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Brownstein Shareholder Tapped To Co-Lead Litigation Team
A 15-year Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP litigator has been named co-chair of the firm's litigation department, where he plans to focus on growth and fostering attorney development from within.
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Fisher Phillips' Management Trio Now Has Majority Of Women
With Fisher Phillips' selection of a San Diego-based partner with experience spearheading women's advancement efforts to serve on its three-member management committee, the employer-side labor and employment firm is now led by a majority of women.
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Shook Hardy Creates 23-Member Gov't Investigations Practice
Civil and criminal investigations by regulatory agencies into alleged corporate misconduct are on the rise, and Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has a new government investigations and litigation practice to help with such issues.
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McCarter & English Names New Practice And Office Leaders
McCarter & English LLP announced several leadership changes this week, with experienced partners stepping up to lead its environment and energy and tax and private clients groups and to help lead its Wilmington, Delaware, and Miami offices.
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Dentons Hires Real Estate Atty From Grossberg Yochelson
Dentons has hired a real estate attorney from Grossberg Yochelson Fox & Beyda LLP who spent the past five years at that firm working on transactional issues related to property and other commercial matters, Dentons announced Wednesday.
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Young Chinese Attys Face New Hurdles In BigLaw Job Chase
Law degrees from top U.S. universities were once prized by many Chinese students as tickets to secure jobs at major U.S. law firms. However, with these firms scaling back operations in China, aspiring lawyers face dwindling prospects and increased uncertainty about their futures.
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In Reversal, Justices Say Insurer Has Standing In Ch. 11 Case
Truck Insurance Exchange can intervene in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of two manufacturing companies facing numerous asbestos injury claims, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in a reversal of the Fourth Circuit, finding Truck qualifies as a "party in interest" under the Bankruptcy Code.
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Justices Say Feds Liable For Tribes' Healthcare Admin Costs
A split U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that the federal government is required to reimburse two Native American tribes millions of dollars in administrative healthcare costs, saying the spending is necessary for the communities to operate programs assumed from the Indian Health Service.
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Justices Affirm Taxing Of Estate On Insurance Payout
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed on Thursday a decision denying a tax refund to the estate of an owner of a building materials company that used a payout from his $3.5 million life insurance policy to purchase his shares in the business.
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Federal Judges Facing Scrutiny For Clerk-Hiring Boycotts
The federal judiciary must take a look at its judges' hiring practices in the wake of some jurists' public refusal to hire students from certain law schools over on-campus political activity over the Israel-Hamas war, a nonprofit government watchdog said Wednesday.
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds White Collar Duo In Phoenix, DC
Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced the hire of two experienced white collar attorneys in Phoenix and Washington, D.C., including the former financial crimes and public corruption chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.
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Parker Poe Launches DC Lobbying Arm
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has opened a federal government relations shop led by a veteran Capitol Hill lobbyist, the firm announced Monday.
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Loeb & Loeb Expands Nonprofit Services With Attys In DC, NY
Loeb & Loeb LLP has strengthened its services to charitable organizations with this week's addition of two attorneys in New York and Washington, D.C., with deep experience in the public and private sector assisting nonprofits in achieving their goals.
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DLA Piper Atty, Ex-UK Official On Practicing Across The Pond
In returning to the United States after nearly two decades in London, former Serious Fraud Office official Judy Krieg says DLA Piper was the ideal place to serve clients and leverage the skills she has gained from working on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Armstrong Teasdale Elects 5 Executive Committee Members
Armstrong Teasdale LLP has elected five new members to its executive committee and two members to its compensation committee, the firm announced Wednesday.
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How BigLaw Approaches Suicide Prevention
BigLaw's approach to suicide prevention emphasizes overall well-being, education and counseling as many firms focus less on the underlying causes of suicidal ideation among attorneys — if they're willing to discuss these efforts at all.
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Chief Justice's Leadership Is Falling Short, Schumer Says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday criticized U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for what he sees as lackluster efforts to address ethical impropriety among high court members.
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Garland Defends DOJ Integrity, Demurs On Justices' Ethics
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday defended the Department of Justice's independence, deflecting questions about ethics scandals at the U.S. Supreme Court and rejecting Donald Trump's "conspiracy theory" that federal prosecutors were the real force behind his recent conviction.
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$20M Partner Comp: Who's Earning It, Who's Paying It
Word of the occasional $20 million lateral partner move has made its way into the legal press as a talent war between the richest of the rich law firms heats up. But how common is it, and which law firms are offering up top-of-market partner pay?
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Anderson Kill Adds Leaders For Financial Litigation Team
Anderson Kill PC has found the leaders of its financial litigation and complex disputes practice group in two attorneys from BraunHagey & Borden LLP.
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Ex-Keller & Heckman Scientist Joins K&L Gates In DC
K&L Gates LLP announced Tuesday that a longtime scientist at Keller and Heckman LLP joined its Washington, D.C., office as the firm's first senior scientific adviser.
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Senate Confirms DC Judge As Court Calls For Attention
The Senate voted 57-41 Tuesday to confirm Judge Tanya Monique Jones Bosier to serve on the D.C. Superior Court for a term of 15 years, which chips away at the "vacancy crisis" plaguing the district's court system.
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Bracewell Adds Energy Pro From Dentons In DC
Even before becoming an attorney and government affairs professional specializing in the energy and environmental sectors, Andrew Shaw was interested in environmental issues.
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Recent Foley Hoag Addition Tapped As Life Sciences Co-Chair
Boston-based Foley Hoag LLP announced the appointment of a recently hired patent partner as co-chair of its life sciences industry group, the largest industry sector it services.
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Hinshaw's Chair Will Steer Firm's Strategy For Another Term
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has reelected a partner who has been with the firm for more than 40 years to a new three-year term as its chair.