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Legal Industry - October, 2024

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• Judge 'Duped' By BigLaw Attys Urged To Preserve Sanctions
• Seyfarth Argues Against DQ From Amazon COVID Pay Case
• Scott + Scott Sues Robins Kaplan For $5M In Swipe Deal Fees
• Dallas Judge Kicks 2022 Energy Case Out Of Biz Court
• Judge Trims Retaliation Suit Against Miami After Settlement
• Arnold & Porter Appoints New Co-Chairs, CEO
• How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
• Jones Day Pushes To Shield Memo In Parental Leave Case
• Houston Firm Accuses Legal Marketing Services Biz Of Fraud
• Seattle Lawyer And Wife Leave $45M To Law School
• Vinson & Elkins To Open Denver Office With Plans To Expand
• NJ Agency Accused Of Wrongfully Firing Legal Professional
• Hub Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Barclay Damon, Prince Lobel
• The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot
• Judge Stops Arbitration Of Connecticut Trial Firm Breakup
• 'Politically Charged' Bid To Unseat Justice Alarms Colo. Bar
• 10th Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against Northwestern Law Prof
• Calif. Judge Scolded For Public Fight Over School Renaming
• Gibson Dunn Lands Trump Impeachment Prosecutor, 4 Others
• Man Who Threatened Fani Willis Gets 21-Month Prison Term
• Pa. Panel Says Undated Special Election Votes Should Count
• Meltzer Lippe Allowed Widespread Sex Harassment, Suit Says
• How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
• High Court Says Va. Can Keep Purging 'Noncitizen' Voters
• Wash. Chief Justice Calls Diversity 'Critical' For Courts
• Justices Won't Let RFK Jr. Off Mich., Wis. Ballots
• Legal Union Fights Title VII Claims After Palestine Resolution
• Google Seeks To Toss Yelp's 'Self-Preferencing' Case
• Cannon Won't Recuse In Trump Shooting Suspect's Fla. Case
• Fla. Judge Modifies Order Requiring News Articles Takedown
• GOP Rep. Roy Opposes Efforts To Stop 'Judge Shopping'
• Former Morgan Lewis Partner Sworn In To DC Federal Bench
• 4th Circ. Unclear On LeClairRyan Founder's Tax Liability
• Approach The Bench: Judge Rosenthal Praises Zoom Hearings
• Ex-Boston University Law Prof Settles IP Suit With School
• Circuit Judge Rips Atty's 'Unearned Windfall' In Liability Case
• Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
• Partner Sues Over Firm Breakup After $100M Conn. Verdict
• Judge Leaves Patent Case After Fed. Circ. Undoes Ruling
• Colo. Will Decide How Judges Are Judged
• NC Swaps Checks For Prepaid Debit Cards To Pay Jurors
• Colo. Judge: Attys Have Work To Do On Disability Acceptance
• Feds Defend DEI Monitor Provision In Boeing Plea Deal
• Law Prof Calls Out Atty Fees, Workarounds In NAR Deal
• Denver Law Firm Faces Class Action Over Data Breach
• Ozy Media CEO Wants Conviction Nixed Over Judge's Assets
• Longtime New York Federal Judge John F. Keenan Dies At 94
• Judge Ambivalent In DOJ, GOP Special Counsel Tapes Fight
• J. Crew Asks Court To Ratify Ex-GC's Arbitration Loss
• Tesla Atty Faces Sanctions Bid Over Mediation Appearance
• Asheville Federal Courthouse Reopens After Hurricane Helene
• Linklaters Adds 4 A&O Shearman Finance Partners In NY
• Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• How Big Crash Verdict Revealed Blueprint For Suing Amazon
• Gloves Come Off In Wash. High Court Race As Election Nears
• Eternal Optimism Is Key To A Mediator's Mind, Top Judge Says
• High Court Bar's Future: Mitchell Law's Jonathan F. Mitchell
• NYC Bar Rates 4 Sitting Judges 'Not Approved' For Reelection
• Woman Accused Of Threatening To Kill Judge Kacsmaryk
• The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Insurers Have Long Used AI; Now Litigation Funders Want In
• Congress Urged To Further Inspect FBI's Kavanaugh Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Judge Can't Hide Bank Records In Romance Cash Probe
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• EEOC Gets $110K Default Win In Fired Atty's Retaliation Suit
