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BigLaw's Shanghai Exodus Continues With Orrick Closure
The list of large, international law firms downsizing in China — and, in particular, shuttering Shanghai offices — continues to grow, with an Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP spokesperson revealing Friday that the firm plans to close its office in the city and has already terminated its lease in Taipei, Taiwan.
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DLA Piper Lands McMillan Hong Kong Office Leader
DLA Piper has hired for its cross-border capital markets practice an experienced attorney who formerly led McMillan LLP's Hong Kong office and was co-chair of the firm's China practice group.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Second Circuit panel rejected what it characterized as a lower court's "new standard" for so-called patent monopolies.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began spring with a busy week of BigLaw moves as firms expanded practices and shifted headcounts. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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In 107K Pro Bono Hours: Hogan Lovells Tackles Racial Justice
Hogan Lovells pledged to dedicate 65,000 pro bono hours to advancing racial justice in June 2020, and, according to a report out this week, the firm's personnel have exceeded that goal by dedicating approximately 107,000 hours through 2023 to causes across the globe aimed at advancing racial justice.
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Fox Rothschild Hires Lewis Brisbois Insurance Vet In Seattle
Fox Rothschild LLP has hired an insurance litigator in Seattle who focuses her practice on a range of commercial and liability disputes and joins the firm after working for a decade at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, the firm has announced.
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Polsinelli Adds In-House Biotech IP Atty In Boston
An experienced in-house biotechnology attorney has joined Polsinelli PC's intellectual property department as counsel in Boston.
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8th Circ. Backs Attys' Win In COVID Hotel Eviction Challenge
Two government attorneys did not violate the U.S. Constitution when they gave the green light to a Minnesota police department to forcibly remove a resident from a Super 8 motel in June 2020 amid a COVID-19 era eviction ban, the Eighth Circuit ruled in a precedential opinion Thursday, citing a "dearth of precedent."
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Unabomber Prosecutor To Probe FTX's Sullivan & Cromwell Ties
The Delaware bankruptcy court overseeing the Chapter 11 case of FTX Trading Ltd. has approved the appointment of a former federal prosecutor, whose experience includes work on the Unabomber case, to delve into accusations Sullivan & Cromwell is conflicted as debtor's counsel.
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Reed Smith Ties Associate Raises To Billable Hours
Reed Smith LLP is reportedly raising associate salaries in a range similar to those first announced by Milbank LLP last November, with an associate's place on the scale depending on their billable hours.
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12 Ex-Constantine Cannon Attys Launch Whistleblower Firm
A dozen attorneys who have represented whistleblowers from Facebook, Theranos and Boeing have left Constantine Cannon LLP to form their own stand-alone boutique to support whistleblowers and boost corporate accountability globally, according to a Thursday announcement.
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Office Snapshot: Fox Rothschild's New Delaware Digs
Fox Rothschild LLP recently moved its Delaware office to a new and upgraded space in Wilmington not far from its former location.
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Frost Brown Hires West Coast IP Talent From Lewis Roca
Frost Brown Todd has announced the addition of two intellectual property attorneys from Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, including the former managing partner of two IP-focused Lewis Roca offices in California.
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USPTO Expands Types Of E-Signatures Allowed For Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will allow filers to sign patent documents using a wider range of third-party electronic signature platforms, including DocuSign and Acrobat Sign, starting Friday.
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Davis Wright Adds Tech Attorney In DC From Perkins Coie
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has hired a former Perkins Coie LLP counsel who advises on complex technology transactions between market-leading companies, the firm announced.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Jackson Walker FDA Pro In Houston
Greenberg Traurig LLP's most recent Houston addition is a shareholder who came aboard from Jackson Walker LLP, where he established and led its U.S. Food and Drug Administration practice.
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Hinshaw AI Policy Embraces New Tech, With 'Guardrails'
As generative AI platforms rapidly advance, law firms are hastening to develop policies that address ethical and legal concerns arising from the new technology — including the latest firm to jump into the fray, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. Here, Law360 Pulse talks with general counsel Steven Puiszis about Hinshaw's new policy and how it took shape.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Former Honigman Construction Pro
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has strengthened its construction and real estate litigation group in Chicago with Raj Patel, previously a partner with Honigman LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
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Husch Blackwell Hires 5 Attorneys From Lewis Brisbois
Husch Blackwell LLP announced Wednesday it is welcoming a five-attorney litigation team from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP to an expanding Minneapolis office, following Husch Blackwell's addition of a transportation practice leader and others from the same rival early this year.
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4 Legal Tech Cos. Make List Of Most Innovative Businesses
Four legal technology businesses secured spots on an annual list of the world's most innovative companies, which featured more than 600 companies and covered nearly 60 industries.
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Mayer Brown Draws Energy Deals Pro From Clifford Chance
Mayer Brown LLP has hired an energy transition and project finance expert, as the international firm looks to strengthen its energy transactions practice across Europe.
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Law Firms Weathered Economic Storm In 2023, Report Finds
Despite steep increases in operating costs and reduced billable hours, law firms experienced only a slight decline in profits last year, as the sector continues to show resilience in the face of economic adversity, according to a Wednesday report.
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Eversheds Sutherland Plans To Stay Put In London
Eversheds Sutherland will keep its office in London for the foreseeable future after ruling out other alternatives in the city, the firm said Wednesday.
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ABA Gives Advice To Avoid Atty Conflict Hitting Whole Firm
An American Bar Association ethics opinion released Wednesday offers new guidance on when a lawyer's conflict of interest after meeting with a prospective client should be considered to impact the whole firm and how lawyers can try to avoid sparking that whole-firm conflict.
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Stanford Law School Picks Professor As Its Next Dean
Stanford Law School has looked within for its new dean, tapping a professor and associate vice provost for research for the role.