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Legal Industry - March, 2024

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Petition Watch: Off-Label Ads, Retiree Discrimination & PPE
• Manhattan DA Says Trump Violated Hush Money Gag Order
• Northern Texas Judges Won't Adopt Judge-Shopping Rule
• Hogan Lovells Vet's High Court Debut A Study In Contrasts
• High Court SEC Case May Bear On DOJ's Immigration Probes
• Dem Cites 'Secret' Report Against Ticketmaster 'Rebates'
• Ala. Steel Mill Asks 11th Circ. To Undo $13M Default Judgment
• 'Antiquated' Doctrine Can't Cut Burford Unit From Turkey Suit
• Attys Dodge Sanctions Over Microsoft Word Error, Judge Rules
• Up Next After Bankman-Fried Sentencing: FTX Cooperators
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Epiq Says Chubb Owes Costs In Clergy Abuse Data Leak Case
• 'Rust' Movie Armorer Denied New Trial, Remains Jailed
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
• Catching Up With Former NC Chief Justice Cheri Beasley
• Fla. Judge Axes Club Owners' Suit 'Intended For The Media'
• Munger Tolles, Stroock Alums Tapped For Calif. Judiciary
• Laurence Fishburne Portrays Atty's Harrowing Katrina Ordeal
• WeightWatchers Adds 23andMe's Ex-Legal Head As Its GC
• NC Atty Says Career Coaching Business Stiffed Him On Pay
• Busy Chief Lawyer Lands On List Of Highest Paid 3M Execs
• AI In Accounting Raises OT Exemption Questions
• Morgan Lewis Accused Of Age, Race Bias By Patent Specialist
• Legal Acumen Helped Lieberman In Senate, Colleagues Say
• Career Public Defender To Lead Federal Defenders Of NY
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Calls For Injunction Amid Online Harassment
• Disbarring Jeffrey Clark Would Chill Gov't Dialogue, Prof Says
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Named Acting GC At Neptune Wellness
• Grading Garland: Attys Give AG Mixed Reviews 3 Years In
• Fired Alston & Bird Aide Fights Arbitration Of Vax Claims
• Another Senate Dem Comes Out Against 3rd Circ. Nominee
• Freshfields To Require Attorneys Work 4 Days In US Offices
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Agrees To Training For 'Overly Harsh' Workplace
• Sedgwick Trustee's Valuation Of Firm Flawed, Judge Told
• Calif. Judge Decries DOJ's Broken Promises In Travel Ban Suit
• Eastman Should Be Disbarred, Calif. State Bar Judge Rules
• Ex-GC With Lockheed Martin Space Joins Sherman & Howard
• Feds Say Murdaugh Lied, Broke Plea Deal Over $9M Fraud
• Lateral Hiring Plummets As Post-COVID Talent Wars Cease
• Weil Latest Firm To Cut Back On China Presence
• Rosen Tells Ethics Panel Jeffrey Clark Was 'Out Of Bounds'
• Ex-SDNY Clerk Can't Skirt Prison For Bribe Plot, Feds Say
• Meridian Capital Taps Former Top Regulator As New CEO
• Sedgwick Judge Rips Attys 'Playing Games' In Clawback Trial
• Trailblazing SEC Commissioner Roberta Karmel Dies At 86
• Judge Declines 'Mini-Trial' Over Fees In 'Reply All' TM Suit
• Meta, Porn Stars Fight Over Fate Of OnlyFans Suit
• Trump Hit With Gag Order In NY Criminal Trial After Threats
• In Abortion Case, Gorsuch Frets 'Rash' Of National Injunctions
• Girardi Fraud Trial Moved To Aug. 6
• Calif. Atty Tapped To Be RFK Jr.'s Running Mate
• Legal Aid Union Fights Subpoena Over Palestine Resolution
• Ex-CLO Must Arbitrate Firing Suit Against Gambling Co. GAN
• Approach The Bench: Justice Stewart Blasts Partisan Races
• Fox Rothschild Wants Gag Order To Silence Atty's 'Bombast'
• Ailing Health Co. Steward Owes Attys $600K, Firm Says
• Ex-DOJ Official Clark's Atty Discipline Hearing Begins In DC
• Spray Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• In High Court Sentencing Case, It's Everyone V. Gibson Dunn
• Backstabbing 'Just How Law Firms Work': Sedgwick Judge
