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  • Lowenstein Sandler Seeks Judge DQ In Pot Dispensary Suit

    Lowenstein Sandler LLP has asked an Essex County Superior Court judge to recuse himself over his social connections with the parties and counsel on the firm's $800,000 fee suit against a New Jersey cannabis dispensary

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    The Top In-House Hires Of November

    Legal department moves in the last month included high-profile announcements at CSX Corp., Cohen & Steers Inc. and Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., including two general counsel joining boards of directors. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house appointments from November.

  • Jackson Walker 'Extinguished' Privilege Over Judge Romance

    An Oregon federal judge has said Holland & Knight LLP lawyers must turn over documents regarding their advice to Jackson Walker LLP on how to handle the "debacle" of a former firm partner's intimate relationship with a former bankruptcy judge, finding Jackson Walker has "utterly extinguished" any claim to attorney-client privilege.

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    Mid-Law Firm Seward & Kissel Matching Milbank Bonus Scale

    Seward & Kissel LLP, a Mid-Law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has joined the bonus bandwagon for associates by matching the year-end and special cash rewards set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.

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    Defense Firms Race To Close Gap As Plaintiff AI Tools Surge

    Plaintiff lawyers are boosting production through new specialized generative artificial intelligence offerings, leaving the litigation defense side shorthanded, experts say.

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    Mayer Brown, Gibson Dunn Match Milbank Bonuses

    Mayer Brown LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP joined a chorus of other BigLaw firms in doling out extra cash for associates, matching the year-end and special bonuses set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.

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    More Law Firm Business Staffs See Discretionary Bonuses

    Law firms' administrators and staff have reported more discretionary bonuses, longer parental leave, increasing work-from-home policies and an overall decline in turnover rates, according to the latest annual report produced by the Association of Legal Administrators.

  • How AI Chatbots Can Be Used To Quiz Law School Students

    Law school professors overseeing courses in artificial intelligence should consider quizzing students via conversational chatbots, argued the director of technology innovation at the University of Oklahoma in an article published earlier this month.

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    Kelley Kronenberg Adds Fla. Trusts And Estates Partner Duo

    Kelley Kronenberg has bolstered its wealth and family protection division with a pair of new partners in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

  • What Do You Know About BigLaw's Associate Bonus Plans?

    BigLaw has ushered in another busy bonus season as law firms announce extra compensation for associates. Test your legal news savvy with a special Law360 Pulse quiz on what firms have announced so far.

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    2024 Associate Bonus and 2025 Salary Tracker

    UPDATED December 20, 2024 | As the year draws to a close, an increasing number of large and other elite law firms are falling in line with a bonus scale set by market leader Milbank LLP, which in many cases puts more money in the pockets of law firm associates than ever before.

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    Bonus Season Heats Up As More Firms Match Milbank's Scale

    The 2024 associate bonus season is heating up, with more law firms matching Milbank LLP's year-end and special bonuses and U.K. firms extending the same offering to their U.S.-based attorneys, according to firm memos shared with Law360 Pulse and media reports.

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    Congressional Inquiry Practices To Stay Hot With GOP Sweep

    As aggressive oversight by lawmakers in recent years has helped grow practices dedicated to handling congressional investigations, attorneys told Law360 Pulse they foresee a continuing demand spike as the new Republican-controlled Congress works to advance President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

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    Freeman Mathis Cyber Pro Jumps To Constangy In Philly

    An attorney specializing in data privacy and security has moved his practice to Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP after nearly two years with Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP.

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    Armstrong Teasdale Grows In Big Apple With New IP Partner

    Armstrong Teasdale has welcomed an intellectual property partner to its New York office who brings more than 15 years of in-house and private practice experience and a doctorate in molecular biology and genetics.

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    Jackson Lewis Adds Attorney From FordHarrison In Tampa

    Jackson Lewis PC has expanded its counseling and litigation offerings in Florida with the addition of an attorney from FordHarrison LLP.

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    Law Firm Leasing Surpasses Pre-COVID Rate So Far In 2024

    The rate at which U.S. law firms are signing major office leases — those at or above 20,000 square feet — has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to new data released by Savills on Monday, showing that while activity is up, firms are divided on whether to expand, downsize or maintain their square footage.

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    Chiesa Shahinian Expanding In NJ With Biz Law Boutique

    Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC will bring on five attorneys from business law boutique Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker as the Newark, New Jersey, boutique shutters its operations amid the move, strengthening Chiesa Shahinian in corporate, securities and litigation matters.

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    Berger Singerman Sued For Hurricane Insurance Malpractice

    Berger Singerman LLP and one of its attorneys have been slammed with a legal malpractice lawsuit in Florida for allegedly botching insurance claims for a timeshare company that suffered damages in Hurricanes Michael and Irma.

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    Akin Announces Associate Bonuses, 2025 Salary Scale

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP told Law360 Pulse on Monday it will pay associates and counsel year-end bonuses of between $15,000 and $115,000 and special bonuses of between $6,000 and $25,000, based on seniority, in February.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Adds Philly Litigator From Gordon Rees

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP expanded its litigation team in Philadelphia with the addition of an attorney having expertise in representing nursing home and assisted living facilities, the firm announced Monday.

  • Hawley Troxell Wants Ex-Paralegal's Suit Trimmed

    Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP asked an Idaho federal judge to dismiss a former paralegal's claims that it retaliated against her for lodging bias complaints and stiffed her on wages.

  • Pot Dispensary Aims To Escape Lowenstein Sandler's Fee Suit

    A New Jersey cannabis dispensary has moved to dismiss a suit from Lowenstein Sandler LLP seeking nearly $800,000 in unpaid fees, telling a state court that the firm did not give the proper notice before suing over the fee dispute.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, King & Spalding LLP, Holland & Knight LLP and Barnes & Thornburg LLP lead this week's list of Law360 legal lions for beating a Pennsylvania state court lawsuit brought against Bayer AG unit Monsanto by a woman who said she got cancer by using the weed killer Roundup.

  • Shipman & Goodwin Atty Dodges DQ In Waste Permit Case

    A Connecticut Superior Court judge has refused to disqualify Shipman & Goodwin LLP attorney Joseph P. Williams from a lawsuit that started as a dispute over a $3 million transfer station performance bond, finding he is not a necessary witness to the remaining issues in the case.

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