Legal Industry Archive » January, 2024

Legal Industry - January, 2024

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• When Managing Partners Watch, Trial Attys Face 2 Juries
• Ill. Voters Take Trump Ballot Challenge To State Court
• Widow Of Nelson Mullins Partner Says Firm Owes $2M
• American, UPenn Snag $10K In ABA's Inaugural M&A Tourney
• Ranking NJ Judge Cited Over Secretary's Remote Work
• Hacked Atty Regains Email Access After Triggering Mistrial
• Fla. Justices Tell State Bar To Eliminate Diversity Funding
• 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
• Ex-McDermott Atty Seeks To Drop Suit Over Recruitment
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Blasts Revived Social Media Blitz Against Him
• Calif., Pa. Judge Picks Win Seats Despite Harsh GOP Criticism
• CLM Tools Add Generative AI While Tempering Expectations
• Attys Identify Trust As Key Barrier To Generative AI Adoption
• Husch Blackwell Taps Employment Veteran As Chair-Elect
• Special Prosecutor Settles Divorce Amid DA Romance Rumors
• Sidley Atty Among 16 Tapped For Calif. Judicial Seats
• Attys Split On 5th Circ.'s Proposed AI, Accuracy-Check Rule
• Ex-Trump Aide Says Judge's Proskauer Past Illustrates Bias
• Ill. Election Board Says It Can't Bar Trump From Ballot
• New 7th Circ. Judge Says Navy Prepared Him For Bench
• Pro Bono Patent Program Attracts Many Female Applicants
• Mich. Atty Ethics Board Won't Toss Trump Allies' Cases
• Rate Hikes Helped Law Firms Boost Profits By 6% In 2023
• SEC Tells 9th Circ. Crypto Law Firm Has No Claim To Bring
• Fennemore Craig Growing In Calif. With Sullivan Hill Merger
• Colo. Man Says He Was Denied Bar Exam Accommodations
• Law Firms Turn To Tech To Tackle Legal Project Management
• 2nd Circ. Rebukes Atty For Fake Citation In Latest AI Blunder
• Watchdog Wants Ch. 11 Fee Nixed Over Attorney-Judge Ties
• Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Milbank Sees London Revenues Up By Nearly 10% For 2023
• What Makes A Generative AI Rollout Successful At A Law Firm
• Ex-Circuit Court Judge Backs DQ Of Trump From Colo. Ballot
• Reed Smith Fights Subpoenas In Ex-State's Atty Fraud Trial
• Breyer Has High Praise For New Mass. Justice At Swearing-In
• Trump, Ally Question Hiring Of Special Prosecutors In Ga.
• Conn. IP Atty Can Send Holiday Cards To Rival's Clients
• Workday Deputy GC Aims To Escape Atty's Bias Complaint
• The Top Attys In Clinton's Impeachment Trial, 25 Years Later
• 'A Travesty': Greg Craig Reflects On Clinton's Historic Trial
• 'Essential': GOP Managers Recall Clinton's Landmark Trial
• Murdaugh Denied Retrial Despite Clerk's 'Foolish' Jury Chats
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
• Ogletree Elects Veteran Litigator As 1st Female Leader Of Firm
• Colo. Atty Censured For Threatening Fellow Phish Fan Lawyer
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trump Assails Fraud Monitor For 'Misleading' Final Report
• Ohio Clerk Must Face News Service's 1st Amendment Suit
• ArentFox Schiff Allegedly Ousted IT Workers For Young Hires
• Davis Polk Not Liable In Black Atty's Retaliation Case
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Trump Org. Monitor Flags Financial 'Errors' As Ruling Looms
• Kirkland, Other Firms Seek $23M Fees In Cyxtera Ch. 11
• America First Legal Accuses Ill. Judges Of Favoring Women and Minorities
• Painters Union's Trust Says Law Firm Owes It Medical Costs
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• Antitrust Enforcers Warn Cos. About Auto-Deleting Messages
• Conn. Firm Accuses Copyright Case Foe Of Filing False Docs
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Jury Mulls Alleged Davis Polk 'Scheme' To Fire Black Atty
• How Clients Are Contributing To Law Firm Well-Being
• Judge Reyes Talks Big Trials, Preparation And Dogs At Work
• NYC Man Gets 5 Months In Merck, Pandion Insider Trading Case
• Ga. State Rep Moves To Impeach DA Fani Willis
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judge Overseeing NFL Case To Take Senior Status
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 8 Years After Copping To Manslaughter
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. Forms AI Panel With Bradley Arant Atty As A Member
• Newman Suspension Row Should Stay In Fed. Circ., Judge Told
• GAO Says State Dept.'s Acting Legal Adviser Served Too Long
• NY Judicial Complaints Rise As Watchdog Seeks Funds, Reform
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 10 Years For Laundering OneCoin Cash
• Detroit Counsel Criticizes City Law Dept. In Biting Resignation
• Trump Wants DA Disqualified For Injecting Race Into Ga. Case
