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No Jury Yet In Goldstein Trial, But Celeb Witnesses Possible
Day two of jury selection in Tom Goldstein's tax and mortgage fraud case wrapped without a jury being seated Tuesday, but did reveal that the government could call celebrities Tobey Maguire and Kevin Hart to the stand.
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Trump Codefendants Seek Legal Fees In Ga. Election Case
A dozen defendants targeted in the state of Georgia's case alleging unlawful interference in the 2020 presidential election have followed President Donald J. Trump in demanding millions of dollars in legal fees for their efforts fighting the now-dropped charges.
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Spencer Fane Atty's Advice Challenged In $5M Poaching Suit
In a $5 million lawsuit over a Connecticut financial adviser's exit, Wealth Enhancement Group LLC on Tuesday challenged a Spencer Fane LLP partner's belief that regulatory and professional ethics rules require both advisers and their former investment firms to contact clients when advisers switch employers.
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Ellenoff Grossman Unveils 2nd NY Combo In Nearly A Week
Less than a week after Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP announced its combination with Kaplan Rice LLP, the firm said on Tuesday that another tie-up has brought aboard the seven attorneys of intellectual property boutique Leichtman Law in the firm's New York office.
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NC Judge Leery Of Early Exit Bid In Produce Co. ESOP Suit
A North Carolina federal judge seemed disinclined Tuesday to toss a lawsuit alleging a "cabal" of lawyers, private equity firms and their founders conspired to drain a produce company's employee stock ownership plan of its value, noting it's a fact-intensive case that will likely require discovery.
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NJ Gov. Says Ex-Elections Chief's Admission Fatal To Case
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told a state court judge that a suit by former elections chief Jeffrey Brindle should be completely dismissed because his decision to write a satirical article in his official capacity invalidates his First Amendment claim as it applies to his continued employment in the role.
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Former USPTO Solicitor Joins Orrick's Supreme Court Group
A veteran U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorney has come aboard Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, Orrick announced Tuesday.
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Beasley Allen Talc Work Sends 'Bad Signal,' J&J Says
Johnson & Johnson's talc unit told a New Jersey appeals panel on Tuesday that a lower court's ruling permitting Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys to represent plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over its talc-based baby powder "sends a very bad signal" to the state bar.
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Ex-US Atty Leads Cleary FCA Team Amid Rising Enforcement
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is launching a False Claims Act task force, led by the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace, citing increased enforcement activity from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Moore & Van Allen Gets Fla. Malpractice Suit Moved To NC
A Florida federal judge transferred to North Carolina a proposed class action of Floridians accusing Moore & Van Allen PLLC of mishandling their employee stock ownership trust, but rejected the law firm's request to have the case dismissed.
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NY Judge Vacates Eletson's $102M Arbitral Award
A Manhattan federal judge has vacated a $102 million arbitral award issued to international shipping company Eletson Holdings, saying, "The evidence is clear and convincing that Eletson committed fraud in the arbitration," and misled the arbitrator.
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Marshall Dennehey Names New Office Leaders In Florida
Defense litigation law firm Marshall Dennehey announced Monday that it has tapped two shareholders, each with more than a decade at the firm, to helm its Sunshine State locations in Orlando and Tampa.
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Chancery Tosses Repsol Claims Against Winston & Strawn
The Delaware Chancery Court on Monday dismissed counterclaims brought by Repsol Renewables North America Inc. against Winston & Strawn LLP and one of its partners, ruling that Delaware law does not permit contract-based aiding-and-abetting claims and that Winston & Strawn did not owe fiduciary duties to a minority member in a limited liability company.
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Greenspoon Marder Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Boat Fight
A catamaran company has launched a Florida state lawsuit against Greenspoon Marder LLP and three of its attorneys alleging the law firm botched an underlying dispute over a vessel and cost the business commissions.
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Ex‑NJ Judge's Trial Postponed Amid Police Immunity Appeal
A New Jersey federal civil rights suit brought by a former state court judge against Woodbridge Township and two police officers stalled Monday, just days before a trial was set to commence, after the officers filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the court's refusal to grant them qualified immunity.
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Hughes Hubbard Acquires Schulman Bhattacharya In DC
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya LLC, a commercial litigation and arbitration boutique, according to a Monday announcement from Hughes Hubbard.
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Automotive Litigation Boutique Narain Maclear Opens In Calif.
The new year brings the opening of a California-based law firm, Narain Maclear LLP, an automotive litigation-focused boutique made up largely of lawyers and professional staff from LTL Attorneys LLP in Los Angeles.
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Justices Won't Hear Claims Highland Ch. 11 Judge Is Biased
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear arguments from the founder of hedge fund Highland Capital Management that the judge who presided over Highland's bankruptcy case was biased, and that two novels she has published prove it.
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Paul Hastings Taps DOJ Alum From Cravath As Litigation Head
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it is continuing to expand its litigation department with the hire of a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official who most recently chaired Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's investigations and regulatory enforcement practice, calling him "one of the nation's top litigators."
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Jack Smith Debuts Litigation Boutique With Fellow DOJ Alums
Jack Smith, the former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel appointed to investigate President Donald Trump, two of Smith's top deputies, and the co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's investigations and enforcement practice, have launched their new firm, Heaphy Smith Harbach & Windom LLP.
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Netflix Wins Atty Fees In 'Orgasm Inc.' Defamation Case
A California state appellate court affirmed an award of attorney fees to Netflix Inc. after the streaming giant's anti-SLAPP victory in a defamation case over its documentary "Orgasm Inc.: The Story of OneTaste," saying the trial court had the authority to award fees despite the case being under appeal.
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Goldberg Segalla Fights Ex-IP Co-Chair's $4M Arbitration Bid
An arbitration fight Goldberg Segalla LLP initiated against a former co-chair of its intellectual property group over proceeds from transferred cases spilled into New York state court, where the firm is seeking relief from his counterclaims that it shorted him nearly $4 million in compensation.
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Ramey Ducks BlackBerry's Sanctions Bid Over 'Frivolous' Suit
Patent attorney Bill Ramey has avoided sanctions requested by BlackBerry Corp. for what the smartphone company called the "frivolous and unreasonable" way he litigated a case brought on behalf of Silent Communications LLC.
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Biz Owner's RICO Suit Says 5 Calif. Attys Helped Loot IT Co.
A business owner has filed a lawsuit accusing five attorneys from five different small California law firms of conspiring with his ex-business partner to steal assets from a company the two had jointly owned.
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New Trade Group Joins Litigation Finance Lobbying Fight
A new trade group for litigation funders has launched with the aim of enlisting personal injury and mass tort attorneys in a fight against proposed federal laws that it says could threaten the $16 billion litigation finance industry.
Expert Analysis
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Roundup
Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.