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DLA Piper's New US Head On Adapting To Change
DLA Piper announced this week that it has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm. Here, Gerry Williams talks to Law360 Pulse about his main priorities.
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Liebert Cassidy's LA Office Head Now Co-Managing Partner
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore announced Tuesday that Melanie L. Chaney, the managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office, is being elevated to firmwide co-managing partner alongside J. Scott Tiedemann, who plans to transition in a year into a full-time legal practice.
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Ex-Tidal VP Jumps To Entertainment Boutique In California
The former vice president of licensing lead and business affairs at music streaming platform Tidal has joined entertainment boutique firm Granderson Des Rochers as senior counsel in Los Angeles, the firm said.
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2023 Minority Law Grads Are Still Finding Jobs At Lower Rates
Law school graduates of color from the class of 2023 continue to find employment at lower rates than their white peers despite a red-hot job market, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Skadden Hires Paul Weiss Marketing Chief
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Wednesday it was bringing on a new chief business development and marketing officer who has led marketing efforts at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP.
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Davis Wright Grows In SF With Ex-Prosecutor From Boutique
A former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer who co-founded boutique Long & Stout PC brought his practice to Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in San Francisco.
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'Fat Leonard' Faces 11 Years For Navy Bribery Scheme
Federal prosecutors are seeking more than 11 years in prison for Leonard Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor and ex-fugitive known as "Fat Leonard" who led a sprawling bribery and corruption scheme that allegedly caused over $20 million in losses for the U.S. Navy.
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23-Year BigLaw Leader Cautions Against Chasing Money
James L. Shea Sr. spent 23 years as the managing partner and chairman of D.C.-based BigLaw firm Venable before retiring from the post in 2017. He recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about how the industry has changed over the course of his career, having had some time away from private practice to reflect before joining a small firm last year.
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How Robbins Geller Turned A Google Win Into A $350M Deal
After six years of litigation against Google parent company Alphabet Inc., including a successful bid to revive the suit before the Ninth Circuit, class action firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP secured a $350 million settlement for investors by not being deterred by setbacks.
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Lewis Brisbois Founder, 2 Family Members Leave Firm
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP confirmed on Tuesday that founder and chairman emeritus Bob Lewis has departed from the firm, along with his son and grandson.
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LA Injury Law Firm Sued Over Unsolicited Robocalls
A California man is suing Los Angeles-based personal injury firm Wilshire Law PLC in federal court, alleging the firm is violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited robocalls to drum up business.
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Atty Says Appellate Co.'s Ads Look Like Case Updates
A California attorney has launched a proposed class action against appellate case management company Record Press in California federal court alleging that the New York-based company sends lawyers spam emails that deceptively appear to be important updates about ongoing litigation.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds 2 Partners In California
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has added two new California partners, a labor and employment attorney who spent seven years in solo practice and a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney who joins from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.
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Skadden Picks Up Arbitration Co-Head From Sidley In Asia
The co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global arbitration, trade and advocacy group has been tapped to lead Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, the firm announced on Monday.
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Former Fanatics GC Joins Logistics Group As Legal Chief
Global Critical Logistics, a leader in live events and luxury goods logistics, has found its first-ever chief legal officer in the former general counsel for Fanatics, the company said Tuesday.
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Baker Botts IP Leader In Calif. Jumps To Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has grown its intellectual property team in California with the addition of the chair of Baker Botts LLP's IP department in the state.
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How Law Firms Are Focusing Their Pro Bono Efforts
Millions of people across the United States desperately need free or reduced-cost legal services, and attorneys and law firm leaders want to make a difference. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' pro bono priorities.
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The 2024 Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Law firms are often eager to burnish their social responsibility credentials by leveraging their training and experience to help communities that don’t have the resources to pay BigLaw billing rates. See which firms are leading the pack in pro bono hours.
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Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues
A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
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These Firms Are The 2024 Social Impact Leaders
Law firms are being heavily scrutinized for their social responsibility efforts, with attorneys, clients and critics all pushing for accountability. Find out which firms made Law360 Pulse's list of firms that are taking the greatest strides on social responsibility.
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DLA Piper Taps Corporate Atty As Co-US Managing Partner
DLA Piper has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm.
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Disbarment Isn't One Size Fits All For Attys Guilty Of Crimes
Attorney discipline, much like the criminal justice system, is rarely a simple math equation where authorities can plug in a type of wrongdoing and an appropriate punishment is spit out.
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FisherBroyles Names New Practice Leaders In Corporate Dept.
FisherBroyles LLP, which bills itself as the first and the world's largest distributed law firm, is shaking things up in its corporate department, appointing 10 new practice area chairs.
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Apple Judge OKs New Schedule But Pans 'Burden' To Court
A California federal judge Friday issued an order in antitrust litigation against Apple that permits the plaintiffs and the tech giant to push out discovery deadlines, but said the change "shifts the burden to the court," so they'll have to prepare for trial "with or without" rulings on filed motions.
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Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Pleads Guilty In Calif. Wire Fraud Cases
Girardi Keese's former Chief Financial Officer Christopher K. Kamon pled guilty Friday in California federal court to two counts of wire fraud, admitting that he conspired with the firm's disgraced co-founder Tom Girardi to steal millions from a client, while also stealing millions from the firm behind Girardi's back.