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Legal Industry - August, 2024

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• DOJ Warns Of Harm From Special Counsel Tapes' Release
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
• Giuliani Pretends To Live In Fla. To Shield Condo, Suit Says
• Conn. Chief Justice Pick Has Already Shaped The Courts
• UTA Atty Fights For More Fees After Beating $125M Suit
• The Top In-House Hires Of August
• The Women Working To Lift Barriers For Military Spouse Attys
• Va. US Atty To Resign As Wife Assumes Judgeship
• Trump's Bid To Move Hush Money Case Could Backfire
• Ex-DOJ Atty Clark Says New Trump Indictment Bolsters Case
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• More Took, Passed Multistate Bar Exam In July
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTX Exec Drops Bid To Undo Plea Amid Partner's Indictment
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• What Attorneys Need To Know About New Texas Biz Court
• MyPillow CEO's Latest Attack On Defamation Suit Falls Short
• 'No Hesitation' On $7M Atty Fees For $10B Verdict, Judge Says
• 'You Don't Need To Be Obnoxious': Ch. 11 Hearing Gets Rowdy
• FedEx Taps Longtime Company Atty And Exec As New GC
• Judiciary Group Urged To Table 'Mega' Bankruptcy Panel Ban
• Wash. AG Hit Again With Atty's Bias Firing Suit
• Connecticut Associate Justice Tapped For Court's Top Spot
• Mintz Settles Suit Over Clients' $4.3M IP Legal Tab
• Texas Justices Sign Off On Attorney Ethics Rule Changes
• Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Shake OneCoin Conviction
• National Labor Relations Board Appoints 1st Chief AI Officer
• Ex-Littler Atty Drops Suit Alleging Firm Violated $1M Deal
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation
• Calif. Assembly OKs 1st-Of-Its-Kind AI Safety Bill
• RFK Jr.'s Atty In Meta Suit Says He's Still Running, Could Win
• 9th Circ. Overturns Rule Mandating Sealing Of Health Records
• Yelp Sues Google Over Reviews Self-Preferencing
• TikTok Lawsuit, Kids' Privacy Bills Push Cos. 'Back To Basics'
• Trump Prosecutor Restarts Precarious Road To DC Trial
• Biden's Latest Judge Nominees Include Pick For Northern NY
• Calif. Debt Relief Firm Ran Criminal Enterprise, Judge Says
• Congress Urged To Address Trump Financial Conflicts
• Judge Dorfman On A 'Customer-Oriented' Texas Biz Court
• Holland & Knight Sued Over Client Info In Ex-Partner's Divorce
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• After Chevron: What To Expect In Consumer Protection At FTC
• Palin Wins New NYT Libel Trial As 2nd Circ. Chides Rakoff
• No 'Novella' Briefs In Alexa Privacy Suit, Judge Tells Amazon
• Gharavi Threatens Defamation Suit In Chiles Controversy
• Randy Mastro, Gibson Dunn In Arbitration Over Departure
• For Judge Andrews, Texas Biz Court Is Dream Come True
• DC Grand Jury Returns New Trump Indictment In Jan. 6 Case
• 3rd Circ. Axes Kavanaugh Classmate's HuffPo Defamation Suit
• Jackson Walker Is Trying To 'Revise History,' US Trustee Says
• Colo. Startup Founder Disbarred For Conflicts, Dishonesty
• Top Trial Atty Engages Critics Of His NYC Counsel Nomination
• Google Privacy Class Action Delays Irk Discovery Judge
• Reed Smith Calls Ex-Atty's Bid For Pay Data 'Frivolous'
• New Cigna CLO Vows To Help Co. Navigate 'Dynamic' Industry
• New Jersey Laws Attorneys Need To Know In 2024
• Disbarred Atty Tom Girardi Convicted Of Defrauding Clients
• Judge Sweeten Brings AG Insight To Texas Business Court
• Approach The Bench: Justice Earls On Speaking Out
• Pinsent Masons Trials Tech To Track Staff's Working Hours
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• Feds Say Trump Docs Dismissal Contradicts 'Long Tradition'
• RFK Jr. Loses Bid To Get Vax Censorship Injunction At 9th Circ.
