More BigLaw Partners Back Jenner & Block In EO Suit

By Emily Sawicki

The number of BigLaw partners publicly backing litigation against the federal government over executive orders targeting firms continues to grow, as a group representing more than 800 partners and members of major U.S. law firms has filed an amicus brief in support of Jenner & Block.

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Insulet Seeks $30M In Atty Fees, Costs After Trade Secret Win

By Andrea Keckley

After winning a nearly $60 million judgment in a trade secrets lawsuit against South Korean company EOFlow Co. Ltd., medical device company Insulet Corp. has told a Massachusetts federal judge that it should be granted a little over $30 million in attorney fees and litigation costs in light of the rival's "remarkable" misappropriation of its technology for a wearable insulin patch pump.

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DC Boutique Leaders On Scaling Up While Taking On Trump

By Rachel Rippetoe

After joining forces in 2019, Washington, D.C., attorneys Sara Kropf and Andrea Moseley have brought on a new partner, Addy Schmitt, to join the masthead at their white collar defense and complex litigation boutique as the firm takes on an increasingly prominent role in cases challenging Trump administration policies.

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Recently Retired Texas Chief Justice Joins Jackson Walker

By Lynn LaRowe

The longest-serving Texas Supreme Court justice and former chief of the court is taking his decades of experience to Texas law firm Jackson Walker LLP, the firm announced Friday.

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5th Circ. Wipes Out Southwest Attys' Religious Training Order

By Hailey Konnath

The Fifth Circuit on Thursday held that a lower court overstepped by ordering several in-house Southwest Airlines attorneys to undergo "religious liberty training" following a flight attendant's win in a wrongful termination suit, finding that the training wouldn't benefit the flight attendant or persuade Southwest to comply with an earlier order.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry marked another busy week with a flurry of attorneys taking on new legal roles and law firm practice expansions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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NJ Panel Nixes Debt Adjustment Law's Limited Atty Exemption

By Rose Krebs

The New Jersey state appeals court on Friday ruled that provisions of a state law exposing attorneys representing clients in debt adjustment proceedings to possible civil penalties or criminal charges is unconstitutional and "impermissibly vague."

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Split Texas High Court Nixes Barratry Claims Against Attys

By Lynn LaRowe

A split Texas Supreme Court said Friday that anti-solicitation claims fail against Texas lawyers who allegedly used "case runners" to pursue car accident clients in Arkansas and Louisiana because the conduct occurred outside the Lone Star State.

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Law Firms Sued For Malpractice In NJ Over Ice Cream Venture

By Jake Maher

A Florida doctor has launched a legal malpractice suit against Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP and a number of attorneys, including one described as a "lifelong trusted friend," in New Jersey state court alleging they cost him over $3 million by mishandling an ice cream business project.

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AG Fights Ex-Immigration Judge's Disability Bias Claim In Fla.

By Madison Arnold

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushed back Friday on a former immigration judge's bid for a disability discrimination ruling in her favor, telling a Florida federal court that her requested transfer wasn't approved since there were no vacancies in her desired Orlando court during her tenure.

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Lucosky Brookman Faces Malpractice Suit Over NYC Site Sale

By Grace Dixon

Lucosky Brookman LLP, a boutique corporate finance and securities firm, was hit with a malpractice suit in New Jersey state court by a former client alleging the firm failed to warn it about a decades-old agreement that would restrict its ability to build on a New York City site.

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Shutts & Bowen Eyes Sanctions Over Country Club Sale Suit

By Madison Arnold

Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP is continuing its pushback against a real estate corporation's malpractice lawsuit alleging it sank the sale of a country club, this time serving a motion for sanctions in the state court.

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Chicago Firm Converted $500K Owed To Creditor, Suit Says

By Lauraann Wood

Chicago-based Johnson & Bell LLP has been sued in Illinois federal court by a New York creditor who says the firm illegally "paid itself" with a client's $500,000 settlement even though it knew he held a $2.2 million priority interest in that client's assets.

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Condo Counsel Disqualified In Suit Against Miami Hotel Owner

By Nate Beck

A Miami judge disqualified a law firm from representing a condo association in claims against a hotel owned by Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega due to the firm's work for the hotel on an unrelated case.

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King & Spalding Lands Former Federal Prosecutor In LA

By James Mills

King & Spalding LLP is expanding its West Coast litigation team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor and recent candidate for Congress as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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Ex-DOJ Attorney Joins Appellate Firm In New DC Office

By Daniel Connolly

A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk with years of government appellate experience has left the U.S. Department of Justice to work for San Francisco-based appellate boutique Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP in its new Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced this week.

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Crisis Management Team Joins Adams & Reese In Tenn.

By Adrian Cruz

Adams & Reese LLP announced Friday that a four-person team of crisis management attorneys led by a father and son duo from a local boutique firm has come aboard its Nashville, Tennessee, office.

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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms

As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

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