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UF's Ex-GC Prepares To Tackle Athletics With Legal Expertise

By Michele Gorman

Amy Meyers Hass on Friday passed the metaphorical torch of the University of Florida's legal department to her longtime deputy general counsel. Now, she works in another part of the university as deputy athletic director and senior women's administrator — roles she said will require her legal experiences and skills, especially in the evolving realm of college sports.

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    Frost Names Trial Atty As 1st Firmwide Managing Partner

    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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    Jones Day Must Face Ex-Firm Attys' Parental Leave Suit

    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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    Senate Fills Wisconsin Judicial Vacancy On Second Try

    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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    Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged Tampering

    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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    Amtrak Onboards One Of Its Own To Replace Outgoing GC

    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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    Ogletree Lands Seyfarth Employment Atty In Chicago

    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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    Helene Forcing Shutdown Of Almost Every Courthouse In Fla.

    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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    Venable Brings On Baker McKenzie IP Litigator In DC

    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 Traurig

    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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    Former Administrative Patent Judge Joins McGuireWoods

    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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