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Connecticut law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP announced it has elected two of its attorneys to the firm's partnership and three to counsel.
An experienced municipal attorney who previously worked for the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been appointed by Mayor Joseph Ganim to serve as the city's next top attorney.
The court-appointed trustee of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy court to require Kwok's daughter to reimburse $58,343 in attorney fees for discovery and deposition after providing "substantially incomplete" documents regarding the shell companies Kwok allegedly used to hide his assets.
Some 42% of corporate managing counsel — those in-house lawyers who have other attorneys reporting to them — said in a survey that they have been identified by management as a potential successor to the sitting general counsel.
The number of women and people of color among lawyers reached new all-time highs in 2023, but they remain significantly underrepresented in the partnership ranks, according to a report released Tuesday.
Newly minted lawyers and lawyers looking to change employers are increasingly asking about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, so firms should be prepared to answer detailed questions about DEI efforts, a Jackson Lewis PC attorney said during a Quinnipiac University School of Law symposium in Connecticut on Tuesday.
As John L. Monroe Jr. begins his tenure as the new managing partner of FordHarrison LLP, the Atlanta-based attorney said the firm wants to ensure it considers hiring attorneys that reflect the "makeup of our society," saying "it's the right thing to do, and it's good for business."
The White House sent back 19 judicial nominees to the Senate on Monday evening after they were returned at the end of 2023.
Despite an upswing in lateral recruitment during the fourth quarter, the legal industry still closed 2023 with about 18% fewer hires than in 2022, according to industry data provided by Firm Prospects, which has been showing signs of recovery since the latter half of 2023.
An attorney representing wrestlers in litigation over brain injuries they suffered while working for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $312,000 sanctions order against him, arguing the district court went too far by levying the sanctions without giving him the chance to defend himself.
Junior associates at Lowenstein Sandler LLP will be rewarded this year with pay raises that match the prevailing Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP scale.
Covington & Burling LLP secured the top spot on this week's list of Legal Lions after a New York federal judge permanently tossed a proposed class action Tuesday against its client over a Tide laundry detergent label.
The U.S. legal services sector continued to trend positive in the area of job growth, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
The trial judge who presided over disbarred lawyer Michael Avenatti's conviction for pilfering money from his then-client, porn star Stormy Daniels, improperly prodded jurors to "rat out" a holdout who didn't want to convict, Avenatti's lawyer told the Second Circuit Friday.
Legal industry news started off with a bang in 2024, with a mass partner departure, more law firm raise and bonus announcements, and a law firm combination, all in the first week of the year. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
As the calendar turns to a new year, the legal industry welcomes a wave of fresh leaders who are ready to steer their law firms into an era of change.
The Second Circuit declined to delay the trial in writer E. Jean Carroll's suit against former President Donald J. Trump while he seeks a rehearing for its panel decision that he is not immune from her defamation claims, after he allegedly sexually assaulted her and then lied about her publicly.
Wiggin and Dana LLP has brought on an in-house attorney from Hartford Healthcare, and also promoted one lawyer to partner and another three to counsel, the firm announced.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has reportedly fallen in line with the scale Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP set for both bonuses and salary increases.
A Connecticut lawyer whose alleged refusal to respond to discovery requests led to a default judgment against his client in a federal fraud suit is now facing malpractice claims in state court.
Connecticut-based law firm Shipman & Goodwin LLP has begun 2024 by electing two partners to the firm's management committee and promoting five attorneys to partner.
Law schools have overhauled their application processes in the aftermath of this summer's U.S. Supreme Court decisions that terminated race-based affirmative action in college admissions, adding essay questions and more in-person interviews, legal education experts tell Law360 Pulse.
Making predictions about the future of the legal industry in Connecticut, or any state or country, risks assuming that 2023 trends offer guidance on what the next year will hold for law firms. Here, three leaders of Connecticut-based firms share with Law360 Pulse what they're most keeping an eye on in 2024.
King & Spalding LLP is the latest law firm to join more than 70 other law firms to dole out base pay increases for associates in line with those implemented by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in November.
White and Williams LLP is beginning the new year with a new managing partner at the helm, the law firm said Wednesday.