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Legal Industry - August, 2023

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• Fla. Judge Tosses Atty's Challenge To Trump's 2024 Eligibility
• The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
• Bar Associations Call For Diverse Bench After Harvard Ruling
• Judge Won't Step Into Attys' Flint Settlement Fee Spat
• Split Over Nuke Waste Storage Tees Up High Court Review
• Mass. Justices Back 'Good Faith' Defense To Atty Misconduct
• Trump Pleads Not Guilty In Ga. Election Case
• Justice Thomas Lists New Reimbursements From Harlan Crow
• Trump 'Grossly Inflated' Assets Upward Of $2B, NY AG Says
• Feds Say Ex-Deputy Threatened To Burn Down Courthouse
• 7th Circ. Scraps $57M Chicken Price-Fixing Atty Fee
• NC Suit Addresses Strain Between Free Speech, Judiciary
• Littler Tells Judge Ex-Firm Atty Is Playing 'Victim' In Theft Suit
• NY Attys To Return $510K From Dead Client's Charity
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Lockheed Wins Contested Fee Bid For Fired Atty's Failed Suit
• Biden Picks District Judge Posts In NY, Texas, Hawaii
• After Rebuke, Trimmed LeClairRyan Founder Deal Set For OK
• Argentine Firm Wants $170K From Abelman Frayne Partners
• Girardi Keese Trustee's BizJet Adversary Suit Gets 2nd Flight
• If Weird Al Were An Atty, He'd Be This BigLaw Partner
• SEC Urges Justices To Undo Ruling Against In-House Courts
• JetBlue Wants 'Serial Litigants' Sanctioned For Redaction Flub
• Nonprofits' Attys Seek $23M Fee In PACER Overcharge Case
• NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Its Bargaining Order
• Cadwalader Fights Ex-Client Pair's Bid To Reclaim File
• DC Grand Juror Admits Filming The Room Where It Happens
• To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond Compensation
• Philly Firm Sacks Weston Hits Ch. 11 Amid Fraud Scandal
• Orrick Hit With Second Data Breach Suit
• 11th Circ. Should Fix 'Crazy Quilt' Sentencing, Judge Says
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Women In Law Report
• The 2023 Women In Law Report
• NC Justice Sues Over Bid To 'Chill' Her Diversity Commentary
• Ex-Dean Calls MSU Report 'Devastating' To Univ. Leadership
• SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Over NFT Sales
• Judge Warns X Investors Not To Repeat Rambling Filing
• Ex-VP Accused Of Throwing License At NC Court Reporter
• Calif. State Bar Targets Atty Over $12M Student Loan Scheme
• Reuters Can't Patent Law Firm Lead Analysis Tech, PTAB Says
• Ex-Partners Say They Were Shut Out Of Flint Settlement Fees
• ABA Launches Task Force To Study Promise, Peril Of AI
• Trump's DC Election Interference Trial Set For March
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Eastman Can't Delay Calif. Disbarment Trial Or DQ Expert
• Aircraft Co. Sued Over Crash That Killed Cooley Atty, 9 Others
• Bogus Arrest Warrants For Gov't Officials Land Duo In Prison
• Pro Say: As Maui Burns, Power Companies Land In Court
• Trump's Mugshot Was Defiant. How Will He Look To Jurors?