• After Chevron: The Future Of OSHA Enforcement Litigation
• Trump Again Argues Jack Smith's Appointment Was Illegal
• 4th Circ. Backs Sanctioning Firm $1M For 'Defiance' Of Court
• Why A Top Detroit-Area Judge Isn't Scrapping Virtual Hearings
• Atty Jim Walden Launches Campaign To Be NYC Mayor
• Sen. Presses US Trade Rep To Take Up Fentanyl Probe
• Conn. Bar Committee Wants Software Crash Suit Tossed
• Ga. Bar Eyes Atty Guardrails On Use Of Third-Party Vendors
• Biden Issues Guidelines For National Security Uses Of AI
• Giuliani Admissions Sink Bid To Shield Fla. Condo, Court Told
• Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Big Jump In Outside Counsel Spending Forecast For 2025
• Thapar Flays Law Schools, Attys For Anti-Originalist Mindsets
• Trump Shooting Suspect Seeks Fla. Judge's Recusal
• Co. Misleads Claimants About Visa Mastercard MDL, Attys Say
• Biden Names Judicial Nominees For Calif. Courts
• Character.AI, Google Face Suit Over Teen's Suicide
• Fla. Law Firm Gets Win In Trial Over Pregnancy Bias
• Juvenile Court Judge, Atty Picked For Mass. Appeals Court
• Colo. Man Admits To Threatening Judge, Election Officials
• OpenAI Hires Uber Ethics Head As New Compliance Chief
• Ex-Schnader Harrison Atty Says Deal Is Near In Pension Fight
• Trial Consulting Firm Says Ex-Worker Stole Trade Secrets
• Law Firm Accuses Ex-Paralegal Of 'Sabotage' In Bears Case
• 9th Circ. Orders Michael Avenatti To Be Resentenced
• Ga. Justices Say Open Records Suit Against DA Can Proceed
• Harvard Enabling 'Outrageous' Antisemitism, Court Told
• Calif. Supreme Court Signs Off On Remote Bar Exam
• Giuliani Must Give NYC Apartment, Watches To Poll Workers
• Ex-Google GC Must Be Investigated By Calif. Bar, Groups Say
• Hagens Berman Says Vorys 'Opportunistically' Seeking Lead
• 'A Lot Of Nerve': Judge Slams Ex-Sparks Owners' Fee Claim
• Stigma Of Disability In Legal Industry Is 'Very Real,' Panel Says
• NJ Justices Cast Doubt On Out-Of-State Atty Referral Fee Ban
• Law Firm Wins Atty Fees In Texas Over Lies To Ghana Court
• Del. Justices Set Guardrails For How Courts Can Use AI
• LegalZoom, Ex-User Clash Over Unlawful-Practice Arbitration
• Hagens Berman Tells Amazon, Apple: Sure, Sanction Client
• Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
• Judge Whose Son Was Killed Says States Must Step Up Safety
• Georgia Supreme Court Forms Generative AI Committee
• How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status
• The 2024 Prestige Leaders
• Grassley Probes Delayed Charges For Threat To Trump Judge
• Mastercard's Legal Chief Departs For Tech Co. Coherent
• Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Slams 'Incendiary' Client Info Suit
• Firm Fired HR Manager Because Of Pregnancy, Fla. Jury Told
• Wade Says Trump Probe Plans Began Before Willis Took Office
• SEC, CFTC Chairs Talk Crypto, AI & Wall Street Texting Sweep
• Central Park 5 Say Trump Defamed Them During Debate
• Post-Dobbs Ballot Questions May Spell Litigation With No End
• The State Supreme Court Races To Watch In November
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's ADA Suit Against Calif. Bar
• Judge Cites University Ties To Bow Out Of Aid-Fixing Suit
• High Court Takes Case On Sentencing For Release Infractions
• How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
• Fla. Dept.'s Ex-GC Says Gov.'s Office Directed TV Ad Letters
• Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty Seeks Moderation In LA County DA Bid
• High Court Will Review Clean Air Act Jurisdiction Cases
• Paul Hastings Adds Baker McKenzie Employment Team In NY
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Texas Federal Judge Owned Tesla Stock After Taking X Suit
• Jan. 6 Witness Said Trump Speech May Have Been 'Political'
• Judge Slams 'Lazy Lawyering' In Amazon Biometric Data Suit
• Feds Defend Bribery Charge Against NYC Mayor Adams
• High Court Bar's Future: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
• Paramount-Skydance Merger Triggers Class Atty Fight In Del.