• Girardi Lied 'Over And Over,' Jury Told As Fraud Trial Wraps
• Colo. Man Charged With Threatening To Shoot State Judge
• In Ga., Trump Renews Willis DQ Bid Over 'Insidious' Speech
• Texas Biz Court: Getting To Know The Lone Star State's New Bench
• Dallas Biz Judge Whitehill On Serving A Critical Need
• Fort Worth Biz Judge Stagner On Bringing Stability To Bench
• Colo. Atty Posed As Judge, Ex-Prosecutor In Blog Comments
• Fort Worth Biz Judge Bullard On Giving Back
• Fla. Supreme Court OKs New Board Certification Standards
• 9th Circ. Chief Judge Cleared Of Judicial Misconduct Claims
• CLE Co. Accused Of Sharing Subscriber Data With Facebook
• DC Judge Says Missouri AG Can't Investigate Media Matters
• Racial Gaps In Mich. Judicial Discipline Process, Audit Finds
• Cadwalader Fears Unsealing Financial Info May Harm Firm
• Fox Rothschild Lands Condo Team From Armstrong Teasdale
• Law Firm Revenue Rose At 'Historic' Rate In 2024's First Half
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• After Chevron: The Future Of AI And Copyright Law
• Patterson Belknap Atty Chosen As SDNY Magistrate Judge
• New Jersey Cases Attorneys Are Watching In 2024
• Italian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Yacht Sinking
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Girardi Says High Court Holding Should Gut His Fraud Case
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Wants Pay Data In Bias Suit Against Firm
• Albertsons-Kroger Deal Tests FTC's Stepped-Up Merger Policy
• LegalShield Used AI To Record Clients, Suit Says
• 2 Veteran Public Defenders Tapped For Mass. Bench
• ABA Guides Lawyers On Avoiding Criminal Transactions
• Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2024
• Attys Fight Over Fee Award In Conservative Group's IRS Win
• NJ Panel Backs Dismissal Of Whistleblower Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Client Says Negligence Led To NJ Firm's Ransomware Attack
• Ohio Judge Dinged For Public Posts About Guardianship Spat
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• On Final Night Of DNC, Prosecutors Ruled The Stage
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• DOJ Sues RealPage For Helping Fix Rental Rates
• Panel Backs Sex Misconduct Findings About Ex-Alaska Judge
• Calif. Justices Revive PwC's $2.5M Sanction Against LA
• Smartmatic, Newsmax Defamation Suit Heads To Del. Trial
• Nadine Menendez's Bribery Trial Delayed Until 2025
• NY AG Tells Appeals Court To Uphold $465M Trump Judgment
• Prince Lobel Adds 7 Bowditch & Dewey Attys For Mass. Office
• Judge Delays AI Trial In Thomson Reuters, ROSS IP Row
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Crypto Lobbyist Hit With FTX Campaign Finance Charges
• 'Beloved By Everyone': Attys Recall Clifford Chance's Morvillo
• WilmerHale Adds Nonequity Partnership Tier
• Perkins Coie Leader On 'Bold' Rebrand And Strategic Growth
• Commercial Contracts Cases Spike After COVID-Era Decline
• Girardi Faked Dementia Symptoms, Neurologist Testifies
• FTC Fails 1st Test Of Rulemaking Push In Noncompetes Loss
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Wrinkle In Textile Family's $17M Fight
• How AI Could Shake Up Federal Evidence Rules
• Dems At DNC Push For High Court Reform
• Oath Keepers Atty Pleads Guilty In Jan. 6 Case
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• Lathrop GPM, Silicon Valley's Hopkins Carley To Combine
• Willkie Adds 5 Partners In Chicago From Mayer Brown
• Alleged WeWork Fraudster Fires Dickinson Wright Before Trial
• Judge To Mull Recusal In Boston Marathon Bombing Case
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Engineering Co. GC's Benefits Suit
• Latham To Require 4 In-Person Days Per Week In NYC Office
• Burford Fights Order Backing Chicken Price-Fixing Settlement
• Ex-State's Atty Says Md. Trial Convictions Should Be Axed
• 'Full Steam Ahead' For Pandemic IG Despite Sunset Fear
