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Legal Industry - September, 2024

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• Epic Judge Slams Apple's 'Bad Behavior' Managing Discovery
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• AI Co.'s Antitrust Claims Against Thomson Reuters Tossed
• US Trustee Says Reed Smith Didn't Disclose Eletson Ties
• USPTO Locks In Director Review Rule, 3 Years After Arthrex
• Cozen O'Connor Reelects CEO Michael Heller To Fifth Term
• DC Ethics Hearing Starts For 3 Attys Over 2020 Election Suits
• McCarter & English Adds 10 Attys From Burns & Levinson
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• Helene-Hit NC Alters Court Deadlines, Flags Price-Gouging  
• Adams Asks To Toss Bribery Charge, Citing Top Court Ruling
• Davis Wright Makes Litigation Co-Chair New Firmwide Leader
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Man Federally Charged In Calif. Courthouse Bombing
• Giuliani Keeps Condo If He's In Fla. 'State Of Mind,' Judge Told
• Feds Subpoena NYC Mayor's Top Aide, DA Seizes Phone
• Head Of 'High-End Brothel' Network In Mass., Va. Pleads Guilty
• Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape
• Texas Bar Seeks Non-Atty Rule Changes To Fill Justice Gap
• Ex-Partners Blast Lin Wood's Constitutional Fight Over Fees
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Fox Corp. Paid $36.5M To 2 Legal Leaders For Fiscal Year '24
• Boston-Based Burns & Levinson To Close After Atty Exodus
• NY Judge Resigns Amid Probe Into Jan. 6 Rally Attendance
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Adams Pleads Not Guilty As Atty Mocks Charges
• Legal Pros Grapple With Best Use Of AI As Clients Divide
• Keller Postman Defends Hitting Tubi With 23K Arbitration Claims
• BigLaw Attys Have 'Knack' For Insulting Judges, Says Judge
• Law Firm Reactions To Campus Protests May Chill DEI Efforts
• Smartmatic, Newsmax Settle Defamation Suit In Delaware
• Atty Can't Shield Bank Records In Judge Romance Probe
• Pa. Justices Say State Lawmakers Can't Impeach Philly DA
• Meet The Quinn Emanuel Atty Defending NYC Mayor Adams
• GMU Law School Set To Lose Nearly $40M By 2025
• Rutgers GC Moves Closer To NJ High Court Bench
• Jenner & Block Names DC Partner As Co-Managing Partner
• NY Appeals Court Casts Doubt On $489M Trump Judgment
• GOP Senator Blocks Fast-Tracking Of DC Judges
• DC Court Disbars Giuliani After License Revoked In NY
• Adams Accused Of 'Grave' Public Deceit As Feds Unveil Case
• In-House Counsel To Play Central Role At AI Cos., VCs Say
• Sullivan & Cromwell Didn't Ignore FTX 'Red Flags,' Report Says
• 9th Circ. Chief Talks Caseload, AI, Trivia At Fed Bar Luncheon
• FTC Targets 'Robot Lawyer,' Others In AI Enforcement Sweep
• Ex-Murder Suspect's Suit Against Embattled DA Gets Tossed
• Boies Joins Authors' Meta IP Suit After Judge Blasts Lead Atty
• Workplace Protections Bill For Judiciary Reintroduced
• Jones Day Must Face Ex-Firm Attys' Parental Leave Suit
• Lin Wood's Former Partners Rip 'Outright Lies' Over Assets
• Senate Fills Wisconsin Judicial Vacancy On Second Try
• Penalized Apple Atty Says He Was 'Demoralized' By Co. Culture
• Mass. Gov. Nominates New Chief Justice At Appeals Court
• Breaking IP Barriers: Q&A With Spencer Fane's DJ Healey
• Helene Forcing Shutdown Of Almost Every Courthouse In Fla.
• Ex-NY Congressman Argues He Can Be A Fair Federal Judge
• Courthouse Bomb Suspect Faces Attempted Murder Charges
• Prince Lobel Says Rapper Owes $237K For Fraud Defense
• Norfolk Southern Names New CLO After Ouster Of Execs
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dentons Accused Of Hacking Laptop, Aiding Vape Co. Usurper
• Trump Shooting Suspect Indicted For Assassination Attempt
• Neurosurgeon Deems Judge Newman's Brain 'Entirely Normal'
• 'Salacious' Keches Spat With Ex-Partner Aired In Court
• Justices' Immunity Ruling Could Foil Trump Charges, Sens. Told
• Haitian Group Seeks Criminal Charges Against Trump And Vance
• Harvard Says Alums Can't Sue Over Antisemitism Concerns
• 4th Circ. Poised To Uphold $1M Sanction For Court 'Attack'
• Ex-Google Privacy Chief Joins Gibson Dunn As Practice Head
• Man In Mueller Report Asks DC Circ. To Revive Privacy Claim
• More Enrollment Wanted For Judges' Home Security, IG Says
• NJ Justices Seem Doubtful Over Barring Atty Keyword Search
• Ropes & Gray Chair To Serve 2nd Term; Firm Picks Vice Chair
• Courthouses Begin Shutting Down As Fla. Braces For Storm
• Sentencing For Sen. Menendez, 2 Associates Delayed 3 Mos.
