DC Pulse

  • Judge Ambivalent In DOJ, GOP Special Counsel Tapes Fight

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday expressed skepticism toward House Judiciary Committee Republicans' rationale for seeking the release of audiotapes from President Joe Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur while also questioning the U.S. Department of Justice's logic for keeping the recordings confidential.

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    Simpson Thacher Taps Atty Duo As 1st Banking Team Leaders

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has named two longtime New York City-based partners, including the co-head of its global banking and credit practice, as the first co-leaders of its global investment banking practice, the firm announced Monday.

  • Maynard Nexsen Creates Business Advisory Services Team

    Maynard Nexsen PC has launched a new business advisory service aimed at privately held and family-owned businesses that will help steer clients through succession planning, mergers, risk management and other needs from both a legal and business perspective, according to a Monday announcement.

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    Finance Committee Top Int'l Trade Atty Returns To Akin In DC

    The chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee's chair, Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, has closed the book on a decade of public service work and rejoined the firm where she started her legal career as a summer associate, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday.

  • Va. Asks High Court To Reinstate Voter Rolls Purge

    Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to pause a district court order prohibiting the state from continuing a systematic removal of suspected noncitizens from its voting rolls this close to Election Day, arguing a federal "quiet period" law only protects citizens from last-minute changes to their voting status.

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    Mayer Brown Eyes The Opportunities In Post-Election Change

    Mayer Brown Chair Jon Van Gorp has been focused on growing his law firm's regulatory and enforcement capabilities and sees the impending changes to leadership at the top of government with the U.S. presidential election as an opportunity to continue doing that.

  • Fla. Bar Seeks 2-Year License Suspension Against Klayman

    The Florida Bar is asking the state's high court for a two-year license suspension of conservative activist attorney Larry Klayman due to alleged ethical violations in another jurisdiction, saying a more than reciprocal term of punishment is needed in the Sunshine State because Klayman continues to dispute the findings.

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    National Footprints Scramble Partner Pay's Link To Location

    Law firm partners' increasing pay often varies based on where those attorneys are located, a fact reinforced by a new study out Thursday, but experts say the relationship between compensation and location has become more complicated as more firms operate on a national scale. 

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    Insurers Have Long Used AI; Now Litigation Funders Want In

    As State Farm waded into the nascent field of "artificial intelligence" tools in the mid-1980s, its mainframe computers began to overheat under the strain of calculating the values of claims.

  • Congress Urged To Further Inspect FBI's Kavanaugh Probe

    More than 50 civil rights groups have called on members of the U.S. Congress to further investigate the Trump White House's role in restricting the FBI's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations lodged against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation process.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as firms prepared for increased lobbying activity in anticipation of the upcoming election, while lawyers nationwide came together to support a nonpartisan initiative focused on protecting the electoral process. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Kemp Jones LLP, Parker Nelson & Associates and Campbell & Williams lead this week's list of Law360 legal lions with back-to-back wins in ongoing litigation against a bankrupt "alkaline water" company.

  • Trump Again Argues Jack Smith's Appointment Was Illegal

    Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said a D.C. federal court should throw out prosecutors' election interference case, repeating the argument he made in the classified documents case against him in Florida and contending that the appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith was illegal.

  • High Court Asked To Toss Texas Stay Of Green Card Rule

    An immigrant rights group asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to wipe out a Texas order freezing a new program that would allow certain noncitizen relatives of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while seeking green cards, arguing the court improperly used a procedural tool to effectively issue injunctive relief.

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    Giuliani Admissions Sink Bid To Shield Fla. Condo, Court Told

    Two former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation judgment against disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani argued this week that the former New York City mayor has admitted he was not living in his luxury Florida condo around the time they filed a lien on it, and thus cannot prevent a sale of the property.

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    Legal Sector Is Adopting GenAI, Preparing For Talent Shifts

    The integration of generative AI is fundamentally transforming how legal professionals manage their daily tasks, with many anticipating that these AI-driven efficiencies will lessen the reliance on billable hours, according to a survey report posted Thursday.

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    State Dept. Counterterrorism Expert Joins Jenner In DC

    A former U.S. Department of State counterterrorism expert and National Security Council director has left public service for his first-ever role in private practice, joining Jenner & Block LLP's team in Washington, D.C., as special counsel, the firm announced Thursday. 

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    BigLaw Partner Pay Soars, But Not At The Same Clip For All

    Average partner compensation at the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue has almost doubled in the last decade and has increased by 26% in the past two years alone, according to the results of a survey by recruiter Major Lindsey & Africa LLC that were released Thursday.

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    Leech Tishman Adds East Coast Restructuring Chair

    Leech Tishman announced Tuesday that it is adding another chair to its business restructuring and insolvency practice, giving the team leadership on both coasts.

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    Veteran Boies Schiller Atty Starts Next Chapter At Sterlington

    After nearly a quarter of a century at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, litigation attorney Jonathan Sherman says he is ready to begin his third act helping Sterlington PLLC build out a competitive litigation department.

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    Former Axinn Hatch Waxman Attys Team Up At Polsinelli

    Polsinelli has hired a former Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP partner who spent more than 17 years with that firm litigating Hatch Waxman matters in biomaterials and biological-based pharmaceuticals.

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    New Perkins Coie Litigation Heads Embark On 'Listening Tour'

    As the new co-leaders of Perkins Coie LLP's litigation practice, partners Shari Brandt and Julia Markley are setting off on a "listening tour" among the more than 400 attorneys within the group.

  • DC Judge Won't Let DQ'd Atty Back On Dominion Case

    A D.C. federal judge has refused to disturb an order disqualifying an indicted Michigan attorney from representing former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne against a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

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    What A Trump Return Could Mean For Federal Attorneys

    Former President Donald Trump’s vows to “shatter the deep state” if he’s reelected could affect attorneys who work for the federal government through his plans to overhaul agencies and reclassify certain government employees.

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    Giuliani Must Give NYC Apartment, Watches To Poll Workers

    A New York federal judge Tuesday ordered Rudy Giuliani to hand over most of his property to two Georgia poll workers, including his Manhattan apartment, Mercedes-Benz, luxury watches and valuable sports memorabilia, to help cover the $148 million judgment the former mayor owes for defaming them.

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Expert Analysis

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.

  • Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets Author Photo

    Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents Author Photo

    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together Author Photo

    It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.

  • How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers Author Photo

    A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.

  • A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy Author Photo

    Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter Author Photo

    Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job? Author Photo

    Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.

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