New California Bar Leader Aims To Rebuild Public Trust

By Tracey Read

After less than two weeks on the job, Laura Enderton-Speed, the California State Bar's new executive director, is already busy working to strengthen trust in the organization following the botched administration of the February bar exam.

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Keesal Young Fights Stradley Ronon Bid To Ax Poaching Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Claiming that scheming and collusion is an "everyday" occurrence should not absolve a law firm from civil liability for poaching attorneys, California firm Keesal Young & Logan has told the Los Angeles County Superior Court, saying Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP should not escape its suit on claims that its lawyer recruitment is normal.

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McDermott Leads Firms Riding PE Wave To Choppy Waters

By Emma Cueto

McDermott Will & Schulte's confirmation that it is considering taking investment from private equity is part of a wider wave of law firms of all sizes actively exploring the novel maneuver amid mixed opinion as to whether it makes sense for BigLaw.

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Murder Conviction Tossed Over Judge's Texts To Prosecutor

By Emily Sawicki

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge's midtrial text messages seeking to influence the prosecution's handling of a witness have caused a murder conviction to be overturned in California, after the attorney general's office conceded the messages showed too high a likelihood of judicial bias to be ignored.

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10x Genomics GC Who Led Rule Of Law Effort To Retire In '26

By James Boyle

The top in-house attorney at 10x Genomics Inc. and recent co-founder of a bipartisan group of more than 650 general counsel working to preserve the rule of law has announced he will retire from his role at the life sciences technology company at the end of the year, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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Longtime Gibson Dunn Litigator Joins Signature Resolution

By James Mills

The alternative dispute resolution service Signature Resolution is bringing in a retired Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP trial attorney to join its panel of neutrals.

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Manning Kass Hit With Age Bias Suit In Calif.

By Christine DeRosa

Manning & Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester LLP is facing an age bias lawsuit in California state court alleging a firm leader has made ageist comments at employees over 40 and is trying to drive those workers out of the firm.

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McGlinchey Stafford Names 4 New Firm Leaders

By Adrian Cruz

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC announced that it has made four internal promotions to leadership positions, including chief information officer and three newly created roles.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Potter Anderson's representation of Pfizer in a suit against Novo Nordisk and Burr & Forman's work on a $500 million joint partnership lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 31 to Nov. 14

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Sidley Austin LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Washington federal jury cleared Novo Nordisk of allegations that it defrauded the state's Medicaid and Medicare systems by paying kickbacks and promoting off-label use to illegally boost prescriptions of its hemophilia drug NovoSeven.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Sarah Martinson

The legal industry had another busy week with more lateral hires and leadership changes, and one BigLaw firm exploring private equity investments.

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Enthusiasm Is Legal Leadership Differentiator In AI Era

As the legal profession navigates changes driven by artificial intelligence and broader pressures, leaders should consider behavioral research-backed strategies to translate enthusiasm into tangible results for team performance, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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