• The 2024 Women In Law Report
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mich. County Will Pause Court Closures Opposed By Judges
• All Signs Point Up For Law Firm Financials In First Half
• Clifford Chance 'In Shock' Over Missing Partner
• Menendez, Co-Defendants Seek Acquittal After Guilty Verdicts
• 4 Ex-Girardi Keese Attys Are Federal Targets, Agent Testifies
• Mike Lynch, Clifford Chance Pro Among Missing After Yacht Sinks
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Review Dish's Fight Over Atty Fee Liability
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• Prisoner Gets 20 Years For Serial Threats To Federal Judges
• Ex-McElroy Execs' Theft, Bias Cases Paused Amid Ch. 11
• Atty Faces Contempt Bid In Fla. Forex Trading Firm Case
• Santos Admits Fraud: 'Betrayed The Trust Of My Constituents'
• Trump's Immunity Appeal May Delay Sentencing, DA Says
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 2 BigLaw Firms Nix Bankruptcy Judge Romance Suit, For Now
• NY Court Security Gave Away Phone With Nudes, Suit Says
• Feds Get Boost From Dem Reps In 5th Circ. PWFA Fight
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Former Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Atty Romance Interview
• Bar Associations Issue 'Call To Action' To Law Firms On DEI
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Atty Who Reported Client Can't Get SEC Award, DC Circ. Says
• Jury Says Lin Wood Must Pay $750K In Defamation Case Fees
• New Thompson Coburn Chair Aims For Multifaceted Growth
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Colo. Judge Orders Attys To Leave Assumptions At The Door
• Amicus Beef: Judiciary Kicks Off Heated Transparency Debate
• Tom Girardi Has Dementia, USC Neurologist Tells Calif. Jury
• Colo. Atty Sues Bank, Opposing Counsel Over Hack Attack
• Bloom Firm Settles False Claims Act Suit Over Virus PPP Loan
• BigLaw Gambling Probe Halts Notre Dame Men's Swimming
• Trump's $100M Tort Claim Against DOJ Faces Uphill Climb
• 9th Circ. Judges Seem To Split On Wash. Abortion Coverage
• 'Rise Of The Insurance Beast': Cases Take Over Colo. Courts
• Lin Wood Must Pay Ex-Partners $3.75M, Ga. Jurors Say
• NJ Gov. To Replace Menendez With Former Chief Of Staff
• No Dismissal Yet In Dispute Over Education Law Firm TM
• Ex-Morelli Atty Says Sex Assault Claims Waived In Settlement
• No Harm In SEC Releasing More Info On Breach, Judge Told
• Prof Rips DOJ, VW's 9th Circ. Bid To Shield Jones Day Docs
• NY Asks Top Court To Nix Ruling Against Ethics Commission
• Feds, NJ Judiciary Reach Deal Over Language Access Bias
• Conn. 'Fishing' Atty Submits Resignation From State Bar
• Trump Seeks To Delay NY Sentencing Until After Election
• Lin Wood Defends Social Posts In Long Day Of Testimony
• Girardi Kept 'Opening A Wound,' Tearful Ex-Client Tells Jury
• Holland & Knight Out, Polsinelli In For Tesla After Atty Moves
• Denver Law Grad Sanctioned In Suit Over Externship Failure
• Del. Justices Affirm $266M Atty Fee Award In Dell Class Suit
• Texas Atty Must Pay Volkswagen $200K In Fees For Patent Suit
• Zantac Judge Won't Step Aside Over Wife's Reed Smith Role
• SC Justices Agree To Hear Murdaugh's Jury Tampering Claim
• NC Court Defers Ruling To Unseal Cadwalader Coverage Suit
• Judge DQs Ex-Overstock CEO's Atty For Discovery Violations
• Bass Berry Delays New Associates' Start Date To January
• Paralegal With Cancer Says In-Office Job Offer Used To Ax Her
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Mansfield Participants Grow Despite Industry DEI Threats
• NY Judge Rejects Trump's 'Stale' Recusal Bid A 3rd Time
• Calif. Bar Officially Inks $8M Deal With Kaplan For New Exam
• Lin Wood Says Social Posts Were Defense, Not Offense
• Girardi's Ex-Accountant Testifies He Wasn't Always 'All There'
• Former In-House Atty Says Healthcare Co. Can't Duck Suit
• Tax Court Design Violates US Law, Widow Tells 11th Circ.
