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April 02, 2024
BCLP Joins Forces With Trial Lawyer Boutique In Seattle
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced Tuesday it has combined with a litigation group of 12 lawyers who formerly practiced together as Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP in Seattle.
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April 02, 2024
GRSM50 Adds 11-Atty Burns White Team In Pittsburgh
Nearly a dozen litigators have moved their practices from Burns White LLC to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP's Pittsburgh office.
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April 02, 2024
ArentFox Schiff Names New Heads Of Litigation Group
ArentFox Schiff LLP has announced that the leader of its trust and estate disputes practice and a co-leader of the trade secrets, noncompetes and employee mobility group are teaming to lead the firm's complex litigation practice.
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April 02, 2024
Unum Beats Ex-Hogan Lovells Atty's Disability Fight
A Maryland magistrate judge has handed Unum Life Insurance Co. of America a win in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit brought by a former Hogan Lovells attorney who claimed she was wrongly denied long-term disability benefits for her fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and abdominal and joint pain.
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April 02, 2024
Proskauer Adds 13-Year Wilson Sonsini Vet, Ex-DOJ Leader
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired a longtime Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC partner who also has two decades of experience working with the U.S. Department of Justice on a range of antitrust matters, the firm announced.
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April 02, 2024
100-Plus Groups Rally Behind Adeel Mangi For 3rd Circ.
Over 100 federal and state advocacy groups sent a letter to senators on Tuesday urging them to support Adeel Mangi, nominee for the Third Circuit, who would be the first Muslim federal appellate judge if confirmed, amid increasing opposition to him.
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April 02, 2024
Man Gets 14 Months For Threatening To Kill Justice Roberts
A Florida man who admitted to calling U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' chambers and leaving a voicemail in which he twice threatened to kill the justice has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison.
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April 01, 2024
Law School Diversity Dips Amid Affirmative Action Bans
Racial diversity among U.S. law school students has dropped by as much as 17% following affirmative action bans in 12 states over the past 28 years, with the biggest reduction in minority shares at the country's top-ranked schools, according to a new study.
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April 01, 2024
Trump Posts $175M Bond, Pausing $465M Fraud Judgment
Donald Trump on Monday posted a $175 million bond, ducking, for now, enforcement of a nearly $465 million civil fraud judgment against him and his businesses in the New York attorney general's case accusing them of defrauding banks and insurers.
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April 01, 2024
Trump's Gag Order Expands Over 'Attacks' On Judge's Family
Donald Trump has a constitutional right to respond to alleged political attacks, but he does not have a right to attack family members of the state judge overseeing his criminal case in New York, the judge ruled late Monday, expanding the former president's gag order in his hush money case.
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April 01, 2024
Ga. Judicial Watchdog Wants Probate Judge Off The Bench
A three-member panel of Georgia's Judicial Qualifications Commission has recommended a Douglas County probate judge be removed from the bench following accusations that she violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct on social media and jailed a woman seeking to amend her marriage record.
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April 01, 2024
Mich. Can't Get Immunity In Courthouse ADA Class Action
Attorneys with disabilities and a disability rights advocate can proceed with a proposed class action aimed at forcing accessibility improvements at several Michigan courthouses and government buildings, a Michigan federal judge ruled Saturday, rejecting the state's argument that it was immune from the suit.
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April 01, 2024
Kirkland Atty Escapes Malpractice Suit Over Loan Docs
A Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney has secured an early win in a legal malpractice case alleging he botched an estate planning matter and lost his client millions in a later divorce, with a New Jersey federal court finding the client couldn't prove "proximate causation" of alleged damages in light of her subsequent divorce settlement.
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April 01, 2024
Murdaugh Gets 40 Years For Financial Crimes In Fed. Court
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina lawyer serving a life sentence for murder, was hit with a concurrent 40-year prison term in federal court Monday after pleading guilty to stealing at least $9 million from clients.
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April 01, 2024
Schumer Warns Texas Court Not To Continue Judge Shopping
The U.S. Senate will consider legislation to curtail judge shopping after the Northern District of Texas' chief judge rejected calls for the district to take steps to end the "odious" practice on its own, the Senate leader said Monday.
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April 01, 2024
Nelson Mullins Expands In Texas With New Houston Shop
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has opened its second location in Texas with a Houston office that will initially be made up of 11 litigation and corporate attorneys, the firm announced Monday.
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April 01, 2024
Immigration Atty Can't Challenge Suspension For Phone Use
An immigration attorney can't challenge her suspension before the Board of Immigration Appeals for refusing to stop using her phone in court, as a North Carolina federal judge has found the case moot because she failed to show how her reputation has continued to be harmed.
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April 01, 2024
Inside The Global Ch. 11 Hunt For Ho Wan Kwok's Money
Chasing the assets of controversial businessman Ho Wan Kwok across dozens of jurisdictions worldwide isn't an impossible mission for the seasoned Chapter 11 trustee pursuing hundreds of clawback claims, but experts predict a formidable task awaits the Paul Hastings LLP partner thanks to a potentially hostile reception in foreign courts.
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April 01, 2024
The Top In-House Hires Of March
Legal department hires during the past few weeks included high-profile appointments at John Deere, Geico and Zoom. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.
