Gordon Rees Adds 4-Atty Team For S. Fla. Expansion
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Modern Lawyer
Morgan Lewis' Dallas Office Head Moves To Haynes BooneHaynes Boone has landed the former office managing partner of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Dallas office for its mergers and acquisitions practice group, the firm said in a Tuesday announcement.
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Legal Tech
Trust In Legal AI Hinges On Human Oversight, Survey SaysMany consumers say they think that artificial intelligence could make it more affordable to get legal services amid concerns about the cost of what many view as an "elitist" legal system, though few are ready to let technology take over completely, a survey from Robin AI reported on Tuesday.
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California Pulse
New Bowman And Brooke DEI Chairs Talk Diversity In 2025Trial firm Bowman and Brooke LLP has named two partners based in Philadelphia and Columbia, South Carolina, as the new heads of its diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
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California Pulse
Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are ApplyingAmong law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday.
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Daily Litigation
Accuser Seeks $630K Sanction For Wright Defamation SuitA Freshfields LLP counsel who claimed she had been pressured into engaging sexually with her George Mason University law professor Joshua Wright — and who subsequently was hit with a $108 million defamation suit in Virginia state court — is seeking more than $630,000 in sanctions for his allegedly "costly yearslong baseless litigation" against her.
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In-House
Ex-Deutsche Bank GC Is Coinbase's Next Compliance ChiefA former general counsel at Deutsche Bank AG, who most recently led the anti-financial crime unit, is joining Coinbase Global Inc. as chief compliance officer, he said in a LinkedIn post Monday, a move that comes as policymakers work to set rules of the road for cryptocurrency.
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Daily Litigation
McDermott's New Litigation Head Plans To Embrace AIMcDermott Will & Emery LLP has appointed a new global leader for its litigation practice group, the firm announced Monday, with New York partner Josh Simon stepping into the role and succeeding veteran attorney Steven Scholes.
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In-House
Fordham Law School Launching In-House Counsel InstituteFordham University School of Law, in collaboration with DLA Piper, is launching an in-house counsel institute on Sept. 5, featuring weekly online classes and aimed at mid-career lawyers everywhere.
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Courts
Former Acting US Atty Talks Leading Cole Schotz's DC LaunchLaw360 Pulse caught up with Phil Selden, formerly the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, to discuss taking the reins of Cole Schotz PC's new office in Washington, D.C.
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California Pulse
Beveridge & Diamond Grows In Calif. With 7-Atty Firm Tie-UpNational environmental firm Beveridge & Diamond PC is absorbing San Francisco firm Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP, with Beveridge & Diamond saying in a Monday announcement that the move is part of its effort to enhance its capabilities in the Golden State.
