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Big Biz Coalition Backs Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule

By Ryan Boysen

Big U.S. businesses and insurers like Amazon, Anthropic, Chubb and Walmart asked the federal judiciary on Monday to tighten disclosure requirements for litigation finance, claiming the lack of guardrails allows funders to operate "in the shadows."

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    State Farm Attorney Sanctioned $999.99 For AI Hallucinations

    An attorney for State Farm who filed several motions citing nonexistent cases and fabricated quotes generated by AI software must pay a $999.99 sanction, a Los Angeles judge ruled, an amount one cent below the threshold that would have triggered a mandatory notice to the State Bar of California under state law.

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    Former DOJ Antitrust Leader Rejoins Winston Taylor

    The former deputy director of litigation for the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, who was lead counsel for antitrust trials involving Live Nation-Ticketmaster and Google, has returned to Winston Taylor, the firm said Monday.

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    Fla. Judges Cleared To Make Informational Social Media Posts

    Florida judges can operate social media pages even if they identify themselves as sitting judges, as long as the posts are solely informational, according to a new opinion from the state's judicial ethics advisory committee.

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    Courts

    Former ACLU-NJ Legal Head, Civil Rights Advocate Dies At 59

    Edward Barocas, the former longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey who died Friday at the age of 59, was remembered by former colleagues for bringing a "passion for justice" in his advocacy for religious liberties, marriage equality and more in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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    Mid-Law

    Foley Hoag Grows Debt Finance Team With New Co-Chair

    An attorney who built her debt finance practice for more than 26 years at Goodwin Procter LLP has recently joined Foley Hoag LLP's Boston office, where she has been selected to co-lead the firm's debt finance team.

  • DC Pulse

    Former Trump Assistant To Co-Lead Covington Policy Practice

    Covington & Burling LLP said Monday the firm has hired a former assistant to President Donald Trump, who served in the president's first administration as director of the Domestic Policy Council and most recently owned a federal consulting business in Washington, D.C.

  • Modern Lawyer

    Sullivan & Cromwell Opens First Middle East Office In UAE

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced on Monday that it opened its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi, hiring a firm alum who most recently worked at Latham & Watkins LLP to lead the launch.

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    DC Pulse

    McGuireWoods Consulting Adds New Energy Group Co-Head

    McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, the lobbying subsidiary of law firm McGuireWoods LLP, has hired a longtime energy industry government affairs leader who most recently worked as co-leader of Arnold & Porter LLP's energy and infrastructure industry group, the firm announced Monday.

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    California Pulse

    2 Former BigLaw Attys Open SF Litigation Boutique

    Two former partners at Greenberg Traurig LLP and Levin Law PA have launched a new boutique focusing on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity in the San Francisco Bay area, they announced this week.

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    Mid-Law

    Amundsen Davis Expands In Midwest With Mich. Firm Combo

    Amundsen Davis LLC announced that it has combined with Michigan-based Paesano Akkashian PC, giving the Midwest firm four new partners in the Detroit area and its first office in the state.

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