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    Acting State Dept. IG Joins Wiley's White Collar Practice

    Washington, D.C., firm Wiley Rein LLP announced Monday it has added a white collar partner with eight years of federal government experience who was most recently the acting inspector general for the U.S. State Department for three years.

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    Ex-IRS Criminal Investigations Head Joins Crypto Data Firm

    A newly retired chief of the Internal Revenue Service's law enforcement arm is taking his skills to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, where he'll help federal agencies and crypto firms leverage Chainalysis' data and solutions to combat financial crime.

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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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    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.

  • 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.

  • Beltway Moves: Holland & Hart, Skadden, Foley & Lardner

    Washington, D.C., law firms made big hires with government experience in recent weeks, with Holland & Hart LLP landing the former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Foley & Lardner LLP both recruited longtime antitrust regulators from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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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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    Office Snapshot: Berger Montague Moves Downtown In DC

    The Philadelphia-founded Berger Montague is moving into new office space in Washington, D.C., setting up shop in a historic building that was constructed in the early 1900s and is just blocks away from some of the District's best-known attractions.

  • 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.

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    'Eat Or Be Eaten': Mid-Law Drove Q1 Law Firm Mergers

    As firms feel the pressure to grow to meet client demands, midsize law firms appear to be more eager to gobble up small law firms and less thrilled by the idea of being acquired, according to consultants and first quarter U.S. law firm combination results collected by Law360 Pulse.

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    Duane Morris Names Philly Atty As White Collar Co-Leader

    Duane Morris LLP has named a former supervisor in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement as co-chair of the white collar criminal defense, corporate investigations and regulatory compliance division of its trial practice group.

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    Judicial Nominees On Schumer's Post-Recess To-Do List

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., laid out on Friday a busy agenda for when Congress returns next week, which includes confirming the president's judicial nominees.

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    National Association Of Broadcasters Hires New Deputy GC

    The National Association of Broadcasters has hired a former Baker McKenzie partner and Federal Trade Commission attorney to serve as its new deputy general counsel, the group announced Thursday.

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    Ex-Acting Homeland Security GC Joins Nixon Peabody In DC

    Nixon Peabody LLP has hired the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who joins the firm after working with the agency for more than two decades and through four presidential administrations.

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    The Attys Suing Over Human Trafficking At Qatar World Cup

    Attorneys at Washington, D.C.-based litigation boutique Sparacino PLLC are seeking to use their experience handling terrorism-related cases to pursue a human trafficking suit on behalf of Filipino workers who were allegedly misled and forced to work in inhumane conditions while building soccer stadiums for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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    Jeffrey Clark Violated Ethics Rules, Panel Says

    Former U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Jeffrey Clark violated professional conduct rules, a D.C. attorney ethics panel preliminarily found Thursday following a disciplinary hearing centered on Clark's alleged efforts to throw the Justice Department behind former President Donald Trump's election fraud narrative.

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    CNN Sues DOJ For Biden's Special Counsel Interview Tapes

    CNN has hit the U.S. Department of Justice with an open-records suit seeking all audio and video recordings of President Joe Biden's five-hour interview with special counsel Robert Hur last October, saying in D.C. federal court Thursday that they "will help the public evaluate Hur's decision not to charge Biden and to close the investigation into classified documents found at Biden's former office and private residence."

  • NY Judge Revives Plan To Take Senior Status

    U.S. District Judge David Hurd of the Northern District of New York announced his intent to take senior status, according to an update on Thursday, after previously announcing similar plans and then reversing them in 2022.

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    Solar Energy Association Names First Woman GC

    The Solar Energy Industries Association has hired its first woman general counsel, who rejoins the firm to help oversee the organization's legal work, having previously served as its senior director of regulatory affairs, the group announced Wednesday.

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    Halloran & Sage Appoints Atty To Litigation Leadership Roles

    Connecticut-based Halloran & Sage LLP has made changes to the leadership of its litigation team, appointing a partner as chair of its commercial litigation practice.

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    Skadden Promotes 21 Attorneys In 2024 New Partner Class

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has promoted 21 of its attorneys to partner, a 12.5% decrease from 2023, when 24 attorneys became partners.

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    Ex-DOL Officials Become Go-To Attys In Wage Rule Attacks

    When industry groups challenge U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour rules, they often choose as counsel former agency officials who say their prior knowledge gives them a unique ability to take on regulations. Here, Law360 explores the trend.

  • Antitrust Suits Remain Low Despite Slight 2023 Spike

    Federal enforcers and private plaintiffs filed more new antitrust cases last year than the year before but the slight uptick still kept 2023 as the second lowest in a decade, according to a new Lex Machina report.

  • White House Refuses To Call For Justice Sotomayor To Retire

    White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that any decision by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire is a personal choice for her alone to make, amid calls for the 69-year-old liberal justice to step down while President Joe Biden is in office and able to nominate her replacement.

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