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Treasure Hunter Urges Atty DQ In Fla. Shipwreck Suit

By David Minsky

A member of an ocean salvage company urged a Florida federal court Wednesday to disqualify counsel applying to represent his opponent in a lawsuit over a claim to a Spanish galleon's sunken treasure, saying the attorney previously represented the company in a separate dispute involving the same wreckage.
BCLP Adds Ex-Seattle Mayor, US Atty As US White Collar Head

By Christine DeRosa

After a short break focused on pro bono work and chairing a Washington State Bar Association task force on emerging technologies and the practice of law, former Seattle mayor Jenny A. Durkan is returning to private practice at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
Gunster Expands With Private Wealth Pro From Tampa Firm

By Madison Arnold

Florida business law firm Gunster has brought on a private wealth services shareholder in Tampa from Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace as part of the firm's effort to meet growing client demand.
Kelley Kronenberg Adds New Partner, Business Unit Leader

By Jack Rodgers

The former managing partner for Auto Legal Group Florida, a boutique focused on the representation of dealerships, has joined Kelley Kronenberg as the firm's complex commercial litigation business unit leader, the firm announced Monday.
Lewis Brisbois' Leader On Steering The Firm Forward

By Xiumei Dong

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has seen major leadership changes over the past year. Law360 Pulse caught up with managing partner Greg Katz to discuss the firm's vision moving forward, the impact of recent leadership transitions, and the strategies being implemented to navigate the competitive legal landscape.
Pervasive Bullying In Law Is Impacting Young Attorneys

By Aebra Coe

A report released earlier this month cataloging the experiences of more than 6,000 Illinois lawyers found that one quarter say they have experienced bullying within the last year. Among the youngest lawyers, that number jumps to 39%.
Cannon Won't Recuse In Trump Shooting Suspect's Fla. Case

By Craig Clough

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon declined Tuesday to recuse herself from overseeing the case of a man charged with attempting to shoot former President Donald Trump, saying Trump's praise of her and reports that he would consider her for attorney general if elected are not enough to disqualify her.
Fla. Judge Modifies Order Requiring News Articles Takedown

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida state judge on Monday revised an order requiring the deletion of various online news stories about a real estate dispute after a constitutional law scholar, who had written about the case, told the court he would not comply with what he called an unconstitutional order.
Share Of New Partners Who Are Women Decreased This Year

By Alison Knezevich

More than 80 major law firms had new partner classes in 2024 made up of at least 50% women, according to an analysis released Tuesday by a think tank focused on diversity and workplace flexibility. However, the analysis also found that the proportion of new U.S.-based partners who are women decreased.
Approach The Bench: Judge Rosenthal Praises Zoom Hearings

While U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal calls the pandemic a disaster that "discombobulated" the federal courts, she thinks there was also a silver lining to the experience.
How Certifications Became Ubiquitous For Privacy Attorneys

By Emma Cueto

As privacy has become a more prominent and popular practice area, many attorneys have turned to certifications offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals to market their skills, with those in the field saying that the popularity is the result of privacy's rapid evolution and the ubiquity is unlikely to diminish.
The Psychology Of Top Firms' Growing Partner Pay Spreads

By Aebra Coe

Dan Binstock, a legal recruiter who works with top law firms, recently said to me about partner pay, "You can never please everybody."
3 Factors Attorneys Should Keep In Mind When Using AI

By Matt Perez

Attorneys who hope to leverage new artificial intelligence programs in their legal work should stay mindful of three rules of conduct from the American Bar Association dictating attorney competence, client confidentiality and billing procedures, according to a recently published paper from the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Maynard Nexsen Creates Business Advisory Services Team

By Emma Cueto

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

By David Minsky

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.
Kennedys' New Head Steps Up In 'Evolving' Insurance World

By Jake Maher

Meg Catalano, who was named Kennedys’ new global managing partner this week, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss her vision for the role and how the firm looks to stay on top of client needs in a volatile world under her leadership.
Fla. Bar Insurance Biz Names First New Chair In Over 30 Years

By Madison Arnold

Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. will have a new chair for the first time since its launch in 1987 after its board of directors tapped a solo practitioner in Tampa as its next leader.
McGlinchey Stafford Adds Finance Litigation Pro In Tampa

By Madison Arnold

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC made its first new hire in Tampa after opening the Florida office in early September with the addition of an of counsel for the financial services litigation group from Garbett Allen & Roza PA.
National Footprints Scramble Partner Pay's Link To Location

By Jack Karp

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.
Trump Co-Defendants Stuck In Ga. State Court, 11th Circ. Says

By Kelcey Caulder

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday rejected attempts from four co-defendants of former President Donald Trump to have their Georgia election interference cases moved from state to federal court.
Insurers Have Long Used AI; Now Litigation Funders Want In

By Brandon Lowrey

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.
Milber Makris Expands Trial Capabilities With 15 Attys In NY

By Christine DeRosa

Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden LLP, a full-service civil litigation defense firm for the insurance industry, has expanded its litigation and trial capabilities with the addition of 15 attorneys from Zaklukiewicz Puzo & Morrissey LLP and Gartner & Bloom PC in New York.
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Xiumei Dong

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.
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Tracey Read

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.
Fla. Says Feds Can't Stop Probe Into Attempt On Trump's Life

By Carolina Bolado

Florida's lawsuit claiming the U.S. Department of Justice improperly shut down the state's investigation into the attempt on Donald Trump's life at a Palm Beach County golf course has been assigned to a federal judge in Miami, despite Florida's pitch to get it in front of Trump appointee U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce.

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