• Ex-Geico Staff Atty Says Insurer Broke Mass. Wage Law
• NJ Courts AI Committee Flags 'Fake Case Law' Among Pitfalls
• 'Yelp For Judges' Ramps Up Effort To End Clerks' Harassment
• Nationwide CPA Shortage May Spark Rise Of AI Accountants
• FTC Launches Probe Of Big Tech Investments In AI
• Davis Polk Partner Cut From Fired Atty's Retaliation Case
• DOJ Watchdog Flags Risk Of Mishandling Physical Evidence
• Ex-Trump Aide Peter Navarro Sentenced To 4 Months In Prison
• Senate Confirms State Judge To Indiana US District Court
• Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
• Latham Ducks Sanctions In Sorrento Ch. 11
• SEC Says Law Firm Clients May Have Info For SolarWinds Suit
• Trump Bristles At Shkreli Comparison In NY Civil Fraud Case
• Bid To Swap Chevron For An Old Standby Raises Doubts
• US News Sues SF City Atty Over 'Best Hospitals' Probe
• Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Negative Job Reviews
• How 6 States Are Addressing Lawyer Well-Being
• Senate Confirms South Carolina And Indiana Judges
• Red State Judicial Noms Get Easy Hearing From Senate Panel
• Calif. Bar Exam Rife With Age Discrimination, High Court Told
• WilmerHale Matches Cravath Bonus, Associate Salary Scale
• Seyfarth Starts Restructuring Practice, Adds 3 BCLP Partners
• Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pa. Debt Relief Firms Settle AG's Deception Claims
• Judge Urges Ex-Ropes Atty, Former Client To Settle Fee Spat
• Client Beats Sanctions For Atty Refusing To Turn On Webcam
• Ex-FDIC Atty Pleads Guilty In Child Sex Exploitation Case
• Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
• Former Shearman M&A Pro Stephen Volk Dies At 87
• Kaufman Dolowich Opens Office In Del., Its 17th Nationally
• Immigration Judges Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Free Speech Suit
• Former NC Chief Judge Picked To Direct Federal Judiciary
• Structured Finance Leader In London Departs Allen & Overy
• Chris Cuomo Can't Disqualify Arbitrator In $125M CNN Fight
• Judge Charles Wilson To Create 11th Circ. Vacancy For Biden
• Approach The Bench: Judge Chu On Pioneering Virtual Trials
• 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
• Ex-Seattle Law Prof. Says Univ. Spread False Racism Claims
• Willkie Nabs Ex-Gibson Dunn Partner As WC Co-Leader
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Tells Jury He Wasn't 'Cavalier' At Work
• Ex-Baltimore State's Atty Called Serial Liar As 2nd Trial Begins
• Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga
• Cyberattack Yields Mistrial In Scam Marketing Case
• Fla. Bar Approves Generative AI Ethics Guidelines
• Bar Court Recommends Suspension For Ex-Girardi Keese Atty
• Kennedys Lands In Fort Lauderdale With 10th US Office
• Ex-Alston & Bird Diversity Staffer Drops Claims Against Firm
• ArentFox Schiff's New Managing Partner Eyes More Growth
• Feds Want 30 Months For Trader In BigLaw Info Theft Case
• Proskauer Securities Litigation Chair Elected Firm Leader
• COVID Scare Delays Possible Trump Testimony In Libel Trial
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Microsoft Says Legal Dept. Among Targets Of Email Hack
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks 5 Years In OneCoin Case, Feds Urge 17
• Kwok Daughter Says Trustee Can't Bill Her For Taking The 5th
• New Mexico Judiciary Establishes Rural Clerkship Program
• Giuliani Gets Ch. 11 OK To Seek Redo Of $148M Penalty
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Navarro Set For Jan. 25 Sentencing On Contempt Conviction
• Ex-Judge Not Immune In Secret Relationship Suit, Court Told
• Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec's Subpoenas Nixed In Theft Suit
• Calif. District Judge To Take Semi-Retired Status
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Condo Can Evict Atty After Spat With Neighbor Justin Theroux
• Linde Says 'Earnings' Isn't Ambiguous In 3rd Circ. Benefit Suit
• Feds Attack Trump's 'Baseless' Evidence Bid In Criminal Case
• DC Judge Rejects Trump's Contempt Bid In Election Case
• Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Associate Suing Firm
• In-House Lawyers Fear Increase In IP Suits
• NJ Bar's Diversity Plan Fixes Historic Shortfall, Panel Told
• Covington Adds Former Biden White House Counsel
• 20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate After Heavy Debate
• Dutch Co. Wants Blank Rome Client Docs In Copyright Feud
• Giuliani Cos., Ex-Atty Want Hunter Biden's Privacy Suit Tossed
• Michigan Justice Attacks State Court's 'Divisive' DEI Plan
• DA Romance Claims In Ga. Trump Case To Be Heard In Feb.