• It's Not Too Late For Attys To Help Safeguard Election
• Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• LA County DA Defends Progressive Policies In Reelection Bid
• Verbose BigLaw Attys Irk Judge: 'Not Serving You Well'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• LinkSquares Sued For Denying OT To Legal Tech Sales Reps
• Skadden Closing In Shanghai, 'Rescaling' Corporate Practice
• AG Taps DOJ Veteran To Lead Executive Office Of US Attys
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ted Kennedy Jr. On Disability Inclusion In The Legal Industry
• Atty's 'Groundhog Day' Motion Trims Ex-Girardi Client's Suit
• Burford Again Loses Fight Against Meat Price-Fixing Deal
• Supreme Court Signals Skepticism On Staying Federal Rules
• Colo. Judges Decry Backlogged Motion List's Influence
• Ex-Posner Staffer Can't DQ Magistrate Judge In Salary Suit
• NJ Judge Shakes Ethics Charges Over Aide's Remote Work
• Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
• If Trump Wins, Here's Who Could Be The Next Boston US Atty
• House Resolution Introduced To Laud Hispanics In Legal Field
• NH Justice Indicted For Interfering With Criminal Probe
• Airline Owner Can't Force Cravath To Give Docs, Court Says
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Drops Appeal Of Bias Verdict Loss
• Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
• Trump Mostly Denied 'Speculative' Jan. 6 Document Bids
• Giuliani Says Ga. Poll Workers Can't Go After His Fla. Condo
• Former Public Defender Joins Colorado Federal Bench
• Ex-Jones Day Attys' Parental Leave Suit Gets 2025 Trial Date
• Bipartisan Judgeships Bill In House Keeps Gaining Support
• 2023 Minority Law Grads Are Still Finding Jobs At Lower Rates
• Ex-Judge Aims To Shield Bank Records In Romance Probe
• Foley Hoag Wants Bulk Of Claims Axed In NY Wage Suit
• Columbia Prof Says Firm Abandoned Her During Israel Probe
• The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
• DLA Piper Says 'Sloppy' Work Cost Pregnant Associate Job
• Ex-BigLaw Partner Gets 16 Months For Tax Evasion
• Would-Be Wash. Justices Butt Heads On High Court's Record
• Boeing Judge Wants DEI Monitor Pick Info Before Plea Ruling
• Hunter Biden Sues Fox, Ex-Top Atty Over 'Humiliating' Series
• Fired Attorney Says Legal Aid Has Racist Environment
• NJ Justices Approve Readmission Path For Disbarred Attys
• Lewis Brisbois Founder, 2 Family Members Leave Firm
• Leader Of Corporate Counsel Group To Depart In 2025
• Atty Says Appellate Co.'s Ads Look Like Case Updates
• Delaware Justice Vaughn Remembered As 'A True Gentleman'
• Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues
• The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• DHS Chief Privacy Officer Joins Frost Brown Todd In DC
• DLA Piper Taps Corporate Atty As Co-US Managing Partner
• Disbarment Isn't One Size Fits All For Attys Guilty Of Crimes
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• With Swipe At Attys, CFPB's Chopra Defends Use Of Guidance
• High Court's TCPA Grant Set To Broaden Loper Bright's Blow
• Apple Judge OKs New Schedule But Pans 'Burden' To Court
• Quinn Emanuel Gets Trimmed $92M Fee In ACA Cases
• Boston Bomber Says Judge's Praise For Jury DQs Him
• FTC's Republicans Take Aim At Agency Merger Data
• Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Pleads Guilty In Calif. Wire Fraud Cases
• Attys Ordered To Apologize For Neighborhood 'Scream Test'