• Federal Judge Can't Shake Discipline For Handcuffing Girl
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Depp Trial Attys From Brown Rudnick
• JDs Linked To Higher Pay For Chief Compliance Officers
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Girardi Wasn't Confused But Tried 'To Confuse Me,' Atty Says
• 'All Hell Broke Loose,' Wood's Ex-Partner Says Of Social Posts
• Transparency Act Snowball Fears A 'Mirage,' Treasury Says
• DC Circ. Revives Businessman's Suit Over Mueller Report
• Roberta Kaplan Keeps Trump Case, But Ex-Firm Wants A Cut
• After Chevron: Challenges Loom For PBGC Actions
• NJ Bar Aims To Nix Opinion Allowing Atty Keyword Search
• Del. Judge Says Vaccine IP Claim Actually Mandates Vaccine
• Ex-Morris James Paralegal Loses Unemployment Pay Fight
• Willkie Farr Sued Over $350K In Unpaid Legal Tech Bills
• Court Observers Offer Their Wish Lists For A Judiciary FOIA
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Trump Again Appeals Merchan's Gag Order To NY High Court
• Not Enough Data To Find Jury Racial Disparity, 2nd Circ. Says
• Wood's Ex-Partner Says Social Posts Threatened His Family
• DOJ, Watchdog Agree To End Dispute Over Justices' Travel Docs
• Palm Owner Says Its Ch. 11 Should Halt Ex-GC's Bias Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Pa. Firm Seeks Over $790K In Employee Retention Credit
• Recruiters Predict Domino Effect After Milbank Midyear Bonus
• Ex-DOJ Atty Clark Appeals After Suspension Recommendation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Boston U Law Instructor Sues Over Course Materials
• Investors, Banks Pitch Next Steps In Saved Bond-Rigging Suit
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Tearfully Recalls Withheld Client Funds
• Delta's Boies Attys Slam CrowdStrike's 'Blame The Victim' Ploy
• After Chevron: Don't Let Loper Lead To Bank Compliance Lull
• Where Judicial Vacancies Stand As Congress Is In Recess
• Debby Dampens Court Operations In Southeastern States
• Wood's Ex-Partners Seek 'Judgment Day' For 'Lin Almighty'
• McElroy Deutsch Seeks To Ax Former CFO's Ch. 11 Case
• Milbank To Pay Its Associates Midyear Bonuses Up To $25K
• Willis Defends Staying On Trump's Ga. Election Case
• Holland & Knight's Philly Leader Among 47 Joining Polsinelli
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• Jenner & Block Atty Takes Leave To Join Harris Campaign
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Says Firm Retaliated After Her Cancer
• 10th Circ. Won't Undo Atty Fees In $1.5B Syngenta Corn Deal
• 'Something Sketchy Was Going On,' Girardi Client Tells Jury
• DOJ Urges DC Judge To Toss Special Counsel Tapes Fight
• Google 'May Not Be So Lucky' Next Time Over Chat Deletions
• Judge Hints No-Show Amazon, Apple Plaintiff May Testify
• Bid For Ex-Judge's Phone Records Halted At Texas Hearing
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• Khan 'Impermissibly Conflicted' In Cyber Probe, MGM Says
• 'Herculean' Efforts Warrant Max Fee, Debt Firm Trustee Says
• A New Take On 'Presumed Innocent' With Scott Turow
• Quinn, Jenner Attys Tapped For Trump Shooting Inquiry
• From Vets To Labor: The Policies VP Pick Walz Has Backed
• Thompson Hine Says Ex-Atty's Harassment Claims Lack Teeth
• Girardi Used Client Funds As 'Personal Piggy Bank,' Jury Told
• Microsoft's Dechert Attys Slam Delta On Outage Suit Threat
• 4 Takeaways From Landmark Google Search Ruling
• DC Circ. Says CIA Can No-Admit, No-Deny Gitmo Docs
• Cadwalader Slams Lloyd's For 'Needless' Disclosure, Mockery
• After Chevron: New Lines Of Attack For FCA Defense Bar
• 39 Law Firms Call On 6th Circ. To Reverse FirstEnergy Ruling
• Former Judge's Misconduct May Spark Fights Over Conflicts