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• After Chevron: Courts Will Still Defer To Feds On Nat'l Security
• Freshfields Launching New Name, Logo In October
• Do GCs Even Know Company's AI Use? Survey Raises Doubts
• Smartmatic Can't Seek Punitive Damages In Newsmax Suit
• High Court Enviro Shadow Docket Could Diminish DC Circ.
• Coinbase Brings On Ex-Citadel Legal Chief With SEC Chops
• Nonprofit, Union Say Janus Doesn't Apply To NYC Dues Fight
• Penn Law Professor Sanctioned For Discriminatory Remarks
• What A Harris Administration Would Mean For The Courts
• Judge Recuses Self After Opening Jackson Walker Ethics Probe
• NC Man Gets 100 Mos. For Fleecing Attys In 'Collection' Scam
• Labor Attorney Who Leveled MLB Playing Field Dies At 93
• Fabiani Cohen Says Equity Partner Can't File Employee Claim
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• Autism Played Role In Bankman-Fried Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• Taft To Combine With Denver-Based Sherman & Howard
• FEMA Looks To Escape Atty's Bias And Retaliation Suit
• Letterman Enjoys Jury Service, But Not Picked For Fraud Trial
• Defamation Law Changes May Be Brewing At Supreme Court
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• IMF Promotes Deputy General Counsel To Top Job
• NY Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Charges of Corruption, Abuse
• Veteran High Court Litigator Warns Of Ethics Debate's Impact
• 'Con Man' Who Faked Atty Emails In Biz Scam Gets 30 Mos.
• Plaintiffs Firms Battle Over Proposed $9B Deal In J&J Talc Suit
• What A Second Trump Term Could Mean For The Courts
• Microsoft Accused Of Racial Bias By Ex-Diversity Professional
• King & Spalding Fights Bias Suit Over Summer Program
• Sheriff Who Shot Judge Had Depo Scheduled In Rape Suit
• Chevron's Demise May Not Bring Deluge Courts Had Feared
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Ellenoff Grossman Denied Arbitration In Ex-Atty's Firing Suit
• Federal Judges In Texas, Louisiana Taking Senior Status
• Trump Again Asks To Delay Evidence In DC Election Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Former Wilson Elser Attorney Drops 9th Circ. Benefits Appeal
• Kentucky Sheriff Arrested In Courthouse Killing Of Judge
• Dechert Settles Aviation Exec's Hack Cover-Up RICO Claims
• Why Justice Thomas' Gifts Probe Is Likely Taking So Long
• Newsmax Appeals Quash Of Smartmatic Atty Subpoenas
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Legal Assistant Drops Wrongful Firing Suit
• New NJ Senator Seeks Postelection Vote On 3rd Circ. Nominee
• 7th Circ. Asks If Law School Should Be 'Safe Space'
• Feds Say Menendez Retrial Bid Ignores 'Overwhelming' Proof
• Alaska Man Accused Of Death Threats Against Justices
• Federal Judicial Picks For 3 States Advance To Full Senate
• Squire Patton Hires Ex-Defense Secretary Mark Esper
• 5th Circ. Axes Bargaining Order Against Legal Support Firm
• House Seeks To Increase Judgeships After Senate OKs Bill
• Colo. SG Urges Lawyers Not To Lose Sight Of Human Harm
• Pa. Jury Clears SeaWorld-Owned Park In Race Bias Trial
• Venable Co-Managing Partner Dies After Lengthy Illness
• Calif. Atty Can't Escape Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim
• Senate Confirms Calif. Judge To Federal Bench
• Gibson Dunn Loses Fee Fight With Ex-Partner
• More Guidance Needed On Appellate Amicus Recusals
• Wayne State Law Student Refused Accommodations, School Says
• DOJ Investigating Alaska US Atty's Office, Murkowski Says
• Pa. Judge Confirmed As GOP Leader Bemoans Dems' Tactics
• Pryor Cashman Taps NY Litigator As Next Managing Partner
• Sidley M&A Leader To Head Firm's Exec Committee
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• Better Days Ahead For Associates, Recruiters Say
• Duane Morris Atty Asks Court To Keep Proposed Class Alive
• Eversheds US Chief-Elect Talks Firm Goals, DC Move Plans
• Investors' Losses Were Caused By Own Failures, Firm Says
• Holland & Knight Slams Suit Over Ex-Atty's Client Info Access
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Fired Lockheed Atty's Race Bias Suit
• PSEG's GC To Retire As Utility Co. Lines Up Her Successor
• Senate Confirms Tenn, Prosecutor To 6th Circ.