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Lin Wood Slams Ga. Atty Fee Statute As Unconstitutional
• Hurricane Effects Prompt More NC Court Deadline Extensions
• California High Court Rejects Bar Exam Alternative Program
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
• Chutkan OKs Redacted Immunity Evidence In Trump Case
• Ex-Latham Atty Must Turn Over SEC Whistleblower Docs
• SEC Says Adviser's $4M Scheme Included 'AI-Washing'
• NJ Atty Sues Netflix For Infringement Over Boy Scouts Movies
• Law Bars Removal Of 'Faithful Slaves' Monument, Court Told
• Atty For McElroy Deutsch's Ex-CFO Wants Out Of Theft Case
• Alaska Judge's Misconduct Prompts Bid To Pause Appeal
• Cleary Is Latest Firm To Add Nonequity Partner Tier
• Quinn Emanuel Adds Of Counsel Atty, 6 Associates In Miami
• 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
• McCarter & English Adds 5-Person McElroy Deutsch Team
• Combs Accuses DHS Of Leaking Grand Jury Info To Press
• Another Supreme Court Term, Another Call For Ethics Reform
• Colo. Firm Seeks Bigger Cut Of Atty Fees From Competitor
• Thomson Reuters Again Seeks Win On ROSS' Pilfering
• US BigLaw Firms Accelerate Enviro Efforts, But Diversity Lags
• National Basketball Players Association Head Joins JAMS
• Girardi Seeks New Fraud Trial Over Memory Issues
• Lame-Duck Judiciary Confirmations? Wait And See
• Mass. Gov. Nominates Land Court Counsel To Judgeship
• Feds Seek 16 Months For Ex-BigLaw Partner's Tax Dodging
• 'Ghost' Florida Atty Left Long Trail Of Irked Judges, Clients
• This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
• Judge Puts US Trustee's Depo On Ice In Judge Romance Suit
• Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Inks Plea Deal Over Firm Embezzlement
• 'Alarming' AI Might Aid Research In Patent Fights, Judge Says
• Jackson, Kagan Target Loper Bright In Ghost Gun Case
• Divorced-Dads Firm Beats Fired Paralegal's Retaliation Suit
• Justices Divided Over 'Prevailing Party' Status For Atty Fees
• Judge Security Data Reflects Policy Shifts As Much As Threats
• US Airways Renews $139M Sabre Fee Bid For $1 Antitrust Win
• NJ Judge Suspended For 'Admittedly Vulgar' TikTok Videos
• In-House Attys Urged To Spearhead Creation Of AI Policies
• Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• More Law Firms Want To Merge, But Deals Aren't Skyrocketing
• Trump Held Back FBI's 2nd Kavanaugh Probe, Report Says
• Ex-Aide To NYC Mayor Charged With Witness Tampering
• New Bill Would Enact 'Commonsense' Litigation Disclosures
• Sparring With Adams, Feds Shadowbox The Supreme Court
• State Courts Splitting Over Future Of Climate Change Suits
• Court Punts Case Over Trump's 'Eating The Dogs' Comments
• 9th Circ. Nixes Judicial Complaint Over Atty 'Disbar' Threat
• Massachusetts' Chief Federal Judge To Take Senior Status
• Apple, Amazon Urge Sanctions For Absent Antitrust Plaintiff
• Ex-Mayer Brown Chair Helman Recalled As Steadfast Leader
• 6 High Court Cases To Watch For Trial Attorneys
• Texas Boutique Tops Cravath As Compensation Season Starts
• Top 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Mondelez, BCLP Ink $750K Deal To End Data Breach Suits
• Milbank LLP Lands Departing SEC Enforcement Chief Grewal
• What's Up In Oral Arguments In High Court Pet Food Case
• Election Litigation Looms Over New Supreme Court Term
• Retired Judge Says Unpaid Services Suit's Claims 'Untimely'
