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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it mean to be a truly global legal powerhouse? The law firms spotlighted in our 2024 ranking are setting the standard for worldwide reach.
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'Twice The Pace': 2024 Was A Busy Year For Law Firms
Even as mergers and acquisitions activity has remained relatively "soft," large and midsize law firms have experienced a substantial increase in demand over the last year at twice the historic average rate of increase, according to the co-author of a Thursday report on U.S. law firm financial results.
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Kramer Levin, Norton Rose To Match Milbank On Bonuses
Kramer Levin said its associates will receive year-end and special bonuses in line with those set by Milbank LLP ahead of its proposed merger with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.
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Atty Can't Go After Music Industry Vet's Son In Estate Spat
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed an attorney's lawsuit alleging the son of music industry figure Solomon "Kal" Rudman maliciously used the legal process, finding that the lawyer can't pursue the claims after he "intentionally and unequivocally relinquished his right" to seek damages during a related case.
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Real Estate Pro Joins Flaster Greenberg In Philly
An attorney with more than 10 years of experience as in-house counsel at Philadelphia-area real estate development firms has moved his practice to Flaster Greenberg PC to grow his client base with complex projects, the firm said Tuesday.
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NJ Atty Denies Harassment, Accuses Ex-Secretary Of Theft
A New Jersey lawyer who is facing a state court lawsuit brought by a former secretary accusing him of sexual harassment has denied the claims and alleged in a counterclaim that the ex-employee had converted property belonging to him and the law firm.
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Pashman Stein Brings On Trial Ace From NJ Boutique
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC this week added a longtime New Jersey-based criminal defense trial pro with a two-decade history of high-stakes cases as a partner.
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Mid-Law, Small Firms Must Do More To Limit Data Breaches
It's happening again. More law firms are experiencing data breaches and compromising clients' information due to inadequate cybersecurity measures.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In November? Quest, Exelixis, More
Legal leaders at Quest Diagnostics, SS&C Technologies and Exelixis, among others, had plenty to be thankful for in November after making multimillion-dollar stock sales.
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3rd Circ. Judge Stapleton Remembered As 'Perfect Model'
Third Circuit Judge Walter Stapleton, who played a crucial role in drafting Delaware's corporate laws and mentored the likes of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, died last month after having served as a "perfect model" of what a judge should be, according to those who knew him.
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Wilkinson Stekloff Exceeds BigLaw's Year-End Bonuses
Associates at trial boutique Wilkinson Stekloff will receive year-end bonuses as much as $57,500 higher than those given across BigLaw on top of special bonuses matching those offered by other firms, founding partners said Tuesday.
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NJ Law Firm Fights Depo Sanctions In Crypto Scam Suit
New Jersey-based McCarthy & Soriero LLC has pushed back against a woman's contention in federal court that the firm "stonewalled" her efforts to depose its client in a lawsuit accusing him and his business of failing to prevent a roughly $200,000 cryptocurrency fraud, saying the client has been experiencing serious health issues.
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Data Brokers Get OK For Appeal Of NJ Privacy Law
A federal judge signed off Monday on data brokers' request to be allowed to appeal his ruling that New Jersey's judicial privacy and security measure known as Daniel's Law is constitutional.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Tunheim Advises Other Jurists
For more than a decade, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim has counseled judges from other countries on quandaries jurists face internationally, from artificial intelligence to court administration to judicial independence.
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Are Law Firms Losing Money On Generative AI?
How to leverage generative artificial intelligence to enhance the bottom line is still a question mark for the vast majority of law firms, with many making massive investments in the technology without much of a plan for how to monetize it, law firm consultants say.
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Lowenstein Sandler Seeks Judge DQ In Pot Dispensary Suit
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has asked an Essex County Superior Court judge to recuse himself over his social connections with the parties and counsel on the firm's $800,000 fee suit against a New Jersey cannabis dispensary
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New Jersey Panel Upholds $140K Legal Fee In Divorce Case
A New Jersey law firm is owed more than $140,000 in legal fees from a divorce action after it merged with the firm that originally handled the case, a state appellate panel ruled Monday.
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The Top In-House Hires Of November
Legal department moves in the last month included high-profile announcements at CSX Corp., Cohen & Steers Inc. and Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., including two general counsel joining boards of directors. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house appointments from November.
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Attorney Disbarred In NJ For Stealing $170K From Father
The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred a Pennsylvania attorney following her conviction in Pennsylvania for stealing nearly $170,000 from her father, according to a recently filed order.
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Mid-Law Firm Seward & Kissel Matching Milbank Bonus Scale
Seward & Kissel LLP, a Mid-Law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has joined the bonus bandwagon for associates by matching the year-end and special cash rewards set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.
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NJ Siblings Say Fox Rothschild Must Face Malpractice Suit
Two siblings have called on a New Jersey state court to reject Fox Rothschild LLP's bid to exit their malpractice suit alleging a lawyer now at the firm bungled a 1984 property deed and 1993 trust belonging to their late stepfather, depriving them of a lucrative land parcel.
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Mayer Brown, Gibson Dunn Match Milbank Bonuses
Mayer Brown LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP joined a chorus of other BigLaw firms in doling out extra cash for associates, matching the year-end and special bonuses set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.
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Menendez Says Evidence Error Means Automatic New Trial
Former Sen. Bob Menendez told a federal judge Wednesday that it's "unavoidable" that he is owed a new trial after prosecutors' recent admission that they gave jurors evidence that had been excluded.
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Data Cos. Lose Challenge To NJ Judicial Privacy Law
A federal judge has ruled that the New Jersey judicial privacy and security measure known as Daniel's Law is constitutional, handing a defeat to a large group of data brokers accused of illegally posting judges' names and addresses online.
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Cohn Lifland Brings On Pair Of Litigators From NJ Boutique
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP has absorbed a New Jersey boutique and added its two attorneys, both litigation specialists, as counsel, according to an announcement this week.