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Cozen O'Connor's New Boca Raton Leader Wants To Listen
While Ellen S. Morris was recently named head of Cozen O'Connor's Boca Raton, Florida, office, a key element of her management style won't change: She'll continue being a good listener. Law360 Pulse spoke with Morris recently to learn more about her approach to leadership.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
February ended with a bang as BigLaw made moves and the Supreme Court waded into former President Donald Trump’s legal woes. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Clerk Database Founder On Cruel Judges, Law School Inertia
This month, the Legal Accountability Project will launch an online clerkship database consisting of more than 800 reviews of state and federal judges. Access will be limited to law students undergoing the clerkship application process and seeking honest assessments of their would-be bosses.
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Trump Says 'Fair' Docs Case Trial Must Happen After Election
Donald Trump on Thursday asked a Florida federal court not to schedule a trial in the criminal classified documents case against him until after this year's presidential election, arguing that a fair trial "cannot be conducted this year in a manner consistent with the Constitution."
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DeSantis Signs Bill Releasing Epstein Grand Jury Docs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that expands the exceptions for grand jury secrecy, paving the way for the release later this year of the 2006 grand jury investigation into serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Atty Not Bound By Settlements In Fla. Breach Of Contract Suit
A Florida appellate panel on Thursday reversed a lower court ruling that a Mississippi attorney violated agreements prohibiting him from publicly disparaging parties and disseminating filings in prior cases, saying he wasn't obligated to follow the settlements despite the parties' intentions of having them apply to him.
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How Aspiring GCs Can Be Sure Their Comp Packages Are Fair
The beginning of proxy season is upon us, which means we can gain insight into compensation packages for public companies' legal chiefs. But how can lawyers, especially those stepping into their first general counsel role, be sure their own compensation is fair and reasonable?
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Feds Want To Ask Trump Jurors If 2020 Election Was 'Stolen'
Florida federal prosecutors want to ask potential jurors in Donald Trump's classified documents case if they believe the 2020 election was "stolen" and if they hold opinions about how the FBI executed a highly publicized search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
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Day Pitney Absorbs 2-Atty Real Estate Boutique In Miami
Day Pitney LLP announced Thursday that it had absorbed a South Florida land use boutique, adding a partner who has been involved in numerous development projects in Miami's arts-focused Wynwood neighborhood.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
The expansion of law firm footprints in North Carolina and Florida, a couple of homecomings in Minnesota and Sarasota, Florida, and the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation in Houston were among some of the biggest real estate moves for law firms in February.
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Inside BigLaw's 'Tremendous' Hunger For Restructuring Attys
Even as the economy appears poised to pick up steam in 2024, BigLaw firms are still aggressively adding restructuring capabilities, with a number of recent lateral hires reflecting the glut of work still to be found in the practice area.
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DLA Piper Names New Global Managing Partner
DLA Piper announced Thursday that partner Richard Chesley will step into the newly created role of global managing partner to oversee the development of cross-border business initiatives and expansion of global relationships.
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Senate Brings This Week's Fla. Judge Confirmations To Four
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judges Julie Sneed and Melissa Damian to the Middle and Southern districts, respectively, of Florida, bringing the total of Florida judges confirmed this week to four.
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Gov't Attys Must Mind Confidential Info Or Be DQ'd, ABA Says
Both current and former government attorneys who take on private clients should look out for instances where their possession of "confidential government information" calls for them to be disqualified from representing a client, according to the latest guidance from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, released Wednesday.
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Full 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Meadows' Failed Removal Bid
The Eleventh Circuit declined Wednesday to give former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows another shot at removing his Georgia election interference prosecution to federal court, rejecting Meadows' bid for an en banc review of his unsuccessful appeal.
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Classified Docs Out Of Defense's Reach In Mar-A-Lago Case
The Florida federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal case over allegedly mishandling secret documents after leaving office ruled Wednesday that defense counsel can't see government motions asking to restrict classified information produced in discovery, a day after Trump's two co-defendants were prohibited from reviewing 5,100 pages of classified material.
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Behind Benesch's Strategy To Add And Keep BigLaw Laterals
Mid-sized Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has become an attractive destination for a certain type of BigLaw lateral partner, attracting a notable number over the past six months from firms such as Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Jenner & Block LLP.
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Baker Donelson Hires Dickinson Wright IP Atty In Florida
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has announced the hiring of a former Dickinson Wright PLLC member who spent more than 5½ years in that firm's Florida offices.
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Cannabis Company Puts CLO On Unpaid Leave To Cut Costs
The chief legal officer of Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. has been placed on a mandatory unpaid leave of absence along with the CEO and other employees as part of a rapid cost-cutting effort to save the company, which has been battered by legal expenses, according to recent securities filings.
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OpenAI 'Fails to Explain' Away Fee Bid, 11th Circ. Told
A Georgia radio host is continuing to press his case that OpenAI owes him legal fees for its abortive bid to remove his defamation suit against the company to federal court, telling the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday that there's ample grounds to send the case back to the district court level for the explanation he's owed.
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Ousted Fla. Atty Eyeing Potential Run After 11th Circ. Ruling
Suspended state prosecutor Andrew Warren said Monday he may revisit his decision not to seek reelection in light of the Eleventh Circuit ruling reviving his lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, asking the appeals court to speed up the appeal.
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Law Firm Leasing Activity Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level
Major firm relocations in late 2023, including Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's December deal for a 20-year lease in a midtown Manhattan skyscraper, helped fuel the hottest legal office space market since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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McDermott Appoints 4 Real Estate Leaders in US, Germany
McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced four new real estate practice leaders on Monday, elevating a longtime partner in Germany and three newer hires in the U.S.
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Miami Beach City Atty To Join Bilzin Sumberg
Miami Beach City Attorney Rafael Paz will be joining Miami-based Bilzin Sumberg when his time in office ends later this year, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Confirmation Of 2 Fla. Judges Eases Judicial Emergencies
On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra and David Seymour Leibowitz, corporate counsel for the Braman Management Association, to the Southern District of Florida.