• CNS Cites Past Free Speech Wins To NC's Dismissal Bid
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Davis Polk Blasted Over Fees Bid For Paul Hastings Work
• Thrown Into The Deep End, These Summers Made A Splash
• Gone Fishin': Atty Disses IOLTA Overdraft Discipline Probe
• Satanists' Attys Can't Beat Sanctions For Duplicative Suits
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Liability Partner In Nashville
• How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming The M&A Practice
• ABA Condemns Attacks On Law Firm Diversity Efforts
• Ex-GMU Law Prof. Says Sex With Students Was 'Consensual'
• 9th Circ. Says Non-MDL Clients Can Be Part Of Common Fund
• More States Should Join Effort To Close Legal Services Gap
• NY Attorney Sanctioned Over Robing Room 'Buffoonery'
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'No Historical Evidence' To Eastman's VP Claim, Judge Told
• Fla. Atty Says Trump Can't Run For Office Due To Jan. 6 Riot
• Trump Surrenders At Ga. Jail On Election Conspiracy Charges
• Identifying Trends And Tips In Litigation Financing Disclosure
• Stanford Law School Dean Named University's Provost
• Meet The 'Tenacious' Atty Taking Over Trump's Ga. Defense
• Meadows Booked In Ga. Ahead Of Trump's Surrender
• Litigation Finance Firm Seeks To Toss Atty's Claims Again
• Ashley Furniture Urges Sanctions Over Atty's 'Frivolous' Suits
• DeSantis Appoints 2 Including Surfside Case Judge Successor
• Hogan Lovells Board Wants CEO To Stay 4 More Years
• Bill Aims To Better Help Incarcerated People With Disabilities
• Botched Redactions Show JetBlue Plans To Hike Spirit Fares
• Tom Girardi Likely Feigning Dementia, Psychologist Testifies
• 6th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court's Atty Fee Cut Denied Rights
• Ex-Gibson Dunn Visiting Atty Charged With Insider Trading
• Judge Tosses $1B REIT Merger Suit After 7-Year Wait
• Hotel Owner Given 2 Weeks To Pay Pillsbury Ch. 11 Fees
• Arizona And Indiana District Judges To Take Senior Status
• Inside The Changing Logic Of In-House General Counsel Hires
• Sheppard Mullin Launches 110-Member Global AI Team
• LeClair Atty Ducks Sanctions For No-Show At Hearing
• Trump, Giuliani Legal Woes Remind Attys To Get Paid First
• Trump's Social Media Tirades Presage Bail Fights Ahead
• 10th Circ. Says No Redo For Colo. Employee's Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Judges Say Abuser Disarmament Is Constitutional
• MoFo Partner Among 10 Tapped For Calif. Judgeships
• Judge Clears Court-Appointed Attys Of Wrongful Death Claims
• Southwest Hit With $180K Fee Bid In Religious Bias Case
• Conservative Group Sues BigLaw Firms Over DEI Fellowships
• Ex-Covington Atty Is FTC's New Competition Bureau Director
• NJ Firm Aims To 'Tar And Feather' Former Execs, Court Told
• Giuliani Says Man's False Arrest Suit 'Devoid Of Any Facts'
• The Attorneys Behind The 'Bar Wars' Aren't Giving Up
• NY Firm Blasts Atty Citing Old Litigation In Labor Suit Motion
• Michigan Panel Spotlights Ways To Improve Atty Mental Health
• OpenAI Wants Radio Host's Defamation Suit In Fed. Court
• Dilworth Paxson Adding Up To 20 Schnader Harrison Attys
• Dementia Makes Girardi Unfit For Trial, Defense Claims
• Approach The Bench: Judge Salas Talks Tragedy, Advocacy
• Biden Names Ex-Obama Admin Atty As White House Counsel
• Texas IP Owner Held In Contempt For Refusing To Appear
• Feds Scoff At Trump's Bid To Push DC Trial To April 2026
• Twins Say Cadwalader Fee Tiff Imperils 6th Amendment Rights
• Latham Gets OK To Exit Hunter Biden's Weapons Case
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Elrod On 'Jury Duty'
• Law Firms Strike Modest Growth Amid Rocky Economics
• ABA Legal Ed Arm Advances Free Expression Proposal
• Clark Hill Expands Ireland Ops With Dublin Firm Merger
• Global Enforcement Is Decentralizing Antitrust Law Practice
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• NJ Judge Defends 'Admittedly Vulgar' TikTok Lip-Sync Videos
• Girardi Sees Incompetency Bid As 'Escape Hatch,' Feds Say
• Newman Issues Fed. Circ. Decision Affirming Roku PTAB Wins
• 6th Circ. Judge Julia Smith Gibbons To Take Senior Status
• Pro Say: An Alleged Predator At GMU Law
• 4 Business-Building Strategies For Introvert Attorneys
