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Connecticut Pulse
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Murtha Cullina Adds IP Partner In Conn.
Murtha Cullina LLP has added an experienced intellectual property attorney to its Stamford, Connecticut, office from a full-service intellectual property firm.
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Robinson & Cole Adds Ex-Eversheds Sutherland Atty In Conn.
The former head of Eversheds Sutherland's distressed debt and special situations fund group has returned to Connecticut, where he practiced early in his career, as a partner at Robinson & Cole LLP.
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Bermuda Law Prohibits Arbitrator Removal, 2nd Circ. Told
A New York federal court properly ruled that it lacked authority to remove the arbitrator presiding over a Bermuda reinsurance arbitration, the reinsurer told the Second Circuit on Wednesday, arguing the counterparty's attempt to revive its petition seeking such a ruling is unsupported by Bermuda law.
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Conn. Atty Must Withdraw Billing Notices To Rival's Clients
Stamford, Connecticut-based intellectual property attorney Paul D. Greeley must send corrective messages to a competitor's clients after his firm accidentally sent them allegedly improper billing statements, a Connecticut federal judge ordered Wednesday.
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5 Firms Get $3.4M For Scoring Securities Fraud Deal
A Connecticut state court judge has awarded five law firms nearly $3.2 million in legal fees and close to $215,000 in costs after attorneys spent nearly a decade litigating a $6.75 million securities fraud case across several federal and state trial and appellate court dockets on behalf of an investment banking firm.
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How 6 States Are Addressing Lawyer Well-Being
In the years since a groundbreaking 2016 study on lawyer well-being found alarming rates of mental health problems in the legal profession, state bars and supreme courts have amped up efforts to improve lawyer mental health. Well-being leaders in six states shared details of their work at the IWIL 2024 Virtual Annual Conference on Wednesday.
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Is A Boom In Remote Work Tempering Virtual Firms' Growth?
Following a period of rapid expansion, the headcount growth at some virtual-oriented law firms has leveled off in recent years, a shift some attribute to the widespread adoption of remote work policies by traditional brick-and-mortar law firms and increased productivity fueled by integrating new technologies.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Chu On Pioneering Virtual Trials
In the summer of 2020, Nick Chu, a young justice of the peace in Austin, Texas, made history by presiding over the nation's first virtual criminal jury trial.
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More Law School Graduates Are Shouldering Loan Debt
Most law graduates finance their graduate education through loans, and the proportion of law graduates borrowing for law school has increased, according to a Tuesday report from AccessLex Institute.
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The 2023 Law Firm Culture Survey
Law360 Pulse partnered with Major Lindsey & Africa to survey attorneys about law firm culture – which aspects are their firms are good at, and what would they like to see more of? Here’s what we found.
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Why Client Service Is The Most Valued Firm Culture Trait
When asked about the qualities that inspire positive feelings about their firms' cultures, lawyers pointed to a high priority on client service above all else in a recent survey by legal recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa and Law360 Pulse.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Law Firm Culture
Here are a few things lawyers had to say when asked to describe their firm’s culture and whether their firms were focusing on the most important cultural priorities.
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Younger Attys Are Looking For More From Law Firm Culture
Younger attorneys are looking for better policies around attorney well-being and work-life balance, more diversity, and more mentorship and training from their law firms, according to the results of a new survey.
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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 55 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2023 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2023, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Desmarais LLP and The Dacus Firm PC secured a $57 million trial verdict for genetic testing company Ravgen in a closely watched infringement trial, topping this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions.
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What GCs Think About Women Associates Outnumbering Men
In the days since data showed that women surpassed men as associates, general counsel have urged their law firm colleagues not to lose sight of the entire picture, which continues to show the genders aren't close to equal representation at higher levels.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for attorneys as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes continued and BigLaw firms expanded their practices, headcounts and reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Conn. Panel Probes Line Between Lawyering, Debt Settlement
A Connecticut appeals court has ordered merits briefs to explain whether a superior court judge wrongly applied case law when ruling against the Connecticut Department of Banking last summer, specifically asking if the judge incorrectly determined that regulators "failed to overcome" a legal presumption that an attorney is "actively engaged in the practice of law" when negotiating a client's debts.
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20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate After Heavy Debate
Twenty of President Joe Biden's judicial nominations that were resubmitted to the Senate at the beginning of the year advanced out of committee Thursday, some with bipartisan support and others despite staunch Republican opposition — with particularly heavy debate on Third Circuit candidate Adeel Mangi.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Promotes In-House Atty To US GC
An experienced in-house attorney in the pharmaceutical industry who has been interim U.S. general counsel at Boehringer Ingelheim USA is taking over the job on a permanent basis, the company announced this week.
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Immigration Atty Rejoins Shipman From Robinson & Cole
An experienced business immigration attorney who previously worked at Shipman & Goodwin LLP as an associate has rejoined the firm following a stint at Robinson & Cole LLC.
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Conn. Law Firm Finn Dixon & Herling Elects 2 To Partner
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, a law firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, has elected two of its attorneys to the firm's partnership.
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Day Pitney Selects New Leaders For Cannabis Practice Group
Day Pitney LLP has picked two Parsippany, New Jersey-based attorneys, one a labor and employment partner and the other a counsel practicing land use and zoning law, to lead the firm's cannabis practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Willkie Partner's Critique Doesn't Back Claim, Atty Says
A Connecticut attorney has asked a federal judge to toss a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner's lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating a negative news story in retaliation for an attempt to disqualify him from handling a lease lawsuit, arguing he did nothing wrong while representing the BigLaw partner's landlord.