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In Rare Move, Texas Judge Shuns Out-Of-State BigLaw Attys
Two out-of-state BakerHostetler attorneys' "frequent" work in the Lone Star State has sunk their bids to be admitted pro hac vice in a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of catering to Big Pharma by nixing cheaper versions of the miracle weight loss drug Ozempic.
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Ex-Texas US Atty Hamdani Joins Bracewell In Houston
Bracewell LLP announced Tuesday that Alamdar S. Hamdani, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner in its government enforcement and investigations practice, bringing 17 years of Department of Justice experience to the team.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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Kane Russell Launches Austin Shop With 6-Atty Team
Texas law firm Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC announced Tuesday that it is opening its third location with a shop in Austin, and is adding six attorneys from Holland & Knight LLP and Ross Smith & Binford PC.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Massumi & Consoli Gains Litigator In Dallas From Baker Botts
Massumi & Consoli has continued to bulk up its offerings for clients facing transaction-related litigation and other high-stakes business disputes with a partner in Dallas who joined from Baker Botts LLP.
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Jay-Z Files Fresh Defamation Suit Against Buzbee In Ala.
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter on Monday lodged malicious prosecution claims against attorney Tony Buzbee over a "false," "malicious" and "strategically and tactically calculated and timed" rape suit that has since been dropped, this time in Alabama federal court.
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Holland & Knight Accused Of Assisting GWG Fraud
The estate trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. has filed a suit accusing Holland & Knight LLP and its attorney William "Bill" Banowsky of helping GWG's ex-chairman run a "fraudulent looting scheme" that cost the company $100 million.
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Ex-McKool Smith Atty Opts For Reichman Jorgensen In Austin
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP has hired a former longtime McKool Smith patent litigator to run its office in Austin, Texas.
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Ramey Dodges Fees After Losing Virtual Payment Patent Suit
A Texas federal judge has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit against a San Antonio bank after finding "no plausible allegation of infringement of any type," while rejecting a request to make William Ramey III of Ramey LLP, the prolific plaintiffs patent lawyer, pay the bank's legal fees.
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EEOC Strikes Deal With Atty Who Called Out 'White Privilege'
A Black attorney reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to end a retaliation suit claiming the agency passed her over for promotions because she asked to telework and chided a co-worker for her "white privilege," according to a Monday filing in Texas federal court.
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The Top In-House Hires Of February
Sports general counsel were a hot item in February, with the NBA players union, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners all naming new legal chiefs. So were goodbyes, as Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and California berry producer Driscoll all saw longtime legal chiefs announce their retirements.
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Lexitas Adds CLO, President Of Legal Talent Outsourcing
Lexitas has made two key hires to its C-suite with the addition of a new chief legal officer and a president of legal talent outsourcing, the provider of technology-enabled legal support services said Monday.
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Blank Rome Expands With IP Litigator From Houston Boutique
Blank Rome LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its intellectual property litigation group and technology industry team by hiring a patent litigator who helped launch a Houston-based IP, corporate and business law boutique.
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Willkie Brings On 6-Atty Real Estate Team From Akin In Dallas
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Monday that the firm has bulked up in Dallas with a six-attorney real estate team from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
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EnCore Energy Abruptly Appoints Legal Chief As Acting CEO
Uranium extraction company enCore Energy has promoted its chief legal officer to chief executive after its previous CEO stepped down after the company reported more than $60 million in losses for 2024, according to an announcement filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
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Ex-Paxton Aides Say More Evidence Needed Before Judgment
Four of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former deputies have asked an Austin court to allow them to present more evidence in their 2020 employment retaliation suit, writing that his office was "trying to backtrack" its assertion that it wouldn't contest the case.
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Haynes Boone Launches Texas Corp. Governance Practice
Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has started a corporate governance group in Texas to help businesses through the legal, regulatory and operational hurdles of moving to or incorporating in the Lone Star State.
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Texas AG Paxton Announces 3 Deputy Promotions
Three longtime staffers of the Texas attorney general's office have been promoted to deputy positions, Ken Paxton announced Thursday.
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Roc Nation Aims To Get Out Of Buzbee Conspiracy Suit
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation has asked a Texas federal court to let it exit a lawsuit that claims Roc Nation conspired to "finance" malpractice suits against attorney Tony Buzbee in retaliation for an abortive lawsuit Buzbee filed accusing the rap star of rape.
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V&E Attys Heat Up 'Ridiculous Fun' With Annual Chili Cook-Off
Vinson & Elkins LLP, a law firm with deep Texas roots, held its final event of the firm's annual chili cook-off in Dallas on Friday. Teams from the firm's offices in Texas, Colorado, New York, California and Washington, D.C., faced off, with the Dallas-based "C-Suite Heat" scoring first place.
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Arnold & Porter Lands 2 IP Partners From King & Spalding
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has added two attorneys from King & Spalding LLP to bolster its intellectual property practice through their extensive backgrounds handling life sciences and technology IP disputes.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP and Kontnik Cohen LLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that cases dismissed voluntarily can later be eligible for special judicial relief and reopening, even if a statute of limitations would typically block the lawsuit.