• GMU Law Reviewing Policies After Allegations Against Prof
• James Buckley, Ex-Judge, Sen., And High Court Litigant, Dies
• Trump Co-Defendant Says Counsel Probe Goes 'Tad Too Far'
• Ex-DOJ Atty Says Ga. Charges Should Pause DC Ethics Case
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Texas House Docs Show AG Staff Concerns About Nate Paul
• NJ Firm Says Former Execs' Home In Play In Embezzlement Suit
• Latham Closes Shanghai Office To Consolidate In Beijing
• Newman, Fed. Circ. Committee Call Mediation 'Unsuccessful'
• The 2023 Regional Powerhouses
• Tech, Life Sciences Lift Pa. Powerhouses
• Vermont Law School Can Cover Slavery Mural, 2nd Circ. Says
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Wants April 2026 DC Trial In Election Interference Case
• AI Will Change The Way New Lawyers Pay Their Dues
• Lewis Brisbois Breakoff Firm Closes As Attys Seek Homes
• Southwest Religious Training Sanctions Paused Amid Appeal
• Lewis Brisbois Says Device Maker Owes $1M In Legal Fees
• Atty Gets Almost 4 Years For Aiding Murdaugh In $4.3M Con
• 3 Ways Justices' Disclosure Defenses Miss The Ethical Point
• Calif. Bar Says Former Leader Can't Escape Ethics Charges
• Girardi Ordered To Attend Competency Hearing In Fraud Case
• Indicted Former Allianz Exec Ceded Atty Privilege, Judge Says
• Legal Marketer Says Ga. No Place For Trade Secrets Dispute
• Trump Prosecutors Ask Fla. Court To Probe Atty Conflicts
• Robinson & Cole, Recruiter Trade Blows In Contract Fight
• 6th Circ. Unblocks Ky. Ethics Probe Into Judge Candidates
• Fired Atty Fights Lockheed Fee Bid For Tossed Retaliation Suit
• Top Biden Atty To Leave White House Post
• Cardiac Concerns Dominated Newman Misconduct Hearing
• Dentons Names South Korea Leader As Global Board Chair
• Texas Woman Threatens To Kill Trump Election Case Judge
• Sidley Targets Attorney Bonuses With New Timesheet Policy
• Air Force Vet And Atty Launches Bid To Challenge Santos
• Could Trump Skip His Own Trials? It's Complicated
• Wigdor Condemns Quinn Partner As 'Bought' By Leon Black
• 5th Circ. Says Immigration Atty's Phone Search Was Lawful
• 5th Circ. Judge Slams 'Inexplicable' Probe Of Judge Newman
• 'Left In Dark' In Moot Case, 11th Circ. Judges 'Aren't Happy'
• Dem Lawmakers Again Seek DOJ Probe Of Justice Thomas
• Southwest Judge's Religious Freedom Sanction Draws Ire
• Quinn Emanuel Says LA County, Ex-Sheriff Owe Legal Bills
• Georgia DA Wields 'Double-Edged Sword' In Trump RICO Case
• DePuy Counsel Says Spinal IP Suit Is Worthy Of Atty Fees
• The Atty Trio Defending Trump In Ga. Election Meddling Case
• Mar-A-Lago Manager Pleads Not Guilty To Deleting Footage
• Ex-WSJ Reporter Drops Claims Against Dechert And 2 Attys
• 2nd Amendment Allows Disarming Abusers, Feds Tell Justices
• Former Trump Attys Charged In Ga. Face Tough Road Ahead
• Meet The Georgia Judge Handling Trump's Racketeering Case
• Trump Seeks To DQ Fla. Judge From Axed Clinton RICO Suit
• Smith Gambrell Can't Shake Data Breach Suit, Court Told
• Hunter Biden Clings To Immunity As Abbe Lowell Enters Case
• Leon Black Lobs Malicious Prosecution Claims At Wigdor
• Trump Indicted In Ga. Election Interference Probe
• USPTO Asks When Attys Should Be Taken Off TM Updates
• LSAT Org 'Deeply Sorry' For Testing Problems, Offers Retakes
• Coming Soon: Law360's 'Approach The Bench' Podcast
• DC Circ. Judge Sentelle Reflects On 'Blessed' Career
• Orrick Slapped With Data Breach Suit
• Choate Institutes 5% Across The Board Staff Cuts
• NY Judge Won't Step Away From Trump Hush-Money Case
• UK Co. Coc00n Announces Cybersecurity Offerings For Attys
• Murdaugh Fraud Accomplice Pleads For Mercy In $4.3M Con
• 'I Suffered Silently': Ex-Law Prof Allegedly Preyed On Students
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Breaking Down Trump's Election Case Defense Strategies
• Pro Say: The Power Of Court Compels You
• Fox Corp.'s Top Atty To Leave Post At Year's End
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Epiq To Pay $50K Per Abuse Survivor In ID Release Settlement
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Clinton Says Durham Report Can't Undo Trump RICO Loss
• Caregiver Flexibility Is Crucial For Atty Engagement, Retention
• Md. Law Firm Wants Out Of Camp Lejeune TCPA Suit In W.Va.
