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Ogletree's 1st Woman Leader Reflects On Her 'Greatest Idol'
Liz Washko of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC chatted with Law360 Pulse about her path to managing shareholder, how it feels to be a woman heading up a top 100 firm, and her plans for the firm and her advice to young women attorneys.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC and Andrews & Springer LLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, as Delaware's chancellor struck down Elon Musk's proposed $55 billion Tesla pay package.
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6 Key Votes To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider 31 proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including a resolution urging all legal employers to continue diversifying their workforces.
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Small Firms Get Creative To Bridge Client Language Gaps
For small firms and solo practitioners, language gaps with clients can be costly, and can often pose complicated ethical questions about attorney-client privilege and confidentiality. Here’s how some around the country are dealing with the challenges.
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Lewis Brisbois Adds To Exec Committee And Equity Partners
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has elected seven attorneys to its 2024 class of equity partners and appointed two new members to the firm's management committee.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw began February with a slew of appointments as the industry continued to respond to shifting trends in the legal landscape this week. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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By The Numbers: How Chief Legal Officers See Their World
The chief legal officers at companies around the world seem to be losing a lot of sleep over privacy and cybersecurity issues, according to how the numbers add up in a survey released this week.
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3 Firms Net $1.9M Fee In Celsius Investors' Stock Payout Suit
A legal team comprising litigators from Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Klausner Kaufman Jensen & Levinson and The Reeves Law Firm will receive a fee of over $1.9 million for their work on an investor suit, alleging drink company Celsius improperly inflated its revenue.
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Fla. Suits Over College Group's 'Deactivation' Get Tossed
A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed two lawsuits alleging that university officials violated the free speech rights of a pro-Palestinian student group following an order to disband, saying the group could not plausibly show that "deactivation is imminent."
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Husch Blackwell's New Leaders Talk Firm Vision And Strategy
Husch Blackwell's incoming executive board chair Joe Glynias and new CEO Jamie Lawless talk with Law360 Pulse about their strategic visions and goals for the firm.
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Dentons Adds Venture Tech Pro From Nelson Mullins In Miami
Dentons announced Thursday it is continuing recent growth in its venture capital and emerging companies practice with a new partner in Miami who comes from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and specializes in matters involving Latin America and Brazil.
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How Attys Can Be Ethical When Using Gen AI In Litigation
Current advances in generative AI have the potential to alter legal practice. Still, attorneys must follow ethical guidelines to minimize risk and ensure compliance when using this new technology in litigation, a panel of experts said Wednesday.
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Greenberg Traurig Hires Ballard Spahr's Ex-Fintech Leader
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced the addition of the former co-leader of Ballard Spahr LLP's financial technology and payment solutions team on Wednesday, touting its new shareholder's experience helping consumer finance industry clients get approval to put new fintech products on the market.
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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 Decades With Firm
Gibbons PC announced on Thursday that a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, including the past 20 years in leadership posts.
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Possible Bias Spurs New Trial In Royal Caribbean Injury Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday ordered a new trial for a passenger who sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. after she tripped and injured herself on a ship, saying the trial court should have investigated further when it found out one of the jurors was related to an employee of the cruise line.
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Falcon's Beyond GC: Understand How Your Co. Makes Money
From Hilton to Tupperware to American Express, Bruce Brown has worked at several household-name brands throughout his career. Now at entertainment venue developer and operator Falcon's Beyond, he reflects on the importance of a general counsel being invested in the business.
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Paralegal's Pay Suit Proceeds Without Collective Claims
A paralegal can proceed with her wage and retaliation claims against the criminal defense law firm she worked at, but her collective allegations can't stand after a Florida district judge kept a magistrate judge's recommendations to deny the firm's bid to toss the suit.
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Fla. Nursing Home Mogul Reaches Plea Deal With Feds
Florida nursing home mogul Philip Esformes, whose conviction on various healthcare fraud-related charges was left alone by the U.S. Supreme Court, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors on pending healthcare fraud charges against him, a Florida federal court revealed Thursday.
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Fla. Judge In Ethics Probe Says Rival Can't Avoid Deposition
A Florida state court judge charged with ethics violations urged a disciplinary panel to reject a campaign rival's motion to avoid a deposition over statements made leading up to the election for a local court position, saying information is being sought about his conduct when he was a candidate.
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Florida Firms Increased Headcount And Expenses In 2023
While Florida law firms' growth in total lawyers far outpaced the rest of the country in 2023, so did the Sunshine State's total expenses, according to survey results released Wednesday.
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Women GCs In Fortune 500 Are More Diverse Than Men
Women in the general counsel position at Fortune 500 companies make up a more diverse group than men in the same role, according to an analysis shared with Law360 Pulse on Wednesday, although top corporate lawyers continue to be predominantly white.
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Fla. Justices Tell State Bar To Eliminate Diversity Funding
The Florida Supreme Court has directed the state bar to stop spending money on diversity and inclusion initiatives, the high court and the Florida Bar each confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday.
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No Fee Win For Condos After Midcase Appeal, 11th Circ. Told
The Eleventh Circuit should not grant attorney fees to two Florida condominium associations that persuaded the court to reject Empire Indemnity Insurance's bid to avoid appraisal, the insurer told the court, arguing their victory over the insurer's appeal doesn't entitle them to recover those costs.
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Jackson Lewis Names Man Group Exec As Chief Talent Officer
An experienced human resources manager who most recently worked at investment management company Man Group PLC has joined nationwide labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty Blasts Revived Social Media Blitz Against Him
A former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder suing a social media influencer for allegedly lying about his nightmarish divorce now claims the influencer is back at it, posting videos asking for donations to fight the $150 million defamation lawsuit by "a man" who "abused his wife and kids," just as a Florida federal judge mulls whether to dismiss the case.