandy Hook Appeal
• Fenwick Taps Gibson Dunn Amid Scrutiny Over FTX Work
• Ex-Jurist's $1,550-Hour Gilead Witness Job Not Ethics Issue
• Court Can't Deny Travel Fees In Education Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• Colo. Justices Weigh Defamation Risk For Class Attorneys
• Immigration Law Orgs Launch AI Tool To Assist With Research
• Where State Abortion Ballot Measures Stand After Dobbs
• FTX Examiner Says $200M In Fees 'Remarkable' But Justified
• Split 7th Circ. Vacates Gun Ruling After High Court Decision
• Former McDermott Atty Seeks To Arbitrate Recruiting Claims
• Dechert, Ex-Atty Seek Exit On 'Duplicative' Hacking Suit In NY
• Senate Confirms NAACP Atty As Biden's 100th District Judge
• Justice Alito Pushes Back On Scrutiny Of Alaska Plane Trip
• NC Courts Measures Get Partisan Pushback In Budget Battle
• Massage Parlor Trafficking Retrial Ends In Acquittal
• Eastman Backs Alternate Electors As Disbarment Trial Opens
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Yale's Win In Ex-Prof's Trump Tweet Suit
• Oath Keepers Atty Incompetent To Stand Trial Over Jan. 6
• Four Parties Vying For Proceeds Of Avenatti Jet Sale
• Justices Won't Hear Pot Fraudsters' Zoom Testimony Fight
• Senate Confirms Abortion Rights Atty To 1st Circ.
• NC Panel Won't Undo Clerk's Ejection After Butt-Dial Expletive
• Young Thug Trial Illustrates System's Strain On Jurors
• LeClairRyan, Firm Founder Settle 'Last Partner' List Dispute
• Shook Hardy Pays It Forward With New Civil Rights Practice
• 5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving
• Skadden, Paul Weiss Among Firms To Aid Migrants In NY
• Gilstrap Made Mistakes In Sanctions Ruling, 5th Circ. Finds
• Seattle's US Attorney Resigns As AG Race Nears
• Trump Classified Docs Trial Set For Aug. 14 But Delay Likely
• BCLP Bulks Up With 15 Dentons Hires For IP, Corporate Teams
• Ex-GM Exec, US Trade Official Joins Squire Patton
• Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To 2 Tax Charges
• CIA Deputy GC Joins Arnold & Porter White Collar Practice
• Girardi Aims To Keep Redactions In Gov't Competency Report
• NC Pol Sued For Alleged Affair With Court Clerks Org. Leader
• Paxton Says House Attys Can't Participate In Impeachment
• Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Calif. Bar Moves To Expel Girardi's Son-In-Law, Ex-Colleague
• Federal Judges Say More Of Them Should Speak To The Press
• Pro Say: The Trump Indictment's Legal X Factors
• The Term: A Victory For Native American Sovereignty
• Alex Jones Atty Blames Sandy Hook Suspension On Media
• Experts On Fence About New Ethics Standards For Justices
• How A Split Trial For Trump And Nauta Might Hurt The Gov't
• Eastman's Ethics Case Tangled Up In Atty Speech 'Tightrope'
• Trump Attys Seek Expedited Clearances In Secret Docs Case
• Another Judge Issues AI Order Over Fake Citations Concerns
• North Carolina's Highest Courts Marked By Lack Of Diversity
• Watchdog Wants Fla. Judge Removed From Trump Docs Case
• NC Justices OK Holland & Knight Call As Evidence In Biz Spat
• Trump Atty Quits CNN Suit After Leaving Docs Case
• Trump Seeks Revival Of DNC, Clinton RICO Suit In 11th Circ.
