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Antitrust Pro Back At Jenner & Block From Fish & Richardson
Jenner & Block LLP announced Thursday that it has welcomed back an antitrust attorney who had worked at intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC for the past year, after having previously worked at Jenner & Block for 15 years.
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Most Legal Aid Groups Are Using AI Tools In Their Work
The majority of legal aid organizations surveyed by e-discovery software provider Everlaw are using artificial intelligence tools to close the access to justice gap, according to a report released Thursday.
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In-House Life Sciences Lawyer Joins WilmerHale In Boston
An attorney specializing in the life sciences will be returning to private practice next month after more than nine years as an in-house counsel for several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, joining WilmerHale's Boston office.
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Western NC Fed. Judge Nominee Would Break Gender Barrier
If U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Rodriguez is confirmed by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, she will be one step closer to becoming the first woman to serve as an Article III district court judge in the 153-year history of the Western District of North Carolina.
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The Law360 Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours.
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How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts
When lawyers work pro bono, what services are they offering and what areas of the law are they focusing on? Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' 2024 pro bono priorities.
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These Firms Are The Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
One BigLaw firm reclaimed the top spot in the latest edition of the Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders ranking, which recognizes the 100 firms that made the greatest strides on social responsibility in 2024. Find out which firms set the pace.
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DOJ Disability Rights Atty Joins Saul Ewing In DC
A longtime attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's Disability Rights Section, has joined Saul Ewing as a counsel in Washington, D.C., after spending eight years at the agency working on related matters as a trial attorney, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Holland & Knight Launches Real Estate Dispute Team
Holland & Knight LLP announced it has formed a new real estate disputes and advocacy team, noting the group will provide counsel to clients on lease litigation matters, complex contract claims and other commercial property disputes.
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Boies Schiller Partner Admits AI Errors In Scientology Case
A Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner representing women who allege the Church of Scientology harassed them for reporting convicted actor Daniel Masterson's sexual assaults has asked a California appeals court to strike a brief containing artificial intelligence-generated citation errors, saying he "very much regrets" the errors, but they shouldn't impact his clients' case.
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ABA Says Trump's Firm Intimidation Policy Isn't Hypothetical
The American Bar Association on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal court not to dismiss its suit claiming the Trump administration has launched an unconstitutional campaign of intimidation against law firms, arguing that the intimidation firms have experienced isn't hypothetical or imagined, as the government contends.
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Cooley Hires Ex-FTC, CPSC Enforcement Atty In DC
Cooley LLP has hired a former attorney from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's division of enforcement, and he will join the team in Washington, D.C., to work as a special counsel with the firm's global product compliance and litigation team.
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Trusts & Estates Boom Leaves Small Firms Fighting For Talent
As aging Baby Boomers fuel demand for estate planning work, a growing number of large law firms have recommitted to growing their private wealth practices. For the small boutiques and solo practitioners that have traditionally dominated the market, the new competition has made it difficult to recruit and retain talent, leaving many struggling to survive.
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Kennedys Adds Bankruptcy Partner From Connell Foley In NJ
Kennedys CMK grew in New Jersey this week with the hire of a bankruptcy and creditors' rights expert joining the firm after nearly 20 years as a partner at Connell Foley LLP.
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Dems Probing Skadden, Kirkland, Paul Weiss' Work For Trump
Top Democratic legislators are investigating whether pro bono work reportedly being performed by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP for the U.S. Department of Commerce is in violation of federal law, according to letters the lawmakers sent the firms Wednesday.
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Blank Rome Hires Bicoastal Pair Of Patent Attys
Blank Rome LLP announced Tuesday that it has welcomed two new patent attorneys to its ranks: a Los Angeles-based firm alum and a New York-based former Leason Ellis LLP lawyer.
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Paul Weiss Remembers Pioneer Of U.S.-China Legal Ties
Jerome A. Cohen, one of the first American lawyers to practice in modern China, has died at the age of 95.
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Akerman Shifts Focus To Charlotte, Closes 1st NC Office
Akerman LLP said it consolidated its North Carolina operations into its Charlotte office on Monday to strategically align its platform with client demand, market momentum and long-term growth objectives.
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Ex-Patent Commissioner Is Latest To Move To Private Practice
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's former patent commissioner, who resigned from her position in February as the president slashed the federal workforce, has joined McDermott Will & Schulte as a counsel in Washington, D.C., the firm announced.
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Sidley Associates Use Pro Bono To Hone Their Legal Skills
While pro bono work may bring tangible benefits to the clients a law firm serves, Sidley Austin LLP realizes the experience can also be invaluable for its associates as they begin their legal careers.
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Boies Schiller Builds Arbitration Team With Hands-On Training
In August, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP held a full-scale, hands-on training for its international arbitration associates — an investment that firm leaders say not only helped to build legal skills but also strengthened relationships within the team.
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PE-Focused Debt Finance Pro Boosts Cooley's Boston Office
Cooley LLP has grown its debt finance practice in Boston with the addition of a Choate Hall & Stewart LLP attorney.
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Office Snapshot: Gibson Dunn Gets 'Refresh' In Century City
After more than 40 years in its Century City home, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP knew it was time to change the channel on an office that one leader said seemed pulled from an episode of the 1980s TV show "L.A. Law." The firm found the station it was looking for just a half block away.
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Venture-Backed WilsonAI Publicly Launches
London-based in-house legal software startup WilsonAI, which raised preseed funding earlier this year, announced Wednesday its public launch.
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Two Longtime HHS Attys Depart Posts For Crowell & Moring
Two prominent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services attorneys have left their posts for Crowell & Moring LLP after more than two decades in the federal government.