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International Money Express GC Has Departed
International Money Express Inc., the money transfer company generally known as Intermex, said in a securities filing on Wednesday that its general counsel and chief legal officer has resigned, effective immediately. No reason was given.
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Perkins Coie Matches Cravath On Associate Salaries
Perkins Coie LLP confirmed on Thursday that it will meet the scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP for associate salary increases this year, but there is a caveat for midlevel and senior associates.
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Vertical Bridge Hires Real Estate Veteran As GC
An experienced real estate attorney has joined Florida-based Vertical Bridge REIT LLC, a telecommunications infrastructure real estate investment trust, as its general counsel.
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Trump Gets March 25 Trial Date In NY Hush Money Case
The Manhattan district attorney's hush money case against Donald Trump is on track to be the first of the former president's four criminal matters to go to trial, after a state judge on Thursday denied his motion to dismiss the charges and confirmed a March 25 date for jury selection.
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Ref Says Suspended Fla. Atty Needs To Take Ethics Class
An ethics referee on Tuesday recommended not reinstating a suspended Tampa attorney to the Florida Bar because he failed to complete the ethics training required by the 2021 order that suspended him for making unfounded claims of racial bias against judges and opposing counsel.
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Feds Get Pause Of Fla. Malpractice Suit Amid Criminal Case
A Florida federal judge has put a malpractice lawsuit against a New York attorney on hold while federal prosecutors pursue a securities fraud case against the lawyer's former client in Pennsylvania.
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AI Use Among 'New Criteria' Differentiating Outside Counsel
While top corporate lawyers have a keen interest in how outside counsel will use generative artificial intelligence, many are in the dark about their law firms' views and strategies on the technology, according to a new report.
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Hogan Lovells Taps 25-Year Vet For Litigation Leadership Role
Hogan Lovells has tapped a Washington, D.C., partner who has spent more than 25 years with the firm, as its practice area leader for the Americas litigation practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Miami Law Firm Not Covered In Overbilling Row, Judge Says
An insurer does not have to defend a Miami law firm in a lawsuit accusing it of overbilling a client, a Florida federal judge has ruled, finding that the underlying allegations do not constitute professional services as defined by the firm's policy.
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Florida Man Gets 3 Years For Damaging Federal Courthouse
A man who admitted that he broke into the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Labor Day weekend 2022, smashing windows and causing water damage to the building, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
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How Associates Can Handle Romance At The Office
Perhaps he maintained eye contact during the boring meeting for a bit longer than expected. Or maybe when other lawyers rolled their eyes at the corny joke, she actually laughed.
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Decades After Repping MLK Jr., This Tenn. Atty Is Still Going
As a young lawyer, Walter Bailey was on the team of attorneys who fought for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during his final, fatal visit to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. More than 50 years later, Bailey still practices law — and he has no plans to stop.
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Fla. Atty Says Philly Firm Can't Sue Her In Sunshine State
A Florida attorney urged a Sunshine State federal court to throw out the counterclaims and affirmative defenses of a Philadelphia-based personal injury firm, arguing Florida law cannot be applied to their dispute over claims she was running a side business as a litigation fee expert.
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Fla. Judge Drops Bid To Avoid Depo In Rival's Ethics Case
A Florida state appellate judge told the state's highest court Tuesday he will comply with a disciplinary panel's order for him to sit for a deposition in an ethics case against a former campaign rival.
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How Legal Work Can Feed Attorneys' Suicidal Thoughts
Studies show time and again that attorneys are at greater risk for suicide and suicidal ideation than peers in other industries. Law360 spoke with eight attorneys who shared their personal stories about how the legal profession encourages behavior that can lead to suicidal ideation and how they found help.
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Woman Of Many Hats: Finance Group's GC Named Prez, CEO
AmeriFactors Financial Group on Tuesday said it has promoted its general counsel by naming her president and CEO while she retains her legal duties.
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McCarter & English Grows In Miami With Levine Kellogg Atty
A former Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP litigation and alternative dispute resolution attorney has joined McCarter & English LLP as a partner in Miami, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Law Firms Prioritized Nonequity Partner Growth In 2023
Even as demand lagged and expenses went up last year, law firms took an aggressive approach to expanding their non-equity partner headcounts, according to the results of a survey by Citi Global's Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.
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These Cos. Are In The Hot Seat As Proxy Season Approaches
At least four high-profile corporations and their general counsel are gearing up for a tougher-than-usual 2024 proxy season — those three months in the spring when most companies hold their annual meetings.
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Fla. High Court Pulled Into Depo Fight Between State Judges
A Florida state appellate judge is asking the Sunshine State's high court to review a disciplinary panel's decision requiring him to sit for a deposition in an ethics case against a former campaign rival, saying it would do him "irreparable" harm and set a dangerous precedent for other judges.
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Fla. Atty Wants $300K COVID Relief Fraud Conviction Axed
A Florida attorney convicted of conspiring to defraud a U.S. coronavirus pandemic relief program has asked a Georgia federal judge to vacate the jury's guilty verdict and either acquit her or order a new trial, arguing the government violated her due process rights by not submitting sufficient evidence to prove her guilt.
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Fed. Circ. Backs Gov't Win In Fla. University's Patent Dispute
A Federal Circuit panel has affirmed the rejection of a Florida university's infringement suit against the U.S. government over its patent on lab mice used to study Alzheimer's disease, ruling the 1980 law governing patents developed through federally funded research can apply to work that predates a funding agreement.
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Legal Event Organizers Stress Efforts To Deter Harassment
Legal conference organizers have told Law360 Pulse that they are committed to fostering safe and inclusive events, and some changes have been made following recent accusations of sexual harassment and assault at legal events.
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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Ex-Financial Services CLO In Fla.
Kaufman Dolowich has added the former chief legal and compliance officer for accounts receivable management firm Vengroff Williams Inc., one of the firm's clients, to its Orlando, Florida, office.
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Kelley Kronenberg Brings On Four Litigators Across Florida
Kelley Kronenberg added four new partners throughout Florida this week, including a new business unit leader who recently served as an acquisition integration and turnaround advisor.