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Manatt Adds 2 Class Action Litigators From Blank Rome In LA
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP announced that a pair of experienced litigators focused on class action defense and consumer protection matters have joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Blank Rome LLP.
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NJ Panel Backs Atty's Trimmed Government Pension Credits
A New Jersey state appeals court said the state's public employee pension system was right to shave eight years of service off a government prosecutor's retirement credits, finding he couldn't skirt a change in law that blocked contractors of professional services from collecting benefits.
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Veteran Patent Atty Joins Jeffer Mangels In San Francisco
Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP announced Monday that a patent attorney with nearly 30 years of experience has joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner from HG Law LLP.
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Winston Taylor Hires IP Trio From DLA Piper In DC, Calif.
Winston Taylor has hired three attorneys from DLA Piper, who focus their practices on IP litigation and rejoin a colleague from their former firm who took a role as leader of its U.S. International Trade Commission practice last month, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Celsius Ex-GC's Ch. 11 Suit Against Other Execs Tossed
A New York bankruptcy judge tossed a former Celsius Network LLC executive's lawsuit that blamed alleged oversight issues at the crypto platform on three other executives, finding that his claims belonged to Celsius and were waived under its Chapter 11 plan.
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Legal Tech Co. Drops Suit After Anthropic Embargo Is Lifted
Legal tech company Legion has voluntarily dropped its claims against the Commerce Department over an order forcing artificial intelligence platform Anthropic to shut down two of its advanced models to foreigners, days after news broke that the government had rescinded the directive.
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Weber Gallagher Gains Med Mal Atty From Marshall Dennehey
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP has grown in New Jersey with the hire of a new partner from Marshall Dennehey who specializes in complex medical malpractice defense, the firm announced this week.
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Pryor Cashman Adds Simpson Thacher Atty To Litigation Team
Pryor Cashman LLP said Tuesday it has continued growing its litigation group with a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyer, who has represented "some of the most prominent names in private equity and finance," the firm said.
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LSAC Says Test Prep Co. Flouted Fees, Infringed TMs
The Law School Admission Council, purveyor of the LSAT, has sued a test preparation company in Pennsylvania federal court over alleged unpaid licensing fees and continued unauthorized use of its trademarks in certain digital offerings.
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Longtime Goodwin Proctor IP Lawyer Moves To Pillsbury In DC
A career Goodwin Proctor LLP lawyer, who spent nearly two decades at that firm working on high-stakes intellectual property disputes, has joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Washington, D.C., office.
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Judge Says No To Amicus On Attorney Privilege In FTC Case
A defense bar advocacy group will not get a chance to weigh in on the FTC's antitrust case against Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth used attorney-client privilege to hide evidence from discovery after a Washington federal judge declined to hear from the group.
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Kasowitz Sued Over College Antisemitism Settlement Fees
A group of Columbia University students who reached a settlement with the school over alleged antisemitism on campus accused Kasowitz LLP of wrongfully taking over $6 million from the deal and engaging in "self-dealing and misappropriation."
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Paralegal Says NC Law Firm Fired Her Out Of Disability Bias
North Carolina law firm Whitaker & Hamer PLLC fired a paralegal after she asked to bring her service dog to work and for additional time off to manage flare-ups of her disability, according to a Monday lawsuit the former employee filed in federal court.
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The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision
U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.
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After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits
Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.
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Univ. Says Montgomery McCracken Must Face Negligence Suit
Rider University panned Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP's move to dismiss a malpractice suit against it over the botched sale of a $42 million school property as "laughable" in a recent brief to a New Jersey Superior Court.
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Ballard Spahr Promotes Longtime IP Atty To Team Chair
Ballard Spahr LLP has elevated an Atlanta-based intellectual property partner to lead its intellectual property department, according to a Monday announcement.
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Blume Forte Beats Nagel Rice Bid To Undo Arbitration Win
Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari PC defeated a bid by Nagel Rice LLP to overturn a $56,000 arbitration award over a fee dispute between the firms before the New Jersey Appellate Division on Monday.
