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  • Fired FBI Officials Claim 'Campaign Of Retribution' In New Suit

    Three former senior FBI officials sued the Trump administration in D.C. federal court on Wednesday, accusing FBI Director Kash Patel of politicizing the agency and firing them as part of a "campaign of retribution" in a bid to keep his own job.

  • Wis. Judicial Commission Sued Over Confidentiality Rules

    Two conservative groups have sued the Wisconsin Judicial Commission over its policy of keeping all judicial misconduct complaints strictly confidential, claiming the policy violates the First Amendment and has stymied discussion of a complaint against a sitting state judge.

  • Guo Trustee, Law Firms Get OK For Deals On $4.4M Disputes

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has approved deals between Chinese exile Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee and the law firm McDermott Will & Schulte, four other law firms and one consulting firm, ending $4.4 million in potential clawback claims without formal litigation.

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    Privilege Bars Ex-Holland & Knight Atty's Defamation Claim

    A former Holland & Knight attorney's counterclaim against Philadelphia personal injury firm Fritz & Bianculli LLC has been dismissed from Pennsylvania federal court after a judge ruled that statements made in the firm's complaint accusing the attorney of unauthorized access to confidential files could not be used to allege defamation.

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    Baker Sterchi Reaches Nearly 100 Attys With Wis. Firm Tie-Up

    Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC announced its plans to merge with litigation boutique Corneille Law Group, giving the firm an additional seven attorneys and offices in the cities of Green Bay and Madison, Wisconsin.

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    Jones Day Adds Ex Fed. Prosecutor To SF Healthcare Team

    Jones Day is expanding its health care team, bringing in a former assistant U.S. attorney as of counsel in its San Francisco office.

  • McCarter & English Atty Admitted Breaches, Insurers Claim

    Two insurance companies have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge's permission to file a late request for a quick win on two breach of contract claims against McCarter & English LLP and one of its attorneys, saying the lawyer's deposition left no facts in dispute on those specific counts.

  • Firm Seeks To Toss Lowenstein Sandler Claims Over Affidavit

    Trif & Modugno LLC has reiterated to the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey that part of a malpractice suit filed against it by Lowenstein Sandler LLP must be dismissed because the national firm did not file an affidavit of merit within the time limit.

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    Former Oved & Oved Partner Launches Solo Operation

    A former partner at a New York litigation firm announced Tuesday that he is striking out on his own, opening a Manhattan boutique equipped to serve state-run advocacy groups, science and research organizations, fellow attorneys and more.

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    Archetype Capital Says Co-Founder Stole Trade Secrets

    Litigation lead generator Archetype Capital Partners has sued its co-founder and an Atlanta-based law firm, claiming they conspired to steal trade secrets and millions of dollars in business while gaining unfair advantages in the mass tort markets.

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    Armstrong Teasdale Brings Back Litigator From Fla. Boutique

    Armstrong Teasdale LLP announced Wednesday that one of its former attorneys returned to the firm as a partner in its Miami office after a few years away with him most recently serving as an attorney with Waserstein & Nunez PLLC.

  • AT&T Gave Prosecutor's Data To Trump-Tied Attys, Suit Says

    Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor who exited the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump after his romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was revealed, has accused AT&T of unlawfully releasing "breathtaking" amounts of his personal cellphone data to defendants in the case.

  • DA Willis, Lawmakers Cite Novel Fight In Constitutional Clash

    A Georgia Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of President Donald Trump and others in an election interference case and Willis stressed to the state Supreme Court the novel nature of their dispute over a subpoena ordering her to testify, while they took competing sides on the constitutional issues at stake.

  • Judge Warns Fake AI Cites May Need 'Eye-Catching Sanction'

    A Connecticut federal judge on Tuesday warned a multistate solo practitioner that an "eye-catching sanction" may be necessary to stop attorneys from filing briefs rife with fake case law generated by artificial intelligence systems, while the lawyer bemoaned the fact that he'd "trusted a tool."

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    Lambda Legal Attorney Indicted Over Judge Shopping Probe

    An attorney with LGBTQ rights nonprofit Lambda Legal has been charged in Alabama federal court in connection with an alleged judge-shopping scandal in Alabama, with prosecutors claiming he lied to a panel of federal judges investigating the episode.

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    PE Firms Leap Into MSO 'Frontier' For Slice Of Legal Industry

    Managed services organizations are quietly gaining ground in the U.S. legal industry as private equity companies eye the use of MSOs to overcome rules against fee sharing and nonlawyer ownership of firms, but critics warn that such a shift could open up an ethical Pandora's Box.

  • Franchise Law Firm Can't Dump Trash Co.'s Malpractice Suit

    A Charlotte, North Carolina-based law firm can't escape a trash compactor company's claims that it botched franchise agreements in 2019 and 2020, after a federal judge said it was too early for a final ruling on a statute of limitations defense.

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    WilmerHale Litigation Duo Jumps To Mayer Brown In SF

    Mayer Brown LLP is expanding its litigation team, announcing Tuesday the firm is bringing in a pair of WilmerHale trial attorneys as partners in its San Francisco office.

  • Quinn Emanuel Fights DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Fight

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP-represented Rippling is urging a Delaware state court to reject a bid to disqualify the firm from representing the human resources and payroll company in an ongoing trade secrets fight with competitor Deel Inc., saying the request is a misguided tactical move.

  • Expedia Wants $2.75M Sanction For 'Lies' In Cuba Land Suit

    A family descended from Cuban landowners and its counsel in a suit over property seized by the Cuban government should face seven-figure sanctions for knowingly bringing bogus Helms-Burton Act claims against travel company Expedia, the company has told a Delaware federal judge following its win in a jury trial.

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    Feds, State Push Fla. Justices To Reject Bondi Ethics Probe

    The federal government and the state of Florida both threw their support behind the Florida Bar and its decision not to investigate U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for alleged unethical conduct, calling a Sunshine State lawyer's attempt to force an investigation "lawfare."

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    Parker Hudson Expands In Chicago With Former Assistant AG

    Law firm Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP has brought on the former assistant attorney general for Illinois in its Chicago office, bolstering its complex litigation and restructuring practice the firm started earlier this year.

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    Duane Morris Names New Employment, Insurance Leaders

    Duane Morris LLP's Silicon Valley Managing Partner Brian L. Johnsrud will become vice chair of the firm's employment, labor, benefits and immigration practice group next year, the firm has announced.

  • Lewis Brisbois Labor Atty Joins Epstein Becker In LA

    Epstein Becker Green announced Tuesday that it hired an experienced employment litigator from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as a member based out of Los Angeles.

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    Kennedys Lands Ex-Bullivant Houser Team In Seattle

    U.K.-based law firm Kennedys, which opened a Seattle office less than a year ago, announced Tuesday the hiring of an eight-person insurance and litigation team formerly of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC.

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Expert Analysis

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media? Author Photo

    Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.

  • Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes Author Photo

    Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Firms Coach Associates Remotely? Author Photo

    Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.

  • How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers Author Photo

    As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.

  • Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools Author Photo

    Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.

  • A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion Author Photo

    While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.

  • Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers Author Photo

    Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll Author Photo

    As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.

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    Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice? Author Photo

    Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    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.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    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.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    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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