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New Deputy Chief Counsel Appointed To Pennsylvania Courts
Pennsylvania's state court management office has tapped an attorney with nearly 15 years of experience advising state officials to serve as deputy chief counsel.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Keker Van Nest's representation of Meta in a suit against a former executive and Morrison Cohen's work on behalf of a venture capital fund lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from March 1 to 15.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the Ides of March with another busy week as BigLaw firms expanded their practices and headcounts. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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'Perfect Storm' Caused 2023 Surge In Law Firm Leasing
U.S. law firms in 2023 took on nearly 17 million square feet of office space, an unprecedented level of leasing activity driven by major law firm moves into trophy buildings in New York City, according to a report from commercial brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Littler Mendelson PC kick off this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, with a win for business groups striking down the National Labor Relations Board's joint employer rule.
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What GCs Want To See From Firms' New AI Practices
As artificial intelligence practice groups pop up in law firms around the country, what do general counsel want from their external lawyers when it comes to this burgeoning technology?
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Most States Fall Short In Disclosing Justices' Finance Reports
The vast majority of state supreme courts make it exceedingly difficult for the public to get information about justices' financial entanglements, and the information they do give out is often scant at best, according to a report released Thursday.
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From Prosecutor To Firm Owner, Attys Start From Scratch
Starting your own firm is a gamble for any lawyer, but it can feel particularly daunting for federal prosecutors, for whom leaving a job in the U.S. attorney's office can often feel like starting over completely.
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Dechert Wants Its Attorneys To Be More Creative
International law firm Dechert LLP wants its lawyers to unlearn some of what they picked up in law school about being an attorney so they can be more creative and innovative to offer better advice and services to their clients.
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Davis Wright's Managing Partner Steps Down From Post
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's firmwide managing partner Scott MacCormack is stepping down after nearly three years at the helm, and the firm is appointing its Seattle office leader as an interim leader to guide the transition, the firm confirmed Wednesday.
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Former Cosby Prosecutor Moves Practice to Anapol Weiss
A litigator who previously helped lead the prosecution of actor Bill Cosby has recently moved her practice to Anapol Weiss' Philadelphia office from Saltz Mongeluzzi & Benedesky PC.
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How State Courts Are Improving Virtual Hearings
State courts are improving virtual hearings by leveraging new technology, redesigning courtrooms, offering technical training to staff and improving case practices through the National Center for State Courts' Hybrid Hearings Improvement Initiative, according to a report it released this week.
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Davis Wright's Revenue Grows, Partners Reach $1M Mark
As the firm expands beyond its Seattle roots, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has continued a decade-long streak of income growth with a 9% increase in revenue last year.
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Longtime Stradley Ronon Tax Partner Joins Grant Thornton
Following more than a quarter-century practicing law with Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, longtime tax attorney Chris Scarpa decided to change career paths, joining accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP.
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Montgomery McCracken Elects Five New Partners In Pa., NY
Mid-size firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP has expanded its partnership ranks with the recent promotions of five attorneys in Philadelphia and New York.
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Anderson Kill Names Litigation Vet As Antitrust Co-Leader
Anderson Kill PC has tapped a Philadelphia-based partner and commercial litigation specialist to co-lead the firm's antitrust and unfair competition practice group, the firm announced on Wednesday.
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Atty Chided For Gun Confiscation Bid In Trump Defamation Row
A Philadelphia attorney handling a Pennsylvania election worker's defamation case against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and two Delaware County poll watchers improperly couched a bid to confiscate the poll watchers' guns, among other things, as a discovery motion, a state judge ruled Tuesday.
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Firms Trimmed Entry-Level Hiring Amid Demand Shifts In 2023
As the legal market adjusted from the post-pandemic hiring surge, law firms across the U.S. scaled back their recruitment efforts for entry-level associates last year, a result of firms realigning talent strategies to better serve clients' demands over the long term, a report Tuesday from the National Association for Law Placement found.
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Anatomy Of Attrition: A Look At Law's Biggest Mergers
After a law firm announces it's adding 100 or more lawyers via a merger, what does that then look like a year, two years or more later? How many lawyers stay with the merged firm? How many leave?
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Civil Cases On The Rise In Federal Courts
The number of civil cases filed in the federal courts jumped significantly in fiscal 2023, led by disputes between multiple states' citizens and personal injury suits, after a decrease in civil filings the year before, the federal judiciary said Tuesday.
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Philly Firm Says 'Education Lawyers' TM Is Incontestable
A Philadelphia law firm says its use of "The Education Lawyers" to market its service is an incontestable trademark, rendering a rival's challenge completely groundless, according to a motion to dismiss filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
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Head Of Rutgers Race Justice Program Defends 3rd Circ. Nom
The director of a Rutgers University program that has drawn controversy amid a confirmation battle for a Third Circuit seat said Tuesday that she is "disappointed though not surprised" by the attacks on nominee Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim federal appeals court judge if confirmed.
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Saul Ewing Taps Over A Dozen New Practice, Dept. Leads
Saul Ewing LLP unveiled its newest slate of leadership appointments on Tuesday, spanning two departments and seven practices.
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3rd Circ. Pick Affirms Muslim Lawyer Event Amid GOP Attacks
Third Circuit nominee Adeel Mangi, who will be the first Muslim federal appeals court judge if confirmed and has been facing attacks from Republicans, has updated the Senate Judiciary Committee with an event he "inadvertently" left off his nominee questionnaire.
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3rd Circ. Finds No Reason To Disturb AbbVie Privilege Ruling
The Third Circuit has found that AbbVie was unable to show that a Pennsylvania federal court went against precedent or made an error when ordering the drugmaker to turn over attorney communications from a "sham" patent case allegedly meant to delay AndroGel competitors.