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Comey, James Urge 4th Circ. To Reject Indictment Revival Bid
Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have urged the Fourth Circuit not to revive criminal indictments filed against them last year in the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing they were fatally flawed because they were brought by a federal prosecutor who was not lawfully in that position.
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Fisher Phillips Unveils New Branding To Mark Growth
Employer-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips debuted new branding this week, featuring a new logo and updated website, to mark its growth in the last several years into what it called a global power in the employment law space.
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Miles & Stockbridge Leaders Discuss Succession, Strategy
In late February, Miles & Stockbridge PC announced the appointment of a new chairman, president and chief executive officer, longtime principal Scott R. Wilson.
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NY Bill Would Expand Liability For Chatbot Operators
A bill in the New York State Senate that would impose liability on the owners and operators of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots that give advice reserved for licensed professionals like lawyers and doctors could reshape how some legal tech entities engage with consumers in the Empire State.
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Weinstein's 3rd NY Rape Trial Bumped To April
A New York state judge on Wednesday set an April 14 date for Harvey Weinstein's third rape trial after a last-minute defense attorney swap.
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Goldman's Departing CLO, Gates Asked To Testify On Epstein
The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday asked outgoing Goldman Sachs Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and others to testify about their connections to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Winston & Strawn Hires Structured Finance Pro from Katten
Winston & Strawn LLP has hired a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner who specializes in structured finance deals for its transactions department in the firm's New York City office.
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NY Judge Affirms Venture Global's Win Over Shell
Shell has failed in its bid to overturn an arbitral award siding with liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global in a dispute over sales from one of its Louisiana facilities, after a New York state judge ruled Monday that the tribunal had already rejected allegations that it was misled.
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Mideast War Has In-House Legal Teams Scrambling
The ongoing military actions in the Middle East have created a volatile situation for companies that have operations, employees or contractors there, and in-house legal teams are intensely focused on keeping employees safe and protecting business continuity.
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DOJ Turns To 2nd Circ. In Bid To Revive James Subpoenas
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging the Second Circuit to revive an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James launched by a federal prosecutor later found to have been serving unlawfully, arguing the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York had been rightfully appointed when he launched the probe.
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Skadden Hit With Sanctions Over 'Vexatious' Gaming Suit
A Manhattan federal judge has sanctioned Papaya Gaming and its attorneys from Skadden for what the court said was a "blatant" attempt to relitigate claims in Virginia that had already been dismissed in a false advertising dispute in New York with Skillz Platform, one of its competitors.
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NY Judicial Watchdog Says Complaints Break Record Again
New York's judicial watchdog has reported a record number of new complaints filed against judges for the fourth year in a row in 2025.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds New Partners In 4 US Offices
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced the hiring of four partners across the U.S. to bolster its corporate, employment, intellectual property and litigation departments.
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.
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DLA Piper Fills Out Finance Team With 3 Akin Partners
DLA Piper has brought on three former Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP finance partners, one of whom was tapped to lead its new cross-border, multidisciplinary global capital solutions team.
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Macfarlanes To Launch First US Office In New York
Macfarlanes LLP said Tuesday that it will open a representative office in New York as it looks to strengthen its profile in the U.S. private capital market.
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Seward & Kissel Adds Maritime Atty From Watson Farley
Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that it has added another former Watson Farley & Williams LLP attorney to its maritime and transportation group, touting his experience with asset-based loan facilities in the industry.
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Ex-Atty Kossoff Axed From Bankruptcy Case Amid Appeal
A New York bankruptcy judge determined he has jurisdiction over litigation stemming from the collapse of real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC after its principal stole $14 million from its clients, finding the firm's founder may be dismissed as a defendant because the now imprisoned, disbarred lawyer "appears to be judgment-proof."
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NFL Teams Ask Judge To Revisit Flores Suit Arbitration Ruling
Three NFL teams have asked a New York federal judge to reverse a decision she made two weeks ago and allow their dispute with former head coach Brian Flores to be decided in arbitration instead of in court.
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Cozen O'Connor Lands 2nd Highest-Ranking NJ AG Leader
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that it has brought on the former second-highest ranking state prosecutor for New Jersey as a member in its state attorneys general group.
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Robinson & Cole Names 1st Managing Partner Outside Conn.
For the first time in the firm's 180-year history, Robinson & Cole LLP has selected a managing partner based outside Hartford, Connecticut.
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Cadwalader Continues Restructuring Growth With UK, US Duo
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced on Monday that it is continuing to invest in its restructuring bench with two lawyers in New York and London.
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Barnes & Thornburg Taking 'Practical' Approach To AI Rollout
Barnes & Thornburg LLP leaders say they are eschewing popular artificial intelligence programming like hackathons and broad policies requiring technology use in favor of a more "practical" approach.
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Arnold & Porter Forms Team To Tackle Scrutiny By State AGs
With state attorneys general stepping up enforcement in a range of areas, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has formed a task force to help clients navigate the heightened scrutiny, the firm announced Monday.
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REIT Execs Hurt Investors With Dividend 'Reset,' Suit Says
Real estate investment trust Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc. is facing a proposed investor class action in New York federal court alleging it concealed the possibility that it would cut its quarterly dividend payouts, hurting investors when it announced a dividend "reset" and its share price subsequently fell.
Expert Analysis
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.
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Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law
Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.
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AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024
The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.