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Two Georgia women who Rudy Giuliani accused of committing ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election say his $3.5 million Florida condominium should be sold to help cover their $148 million defamation win against him, arguing he never established a "homestead" there before they brought a lien.
The total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the corporate ladder can vary widely, with especially large variations seen in bonus amounts and long-term incentives, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
Most legal professionals historically have emphasized the need for young attorneys to gain firm experience immediately after law school. However, that thought is shifting, as more junior lawyers graduate and go directly to a corporate legal team — movement that could eventually take hold as the in-house legal department continues to rise in prominence within businesses.
Not all general counsel can pull in a pay package that places them near the top 10 highest-paid in-house lawyers. But every top legal officer can use some pro tips on how to negotiate the best deal possible. Law360 Pulse asked several executive compensation experts to share their advice.
Keith Enright, Google's former chief privacy officer who recently joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to co-lead its tech and innovation industry group alongside S. Ashlie Beringer and Jane Horvath, has worked in-house to help corporations navigate data privacy issues for most of his legal career. Enright and Beringer recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about combining their in-house backgrounds, their goals for their practices and more.
A Venable LLP administrative assistant has sued her employer in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing the firm of denying her medically necessary work from home request in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act by forcing her into unpaid administrative leave.
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced Wednesday it hired the former head lawyer for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, whose work includes guiding an impeachment probe into President Joe Biden.
Greenberg Traurig LLP's Washington, D.C., office is growing with the addition of a longtime Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP counsel with expertise assisting clients in merger and business conduct investigations by federal and state authorities, the firm announced Wednesday.
Todd Maiden, a longtime environmental attorney in Reed Smith LLP's San Francisco office who died last month, was deeply passionate about preserving the environment and enjoyed mentoring young associates. He leaves behind a legacy as the "kindest and gentlest of souls," his former colleagues said.
Dentons announced Tuesday it brought on an experienced political adviser who was the post-presidency chief of staff for former first lady Laura Bush, and who held a number of other White House roles, as a senior policy director in the Dallas office.
A longtime Jones Day antitrust partner and former Federal Trade Commission attorney has jumped to Cooley LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
Diversity Lab on Wednesday announced the names of the record number of law firms that earned Mansfield Certification for the 2023 to 2024 period.
Jones Day announced Wednesday that it is adding three former Winston & Strawn partners to its corporate practice in Dallas.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has boosted its New York office with a veteran mergers and acquisitions attorney who recently worked as chief product officer at legal-focused artificial intelligence company Harvey.
Nearly a quarter of those who responded to a recent large-scale survey of Illinois lawyers said they had been bullied at work within the last year, with those numbers spiking among women and other traditionally underrepresented attorneys in the profession, a report released Tuesday found.
A Mississippi federal judge has denied Baker Donelson's effort to escape civil conspiracy claims alleging the firm allowed a timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme to unfold, with the judge stating he was "not persuaded" by the firm's argument, as it was based on the Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of Florida law.
Law360 Pulse looked beyond bare financials to see how business sectors, law firms and schools could influence the pay of top-earning GCs in S&P 500 companies. Here’s what we found.
With the increasingly dynamic role of the top corporate lawyer playing out across sectors — as well as stock awards that far outpace the amounts they see in their salaries and bonuses — the pay packages for most general counsel and chief legal officers continue to stay strong.
Want to know which legal chief is earning the most at an S&P 500 company? How compensation compares across business sectors? Explore the ins and outs of general counsel compensation with our interactive graphic.
Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, the international law firm's public affairs and lobbying arm, has grown with the addition of a veteran lobbyist who previously worked in New York City government, including with Mayor Bill de Blasio's office.
Nixon Peabody LLP has hired a psychotherapist with experience in coaching, counseling and mentoring for a newly created position of director of engagement and performance optimization.
K&L Gates LLP has hired as a partner for its litigation and dispute resolution practice a Corr Cronin LLP attorney who handles commercial, securities, emerging technology, Ponzi scheme-related, and other cases.
With a megamerger with Locke Lord LLP in the works for January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP has announced the elevation to partner of 18 firm attorneys who hail from various offices around the country and a range of practice groups.
Foley & Lardner LLP did not heed the fiduciary duty it owed to GWG Holdings when it facilitated loans and other transactions unfair to the life insurance-backed bond seller and, instead, enriched a group of "corrupt" shareholders, according to a lengthy adversary lawsuit filed in Texas bankruptcy court.
A former business development director from McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has been given the go-ahead from a New Jersey state judge to bring a malicious-prosecution claim against the firm in litigation over her and her husband's alleged multimillion-dollar embezzlement from the firm.