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Former Texas Ethics Commission Leader Joins Butler Snow
Butler Snow LLP has boosted its specialized advocacy practice group with an attorney in Austin who previously served as executive director of the Texas Ethics Commission, a state body that deals with matters such as campaign finance and lobbying in the Lone Star State.
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NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal Nets Athletes' Firms Over $455M In Fees
A California federal judge Friday approved approximately $455 million in attorney fees for class counsel in the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement that, for the first time, will provide for revenue sharing with college athletes, with additional fees set to roll in annually for 10 years.
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Ill. Judge Wants Limited Ethics Claim Info In Aid-Fixing Suit
An Illinois federal judge weighing ethical fee concerns in an aid-fixing suit against several elite universities said Friday that the class attorney who raised the issue should outline his dispute in a sealed filing before the court decides whether discovery should be taken over it.
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3rd Circ. Revives Benicar MDL Fees Suit Against NJ Law Firm
The Third Circuit on Friday revived a proposed class action against Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC attorneys that claims they took excessive fees from plaintiffs' settlements in multidistrict litigation over the blood pressure drug Benicar, remanding the dispute for the district court to determine whether it has jurisdiction over the case.
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NJ Libel Suit Against 'Legal Edutainer' Tossed For Good
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday tossed for good claims that a self-proclaimed online "legal edutainer" defamed the founder of a company that aims to help celebrities in mental health crises, finding that the complaint failed to remedy earlier complaints' pleading defects.
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Dominion Attys On Growing Their Firm, Litigating Defamation
The four founders of Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP were coming off a major victory in Dominion Voting Systems' massive settlement with Fox Corp. when they broke off from Clare Locke LLP to start their own defamation law boutique in 2023 with a goal to build on that success.
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Dolphin Co. Says Ex-CEO Blocked Records, Violated Orders
Dolphin encounter company Leisure Investments Holdings LLC told a Delaware bankruptcy court that its former executives ignored the court's order to submit the debtor's business records, therefore it should impose sanctions until they comply with the order.Â
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Ramey IP Atty Sanctioned But Beats Netflix's Contempt Bid
A California federal judge sanctioned a prolific patent plaintiff's former counsel William Ramey and the Ramey LLP law firm for sharing Netflix's confidential information with a third party while pursuing patent infringement claims against Netflix, but he declined to review whether Ramey should be held in civil contempt.
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Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned For Ad Case 'Misrepresentations'
A California federal judge imposed almost $3 million in sanctions on Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for what he called the firm's "deliberate misrepresentations" concerning an expert witness in a false advertising suit between medical testing company Guardant Health and rival Natera.
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Latham Adds Ex-Senate Intelligence Atty From DLA Piper
An attorney who worked for the U.S. Senate committee that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has joined Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington, D.C.
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Pa. Panel Won't Give Town Official Immunity For Atty Insult
A Pennsylvania township commissioner isn't entitled to immunity for remarks he made at a meeting about an attorney and her opposition to a neighbor's use of his property, since he was not speaking at his own meeting or addressing a matter of public importance, a state appellate panel has ruled
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NJ Atty's Bias Suit Against McCarter & English Gets Trimmed
A New Jersey state judge has largely narrowed the scope of a former McCarter & English LLP attorney's anti-veteran discrimination and whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the firm, but allowed certain claims under a federal veterans rights law to proceed.
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Ex-Judge Pushes Back Against NJ's Stance On Her Conduct
A former workers' compensation judge has pushed back in her suit over her removal after the state of New Jersey said her conduct around discovery raises safety concerns of individuals she has targeted, telling a state court it's New Jersey that has engaged in harassing conduct.
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Litigation Funder Can't Escape Crash Loans Suit, Court Told
A married couple suing a litigation funding firm and multiple law firms, alleging they steered the couple into high-interest loans, told a New Jersey state court that they adequately pled fraud and urged the court not to dismiss their case against the funder.
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Barley Snyder Adds Food, Agribusiness Specialist In Pa.
Barley Snyder has expanded its Philadelphia-area office with the recent addition of an attorney specializing in the food and agriculture industry who moved her practice after nearly seven years with Stewart Smith.
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Holland & Knight Litigator Jumps To Jackson Walker In Austin
Jackson Walker LLP has bolstered its international and cross-border litigation offerings with a partner in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Holland & Knight LLP.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Susman Godfrey's handling of patent suits against Amazon and Vedder Price's work on the sale of a portfolio company to GE Aerospace lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 27 to July 11.
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Schulte Roth Can't Claw Back $38M In Rent From SL Green
A New York state court judge ruled that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP can't claw back $38 million in rent paid to landlord SL Green Realty during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, finding that a Y2K era rent abatement clause is only applicable if the landlord fails to provide service.
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Reed Smith Names New Legal Personnel, Litigation Leaders
Reed Smith LLP tapped a new global head of legal personnel as well as a new chair of litigation and dispute resolution.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Cozen's E-Discovery Expert Talks About Her New ABA Book
A former teacher turned litigator turned e-discovery expert for Cozen O'Connor recently wrote the American Bar Association's book on handling electronic discovery. Nicole Marie Gill spoke to Law360 Pulse about the project and why learning the ropes of e-discovery is so important for early-career attorneys.
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Meet The Judge Putting Brakes On Birthright Citizenship EO
The New Hampshire federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order Thursday is a fair, respectful, prepared and "fearless" jurist who works hard to get decisions right, according to attorneys who know him.
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Meet Newsom's Attys In Del. Suit Against Fox Over Trump Call
In his Delaware defamation case against Fox News, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has turned to attorneys who helped secure a $787.5 million settlement between the network and Dominion Voting Systems and who lead a group behind complaints against attorneys over 2020 election-related claims.
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K&L Gates Class Action Litigator Jumps To Shook Hardy In SF
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP is boosting its litigation team with the addition of a K&L Gates LLP class action defense attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office, the firm has announced.
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Ga. Atty Avoids Sanctions In Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting
A Georgia federal judge has rejected Savannah officials' bid to sanction attorneys suing for civil rights violations in the 2022 shooting death of a Black man by a police officer who's facing murder charges, finding Wednesday that an attorney's comments to the media weren't made in bad faith — but warned counsel to "tread carefully."
Expert Analysis
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.Â
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.