• Quinn Emanuel Says Judge Is Right To Block Subpoena
• Judge In Michigan Tosses Atty's 'Mess' Of A Suit Against Bar
• 'Chaos' Warning Resonates As Justices Mull Chevron's Fate
• Big Law Leans Liberal In Pro Bono Amicus Briefs, Study Says
• Thomas Gets Laugh, Agrees Prior Ruling Is 'Embarrassment'
• 5 Key Takeaways From Supreme Court's Chevron Arguments
• Latham Adds Former Biden White House Atty In DC
• Burst Water Main Shuts Denver Federal Courthouse
• Sanctions Loom As Del. Judge Probes Patent Suit Origins
• Software Co. Seeks To Escape NC Digital Court System Suit
• Trump Seeks 'Collusion' Evidence In Classified Docs Case
• Steptoe, Smyser Kaplan Combine 2 'Rocket Ships' In Houston
• Seton Hall Law Taps Ex-DOJ Official As New Dean
• 5 Eversheds Sutherland Attys Join Baker McKenzie In Texas
• Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Cipollone Among Ex-Trump Admin Attys Joining Bill Barr's Firm
• Civil Rights Groups Urge Senate To Prioritize Judicial Noms
• High Court Majority Shows No Eagerness To Overturn Chevron
• Protesters Didn't Taint Jury, DC Judge Tells Navarro
• Colo. Justices Say Firm's Departing Atty Fee Is Unenforceable
• Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?
• 2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's Retaliation Claims
• Murdaugh Jurors Will Testify Publicly In Tampering Hearing
• Robins Kaplan Wants To Undo Sanction Over Dropbox Access
• BCLP Wants Mondelez Data Breach Suit Tossed
• Blank Rome Keeps Arbitral Win In Ex-Dickstein Partners' Suit
• McDermott Lands Healthcare Team From Wilson Sonsini
• Simpson Thacher Atty Tapped For Md. Special Counsel Role
• Trump Gag Order Not Constitutional Issue, NY Top Court Says
• Trump Atty Tacopina Exits Ahead Of Hush-Money Trial
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 7th Circ.'s First Female Judge To Take Senior Status
• Talks Stall In Fla. Suit Over Immigrants Denied Atty Access
• Wachtell-X Ruling Highlights Trend On Arbitrability Question
• 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Biden Nominates Judicial Picks For DC Superior Court
• Up Next At High Court: Chevron Deference, Corp. Filings
• Grand Jury Names Can Be Disclosed, Texas Panel Says
• Phelps Dunbar Expands To Tenn. With Firm Combination
• Jackson Walker, Kirkland Sued Over Ex-Judge's Relationship
• OpenAI Must Face Defamation Suit From Ga. Radio Host
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Claiming Retaliation Battles Trial Clock
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• How A 'Graphic' Trial Sparked A Juror Mental Health Movement
• Ex-Atty For Fugees Artist Grilled On Alleged Trial Missteps
• Retiring NY Bankruptcy Judge Will Stay On Bench For 2024
• Mich. Attys Can Now Pay For Pro Bono Clients' Travel, Clothes
• COVID Masks Didn't Violate Cop's Trial Rights, 4th Circ. Says
• Amid A Vacancy, California Cases Are Assigned To 'No Judge'
• Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec Says Records Will Nix Theft Claims
• Buchanan Ingersoll Names Newell To Be New Chairman, CEO
• On Your Mark, Get Set, Prosecute: Trump Cases Vie For Lead
• Harvard Ignores 'Rampant, Severe' Antisemitism, Suit Says
