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Retired NJ Superior Court Judge Returns To Cole Schotz
Cole Schotz PC announced Thursday that it has welcomed back Thomas J. LaConte after his 20-year tenure as a judge on New Jersey's Superior Court to enhance its alternative dispute resolution and litigation support services.
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Shutts & Bowen Brings On Bailey Duquette Litigator In Fla.
Shutts & Bowen LLP has a new business litigation partner with almost three decades of experience in Fort Lauderdale who was previously with Bailey Duquette PC.
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Richards Layton Names Bankruptcy, Litigation Leaders
Delaware firm Richards Layton & Finger PA has named two partners who have each spent more than 20 years at the firm to serve as leaders of its bankruptcy and corporate restructuring and litigation departments.
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New Burr & Forman DC Team Adds Another Construction Pro
Burr & Forman LLP has brought another construction lawyer from Fox Rothschild LLP to its new Washington, D.C., office, it announced on Wednesday.
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Clients Name Top Firms For Service Amid Shifting Needs
The set of client service-related behaviors corporate clients demand from their law firms has dramatically shifted, creating a shakeup at the top of this year's BTI Client Service A-Team ranking released Thursday.
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Nonequity Partners Unsure How They Can Make Equity Partner
The ranks of nonequity partners may be growing, but a recent report found many partners stating confusion about how attorneys can advance to the next level and ambiguity about whether the tier should be expanded.
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FisherBroyles Adds International Pro From Gunnercooke
FisherBroyles LLP has added a former partner at U.K.-based law firm Gunnercooke LLP to its Atlanta and Detroit offices, bringing on an attorney who has guided U.S. and international clients on legal matters, including international business expansion, immigration and dispute resolution.
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As AI Use Grows, Attys' Misgivings Remain, Survey Says
While adoption of artificial intelligence tools by legal professionals have surged this year, users remain concerned about overreliance, reputational risk and challenges adapting to the technology, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by insurance company Embroker.
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Murphy Aide To Co-Lead Chiesa Shahinian's New Gov't Group
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has said it added a economic development adviser from the administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to launch and co-lead the firm's new government affairs practice group.
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Gov't Affairs Pro Joins Saxton & Stump In Harrisburg, Pa.
Saxton & Stump has strengthened its litigation and government relations groups in the firm's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offices with the recent addition of an attorney who moved her practice after nearly 10 years with Stevens & Lee PC.
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Stubbs Alderton Corporate Atty Joins Pryor Cashman In LA
Pryor Cashman LLP announced that a Los Angeles-based attorney has joined the firm's corporate group as a partner after nearly a decade with Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP.
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Gunster Adds Ex-Aballi Milne Wealth Attorney In Miami
Florida business law firm Gunster added a new of counsel as well as three associates to bolster its capabilities in tax, private wealth and immigration law in South Florida.
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Ex-SDNY Civil Rights Unit Chief Joins Boies Schiller
A former high-ranking federal prosecutor in Manhattan who oversaw the recent criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs has joined Boies Schiller Flexner LLP as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Del. Boutique Wins 'Heated' Battle To Lead Endeavor Suit
Litigation boutique Abrams & Bayliss LLP has been handed the reins to a potential blockbuster lawsuit alleging that sports and entertainment giant Endeavor Group Holdings was undervalued in a $13 billion take-private deal, with a Delaware vice chancellor on Tuesday settling what she described as a "heated," and at times personal, leadership fight in the case.
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Archer & Greiner Lands Cullen And Dykman Tax Leader In NJ
Archer & Greiner PC has added the former leader of Cullen and Dykman LLP's tax department as a partner, who brings her expertise in mergers and acquisitions and other transactions to the firm.
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Longtime Schulte Roth Litigator Joins Seward & Kissel In NY
Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced New York-based attorney has joined the firm's litigation and investigations practice after more than a decade practicing at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Morrison Cohen Appoints Its First Finance Chief
Morrison Cohen LLP has announced that the former chief operating officer of Norris McLaughlin PA has joined the New York-based law firm as its first chief financial officer and the latest addition to the firm's growing leadership team.
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Munck Wilson Gains Patent Pro In Texas From Dykema
Munck Wilson Mandala LLP has added a life sciences-focused partner to its patent prosecution practice in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Dykema Gossett PLLC.
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How Stradley Ronon Defended Against A Novel SEC Suit
Over the two years they spent handling a first-of-its-kind enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against two investment fund trustees, attorneys at Stradley Ronon navigated not only the suit's novel nature but also the implications of new Supreme Court precedent before winning a dismissal this month.
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Survey Finds AI May Reshape Billable Hour's Reign In Law
The legal industry's billing practices may soon undergo a seismic shift, as a survey of nearly 300 professionals highlights the growing influence of generative artificial intelligence, with many predicting the end of the billable hour's dominance.
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Robinson & Cole Ducks Recruiter's Contract Breach Suit
A Connecticut federal judge has granted summary judgment to Robinson & Cole LLP in a legal recruiter's contract breach suit, determining that under its terms with the recruiter, none of the information disclosed to a second company violated the original agreement between the two sides.
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Ex-Eckert Seamans Atty Drops Pa. License Over Cash Scheme
A onetime Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC attorney who allegedly asked clients for direct payments to circumvent the firm has surrendered his Pennsylvania law license, but is now alleging state disciplinary authorities violated a deal to keep the records private if he agreed to the disbarment.
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Ex-Morris Manning Litigator Joins Balch & Bingham In Atlanta
Balch & Bingham LLP announced that a Morris Manning & Martin LLP litigator has joined the firm as of counsel, in one of the latest departures from the struggling Atlanta firm.
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FordHarrison Adds Barton, Epstein Becker Employment Pros
Management-side labor and employment law firm FordHarrison LLP announced two new additions Monday, including one partner in Tampa from Barton LLP and another in New York City from Epstein Becker Green.
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Bridgegate Prosecutor Named Sills Cummis White Collar Head
Sills Cummis & Gross PC has named a former acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey and prosecutor on the "Bridgegate" case to be the head of its white collar practice group, the firm announced Monday.
Expert Analysis
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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.