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  • Pryor Cashman Atty Accused Of 'Brazen' Hose Patent Fraud

    An attorney for Pryor Cashman LLP and his client were accused Wednesday in Florida federal court of engaging in a "brazen" scheme to usurp a hose company's rights to a patent portfolio while also defrauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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    'Live Like A First-Year': Recruiter Tips For Going In-House

    For associates at large law firms, a change in both frame of mind and lifestyle is essential in order to make a successful transition to a career in-house at a corporation, according to legal recruiters.

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    Deal Reached In Dispute Over Seward & Kissel Call Logs In NJ

    The billionaire founder of hedge fund Two Sigma Investments LP agreed this week to allow records of his communications with Seward & Kissel LLP, with some limitations, to be turned over to his wife, who is suing the firm, alleging that it helped cheat her out of billions in the couple's ongoing divorce.

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    Michael Best Strategies Adds Illinois Advocate As Principal

    Michael Best Strategies, the lobbying arm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has hired a longtime public advocate and former Illinois government official, who started her career in education as a teacher and principal, the group announced Tuesday.

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    Spencer Fane Lures In Big-Name 'Misfits' For Patent Group

    Spencer Fane LLP has spent the past two years building up what it hopes to be a top-tier intellectual property group, pulling together a "band of misfits" from firms like Fish & Richardson PC and McKool Smith, according to the group's co-leader.

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    New Miller Canfield Atty Brings Engineering Past To IP Work

    The latest addition to Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC's office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an experienced intellectual property attorney who has spent time as an engineer at Lockheed Martin and Medtronic.

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    Offit Kurman Expands In Philly With Ex-Cozen O'Connor Atty

    Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law expanded its Philadelphia office with the addition of an attorney with more than 40 years of experience representing corporate clients in complex transactions.

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    Lewis Roca Adds CIO With Machine Learning Chops

    Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP has hired a chief information officer to spearhead the advancement of its technology with more than 25 years of industry experience at BigLaw firms.

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    Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1

    A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of last year.

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    In-House IBM Atty Rejoins Bass Berry As Gov't Contracts Pro

    A government contracts lawyer has returned to private practice at Bass Berry & Sims PLC after a stint in-house with IBM.

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    LA Investor Sues Greenberg Glusker Over 'Appalling' Filings

    A Los Angeles investor has filed a suit against Greenberg Glusker and two of its partners for allegedly bungling his defense in an underlying suit brought by his stepson, accusing the firm of sharing a draft complaint prior to filing and including inaccuracies and unnecessary personal attacks in another filing, while also pressuring him to accept a bad settlement.

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    NYC Bar Association Elects First Muslim American President

    A partner in the litigation department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP was elected president of the New York City Bar Association at its annual meeting, the organization announced Wednesday.

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    Manatt Partner Brings Music Biz Chops To Loeb & Loeb

    A veteran entertainment attorney with over two decades of experience in the entertainment and music industries has joined Loeb & Loeb LLP from Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP.

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    Longtime Solo Litigator Joins Kelley Kronenberg In Miami

    Kelley Kronenberg announced Tuesday that it has brought on a first-party property insurance defense partner, who spent much of her career running her own firm, to its Miami office, along with five other new attorneys in Florida and Chicago.

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    Prime Healthcare Atty Jumps Back To Genova Burns As Partner

    A former Genova Burns LLC associate has rejoined the firm in New Jersey as a labor and employment partner this week after an in-house stint as associate general counsel for 50,000-employee health system Prime Healthcare, Genova Burns confirmed on Tuesday.

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    Attys With AI Skills Command Pay Bumps In The US, UK

    Lawyer job listings that require artificial intelligence skills carry a wage premium of up to 49% higher in some markets, according to a report released Tuesday.

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    Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023

    The 400 largest law firms by headcount in the U.S. grew more slowly in 2023 than in the previous two years, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP surpassed the 3,000-attorney threshold, according to the latest Law360 ranking.

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    The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms

    The legal market expanded more tentatively in 2023 than in previous years amid a slowdown in demand for legal services, especially in transactions, an area that has been sluggish but is expected to quicken in the near future.

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    Winstead Adds Cyber Pro In Texas From Michael Best

    Winstead PC has strengthened the firm's cybersecurity practice with the addition in its Austin, Texas, office of an experienced data privacy attorney who previously was with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.

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    ABA's Education Section Endorses Alternative Atty Licensing

    The American Bar Association's national accrediting arm for law degree programs announced during a council meeting Friday the adoption of a report that effectively recognizes alternative methods of attorney licensing outside the bar exam.

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    Courts' 'Wait And See' On Deepfake Rule Gets Mixed Reviews

    A new evidentiary rule for dealing with artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes is unnecessary right now, according to a federal judiciary committee, but the courts' "wait and see" approach may be too cautious, some experts told Law360 Monday.

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    Snell & Wilmer Lands Hahn Loeser Employment Pro In Calif.

    Snell & Wilmer LLP has added a Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP partner in San Diego, strengthening its labor and employment practice.

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    New Alvarez & Marsal Service Offers Back Office Outsourcing

    Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal announced Monday the launch of a new outsourcing service, offering law firms management and consulting services to address "back-office functions."

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    This New Michael Best Atty Chose A 'Strange Detour' Into HR

    Michael Best has hired a former in-house lawyer, who also spent several years focusing on human resources, to join its privacy and cybersecurity practice. Here, Sam Facey explained to Law360 Pulse why he thought focusing on HR for some time would make him a better attorney.

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    Quarles & Brady IP Vet Jumps To Reinhart Boerner In Wis.

    Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC has boosted its intellectual property team with a new shareholder who spent nearly 18 years with Quarles & Brady LLP.

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