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Why Ballard Spahr Leaned On An AI Startup For Litigation
While initially hesitant about using generative artificial intelligence because of confidentiality concerns, Ballard Spahr LLP eventually adopted an AI tool from a startup that cut down on time spent in litigation.
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Kennedys Adds 2 Knowledge Management Pros In London
Kennedys said on Monday it has boosted its back-office technology and knowledge management teams with the hire of two experienced experts in legal procedures and practices and IT.
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King & Spalding Nabs Ex-Arnold & Porter RE Finance Pro
A former Arnold & Porter partner has brought his real estate and finance expertise to the New York office of King & Spalding.
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Top Atty For NYC Mayor Resigns As Fed. Investigations Mount
As investigations and high-profile departures continue around New York City's embattled Mayor Eric Adams, his chief counsel resigned Saturday.
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The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.
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Bankman-Fried Lays Blame On Trial Judge In 2nd Circ. Appeal
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday launched an appeal of his fraud conviction over the cryptocurrency exchange's historic collapse, issuing a broadside against the judge who oversaw his trial and saying FTX's debtor counsel Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as an arm of the prosecution.
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Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms toward entertaining similar deal talks, experts say. Here, Law360 offers a snapshot of the proposed deals.
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K&L Gates, AltaClaro Partner On Gen AI Supervisory Course
Legal training provider AltaClaro released a generative artificial intelligence supervisory course for law firm partners that it developed with law firm K&L Gates LLP.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP attorneys and Texas litigator Richard L. Stanley lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Federal Circuit on Monday revived a patent infringement case for their client Contour IP Holding LLC against GoPro Inc.
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Barclay Damon Adds Longtime Democratic Consultant In NY
Barclay Damon LLP has hired a long-standing Democratic adviser to its New York office as of counsel, noting that his ties within political circles will allow him to offer a "unique" viewpoint to clients.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Another BigLaw firm merger and a report about rising litigation spending rocked the second week of September. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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2nd Circ. Rejects Another Trump Bid To Halt Hush Money Case
The Second Circuit on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's request for an emergency order pausing his criminal hush money case, citing New York state court Justice Juan M. Merchan's decision to push his sentencing hearing from Sept. 18 until after the election.
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Quinn Emanuel, Cohen Milstein Get $102M In Stock Loan Case
A judge awarded $102 million in attorney fees to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC for settling claims from investors that major banks colluded to avoid modernizing the stock loan market.
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Pillsbury Hires King & Spalding Atty To Lead Appellate Team
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Wednesday named a new leader for its U.S. appellate practice, tapping a veteran litigator and former prosecutor who joined the firm's Silicon Valley office from King & Spalding LLP.
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Fried Frank Information Chief Moves To Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that a former chief information officer from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has joined the firm in the same role.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Looks Inward For New COO
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC didn't have to look far for its new chief operating officer.
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NY Top Court Rejects Trump's Latest Challenge To Gag Order
New York's highest court on Thursday rebuffed Donald Trump's latest effort to strike down a gag order in his hush money case, saying the appeal didn't involve a "substantial constitutional question."
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Accuracy, Security Top Firms' Concerns As AI Use Rises
Most law firms are using artificial intelligence tools for routine tasks over the coming year or plan to use them, but lawyers are concerned about the accuracy and security of the technology, an industry survey revealed on Thursday.
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Greenberg Traurig Grows Health Team With Ex-NY Official
A former New York State Department of Health official has moved to the private sector with Greenberg Traurig LLP as the firm expands its healthcare and U.S. Food and Drug Administration practice.
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Weinstein Hit With New Charges In NY Ahead Of Retrial
Harvey Weinstein was charged in a new indictment Thursday as Manhattan prosecutors prepare to retry the disgraced Hollywood mogul after his previous sex-crimes conviction was overturned.
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Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.
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The Firms That Handle The Most Trade Secrets Work
Gordon Rees remains the most active law firm representing plaintiffs in trade secrets disputes, according to a new report by Lex Machina analyzing a three-year period from 2021 to 2023, while Littler Mendelson continues to lead the pack on the defendants' side during that same timeframe.
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NJ Real Estate Vet Jumps From Windels Marx To Clark Hill
Clark Hill is growing its real estate team in New Jersey with a new member from Windels Marx whose 30-year career in the industry includes work on massive projects at the state's Meadowlands complex and, more recently, representing clients in the pharmaceutical and cannabis industries, among others.
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Sanford Heisler Taps Whistleblower Leader As Named Partner
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP has tapped a co-leader of its whistleblower practice group to be a named partner and co-vice chair of the firm, promoting an attorney whose record includes helping to secure a $3 billion settlement with Wells Fargo over its sales practices.
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Sheppard Mullin Promotes CFO, Announces Innovation Chief
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Wednesday that it has promoted its chief practice management officer to the role of chief financial officer and hired a former senior director from Fenwick & West LLP to be its chief knowledge and innovation officer.