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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Taps Former Prof As Dean
The 11th dean and chief executive officer of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School will be the attorney who previously was executive director of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation for two decades, the law school announced Friday.
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Atlanta Braves CLO Went Home With $1.8M In 2024
The Atlanta Braves executive vice president and chief legal officer Gregory J. Heller earned almost $1.8 million in 2024, a new securities filing shows.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and BigLaw firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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How Signature Resolution Aims To Be The 'Ritz' Of Mediation
Law360 Pulse sat down with Dario Higuchi, a founding partner and managing member of California-based Signature Resolution, to discuss the company's growth and how it strives to provide a premium level of alternative dispute resolution services.
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'Egregious' Delays Wipe Out Ga. Health Fraud Case
A Georgia federal judge on Thursday dismissed an eight-year-old case over alleged Medicaid fraud, calling the government's delays in bringing three healthcare executives to trial "egregious" and noting that the alleged criminal conduct took place between 12 and 25 years ago.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty's Plea Deal At Center Of Death Proceeds Suit
The godson of a Georgia woman fatally shot by her husband, a former BigLaw partner, has pushed back against a claim from the administrator of the woman's estate regarding a provision in the attorney's plea deal that assigned wrongful death settlement proceeds to the godson and his brother.
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Law Firms Saw Both Associate Hiring, Attrition Rise In 2024
Both associate hiring and departures rose in 2024 from the year before, with the attrition rate lower at large firms, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Law Placement.
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GC For Ga. Driver Service Agency Elevated To Commissioner
The board of directors of the Georgia Department of Driver Services has elected its general counsel and assistant deputy commissioner of legal and regulatory affairs as the department's commissioner, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced Wednesday.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Georgia was the destination for several law firms in April as they opened or relocated offices in the Peach State.
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DLA Piper Elevates 65 Lawyers In US-Heavy Partner Round
DLA Piper said Thursday that it has promoted 65 lawyers from across the globe to its partnership, a slight increase on the previous year's figure as the U.S. accounted for the firm's largest intake of new partners.
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Ex-Atlanta Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Sex Harassment Suit
A former attorney for the city of Atlanta urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive her sexual harassment and disability discrimination suit against the city alleging she was fired after complaining that her boss, a prominent civil rights lawyer, made sexual advances towards her.
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Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Seeks Remand In Malpractice Suit
A former client of Morgan & Morgan has urged a Georgia federal court to return his proposed class action to state court, arguing that his complaint accusing the firm and a trial attorney of legal malpractice is a "local controversy" while the firm says he should arbitrate his claims.
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The Office Is Back, But Are Lawyers On Board?
The tug-of-war over remote work is far from over, but the latest data from Law360 Pulse's March survey indicates law firms are more comfortable laying down rules requiring at least some office attendance — and lawyers, for the most part, are learning to live with them.
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More New Law School Grads Found Jobs Last Year
The portion of 2024 graduates from U.S. law schools who had secured jobs making use of their degrees 10 months after graduation rose 1.7% compared to a similar analysis performed for 2023 graduates, according to data released Wednesday by the American Bar Association.
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Associates Feel Partners' Absence In Return To Office
While law firms continue to push return-to-office policies, recruiters say they have yet to see mass departures in response. The real friction point for associates, they noted, is with senior partners.
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Ga. County Freed From Court Worker's Age, ADA Bias Claims
A Georgia federal judge ended a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, brought by a former juvenile court employee who said her firing constituted age and disability discrimination, ruling Tuesday that there was no dispute it was the court — not the county — that she should have sued.
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Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Nix Law Firm Malpractice Coverage
An insurance company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit seeking a ruling that it does not have to defend Georgia law firm Fellows LaBriola LLC in a malpractice case because of a misappropriation exclusion included in the firm's policy.
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Launches Justice Institute
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School recently announced it has launched a Criminal and Civil Justice Institute to help students pursue legal careers aimed at making a difference in their clients' lives and communities.
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Some Associates Bill $2,000 Per Hour As BigLaw Fees Rise
Billing rates for law firms that serve corporate clients continue to increase at a historically fast clip, with the largest firms increasing their fees the fastest in 2024, according to a report out Tuesday that found some associates' billing rates are nearing $2,000 per hour.
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Ga. Tort Reform Bills Now Law With Gov. Kemp's Signature
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp put the finishing touches on the state's first civil justice overhaul in two decades Monday, signing into law a pair of Republican-backed tort reform bills designed to tamp down plaintiffs' verdicts and impose new restrictions on third-party litigation funding.
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11th Circ. Suspends Atty For A Year Over Bogus Fee Requests
The Eleventh Circuit has handed down a one-year suspension to a Maryland attorney for submitting bogus fees applications.
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Breakaway Firm Tells Ga. High Court To Nix Drew Eckl Dispute
Burke Moore Law Group LLP asked the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday to reject Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP's bid to review an appellate ruling that allowed Burke Moore to avoid arbitration over fees between Drew Eckl and its partners who previously practiced at the firm.
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Joel Katz, Music Law's Longtime Power Broker, Dies At 80
Joel Katz, the powerful music industry lawyer who co-founded Greenberg Traurig LLP's media and entertainment practice and helped bring the firm to the Atlanta market, has died at the age of 80, Law360 confirmed Friday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's work monitoring compliance in the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's role in the $6.1 billion acquisition of the Boston Celtics lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 4 to 18.
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HunterMaclean Brings Back In-House Atty For Ga. State Park
Georgia business law firm HunterMaclean said it has brought back the former in-house counsel for the Jekyll Island Authority, a self-supporting state park, in a move that will strengthen the firm's real estate practice after the firm announced last month that former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will also join the firm.