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New Morris Nichols Chair Aims To Build On Firm's Foundation
Melissa A. DiVincenzo, recently elected chair of Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP's executive committee, tells Law360 Pulse about her goals, the type of leader she intends to be, and measures she will focus on to maintain Morris Nichols' place as a stalwart Delaware firm.
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Duane Morris Taps Litigator To Lead Dallas, Fort Worth Shops
Duane Morris LLP has appointed a litigation partner to helm its Texas offices in Dallas and Fort Worth as the first managing partner of those locations transitions to an of counsel role.
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From Judge To Neutral: Lessons In ADR Marketing, Patience
In this second of a two-part series, 10 former California federal and state judges discuss the newfound need to market themselves after making the adjustment from the bench to working as neutrals.
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Young Conaway Adds Gordon Fournaris Biz Planning Pro
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP announced Thursday that it has added a partner who was at Delaware firm Gordon Fournaris & Mammarella PA for more than a decade to bolster its business planning and tax group.
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Ex-Ga. GOP Chair Likely Stuck With Party's Settlement Bill
The Georgia Court of Appeals signaled Thursday it was unlikely to throw out a judgment the state Republican Party won against its former chairman after he allegedly botched settlement talks in an underlying suit, due largely to his failure to obtain the trial court's record.
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Investors Drop LA Law Firm From Bioscience Fraud Suit
A group of investors including a "Toy Story" screenwriter pursuing an $87 million fraud suit against a bioscience company in California state court has agreed to drop claims against a California law firm and its name partner, with the firm in turn withdrawing an anti-SLAPP motion it filed in the suit.
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McGuireWoods Litigator Joins Dorsey & Whitney In Dallas
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has bolstered its Texas litigation platform and deepened its offerings to financial services clients confronting complex regulatory and enforcement challenges with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from McGuireWoods LLP.
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Firm Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
A law firm urged a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to toss a proposed class action over an alleged scheme to collect exorbitant fees on hurricane-related property insurance claims, saying the complaint fails to plead a certifiable class and involves a "smorgasbord" of individualized legal malpractice claims.
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7th Circ. Cautions Pro Se Litigants To Avoid AI-Induced Errors
The Seventh Circuit offered guidance to litigants using artificial intelligence while representing themselves in a ruling remanding a pro se plaintiff's civil rights case Wednesday, saying that AI has "great promise" for those who can't afford legal counsel, but that it doesn't abdicate them of their duty to avoid misrepresentations in court filings.
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Former SG Prelogar Joins Cooley Team On Trump EO Appeal
Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has joined the legal team representing Jenner & Block LLP in its fight with President Donald Trump's administration over his executive order targeting the BigLaw firm, according to a new court filing.
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Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump
Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.
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Robins Kaplan Name Partner Shaped Trial Firm's Identity
Elliot Kaplan, a name partner at Robins Kaplan LLP who died this month after more than six decades with the firm, is being remembered for helping to build it into a national trial firm while also maintaining a jovial personality that endeared him to clients.
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Litigation Funder, Former GC Reach Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC and its former general counsel have reached a settlement in the company's lawsuit, alleging the GC used trade secrets to form a rival litigation funder.
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George Floyd Atty Takes On Minneapolis ICE Killing Case
A Chicago attorney who teamed up with high-profile lawyer Ben Crump to secure a $27 million settlement for the family of George Floyd has taken another major case in Minneapolis, representing the family of the woman killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this month.
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11th Circ. Upholds Order Forcing Law Firm To Turn Over Docs
The Eleventh Circuit has denied a Florida law firm's bid to shield documents related to the recruitment of over 1,000 Peruvian plaintiffs in a lead exposure action, with the panel agreeing with a lower court judge that the firm had not demonstrated that the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Ga. Justices Find Willis Subpoena Moot After Testimony
The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not require Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to testify before the Senate Special Committee on Investigations pursuant to a 2024 subpoena after she testified before the same committee in December.
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McCarter & English Lands Former Bressler Leader
The former managing principal of Bressler Amery & Ross PC has moved to McCarter & English LLP as a litigation partner in New Jersey, McCarter & English announced on Wednesday.
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Burford Capital Hires New Korea Exec Amid Growth Push
Burford Capital LLC has hired a new executive to oversee its operations in South Korea as the litigation funder aims to double its portfolio to roughly $15 billion by 2030, in part by expanding its geographic footprint.
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Gibson Dunn Formalizes First Amendment Practice
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Wednesday that it has formalized its First Amendment and free expression practice group under the leadership of three veteran litigators.
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From Judge To Neutral: Losing Power Of 'Robe,' Gaining Time
In this first of a two-part series, 10 former California federal and state judges discuss their adjustment from the bench to working as neutrals, a transition that comes with losing the prestige of the "robe" but provides more time for cases.
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Healthcare Workers Seek $12.2M From $28.5M No-Poach Deal
Nearly 12,000 healthcare workers in a $28.5 million settlement with two hospitals that were accused of agreeing not to poach each other's doctors and nurses urged a Pennsylvania federal court to grant approximately $12 million in attorney fees, costs and service awards.
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Ex-Dinsmore Litigator Launches Miami Defense-Side Boutique
Former Dinsmore & Shohl LLP litigation partner Kathryn Ender has launched De Novo, a boutique defense-side appellate firm she founded in Miami to "fill a gap" for clients seeking commercial, corporate and insurance legal services.
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Ex-Girardi Keese Atty To Take Plea Deal In Chicago Case
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin will take a plea deal in a case accusing him of helping Tom Girardi violate court orders and covering up the theft of client funds, according to a minute entry entered Friday in Illinois federal court.
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Firms Clash Over Starbucks Derivative Suit Leadership
Plaintiffs in recent shareholder lawsuits against Starbucks Corp. leaders are challenging a Seattle federal judge's appointment of two New York law firms to co-lead similar litigation consolidated last year, arguing that the chosen firms are already "spread too thin" across hundreds of complex cases.
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Willkie Accused Of Aiding $735M Fraud In Buyout Deal
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP on Tuesday was accused of aiding a $735 million fraud carried out by an investment manager to secure financing for a 2023 take-private transaction involving Franchise Group Inc., which was then used to pay off the manager's personal debts.