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'Ghost' Florida Atty Left Long Trail Of Irked Judges, Clients
A Florida lawyer accused in a state court suit of ignoring and defrauding dozens of clients who paid nonrefundable retainers has faced a series of similar allegations in federal court, drawing the ire of judges and opposing counsel.
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Judge Security Data Reflects Policy Shifts As Much As Threats
Former employees of the U.S. Marshals Service say that while judicial security has never been more urgent, finding trends is nearly impossible: The way threats against federal judges are tracked has varied so much from year to year, the data is essentially meaningless.
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US Airways Renews $139M Sabre Fee Bid For $1 Antitrust Win
US Airways has renewed its bid for more than $139 million in costs for a long-running case accusing Sabre of monopolizing ticket distribution systems after a jury awarded the airline just $1 in damages following a second trial on antitrust claims.
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Polsinelli Taps Chief Of Staff As First Practice Strategy Leader
Polsinelli PC announced Monday that it promoted its chief of staff to serve as both its staff lead and as its first chief practice strategy officer, tasking her with managing how its practices work together to benefit clients and promoting innovation through strategies such as the use of artificial intelligence.
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Wiggin Adds Restructuring Practice Chair In NY
Wiggin and Dana LLP said Tuesday that it has hired a partner to chair the firm's newly organized restructuring practice in New York, as well as a new special counsel for that group.
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Morgan Lewis Lands Capital Markets Pro From Davis Polk
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Tuesday that it has added to its capital markets and public companies practice with the hiring of an attorney who formerly was at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and served as an attorney-adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Axinn Rebrands Ahead Of NYC Relocation
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced Tuesday a new image rebrand in advance of the planned relocation of its New York office to Rockefeller Center at the end of the year.
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White & Case Adds Marketing, Innovation Execs Amid Growth
White & Case LLP announced Monday the appointment of both a chief innovation officer and a chief marketing officer as the firm continues to expand through hiring and office openings.
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More Law Firms Want To Merge, But Deals Aren't Skyrocketing
Law firm management consultants say they continue to see historic interest among law firms to engage in merger talks, driven further by a spate of big deals announced during the third quarter of the year, but the number of actual combinations inked has remained fairly steady, Law360 Pulse data shows.
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Crowell & Moring Gets Corporate Atty From Kleinberg Kaplan
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a former Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen PC partner to its corporate practice in New York.
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Ex-Aide To NYC Mayor Charged With Witness Tampering
Manhattan federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams with witness tampering and destroying evidence, alleging he told five witnesses to lie to FBI agents investigating his boss.
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Littler Adds Excelitas Exec As Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC has added the former executive vice president and chief information officer at photonics and light technology company Excelitas Technologies as its chief digital innovation officer.
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Law Firm Billing Rate Hikes Doubled In 2024
Billing rates for the top 100 law firms in the United States surged by 10% from 2023 to 2024, the largest rate hike in the past three years, according to a new research report on Tuesday.
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Sparring With Adams, Feds Shadowbox The Supreme Court
The corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may be the next front in an ongoing clash between federal prosecutors' desire to police official misconduct and a line of U.S. Supreme Court cases holding that alleged graft does not always amount to a federal crime.
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Feds Seek Tape, Allege Witness Tampering In WeWork Case
Prosecutors asked Sunday to subpoena a recording of an incident in which they say a former investment firm CEO who is accused of making a fraudulent offer for WeWork shares had improper contact with a witness expected to testify at the ex-CEO's upcoming trial.
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Meet The Defense Duo Going To Bat For Diddy In RICO Case
Teny Geragos and Marc Agnifilo were already known for winning acquittals for high-profile, and frequently loathed, defendants before launching their own criminal defense boutique in March, but their biggest challenge might be ahead of them as they gear up to represent Sean “Diddy” Combs in a likely explosive criminal trial.
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Freedman Normand Acquires NY Art Law Firm, Adds 4 Attys
Litigation boutique Freedman Normand Friedland LLP announced Monday that it has acquired Kaye Spiegler PLLC, an art law-focused firm launched in 2021 by two attorneys known for their work recovering centuries-old stolen paintings and representing stakeholders to famous works.
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DOJ Fraud Assistant Chief Joins McGovern Weems In DC
An official in the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section has left to join McGovern Weems LLC after a decade with the federal agency, bringing extensive trial experience to the white collar firm.
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Legal Employers Say AI Is Affecting Hiring
A majority of legal industry employers say that artificial intelligence is changing the skill sets they look for in hiring, according to a report released Monday by business consulting firm Robert Half, with the report also finding that employers prefer to train existing employees than hire externally.
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Akerman Adds In-House Atty From WR Berkley
An assistant vice president and counsel to W.R. Berkley Corp., a commercial lines property and casualty insurance holding company, left his in-house role to become a partner with Akerman LLP in New York, the firm announced Monday.
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Ex-Mayer Brown Chair Helman Recalled As Steadfast Leader
Former Mayer Brown chair Bob Helman, who stepped up to lead his firm through a fraught juncture in the 1980s during his decades in Chicago's legal community, has died at 90 years old, the firm said Friday.
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In-House Teams Using More GenAI And Fewer Law Firms
Nearly 60% of general counsel and chief legal officers expect a reduced reliance on outside legal service providers due to generative artificial intelligence — more than double since a 2023 survey showed 25% of respondents would cut the number of law firms they work with in the next year to slash costs, according to data released Monday.
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CM Law Grows With Litigation Partners In NY, DC And Texas
CM Law PLLC, formerly known as Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC, has grown with the addition of three litigation partners in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Texas.
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Navigating The Path To Equity: Tips For Nonequity Partners
The rapid growth of nonequity partners at major law firms has expanded career options for attorneys, but it also brings distinct challenges as many lawyers in these roles often face extended paths to equity partnership, unclear succession planning, and limited transparency around compensation.
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Baretz & Brunelle Adds Practice, Talent Management Pro
Legal consultancy Baretz & Brunelle welcomed a partner from legal executive search firm Calibrate who built her expertise at the intersection of talent and practice management, describing her as "one of the most experienced talent executives in the legal market" in a statement Monday.
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Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
To close the diversity gap between the judiciary and the litigants that regularly appear in criminal courts, institutions including police departments, prosecutor offices and defense law firms must be committed to advancing Black and Latino men, says New York Supreme Court Justice Erika Edwards.
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The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
Recent law firm trademark disputes highlight how the tension between legal ethics rules and trademark law can make it difficult for firms to select brands that are distinctive and entitled to protection, say Kimberly Maynard and Tyler Maulsby at Frankfurt Kurnit.