• David Weiss Named Special Counsel In Hunter Biden Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Says Politics Has No Place In Trump Election Case
• Quinn Emanuel's Dual Role In Porn Stars' Suit Troubles Judge
• Plaintiff Firms Say Lead Rivals Aim To 'Stuff The Ballot Box'
• University Of Calif. Trims Ties With Lewis Brisbois Over Emails
• Sweet James Sues Rival Personal Injury Firm Sweet Justice
• Cadwalader Says Twins Can't Get Legal File Until Debt Is Paid
• Ex-NJ Law Firm Exec Accused Of Theft Fights Claim On Home
• NY Court Tosses Ex-Hughes Hubbard Atty's Defamation Suit
• CFTC Commissioner Taps Linklaters Atty As Chief Counsel
• Conn. Firm Says Photo Site Tried To Extort It For $6.5M
• Cadwalader Not Joining 4-Day Office Bandwagon For Now
• NJ Bar Decries 'Threat' From Non-Atty Ownership Of Firms
• Special Counsel Seeks January Trial In Trump Election Case
• 2nd Circ. Judge Rosemary Pooler Dies At 85
• Mar-A-Lago Manager's Plea Delayed Until He Gets Local Atty
• Calif. Judge Taps Atty Following Arrest Over Wife's Death
• Trump Seeks OK For Classified Info Talks At Mar-A-Lago
• 8th Circ. Says Neb. Court Vacated Award Without Jurisdiction
• Atty Wants Ex-Associate's Sex Assault Suit Trimmed, Moved
• Judge Threatens Ch. 11 Contempt On Hotel In Fee Dispute
• Calif. Bar Investigation Of Ex-Chair Finds No Girardi Conflict
• Vinson & Elkins Joins The 4-Day In-Office Bandwagon
• Southwest Airlines To Appeal Religion Order For Its Attys
• 'Joint Juice' Attys Get $8M In Fees For $12.8M False Ad Suit
• Roche Freedman Can't Reopen Discovery In Ex-Partner's Suit
• To Catch Crypto Thieves, Attys Learn To Think Like Them
• ABA Forms Bipartisan Task Force For American Democracy
• SEC Rules Making Cyber Disclosures Public May Raise Risk
• LA Times Beats Geragos' Libel Suit Over Genocide Payouts
• BakerHostetler Asks To Drop PetroSaudi Due To Unpaid Fees
• Patent Owner Again Pushes Fed. Circ. For Judge Recusal
• Fenwick & West Set Up 'Shadowy Entities' For FTX, Suit Says
• ABA's New Prez-Elect Calls For Being 'Home For All Lawyers'
• In-Office Engagement Is Essential To Associate Development
• Sysco, Burford Defend Swap In Minn. Pork Price Case
• Simpson Thacher Team To Focus On Equity And Civil Rights
• ABA Strengthens Client Due Diligence Rules
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks Bond Ahead Of Murder Retrial
• Court Scorn For LeClairRyan Deal Is Legal And Personal
• Dentons Divorces China's Dacheng, Citing New Chinese Rules
• Trump Bristles At Proposed 'Gag Order' In 2020 Election Case
• Colo. Ex-Chief Justice Rebuked In Unprecedented Censure
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Littler Must Provide Search Info In Theft Suit Against Atty
• Trump Judge Probes Using DC Grand Jury For Fla. Docs Case
• Calif. Banks Fight Post-Girardi Trust Reporting Proposal
• Wilson Elser Adds 4 Ex-Lewis Brisbois Insurance Pros In NY
• Full 4th Circ. Nixes Old Rule On Atty Fees For Injunction Wins
• Ark. Suit Over Providing Atty For Bail Hearings Is Kept Alive
• Southwest Attys Must Attend 'Religious Freedom' Training
• Stroock Shedding Pension Obligations Amid Merger Pursuit
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Wants Edelson Attys Live At Ethics Trial
• Wells Fargo Investors' Attys Want $180M In Historic $1B Deal
• APA Takes Aim At Mental Health History Questions For Attys
• Outgoing DOJ Criminal Chief Picks Sidley For Next Act
• Dechert Allows Summer Associates To Delay 2024 Start Date
• A Judge's Pitch To Revive The Jury Trial
• Feds Flag Trump's Menacing Post In 2020 Election Case
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 'We're Not Imperial': Kagan Eschews Alito's Tough Ethics Tone
• WilmerHale Link Prompts Judge To Offer DQ In Cargill Suit
• NJ Firm Seeks Exit As Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec's Counsel
• 4 Takeaways After Report Urges Judge Newman Suspension
• Pro Say: Pressure Points In The Case Against Trump
• Durst Org. Brings Akin, BofA Sublease Fight To Court
• 2 Blackstone Funds Share New Chief Legal Officer
• Fla. Plan Floated To Put Law Grads To Work Before Admission
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Buckle Up: Trump Braces For Chaotic Legal, Election Calendar
• Calif. Judge Accused Of Murder In Wife's Fatal Shooting
• Ethics, Transparency Key To Building Trust In The Courts
• DEI Efforts Falling Short For Many Black Women Attorneys
• Calif. Bar Backs Shelving One Girardi Son-In-Law Ethics Case
• 4 Clare Locke Partners Leave To Launch DC Defamation Firm
• Legal Sector Loses 1.2K Jobs In July, After 5.1K June Uptick
• Diebold Nixdorf CLO To Leave After Company Exits Ch. 11
• Twins Seek Cadwalader Files For Defense In $5M Fraud Case
• How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer Loneliness
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Tucker Ellis Merges With Litigation Firm To Expand In Calif.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ga. Industries May Take 'Collateral' Hit In Chevron Reversal
• Judge Newman Should Be Suspended For 1 Year, Panel Says
• What's Next For Trump's Alleged Co-Conspirators?
