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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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O'Melveny Elects Chair To 4th Term, Extending Role To 2029
The longtime chair of O'Melveny & Myers will hold the position for five more years following his recent election to serve another term as the firm's leader.
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Sorrels Law To Open Dallas Shop With Physician-Litigator
Sorrels Law is opening a Dallas office Friday, its third after Houston and Austin, with a lawyer and practicing anesthesiologist at the helm.
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NJ Law Firm Avoids Malpractice Suit Over Texas Kratom Death
A Lone Star State appeals court let the New Jersey-based Oshman Firm LLC off the hook on jurisdictional grounds Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit filed by a Texas father who faulted the firm for not filing a wrongful death lawsuit before the statute of limitations expired.
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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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Atty Sanctioned Over Challenge To $60B Exxon-Pioneer Deal
A Texas judge has sanctioned a New York lawyer with a long history of filing frivolous lawsuits almost $60,000 for litigation brought over ExxonMobil's proposed $59.5 billion merger with Pioneer Natural Resources, the largest merger announced in 2023.
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Texas Firm Sues Filevine Over Software Contract
A personal injury law firm in Texas is seeking $300,000 in damages and court fees from Filevine Inc., alleging in a federal complaint that the company took too long in implementing a case management software platform for the sole practitioner.
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New Seyfarth Role To Help Firm And Clients Steer ESG
Seyfarth Shaw LLP said Wednesday that it is creating a new impact and sustainability partner role to help both the firm and its clients develop business practices centered on "the increasingly regulated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape."
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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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Jackson Walker Adds Kirkland Energy Partner In Dallas
Jackson Walker LLP has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP energy partner, who joins the firm's Dallas office to continue his work with clients who develop and acquire a range of commercial energy projects and assets, the firm announced Tuesday.
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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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Husch Blackwell's 'Long-Term Play' Boosts Revenue 10%
Husch Blackwell LLP added 111 laterals in 2023 and boosted its revenue 10.2% year over year even as some of the firm's other financial performance metrics declined, results the law firm's chief executive, Jamie Lawless, said are part of a "long-term play."
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The Lessons Baker McKenzie Is Learning From Its AI Practice
Baker McKenzie officially launched its artificial intelligence transformation and machine learning group, called BakerML, in 2021, predating most other BigLaw firms that established their AI practices nearly two years later.
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Dowd Bennett Arrives In Texas With Kirkland Litigator
Boutique litigation firm Dowd Bennett LLP has expanded to the Lone Star State with the addition of a Dallas trial attorney who previously practiced with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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How This Veteran Hewlett Packard Atty Landed The GC Role
Rather than focusing on landing the general counsel position, David Antczak found motivation and gratification for the past 13 years by giving his all to leading the organizations he managed within Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and its predecessor company.
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Harris Co. Atty Made To 'Fix' Colleague's Racism, Suit Alleges
A former Houston-area county staff attorney claims she was buried in work, targeted with racist harassment and finally fired following her request to work remotely to manage disabling pain after coronavirus precautions were lifted at the courthouse, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas court.
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Judiciary Touts New Policy To Rein In Judge Shopping
The Judicial Conference of the United States on Tuesday said it has updated a policy on random case assignments to ensure litigants can't shop for the judge of their choice by going to a one-judge division of a district court.
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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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Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Cites Judicial Immunity To Escape Suit
Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones — whose failure to disclose a romantic relationship with an ex-Jackson Walker LLP attorney ignited a major judicial ethics scandal — has moved to dismiss a disgruntled investor's suit that claims Jones gave a Jackson Walker client preferential treatment during its Chapter 11 case, citing judicial immunity.
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Adams And Reese Gains Hartline Barger Litigator In Houston
Adams and Reese LLP announced Tuesday that it has fortified its litigation practice group with veteran trial lawyer Jane Haas in Houston, who joined the firm from Hartline Barger LLP.
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MoneyGram Promotes In-House Atty To Serve As Its New GC
MoneyGram International Inc. has promoted an in-house attorney who formerly worked for Bank of America to serve as its general counsel and another employee to be its chief regulatory and public affairs officer.