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Cravath Partner Launches Corporate Investigations Boutique

By Daniel Connolly

A Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner and former federal prosecutor who spent years representing Novartis and other big corporate clients and who argued a U.S. Supreme Court case in November has left to launch a new boutique law firm, the firm announced this week.

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    Florida Pulse

    Holland & Knight Picks M&A Expert To Run Tampa Office

    Holland & Knight LLP has named a 15-year veteran of the firm and a mergers and acquisitions expert to lead its Tampa office, the firm announced Monday.

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    California Pulse

    Paul Hastings Adds A&O Shearman Securities Litigator Duo

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has hired two San Francisco-based securities litigation attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as partners, including A&O Shearman's former managing partner of the California offices.

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    Norton Rose Fulbright Launches Digital Infrastructure Team

    Norton Rose Fulbright LLP has launched a data center and digital infrastructure group, making it the latest firm to announce a dedicated team focused on the environmental, energy, regulatory and business aspects of the developments that power artificial intelligence technology.

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    Courts

    DOJ Forges Ahead With Law Firm EO Appeals At DC Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved ahead with filing appeals at the D.C. Circuit to defend executive orders issued by President Donald Trump targeting four law firms, just three days after the agency backtracked on its decision to drop the fight.

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    Florida Bar Rescinds Claim Agency Is Investigating Halligan

    The Florida Bar said Friday that it is not investigating controversial former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, walking back a previous assertion it had made in a letter to a nonprofit that it was probing Halligan's actions.

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    Small Law

    How A Detroit Pilot's IP Firm Took Flight

    A Detroit-based intellectual property boutique marking its 10th year in business this year can chalk much of its success up to a single-engine turboprop and its founder’s mile-high ambitions.

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    Trade Lawyers Buckle Up For Tariff 'Roller Coaster Ride'

    Attorneys are preparing clients for a possible "roller coaster ride" as law firms craft tailored strategies to claw back tariffs paid under the now-struck-down International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff regime amid wide uncertainty over refund processes and the Trump administration's pursuit of more tariffs under different laws.

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    Courts

    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases this week, including a fight over drug users' right to own guns, and issued decisions in two, one involving New Jersey Transit's immunity from suit and the other concerning courts' ability to review immigration decisions. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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    California Pulse

    Husch Blackwell Appoints Chief Transformation Officer

    Husch Blackwell LLP announced Friday the appointment of a chief transformation officer and the launch of a transformation office, which seeks to accelerate technology and operations change at the firm.

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    Florida Pulse

    Wicker Smith Opens St. Pete Office With Boutique Combo

    In the latest in a series of Florida firm tie-ups, litigation firm Wicker Smith has added a location in St. Petersburg via a combination with a four-attorney local firm, creating its 16th location and its 12th in the Sunshine State.

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