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Georgia Pulse
Ga. State Bar Prez On AI, Leadership And Making Connections
Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90
After BigLaw, Atty Eyes Starting Nimble Boutique Amid AI Era
Ga. Judge's Scandal Casts Spotlight On Inattention To Clerks
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Georgia Judge Accused Of Improperly Jailing Tardy Atty
Georgia's judicial watchdog has accused a DeKalb County Superior Court judge of violating multiple ethical rules, alleging that she improperly jailed a tardy attorney, wrongly threatened to jail two prosecutors and refused to return indictments in cases where she was the presiding judge.
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Clark Hill Adds Employment Atty From Seyfarth In Atlanta
Clark Hill PLC has added a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its labor and employment group.
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States Make Up Growing Front In Litigation Finance Battle
U.S. business interests are turning to state legislatures to stymie litigation funders after a string of failed efforts in Congress, fueling a flurry of recent legislation that could shape the future of the multibillion-dollar industry.
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To Move The Needle, Top Firms Scout Practice Group Leaders
Practice group leaders at the 50 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue are increasingly on the move, with data showing lateral hiring rising substantially in the position over the last five years as law firms look to make good on their growth strategies via splashy additions.
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Ga. Appellate Court Affirms Contempt Order Against Atty
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a state court's decision to hold a Georgia attorney in contempt of court for a late appearance at a hearing for his client's criminal case, rejecting the attorney's claims that he wasn't given due process and was discriminated against because he's Black.
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Ga. Gov. Names US Magistrate Judge To State Appellate Court
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Georgia as a Georgia Court of Appeals judge, a move that came after the judge made the short list for a Georgia Supreme Court justice vacancy last year.
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Ex-K&L Gates Legal Ops Chief Heads To Jackson Lewis
K&L Gates LLP's former legal operations chief has left the firm to take on a similar role at Jackson Lewis PC, news that comes just days after a round of staff layoffs were confirmed at K&L Gates.
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State AGs Flex Muscle In Paramount Suit Amid DOJ Inaction
A dozen state attorneys general sued this week to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the latest and largest example of states launching an enforcement action when the federal government chooses to go with a lighter touch.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka's 1st Innovation Chief Talks AI Strategy
Chamberlain Hrdlicka's chief innovation officer and AI practice chair talks with Law360 Pulse about the firm's AI strategy and approach to using the technology.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiley Rein's work on a software company acquisition and Dilworth Paxson's representation of the city of Pittsburgh in an antitrust suit lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 3 to 17.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit determined that a lower court properly found that Nielsen cannot condition media company Cumulus' access to national radio ratings data on buying its local offerings.
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Dentons Adds Ga. Senate Majority Leader's Ex-Chief Of Staff
Dentons has added Ben Jarrard, former chief of staff for Georgia state Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte, to the firm's regulatory, public policy and government affairs practice.
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Business As Usual: Why Most GCs Still Choose Law Firms
Chief legal officers using external service providers outside traditional law firms are barely a blip on the radar, despite the ever-rising costs of working with private practice attorneys. But a general counsel’s use of ALSPs can be more complicated than the surface level tells us.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked mid-July with another busy week of BigLaw hires and new insight into 2026 lateral movement. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Panel Says Shareholder Voices Are Being 'Suppressed'
The 2026 proxy season was shaped by regulators who seem to let public companies behave more like private ones, and by some companies and their general counsel that clearly took advantage of that freedom, according to a panel of investor activists.
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Nonprofits Back Ex-Defender's High Court Sex Bias Petition
The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the Legal Accountability Project have asked the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Caryn Devins Strickland and her effort to get the high court to review her sex harassment case against the judiciary.
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Arnall Golden Brings On Arnold & Porter Litigator In DC
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has added an Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office and named him chair of the firm's Foreign Agents Registration Act compliance practice.
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Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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Ga. Prosecutor Disciplinary Panel Escapes Challenge
A Georgia state judge has handed an early win to the state of Georgia, finding that a trio of district attorneys' legal challenge of a prosecutor disciplinary panel can't move forward.
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Cox Media Group's GC: 'Half-Baked Ideas' Are A Good Start
While leading his legal team at the Atlanta-based Cox Media Group, Eric Dodson Greenberg has aimed to create an environment for both his in-house and external counsel where everyone feels comfortable brainstorming. That process can be fun, he told Law360 Pulse in a recent interview, but to have that experience, attorneys must understand that it's OK not to have fully-formed ideas from the start.
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Ga. Judge Says Jury Must Hear Court Admin Retaliation Row
A Georgia federal magistrate judge has recommended that a jury hear a whistleblower suit against the city of East Point, finding that neither the former municipal court administrator nor the city should be handed an early win.
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Legal Tech Funding Climbs In 2026 Despite Fewer Deals
Total funding for legal technology companies increased in the first half of 2026 while deal count fell, suggesting that investors are deploying more capital into fewer companies as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in the industry.
