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Paul Weiss' Digital Tech Chair On AI's Promises And Perils
While generative artificial intelligence promises to increase access to justice and kill the billable hour, we don't know how to prevent it from unleashing misinformation and disinformation on the electorate, says Katherine Forrest, a former Manhattan federal judge who is now chair of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's digital technology group.
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Womble Bond Adds Calif. Litigators From Severson & Werson
Womble Bond Dickinson has bolstered its business litigation group with a pair of cyber-savvy attorneys focused on the financial sector who joined in Irvine, California, from Severson & Werson.
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Saul Ewing Taps Over A Dozen New Practice, Dept. Leads
Saul Ewing LLP unveiled its newest slate of leadership appointments on Tuesday, spanning two departments and seven practices.
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Woodsford Affiliate Prevails In Fee Feud With SF Firm
An affiliate of British litigation funder Woodsford has secured a $1.8 million arbital award and $1.2 million in interest from a San Francisco law firm following the 2019 settlement of a lawsuit against Google, a Delaware federal judge confirmed Monday.
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Sidley Gains Finance Ace From Paul Hastings In California
Sidley Austin LLP has strengthened its global finance practice with the addition of a partner who came aboard after practicing at Paul Hastings LLP for more than two decades and will be based in the firm's office in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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3 Firms Seek To Lead, Combine Axos 'Bait And Switch' Cases
Two consumers who separately sued Axos Bank over its handling of interest rates on savings deposit accounts offered through one of its online divisions have urged a California federal judge to consolidate their lawsuits and appoint three law firms representing them as interim co-lead counsel in the combined case.
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Robinhood Promotes Ex-SEC Attorney To General Counsel
Financial services platform and fintech brokerage Robinhood has promoted an in-house counsel to the position of general counsel, expanding his duties to overseeing the entire legal department.
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Willkie Adds DOJ Antitrust Lead In LA, DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Monday the hiring of a former antitrust section chief at the U.S. Department of Justice as a partner in its Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., offices.
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O'Melveny Lands Private Equity Ace From Kirkland In Calif.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Monday that it has strengthened its private equity group with the addition of a Century City-based partner who came aboard from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Hughes Hubbard Splits Leadership Role As Firm Head Retires
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP elected Neil Oxford and Robb Patryk to succeed current chair and managing partner Ted Mayer, splitting the leadership role as the head of the firm retires this year.
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With Rising State AG Action, BigLaw Responds By Beefing Up
This year Covington & Burling LLP formalized its government litigation practice group, following others in what appears to be a race by large law firms to formalize, market and grow their state attorney general practices as the nature of the office has shifted in recent years.
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Amid Recall, Calif. DA Price Calls Job Political 'Punching Bag'
San Francisco's ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Friday defended his progressive prosecution stance during a contentious panel discussion at a UC Berkeley School of Law event co-hosted by The Heritage Foundation while another Bay Area district attorney currently facing recall said she and Boudin have become conservatives' "punching bag."
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After COVID Office Cuts, Firms Will Do 'More With Less'
Things are settling back into place in the legal office space market after the great upheavals caused by COVID-19, with most law firms now focused on making the best use of their existing space after a round of pandemic-era downsizing, according to a new survey.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Mitchell Law PLLC, Gessler Blue LLC and Dhillon Law Group Inc. lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found that states can't bar former president Donald Trump from running for reelection this year based on a 14th Amendment provision.
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Calif. Bar's Bid To Hike License Fees Raises Atty Eyebrows
California attorneys seem largely skeptical of the state bar's insistence that a "substantial" hike in its attorney licensing fees is necessary to stave off financial disaster, questioning the reasons for a potential fee increase and its impact on solo lawyers.
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Loeb & Loeb Co-Chairs Eye Strategic Growth
The new co-chairs of Loeb & Loeb LLP are acutely aware of the challenges and opportunities in store for the firm just a month into the job.
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Legal Industry Adds 2,700 Jobs In February
Employment in the U.S. legal sector rebounded in February, showing a slight increase following a decline at the beginning of the year, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Dunn DeSantis Expands Eastward With Pittsburgh Office
San Diego-based Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick expanded its commercial litigation and business services to the mid-Atlantic region with the launch of an office in downtown Pittsburgh, which the firm said was prompted by client demand.
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By The Numbers: Why Associates Stay At Their Firms
After a flood of associates left their firms in search of greener pastures as part of the "talent wars" of the early 2020s, the National Association for Law Placement wanted to know what made other early-career attorneys decide instead to stay put. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at how compensation, work-life balance, and a dozen other factors helped play a role.
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Legal Recruitment Cos. Lippman Jungers, Johnson Downie Merge
Legal recruiting outfits Johnson Downie and Lippman Jungers jointly announced Thursday their plan to combine under a single brand.
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Military Spouses Are Untapped Pool Of Attorney Talent
Service members' spouses in the legal profession present a massive well of untapped talent, though balancing a law career with their families' service to the country can be challenging, attorneys working in and with this community tell Law360 Pulse.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the beginning of March with another busy week as BigLaw firms made new hires and adjusted their practices.
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Norton Rose AI Leader Talks Mixed Terrain For 'Evolving' Tech
As head of Norton Rose Fulbright's new artificial intelligence practice team in the U.S., Chuck Hollis said he and other firm attorneys are aiming to guide corporate clients through their use of the "constantly evolving" technology amid differing regulations across the globe.
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Ex-Calif. Appeals Court Judge Joins JAMS In SF
Alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is expanding its mediation team, announcing this week it is adding a former California Court of Appeals judge with 38 years of experience on the bench as one of its mediators.
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Calif. Bar Pursues Atty Discipline Over LADWP Billing Scandal
The California State Bar announced Thursday it has filed seven disciplinary charges against a San Fernando Valley attorney accused of scheming with lawyers representing the city of Los Angeles to settle a customer billing class action favorably for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a public utility.