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Democrat For Alaska Senate Says DOJ Suit Threatens Election
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, is seeking dismissal of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit claiming the presence of Dan J. Sullivan on the ballot will draw votes away from Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Javerbaum Wurgaft Adds Ex-Director Of NJ Criminal Division
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC has added the former director of New Jersey's Division of Criminal Justice to advise clients in criminal defense matters and civil sexual assault and human trafficking liability cases.
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Burns & Levinson Malpractice Claims Revived On Appeal
Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court Monday reinstated legal malpractice claims brought by a youth soccer league against defunct Boston law firm Burns & Levinson LLP alleging a firm partner failed to provide a heads-up about a federal visa fraud investigation.
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Maurene Comey Illegally Fired, Entitled To Pay, Judge Holds
Former New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump's administration, a federal judge in Manhattan held Monday, granting back pay and potentially legal fees to the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
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Generics MDL Judge Won't Extend Pause Over Conflict
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to extend a pause on the generic-drug price-fixing multidistrict litigation, eyeing setting a new trial date for the first bellwether case initially paused by a conflict with a special master that the drugmakers say now covers "the entire MDL."
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NC Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Atty Fees In Prison Trans Care Row
North Carolina urged the Fourth Circuit on Friday to reverse over half a million dollars in legal fees awarded to a formerly incarcerated transgender woman alleging she was wrongly denied gender-affirming surgery at a state prison, arguing the award defies U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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Burford Affiliate Fights For Stay In Suit Over Alleged Fraud
A German Burford Capital affiliate is pressing a Delaware federal court to keep on hold a German claims aggregator's lawsuit over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration agreement, disputing the latter company's argument that a London tribunal has confirmed that the matter belongs in court.
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New Civil Defense Group Prez On Attys Paying It Forward
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP partner Jill Cranston Rice was elevated Friday as the new president of DRI, a voluntary bar association for civil defense and in-house counsel. She said lawyers have a responsibility to what she called an "apprenticeship profession."
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Fox Rothschild Seeks To Trim Atty's Hearing Impairment Suit
Fox Rothschild LLP has moved to dismiss a number of claims brought by a former attorney who said the firm failed to provide hearing aids or alternative accommodation and then fired him, arguing the attorney failed to secure a right to sue determination from the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
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Atty Beats Contempt For Not Identifying Herself In Ga. Court
The Georgia Court of Appeals has tossed a contempt order against a Fenwick & West LLP attorney for not identifying herself at a hearing she attended on behalf of an interested nonparty where confidential documents were displayed, saying the presiding judge "did not clearly and definitely inform" her that she needed to do so.
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Wells Fargo Ignored Ex-Atty's $330K Fraud, Fla. Firm Says
A law firm sued Wells Fargo for alleged breach of contract in Florida federal court, claiming that the bank negligently failed to detect a former partner's multiyear scheme diverting $330,000 in checks intended for the firm's account into his own personal account.
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Insurer Says NY Firm Staged Accidents For Suits
A reinsurance company has filed another complaint accusing a New York personal injury law firm of recruiting workers to stage injuries in support of meritless claims, a few months after the Second Circuit dismissed similar claims because the insurer didn't have any direct injuries to bring a racketeering suit.
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Trump Adviser Ducking Service In Exec Orders Suit, ABA Says
Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn has evaded service of subpoenas, so the American Bar Association should be allowed to pursue alternative means of serving him in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate BigLaw firms, the organization is telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge.
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Crowell & Moring Hires 10-Year DOJ Healthcare Litigator
Crowell & Moring LLP has hired a U.S. Department of Justice litigator who has spent the past decade as a senior trial lawyer in the Civil Division's commercial litigation branch, the firm recently announced.
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Villanova's Ex-Associate Counsel Joins Stevens & Lee In NJ
Stevens & Lee PC has added Villanova University's associate general counsel, who has also previously served as in-house counsel for Rowan University, to bolster its higher education practice group
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Mich. Court Says Judge's Move, Not Bias, Ended Worker's Job
A courtroom coordinator's employment ended because the judge she worked for was reassigned, not because she took medical leave to undergo cancer treatment, a Michigan probate court argued, urging a federal court to grant it an early win in a disability bias lawsuit.
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Holland & Knight Legal Profession Head On MSO Dealmaking
Holland & Knight LLP partner Trisha Rich is at the forefront of the firm's work in a fast-growing corner of the legal industry, advising law firms setting up management services organizations, or MSOs, as well as the investors looking to buy into them.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms expanded or shifted their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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'Grave Errors': 5th Circ. Boots Judge After AI 'Botch Job'
A Mississippi federal judge's careless use of artificial intelligence tools led to "sloppy edicts" riddled with "falsehoods and fabrications," the Fifth Circuit held in a Thursday night opinion removing the judge from litigation over an anti-DEI law in the Magnolia State because of his "extraordinarily grave errors."
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Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Emergency Stay In Eletson Row
Reed Smith urged the Second Circuit in an emergency motion to pause lower court decisions requiring the firm to turn over client files related to shipping company Eletson, saying the courts have "presumed the outcome" of a bankruptcy appeal before scheduled December oral arguments.
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MSU Board, GC Sued By Trustee For Racial Discrimination
A Michigan State University trustee is suing the university's general counsel, other officials and her fellow trustees, claiming she suffered discrimination and retaliation when she spoke publicly about MSU's handling of the Larry Nassar scandal.
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Law Firm Can't Kick Muslim Worker's Bias Suit To Arbitration
A New York federal judge refused to compel arbitration in a Muslim ex-law firm worker's gender bias suit claiming her bosses began mistreating her after she wore a hijab, backing a magistrate judge's conclusion that she asserted a viable sex harassment claim.
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Atty Faces Sanctions Bid Over Negotiation Remarks In Suit
A plaintiff's attorney is facing a sanctions bid for including in an employment discrimination complaint specific statements made by defense counsel during confidential severance negotiations.
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Meet Attys Arguing Electronics Co.'s $48.5M Tax Fight In Del.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP attorneys who have experience handling high-profile class actions and other litigation will next week argue to Delaware's justices a tax dispute related to electronics manufacturer Flex Ltd.'s 2024 spinoff of Nextracker Inc.
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Conn. Firm Botched Suit Over Keith Haring Art, Ex-Client Says
Shuttered Connecticut law firm Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC and one of its former attorneys have been accused of professional negligence by a client being asked to pay $805,000 in legal fees to a gallery he sued in 2023 for allegedly selling a poorly documented Keith Haring drawing.
Expert Analysis
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.