Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Georgia Pulse
-
Ex-DOJ Atty Won't Have To Show Docs Tied To Election Letter
The D.C. bar disciplinary counsel pursuing ethics charges against former U.S. Department of Justice attorney Jeffrey Clark cannot force him to turn over documents regarding a draft letter that purported to identify "significant concerns" with the 2020 presidential election, a D.C. appeals court ruled.
-
Norton Rose Fulbright Taps Atlanta Atty To Lead AI Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that it had formally created an artificial intelligence practice team in the U.S., and that it would be helmed by an Atlanta-based partner who came aboard last year from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
-
Approach The Bench: Judge Michael Baylson
Though his standing order on lawyers writing briefs using artificial intelligence — one of the first in the country to address the technology — is fairly broad, Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says he's "not banning AI."
-
Manhattan DA Seeks Trump Gag Order For Hush Money Trial
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has asked a New York state judge to limit what Donald Trump can say publicly about the upcoming hush money trial against him, referencing Trump's history of intimidating and harassing witnesses, jurors, attorneys and court staff.
-
Feds Say Fla. Atty Can't Undo COVID Relief Fraud Conviction
A U.S. attorney's office has pushed back on a Florida lawyer's bid to vacate her conviction in Georgia federal court of conspiring to defraud a coronavirus pandemic relief program, saying the government doesn't have to prove she was "behind the keyboard" when the applications were submitted to be convicted of the charges.
-
Trump Fights With State Over Cell Data Use In Willis DQ Bid
District Attorney Fani T. Willis of Fulton County, Georgia, and former President Donald Trump are once again facing off in court, this time over whether cellphone data purporting to show late night visits between Willis and a special prosecutor can be used in a bid to disqualify Willis and her office from prosecuting the Georgia election interference case.
-
Bar-Takers See Accommodation Gap For Periods, Lactation
As would-be lawyers prepare to take the bar exam, testing accommodations for those who menstruate or lactate will vary by jurisdiction. In recent years, there's been a reckoning on state bar policies that affect women and transgender test-takers, but advocates say there's more to be done.
-
New Group Aims To Help Attys Meet Middle Class Legal Needs
For middle-class Americans who may make too much money to qualify for legal aid services, affording an attorney to assist with civil matters like divorces and estate planning can still be a financial impossibility. The recently launched Above The Line Network, however, is on a mission to promote cost-conscious lawyering models to put legal services within economic reach for a big and underserved middle market.
-
Trump Flags Thousands Of Calls, Texts In Fani Willis DQ Bid
As a bid to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis over her relationship with a prosecutor in Donald Trump's election interference case garners support, the former president pointed Friday to thousands of text messages and dozens of visits to back up the defense argument that the relationship began before Willis hired the prosecutor.
-
Floor & Decor Elevates In-House Atty To Chief Legal Officer
Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. has promoted an in-house attorney who has been with the company for more than a decade to serve as its chief legal officer, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says.
-
Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Pryor Cashman's handling of a suit against Pandora over royalty payments and Nutter's work on a healthy-snacks company acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 9 to 23.
-
Ga. Litigator On Bringing Signature Resolution To East Coast
Law360 Pulse caught up with Jim Leonard, formerly of Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Atlanta office, about leading Signature Resolution's launch on the East Coast.
-
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cunningham Bounds LLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos count as children.
-
3 Common Barriers As Law Firms Embrace Upward Reviews
Upward reviews, in which associates provide feedback on partners' performance as their managers, have become increasingly popular in the legal industry in recent years, but according to consultants who help implement them, the potential upsides can be muted if firms fail to avoid some common mistakes.
-
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as law firms expanded their practices and attorneys made moves. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
-
These Are The Hottest Trends In Law Firm Design
Out with the law library and in with Zoom rooms? Law360 Pulse recently talked to architects and legal employers to find out what the biggest trends are in law firm design.
-
Thompson Hine's Next MP On Why New Role Is A Slam Dunk
Thompson Hine LLP tapped Anthony "Tony" White on Wednesday to become the firm's next managing partner. Here, he speaks with Law360 Pulse about his journey from basketball captain at The Ohio State University to community leader and trial partner.
-
'Loosey-Goosey' Standing Rulings Pose Threats To Judiciary
Federal courts from the U.S. Supreme Court down are expanding their definition of standing, particularly in disputes over politically charged issues, with potentially troublesome results, creating privileged categories of plaintiffs, undermining public confidence in the judiciary, and enabling policymaking from the bench, according to experts.
-
Shook Hardy Launches Group To Provide DEI Guidance
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has kicked off a diversity, equity and inclusion advisory practice group led by the former litigation and diversity leader for Coca-Cola Co.
-
Cravath Exits Show No Firm Is Immune To Retention Concerns
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP is historically known for its rarity in partner exits, but three partners left the firm in January alone to join BigLaw rivals, a number that may end up jibing with prior years' departures but that some say could signal fresh challenges for the storied firm as it looks to retain talent.
-
Why Holland & Knight Revamped Its E-Discovery Tech
After evaluating options and testing different tools for nearly two years, Holland & Knight LLP expanded its e-discovery technology stack with the addition of the cloud-based software Everlaw in January.
-
Voters Want Ga. Officials Sanctioned For Withheld Evidence
Voting rights advocates who faced off with Georgia election officials at trial last month are now seeking sanctions against the Coffee County, Georgia, board of elections and its attorneys for allegedly withholding evidence related to a January 2021 voting machine breach in the county and for knowingly allowing a witness to lie under oath.
-
Morgan Stanley Bias Award Fight Belongs In NC, Judge Says
A Morgan Stanley unit must challenge an arbitrator's conclusion that it discriminated against a white male former banker in North Carolina, where he last worked, a Georgia federal judge ruled, saying the arbitrator's presence in Atlanta during the virtual proceeding isn't enough to tether the case to the Peach State.
-
Unlicensed Atty Accused Of Bungling Nonprofit Registration
A Maryland-registered attorney was hit with a lawsuit in Georgia state court Wednesday accusing him of bungling a former client's nonprofit registration and practicing without being properly licensed in the Peach State.
-
Rapid Response Team Releases AI Guidance For State Courts
An artificial intelligence rapid response team created by state judiciary leaders has released interim guidance and resources to help state courts navigate AI technologies, the National Center for State Courts said Wednesday.