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April 01, 2024
DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Vets Jump To Skadden, Foley
Two veterans of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division have headed to private practice in Washington, D.C., with one joining Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and another leaving the government for Foley & Lardner LLP, the firms said Monday.
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April 01, 2024
Fox Rothschild Names 9 New Office, Practice Group Leaders
Fox Rothschild LLP announced new office managing partners and practice group chairs Monday as part of a leadership rotation at the firm.
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April 01, 2024
Morris James Forms M&A Group With 3 Attys From Skadden
Morris James LLP has hired three attorneys from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to launch the Delaware firm's new corporate and mergers and acquisition practice and enhance its already established corporate law services, the firm said Monday.
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April 01, 2024
Fennemore Craig Adds 80 Legal Pros From Moye White
Fennemore Craig PC said Monday it will add about 80 lawyers and legal professionals to its Denver office later this month from Moye White LLP — its fourth mass lateral hiring spree of 2024.
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March 29, 2024
In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.
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March 29, 2024
Petition Watch: Off-Label Ads, Retiree Discrimination & PPE
A Utah attorney has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether allegedly retaliatory IRS summonses can be quashed, and two former pharmaceutical executives are challenging the constitutionality of their convictions for marketing the off-label use of a drug. Here, Law360 looks at recently filed petitions that you might've missed.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
To facilitate parental leave for solo practitioners and small-firm attorneys excluded from the Family and Medical Leave Act's protections, the American Bar Association should amend its rules to implement automatic litigation stays for attorneys welcoming a new child, says attorney Gabriel Levy.
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Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
With the lateral hiring market calming down and law firms no longer overlooking resume deficiencies when evaluating candidates, associates at all levels should be cognizant of the skills and attributes that make them marketable to prospective employers, says J.B. Pullias at VOYlegal.
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High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted review in a federal grand jury proceeding that presents a rare opportunity to clarify — and possibly significantly expand — the scope of the attorney-client privilege for complex mixed-purpose communications with counsel, says David Greenwald at Jenner & Block.
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Minn.'s New Common Interest Doctrine: A Primer
In its recent ruling in Energy Policy Advocates v. Ellison, the Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the common interest doctrine, extending confidentiality to communications between an attorney and client that include a third party — but successful use of the doctrine will require care, preparation and attention to detail, says George Singer at Ballard Spahr.
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Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
Courts are increasingly requiring litigants to produce chats and other conversations recorded on business collaboration platforms as evidence, so companies should develop strategies for preserving and organizing such data to timely comply with e-discovery requests and to protect sensitive information, say attorneys at Akerman.
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Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
As the recent rise in frequency and cost of legal malpractice claims is expected to continue amid global high inflation and economic uncertainty, law firms and insurers would be wise to evaluate key risk areas and consider six steps to minimize exposure, say Nicole Shapiro and Cory Stumpf at Atheria Law.
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Roundup
Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win
In this Expert Analysis series, advocates who have recently won unanimous rulings from the justices share their argument strategies, the tactics they think may help unify the court, and what other practitioners can learn from their experience.
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Series
Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
When arguing for the petitioner in Golan v. Saada before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, a focus was placed on appealing to multiple judicial philosophies with the aim of not only winning each justice’s vote, but also achieving clear guidance from the court’s opinion, says Karen King at Morvillo Abramowitz.
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Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
A Mississippi federal court's recent decision in Kee v. Howard L. Nations PC highlights the importance of well-written engagement letters, and shows why it is vital for attorneys to specify exactly which services they intend to supply, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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The Lawyer Personalities That Make Up Joint Interest Groups
As multiparty litigation rises and forces competing law firms to work together, George Reede at Zelle looks at the different personalities — from tactful synthesizers to misguided Don Quixotes — that often make up joint representation groups, and how lawyers can overcome the tensions in these and other team settings.
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How ITC's Junior Atty Program Can Benefit Firms, Clients
Victoria Reines and Philip Marsh at Arnold & Porter offer some thoughts on making the U.S. International Trade Commission's Nurturing Excellence in Trial Advocates program work for firms and clients, and discuss the benefits of having a junior attorney present an opening statement.
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Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
As it becomes more commonplace to see criticism of the judiciary in the media, licensed attorneys are well advised to remember that they may have less freedom than nonlawyers to make protected speech critical of the judiciary, says Mark Hinderks at Stinson.
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Series
Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Practicality Over Perfection
When I argued for the petitioner in Wooden v. U.S. last year, I discovered that preparation is key, but so is the right kind of preparation — in giving decisive answers to the U.S. Supreme Court justices' hypothetical questions I was not aiming for perfection, just the best response available, says Allon Kedem at Arnold & Porter.
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What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools
Stephanie Acosta at UWorld discusses how law students and law schools can start preparing now for the new bar exam launching in 2026, which is expected to emphasize real-world lawyering skills-based tasks over rote memorization.
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Apple's New Messaging Features Will Complicate E-Discovery
Apple's newest mobile operating system allows users to edit and recall messages and recover deleted messages, which could significantly increase the time, burden and expense of processing and analyzing cellphones if messages or their associated metadata become an area of scrutiny in a case, says Jarrett Coco at Nelson Mullins.