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NC Atty Can't Shield Bank Docs From Tycoon In Hacking Suit
A North Carolina attorney and former FBI agent can't stop aviation tycoon Farhad Azima from parsing through his bank records as part of an international hacking conspiracy case, a federal judge said Friday, though he did limit the scope of the records Azima sought.
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NJ Law Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Atty's Indictment
The indictment of Brown & Connery LLP senior partner William Tambussi on since-dismissed racketeering charges does not create a conflict of interest that would require the firm to stop representing New Jersey in an employee retaliation lawsuit, a state appellate court has ruled.
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Lydecker Arrives In Texas With Pair Of Dallas-Area Offices
National litigation firm Lydecker LLP has expanded into Texas by opening two locations in the Dallas area, a move that the leader of the offices told Law360 Pulse on Friday aims to meet client needs in a growing market.
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Goulston & Storrs Adds 4 NY Attys Spanning 3 Practice Areas
Goulston & Storrs PC has brought on three associates and a counsel to add to its capabilities in real estate, litigation and corporate matters, the firm announced Thursday.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Epstein Becker Litigator In NY, NJ
Greenberg Traurig LLP brought on as a partner in New Jersey and New York this week a trial expert with experience in high-stakes civil and criminal cases and a background litigating corruption cases as a federal prosecutor.
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Jackson Lewis Names New Leader In White Plains, NY
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC has promoted Michael L. Abitabilo from office litigation manager to office managing principal in White Plains, New York, the firm has announced.
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Attorney Accused Of Tax Scam Wants Opposing Counsel Cut
An attorney accused by a precious metals dealer's partnership of selling it a tax scam asked a Colorado federal court to disqualify the partnership's attorney from the case, saying the lawyer has a conflict because he formerly represented her.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended March with another action-packed week as firms elevated attorneys and President Donald Trump aimed another executive order at a prominent BigLaw shop. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Ex-Paralegal Sues Ga. Personal Injury Firm Over 658 OT Hours
An Atlanta-based personal injury law firm didn't pay a former paralegal for 658 hours of overtime, and it erroneously considered her a salaried-exempt employee, according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.
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Judges Block Trump's Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Orders
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale both won temporary restraining orders late Friday blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, with two Washington, D.C., federal judges determining the firms have shown the orders are likely retaliation for their representation of certain clients.
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Trump Targets WilmerHale In 5th BigLaw Executive Order
WilmerHale became the fifth large law firm to be on the receiving end of an executive order restricting its ability to practice law, with President Donald Trump on Thursday targeting the firm over its ties to former special counsel Robert Mueller as well as its immigration pro bono work and diversity practices.
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Ga. Firm Sues Allstate Over Wrecked Car Fee Coverage
A Georgia law firm hit Allstate Insurance Co. with a proposed class action over allegations that it fails to pay title transfer fees and license registration fees to insureds who incur total loss claims.
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Fitch Even Sues Ex-IP Client In Effort To End Malpractice Case
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP has launched a lawsuit asking an Illinois federal court to declare that the co-founder of a former client isn't the inventor behind a prenatal test patent, which the firm said would put a stop to a malpractice case against it in state court.
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FINRA Improperly Acts As Government Agency, 6th Circ. Told
The owner of a consulting company has urged the Sixth Circuit to overturn a decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission affirming sanctions imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for alleged securities fraud, arguing that FINRA never had jurisdiction over him.
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How Attys Saved Vistar Millions Ahead Of T-Mobile Buy
Lowenstein Sandler LLP attorneys told Law360 Pulse this week that their documents-based strategy against an investors' suit in Delaware's Chancery Court helped save "tens of millions of dollars" for advertising technology company Vistar Media ahead of its acquisition by T-Mobile.
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Faegre Drinker Securities Ace Joins Spencer Fane In Denver
Spencer Fane LLP has added a securities litigation partner from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP to its Denver office, the firm announced Thursday.
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Fla. High Court Widens Anti-SLAPP Rights In Blogger Suit
A split Florida Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the right of a Miami-area blogger to challenge a defamation lawsuit, allowing state appellate courts to review rulings denying bids to toss such complaints based on strategic lawsuits against public participation provisions, or anti-SLAPP, before those cases have concluded.
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Guo Trustee Settles Clawbacks From Versace, Firms
The Chapter 11 trustee handling convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve 10 clawback settlements with Hodgson Russ LLP, BakerHostetler, luxury retailer Versace and others, ending claims totaling $8.6 million but keeping the terms under wraps for six months.
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Fox Rothschild Brings On McCarter & English IP Ace In NJ
Fox Rothschild LLP grew its Princeton, New Jersey, office this week with the addition of an intellectual property partner from McCarter & English LLP specializing in patent prosecution for medical devices, technology-enabled hardware and more.
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Ga. Restrictions On Litigation Funders Near Final Passage
Georgia's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Legislature's first attempt to rein in third-party litigation funders with new restrictions on the industry, advancing the other half of a sweeping civil litigation reform package championed by Republicans this spring.
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Fox Rothschild Welcomes Back Litigator To Philly Area Office
An attorney who spent over a year with plaintiffs firm Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler Eisenberg & Jeck PC on the other side of the aisle has gone back to the defense side with his recent return to Fox Rothschild LLP's office in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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K&L Gates Lands Smith Katzenstein Litigator In Delaware
K&L Gates LLP has welcomed a veteran litigator from Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP in Delaware, the firm announced Thursday.
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Texas Law Firm Must Face 2nd Firm's Paxil Fees Suit
A Texas appellate court affirmed Thursday that a law firm battling its former co-counsel over the proceeds of lawsuits concerning the antidepressant drug Paxil can't use the state's anti-SLAPP statute to avoid a breach of contract claim but tossed an award of $100,000 in attorney fees.
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Ex-Troutman Atty Says Racial Bias Suit Should Go To Trial
A former Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP associate who says she was fired for calling out racial bias told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the firm's own documents and testimony show it saw her as a valuable attorney, despite saying she was let go over performance.
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Stoel Rives Hires 7 More Enviro Attys From Downey Brand
Less than a year after hiring seven environmental attorneys from California-based Downey Brand LLP, Stoel Rives LLP announced the hire of another seven from the same firm consisting of three partners, an of counsel and three associates, located in San Francisco and the state's capital, Sacramento.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.