Law Firm Leaders Cautiously Optimistic Heading Into 2024
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California Pulse
Feds Fight Girardi Keese Trustee's Professional Fee RequestsThe federal government has objected to the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee's bid to pay more than $3 million in fees to herself and several other professionals, telling a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge the trustee has failed for nearly three years to analyze hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unsecured claims against the defunct law firm.
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California Pulse
Group Says Berkeley Law Allows 'Unchecked' AntisemitismThe University of California, Berkeley School of Law and the university itself have fostered a "long-standing, unchecked spread of antisemitism" that has led to harassment and violence against Jews on campus, a Jewish advocacy organization says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Courts
MSG Can't Duck NY Liquor License Probe Over Atty BanThe New York State Liquor Authority has the right to review Madison Square Garden's liquor licenses over its policy of banning lawyers suing the company and its owner from entering its venues in New York City, a state appeals panel ruled this week.
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New Jersey Pulse
NJ State Bar Grant Program Expands To Public Interest WorkThe New Jersey State Bar Foundation is rolling out two programs to fund law students and new lawyers to work for public interest organizations in 2024, strengthening the group's support for New Jersey's nonprofit legal community.
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California Pulse
Buchanan Ingersoll Triples Shareholder Promotion Across USBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has announced it is elevating three times as many attorneys to shareholder in its 2024 promotion class as in the previous year.
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California Pulse
Veteran Nixon Peabody Atty To Lead Health Care PracticeNixon Peabody LLP has announced the appointment of a health care practice leader, elevating a partner who has built a career advising academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools and hospital systems.
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In-House
Viridi Hires Former Sidley Partner As Sustainability ChiefBattery tech company Viridi announced Tuesday it has brought on former Sidley Austin LLP partner Evan van Hook to serve in the newly created position of chief sustainability officer, tapping the corporate environmental, social and governance leader to help the company achieve its goals.
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In-House
Orion Group Taps Ex-Newpark, Transocean Atty As GCHouston-based construction company Orion Group announced Tuesday that an experienced attorney with over 15 years in-house experience was named its new executive vice president and general counsel.
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Courts
Senate Confirms Longtime SDNY Official To BenchThe Senate voted 49-46 on Tuesday to confirm Margaret M. Garnett, special counsel to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to serve on the district's bench.
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California Pulse
Women Less Likely To Know They're Next As GCMen are more likely than women to find out well in advance of an organization's intent to promote them to the general counsel position, according to new data focused on succession planning published Tuesday.