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Skadden Picks DC Corporate Atty As New Executive Partner
• Baker Botts Elects Litigation Co-Chair As Next Leader
• Giuliani Takes 'Salacious' Sex Assault Suit To NY Fed. Court
• Prominent Kirkland Litigator Steps Away From Practicing Law
• Trip-And-Fall Fraud Mastermind Avoids Jail, Gets House Arrest
• Mass. High Court Tosses Conviction Over Atty's Racist Posts
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years In $62M Fraud
• Colo. Court Jury Bias Decision A Window Into Batson Debate
• Firms' Total Pro Bono Hours Rise While Hours Per Atty Fall
• 3 Immigration Firms Join Forces In 70-Atty Combo
• Calif. Atty Loses Challenge To BLM Tweets Ethics Charges
• In 1st For US, Senate Confirms Muslim Woman To EDNY
• WilmerHale Elects Ex-SDNY Prosecutor As Managing Partner
• Trump Defense Atty, Cadwalader Sued For 'Severe' Overbilling
• Biden Docs Needed Public Funding Probe, Del. Justices Told
• AG Defends Special Counsel After Trump Calls Him A 'Thug'
• Senate Panel Mulls High Court Recusal Requirements
• Ex-Knicks Star Can't Oust Judge In MSG Suit
• Senate Confirms Civil Rights Atty To SDNY, Calif. Court Pick
• Cohen Wants Trump To Pay $515K For His NY DA Legal Bills
• Chicago's Chief Judge Says Court Is Largely Back To Normal
• Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention
• Boutique Sets 1st-Year Salaries At $250K Amid Hiring Push
• NY Court Upholds Back Pay For NYC Assigned Lawyers
• Lack Of Job Description Creates Confusion For Firm Leaders
• Mich. Judicial Panel To Audit Discipline Data For Racial Bias
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Atty's 17½-Year Term For $30M Loan Fraud
• FTX Can Oppose Bankman-Fried's Bid For Fenwick Docs
• Nonpartisan Judge Races Have Support In NC But Little Hope
• Reed Smith Cutting Attys, Staff In Another BigLaw Layoff
• McDermott Sued By Recruited Atty Over Client Conflicts, Pay
• Ousted Roche Freedman Atty Says Equity Accord Was In Play
• Trustee Says Paul Hastings May Pull Attys From Kwok Ch. 11
• Mass. Gov's Legal Chops, Diversity May Steer Top Court Pick
• Senate Confirms Ex-Public Counsel CEO To Central Calif. Seat
• Orrick Cuts 6% Of Workforce In Latest BigLaw Layoff
• DOJ Reliance On Trump Atty Evidence A Risk To Prosecution
• Privacy Top Priority For Companies As Legal Spending Rises
• Fla. Litigator Joins Trump Defense Team In Docs Case
• Ohio Law Firm Faces Class Claims Over 2021 Data Breach
• Crowell & Moring Exiting Walgreens Suit Over Conflict Claims
• Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Classified Docs Charges
• Roche Freedman Attys Say Docs Nix Ousted Partner's Claims
• NY Court Admin Bans Security Perks Used By Ex-Chief Judge
• Miami Courthouse Prepares To Receive Trump, Inside And Out
• Justice Breyer Says Reliance On Ancient History Is A 'Mistake'
• ALI, Bar Groups Need More Defense Engagement For Balance
• Calif. Bar Pledges Post-Girardi Access Rule For Closed Cases
• Mont. AG Latest To Question National Org. Over Funds Use
• GCs Say These Firms Have 'All-Star' Attys For Client Services
• Law Firms Are Boosting DEI Departments, With Mixed Results
• 6 Opinions To Know By Retiring Mass. Justice Cypher
• Girardi Competent To Stand Trial, Gov't Expert Says
• Judge Skeptical Of Discrimination Case Against Conn. Firm
• Veteran Tech GC Goes Back To Private Practice At Scale
• NY Bar Calls For Reforms On Judges, Courts, Sentences
• As Tech Market Heats Up, More Firms Are Ready For Denver
• Ga. Legal Marketing Biz Says Law Firm Stole Confidential Info
• Mass. Top Court Justice Cypher To Retire In January
• Murdaugh Trials Offer Law Firms Fraud Prevention Reminders
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Meet The Atty For Trump's Indicted 'Body Man' Walt Nauta
• Pro Say: Golf's Big Truce Isn't Out Of The Woods Yet
• In Trump Probes, Mar-A-Lago Case Vaults Ahead Of Pack
• Judge Cannon Assignment Raises Bias Issues In Trump Case
• Northern District Of Ohio Gets Interim US Attorney
• Calif. Bar Says Atty Can't Escape BLM Tweets Ethics Charges
• Meet The Ex-Cadwalader Atty Defending Trump In Docs Case
• The Term: The Voting Rights Act Survives. What's Next?
