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Holland & Knight Litigator Shares Lessons From 'Life On Trial'
Daniel Small, a veteran Holland & Knight LLP litigator, shares tips from his more than 40-year career in a new book, "Lessons Learned from a Life on Trial," published by the American Bar Association.
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11th Circ. Sends OpenAI Fee Fight Back To District Court
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a Georgia federal judge's decision not to dock OpenAI attorney fees for attempting to remove a Georgia radio host's defamation suit to federal court, saying the judge should have but did not adequately explain the reasons for the denial.
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Day Pitney Announces Leadership Changes
A host of Day Pitney LLP attorneys have become firm heads following elections to its executive committee and board, as well as several department appointments, according to a Tuesday statement.
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Boston Bomber Case Offers Clues For Trump Jury Selection
A recent ruling that may undo the Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence holds lessons for Donald Trump's upcoming trials, where attorneys will need to make prospective jurors comfortable enough to admit bias before they're picked — and potentially avoid years of appellate fights.
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Saul Ewing Hires CFO From Wiley In DC
Saul Ewing LLP has brought on a Washington, D.C.-based chief financial officer who has more than 20 years of financial management experience in professional services, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Cole Scott Beats DQ Bid Over Partner's Past Work
The plaintiff in a car wreck injury lawsuit cannot disqualify Cole Scott & Kissane PA defense counsel from the case, a Florida federal judge has determined, finding that a firm partner's previous representation of the plaintiff in a separate suit was not enough of a connection to warrant the firm's removal.
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Man Gets 14 Months For Threatening To Kill Justice Roberts
A Florida man who admitted to calling U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' chambers and leaving a voicemail in which he twice threatened to kill the justice has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison.
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Law School Diversity Dips Amid Affirmative Action Bans
Racial diversity among U.S. law school students has dropped by as much as 17% following affirmative action bans in 12 states over the past 28 years, with the biggest reduction in minority shares at the country's top-ranked schools, according to a new study.
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Proxy Snapshot: Walt Disney Co.
In what might be one of the fiercest battles of 2024 over a board of directors at a major company, the Walt Disney Co. has issued its proxy statement for the annual meeting to be held virtually online on Wednesday.
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Carlton Fields Adds Stearns Weaver Employment Pro In Fla.
Carlton Fields PA has added a labor and employment attorney from Stearns Weaver Miller as of counsel in its Tampa office, the firm announced Monday.
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Brach Eichler Taps Litigation Leader To Join Exec Committee
Brach Eichler LLC has added the firm's litigation practice chair to its executive committee, along with five returning committee members.
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Fox Rothschild Names 9 New Office, Practice Group Leaders
Fox Rothschild LLP announced new office managing partners and practice group chairs Monday as part of a leadership rotation at the firm.
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Fla. Atty Can't Escape $300K COVID Relief Fraud Conviction
A Florida attorney fell short in trying to nix her conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud when a Georgia federal court found the jury heard and saw a "plethora" of evidence to show she submitted fraudulent loan applications in an effort to obtain money meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hall Booth Smith Adds 3 Attorneys In West Palm Beach
Hall Booth Smith PC announced Friday that it added a team of three experienced defense attorneys to its West Palm Beach, Florida, office all previously with Adams Coogler PA.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
The Digital Justice Foundation leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Tenth Circuit set aside a fair use win for Netflix Inc. in a copyright suit brought by a former zoo employee who livestreamed the funeral of the husband of "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Richards Layton's representation of a former CEO with ties to Donald Trump and Best Best & Krieger's work in securing $156 million in infrastructure funding lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from March 15 to 29.
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Female Bar Presidents On Rising Above Legal Field Barriers
The National Conference of Bar Presidents recently hosted a webinar titled “Advice From National Women Bar Presidents on Serving the Legal Profession” in honor of Women’s History Month. Read on for advice from three top female legal leaders.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The end of March marked another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw made notable hires and shifted office locations. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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ADT Legal Chief Saw Comp Dip To $1.7M In 2023
The chief legal officer of security company ADT Inc. earned $1.7 million in total compensation in 2023, about $250,000 less than what he earned in 2022, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Telecom Co. Wants Rival Sanctioned In Contract Row
Florida telecom Local Access LLC is again seeking sanctions against the Chicago-based rival it's suing over a contract dispute, claiming that Peerless Network destroyed records and refuses to turn over revenue information it's been seeking since 2017, even after a Florida federal judge directed the company to do so.
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Littler Announces New Affinity Group Leadership
Management-side employment firm Littler Mendelson PC announced new co-chairs for its Bollo affinity group serving Black, African American, African and Caribbean attorneys and their allies on Tuesday.
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Miami Atty Goes All In With Solo E-Commerce Practice
After recently parting ways with business boutique Perlman Bajandas Yevoli & Albright PL, Miami attorney Nima Tahmassebi has launched a new firm that focuses on e-commerce management companies that help other businesses sell and ship their products within the Amazon environment.
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Greenberg Traurig Investment Pros Join DLA Piper In Ga., Fla.
DLA Piper announced Thursday that it has expanded its investment funds practice with three former Greenberg Traurig LLP attorneys, including a partner and of counsel in Atlanta and a senior attorney in Miami.
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Vaughan Baio Debuts ADR Team With Connell Foley Ex-Judge
Vaughan Baio & Partners has hired a retired New Jersey Superior Court assignment judge with more than 30 years of experience to join as of counsel and launch its alternative dispute resolution practice in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty Calls For Injunction Amid Online Harassment
A former Greenberg Traurig LLP patent attorney locked in litigation in Florida federal court with a social media influencer over claims the influencer mounted a campaign to get him fired and destroyed his reputation reiterated his request for a cyberstalking injunction Thursday as he detailed disturbing recent instances of online harassment he has received.