• Sunday Ticket Plaintiffs Rip NFL For 'Privileged' Name Games
• Plaintiffs' Attys Found Not Violating Soliciting Rules In OT Suit
• Jackson Walker Dismissal Bid Says Atty Lied About Romance
• Trump Ally Jeffrey Clark Faces Disbarment In DC Hearing
• Law Firm Closures Hit Lowest Since 2019 As Premiums Dip
• Trump Gets Late Reprieve After Failing To Post $465M Bond
• FTX Clawbacks Unlikely To Help Bankman-Fried At Sentencing
• Trump Can't Dismiss Hush Money Case, Trial Set For April
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Up Next At High Court: Abortion, Jury Trials And Estate Tax
• Amazon, Apple Say Antitrust Attys Can't Ditch 'Fatal' Class Rep
• Push For Camp Lejeune Jury Trials Seen As Long Shot
• Feds, Girardi Agree To Delay Trial More Than 2 Months
• Calif. Bar Slightly Lowers Atty License Fees Hike Bid To 31%
• Calif. Releases Interim Guidelines On GenAI Use
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Trump Election Case Gives Young Ga. Judge 'A World Stage'
• Ill. Judges End Diversity Rules That Drew Conservative Ire
• BigLaw's Shanghai Exodus Continues With Orrick Closure
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• In 107K Pro Bono Hours: Hogan Lovells Tackles Racial Justice
• Del. Courts Examining 'Colonoscopy'-Like Bylaw Rules
• DOJ Atty And Magistrate Judge Secure Texas Court Seats
• Burford, Sysco Get OK To Swap Bid In Price-Fixing Cases
• Schumer Urges Texas District To Adopt Judge-Shopping Rule
• Trump Misquotes Justices In Immunity Case's Opening Brief
• 'Sit Down!' DC Judge Snaps At Atty Over False Ad Defense
• Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Says New-Mom Bias Is Rampant
• Unabomber Prosecutor To Probe FTX's Sullivan & Cromwell Ties
• Trump's Mystery Docket: Inside NY's Secretive Filing System
• Robins Kaplan, Funding Firm Must Pay Sanctions, Court Told
• Biden's Judicial Nominees Face New Barriers
• The LA Boutique Repping MLB's Ohtani Amid Betting Scandal
• Reed Smith Ties Associate Raises To Billable Hours
• 12 Ex-Constantine Cannon Attys Launch Whistleblower Firm
• DA Rips Trump For 'Wild' Accusations Over Late Documents
• USPTO Expands Types Of E-Signatures Allowed For Patents
• Lawmakers Eye Permanent Status For 10 Federal Judgeships
• Litigation Funding Needs Regulating To Meet Ethics Standards
• Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
• Trans Kids' Attys May Face Sanctions Over Ala. Judges' Probe
• PACER Overcharge Attys Net $24M As Feds' $125M Deal OK'd
• 7th Circuit Nominee Fends Off Complaints About Case Backlog
• RBC Top Atty Sees Role Expand As Strategy Officer Exits
• Biden Taps Judicial Nominees For 6th Circuit, SDNY
• DC Judicial Pick Faces GOP Scrutiny Over Jones Day Work
• NY AG Scoffs At Trump's Claim Of 'Impossible' $465M Bond
• Husch Blackwell Hires 5 Attorneys From Lewis Brisbois
• Document Retention Best Practices To Lower Litigation Risks
• Study Sees Promise For Gen AI Tools In Closing Justice Gap
• Gas Buyers Want Judge Recused From Shale Cartel Suits
• ABA Gives Advice To Avoid Atty Conflict Hitting Whole Firm
• Stanford Law School Picks Professor As Its Next Dean
• Trump Gets Ga. Court's OK To Appeal Willis DQ Ruling
• Riding My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Clifford Chance Pulls Offers From Trainees Who Failed Exam
• IRS Withholding Docs On Partnership Audits, Baker Atty Says
• Dentons AML Ruling Deals Blow To SRA's Enforcement Plans
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws
• How BigLaw Vets Are Expanding Trial Boutique Dowd Bennett
• Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty Sues Firm, Pointing To Racist Emails
• Trump Allies Say DC Circ. Gave Partisan Attys 'A Loaded Gun'
• Nevada Dem. Says She Can't Support 3rd Circ. Nom.