• Michael Best Absorbs 6-Atty Great Plains Startup Boutique
• Federal Judges Beat Ethics Complaint Over Clerk Boycotts
• DOJ Special Counsel Hur Among Duo Joining King & Spalding
• Record Retrieval Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Eversheds Elects New Co-Chiefs To Start In 2025
• Lawyer Fined For Claiming Mishcon Represented Pinochet
• Kennedys Adds 2 Knowledge Management Pros In London
• Burford Capital Adds Chief Development Role In London
• Law Firm Director Dishonestly Misled Insurer, SRA Says
• Top Atty For NYC Mayor Resigns As Fed. Investigations Mount
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Bankman-Fried Lays Blame On Trial Judge In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Judiciary Panel Dems Endorse Amicus Funding Disclosure
• Fed. Judges Urged To Stop Clerks From Seeking Political Jobs
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• NC Atty Lands Top Role At Enviro Dept. After Chief Departs
• K&L Gates, AltaClaro Partner On Gen AI Supervisory Course
• Neb. Court Allows Competing Abortion Measures On Ballot
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Ex-DOJ Deputy In TikTok, Twitter Cases Joins Mayer Brown
• Skanska On The Hunt For New Top Atty As GC Departs
• PM's 'Swift Justice' Pledge Needs Funding, Bar Council Says
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Former Y Combinator GC Joins Freshfields In Silicon Valley
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Gets Counts Cut From Ga. Election Interference Case
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Another Trump Bid To Halt Hush Money Case
• After Chevron: Conservation Rule Already Faces Challenges
• Biden Sets Record On Appointing Native American Judges
• Quinn Emanuel, Cohen Milstein Get $102M In Stock Loan Case
• Senate Preps Vote On 6th Circ. Nom Opposed By Tenn. GOP
• Hogan Lovells To Close Sydney, South Africa, Warsaw Offices
• Fried Frank Information Chief Moves To Mayer Brown
• Feds Eye Nixing Girardi's Ill. Case After Calif. Theft Conviction
• Linklaters Hires Shell's Qatar Legal Chief For Energy Practice
• Buchanan Ingersoll Looks Inward For New COO
• NY Top Court Rejects Trump's Latest Challenge To Gag Order
• Accuracy, Security Top Firms' Concerns As AI Use Rises
• Weinstein Hit With New Charges In NY Ahead Of Retrial
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• The Firms That Handle The Most Trade Secrets Work
• Norfolk Southern Fires CEO, CLO Over Relationship
• 5th Circ. To Rethink Houston Firm's Poaching Suit Removal
• Kirkland Can't Shake Former Associate's Bias Suit
• Sanford Heisler Taps Whistleblower Leader As Named Partner
• King & Spalding Adds 4 Attys To Mass Torts Practice In Texas
• Sheppard Mullin Promotes CFO, Announces Innovation Chief
• Dechert Global Managing Partner On What Inspired Him
• Mastro Bows Out Of NYC Top Atty Nom After Council Hearing
• Investor 'Blindsided' By Dye & Durham's Increasing Debt Load
• Ex-Troutman Pepper DEI Leader Joins Major Lindsey In Philly
• Ga. Law School Unveils Programs To Fill Rural Justice Jobs
• Legal Industry Grows By 8% In July, UK Gov't Stats Show
• SEC Files New Insider Case Tied To Stolen Covington Info
• Senate Confirms SDNY, Maryland Court Picks
• Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO's Ch. 11 Case Nixed As 'Bad Faith'
• Womble Bond Eyes Growth, Not Layoffs, With New Tie-Up
• Will Tom Girardi's Age Impact His Sentence?
• V&E Launches New Dublin Office In Aviation Finance Push
• Meet The Lawyers Tapped To Defend In Glencore Bribery Case
• The Medical-Style Legal Education Model On The Rise In Calif.
