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Daily Litigation
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Stinson Brings On IP Pros In Texas From Spencer Fane
Stinson LLP has added a pair of Spencer Fane attorneys to bolster its intellectual property and technology practice and capacity to handle patent and trademark litigation.
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Esquire's $348M Signature Deal Bolsters Litigation Platform
Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy the parent company of Signature Bank in a roughly $348.4 million deal that Esquire said will help expand its Chicago-area commercial banking presence and support growth of its litigation banking platform.
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Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that a lawsuit alleging her cross-country affair with a former member of her security detail ended a 14-year marriage must be dismissed because the trysts occurred outside state borders.
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Ex-Chartwell Atty Says Firm Fired Her For Gaza Posts
A former Chartwell attorney claimed she was harassed because she's a Pakistani Muslim and was fired for posting social media statements criticizing military action in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court.
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Ex-Government Attys Launch Anti-Corruption Law Firm
In response to recent actions by the Trump administration that have seen a number of convicted fraudsters pardoned for their crimes, a group of attorneys with federal government experience have launched a firm focused on combating public corruption using civil litigation.
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Office Snapshot: Esbrook Scales Up For Delaware Growth
More than a year after launching an office in Delaware, boutique litigation firm Esbrook PC is moving into a bigger, updated space with room to expand its roster of attorneys in the First State, firm leaders told Law360 Pulse.
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Former Netflix Litigation Head Talks Next Chapter As Neutral
Law360 Pulse caught up with Linda Burrow, former global head of litigation at Netflix, to discuss her move to alternative dispute resolution service JAMS in California.
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Former First-Chair Fed Prosecutor Joins Manatt In San Diego
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP is boosting its appellate team by bringing in a former federal prosecutor as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Chancery Dissolves Litigation Funder Amid Partner Deadlock
A hedge fund manager can wind down the litigation funding operation he ran with a Florida-based personal injury attorney, the Delaware Chancery Court has ruled, finding that a falling out between the two partners did not involve any wrongdoing.
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Nelson Mullins Adds Two Corporate Attys In New York, DC
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP expanded its transactional resources in New York and Washington, D.C., with the addition of two corporate attorneys with deep experience with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory matters and executive compensation, the firm said Thursday.
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Sheppard Welcomes Back Business Litigator In LA
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has rehired one of its former business litigators in Los Angeles following his stint as the legal leader of boutique family office Point Break Capital LLC.
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Court Told To Keep Holtec Suit Alleging Fraud Scheme Paused
Defendants urged a New Jersey state court to reject Holtec International's bid to lift a stay holding it back from pursuing fraud claims against its former general counsel and others for allegedly embezzling more than $700,000 from the company, arguing that keeping the suit on pause will serve judicial efficiency.
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Gibbons Bid To Trim Malpractice Suit 'Premature,' Court Told
A group of former Gibbons PC clients have asked a New Jersey state court to deny a call to trim their malpractice suit alleging the firm mishandled an appeal of a $35 million judgment against them, saying the request is "premature" and was made before "any meaningful discovery."
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Gordon Rees Grows In Texas With Martin Disiere Team
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has added an Austin-based, four-attorney litigation team from Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom LLP, strengthening the firm's bench in a growing market.
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Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.
The State Bar of California has bulked up its breach of contract and fraud suit against the administrator of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, filing an amended complaint in light of information it says it learned from internal communications unearthed amid discovery.
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Firm Doesn't Owe Ex-Managing Atty Fees In Client Luring Suit
A New Jersey state appeals court rejected a request Wednesday for sanctions and attorney fees by an attorney formerly with the Law Offices of Gary S. Park PC, saying the firm's amended complaint alleging she lured away clients was not filed to harass her.
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3 Attys Escape Ford's 'Retaliatory' Lemon Law RICO Suit
A California federal judge has shut down Ford Motor Co.'s revised racketeering lawsuit accusing three attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group LLP of orchestrating a massive fraudulent legal billing scheme, saying the attorneys' underlying conduct in pursuing lemon law litigation is shielded by First Amendment protections.
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Hedge Fund Founder's Wife Can Expand Seward & Kissel Suit
The estranged wife of billionaire hedge fund founder John Overdeck won approval from a New Jersey state court to file an amended complaint broadening her ongoing malpractice case against Seward & Kissel LLP.
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$600M IP Award, Quinn Emanuel Contempt Faulted On Appeal
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday vacated a verdict against the maker of Norton antivirus software for infringing Columbia University patents and reversed a contempt ruling against Norton's former law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP that had caused the judgment to grow to just over $600 million.
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Paralegal's OT Claims Met With Countersuit Over TikTok Video
Houston-based Callender Bowlin has struck back against a fired paralegal in federal court with counterclaims that she lied about the firm on TikTok and with allegations of fraud and "strange" office behavior.
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Theory Nixed But Not Claims Against Triumph In Pork Case
A Minnesota federal judge refused to rethink forcing Triumph Foods to face trial alongside other pork producers accused of price-fixing, concluding that even though one key theory was "inadequately pled," there remains enough of a dispute on another theory to go to a jury.
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Texas Firm Fights Atty Immunity Bid In $11M Fee Dispute
Texas litigation boutique Williams Simons & Landis PC is pushing back against a claim of attorney immunity in a federal lawsuit against California firm Bartko Pavia LLP over millions in fees connected to litigation against Walmart, saying the Lone Star State doctrine doesn't shield lawyers who manipulate settlement funds to line their own pockets.
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McGuireWoods Adds Partners Formerly Of SEC, Sidley Austin
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of two Los Angeles partners for its securities enforcement and regulatory counseling practice group, one arriving from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the other moving over from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Pond Lehocky Adds Marketing Officer To Exec Team
Philadelphia-based plaintiffs' firm Pond Lehocky Giordano has expanded its executive team with the recent addition of a marketing professional.
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Crystallex Special Master Gets OK On $15.3M Atty Fee Bid
A Delaware federal judge has overruled jilted Citgo bidder Gold Reserve's objection to a special master's bid for $15.3 million in attorney fees, rejecting its argument that the request was unreasonable in defunct mining company Crystallex's massive case against Venezuela.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.