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Ex-DOJ Fraud Prosecutors Launch DC White Collar Boutique
Two former U.S. Department of Justice fraud prosecutors are opening their own Washington, D.C., boutique firm to represent clients in complex fraud and white collar cases, they said Tuesday.
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Verizon Vows Future Challenges For Congressional Subpoenas
Amid criticism from Republicans on how Verizon handled subpoenas from special counsel Jack Smith, the general counsel for the telecommunications company told lawmakers on Tuesday that, going forward, they will challenge in court non-disclosure orders preventing notification to members of Congress.
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Ex-Minn. Prosecutors Launch Firm After Fraught DOJ Exits
A pair of former Minneapolis federal prosecutors who resigned reportedly after being pushed to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent have launched a boutique firm centered on white collar defense, investigations, civil litigation and crisis management.
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Holland & Knight Adds US Atty Who Quit Amid 'Blue-Slip' Ire
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney who left his role as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia last year, after President Donald Trump considered firing the attorney over his reception of blue-slip approval from the commonwealth's Democratic senators.
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DOJ Pushes To Revive Comey, James Indictments
Criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were brought under a validly serving interim U.S. attorney and, therefore, never should have been dismissed, the U.S. Department of Justice argued in its opening brief in its consolidated appeal before the Fourth Circuit.
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No 2nd Circ. Rehearing On $4M 'Bridgegate' Legal Fee
The Second Circuit has denied the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's request for it to rethink its decision reviving claims from former executive William E. Baroni Jr.'s claims seeking $4 million in legal fees stemming from his prosecution in the infamous Bridgegate scandal.
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Senate Confirms Burrows As DOJ Policy Chief
The U.S. Senate voted 52-46 on Tuesday to confirm Daniel Burrows, a White House official and former chief deputy attorney general of Kansas, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy.
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AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says
A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim privilege over documents that he prepared using an artificial intelligence service and sent to his attorneys — but suggested the materials could be problematic if used at trial.
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DOJ's Antitrust Deputy Chief Rejoins Baker McKenzie
A former Baker McKenzie partner and global chair of its antitrust and competition practice is coming back to the law firm after serving on the leadership team of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division, the firm announced Monday.
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ABA Delegates Back Forgiving Loans For Public Interest Attys
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday encouraged student loan forgiveness for lawyers engaged in public interest employment and asked that trust and estate law be part of the NextGen bar exam.
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Ill. Legislation Targets Outside Investments In Legal Sector
Two bills introduced in the Illinois state Legislature seek to place restrictions on the use of private equity-backed managed service organizations in the legal industry and on any fee-sharing between Illinois lawyers and firms owned by nonlawyers in states like Arizona.
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New Acting NJ Comptroller Takes Reins At Battle-Tested Office
Shirley Emehelu, New Jersey’s new acting comptroller, is bringing a track record of top prosecutor jobs to the state's office of comptroller, a watchdog that was recently at the center of debate around government transparency.
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High Court Asked To Take Up Malpractice Case Against Akin
A former Cornell University graduate student wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his suit accusing Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys of manipulating patent litigation to steal his DNA sequencing intellectual property.
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2 Former Virginia Attorneys General Among 6 Torridon Hires
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's litigation boutique Torridon Law PLLC and its affiliated consulting group have hired two former Virginia attorneys general and four others, including Mexico's former ambassador to the United States, according to Friday announcements.
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Atty Wants Jury To Hear Public Defender Overwork Suit
A former attorney for the Colorado public defender's office who is alleging the agency overworks its employees asked a state court Friday to send his case to a jury.
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Trump's BigLaw Executive Order Appeals Consolidated
The D.C. Circuit on Friday consolidated the government's appeals of losses in four cases BigLaw firms launched against the White House and Justice Department over executive orders against them related to the clients they represent.
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Most Of Fulton Co. Residents' Suit Over 2020 Ballots Tossed
A Georgia state judge has dismissed a majority of claims in a long-running suit filed by citizens who sought to review Fulton County's 2020 presidential election ballots, finding there wasn't enough future uncertainty to maintain their claims.
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Judicial Guide Takes 'Guesswork' Out Of Mass. Biz Litigation
The latest version of "BLS Bench Notes," a kind of cheat sheet for attorneys practicing before Suffolk County's Business Litigation Session in Massachusetts, compiles advice from judges on everything from the format of filings to the use of artificial intelligence.
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Judge Shooting Probe Draws Alleged Gunman's Confession
The man accused of shooting an Indiana Superior Court judge confessed to carrying out the shooting to achieve a higher rank in his criminal gang and to erase debt he owed to co-conspirators — one of them scheduled for a criminal trial before the judge, according to court documents filed Friday.
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DC Courts To Tag In Non-Attys To Help Civil Litigants
The District of Columbia Courts is the latest court system in the U.S. to allow non-attorneys to help guide civil litigants who face matters without an attorney, creating a program that expands who can advise people facing evictions, child custody disputes and other matters.
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Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty, Rendell Aide Reinstated To The Bar
A former chief of staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and onetime Ballard Spahr LLP partner was reinstated to the bar Friday after testimony from the ex-governor and the judge who sentenced him for stealing $13,000 in an FBI sting operation convinced a state disciplinary board of his rehabilitation and fitness.
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Former Pa. Atty Gets 4 Years In Prison For Tax Evasion
A disbarred attorney who previously practiced in Pennsylvania has been sentenced by a federal judge to serve four years in prison and pay $3.5 million in restitution after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
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Ousted Conn. Public Defender Chief Loses Bias Suit
The commission responsible for Connecticut's public defenders did not violate TaShun Bowden-Lewis' constitutional or legal rights when it removed her as chief of the office in 2024, a state Superior Court judge has ruled, finding no second hearing was necessary before the former top defense lawyer lost her job.
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Sen. Cruz Subpoena Nixed In Ex-Stone Hilton Employee's Suit
An Austin, Texas, federal judge has quashed a subpoena seeking records from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's office amid a sexual harassment case against a Stone Hilton PLLC founding partner, finding the request would unduly burden the office.
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Retired NY State Supreme Court Justice Joins Phillips Nizer
Phillips Nizer LLP announced Thursday that retired Judge Arthur F. Engoron, who found President Donald Trump liable in a valuation fraud conspiracy case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, had joined the firm as a senior counsel in its litigation practice.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.