• Dinsmore Opens Texas Office With 7 Lewis Brisbois Attys
• Philly Education Law Firm Says Rival's TM Can't Stand
• Atty's Mid-Trial Naps Wipe Away Client's Murder Conviction
• Trump Speech Caps Chaotic NY Trial: 'I Am An Innocent Man'
• A&O And Shearman To Merge London And New York Offices
• NY Judge In Trump's Fraud Trial Receives Bomb Threat
• Jack Daniel's Parent Toasts Retiring GC, Promotes Deputy
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Played 'Race Card' With Staff, Jury Told
• Willis Tryst Claims A 'Big PR Headache' In Trump Prosecution
• Ex-Atty For Fugees Star Says AI Was Ideas Tool, Not Author
• Kilpatrick Merges With HMB Attys In Chicago Office Expansion
• Senate Confirms Colo. Magistrate Judge To District Court Seat
• Sanitizer Co.'s Ch. 11 Agent Faces Jackson Walker Fee Depo
• Girardi's Criminal Trial Set For May As 2025 Bid Rejected
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024
• Trump Can't Give Own Closing Argument In NY Fraud Trial
• King & Spalding Chairman Elected For 7th Time
• Biden Picks 6 For First New Court Nominations Of 2024
• Fla. Property Insurance Suits Cost $580M In 2022, Report Says
• SBF Brings Aboard Marc Mukasey Ahead Of Likely Appeal
• Sony Pictures Veteran General Counsel To Step Down
• Wary Justices Have Many Off-Ramps In Trump Ballot Dispute
• Law Firms Say Fraud Challenge Is 'Mean-Spirited' Litigation
• Ohio Sec. Of State Wants Justice's Election Label Suit Tossed
• Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor In SDNY Joins Sher Tremonte
• Personal Injury Atty Says Rival Can't Ax TM Counterclaims
• Friendships With BigLaw Associates Have Limits, Jury Told
• DLA Piper Accused Of Hoarding Docs In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• NY Judicial Pick Backs Out Of Renomination
• Women Associates Outnumber Men For First Time
• Law Vets Say Prospective Hires Increasingly Ask About DEI
• 4th Circ. Judge In Gerrymandering Case To Take Senior Status
• Girardi Wants 2025 Trial As Feds Push For Earlier Date
• Senate Confirms Biden's 1st Texas District Judge
• Supreme Court Is Suddenly Embroiled In A Term For The Ages
• Baker Botts Bond Took Antitrust Pros To Wilson Sonsini
• Davis Polk Couldn't Rely On Fired Associate, NY Jury Hears
• DC Grand Juror Gets 8 Months For Filming Proceedings
• NY Litigation Boutique Joins Blank Rome
• Trump Should Reveal Atty Advice In Docs Case, Feds Say
• SDNY Judge Lorna Schofield To Take Senior Status
• McCarter, Riker Danzig Attys Among 9 New NJ State Judges
• Justice Kagan Cites Ethics Code For 1st Time In Recusal
• DOJ Warns About Fraudsters Targeting Camp Lejeune Victims
• Dickinson Wright Adds 10 Ex-Minden Gross Attys In Toronto
• Court Software Co. Wants Class Cert. Denied In NC Case
• Shearman Co-Leader Among 6-Atty M&A Pickup For Linklaters
• DOJ Wants Federal Rule Barring 'Judge Shopping'
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Baker Botts Attys With FTC, DOJ Chops
• Girardi '​​​​​​​Exaggerating His Symptoms,' Unsealed Order Says
• Up Next At High Court: Court Notices, Fees & No Fly List
• 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year
• New Protections For Judges Turn A Year Old; What's Next?
