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Dentons Launches Generative AI Contract Automation Tool
International law firm Dentons has attorneys in Europe testing a generative artificial intelligence tool for contract automation, the firm said Monday.
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Bradley Arant's New Tampa Leader Touts 'Small-Firm Feel'
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP may have more than 600 attorneys, but to the new leader of its Tampa, Florida, office, its culture still retains a "small-firm feel."
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Morgan Law, Morgan & Morgan Ad Spat Breaks Open Again
National personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan PA is back in court with a rival Florida-based firm with a similar name, alleging that Morgan Law Group PA is once again poaching its search engine keywords in violation of a 2020 settlement between the two firms.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of summer with another action-packed week as BigLaw snagged new talent and lawmakers sought an increase in federal judgeships. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Legal Industry Split On Regulating AI's Use In Profession
Nearly half of the participants in a survey examining the impact of artificial intelligence said they support regulation around the technology's use in the legal profession, according to a recently released report from the International Bar Association and the Center for AI and Digital Policy.
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Chevron's Demise May Not Bring Deluge Courts Had Feared
Though the death of Chevron deference has opened a door to attacking administrative decisions, the expected uptick in litigation probably won't threaten to clog federal courts, numerous administrative law experts told Law360.
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Colleagues Remember 'Fiercely Loyal' Venable Leader Gesner
Colleagues at Venable LLP are remembering co-managing partner Larry Gesner as a focused problem solver who was fiercely loyal and quietly helped others.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Covington & Burling LLP and Pisanelli Bice PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Nevada Green Party's request to have Jill Stein's name reinstated on the state's presidential ballot Friday.
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GrayRobinson Adds 5 Construction Attys From Tampa Firm
Florida-based GrayRobinson PA announced that a five-person construction team including three shareholders, joined the firm's Tampa office from St. Petersburg boutique Moyer Law Group.
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Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg
Miami's Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP has had a significant impact on Florida's infrastructure over the past year, representing the leaders of housing, transportation, education and infrastructure projects that total more than $10 billion in value.
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Ex-GrayRobinson Leader Departs Firm To Form Boutique
Former GrayRobinson PA President Mayanne Downs announced Thursday she is leaving the Florida firm to form a litigation boutique with fellow shareholder Jeffrey Aaron and eight other GrayRobinson litigators in Orlando and Tallahassee.
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Newsmax Appeals Quash Of Smartmatic Atty Subpoenas
Newsmax Media Inc. is appealing a Florida judge's decision to quash its attempt to subpoena a slew of criminal defense attorneys — representing Smartmatic USA Corp. executives in a criminal case over a Philippines elections contract — in Smartmatic's defamation suit over Newsmax reports tying the voting tech company to alleged conspiracies to steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Quinn Emanuel Challenges Oro Negro Execs' Discovery Bid
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is pushing back against a bid for firm documents from its former client, Oro Negro Drilling Pte. Ltd., saying the company that provides oil services in Mexico and its subsidiaries are "weaponizing" the firm's party status to gain a tactical advantage in related legal battles.
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Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP's path to prominence spans more than half a century of successfully navigated, complex legal and business matters, and the firm's recent triumphs — including facilitating billions of dollars worth of real estate transactions and prevailing in public interest litigation — have landed it again on Law360's list of Florida Powerhouses.
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Disbarred Fla. Atty Sentenced To Jail Time For Contempt
A disbarred Florida attorney has been sentenced to time in jail followed by probation and ordered to pay a nearly $24,000 fine for indirect criminal contempt and continuing to practice law even after his license was revoked.
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Law Firm Bottom Lines Likely To Benefit From Fed Rate Cuts
Average U.S. law firm revenue rose at a historic clip during the first half of 2024, but law firm financial experts are predicting a further influx of business for midsize and large firms primarily as a result of increased transactional activity following Wednesday's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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Stonewalling Justifies Cab Co. Atty's Deposition, Court Rules
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that counsel for Yellow Cab Co. can be deposed after the company's president stonewalled a personal injury plaintiff by answering "I have no idea" to virtually every question at his deposition, saying "exceptional circumstances" warrant the second deposition.
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House Seeks To Increase Judgeships After Senate OKs Bill
The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts has introduced new judicial staffing legislation, a month after the Senate passed its own version of a bipartisan bill that seeks to create 66 new and temporary judgeships over the next decade in an effort to ease pressure on the overburdened federal judiciary.
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Venable Co-Managing Partner Dies After Lengthy Illness
Venable LLP announced Wednesday that the firm's co-managing partner Larry Gesner died this week following an illness that lasted several years.
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Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight
Holland & Knight LLP is an international firm, but its roots are in Florida, where the firm's attorneys continue to handle bet-the-company litigation for clients and to work on development deals reshaping urban areas.
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Ex-Gunster Client Says Firm Can't Shake Data Breach Suit
A former client urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to reject a bid from Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA to toss a proposed class action related to a data breach in 2022.
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Spencer Fane Names Chief Talent And Diversity Officer
A few months after announcing a new organizational structure, Spencer Fane LLP announced that a veteran human resources executive with 25 years of experience was hired as the firm's first chief talent and diversity officer.
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GCs Expect Bigger Budgets And Deeper Focus On AI In 2025
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
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GrayRobinson Gains Ex-Brown & Brown Leader In Orlando
GrayRobinson PA has added an of counsel in Orlando, Florida, who spent much of his career in executive leadership roles at insurance brokerage Brown & Brown Inc.
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Pryor Cashman Taps NY Litigator As Next Managing Partner
A New York-based litigator will be the new managing partner of Pryor Cashman LLP starting next year, capping off a nearly 30-year journey at the firm that he began as an associate.