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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.
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Pot Drink Co.'s Case Belongs In Arbitration, Stoel Rives Says
Stoel Rives LLP and a group of its clients are urging a California federal court to send a fraud suit brought by a maker of nonalcoholic cannabis drinks back to arbitration, arguing all the claims are subject to a valid arbitration agreement.
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Judges' AI Orders Keep Trickling In As Fake Citations Persist
A handful of federal judges have issued orders or guidelines this year on the use of generative artificial intelligence in court filings as attorneys continue to get in trouble for submitting legal documents with fake case citations, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis.
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Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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Ex-CEO Again Pushes For Standing In Judge Romance Case
The former CEO of a defunct barge company has again urged a court to rule that he has standing to sue over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with an attorney, writing in a supplemental filing that "certain issues" had "not been fully briefed."
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Maynard Nexsen Duo Join Saxton & Stump In South Carolina
Saxton & Stump LLC recently announced that a pair of experienced employment and commercial litigation attorneys have joined the firm's Charleston, South Carolina, office as shareholders from Maynard Nexsen PC.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit overturned the conviction of a former HSBC executive accused of defrauding a Scottish oil and gas company in a $3.5 billion currency exchange deal.
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Shumaker Lobbying Arm Adds VP Of Federal Affairs
Shumaker Advisors, Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP's lobbying unit, has grown in Washington, D.C., with the addition of an experienced public affairs consultant.
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Poaching Suit Shows Contentious Nature Of Lateral Market
California firm Keesal Young & Logan's suit against Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP for allegedly unfairly poaching a group of its attorneys is not on firm footing, recruiters and consultants say, but still speaks to the importance of trying to leave a firm on good terms when moving jobs.
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Armstrong Teasdale Adds Former CLO As A Litigator In Miami
A former chief legal officer at professional services company Indelible has joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP as a litigation counsel in Miami.
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Brownstein Hyatt Managing Partner Reelected To A 3rd Term
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP shareholders elected Rich Benenson as managing partner for a third time and named new members of the executive committee as the mid-law firm continues to expand across the country.
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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 law firms expanded their reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Tarter Krinsky Adds Real Estate Atty To New Texas Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has added a commercial real estate attorney who joined the firm from private practice following several stints of working with the firm on a contractual basis.
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Wisconsin Bar Settles Atty's Legal Challenge Over DEI Efforts
The State Bar of Wisconsin has settled a lawsuit from a lawyer challenging its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, with the agency agreeing to apply a tweaked definition of diversity to two leadership programs.
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Firm Seeks NC Top Court's Take On Ex-Partner's Benefits Fight
Cranfill Sumner LLP asked North Carolina's top court on Thursday to take up its case challenging a former partner's workers' compensation award, saying a lower court made a mistake in ruling his equity stake in the firm doesn't offset the amount he's owed.
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Carlton Fields Taps Real Estate Pro To Co-Lead Miami Office
Carlton Fields has named a shareholder who guides clients on real estate transactions as its co-office managing shareholder in Miami, a move that comes after the previous co-leader stepped down to work on his practice and charity matters.
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Harris Beach Names NY Capital Region, Buffalo Office Heads
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC on Wednesday announced the appointment of two experienced attorneys as the new office managing partners for three of the New York-based firm's offices in the state Capital Region and in the west.
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USAID Attorney Joins Eckert Seamans' Aviation Practice In DC
An attorney who counseled leaders at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Central America and Mexico has joined Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC's aviation practice, the firm said this week.
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.