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Legal Service Co.'s Template Misused Identity Of Fla. Atty
• ABA Tells States To Nix Rape Disclosures For Bar Applicants
• Texas Justices Look To Non-Attys To Narrow 'Justice Gap'
• NJ Firm Wants Sanctions In Dispute With Ex-Employees
• ABA: Ease State Licensing Barriers For Military Spouse Attys
• Harvard Can't Ax Claim It 'Failed' Jewish Students, Judge Says
• Ex-Trump Atty Ellis To Cooperate In Ariz. Fake Electors Case
• 5th Circ. Finds No Misconduct In Judges' Columbia Boycott
• New Colo. Chief Justice Angles For More Judges
• Del. Court Declines To Reopen Biden Documents Case
• After Chevron: Delegation Of Authority And Tax Regulators
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• CrowdStrike Slams Delta Over Outage Lawsuit Threats
• After Chevron: What Loper Bright Portends For The NLRB
• Girardi's Defense May Stand On His Deteriorating Mind
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• With Death Of 1st Black Justice, NJ 'Lost One Of Its Treasures'
• Dems Unearth Another Thomas Trip Paid For By Harlan Crow
• ABA House Of Delegates Votes Against NDAs In Employment
• Ex-GC Says Steakhouse Chain Can't Ax Or Arbitrate Bias Suit
• After Chevron: NRC Is Shielded From Loper Bright's Effects
• Google Abused Monopoly Over Search Market, Court Finds
• Meet The Attorneys In Tom Girardi's Criminal Fraud Trial
• The 'No Nonsense' Calif. Judge Overseeing Girardi's Trial
• What To Watch Out For During Girardi's Trial
• ABA: Few Latino Attys May Lead To Less Civic Engagement
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Giuliani Sees Bankruptcy Case Officially Tossed
• Uber Legal Chief Takes Leave To Aid Kamala Harris' Campaign
• Justices Remand DC Trump Election Case After Immunity Ruling
• BigLaw Insurer Calls FirstEnergy Ruling Threat To Privilege
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• SDNY Brass Looks To Future After String Of Courthouse Wins
• Bid To Get Ex-Judge Jones' Phone Records Blocked, For Now
• 2nd Circ. OKs 33 Months For Ex-DOJ Paralegal's Video Leaks
• ABA Taskforce Urges Attys To Step Up Election Volunteering
• Fla. Atty Cops To Attempted DC Bombing, Explosion In Texas
• Bar Exam Rape Disclosure Among ABA Resolutions To Watch
• Former ABA President, Maynard Cooper Founder, Dies At 74
• Manhattan DA Slams Trump's 'Regurgitated' Recusal Bid
• Sister-In-Law Ordered To Testify In Hunter Biden Tax Case
• Ex-Lewis Brisbois Partner's Pay Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration
• NYC Courts' $9.5M Accounting Error Quietly Broke The Law
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Legal Jobs Ticked Down Slightly In July
• DOJ Sues TikTok For Sweeping Children's Privacy Breaches
• Crowell & Moring Team Flocks To Defend Its Real-Life Mascots
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Duane Morris Atty Says White Men Get Unfair Leg Up On Pay
• Prisoner Swap Includes Russian Convicted Of Insider Trading
• Reed Smith Says NJ High Court Ruling Limits Ex-Atty's Claims
• Judge Maintains Bulk Of Ex-Rutgers Law Student's Bias Suit
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• Georgia Justices Unveil Changes To Bar Exam In 2028
• DC Panel Wants 2-Year Sanction For Ex-DOJ Atty Jeffrey Clark
• Duane Morris Seeks $3.25M Fee For Pirate Treasure Win
• Foley & Lardner's 'Ultimate Mentor' Stan Jaspan Dies At 78
• White House Defends 6th Circ. Nom Against Tenn. Senator
• After Chevron: ERISA Challenges To Watch
• Senate Passes Bill To 'Systematically' Increase Judgeships
• 2023 Worst Year Yet For Cyberattacks On Law Firms: Study
• NY Appeals Court Upholds Trump Gag Order
• Meet 3 Legal Industry Pros At The Paris Olympics
• Schumer And Senate Dem Bill Would Reverse Trump Immunity