• Kirkland Restructuring Ace To Join Hilco Global As Vice Chair
• Schumer Scolds McConnell For Judge-Shopping Policy Rebuff
• Senate Confirms SEIU General Counsel As 4th Circ. Judge
• Trump Asks Supreme Court For Absolute Criminal Immunity
• Future Of Judge-Shopping Reform Hazy After Rule Proposal
• Confederate Statue At NC Courthouse Must Stay, Panel Says
• 2 Arbitration Bodies Donate $750K For Diversity Efforts
• Vicente LLP Sues Recruiter Over Fee Demand In Failed Search
• Ex-Lynch Carpenter Atty Hits Firm With Whistleblower Case
• 2nd Circ. Says 'Mandate Rule' Gives Judges Little Leeway
• Kilpatrick Taps IP Leader As Next Firm Chair
• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
• Pro-Trump Mich. Atty Evading Warrant Arrested In DC
• Trump Can't Use Quasi-Advice Of Counsel Defense In NY Trial
• Atty For Ex-Overstock CEO Admits Dominion Discovery Leaks
• Doc Production Is 'Not That Hard,' MDL Judge Tells Snap's Atty
• RBG Award Gala Axed After Objections To Musk, Murdoch Nods
• Justice Roberts Denies Ex-Trump Aide's Bid To Avoid Prison
• 5 Moments That Swayed Ga. Judge In the Trump Case DQ Bid
• Trump Says He Can't Secure Bond For $465M Fraud Judgment
• Mass. Law Firm Can't Escape Ex-Client's Data Breach Case
• Kirkland Wants To Escape Suit Over Ex-Judge's Relationship
• Major Lindsey Followed Rules In Sex Assault Suit, Judge Says
• Cozen O'Connor Adds 6 Troutman Construction Attys In LA
• Legal Groups Seek Update On What It Takes To Be A Lawyer
• DC Panel Explains Denial Of Ethics Subpoena On Ex-DOJ Atty
• Trump, Co-Defendants Seek Appeal Of Willis DQ Ruling
• BCLP Axes 50 Jobs In US, UK Amid Headcount Declines
• 'Hotel California' Trial Collapse Reveals Privilege Rift
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Man Accused Of Cyberstalking NJ Judge Seeks Release
• Trump Case DA Won DQ Battle, But Legal War Far From Over
• Judiciary Clarifies Judge Shopping Policy After Senator Letter
• Wash. Supreme Court Clears Way For Bar Exam Alternatives
• Navarro Appeals To High Court To Stay Free As Prison Looms
• The Future Of ERISA If High Court Ends Chevron Deference
• White House Stands By 3rd Circ. Nominee Amid GOP Attacks
• Trump's NY Trial Delayed After Late Document Dump
• Ginsburg Family Rips Award In Her Name To Musk, Murdoch
• Senate Poised To Vote On Union Atty Berner For 4th Circ.
• NJ Panel Says Pro Se Attys Can Talk To Opposing Parties
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Morgan Lewis Adds 3 Perkins Coie Attys To Investment Team
• Influencer Says Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Get Stalking Injunction
• As BCLP Bleeds Attys, Leaders Say Firm Is 'Turning A Corner'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Alston & Bird, Ex-Employee File Deal After Contempt Threat
• Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
• What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
• GOP Sens. Rebuff Policy Meant To Stop Judge Shopping
• DC Circ. Won't Delay Prison For Ex-Trump Aide Peter Navarro
• 72-Year Weil Alum, 'True Visionary' Corporate Atty Dies At 97
• Denver DA Settles Ex-Deputy's Gender Pay Discrimination Suit
• Trump Can't Duck Classified Doc Charges Over Vagueness
• Judge Applauds Attys' 'Very Awesome' Use Of Google AI Bot
• Colo. Magistrate Judges Tell Attys To Load Up Their Dockets
• Atty Rips Fox Rothschild's Gag Order Bid As 'Temper Tantrum'
• Most States Fall Short In Disclosing Justices' Finance Reports
• O'Melveny Elects Chair To 4th Term, Extending Role To 2029
• McDermott Eyes White Collar Growth With Orrick FCPA Pros
• Trump's NY Trial May Be Delayed After Document Dump
• Katten Adds Ex-Paul Hastings Securities Litigation Co-Chair
• Courthouse News Sues DC Court Clerk Over Filing Delays
• Trump Hush Money 'Half Mary': Blame The Lawyers, Sort Of
• Kirkland Associate Is Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen
