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Merchant & Gould Adds IP Team From Oblon McClelland In DC
Merchant & Gould has expanded its intellectual property services in Washington, D.C., with the recent addition of a five-person team of attorneys who moved their practices from Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt LLP.
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Associate Hiring And Attrition Fell In '23 For 2nd Straight Year
Law firms' hiring of new associates and the rate at which associates moved on both declined in 2023 for the second consecutive year, while more female associates were hired than male, according to a study released Wednesday.
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30 Law Firms Lead On Client Service Amid Wider Decline
When interviewed about client service, corporate legal decision-makers praised a select few law firms, even as the overall satisfaction of corporate clients has fallen in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by BTI Consulting Group.
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White House Atty Sauber To Leave In May For Private Practice
President Joe Biden's special counsel Richard Sauber is set to leave next month after two years in the White House post, administration officials confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Venable Adds Cybersecurity Leaders In San Francisco, DC
Venable LLP has hired a senior director of cybersecurity services and a director of global security and technology strategy — additions joining on opposite sides of the U.S., the firm announced Wednesday.
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Ropes & Gray Adds DOJ Senior Litigator To DC Team
Ropes & Gray LLP has hired a U.S. Department of Justice litigator who spent the past decade with the agency working on False Claims Act matters and other related disputes, the firm announced Tuesday.
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BigLaw Real Estate Varies Widely On Gender Diversity
In March, Women's History Month, Law360 looked at gender diversity among the real estate groups at 20 large law firms and found that those firms vary widely on that point.
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In Trump Case, Justices Get Reminded Presidents Aren't Kings
Former President Donald Trump's bid for absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution flies in the face of a major feature of the U.S. Constitution, and would create novel obstacles for the military and the economy, backers of special counsel Jack Smith have told the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Endo Sues FDA Over Generic Adrenalin Approvals
Endo has filed a lawsuit against federal health regulatory authorities, alleging that they are wrongfully giving the go-ahead for a generic version of the Adrenalin epinephrine injection, asking for a stay of the decision.
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Thompson Coburn Adds 4 Maynard Nexsen Education Attys
Thompson Coburn LLP announced the addition of four former Maynard Nexsen PC education attorneys as partners, with three based in its newly created Birmingham, Alabama, office and one in Washington, D.C.
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Mo. Gets OK To Execute Man Repped By Flat-Fee Lawyers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to halt the looming execution of a convicted murderer who claimed that his attorneys' flat-fee contracts incentivized them to push him to plead guilty before they secured promises from prosecutors not to pursue a death sentence.
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Senate Confirms US Atty To Michigan Court
The Senate voted 58-42 on Tuesday to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. White to the Eastern District of Michigan bench.
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Hogan Lovells Adds Baker Botts Enviro Litigators In DC, SF
Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday it has hired three environmental crisis and white collar attorneys from Baker Botts LLP to bolster efforts to steer clients through criminal environmental and workplace safety investigations and other matters.
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Becker Adds Tim Scott's Chief Of Staff As Gov't Consultant
Becker & Poliakoff PC has hired the former chief of staff for Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, who joins the firm from Capitol Hill to work as a senior government relations consultant.
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Hughes Hubbard Hires Int'l Arbitration Co-Chair From A&O
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has added a former Allen & Overy LLP partner with extensive experience in Latin America to co-chair its international arbitration practice.
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Crowell & Moring Hires Senior Health Atty From Capitol Hill
Crowell & Moring LLP has hired a health care attorney from the U.S. House of Representatives who most recently served as a senior counsel in that body's Committee on Energy & Commerce, the firm announced Tuesday.
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'Entrepreneurial' Baker Botts, Cozen Trio Launch Defense Firm
Two former Baker Botts LLP partners, including the firm's former head of litigation, have teamed up with a longtime member of Cozen O'Connor's white collar defense practice to launch a boutique law firm based in Washington, D.C.
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Former Dentons US CEO Named 1st CEO Of Baretz & Brunelle
Legal advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced Tuesday that Mike McNamara, the former CEO of Dentons US, has been hired as its first chief executive officer.
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Legal Lags Behind Other Professionals Using AI
Despite increased demand for artificial intelligence, most professionals are not using this technology at work, with legal professionals lagging behind other sectors, according to a new survey on Tuesday.
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Feds Tell Justices Trump's Immunity Bid Would Upset Framers
Former President Donald Trump's claim to absolute presidential immunity from criminal charges related to official acts contradicts the text and intent of the U.S. Constitution and would've been "anathema" to the document's framers, special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith told the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday.
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Attys Have Duty To Defend Judges, ABA President Says
The American Bar Association's president on Monday warned that attacks on judges and the U.S. court system have skyrocketed in recent years and urged lawyers to stand up for the judicial process by defending judges who are unjustly criticized.
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Meta Litigator Jumps To Nixon Peabody To Lead New AI Team
Nixon Peabody LLP has added a litigator who most recently led Meta Platforms Inc.'s artificial intelligence-related ranking policy work to be the head of its new AI, digital platforms and emerging technologies team, the firm announced Monday.
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Wiley Hires US Trade Rep GC To Int'l Trade Group
Wiley Rein LLP has hired the former general counsel to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who joins its international trade practice as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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Hogan Lovells Recruits 3M Atty In DC Amid PFAS Focus
A former U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney has joined Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., from 3M Co. as businesses face growing regulatory scrutiny and litigation over chemicals known as PFAS, the firm announced Monday.
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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.