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Boxing Manager Nears Default Win In RICO Suit
A boxing manager welcomed a California federal court's decision to award him $9.5 million as part of a default judgment against a now-defunct management company in a racketeering case but requested an increase to the court's award of legal fees.
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ABA's 1st Generative AI Opinion Points Attys To Ethical Duties
The American Bar Association ethics committee published on Monday its first formal opinion on attorney use of generative artificial intelligence tools, saying lawyers should consider their ethical obligations, including those related to model rules on competency, confidentiality and fees.
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Why Public Confidence In US Courts Is 'Withering'
Public trust in the federal judiciary, and the U.S. Supreme Court in particular, has fallen in recent years, with fewer than half of Americans now expressing confidence in the federal courts, according to a study released Monday.
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Instagram And Forest Fires Fuel LA Plaintiffs Firm's Growth
Behind the recent opening of the Los Angeles-based plaintiffs firm McNicholas & McNicholas LLP's third office is a successful Instagram account and two thriving niche practices representing victims of wildfires and the first responders who put them out.
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3 Things To Know About Dentons' Incoming Global CEO
Dentons announced last week that it is bringing on Kate Barton, a former EY executive, as its new global CEO to replace Elliott Portnoy, who has held the position since 2013.
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Hunter Biden's Attys Made 'False Statements,' Judge Says
The California federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's criminal tax trial threatened to sanction the presidential son's lawyers Wednesday, saying they made "false statements" in a motion to dismiss that cited a Florida federal judge's order disqualifying the special prosecutor in Donald Trump's classified documents case.
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Ex-Calif. Bar Exec Misrepresented Bar Funds Use, Judge Says
A California State Bar Court judge on Wednesday recommended a one-year stayed suspension and one-year probationary period for a former California state senator and state bar executive director accused of using thousands of dollars from bar funds for a 2014 trip to Mongolia — a lesser penalty than the presumed professional sanctions.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Boyden Gray PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Fifth Circuit struck down as unconstitutional the Federal Communications Commission's system for subsidizing telecommunications service for rural and low-income users.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Benesch's work on a private equity acquisition of a bankruptcy advisory firm and Hausfeld's handling of a proposed class action in a data breach affecting over seven million people lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 12 to 26.
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Electronic Arts' 1st Privacy Officer Is Now Netgear's GC
Router maker Netgear Inc. this week named a veteran general counsel who worked in-house for more than a decade at video game company Electronic Arts Inc. as its new top lawyer and privacy chief.
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FordHarrison's New LA Leader Talks Boosting Diverse Attys
For FordHarrison LLP's new Los Angeles office managing partner, David L. Cheng, helping fellow minority attorneys grow their practices is his way of ensuring that underrepresented groups thrive in the legal industry.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A shakeup in the presidential race kicked off another busy week for the legal industry as two BigLaw firms named leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Coinbase Taps Paul Clement For Board After Chevron Win
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. has added to its board of directors Paul D. Clement, a member of the legal team that recently convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to do away with so-called Chevron deference, according to a recent announcement.
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Blue Bottle Won't Be Sanctioned Or Pay Atty Fees In TM Row
Blue Bottle won't be sanctioned nor ordered to pay $1.15 million in fees for losing its trademark suit against a company selling "Blue Brew" brand accessories, with a California federal judge ruling Wednesday that its infringement claims weren't frivolous and that its likelihood of confusion argument was "rooted in good faith."
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Class Of 2023 Shatters Records In Legal Employment, Salaries
The class of 2023 set new records for the overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median and average salaries. In addition, private practice employment has hit the highest level in more than 30 years, per data released Thursday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.
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Public Counsel Promotes Longtime Civil Rights Atty To CEO
Public Counsel's newly named President and CEO Kathryn Eidmann went to law school focused on becoming a professor, wanting eventually to write academic works on access to justice and other legal issues. That all changed during her first clinic in law school, she told Law360 Pulse in an interview.
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Ex-Allbirds Atty Joins Fitness Tech Co. Strava As GC
Fitness app developer Strava announced Thursday it welcomed as general counsel an attorney who formerly worked for Facebook and fashion company Allbirds.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Some major U.S. firms, including Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Polsinelli PC, will have a busy 2025 as they set plans in motion this month to move their regional offices next year.
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Cooley Adds 1st Chief Innovation Officer From Wilson Sonsini
Cooley LLP announced Thursday that it expects to have its first-ever chief innovation officer in late August, hiring a Palo Alto attorney who held that same role at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC.
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Elevate Services Nabs $20M Capital Commitment
Software-based legal services company Elevate Services Inc. closed a $20 million commitment from Runway Growth Capital LLC, according to an announcement from the investment firm on Thursday.
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$50K Referral Bonuses In BigLaw Signal Hiring Optimism
The $50,000 referral bonuses being offered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling are viewed by industry observers as reflecting growing optimism in the legal hiring market and an expected uptick in corporate work.
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Littler Mendelson Names New Office Leaders In 5 Cities
Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC is getting some new office heads, announcing Wednesday it has named new office managing shareholders for five of its U.S. offices — San Diego, San Jose, Indianapolis, Denver and Portland, Oregon.
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Pandemic Hasn't Hindered 2020 Law Grads, NALP Says
Despite entering the workforce during a pandemic, most 2020 law school graduates are thriving, with high rates of employment and a dip in educational debt, but some still feel negative effects on their mental health, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.
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SF DA Sued By Staffer Fired Over 'Panties' Reply-All Snafu
A San Francisco District Attorney's Office staffer who says he was fired after accidentally sending a risqué reply-all email at work has filed a state court lawsuit accusing his former boss and the county of defamation and standing in the way of his getting future employment.
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Lyft's GC-Turned-President To Depart Next Month
Lyft's longtime general counsel, who rose from one of its first employees to be its president — and is credited with being a "driving force" behind the growth of both the company and the transportation network industry — plans to step down from her leadership position at the ride-hailing business in August.