• Court Urged To Give Sullivan & Cromwell $31M For FTX Work
• Ex-Law Firm Office Manager Gets 3 Years For Embezzlement
• Google Calls DOJ's 'Fake Privilege' Docs Citation 'Misleading'
• Davis Wright's Managing Partner Steps Down From Post
• BigLaw Paper Poacher Gets 15 Mos. In Merck Insider Case
• Ex-Alston & Bird Aide Should Arbitrate Vax Suit, Judge Says
• Uber Recruits Ex-NY Chief Judge DiFiore For Safety Board
• NJ Ethics Board Says Referral Fees Only For In-State Attys
• Terraform Can Retain Dentons In Ch. 11, Firm Will Return $48M
• Trump Floats Quasi-Advice Of Counsel Defense For NY Trial
• Eli Lilly GC's Pay Jumped To $7M In 2023 Amid Stock Boom
• Judiciary Touts New Policy To Rein In Judge Shopping
• FTC Appoints Another ALJ To Handle 'Increased Workload'
• Porn Stars Seek To Drop Meta Suit Due To Lack Of Evidence
• Legal Aid Union Subpoenaed Over Israel-Hamas Resolution
• Firms Trimmed Entry-Level Hiring Amid Demand Shifts In 2023
• Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Cites Judicial Immunity To Escape Suit
• Philly Firm Says 'Education Lawyers' TM Is Incontestable
• Head Of Rutgers Race Justice Program Defends 3rd Circ. Nom
• Paul Weiss' Digital Tech Chair On AI's Promises And Perils
• Ill. Judge Confirmed As Progressives Seek Faster Approvals
• NY DAs, Public Defenders Urge Student Loan Aid Expansion
• BigLaw Firms Join Effort Targeting Anti-Muslim Bias
• 3rd Circ. Pick Affirms Muslim Lawyer Event Amid GOP Attacks
• Forex Firm Wants CFTC Sanctioned For 'Bad Faith' Behavior
• 4 Things To Know About SEC Climate Reporting Compliance
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Reason To Disturb AbbVie Privilege Ruling
• Conn. Judge Pick Takes Heat As Other Nominees Advance
• Covington Holdout Drops SEC Cyberattack Appeal
• Trump Wants NY Trial Paused As Justices Weigh Immunity
• Magnet Co. Says Feds' Leak On PACER Bars ITAR Charges
• Ex-K&L Gates Atty Wants Out Of Prison In Cyberstalking Case
• Burford, Sysco Can't Swap In Price-Fixing Suits, Court Told
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Hughes Hubbard Splits Leadership Role As Firm Head Retires
• Feds Slam Trump's Immunity Bid In Classified Docs Case
• Trump 'An Existential Threat' To Rule Of Law, Attys Warn
• Inside The Climactic Clash Over Skyrocketing MDL Caseloads
• Senate Confirms New FCC Inspector General
• Cahill Has 'Great Ambitions' To Take IP Litigation By Storm
• Deadline Drama Briefly Threatens Suit Against Insurer VSP
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Mass. Bar Agency Seeks Name Revision Due To Slavery Link
• NY AG And Judge In Trump Case Receive Death Threats
• After COVID Office Cuts, Firms Will Do 'More With Less'
• Colorado Firm Must Face Atty's Claim Over Alleged Retaliation
• Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
• Connecticut Judge Nominees Vow To Avoid 'Robe-itis'
• Fla. Atty Suspended Over Bogus Cases After Possible AI Use
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Industry Adds 2,700 Jobs In February
• Greenberg Traurig Settles ADA Claims From Ex-Legal Aide
• Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chemours Internal Review Reveals Violations By Top Execs
• Biden Blasts 'Hidden Fees' During State Of The Union
• Judges Say Facing Threats And Vitriol Now Part Of The Job
• Mass. Atty's AI Gaffe Prompts Warning, 'Restrained' Penalty
• Calif. Bar Pursues Atty Discipline Over LADWP Billing Scandal
• Chicken Buyers Bail On Remaining Claims Against Producers
• Jurors In NY Trump Trial Will Be Anonymous Except To Parties
• Netflix, Privacy Plaintiffs Scolded For 'Entirely Deficient' Filing
• Ex-NJ Law Firm Exec Drops Bid For Docs In Retaliation Suit
• Brafman Attys Known For Repping Big Names Open Firm
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Owner Suit Over Litigation Funding Co.
