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Texas Judge Fights For Safer Bench After Surviving Shooting

By Jack Karp

Texas District Court Judge Julie Kocurek, who recently received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence, has been a fierce advocate for judicial security after she was shot by a defendant who had appeared before her.

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    Ex-Dechert Atty Comes 'Full Circle' As ACLU-NJ Appeals Lead

    After starting out as a public defender in New Jersey and then going on to work as a litigator with Dechert LLP, Ezra Rosenberg said his legal career has now come "full circle" as the new appellate director for the New Jersey branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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    CLO Of Cannabis Co. TerrAscend Earns Promotion, Pay Bump

    Citing a focus on streamlining its operations, cannabis company TerrAscend Corp. has expanded its chief legal officer's responsibilities to include managing its human resources function.

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    Culture The Focus For Duane Morris' Philly Managing Partner

    For the last 26 years, Duane Morris LLP partner James Steigerwald has seen the benefits of his firm's collaborative and collegial culture up close, and he fully intends to keep that culture alive as the first managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office.

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    Daily Litigation

    Ballard Spahr Hires Fintech Assistant GC In Atlanta

    Ballard Spahr LLP has brought on the assistant general counsel for financial technology company Fidelity National Information Services Inc. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its intellectual property litigation focus with an attorney who has litigated patents extensively.

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    Simpson Thacher Hires Funds Trio To New Luxembourg Office

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP said Wednesday that it has hired three funds partners for a new office in Luxembourg, which it plans to open in early 2025.

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