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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw expanded its reach and big names made headlines after court. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Trial and appeals boutique Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP topped this week's list of Legal Lions, with a victory for client FedEx at the Fifth Circuit that slashed a $366 million verdict to $250,000.
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M&T Bank's Freeze 'Crumbled' Fla. Law Firm, $1.5M Suit Says
A Florida law firm has sued M&T Bank for $1.5 million in Tampa federal court over allegations that the bank "crumbled" the firm's business by unreasonably restricting its trust account during a recent chargeback dispute.
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11th Circ. Says Ex-USF Law Prof. Can't Sue Without A Lawyer
The Eleventh Circuit upheld on Thursday a lower court's order barring a former University of South Florida law professor from filing additional cases against her former employer without another attorney's signature, finding nothing wrong with the district court controlling its docket in the face of her repeated lawsuits.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty Must Revamp Social Media Defamation Suit
The social media influencer facing a $150 million defamation lawsuit claiming he misrepresented an ex-Greenberg Traurig LLP attorney's nightmarish divorce can breathe a sigh of relief — for now — as a Florida federal judge tossed the suit Thursday after finding it is "far longer than it needs be," but said most of it can proceed if refiled properly.
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Pierson Ferdinand Added 104 FisherBroyles Attys In January
As of the end of January, a total of 104 partners had departed FisherBroyles LLP to join breakaway law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, according to an announcement by the new firm, which opened its doors at the beginning of the year.
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OpenAI Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Fee Ruling
OpenAI urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to uphold a federal judge's decision not to dock it attorney fees for attempting to remove a Georgia radio host's defamation lawsuit to federal court, saying it had "an objectively reasonable basis for removal."
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Philly-Based Weber Gallagher Expands Into Fla.
Midsized firm Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP continues to expand its reach across the U.S. with the recent opening of its first office in Florida and the addition of two attorneys formerly with Fowler White Burnett PA.
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Latham Overtakes Kirkland In Financial, Personnel Ranking
Latham & Watkins LLP topped legal market intelligence provider Leopard Solutions' 2023 Law Firm Index and maintained a perfect score for over half a year on the ranking, overtaking last year's top firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which dropped to third.
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Fla. Ex-Judge Seeks Lighter Penalty Over Inflated Finances
A former Florida county court judge urged the state's high court on Wednesday to impose a minimum one-year rehabilitative suspension for inflating campaign finances rather than disbarment, arguing that other attorneys have received lighter punishments under comparable circumstances.
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Fla. Judge Won't Toss Miami City Atty Real Estate Scheme Suit
A Florida judge on Wednesday refused to toss claims accusing the husband of Miami's city attorney of running a scheme to pressure homeowners into below-market sales, rejecting arguments that the suit was filed too late.
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Investor Wants Fla. CBD Co.'s Atty DQ'd In Fraud Suit
An investor in a Florida health goods company asked a federal judge Wednesday to disqualify an attorney from representing a company principal, saying the attorney should instead testify at trial because he knows about relevant contract negotiations.
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Locke Lord Shakes Up Internal Leadership Roles
Locke Lord LLP on Wednesday unveiled a number of new leadership shifts, appointing attorneys to new roles on its executive committee and board of directors, and adding new management to two offices.
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Fla. Courts' Fines And Fees Trap Poor In Debt, ABA Finds
The public defense group of the American Bar Association on Wednesday released a comprehensive report lambasting the fines and fees system in Florida's county-level misdemeanor court system, recommending the courts eliminate so-called user fees and establish an "ability-to-pay standard."
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Moritt Hock Names First-Ever Chairman In Leadership Shuffle
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP announced a shift in its leadership structure Tuesday, appointing name partner Marc Hamroff to become the firm's first-ever chairman following his 25-year tenure as its managing partner.
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Nelson Mullins Names New Leader For Boca Raton, Fla., Office
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has selected its Florida real estate team leader to serve as the new managing partner of the firm's Boca Raton office.
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Fox Rothschild Begins Italy Group With Raines Feldman Atty
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a partner from Raines Feldman Littrell LLP to chair its new Italy practice group.
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Hunton Taps Mayer Brown Energy Ace As US Oil & Gas Leader
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced Wednesday that it has brought on the former leader of Mayer Brown LLP's Houston corporate group to lead the firm's U.S. oil and gas practice.
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NBA, McCarter & English Roped Into Voyager Crypto Fight
The fallout from the collapse of Voyager Digital Holdings Inc. has widened as investors in the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange filed a proposed class action against the NBA and the law firm McCarter & English for their roles in boosting the company before its implosion.
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Legal Tech Companies Raise Pay To Attract BigLaw Attorneys
Legal technology companies have discovered their secret sauce for selling their software to lawyers: recruit other lawyers as sellers.
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Compensation, Work-Life Balance Keep Associates At Firms
Above all else, associates value compensation, work-life balance and career path opportunities when they're deciding whether to remain at their firms, according to a new study conducted by the NALP Foundation that was unveiled Tuesday.
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DeSantis Wants Out Of Voters' Prosecutor Suspension Suit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has urged a judge to toss a suit by two Florida voters over his suspension of elected prosecutor Monique Worrell in August, saying they don't have standing to bring the claims.
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Smith Gambrell's Fla. Move Marks 3rd Combination In 2 Years
Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has racked up its third combination in just two years after the firm announced it would add ABL Law in Jacksonville, Florida, to its ranks, bolstering the firm's capabilities in litigation and corporate work.
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Saul Ewing Minn. Partner Named Transactional Dept. Chair
A former managing partner of Saul Ewing LLP's Minneapolis office will oversee more than 200 attorneys as the new chair of the Philadelphia-headquartered firm's transactional department.
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Digital Privacy Vet Named GC At Security Platform Deepwatch
Deepwatch said on Tuesday that it had brought on a new general counsel with a deep background in the cybersecurity industry nearly a year after it raised $180 million in investment funding.