• And The Oscars' Legal Questions Go To ... John Quinn
• Equity Concerns Follow Mass Torts' March Into Bankruptcy
• Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Garland On AI Crime, And A Taylor Swift Tune For DOJ
• Latham Passes Skadden As Busiest Securities Defense Firm
• Juul MDL Judge Asks Feds To Probe AI Fraud In $45.5M Deal
• Colo. Judicial Watchdog Admits Tension With The Bench
• X Gets Investors' 'Puzzling' Cybersecurity Suit Axed For Good
• 'Rust' Armorer Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter
• 'Rust' Set Was 'Russian Roulette,' Jurors Told As Trial Closes
• Trump Mocks Hush Money Case As 'Deluded Fantasy'
• Connecticut Marshals Union Pushes For Lower Job Cap
• Epic Tesla Fee Bid May Blaze Extraordinary Chancery Path
• Quinn Emanuel's 2nd $185M Fee Bid Blasted As 'Indefensible'
• NJ Deputy Public Defender Claims Cancer Led To Demotion
• Seton Hall Accused Of 'Sham' Probe Into Alleged Misconduct
• High Court To Close Out Term With Trump Immunity Dispute
• Avenatti Trial Judge Didn't Coerce Jury, 2nd Circ. Says
• Supreme Court Seeks $19.4M Budget Increase For Security
• Divided SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Climate Reporting Regs
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Whether Atty Fee Suit Has Legs
• Penn Perpetuates 'Virulent Anti-Jewish Hatred,' Students Say
• Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard
• DA Defends Cohen's Credibility In Trump Hush Money Case
• 'Rust' Defense Opens By Pinning Blame On Producers, Police
• Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
• ADI Can't Recoup Full Quinn Emanuel Bill In IP Theft Case
• 2nd Circ. Hears Ex-Law Clerk's Bid To Revive Harassment Suit
• DC Looks To Defeat Black Atty's Bias, Retaliation Suit
• Willis Faces New Claim On Romance Timing From Trump Ally
• Perkins Coie Joins In On BigLaw's China Closures
• Firms Accuse Ottinger Of Hoarding Fees In Wage Class Action
• Judges Should Skip Most Law Firm Socials, Mich. Bar Says
• Justices Try To Shroud Differences With Trump DQ Ruling
• Novant Rival Fights Bid To Access Confidential FTC Docs
• Turkey Cos., Burford Unit Fight Over Refused Swap's Meaning
• Trump Blasts DA's Gag Order Motion In NY Hush Money Case
• Musk Fired Twitter Execs To Avoid $200M Bill, Suit Says
• 'Rust' Prop Supplier Denies Giving Armorer Live Rounds
• Former IRS Commissioner Joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka
• Murdaugh Prosecutor To Join Capitol Police On March 11
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Baker Donelson Opens In Charlotte With Nelson Mullins Attys
• Another Cravath Departure As White & Case Gains M&A Pro
• NC Law Firm CEO Dies In Crash Amid Stolen Funds Probe
• Alston & Bird, DEI Staffer Could Face Contempt In OT Row
• Fish & Richardson Reelects CEO To 2nd Term
• Justices Say States Can't Keep Trump Off Ballot
• Trump's Former Finance Chief Pleads Guilty To Perjury
• Paul Hastings Hires 6-Partner IP Team From Allen & Overy
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Tesla Stock For Fees? Attys Who Got Musk's Pay Cut Say Yes
• Trump Challenges Origins Of Prosecution In Fla. Docs Case
• Justices' Trump Immunity Ruling Could Delay Trial Indefinitely
• SC Man Cops To Threatening Federal Judge, Courthouse
• A 'Loud Bang,' Then Chaos: 'Rust' Director Recalls Fatal Shot
• In-House Atty, Ex-Hartford Mayor Among 22 Conn. Judge Noms
• DC Circ. Strikes Down Sentencing Add-On For Jan. 6 Rioter
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Trustee's Office Goes After More Jackson Walker Fees In Texas
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• 3 Firms Seek $80M In Fees From Real Estate Brokerage Deal
• NJ Firm Loses Early Bid To Toss Atty's Fee-Split Row
• Employment Law Firm Sues IT Co. Over Ransomware Attack
• How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
• DC Appeals Court Affirms 2014 Firing Of Administrative Judge
• Clerk Database Founder On Cruel Judges, Law School Inertia
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Walsh Pizzi Adds 2nd Retired NJ Federal Judge To ADR Group
• 18-Year Ogletree Shareholder Named ERIC Legal Group Head
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• A&O, Shearman Name Top Leaders For Merged Firm