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DLA Piper Names New Global Managing Partner
DLA Piper announced Thursday that partner Richard Chesley will step into the newly created role of global managing partner to oversee the development of cross-border business initiatives and expansion of global relationships.
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Gov't Attys Must Mind Confidential Info Or Be DQ'd, ABA Says
Both current and former government attorneys who take on private clients should look out for instances where their possession of "confidential government information" calls for them to be disqualified from representing a client, according to the latest guidance from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, released Wednesday.
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Flaster Greenberg Brings On Insurance Pro From Offit Kurman
A commercial litigator specializing in insurance recovery has moved her practice to Flaster Greenberg PC's office in the Philadelphia suburbs after nearly 15 years with Offit Kurman.
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Behind Benesch's Strategy To Add And Keep BigLaw Laterals
Mid-sized Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has become an attractive destination for a certain type of BigLaw lateral partner, attracting a notable number over the past six months from firms such as Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Jenner & Block LLP.
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No Arbitration In Pa. Law Firm's Suit Against Web Developer
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a website design company's request for arbitration was properly denied in a law firm's breach of contract suit against it, reasoning that the company waived the right to arbitration by continuing to litigate the case.
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Law Firm Leasing Activity Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level
Major firm relocations in late 2023, including Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's December deal for a 20-year lease in a midtown Manhattan skyscraper, helped fuel the hottest legal office space market since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Michael Baylson
Though his standing order on lawyers writing briefs using artificial intelligence — one of the first in the country to address the technology — is fairly broad, Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says he's "not banning AI."
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Inside Robbins Geller's $192.5M Deal In Novel Walgreens Suit
Following the collapse of a proposed merger between pharmacy giants Rite Aid and Walgreens, plaintiffs firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP pursued a novel class action on behalf of Rite Aid inventors against Walgreens, eventually securing a landmark $192.5 million settlement after eight years of litigation that the attorneys involved say was the result of their creative approach and success on key discovery battles.
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Bar-Takers See Accommodation Gap For Periods, Lactation
As would-be lawyers prepare to take the bar exam, testing accommodations for those who menstruate or lactate will vary by jurisdiction. In recent years, there's been a reckoning on state bar policies that affect women and transgender test-takers, but advocates say there's more to be done.
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New Group Aims To Help Attys Meet Middle Class Legal Needs
For middle-class Americans who may make too much money to qualify for legal aid services, affording an attorney to assist with civil matters like divorces and estate planning can still be a financial impossibility. The recently launched Above The Line Network, however, is on a mission to promote cost-conscious lawyering models to put legal services within economic reach for a big and underserved middle market.
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McNees Wallace Forms Licensing And Ethics Practice
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has started a new practice aimed at advising Pennsylvania professionals on managing the state's licensing and regulatory processes.
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Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Pryor Cashman's handling of a suit against Pandora over royalty payments and Nutter's work on a healthy-snacks company acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 9 to 23.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cunningham Bounds LLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos count as children.
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3 Common Barriers As Law Firms Embrace Upward Reviews
Upward reviews, in which associates provide feedback on partners' performance as their managers, have become increasingly popular in the legal industry in recent years, but according to consultants who help implement them, the potential upsides can be muted if firms fail to avoid some common mistakes.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as law firms expanded their practices and attorneys made moves. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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These Are The Hottest Trends In Law Firm Design
Out with the law library and in with Zoom rooms? Law360 Pulse recently talked to architects and legal employers to find out what the biggest trends are in law firm design.
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3rd Circ. Won't Protect AbbVie's Atty-Client Communications
The Third Circuit has denied AbbVie Inc.'s bid to block a Pennsylvania federal court's order to turn over attorney communications from a patent case allegedly cooked up just to extend the company's monopoly on a testosterone drug, but the appellate court's explanation remained under seal Thursday.
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Anapol Weiss Absorbs Injury Boutique Attys, Adds Partner
Anapol Weiss has joined forces with a Philadelphia personal injury boutique and added a partner from Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC, the firm announced this week.
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Disbarred Pa. Attorney Faces Forgery, Tampering Charges
A disbarred Pennsylvania attorney now faces criminal charges for allegedly presenting fake court documents to clients with forged signatures of judges while pretending to litigate dismissed lawsuits.
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'Loosey-Goosey' Standing Rulings Pose Threats To Judiciary
Federal courts from the U.S. Supreme Court down are expanding their definition of standing, particularly in disputes over politically charged issues, with potentially troublesome results, creating privileged categories of plaintiffs, undermining public confidence in the judiciary, and enabling policymaking from the bench, according to experts.
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Gaming Atty Named Chair Of Philly Area Transport Board
The executive vice president of global public policy and public affairs at Scientific Games was named chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority's board of commissioners, according to an announcement by the agency.
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Shook Hardy Launches Group To Provide DEI Guidance
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has kicked off a diversity, equity and inclusion advisory practice group led by the former litigation and diversity leader for Coca-Cola Co.
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PPL Corp. Promotes Deputy GC To Head Rhode Island Energy
PPL Corp. announced Wednesday that it has named its deputy general counsel as president of one of its subsidiaries, Rhode Island Energy, effective March 4.
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Steptoe & Johnson Adds Enviro Atty In Pittsburgh
An attorney with more than 30 years of experience carrying out policy initiatives with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved to private practice at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC's Pittsburgh office, where she hopes to further environmental justice progress by guiding responsible economic development projects with industry clients.
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Cravath Exits Show No Firm Is Immune To Retention Concerns
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP is historically known for its rarity in partner exits, but three partners left the firm in January alone to join BigLaw rivals, a number that may end up jibing with prior years' departures but that some say could signal fresh challenges for the storied firm as it looks to retain talent.