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Davis Wright Adds Former Amazon Atty As Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has recruited former Amazon in-house counsel Kevin Kramer to join its Seattle office, the law firm announced Tuesday, highlighting his track record of representing the e-commerce giant in consumer class actions and other commercial disputes.
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2nd Circ. Nixes $900M Suit Against Boies Schiller, Dentons
The Second Circuit Tuesday refused to revive a racketeering lawsuit seeking up to $900 million in damages from Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client in relation to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company.
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Ex-Kline & Specter Atty Ordered To Pay Firm $100K
A Pennsylvania state court judge has ordered injury attorney Thomas Bosworth to pay his former firm Kline & Specter $100,000 as part of a modified settlement resolving the parties' contentious legal battle that included dueling defamation claims.
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Falcon Rappaport Launches AI Litigation Subscription Service
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP announced the firm is now offering a business litigation service driven by artificial intelligence technology that allows clients to pay a monthly subscription for legal services in lieu of the traditional billable hour model.
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Cooper Levenson Names Hospitality, Employment Heads In NJ
Cooper Levenson has named new chairs for its hospitality industry defense and employment practice groups, tapping a pair of Atlantic City, New Jersey, partners for the leadership roles.
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Shhh, What AI? Katyal Talk Shows Tech Potential In Args Prep
In pulling back the curtain on how he secured a high-stakes U.S. Supreme Court victory, renowned litigator Neal Katyal of Milbank LLP recently confessed to a strategy that many lawyers may be using but don't want to admit: adopting artificial intelligence to detect patterns in court cases and anticipate possible questions from the bench.
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Pullman & Comley Beats Malpractice Claims In $16M Loan Suit
A Connecticut state judge has relieved Pullman & Comley LLC of malpractice, negligence, gross negligence, recklessness and fiduciary duty claims in a lender's lawsuit surrounding an allegedly unauthorized $16.2 million loan, ruling that the lender was not the law firm's client and, therefore, did not have standing to bring the claims.
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Non-Clients Say Katten Attys' 'Double-Cross' Bars Immunity
Two onetime Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorneys accused of violating a joint defense agreement in a federal criminal healthcare fraud investigation should not be able to avail themselves of a Texas attorney immunity doctrine, according to two co-defendants who allege they were offered as "sacrificial lambs" in a "double-cross that would make good fiction."
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Winston & Strawn IP Litigator Jumps To Faegre Drinker In SF
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has announced it grew its intellectual property group in San Francisco with a new partner from Winston & Strawn LLP who has a computer engineering background.
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Anderson Kill Taps Philly Atty To Co-Chair Employment Group
Anderson Kill PC has chosen one of its own litigators in the Philadelphia office to share leadership duties for the firm's employment practice as it seeks to continue building its client base.
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Del. Judge Pushes Firms To Back Up 2nd Bid To DQ Her
A Delaware vice chancellor has told Friedlander & Gorris PA and two other firms to provide more information in their second bid to disqualify her from presiding over Chancery Court litigation because she previously was an attorney at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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Chartwell Can't Escape Fired Atty's Muslim Bias Suit
A Florida federal judge declined Tuesday to dismiss a former Chartwell Law Offices LLP attorney's suit alleging she was fired due to anti-Muslim bias following social media posts about Israel's actions in Gaza.
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When Firms Hire Before Grades, What Drives Decisions?
For some law students, the race for summer associate jobs is ending before their grades are even posted. As firms continue to move hiring earlier, recruiters say decisions are increasingly being made with limited academic information, shifting the focus toward experience, connections and perceived fit.
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How To Ace Your Summer Associate Gig
More than 500 law students recently shared their concerns with Law360 about succeeding as summer associates. Here, legal experts offer suggestions on how students can ace their programs this summer.
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What Students Want In A Summer Associate Job
Office locations and available practice areas were the top considerations for prospective summer associates, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP retaining its position as the most coveted destination, according to Law360 Pulse's 2026 Summer Associates Survey.
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Aspiring Georgia Justices Take Ethics Case To High Court
A pair of plaintiffs attorneys running to unseat Republican-appointed justices on the Georgia Supreme Court asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an Eleventh Circuit ruling that allowed Georgia's judicial watchdog to issue public statements about ethics violations they are accused of committing.
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DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit
A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a proposed class action over unwanted robocalls related to Camp Lejeune water contamination litigation is now suing its marketing company, telling a Charlotte federal court the company should cover any potential damages and legal fees.
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NY Judge Largely Halts Manhattan Immigration Courts Arrests
A New York federal judge Monday largely barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting arrests at three Manhattan immigration courthouses, finding there was no good reason why "unfettered discretion" by ICE officers was better than a policy with arrest limitations.
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Aspiring Ga. Justices Flagged For Possible Ethics Violations
A pair of plaintiffs attorneys running to unseat Republican-appointed justices on the Georgia Supreme Court in Tuesday's election may have violated state ethics rules, an oversight commission said Sunday in public statements after securing an Eleventh Circuit ruling.
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Health Co. Wants Kirkland Off IP Case For 'Cardinal Sin'
A healthcare company suing medical technology company Commure Inc. over alleged trade secret theft has said Kirkland & Ellis LLP should be disqualified from representing Commure because the healthcare company had tried to retain Kirkland prior to filing the suit and shared confidential information before anyone asked who the defendant was going to be.
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Ex-Detainees Say NC Sheriff Withholding Data In ECourts Row
Counsel for a putative class of individuals who allege they were wrongfully arrested or detained due to glitches in the state's electronic court system told a North Carolina federal court during a Monday hearing that a county sheriff's office is delaying the release of its own records.
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Legal Assistant Says Atty Sexually Assaulted Her After Party
A legal assistant at Texas-based personal injury firm Bivona Law PLLC has sued the firm and its owner in Texas state court, saying the attorney used an office Thanksgiving outing, alcohol and a promised Uber home to isolate and force her to have sexual intercourse at the firm's office against her will.
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Boies Schiller, Firm Partner Dropped From Fla. Fee Suit
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and a firm partner have been dismissed as defendants in a Florida state lawsuit brought by a pharmaceutical mass tort law firm and other parties that alleged they breached a nondisclosure agreement and interfered with business relationships.
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DOJ Lawsuit 'A Shot Across The Bow' To State Bar Authorities
A recent Justice Department lawsuit accusing D.C. attorney disciplinary officials of "partisan and ideological bias" in a case against a former agency lawyer is drawing criticism from those who say it's a continued attack on state bar authorities and would create a special class of attorneys exempt from ethics rules.
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Del. Judge Sanctions Insurance Attys For 'Sloppy Lawyering'
Three Florida insurance attorneys found to have committed numerous "bad faith" actions in their representation of a policyholder were hit with sanctions for what a judge in Delaware federal court called "sloppy lawyering" occurring before, during and after a February 2025 trial.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.