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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Jones Day and DLA Piper lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit overturned a more than $125 million judgment against Medtronic's CoreValve unit for infringing a Colibri Heart Valve LLC patent.
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More NY Legal Services Unions End Strikes With Deals
Two more New York-based member shops of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys have reached tentative agreements with their managers after almost a week on strike.
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Crypto Group Appoints Ex-Legal Chief, Willkie Alum As CEO
A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP alum will become the Crypto Council for Innovation's permanent leader after serving as acting CEO since December and previously serving as chief legal and policy officer.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiley Rein LLP's work on a $3.1 billion satellite provider merger and Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Motley Rice LLC securing lead counsel roles in a proposed class action lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 10 to 25.
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Michael Cardozo, Ex-NYC Counsel, Proskauer Atty, Dies At 84
Michael Cardozo, a longtime attorney with Proskauer Rose LLP who worked closely with Michael Bloomberg during his tenure as New York City mayor and served as New York City corporation counsel, has died.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week with more in-house moves, government attorneys returning to the private sector and office openings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Tells 2nd Circ. To Send Atty's Bias Suit To Arbitration
Thompson Hine LLP urged the Second Circuit to require an ex-partner to arbitrate her claims that she faced a "toxic boys club" at the firm and was fired for complaining about it, arguing that a law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment claims doesn't cover her case.
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Strikes At NYC Legal Services Orgs Expose Financial Strains
An ongoing strike wave among groups in New York City that provide free civil and criminal legal services to individuals in need highlights the challenges these cash-strapped organizations and their often-struggling employees face to keep their lights on while serving their clients.
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Jay-Z Defends Extortion Claims Against Buzbee, Other Attys
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is urging an Alabama federal court to send toward trial his extortion lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee and his firm, a New York City lawyer and her firm, and a client of theirs who accused him of rape and then dropped her case.
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Day Pitney Leader On Balancing Leadership And Practice
Over the two-plus years he's served as Day Pitney LLP's managing partner, Gregory A. Hayes has learned how to balance his senior leadership role and his trust and estates practice.
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Bets On Atty's Lien Biz Lost Millions, Investor Tells Jury
A seasoned investor told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that he heavily backed a tax-lien fund controlled by a lawyer now accused of fraud, ultimately losing $2.9 million in supposedly low-risk bets where such losses were "not supposed to be possible."
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O'Melveny Environmental Partner Moves To Freshfields In NY
Freshfields LLP announced Thursday that a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP environmental attorney with experience in both the private and public sectors has joined the firm's corporate practice in New York.
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NY Legal Aid Society Reaches Deal To Avert Atty Strike
New York City has dodged the possibility of an ongoing legal services strike ballooning in size after the NY Legal Aid Society announced Wednesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with its nearly 1,100-member union.
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Kleinberg Kaplan Elevates Business Dev. Leader To COO
Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen PC announced that the firm has elevated its chief business development and strategy officer to the newly created role of chief operating officer as part of its overhaul of its executive team.
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Freshfields Reelects Senior Partner For Second Term
Freshfields said Thursday that it has reelected litigator Georgia Dawson as its senior partner for a second term amid strong backing for her leadership from the firm's partners.
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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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Elsberg Baker Signs Empire State Building Lease
Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC has inked a 39,237-square-foot lease that allows it to occupy one whole floor and a partial floor of the Empire State Building, according to Empire State Realty Trust Inc., the real estate investment trust that owns the world-famous New York City landmark.
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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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2nd Circ. Orders Review Of Sealed Epstein Case Docs
The Second Circuit on Wednesday vacated rulings denying requests to unseal materials in a defamation case tied to deceased financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, ordering a New York district court to review certain filings after determining they're considered judicial documents and presumed to be public.
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NY Finance Atty Joins Proskauer From A&O Shearman
Proskauer Rose LLP announced that an experienced finance attorney who's spent over 20 years primarily working on collateralized loan obligations has joined the firm's New York office from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling.
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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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Katten Welcomes Ex-Gibson Dunn Tax Pro In New York
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced on Tuesday that it has added a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP of counsel to its transactional tax planning practice, noting her extensive experience in the finance space.
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NYLAG Union Is Latest ALAA Shop To Reach Tentative Deal
Another one of the several Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys unions that went on strike in New York City last week announced on Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with its managers.
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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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Judge Nixes 'Ghost' Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty
A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit that an attorney accused of ghosting and defrauding his clients brought against his former paralegal and a legal malpractice lawyer alleging they conspired to steal his clients and trash his reputation.