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Federal Judges Walk Ethics Tightrope With Clerk Boycotts
Federal judges may be running afoul of ethics rules in boycotting law clerks from certain schools over political activity related to the Israel-Hamas war, a move that could erode confidence in the courts, exacerbate inequities in the clerk-hiring process, and ripple out to law firms and their clients, experts say.
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Reed Smith IT Pro Named Firm's New Chief Information Officer
Reed Smith LLP announced Thursday that it has promoted an information technology pro who has been with the firm for more than two decades to be its chief information officer.
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Michelman & Robinson Taps Litigation, Practice Group Heads
Los Angeles-headquartered Michelman & Robinson LLP has tapped a trio of new leaders for its firm, including a new litigation department chair and two practice group heads.
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Foley & Mansfield Adds Tanenbaum Keale Atty In NY
Litigation-focused law firm Foley & Mansfield has added a litigation partner to its New York office, the firm announced Thursday.
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Womble Bond Adds Finance Atty With Latin America Focus
Womble Bond Dickinson's growing New York office is welcoming a capital markets and structured finance attorney after his more than 10 years with Hogan Lovells, most recently in Brazil.
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Del. Justices Asked To Undo Firm's 'Malicious' Suit Escape
Applied Energetics is asking the Delaware Supreme Court to revive a complaint alleging Gusrae Kaplan Nusbaum PLLC and a former partner filed a frivolous federal securities fraud suit in order to hobble other litigation against the company's former chief executive officer.
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NY Inn Settles Coverage For Law Grad Shower Film Extortion
The owner and manager of an Albany, New York, Hampton Inn where a law school graduate said she was secretly filmed showering, then blackmailed, settled with its insurers in a Georgia federal dispute over defense coverage of the woman's suit against them.
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Giuliani's Ch. 11 Dismissal Held Up By Financial Opacity
The dismissal of Rudy Giuliani's Chapter 11 case was held up Wednesday when the debtor and creditors couldn't agree on the terms of a dismissal order due to lingering questions about Giuliani's available cash and how the administrative costs of the case would be paid.
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Chief Deputy SDNY Bankruptcy Clerk To Be Bankruptcy Judge
The chief deputy clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York — a former Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP attorney who served as the lead law clerk on the liquidation of Bernie Madoff's investment securities company — is set to become a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Poughkeepsie.
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Haynes Boone Grows Fund Finance Group With NY Counsel
Haynes and Boone LLP hired commercial finance attorney Meghan O'Reilly to build on more than 500 years of combined experience in the firm’s fund finance group.
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Why This GC Left Law To Start A Healthcare AI Fund
Brian Beeler spent 25 years as a healthcare lawyer before he diverted his energy and resources into co-founding a venture capital fund specializing in artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare.
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Law Firms Upsizing M&A Teams For Expected Deals Rebound
With the deals market showing signs of recovery, law firms are once again actively hunting top corporate lawyers, especially those skilled in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, as they seek to get ahead of the anticipated uptick in transactional activity.
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3 Reasons Why 2nd Menendez Bribery Case Was The Charm
Nearly seven years after the government's first bribery case against longtime U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez collapsed in a hung jury, prosecutors avenged that loss Tuesday by sealing a conviction on a new round of corruption charges.
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Jackson Lewis Adds Tech Officer From Citrin Cooperman
Jackson Lewis PC has brought aboard a new chief technology officer with decades of law firm-focused information technology and management experience, who most recently held the role of chief digital officer for professional services firm Citrin Cooperman.
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Cohen Asks Justices To Hear Claim Trump Put Him In Prison
Donald Trump's former attorney-turned-critic Michael Cohen has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take another look at his suit claiming the former president had him imprisoned in retaliation for his plans to portray Trump negatively in his book.
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Greenspoon Marder Escapes COVID Test Fraud Suit For Now
Safe Health Systems Inc. can't proceed with its lawsuit against Greenspoon Marder LLP over the allegedly fraudulent sale of COVID-19 test kits, as a New York federal judge determined without objection from the digital healthcare company that it lacked diversity jurisdiction among the parties.
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Pa. Firm Thomas Thomas & Hafer Launches 1st NY Office
Pennsylvania-based regional firm Thomas Thomas & Hafer LLP has taken its first steps into New York state with this week's launch of its new office in New York City.
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Chinese Exile Guo Guilty On Most Counts In $1B Fraud Case
A Manhattan federal jury on Tuesday convicted prominent Chinese Communist Party critic Miles Guo on most charges alleging he operated a vast fraud that solicited more than $1 billion worth of sham investments from his supporters.
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Winston & Strawn Grows In NY With Ex-Ambassador To Spain
The first woman to serve as U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra is rejoining Winston & Strawn LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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The 2024 Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
Law firms' ongoing initiatives to address diversity challenges have driven another year of progress, with the representation of minority attorneys continuing to improve across the board, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. Here's our data dive into minority representation at law firms in 2023.
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The 2024 Diversity Snapshot: Representation in the Ranks
Attorneys of color now represent 27.6% of nonpartners at law firms, a new high-water mark for the industry. But progress has lagged higher up. Here's a more detailed look at the representation of minority attorneys at the associate and partner levels.
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The 2024 Diversity Snapshot: How Firms Stack Up
Data from Law360 Pulse's law firm survey reveals that while firms are continuing to diversify their attorney ranks, progress has slowed. Just 15.6% of firms top the benchmarks for the 2024 Diversity Snapshot ranking — a lower percentage than last year. Here’s the latest look at how diversity in law firms' headcounts compares with what it could be based on the potential marketplace of new hires.
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These Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
Law360’s law firm survey shows that firms' efforts to diversify their equity partner ranks are lagging. But some have embraced a broader talent pool at the equity partner level. Here are the ones that stood out.
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Menendez Guilty Of 'Shocking Corruption,' Urged To Resign
A New York federal jury found U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez guilty on Tuesday of taking gold bars, cash and a Mercedes-Benz as bribes from three businessmen, handing a victory to the government on its second try to convict the embattled New Jersey Democrat on corruption charges and prompting calls for his resignation.
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Does Work-Life Balance Apply To BigLaw Partners?
Have initiatives and programs to address work-life balance reached the equity partnership, or is it still the exception in the legal industry?