• Pair Of NC Judges Plead Guilty To Notary Violations
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Ex-Software Co. Atty Fired For Diversity Probes, NJ Suit Says
• Legal Industry Added 4,500 Jobs In December
• NY Judge Faces Removal Over Contracting Conflict Of Interest
• Nelson Mullins' Leader Begins New Term Eyeing More Growth
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY AG Seeks $370M From Trump After Valuation Fraud Trial
• Haley Guiliano Co-Founder Exits Firm For Role At Adeia
• 5th Circ. Won't Block Miss. GOP Capital City Law Amid Appeal
• Trump Attys Want Mich. Disciplinary Board Charges Tossed
• Arbitrator Flubbed Blank Rome Case, Ex-Dickstein Partners Say
• Nonprofit, Paralegals Sue To Take Down NC Legal Advice Law
• Jones Day Attys Guide GOP In Trump's High Court Ballot Fight
• 'Sour Grapes? YES, Very Sour,' Inventor Tells Judge In IP Case
• NC Court Leadership Shuffle Reveals Mysterious Rotation Plan
• Colo. Voters Urge Justices To Confront Key Trump DQ Issues
• Ill. Voters Look To Bar Trump From Ballot
• Dems Again Call On Thomas To Recuse From Trump Cases
• La. Fed. Judge, 1st Female JPML Chair, To Take Senior Status
• Client Sues Ex-Atty Over Alleged Litigation Funding Scheme
• Quinn Emanuel Opening Del. Office As Leader Aims To Grow
• Judge Questions Ex-Fed. Defender's Case As Bias Trial Wraps
• Outgoing La. Gov. To Join New Orleans' Fishman Haygood
• Trump Wants Smith Held In Contempt For Ignoring Stay
• Ex-Shook Hardy IP Pro Named USPTO's Chief Policy Officer
• Hunton Latest Firm To Announce Raises, Bonuses
• Google Suit May Get Jackson Walker Atty As Special Master
• What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like
• Nevada Judge Injured After Attack By Assault Defendant
• Trump Pushes Supreme Court To Keep Him On 2024 Ballot
• DLA Piper's Antitrust Team Adds 3 Ex-Norton Rose Litigators
• Ex-Defender Says 4th Circ. Letter Proves Harassment Case
• 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
• King & Spalding Offers Up Cravath-Sized Pay Raises
• Rutgers Law Student Alleges Antisemitic Retaliation At Univ.
• Law Firm Says Whistleblower Owes $1.6M From Award
• The 6 Biggest Law Firm Combinations Of 2023
• Husch Blackwell Snags 5 Lewis Brisbois Transportation Attys
• DC AG Rebuffs Info Requests On Rumored Leonard Leo Probe
• Kessler Beats 2 Firms To Lead Wells Fargo Gov't Fines Suit
• CSG Law Taps Ex-FINRA Enforcers To Lead Securities Group
• Georgia DA Open Records Case Heads To State High Court
• McElroy Deutsch Blasts Ex-Exec's 'Vexatious' Records Bid
• Court Revives Ex-Cuomo Lawyer's Retaliatory Firing Suit
• DC High Court Asked To Weigh Lawyer's Metro Death Suit
• Feds Ask DC Circ. Not To Rethink Trump's Gag Order
• Major Lindsey Broke Legal Rules With Letter, Ex-Worker Says
• Judge Sends Atty To Remedial Classes After Baseless Motion
• Bill Would Exempt Breastfeeding Women From Jury Duty
• Girardi Competent To Face Criminal Charges, Judge Rules
• ABA Faces Discrimination, Retaliation Claims From Ex-Worker
• Latham Matching Cravath Salary Scale For Associates
• Ballard Spahr Seats New Chair Out Of Midwest
• Feds Want 3 Years For Grand Juror Who Filmed Proceedings
• Former Bankruptcy Judge Claims Immunity From Ethics Suit
• New Firm Makes Off With Nearly Half Of FisherBroyles
• After 18 Years, Sheppard Mullin Elects New Co-Managing Partner
• What To Watch For In Legal Ethics In 2024
• 3 Issues Managing Partners Are Watching Heading Into 2024
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends
• State Courts' Growing Politicization May Get Worse In 2024
• Copyright Cases To Watch In 2024
• What To Watch In Donald Trump's Coming Year Of Trials
• Elections, GOP Fights May Muddle Biden's 2024 Judicial Noms
• 4 Major Concerns On GCs' Minds For 2024
• The 3 Biggest White-Collar Enforcement Buzzwords Of 2023
• Florida Legislation To Watch In 2024
• These Are The High-Stakes AI Legal Battles To Watch In 2024
• The Legal Battles Over ESG And DEI To Watch In 2024
• New Jersey Legislation To Watch In 2024
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2024
• Top North Carolina Cases To Watch In 2024
• Appellate Outlook: Circuit Splits & Hot Topics To Track In 2024