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Aderant CEO Steps Down, Ex-CEO Rejoins In Interim Role
Legal software firm Aderant announced Tuesday its chief executive for the past five years will step down from his role effective Aug. 1, while a former executive will serve as the interim chief as a search is conducted.
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Walmart Accused Of Race Bias In Suit Over Theft Accusation
Employees at a Georgia Walmart falsely and publicly accused a Wisconsin attorney of theft and subjected her to verbal abuse and a lengthy search of her purchased items because she is Black, according to a discrimination suit filed in federal court on Friday.
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BigLaw Grew More Selective On Second Quarter Lateral Hires
Lateral hiring at large U.S. law firms slowed in the second quarter of 2026 after a strong start to the year, with associate and counsel moves declining while partner hiring remained relatively steady, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
Expert Analysis
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The GC's 1st 90 Days: How To Build Trust With The CEO
During the early days in the general counsel role, establishing a CEO relationship that holds under pressure is dependent on earning access, communicating in business terms and advising candidly — all before a crisis arises, says Chaka Patterson, former general counsel at Adtalem Global Education.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Harness Client Trust
Clients stay with counsel not simply because their lawyers follow the rules, but because they feel safe, respected and heard, making trust essential to business development, especially in high-stakes matters where reputational risk runs high, says Derrelle Janey at Olshan Frome.
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Legal Tech Talks: Summize GC On Operating Strategically
Lexi Lutz, general counsel of Summize, discusses how legal tech can make lawyers more proactive and less tied up in repetitive process work, so that they can spend more time acting as real business partners.
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How Associates Can Use AI To Gain A Biz Development Edge
Junior lawyers can harness artificial intelligence to identify where they are gaining traction with clients and build a data-driven business development foundation long before conversations about partnership track begin, says Tigist Kassahun at Vinson & Elkins.
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Law Firm AI Rollouts Depend On Buy-In, Not Bigger Budgets
Recent research demonstrates that the organizational qualities that make for a good associate experience, like strong leadership, are also strengths that prove critical to successful artificial intelligence implementation, say Cait Evans at Chambers and Partners, and Vivek Mohan and Meredith Williams-Range at Gibson Dunn.
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Trump's EO Puts AI Agent Governance On GC Agenda
Section 4 of President Donald Trump's executive order promoting the advancement of artificial intelligence innovation and security establishes a federal baseline around AI agents, so general counsel cannot wait for enforcement to define the standard, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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RFP Reset: Standardize Pricing Requests
To keep up with rising legal costs amid an industry overhaul fueled by artificial intelligence, legal departments can make outside counsel requests for proposal more defensible and cost-effective by making pricing requests uniform, requiring comparable fee templates and evaluating staffing assumptions, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Making Legal Cents: Create Marketing Clients Find Useful
The law firm marketing efforts with the best return on investment are things that actively provide value to potential clients: practical business guidance, uncluttered proposals that anticipate their questions and opportunities to participate in curated industry conversations, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Law Firm Leaders Should Adopt Founding Fathers' Bold Ideas
To ensure continued success, law firm leaders helming their firms through the legal industry revolution should take inspiration from the Founding Fathers' bold decisions, such as James Madison's abandonment of the Articles of Confederation and George Washington's trust in junior officers', says Samuel Pond at Pond Lehocky.
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The AI Ownership Question Firms Can't Afford To Skip
The artificial intelligence conversation among law firm leaders has advanced from adoption to governance and business impact, but it hasn’t resolved who maintains ownership and operational responsibility, which should be determined by the range of functions that AI touches, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Practice AuthenticityAttorneys who demonstrate who they truly are and what they stand for by sharing the human impact of their results, earning the media's trust by providing accessible analysis, and providing hands-on aid to their communities can build stronger reputations than any advertising budget can buy, says Ray DeLorenzi at RebuttalPR.
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Legal AI Adoption Tips And Takeaways From Dot-Com Bubble
Legal artificial intelligence is on a similar trajectory as the internet in the dot-com era, where several internet companies failed after the initial market frenzy, but even if AI company valuations take a hit and the industry goes through a major reordering, legal leaders should note that the technology itself remains genuinely transformational for the delivery of legal services, says Gabriel Buigas at Integreon.
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Opinion
Keeping PE Out Of Law Is Job For Courts, Not Capitols
Efforts by lawmakers in California, Colorado and Illinois seeking to bar private equity firms, hedge funds and other nonattorney investors from owning or financing law firms risk intruding on authority that state constitutions and the inherent powers doctrine have traditionally assigned to the judiciary, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.
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Legal Tech Talks: WordSmith AI's CEO On Shifting Mindsets
Ross McNairn, founder and CEO of Wordsmith AI, discusses how the lawyers who treat legal work like an engineering problem and can deploy legal intelligence at scale will define the next decade.
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Avoiding The Changing Pitfalls Of Firm Website Redesigns
BigLaw firms about to tackle a website redesign need to understand the fundamental changes to costs, timelines, vendors and technology since their last big update so their leadership teams can steer resource management decisions away from costly potential mistakes, says Stephan Roussan at Vertical Minds.