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Fani Willis' DQ From Trump Case 'Possible,' Ga. Judge Says
The Georgia state judge presiding over the election interference case against former President Donald Trump said Monday that "it's possible" Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis' admitted relationship with a top prosecutor on the case could end in her disqualification, and is allowing a hearing on the issue planned for this week to go forward.
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Man Who Laundered $30M Gets 18 Years After Fiery Hearing
An Atlanta man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for his role in a $30 million money-laundering scheme following a heated two-day hearing in which he became so argumentative that the overseeing judge reminded him he'd been a lawyer longer than the man had been alive.
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Judicial Innovations Acquired By PE-Backed Gov. Tech Firm
The state and local government technology company Avenu Insights & Analytics acquired Judicial Innovations, a provider of cloud-based court and payment tools, on Monday.
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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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Fish & Richardson Launches Life Sciences Group
Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday it has kicked off a 140-attorney life sciences industry team led by principals Martina Hufnal and Todd Garcia.
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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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Signature Resolution Expands To East Coast With Ga. Litigator
California-based alternative dispute resolution service Signature Resolution announced Monday that it has added a neutral to its ranks who retired from the Atlanta office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, marking its expansion to the East Coast.
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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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Trump Co-Defendant Says DA Lied About Romance Timeline
Former President Donald Trump's co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case who first accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis of having a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to lead the case on Friday accused her of lying about when the now-confirmed romance began.
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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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Moye White Picks Litigator As Firm's General Counsel
Moye White LLP, which has offices in Colorado and Georgia, has selected a commercial and real estate litigator and former accountant to serve as its next general counsel.
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Atlanta Atty Keeps $1.15M Fee Award Despite Tossing Notes
A Georgia state appellate court has upheld an award of $1.15 million in attorney fees to a solo-practice attorney, saying an Atlanta-based airport travel spa operator he did work for failed to show the trial court was wrong in finding the attorney didn't have to save notes about the legal services he provided.
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Inquiry Of Georgia DA No 'Witch Hunt,' State Committee Says
The chairman of a Georgia Senate special committee investigating the district attorney overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump said during the committee's first meeting Friday that the investigation would be a "quest for the truth," not a "political witch hunt."
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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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Ga. Judicial Watchdog Wants Probate Judge Ousted
The long-running trial of a Georgia probate judge accused of violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct on social media and jailing a woman seeking to amend her marriage record wrapped Thursday, with the head of the state's judicial watchdog arguing she should be removed from the bench.
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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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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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Taylor English Adds Eversheds Sutherland Tax Pro In Atlanta
An attorney with more than 30 years of experience working with some of the largest accounting firms in the world has brought his expertise on international taxes and transfer pricing to Taylor English Duma LLP's Atlanta office.
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Ga. DA Moves To Quash Trump Co-Defendant Subpoenas
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has moved to quash subpoenas that would require her, members of her staff and the attorney who represented special prosecutor Nathan Wade in his divorce to testify during a hearing on whether she should be disqualified from prosecuting the Georgia election interference case.
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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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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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Georgia Plaintiffs Boutique Expands After Big Wins
When Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder left their Atlanta plaintiffs firm Butler Prather LLP to hang their own shingle two years ago, plaintiffs attorney Alexandra "Sachi" Cole said she wasn't the only one who took notice.
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Trump Renews Push For DA Disqualification In Ga. Case
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday opposed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' argument that she should not be disqualified from prosecuting the Georgia election interference case after it was confirmed that she is involved in a romantic relationship with one of the special prosecutors she hired.