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6th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Atty's Theft Deduction
An attorney who led an investment partnership whose principals were criminally prosecuted for fraud is not entitled to tax deductions for theft loss related to the fallout, the Sixth Circuit ruled, saying there was no evidence that the principals intentionally fleeced him.
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Signature Resolution Expands To East Coast With Firm Tie-Up
California-based alternative dispute resolution service Signature Resolution announced Friday it is expanding to the East Coast, partnering with Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation Inc., a Boston-based ADR firm.
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Hahn Loeser Lands Former Akerman Litigation Leader In Fla.
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP has expanded its Florida roster with the former litigation department chair at Akerman LLP, who has more than 45 years of experience handling a wide range of cases.
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Law Firm Wants Out Of $6.4M Malpractice Suit
A New York law firm has asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss a $6.4 million malpractice lawsuit brought by a group of Chinese electronics sellers alleging the firm acted without its permission when it dismissed their claims against Amazon in an underlying suit, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction.
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Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney who claimed she was unlawfully underpaid told a New Jersey state court on Friday that the firm's bid to limit the window of time for which she's seeking damages is an attempt to roll the case back in time.
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Ariz. Judicial Council OKs ABS Rules Despite Bar Concerns
Arizona's Judicial Council approved some new restrictions on out-of-state operations for non-attorney-owned law firms allowed to operate under the state's licensure program, despite the Arizona state bar's concerns that the new rules aren't stringent enough.
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Stradling Brings On IP Litigator To Lead Its Austin Office
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC has brought on a veteran intellectual property litigator from Minnesota-based Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist PA to lead its office in Austin, Texas.
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Immigration Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Secret Court Hearings
A Minnesota-based human rights nonprofit has sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court over its decision to restrict public access to proceedings at St. Paul's Fort Snelling Immigration Court.
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Nixon Peabody Adds RE Attys To SF, DC Offices
Nixon Peabody LLP has hired two veteran real estate attorneys for counsel roles in its San Francisco and Washington, D.C., locations, the firm announced.
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Morgan & Morgan Lands Atlanta Litigator Amid New Alliance
Morgan & Morgan PA has added a catastrophic injury and wrongful death attorney from Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP as part of a new "strategic alliance" with Brodhead Law LLC.
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Court Software Co. Dumped Docs At Last Minute, Class Says
A class of North Carolinians who say the state's new digital court system subjected them to wrongful arrests and extended jail time have told a federal judge that the defense produced "virtually nothing" over five months of discovery, only to bury them in hundreds of thousands of documents at the eleventh hour.
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Former Deputy AG Joins Margolis Edelstein In Pittsburgh
A former deputy attorney general has recently returned to private practice after more than 13 years in the public sector and joined Margolis Edelstein's litigation team in the Pittsburgh office.
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Baldoni Atty Avoids Sanctions For Blake Lively Comments
A lawyer for Justin Baldoni will not face sanctions for public comments critical of Blake Lively because they came long enough ago that they are unlikely to influence the feuding Hollywood stars' upcoming trial, a Manhattan federal judge held Friday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw firms expanded their practice bench and services during another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Georgia Legal Malpractice Appeal Tossed As 3 Days Late
Georgia's Court of Appeals has thrown out a man's challenge to a lower court order to arbitrate his legal malpractice claims against a Morgan & Morgan PA entity, finding that the man filed his notice of appeal three days late, as his attorney vowed to fight the dismissal.
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Lewis Brisbois Hires Vet Of Northeastern Litigation Shop
Lewis Brisbois has hired a New York attorney from the northeastern litigation shop Hannum Feretic Prendergast & Merlino LLC, touting his more than three decades of experience defending clients against personal injury, labor law, automobile and premises liability matters.
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Stinson Brings On IP Pros In Texas From Spencer Fane
Stinson LLP has added a pair of Spencer Fane attorneys to bolster its intellectual property and technology practice and capacity to handle patent and trademark litigation.
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Esquire's $348M Signature Deal Bolsters Litigation Platform
Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy the parent company of Signature Bank in a roughly $348.4 million deal that Esquire said will help expand its Chicago-area commercial banking presence and support growth of its litigation banking platform.
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Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that a lawsuit alleging her cross-country affair with a former member of her security detail ended a 14-year marriage must be dismissed because the trysts occurred outside state borders.
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Ex-Chartwell Atty Says Firm Fired Her For Gaza Posts
A former Chartwell attorney claimed she was harassed because she's a Pakistani Muslim and was fired for posting social media statements criticizing military action in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court.
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Ex-Government Attys Launch Anti-Corruption Law Firm
In response to recent actions by the Trump administration that have seen a number of convicted fraudsters pardoned for their crimes, a group of attorneys with federal government experience have launched a firm focused on combating public corruption using civil litigation.
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Office Snapshot: Esbrook Scales Up For Delaware Growth
More than a year after launching an office in Delaware, boutique litigation firm Esbrook PC is moving into a bigger, updated space with room to expand its roster of attorneys in the First State, firm leaders told Law360 Pulse.
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Former Netflix Litigation Head Talks Next Chapter As Neutral
Law360 Pulse caught up with Linda Burrow, former global head of litigation at Netflix, to discuss her move to alternative dispute resolution service JAMS in California.
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Former First-Chair Fed Prosecutor Joins Manatt In San Diego
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP is boosting its appellate team by bringing in a former federal prosecutor as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Chancery Dissolves Litigation Funder Amid Partner Deadlock
A hedge fund manager can wind down the litigation funding operation he ran with a Florida-based personal injury attorney, the Delaware Chancery Court has ruled, finding that a falling out between the two partners did not involve any wrongdoing.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.