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DOJ Antitrust Litigator Rejoins Hausfeld In San Francisco
Hausfeld LLP announced Monday that after a stint serving as litigation counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, an experienced San Francisco-based attorney has rejoined the firm as a partner.
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These Small Firm Attys Specialize In Pay-Per-View Fights
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in recent years by distributors of pay-per-view fights, who allege that bars and other commercial businesses are not paying the proper licensing fees. The cases have led to the creation of a small firm legal niche, and they offer lessons for other lawyers handling similar cases.
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DOJ Looks To Block ABA's Trump Adviser Subpoenas
The American Bar Association cannot demand documents and deposition testimony from a Trump adviser in its lawsuit over the Trump administration's executive orders targeting law firms, since any communication between a presidential adviser and the chief executive is privileged, the government has told a New York federal court.
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Murdaugh Fights Clerk's Bid To Ax Jury-Tampering Suit
A former court clerk found to have interfered in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial cannot escape civil claims over the tampering, the disgraced attorney told a South Carolina federal court, stating in an opposition that the clerk cannot argue her way out of the state Supreme Court's finding that she tampered with the jury.
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Partnership Docs Sealed In Clifford Chance Clawback Spat
A federal judge has sealed the partnership agreements that two ex-Clifford Chance LLP practice group heads who jumped to Sidley Austin LLP included in their lawsuit challenging a nearly $6 million clawback demand, after Clifford Chance claimed the tactics put it at a competitive disadvantage.
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Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Allegedly Affecting 57K People
An attorney with Blank Rome LLP was tricked into uploading sensitive files to an external Google Drive account, allegedly exposing private information belonging to more than 57,000 individuals, according to a proposed class action accusing the law firm of inadequate cybersecurity safeguards and delayed breach notification.
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Employment Litigator Rejoins Ogletree In Calif. From Boutique
Ogletree announced Monday the management-side labor and employment law firm has added to its roster of attorneys in Orange County, California, a new shareholder who is returning to the firm following a short time at employment boutique GBG LLP and several years practicing at Constangy.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Tech Talks: StrongSuit CEO On The AI Gold Rush
Justin McCallon, CEO of StrongSuit, discusses how the potential for automation and insight generation with artificial intelligence is massive, but that in legal work, especially litigation, the margin for error is essentially zero.
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Legal Marketing Conference Highlights Pivotal Time For Firms
The Legal Marketing Association's recent annual conference underscored how advances in artificial intelligence and shifting client expectations are causing law firms to evolve into more structured, data-driven businesses that place greater emphasis on strategy, implementation and measurable results, say Maria Aronson and Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Build Relationship Habits
Meaningful relationships are foundational to business development, and they can be deliberately fostered through a set of habits for authentically, intentionally and consistently connecting with clients and colleagues — starting with people you already know and like, says Matthew Moran at V&E.
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Legal Leaders Are Asking The Wrong Questions About AI
Artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday work for attorneys, so beyond questioning whether AI was used and approving such tools, legal leaders need to create a shared foundation for what good AI use looks like on their team, says Alex Denniston at Factor.
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In-House Leaders Can Turn Contract Data Into Growth Insight
A company's contracts contain final, negotiated commercial commitments that reveal important growth, revenue and strategy insights, but for organizations that aren’t making two key structural changes, the information tends to remain within the legal department — untranslated and unused, says Shimane Smith at NerdWallet.
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PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms
The U.K. offers 14 years' worth of data on private equity's involvement in the legal market, demonstrating for U.S. firms what worked, what didn’t and why, and illustrating several lessons about operational readiness, cultural fit and timing, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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8 Mistakes That Derail Law Firms' Sector Strategies
When firms attempt to deliberately organize their expertise, client relationships, business development, and thought leadership around specific industry verticals – sometimes called industry sector programs – several missteps commonly arise, but with discipline and alignment any firm can successfully grab market share, say Heidi Gardner at Harvard Law School and David Harvey at Harvey Global Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: A Strategic Plan For Lateral Partner Hires
Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.