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Miami Litigation Boutique Leader Rejoins Kelley Kronenberg
After a few years at the helm of a small insurance defense firm, a former Kelley Kronenberg partner has rejoined the firm in Miami and will serve as business unit leader.
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McElroy Deutsch Seeks Win Against Ex-CFO After Guilty Plea
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP is urging a New Jersey state court to order its former chief financial officer to pay roughly $1.5 million damages for "unauthorized compensation" he paid himself and force him to disgorge $5.4 million in pay he received from the firm.
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Menendez, Kasowitz Firm Spar Over Subpoena To Cooperator
Amid his bribery trial, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is urging a Manhattan federal judge to order a government cooperator to turn over communications involving his current counsel at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP and his former attorneys.
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Nearly 1 In 5 Queries Cause Legal AI Tools To Hallucinate
Nearly one in five queries caused leading legal artificial intelligence tools to respond with misleading or false information, according to a new report on Thursday, reminding users to remain cautious about the outputs of these platforms.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The upcoming holiday weekend didn't stop the legal industry from making this another action-packed week as BigLaw expanded and adjusted practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Robinson & Cole Earns Presidential Award For Export Work
Robinson & Cole LLP has been recognized for its work contributing to export expansion in the United States with the President's "E Star" Award for Export Service from the U.S. Department of Commerce, and it is the only law firm to receive the recognition this year.
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Ex-Judge Pushed False Narrative On Atty Romance, Firm Says
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones of Texas, who resigned last year after his secret relationship with a Jackson Walker LLP partner was revealed, attempted to head off rumors about the relationship by asking the firm to file a false, partial disclosure in 2022, the firm alleged.
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Pillsbury Wealth Ace Jumps To Berger Singerman In Miami
Florida business law firm Berger Singerman LLP announced Thursday that it has picked up a former Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner with more than three decades of experience in domestic and international transactional tax matters, investments and planning.
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Mid-Law Heads Focus On Fundamentals Amid BigLaw Raiding
With several Mid-Law firms losing large groups of attorneys to BigLaw in 2024, firm leaders say they are focused on growth, maintaining their culture and implementing their strategic plans, rather than fixating on BigLaw's potential efforts to recruit their talent.
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Miles & Stockbridge Taps Firm Principal As Corporate Co-Lead
A longtime Miles & Stockbridge PC principal has been handed a new role as co-chair of the firm's corporate, securities and tax practice group, alongside two attorneys who took on similar leadership roles last year, according to an announcement from the firm.
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Pryor Cashman Atty Accused Of 'Brazen' Hose Patent Fraud
An attorney for Pryor Cashman LLP and his client were accused Wednesday in Florida federal court of engaging in a "brazen" scheme to usurp a hose company's rights to a patent portfolio while also defrauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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'Live Like A First-Year': Recruiter Tips For Going In-House
For associates at large law firms, a change in both frame of mind and lifestyle is essential in order to make a successful transition to a career in-house at a corporation, according to legal recruiters.
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Deal Reached In Dispute Over Seward & Kissel Call Logs In NJ
The billionaire founder of hedge fund Two Sigma Investments LP agreed this week to allow records of his communications with Seward & Kissel LLP, with some limitations, to be turned over to his wife, who is suing the firm, alleging that it helped cheat her out of billions in the couple's ongoing divorce.
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Michael Best Strategies Adds Illinois Advocate As Principal
Michael Best Strategies, the lobbying arm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has hired a longtime public advocate and former Illinois government official, who started her career in education as a teacher and principal, the group announced Tuesday.
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Spencer Fane Lures In Big-Name 'Misfits' For Patent Group
Spencer Fane LLP has spent the past two years building up what it hopes to be a top-tier intellectual property group, pulling together a "band of misfits" from firms like Fish & Richardson PC and McKool Smith, according to the group's co-leader.
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New Miller Canfield Atty Brings Engineering Past To IP Work
The latest addition to Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC's office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an experienced intellectual property attorney who has spent time as an engineer at Lockheed Martin and Medtronic.
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Offit Kurman Expands In Philly With Ex-Cozen O'Connor Atty
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law expanded its Philadelphia office with the addition of an attorney with more than 40 years of experience representing corporate clients in complex transactions.
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Lewis Roca Adds CIO With Machine Learning Chops
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP has hired a chief information officer to spearhead the advancement of its technology with more than 25 years of industry experience at BigLaw firms.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
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 last year.
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In-House IBM Atty Rejoins Bass Berry As Gov't Contracts Pro
A government contracts lawyer has returned to private practice at Bass Berry & Sims PLC after a stint in-house with IBM.
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LA Investor Sues Greenberg Glusker Over 'Appalling' Filings
A Los Angeles investor has filed a suit against Greenberg Glusker and two of its partners for allegedly bungling his defense in an underlying suit brought by his stepson, accusing the firm of sharing a draft complaint prior to filing and including inaccuracies and unnecessary personal attacks in another filing, while also pressuring him to accept a bad settlement.
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NYC Bar Association Elects First Muslim American President
A partner in the litigation department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP was elected president of the New York City Bar Association at its annual meeting, the organization announced Wednesday.
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Manatt Partner Brings Music Biz Chops To Loeb & Loeb
A veteran entertainment attorney with over two decades of experience in the entertainment and music industries has joined Loeb & Loeb LLP from Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP.
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Longtime Solo Litigator Joins Kelley Kronenberg In Miami
Kelley Kronenberg announced Tuesday that it has brought on a first-party property insurance defense partner, who spent much of her career running her own firm, to its Miami office, along with five other new attorneys in Florida and Chicago.
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Prime Healthcare Atty Jumps Back To Genova Burns As Partner
A former Genova Burns LLC associate has rejoined the firm in New Jersey as a labor and employment partner this week after an in-house stint as associate general counsel for 50,000-employee health system Prime Healthcare, Genova Burns confirmed on Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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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.