• Lewis Brisbois Lands 9 Litigators From Pillinger Miller
• Kennedys Opens New Offices In LA, Seattle Amid US Growth
• Womble Bond Dickinson To Merge With Lewis Roca
• Lewis Brisbois Denied Early Win In Real Estate Broker's Suit
• NY Courts' Limits On Ethics Data Broke Law, Watchdog Says
• 'Terrorgram' Leaders Charged With Targeting Judge, Senator
• Durbin Calls For Justice Thomas To Recuse Over Wife's Email
• Dems To Bring Back Judiciary Accountability Bill
• Paxton Promotes Legal Strategy Aide After Impeachment Help
• Greenberg Traurig Adds 5-Atty Withers Team In San Diego
• Most Young Lawyers Say Debt Alters Their Career Plans
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Judge Settles Suit Over Atty Blackmailing Her With Nude Pics
• Ex-Google Attorney Joins Freshfields' DC Office
• Ballard Spahr, Lane Powell Strike Deal To Combine
• Justice Barrett Describes Life With Constant Security Detail
• Colo. Justice Warns Judges: Studying Up On AI Isn't Optional
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 11th Circ. Judge Continues Drum Beat For Bench Use Of AI
• DC Circ. Considers Age Of Ex-Trump Aide's Surveillance Claims
• Calif. Has Underpaid State Court Judges For Years, Suit Says
• Calif. Takes AI Reins With Looming Safety, Transparency Laws
• Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord Deal Signals Combos To Come
• Justice Alito Reports Concert Tickets From Catholic Activist
• Procopio's Managing Partner Dies At 55 From Cancer
• SEC Accuses Fla. Men Of Mass Tort Litigation Financing Fraud
• Trustee Backs Tossing Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO's Ch. 11 Case
• Judge Barnard Says It's 'About Time' For Texas Biz Court
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• NY Gov. Taps WilmerHale Leader For Counsel Position
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Legal Job Market Continued Downward Trend In August
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 2nd Circ. Tests Trump Bid To Overturn $5M Carroll Verdict
• Trump Sentencing Pushed Back Until After Election
• Judge Newman's Suspension Extended For Another Year
• A&O Shearman To Cut Partner Numbers By 10%
• Texas Could Be Next Delaware, Attys Say As Biz Court Opens
• LA Courts Expand Recordings, Citing Court Reporter Shortage
• Wash. Bar Backs Experiment For Nonlawyers To Practice
• Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord Announce Megamerger
• Panel Finds Colo. Attys Can't Poach From Current Employers
• Judge Sharp No Stranger To Complex Cases Biz Court To See
• Mass. Bar Association Prez Aims To Keep New Attys In State
• DA Pans Trump Maneuvering On Hush Money Case Removal
• Colo. Election Denier Hit With $1K-A-Day Contempt Fine
• Norton, Quinn Emanuel Decry $600M Patent, Contempt Ruling
• Lloyd's Looks To Ditch Cadwalader's Coverage Suit In NC
• 11th Circ. Urged To Boot Fla. Judge From Trump Docs Case
• Conn. Bar Says Woman Owes Exhibits In Suit Over Exam Tech
• New Weinstein Charges Loom In NY As Women Step Forward
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• Veteran Atty Launches Solo Patent Boutique In Va.
• Chutkan Rejects Trump's Evidentiary Delay Request
• Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Tax Charges In Surprise Move
• Bird & Bird Recruits M&A Partner In Frankfurt Amid Growth
• Leech Tishman Combines With Calif. Firm Nelson Hardiman
• 2nd Circ. Hears Unvaxxed NY Judge's 'Exile' Challenge
• Conn. Man Charged With Threatening To Assassinate Judge
• Texas Justices OK Some Online Learning For Bar Admission
• Feds Say Litigation Funding Co. Was A $10M Ponzi Scheme
• McElroy Deutsch's Former CFO Fights Bid To Sink Ch. 11 Case
• A Federal Judge On Being Married To A Congresswoman
• Feds Say Ex-Judge's Misconduct Does Not Warrant New Trial
• Chief Justice Brister To Bring 20 Years' Wisdom To 15th Court
• Election Year Surprise? GOP Judges Opening Seats For Biden
• Fla. Judge Won't Delay Trial In Judge's Blackmail Suit
• Reed Smith Is Latest Firm To Wind Down Operations In Beijing
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Dave's Killer Bread Judge Rips Attys For 'Flooding' Docket
• Construction Disputes Mark Opening Of Texas Biz Court
• Seattle Court Accused Of Fostering Racist, Hostile Workplace
• A Day In The In-House Life
• Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Trustee Says Firm Charged Excessive Fees
• Split 5th Circ. Dissolves La. Voting Consent Decree
• USPTO Launches PTAB Clinic With Ex-Judges
• Former Partner Of Bankrupt NC Firm Settles With Trustee
• NJ Judiciary Expands Public Access To Briefs, Hearings
• Duane Morris Wants Bulk Of Atty's Equal Pay Suit Tossed
• Cozen O'Connor Adds 13 Clark Wilson Lawyers In Vancouver
• Atty Claims Pa. Firm Breached Merger, Payment Agreement
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• Atty's Use Of AI Didn't Taint Rapper's Trial, Judge Says
• Trump Loses Renewed Bid To Take Hush Money Case Federal
• Former Aide To NY Gov. Indicted On Foreign Agent Charges
• Texas Justice On Moving To The New 15th Appeals Court
• Jackson Sees No 'Reason' To Not Enforce High Court Ethics