• Oversight Dems Probe Chief Justice On Jan. 6 Case Handling
• DOL Urges 11th Circ. To Back Arbitration Denial In ESOP Row
• High Court Bar's Future: Jenner & Block's Adam Unikowsky
• NC Atty Dies In Hurricane Helene, Legal Community Rattled
• Up First At High Court: Civil Rights, Ghost Guns, Atty Fees
• A Month Into Texas Biz Court, Removal Questions Loom
• Feds Say Judge Threatened In Court Considering Trump Case
• Holtec Sues Former GC Over Alleged Embezzlement Scheme
• 5th Circ. Names Judge Behind Abortion Pill Ruling As New Chief
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Industry Jobs Creep Back Up After 4-Month Decline
• NY Immigration Boutique Buys Retiring Pro's Firm
• Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• IRS Probes Atty Over Promotion Of Deferred Law Firm Fees
• Colo. Attys May Release Files Without Waiving Lien On Clients
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• WilmerHale Hired For DHS IG's Retaliatory Probe, Report Says
• Colo. Billionaire's Brief Sparks Call For Gorsuch Recusal
• 12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar
• Cos. Want Federal Rule On Litigation Funding Disclosure
• Crowell & Moring Loses Bid For $30M COVID Rent Refund
• Allred Feud With Ex-Tenant Over 'Large Rodent' Puzzles Judge
• Jones Day Parental Leave Bias Claims Must Go To Jury
• Judicial Picks From 3 States Remain Hearing-Less
• NJ Panel Opens Door To Remote Testimony In Criminal Cases
• Newest High Court Reform Bill Would Cap Gifts At $50
• Mintz IP Partner Is Equal Parts BigLaw And Punk Rock
• Giuliani's Fla. Condo Is Not Off Limits, Ga. Poll Workers Say
• A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
• The 2024 Compensation Report: In-House
• Venable Assistant Sues Firm For Denying Medical WFH Status
• Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kirkland Accuses Ex-IP Atty Of Delaying Bias Suit Discovery
• Ex-Federal Judge's Sex Misconduct Spurs New Criminal Trial
• Cahill Adds House Oversight Atty Who Handled Biden Probe
• MSU Halted Paying Legal Bills After Critical Report, Firm Says
• Progressive Group Staffs Up For Judicial Nominee Fights
• Tenn. Atty Sues Federal Court, Judges Over Gag Order Rule
• Maine's First Female Federal Judge To Take Semiretired Status
• SEC's Top Cop Departing After Record-Breaking Tenure
• Bullying In Law Is Pervasive, Drives Turnover, Ill. Attys Say
• The 2024 Compensation Report: General Counsel
• These Are The Legal Chiefs Who Command Top Dollar
• Fried Frank's M&A Co-Head Views Rate Cuts, AI With Caution
• NYC Mayor Adams May Face More Charges, Feds Say
• Trump Cries Voter Interference As Immunity Brief Hits Docket
• Former Rutgers Law Dean To Serve As University's Interim GC
• Ga. High Court Declares Judicial Emergency After Helene
• McElroy Deutsch Must Face 'Malicious' Claim From Fired Exec
• The Top In-House Hires Of September
• Apple, Amazon Hint Hagens Berman Lacked Client's OK
• Wigdor Sued For Dragging Cuomo Aide Into Harassment Case
• Spencer Fane Combines With Las Vegas Boutique Firm
• NYC Mayor Elevates Attorneys Amid Corruption Charges
• Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
• The 2024 Compensation Report: Law Firms
• A Deep Dive Into Law Firm Pay
• When The Client Is The Mayor, The Usual Rules Don't Apply
• Adams Says Feds Sought To 'Tarnish' Him With Leaks
• NYC Bar Urges Congress To Place Ethics Rules On High Court