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At Key Point In Case, Meta Legal Chief Takes Swing At FTC
In a rare blog post, Meta Platforms' chief legal officer has taken the company's fight against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case to the public.
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Ex-Paralegal Launches Whistleblower Suit Against NJ Firm
An ex-paralegal at New Jersey personal injury law firm Brandon J. Broderick LLC says his former employer created an uncomfortable work place when he reported alleged ethical violations to management.
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GRSM50 Adds 3rd Construction Pro From Sandberg Phoenix
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, now known as GRSM50, continued recent growth in its construction practice group Monday with the hire of two new partners joining the nationwide firm in its St. Louis and Tampa, Florida, offices from Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC.
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Atty Can't Slip Willkie Partner's Suit Over NY Post Story
A Connecticut federal judge has declined to toss a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner's abuse of process case against a Constitution State attorney who allegedly orchestrated an unflattering New York Post article as retaliation for an underlying disqualification bid, ruling that the suit is not blocked by litigation privilege.
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Chiesa Shahinian Adds Inglesino Webster Litigation Trio In NJ
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC built out its expertise in municipal law, civil rights defense and alternative dispute resolution with the hire announced Monday of a three-attorney team from Inglesino Webster Wyciskala & Taylor LLC.
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Mo. Atty Loses Last-Ditch Bid To Dodge NC Tax Fraud Trial
A St. Louis attorney lost a last-minute attempt to escape his upcoming tax fraud trial based on claims that the prosecution was never properly authorized, with a North Carolina federal judge finding that the government did mislead the court but nonetheless had the right stamp of approval.
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Allen & Overy, Shearman Name New Partners Ahead Of Merger
Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP announced Monday that they have promoted 40 lawyers to partner ahead of the finalization of their merger in May.
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Meet The Attorneys In ConvergeOne's Ch. 11
Attorneys from White & Case LLP are representing information technology company ConvergeOne Holdings Inc. as it seeks to cut $1.6 billion in debt with a prepackaged equity-swap Chapter 11 plan.
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Glancy Prongay To Lead EB-5 Grocery Co. Fraud Stock Suit
Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP will lead a proposed class action alleging Asian specialty grocery chain Maison Solutions' stock price was severely damaged after a third-party research report accused it and its executives of participating in illegal activities, including using supermarkets as a front for immigration fraud.
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Honigman Hires Polsinelli Antitrust Pro As Practice Co-Leader
Honigman LLP has hired a 10-year veteran of Polsinelli PC, who joins the firm's Washington, D.C., office to help co-lead its antitrust and trade regulation practice, Honigman announced Monday.
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Cooley Adds 'Next-Gen' Restructuring Atty From O'Melveny
Cooley LLP on Monday hired the co-chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's bankruptcy litigation practice as its newest business restructuring practice and global litigation partner. Here, Daniel Shamah talks to Law360 Pulse about why he moved his practice.
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Rapper French Montana Seeks Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' IP Row
French Montana has told an Illinois federal judge that a young musician who alleged that the rapper sampled his song to make his hit single "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" should cover the attorney fees and litigation costs he spent defending the "frivolous" copyright lawsuit, suggesting that he only filed it to gain publicity.
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Mich. Panel Rejects 'Fees For Fees' In Contractor's FOIA Bid
A split Michigan state appeals court has refused to top attorney fees a construction contractor won against a county-level road agency that the contractor accused of failing to disclose certain hiring information, with the court finding the fees to be limited because the contractor dragged out litigation.
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Judge Newman Pushes To Keep Suit Over Suspension Intact
U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to let her pursue a constitutional challenge to the law under which she has been suspended, and to reject her colleagues' contention that her case does not pass legal muster.
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Legal Industry Sheds 3,000 Jobs In March After Modest Gains
Following a modest uptick in February, the U.S. legal sector shed more jobs in March, with a loss of 3,000 jobs compared with the previous month, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ex-Client Says NJ Atty To Blame For Shoddy Pandemic Deal
A woman suing her former attorneys for allegedly forcing her into an unfavorable deal in a medical malpractice suit has urged a New Jersey state court not to dismiss claims against one of the attorneys, reiterating to the court that both attorneys were responsible for her botched case.
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Surgeon Denied Atty Fees After Erasure of $15M Sex Bias Win
A Pennsylvania federal judge has denied attorney fees after undoing a $15 million verdict won by a surgeon who alleged that Thomas Jefferson University exhibited anti-male bias in investigating a medical resident's sexual assault claims against him, ruling a new trial was necessary.
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Spencer Fane Brings On 7 More Bowman And Brooke Attys
On the heels of adding two Bowman and Brooke LLP litigators in March, Spencer Fane LLP has added seven product liability attorneys, including four partners, from the firm, Spencer Fane said in an announcement Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Gibbons PC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after helping its client, a Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney, secure an early win in a legal malpractice case alleging he botched an estate planning matter and lost his client millions in a later divorce.
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Judge Wary Of Foley & Lardner Exit Bid From SEC Suit
A request by Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys to stop representing a Malta-based registered investment adviser in a $75 million suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hanging in the balance after a North Carolina federal judge expressed concerns about their exit holding up the case.
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Texas Justices Reverse Course In Atty Sex Tape Dispute
The state's high court on Friday backpedaled on an earlier decision declining to intervene in a dispute between a woman and a Houston attorney she is suing over a video she says may contain child sexual abuse, agreeing to rehear her bid for relief from a court order governing the video.
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Reger Rizzo Hit With Race, Gender Bias Suit By Ex-Employee
Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP has been sued in Pennsylvania federal court by a former firm legal assistant alleging racial and sex discrimination, and claiming that a hostile, harassing and retaliatory work environment caused her to leave her job.
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NC High Court Snapshot: Law Firm Battles Defamation Suit
The Supreme Court of North Carolina has a stacked calendar heading into spring arguments, from an appeal over Black-owned properties targeted for demolition to a law firm's attempt at dodging defamation claims over allegations of voter fraud.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Pietragallo Gordon Litigator In Philly
An experienced trial attorney in Philadelphia has jumped to Fox Rothschild from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the beginning of April with another busy week as law firms expanded their offerings and made new hires. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.