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Judge Says Attys Must Hash Out Conflict In Twitter Row
A California federal judge has rebuked both sides of a suit alleging Twitter violated federal labor laws amid a mass layoff in late 2022, ordering lead attorneys to attend a meet and confer session in August to work through ongoing conflicts that have arisen since the claims were filed in April 2023.
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Girardi Seeks 2-Month Delay For Client Theft Trial, To October
Disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi's defense attorneys want to push back his closely watched wire fraud trial to October from its current August start date, claiming they've been "misled" by "sharp-elbowed" federal prosecutors who have unexpectedly sought to expand the scope of their case against Girardi in recent weeks.
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Longtime GC Joins American Vanguard's CEO-By-Committee
American Vanguard Corp., a specialty and agricultural products company with operations in 21 countries, has replaced its chief executive officer with a group of executives that includes its top lawyer.
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Theranos Ex-Exec's Lead Atty Joins Boutique Firm In LA
A former BigLaw attorney who was lead defense counsel for Theranos' former president Ramesh Balwani has joined Los Angeles boutique Foundation Law Group LLP to lead its white collar practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Seyfarth Adds 5-Atty Labor Team From Hunton In Calif., Texas
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a five-member team of labor and employment lawyers who previously practiced with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
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Many Attorneys Of Color Are Feeling Used
Many lawyers of color say they are included in their law firm's client pitches but are not assigned to the resulting work, pointing to some firms' "window dressing" approach to diversity and inclusion, according to a report reviewed by Law360 Pulse that will be released publicly on Tuesday.
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Firms Fall Short On Occupancy Goals Amid Downsizing Trend
U.S. law firms have been working to reduce the amount of office space allocated per attorney. Despite these efforts, a recent report by the real estate services company Savills Inc. found that the average square footage per attorney still remains higher than the occupancy ratios most firms aim for.
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Litigation Funder Wants Apple's Bid For Docs Moved To Calif.
A litigation funding company is urging a Delaware federal judge to transfer Apple Inc.'s bid for documents related to a patent dispute with Finnish company MPH Technologies Oy. to California federal court, saying the motion to compel should be adjudicated in the Golden State.
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Quinn Emanuel Barred From Repping X In Scraping Case
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can no longer represent social media giant X Corp. in the company's lawsuit against Bright Data Ltd., with a California federal judge finding the law firm violated its duty of loyalty to Bright Data after previously representing it in a "substantially related" case.
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Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord Eye Year-End Merger Closure
Merger talks between Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and Locke Lord LLP are progressing, with the deal on track for a late summer partner vote and a hoped-for year-end closure, according to sources close to the deal who spoke to Law360 Pulse on the condition of anonymity.
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Dentons Adds LA Real Estate Atty As Partner From Pillsbury
A longtime real estate attorney from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has moved her practice to Dentons' Los Angeles office, where she'll work on transactional and tax-focused matters as a partner, Dentons announced Monday.
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Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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Firms See Stable Lateral Hiring, Corporate Rises In Q2
After a slower first quarter, lateral recruitment at law firms appeared to find more solid footing in the second quarter, with both associate and counsel hires showing signs of recovery from the previous quarter, according to recent data provided by legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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LA Judge Rebuked For Scolding Litigants, Calling Some 'Pigs'
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge received public admonishment by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Thursday for making insulting and gratuitous remarks to litigants, which included likening two of them to "pigs in the trough, fighting," comparing a dispute to a "Jerry Springer case" and warning another, "You're lucky you weren't shot."
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Paul Weiss Hopes To Stem Exits With New Partner Structure
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, shared in a podcast published Thursday that the firm has followed a new two-track partnership compensation model as a means to combat retention issues plaguing similar firms.
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Hopkins & Carley Real Estate Duo Joins Spencer Fane In Calif.
Spencer Fane LLP announced Friday that a pair of experienced real estate attorneys from Silicon Valley firm Hopkins & Carley have been added to Spencer Fane's San Jose, California, office as partners.
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Saul Ewing Adds Entertainment, Real Estate Litigator In LA
Saul Ewing LLP has added as a partner in its Los Angeles office a trial attorney with a nearly 30-year track record of representing public and private companies, along with executives and investors in entertainment and real estate disputes.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Parsons Behle's work on a Salt Lake City renewable energy project and Schwabe Williamson's challenge to a federal mining permit lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 22 to July 12.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles and law firms reshaped practices following the holiday. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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AI, Debt Keep Legal Tech Funding Afloat In 2024
Funding for legal technology companies totaled $2.422 billion in the first half of 2024, nearly matching the $2.443 billion in capital raised during the same period in 2023, a positive sign for the sector after years of declining investments.
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Inside The ABA Campaign To Count Lawyers With Disabilities
Robert Dinerstein, chair of the American Bar Association's Commission on Disability Rights, joined Law360 Pulse for an in-depth conversation about the organization's #BeCounted campaign
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McGlinchey's New California Leader On 'Team-Oriented' Style
As someone who has played team sports for a long time, Michelle M. McCliman said she will be taking a "team-oriented" approach to her new role as head of McGlinchey Stafford PLLC's sole office in California.
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Disney, PayPal Alum To Start As Roku's General Counsel
A senior lawyer at The Walt Disney Co., who is a veteran C-suite leader who has had stints at other high-profile brands such as PayPal and Nokia, is set to begin as general counsel at Roku Inc. later this month, the streaming services company said late Thursday.
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Climate Activists Chalk Up Some Wins In Proxy Votes
Despite the strong anti-ESG movement and one oil giant's legal move to smash an activist investor, shareholders still voiced their concerns over climate change this proxy season and saw some success in corporate annual meetings.
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Ex-Goodwin Partner Joins Cooley's VC Practice In Calif.
Cooley LLP announced on Thursday the hiring of a former partner at Goodwin Procter LLP as the latest addition to its emerging companies and venture capital practice.