• Conn. Judge Went From Public Housing To Public Service
• McElroy Deutsch Must Face Bookkeeper's Bias Suit
• Pharmacy Compliance Exec Guilty Of $50M Medicare Fraud
• Ex-Nationwide Legal Exec Named Ohio High Court Director
• Shumaker Loop, Ex-Partner Stuck With New Noncompete
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Trump Charged With Hoarding Military Files In Fla. Indictment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump's Documents Defense Team Shifts As 2 Lawyers Resign
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• DC Bar May Resume Disciplinary Action Against Ex-DOJ Atty
• Lowenstein Sandler Criticized In Conn. Biz Document Dispute
• Miami Atty Suspended 91 Days Over Offending Judges
• Wash. Judges Ask If Atty Fee Split Restrains Competition
• Trump Says He's Been Indicted In Classified Docs Case
• DC Court Disbars Former Netflix VP For 'Flagrant Dishonesty'
• Ex-Colo. Judge Rebuked Again For Sexual Harassment
• Another Judge Issues AI Order, Citing Confidentiality Risks
• Senate Confirms IP Atty As Federal Claims Judge
• Calif. Debt Firm's Trustee Wants To Call In Accountants
• Judge Rips Attys In ChatGPT Debacle: Not Just A 'Mistake'
• Group Of Attys Exit Proud Boys Suit Over Alleged Unpaid Bill
• Cooley Offering Some Associates $100K To Delay Start Date
• Holland & Knight Taps Trio Of New Leaders
• Patent Biz Owner Accuses Del. Judge Of 'Gender Harassment'
• Senators Try To Come To Grips With AI Inventorship
• Shopify Thinks Del. Judge's Funding Rules Work In Texas
• Mich. Supreme Court Mulls Pronouns, Governmental Immunity
• GOP Sens. Irritated By Judge Withholding Personal Opinions
• 5 Evolving White Collar Enforcement Trends To Watch
• Justice Thomas Delays Financial Disclosure
• Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
• Crowell & Moring Blasted Over Fees Clause In Walgreens Suit
• Radio Host Claims OpenAI Defamed Him With Bogus Suit
• Atty Indicted Over Scheme To Steal 250,000 Pairs Of Pants
• Dilworth Paxson Names Firm's 1st Female Managing Partner
• Davis Polk Mandating In-Office Work 4 Days A Week
• NJ Court Goes Remote Amid Wildfire Fueled Air Pollution
• Nonlawyers Can Help Bridge Affordability Gap, Report Says
• Assistants Can Aid Intake, But Atty Must Be Available: ABA
• ChatGPT Mishap Attys 'Truly Mortified,' Ask For No Sanctions
• Venezuela Bribe Charges Tossed Over 'Intentional' Trial Delays
• AI Practices Law 'At The Speed Of Machines.' Is It Worth It?
• Remaining Attys At Barber Ranen Launch New Firm
• Biden Names Louisiana District, Federal Claims Court Picks
• Merck Brings Jones Day Brawler & Punchy Tone To HHS Fight
• Coinbase, Binance Bring Out BigLaw Guns For SEC Defense
• Former NASA Atty Tapped As GC For Slingshot Aerospace
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Accuses Firm Of Pregnancy Bias
• 'Inventing Anna' Scammer's Ex-Atty Says She Owes $153K
• Ill. Judge Slams Bid To Examine TCPA Plaintiff's Electronics
• Judge Newman's Recent Dissents Show She Is Fit For Service
• Prepping Your Business Ahead Of Affirmative Action Ruling
• AUSA Jobs Don't Pay Enough To Keep Staff, Attract Diversity
• Calif. Bar Referred 7 Ex-Employees To Political Watchdog
• Crowell & Moring Says 'Unique' DC Lease Favors Rent Refund
• Employment Atty Sexually Assaulted Associate, Court Told
• Parkland Judge Faces Reprimand For Hugs, Favoritism
• After Scandal, Colo. Voters To Have Say On Judicial Discipline
• Recently Retired 9th Circ. Judge Joins Wilson Sonsini In LA
• Harlan Crow Atty Offers To Meet Dems Over Thomas Info
• Newman Kept Off Cases As Probe Narrows To Misconduct
• Buchalter Wins Bid To Arbitrate Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism
• Disabled Attys Can't Prove Discrimination, Governments Say
• Barber Ranen Leaders Resign Over Racist, Sexist Emails
• How A Real-Life 'Lincoln Lawyer' Hatched NC's Business Court
• Ex-WSJ Reporter Says Dechert Hacking Suit Isn't Too Late
• DC Courts Not State Courts Under Habeas Law, 9th Circ. Says
• Davis Wright Among ABA's 2023 Pro Bono Honorees
• Squire Patton Foundation Accepts Largest Fellowship Class
• Colorado Cases To Watch: A Midyear Report
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Biden Taps SEC, CFTC Republican Members For Full Terms
• Pro Say: A Texas-Sized Impeachment Gambit
• Is SEC's Universal Proxy Rule Living Up To The Hype?
• How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate
• Ex-Public Atty's Harassment Claims 'In Her Mind,' Gov't Says
• Conn. Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Judge
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Attys, Nonprofits Condemn NC Bar's Drag Show Cancellation
• Legal Industry Job Growth Lags Behind The Wider Economy
• Former Deloitte Executive Rejoins As Global Head Of Legal
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• NY Lawyers' Civil Rights Group Adds 2 Disability Justice Attys
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute
• Fla. Judge Rejects DQ Bid In Disney Fight, Still Steps Aside
• Thomas Burnishes False Claims Act Crown With 9-0 Decree
• Trump Criminal Case Fed. Judge Won't Recuse Over Firm Ties
• Texas House Brings In Heavy Hitters To Prosecute Paxton
• Leader Berkon Atty Out After Alleged Wig Grab Goes Viral
• The Term: Union Strikes Out At High Court In Cement Case
• DC Judge Rips Crowell Attys Over Walgreens-Humana Fight
• Reed Smith Unveils New Leadership Team Of COO And 6 Attys
• Norton Rose Adds 6 More Lawyers From BCLP
• The Top In-House Hires Of May
• NY Boutique Klaris Law To Acquire Broadway Production Firm
• Former FDA Official Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
• 40 DC Firms Honored In Effort To Improve Access To Justice