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California Pulse
Frost Names Trial Atty As 1st Firmwide Managing PartnerBy James Mills
Year-old business litigation boutique Frost LLP has named a longtime trial attorney, and one of its three founding partners, as its new firmwide managing partner, the firm said Wednesday.
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Daily Litigation
Jones Day Must Face Ex-Firm Attys' Parental Leave SuitBy Ryan Boysen
Jones Day will have to defend its parental leave policy at trial, after a D.C. federal judge declined on Wednesday to shut down a long-running suit filed by two married ex-associates, which claims the firm discriminates by offering female attorneys more leave than male attorneys.
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Courts
Senate Fills Wisconsin Judicial Vacancy On Second TryBy Courtney Bublé
The Senate voted 58-37 on Wednesday to confirm Byron Conway, attorney at Habush Habush & Rottier SC, for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a seat that has been vacant since December 2019.
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Daily Litigation
Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged TamperingBy Madison Arnold
An attorney suing three lawyers from Blank Rome LLP wants the firm's other attorneys disqualified from representing their colleagues, accusing them of improperly contacting a plaintiff's expert witness to intimidate him into no longer participating in the case.
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DC Pulse
Amtrak Onboards One Of Its Own To Replace Outgoing GCBy Michele Gorman
Amtrak said Wednesday it has promoted one of its longtime in-house lawyers, who for the first part of his career worked in various labor counsel jobs, to executive vice president and general counsel.
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Daily Litigation
Ogletree Lands Seyfarth Employment Atty In ChicagoBy Christine DeRosa
Labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has grown its Chicago office with the addition of a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner.
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Courts
Helene Forcing Shutdown Of Almost Every Courthouse In Fla.By Carolina Bolado
The vast majority of courthouses in Florida will be closed on Thursday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in the largest shutdown since Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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Daily Litigation
Venable Brings On Baker McKenzie IP Litigator In DCBy Alison Knezevich
A longtime Baker McKenzie intellectual property litigator whose work touches on sectors including medical devices, software, and the oil and gas industry has moved his practice to Venable LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.
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California Pulse
Akin Adds Energy-Sector Adviser From Greenberg TraurigBy Andrea Keckley
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that it's welcoming an energy-sector-focused attorney from Greenberg Traurig LLP, as the firm says opportunities to invest in sustainable energy projects have fueled client demand.
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Courts
Former Administrative Patent Judge Joins McGuireWoodsBy Tracey Read
McGuireWoods LLP has added a former administrative judge with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as a partner in its Richmond, Virginia, office.
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