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Data Brokers Can't Escape NJ Judicial Privacy Law Actions
Data security company Atlas Data Privacy Corp. has won the go-ahead to proceed with dozens of lawsuits based on the judicial privacy measure Daniel's Law against a group of data brokers in New Jersey federal court.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Susman Godfrey's representation of the American Bar Association in a suit challenging the Trump administration's actions directed at law firms leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 13 to 27.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cooley LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge determined that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its Llama large language models with 13 bestselling authors' copyrighted material without their permission.
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LGBTQ Attorneys Seek To Navigate A Changing Legal Industry
During Pride Month 2025, LGBTQ attorneys are seeking to navigate a changing environment around their rights and shifting attitudes in the legal industry toward diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off summer with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their offerings and reelected leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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McDermott, Schulte Roth Vote To Approve $2.8B Merger
Partners at Schulte Roth & Zabel and McDermott Will & Emery have voted in favor of merging to create the combined firm of McDermott Will & Schulte, the firms announced Thursday.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
June was a month for endings and beginnings as several law firms in the U.S. completed relocation plans — including Duane Morris LLP, which moved its Manhattan shop to a new office building — and launched offices, like Foley & Lardner LLP's Nashville, Tennessee, opening.
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Why ABA Is Rebooting 10-Year-Old Study On Atty Well-Being
Mental health advocates working on the American Bar Association's newly launched study into attorney mental health say that they hope the project will not only provide an updated look at the profession a decade after the organization's last major study, but also provide more information on the best ways to tackle issues such as depression, substance abuse and burnout.
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'Homegrown' Clerk To Take Over Del. Bankruptcy Court Post
Delaware's bankruptcy court will soon have a new clerk, a "homegrown" talent who has served the court for more than a decade in various roles, including currently as chief deputy clerk.
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3rd Circ. Upholds $3.2M Atty Fee In Wawa Breach Suit
The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $3.2 million fee award for Berger Montague and Fine Kaplan & Black in the settlement for consumers affected by a 2019 Wawa data breach, ruling Wednesday that the district court judge correctly found no improper "side deals" or collusion at class members' expense.
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3rd Circ. Pick Emil Bove Says He's 'Not Anybody's Henchman'
Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit, who previously served as President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and was a top acting official at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year, where he took various controversial actions, made his case on Wednesday for judicial confirmation.
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How A BigLaw Firm 'Flipped The Script' With Its AI Hackathon
A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm.
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Rainmaking 101: How Young Lawyers Can Build Client Trust
In his section of a new book, Hoffmann & Baron LLP managing partner Daniel A. Scola Jr. challenges lawyers looking to grow their practice to rely on more than just technical skills and says that with the right amount of patience and boldness, lawyers can deliver work to "make it rain."
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Why Firms Are Coaching Young Lawyers On Email Writing
As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email.
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3rd Circ. Pick Told DOJ To Defy Courts, Whistleblower Says
A top career official at the U.S. Department of Justice who was fired has come forward with a whistleblower complaint alleging Third Circuit judicial nominee Emil Bove, who was acting deputy attorney general at the beginning of the year, sought to defy court orders.
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Dems Demand Info On Emil Bove's Alleged Misconduct
Ahead of Emil Bove's hearing on Wednesday for his judicial nomination, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pressing for information on complaints alleging his misconduct while at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and Main Justice earlier this year.
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Software Biz Improves Court Access But Raises Concerns
State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say.
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Delaware Firm Richards Layton Names New Leadership Team
Delaware firm Richards Layton & Finger PA announced Monday that bankruptcy attorney Paul N. Heath has been elected to serve as its next president starting July 1 and will be joined on the firm's leadership team by two other firm directors, Jeffrey L. Moyer and Matthew S. Criscimagna.
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Horn Williamson Opens Wilmington Office With New Partner
Horn Williamson LLC has added a construction litigation partner with over 23 years of experience from Dailey LLP to launch a new office in Wilmington, Delaware, the firm announced this week.
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Reed Smith's 1st Female Global MP Elected For 4 More Years
Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term.
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Current And Former GCs Urge Law Grads To 'Rise Up'
From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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FisherBroyles' Delaware Leader Discusses Office Launch
FisherBroyles LLP last month announced the launch of its Wilmington, Delaware, office. Managing partner Brian Tome recently told Law360 Pulse why he made the move to the firm to open the office, how the firm plans to set itself apart in the state's competitive legal market and the type of leader he intends to be.
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Flaster Greenberg The Latest To Launch AI Services
Flaster Greenberg PC has announced the firm expanded its privacy and cybersecurity group to include artificial intelligence matters, becoming the latest firm to formalize its legal services related to the technology.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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Opinion
High Court's Carney V. Adams Analysis On Standing Is Flawed
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Carney v. Adams that a Delaware lawyer lacked standing to challenge the state's rules on judiciary bipartisanship was based on an incorrect reading of the constitutional requisites for Article III standing, says Leland Ware at the University of Delaware.
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Opinion
Carney V. Adams Threatens Delaware's Balanced Judiciary
This week’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Carney v. Adams presented a strong challenge to Delaware’s bipartisan-judiciary requirement, but the tradition is critical to ensuring the state's courts remain free from partisan influence, says Rodney Smolla at the Widener University Delaware Law School.