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Troutman Pepper Launches Tariff Task Force
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP said it has formed a tariff task force aimed at helping clients navigate the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Venable Adds Florida Litigator From Kasowitz
Venable LLP hired a new Miami-based counsel who is experienced in matters related to commercial litigation and insurance defense from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Bilzin Sumberg Adds Ex-KPMG Tax Pro In Miami
Miami-based Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP announced Thursday that it has hired an experienced tax attorney who previously worked as a managing director with Big 4 accounting firm KPMG as a partner.
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Forensic Firm Can't Take Control Of Giuliani Assets
A New York federal judge has denied a request by the forensic firm hired to probe Rudy Giuliani's assets to intervene in a lawsuit launched by two former Georgia poll workers who won a $148 million defamation award against him, preserving a settlement that the election workers and Giuliani reached last month.
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Lessons From A Landmark Year For Women Law Firm Leaders
In 2021, the legal industry saw a major wave of first-time women leaders. Law360 Pulse revisits that class and what experts say about the number of women in leadership positions across the legal profession.
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Landlords, Judiciary Brace For Federal Leasing Slimdown
As the General Services Administration pores over the federal real estate portfolio, lenders, landlords and institutional investors are scrambling to understand their exposure to federal leases, while the potential canceling of judiciary office leases is setting up a showdown between branches of government.
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Taylor English Adds Fla. Real Estate Ace From Moffa Sutton
Taylor English Duma LLP announced Wednesday that it is now home to a seasoned real estate agent and attorney in Florida who was previously a partner in the Law Offices of Moffa Sutton & Donnini PA's business law division.
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McCarter & English Adds Shutts & Bowen Latin America Head
The former chair of the Shutts & Bowen LLP's Latin America practice group and co-chair of its tax and international law practice group jumped to McCarter & English LLP in Miami, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Trump Media Co. Sues Brazilian Supreme Court Justice
President Donald Trump's media company and online video sharing platform Rumble Inc. filed suit Wednesday, accusing a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice of illegally suppressing political speech in the United States by ordering X and other social media platforms to block accounts spreading disinformation.
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Stearns Weaver Brings On Planning, Development Head In Fla.
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA has a new nonattorney director of planning and development services who has racked up more than two decades of experience in both the public and private sectors in Florida.
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State Judges See Uneven Gains In Post-Lockdown Pay Hikes
State judges received an average 5% raise last year — a "significant" improvement over the 1% to 2% raises on offer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — but those pay increases were spread unequally across the country, with some state judges earning much higher salaries while the pay for others stagnated, according to a recent survey.
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'Bulldog' Chief Of Staff To DeSantis Takes Reins As Florida AG
In making the move from chief of staff to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to now the state's attorney general, James Uthmeier is bringing youthfulness to the office and a record of helming litigation efforts as a "bulldog" in the governor's administration.
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Akerman Brings On Florida Litigation Firm's 8 Attys
Akerman LLP has expanded its litigation capabilities in Florida with the addition of Keller Landsberg PA's founder and the firm's attorneys, Akerman said Tuesday.
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Baker Botts Partner Says Inventor's Atty Is Threatening Her
A Baker Botts LLP lawyer being sued over her comments in a news article about a patent suit against Starbucks Corp. accused opposing counsel of threatening her in an email exchange over the details of a deposition.
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Amid Lateral Tussle, BigLaw Firms Eye 'Boomerang Partners'
As many law firms continue to tap lateral partner hires to achieve their strategic goals, a handful of firms are focusing on attracting departed partners to return, a once rare phenomenon some say appears to be picking up steam.
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Trump Names US Attorneys For DC And Florida
President Donald Trump has named picks to be U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Florida.
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DaBaby Gets Fla. Atty Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Claims
A Florida federal judge has sanctioned a Florida lawyer for "objectively frivolous" civil conspiracy claims brought against rapper DaBaby following an alleged altercation that happened before a scheduled performance, saying that his conduct "causes the court to question whether [he] should be appearing before any court in our district or state."
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Fla. Criminal Defense Atty Accused Of Bribing DEA Agent
New York federal prosecutors have charged a Florida criminal defense attorney with a scheme to bribe a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in exchange for nonpublic law enforcement information, which the lawyer used to recruit and represent clients, in an indictment unsealed on Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Delaware federal judge ruled that tech startup ROSS Intelligence infringed copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool powered by artificial intelligence.
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Fla. Atty Disbarred After 'Serious Pattern Of Neglect'
The Florida Supreme Court has permanently yanked the law license of former Sunshine State attorney Danialle Riggins for demonstrating a "serious pattern of neglect" with clients and other misconduct, including yelling at a judge during court.
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Akerman Brings On GC For Land Developer In Miami
Akerman LLP has expanded its real estate practice in Miami with a partner who formerly served as general counsel for the land developer of a master-planned community in South Florida.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their practices and President Donald Trump flexed his executive power with new appointments and policies. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Love And Law: How 2 Busy Lawyers Keep The Spark Alive
Nurturing a romantic relationship over many years can be challenging for anyone, let alone someone who has intense demands related to their careers the way many successful attorneys do. Here, two successful partners share some quick tips on how they each juggle their decades-long marriages alongside busy practices.