Lathrop GPM To Expand In Calif., NY, UK With IP Firm Combo
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Modern Lawyer
Faegre Drinker Atty Moves To Holland & KnightAn attorney specializing in counseling high net worth clients with estate and business succession planning has moved his practice to Holland & Knight LLP after practicing for five years at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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Daily Litigation
Wells Fargo Compliance Executive Joins Buchanan IngersollBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has brought in a new shareholder who was an executive director and regulatory compliance manager at Wells Fargo & Co. for more than five years, the firm announced Monday.
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Courts
Jackson Walker, US Trustee Denied Delay In Romance DisputeJackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office, grappling with the aftermath of a romantic relationship between one of the firm's former partners and a then-bankruptcy judge, will not be able to delay pretrial proceedings to continue negotiating a possible settlement, a judge ruled Monday.
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Daily Litigation
Eckert Seamans Taps Boston Litigator As Mass Tort Vice ChairEckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has appointed a Boston-based member as the vice chair of its mass tort litigation practice group, the firm said Monday.
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Courts
Maurene Comey Pushes For Early Wins In Firing SuitFormer New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey has asked a Manhattan federal judge to grant her an early win on five of nine claims she brought against the Justice Department following her July 2025 firing, also arguing that the government cannot secure its own judgment on the pleadings.
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Modern Lawyer
Sheppard Adds Katten White Collar Duo In ChicagoSheppard announced on Monday the hiring of two former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorneys for its governmental practice in Chicago, where they will lead the office's white collar defense and investigations team.
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Modern Lawyer
King & Spalding Adds Finance Partner In NY From ProskauerA longtime finance associate at Proskauer Rose LLP has joined King & Spalding LLP's New York office as a partner, just a month after the firm added another three lawyers from her former team, the firm announced Monday.
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New York Pulse
Another NYC Public Defense Union Sets Strike DeadlineThe Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem union became the latest New York City area legal aid union to set a strike deadline this week, announcing Monday that its over 230 members will walk off the job if they don't reach a deal with their managers by Friday at 8 a.m.
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California Pulse
DOJ Unveils Law Firm Subpoenas In ABA Docs Bid FightThe BigLaw firms that cut deals with the Trump administration last year to skirt punitive executive orders are now grappling with subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking deal-related communications and depositions of the firms' managing partners or chairs, according to Friday court filings.
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California Pulse
State AGs Flex Muscle In Paramount Suit Amid DOJ InactionA dozen state attorneys general sued this week to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the latest and largest example of states launching an enforcement action when the federal government chooses to go with a lighter touch.