• Chancery's Fee Ruling In Dell Is On The Money, Experts Say
• Insurer Owes Sugar Co. $3.5M After Fee Cut In Emissions Suit
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Should Be Mandatory
• Recalling USWNT's Legal PR Playbook Amid World Cup Bid
• Longtime Cozen O'Connor Paralegal Alleges Harassment
• Meet The Atty Defending Trump In The Jan. 6 Case
• Ex-Calif. Bar Director Says Ethics Charges Filed Too Late
• Paul Hastings Shakes Foreign Agent Suit, Wins Sanctions Bid
• Attys Deserve Sanctions Under New Rule, Injured Driver Says
• Atlanta Steps Up Security Ahead Of Possible Trump Charges
• Trump Pleads Not Guilty In 2020 Election Interference Case
• Trump Indictment's Missing Charges Signal A Race To Trial
• NC Congressman Will Run For State AG In 2024
• Longtime Philly Firm Schnader Harrison To Shutter
• Robinson & Cole, Recruiter Seek To Block Early Wins In Suit
• Trump Associates' Loyalty Tested As Indictments Pile Up
• Bank Exec Gets 7 Years For Allegedly Aiding Murdaugh Fraud
• Feds Query Atty's Possible 'Divided Loyalties' In Trump Case
• Attys, Profs Tell Law Schools To Boost Data Privacy Offerings
• What To Know About The Obstruction Charge Against Trump
• Amid Competency Investigation, Newman Dissents Again
• Paxton Wants House Witness Statements Out Of Impeachment
• The 'Anti-KKK' Law That May Sink Trump's Free-Speech Claim
• Judge In Trump DC Case Known For Harsh Jan. 6 Sentences
• Fla. Bar Weighs Lawyer Investments In Non-Atty-Owned Firms
• 'Riding The Circuit': Mass. Attys Bemoan Judicial Rotations
• Roche Freedman Attys Say Equity Accord Is Unenforceable
• Ex-Defender To Mediate Harassment Case, Stalling Sept. Trial
• NC's Troubled Court Software May Not Justify Class Claims
• Baker Donelson Fights To Cap Damages In Timber Ponzi Case
• Amid Historic Hiring Climate, New Lawyer Pay Soared
• 4 Takeaways From Trump's Election-Meddling Indictment
• Philly Legal Org. Says EEOC Can't Support Atty's ADA Claims
• Donald Trump Indicted In 2020 Election Interference Probe
• Katten Latest To Cut Attys And Staff, Defer Incoming Class
• Armstrong Teasdale Cuts 11 Attys And 6% Of Staffers
• 60-Day Suspension Proposed For Chandra Levy Prosecutor
• Longtime Sadis Atty To Lead Seward's Regulatory Platform
• Dinsmore Adds Orlando Shop In Merger With Mateer & Harbert
• Guardrails Needed Against Politically Motivated Atty Discipline
• NFL Concussion Firm Won't Get Cut Of Ex-Client's Deal
• Northwestern Taps Ex-AG Loretta Lynch To Investigate Hazing
• Dickinson Wright Opens Denver Office With 5 Remote Attys
• Texas Bar Foundation Gets $4.25M Cy Pres Award
• Saul Ewing Inks Combination With 50-Lawyer Calif. Law Firm
• The Top In-House Hires Of July