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Polsinelli Moves To New Philadelphia Office, Doubling Space
More than a year after entering the Philadelphia market, Polsinelli PC has completed its relocation to a new office in Center City and doubled its working space.
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Trump Call For Biannual Filing Unlikely To Ease GC Workloads
While the president's recently renewed proposal to end quarterly reporting requirements for publicly traded U.S. companies could help reduce workloads for general counsel in theory, investor demand for more regular disclosures makes it unlikely that such a change would make a meaningful difference.
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3rd Circ. Slams Attys For Debt Disputes Designed To Fail
Pittsburgh law firm J.P. Ward & Associates sent rambling, handwritten debt dispute letters in its clients' names that were intended to fail so the attorneys could sue collectors for not recognizing the dispute, a Third Circuit panel said Monday in upholding sanctions against the firm in a pair of lawsuits.
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Pa. Court Backs Toss Of Malpractice Suit Against NY Atty
A Pennsylvania appellate court won't revive a paint removal chemical company's malpractice suit against an intellectual property attorney it had hired to review one of its products, saying there weren't enough ties to the commonwealth for the case to proceed there.
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Magna Legal Services Joins With Texas Investigations Firm
The national litigation support services company Magna Legal Services has merged with Pipkins Investigations, a private investigations agency based in Houston, Magna announced Monday.
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McCarter & English Expands In Philly With Ex-Federal Atty
A former assistant U.S. attorney has recently left the public sector and returned to private practice as a litigator with McCarter & English LLP's Philadelphia office.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Susman Godfrey's representation of Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster in an AI copyright suit and Foley Hoag's work on a Massachusetts energy project lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 5 to 19.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the last official week of summer with attorneys taking on new roles at law departments and firms across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Seeks To Ax Suit From Ex-OneTaste Staffer
Kohn Swift & Graf PC is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to toss a former client's legal malpractice suit alleging the firm was negligent when it represented her in connection with a federal subpoena related to an investigation into sexual wellness company OneTaste, saying her negligence claims are "exceptionally vague."
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Agnifilo Intrater LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York judge threw out the top two charges against Luigi Mangione concerning allegations he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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K&L Gates Consolidates Beijing Office Into Shanghai Hub
K&L Gates LLP is closing its Beijing office and consolidating it into its Shanghai office, a firm spokesperson has confirmed.
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Threat Hunting And Training: Law Firms' New Cyber Strategy
Some law firms are taking new steps to stop cyberattacks before they occur, including the use of threat hunting, increased automation and updated training to prepare staff for today's more sophisticated bad actors.
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Atty Apologizes For Bribery Accusation In Defamation Case
A former Holland & Knight LLP partner has formally apologized for communicating with his ex-wife, less than a week after his text to her — suggesting a Philadelphia federal judge had taken a bribe while presiding over a personal injury firm's lawsuit — prompted the judge to stay the case.
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Uber Says Philly Law Firm, Doctors Fabricated Injuries
Ride-sharing company Uber has accused personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC and a network of healthcare providers of fabricating medical records to inflate accident complaints, according to a RICO suit filed in Philadelphia federal court.
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Industrial Laser Co. Coherent Embeds Eudia Legal AI
Coherent Corp., a Pennsylvania-based tech company that specializes in manufacturing materials, networking components and lasers, announced Thursday a new partnership with California-based legal artificial intelligence startup Eudia.
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Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more high-stakes, according to a new report out Thursday.
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Atty Gets $4.3M Judgment Against Crypto Investment Cos.
A Pennsylvania state court has ordered four cryptocurrency companies to release more than $4.3 million in funds to a Pittsburgh attorney who claims the companies unjustly froze his accounts when he tried to make withdrawals.
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Pa. State Rep. Returns To Eckert Seamans As Privacy Pro
A Pennsylvania state representative and attorney specializing in data privacy matters has recently moved her practice to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC's Pittsburgh office.
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Eckert Seamans Names New Practice Group And DC Leaders
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced Wednesday that it has appointed a new member-in-charge for its Washington, D.C., office and made changes to the leadership of four of the firm's practice groups.
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Courts Told Head-In-The-Sand Approach To AI Can Backfire
State courts might be inclined not to implement generative artificial intelligence tools or to ban staff from using them to avoid hallucinations and privacy breaches, but that strategy could backfire, a panelist told a court technology conference Tuesday.
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McNees Wallace Adds To Litigation Strength In Lancaster, Pa.
McNees Wallace & Nurick has deepened its litigation resources at the firm's Lancaster, Pennsylvania, office with the addition of an attorney who moved his practice after seven years with Brubaker Connaughton Goss & Lucarelli.
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WellSpan Health Elevates Atty To Legal Chief
Regional healthcare provider WellSpan Health has tapped one of the company's in-house attorneys to lead its law department in its south central Pennsylvania headquarters.
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These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates
Working as a summer associate is a rite of passage for many law students, and these training programs can boost aspiring attorneys' confidence in their career paths. Find out what students valued most and how they rated those experiences in a new survey from Law360 Pulse.
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Summer Associates Remain On The Fence About AI In Law
Most summer associates used generative artificial intelligence tools at their firms this year, but views on adoption were mixed. Students told Law360 Pulse the tools were useful for research and drafting, but voiced concerns over reliability, job loss and diminished writing skills.
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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here's the advice they shared for those ready to jump into law firm life.