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2nd Circ. Affirms Dechert's Victory Over Hacking Suit
The Second Circuit on Monday refused to revive a North Carolina trade executive's lawsuit alleging hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf, ruling in a nonprecedential opinion that a district judge's failure to review disputed portions of a magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the suit was ultimately harmless.
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Jury Awards Ex-Napoli Atty $6.1M In Lengthy Retaliation Battle
A six-person jury in New York awarded more than $6.1 million in damages to the former general counsel of now-defunct firm Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP on her claim that the firm attacked her reputation after she sued for sex discrimination 10 years ago.
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2nd Circ. Weighs Menendez Bail Bid Over Evidence Mishap
The Second Circuit questioned Monday whether providing excluded evidence to the jury in former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is the type of error that can justify bail pending appeal.
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OneTaste Leaders Convicted Of Forced Labor Conspiracy
A federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday convicted the co-founder of sexual wellness company OneTaste and her former deputy of forced labor charges in a case alleging they used psychological and sexual abuse to coerce workers into providing labor and services.
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Mayer Brown Adds Banking Finance Partner In NY
A former Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP counsel has moved to Mayer Brown LLP’s New York office as a banking and finance and collateralized loan obligations partner.
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McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Katten Executive Comp Partner In NY
McGuireWoods LLP has hired a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP executive compensation and employee benefits partner for its New York office, the firm said Monday.
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Law Firm Data Breaches Hit New High As Threats Escalate
Despite years of warnings and heavy cybersecurity spending, law firms remain prime targets for cybercriminals, with breaches hitting record highs in 2024, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis that found even top firms struggling to contain the fallout.
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International Trial Lawyer Joins Barton From Carlton Fields
Midsize New York-based firm Barton LLP announced on Friday that it has hired a Carlton Fields PA attorney, whose litigation experience includes leading a crimes against humanity case against a former head of state and establishing a new standard for franchisor tort immunity in the Florida Supreme Court, among other high-profile victories.
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Simpson Thacher Mourns Chair, Pioneering Dealmaker Beattie
Richard "Dick" Beattie, the senior chairman of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP whose pioneering deal work helped cement private equity's place in mergers and acquisitions, died on Friday at 86, the firm announced.
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Legal Industry Boosts Cuomo's Bid For NYC Mayor With $1.6M
The legal industry has spent at least $1.57 million to support Andrew Cuomo’s candidacy for New York City mayor, with attorneys shelling out thousands to his campaign and an independent committee bolstering his bid.
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Early Support Key To Fixing Legal Profession's Diversity Gap
A lack of early support and systemic barriers continue to block underrepresented students from entering the legal profession, attorneys and legal educators warned at a Friday panel, calling for expanded investment in pipeline programs despite recent legal challenges to diversity initiatives.
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Nadine Menendez Says Counsel Shake-Up Erases Conviction
Former Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, has asked a Manhattan federal judge to vacate the jury's guilty verdict in her bribery case, arguing that her Sixth Amendment rights were violated when she was denied her choice of legal representation.
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Paul Hastings Adds A&O Shearman Private Equity Duo
Paul Hastings LLP announced the addition of a private equity duo from A&O Shearman to bolster the firm's practice and offerings in the upper-middle market and beyond.
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Baker McKenzie Names Int'l Trade Chief As Global Chair
Baker McKenzie said Monday that it has elected the head of its international trade practice to become its new global chair.
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Flaws Remain In Bar Fitness Queries, Summit Panelists Say
Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday.
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Legal Sector Jobs Ticked Up In May Amid Uncertain Economy
The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
The University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence.
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Legal Marketing Heads Share Their Leadership Strategies
Being a good listener yet having your own vision are some of the attributes that those looking to move up the ranks in the legal industry should look to have, said several marketing leaders during a recent discussion in New York.
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Ex-FERC, DOE Lawyers Form Energy Law Boutique
A group of energy lawyers coming out of the federal government have launched their own boutique in Washington, D.C., aimed at helping clients through a rapidly changing regulatory environment, the attorneys announced this week.
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Lowenstein Sandler Adds Goodwin Atty To Investment Team
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has announced it has made another addition to its investment management and emerging companies and venture capital groups, this time a Goodwin Procter LLP partner who has a combination of fund-side and company-side expertise.
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Counsel Press Acquires Process Serving Co. Legalex
Counsel Press Inc., a legal services platform and appellate services provider, has announced its acquisition of Legalex LLC, expanding its capabilities in the realm of process serving.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Clifford Chance Private Funds Atty
Greenberg Traurig LLP said Friday that it has added Daniel F. Rayner to its corporate private funds group from Clifford Chance LLP.
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Constellation Brands CLO Saw Pay Dip Again To $3.2M
Global beer, wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands' chief legal officer saw his compensation drop for the second year in a row, according to the company's 2025 proxy filing on Thursday.
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Toxic Torts Expert In NY
Civil litigation firm Goldberg Segalla LLP has added a trial lawyer who is an expert in complex asbestos litigation, product liability, personal injury and commercial litigation matters to its toxic torts and environmental law group in Garden City, New York.
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Ex-SDNY Prosecutor Exits Paul Weiss For Jenner & Block
Just months after rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is leaving the firm to join Jenner & Block LLP.