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Office Snapshot: Fisher Phillips Feels 'Good Vibes' In Dallas
In recently moving its Dallas shop to The Crescent building, Fisher Phillips is seeking to accommodate its growing roster in a larger space that the firm's city leader says provides "good vibes and great energy."
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How This Legal Head Sidestepped The 1st-Time GC 'Cleanup'
Earlier in her career, Carly Duvall Le Riche witnessed startups operate without a general counsel and saw other businesses add their first-ever lawyer, as well as the challenges that accompany that role. But since she became the first general counsel at caregiver support platform Cariloop in June, she said her experience has been different from what she's seen.
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Egan Nelson Gains Ace Litigator In Dallas From Reed Smith
Egan Nelson LLP, a boutique corporate law firm, has bolstered its commercial litigation group with a partner in Dallas who came aboard from Reed Smith LLP.
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Dentons Brings On Former Big 4 Exec As New Global CEO
Global law firm Dentons, which has made a name for itself by aggressive growth through combinations, has tapped a new global chief executive officer with leadership experience at accounting giant EY, the firm's first change at the top in over a decade.
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US Market Fuels Clifford Chance Revenue Growth
Clifford Chance LLP said Wednesday that revenue has climbed by 9% to £2.3 billion ($3 billion) in the financial year to April 30, fueled by a 28% growth in the U.S., where the firm enjoyed its best performance yet in the world's largest legal market.
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X's Tesla Ties Could Require Judge's Recusal, Watchdog Says
Elon Musk's X Corp. wants to avoid disclosing its financial links with Tesla in the social media company's defamation lawsuit against Media Matters for America because the Texas federal judge overseeing the case likely holds Tesla stock and would need to recuse himself, the progressive media watchdog said.
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Thompson Coe Hires Personal Injury Atty In San Antonio
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP has hired a personal injury attorney in San Antonio, Texas, who is joining the firm with more than 33 years of experience defending diverse groups of individuals, organizations and corporations, the firm announced Monday.
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Legal Ops Teams Feel Friction With In-House Legal Leaders
Legal technology helps drive innovation and efficiency across the corporate law department, but many legal ops professionals often clash with in-house legal teams, according to survey results released Tuesday.
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Firm Says Rival's Trademark Merely 'Common Spanish Phrase'
A Houston-based immigration law firm wants claims trimmed in a suit brought by a rival Washington state firm claiming unfair competition and trademark violation, also filing a counterclaim for declaratory judgment that calls the supposed trademark a "common Spanish phrase."
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Texas Legal Services Biz Escapes Most Data Breach Claims
A Texas federal judge has trimmed most claims in a proposed class action over a legal services company's data breach, leaving a negligence claim lodged by one plaintiff who alleges he was a victim of identity theft due to the breach.
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Lexitas Says IT Consulting Co. Didn't Finish $2M Project
Litigation services company Depositions Solutions LLC, which does business as Lexitas, said in a Texas county complaint Monday that a Philadelphia-based information technology company hired to upgrade its web services failed to complete a more than $2 million project.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds McDermott Atty As Philanthropy Lead
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a McDermott Will & Emery LLP partner to chair its tax-exempt organizations and philanthropy practice, the firm said Monday.
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How Much Do Law Firms Pay For Acquisition Targets?
It's a story law firm merger consultants say they've encountered time and time again: The founding partner of a small law firm nears retirement and approaches them to ask, "How much can I get for my law firm?"
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McGuireWoods Taps Consulting Director As Innovation Lead
McGuireWoods LLP announced Monday that the director of its in-house consulting group, MWAccel, will additionally take on the role of chief innovation and artificial intelligence officer at the firm.
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Haynes Boone Hires Dallas-Based Pro Bono Head
Haynes and Boone LLP has tapped an attorney who spent the last six years leading the legal department of a women's shelter nonprofit as the new head of the firm's pro bono efforts.
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Greyhound Lines' Parent Co. Hires New General Counsel
The parent company of bus service provider Greyhound on Monday named a seasoned in-house attorney to start next month as its new general counsel.
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Texas Looms Large In A&O Shearman's Post-Merger Plans
Law360 Pulse caught up with Doreen Lilienfeld, co-managing U.S. partner for A&O Shearman, and Emily Westridge Black, managing partner of the firm’s Austin shop, to discuss their post-merger plans for Texas
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After Kindred Case, Questions Linger About Clerk Safeguards
When Alaska federal Judge Joshua Kindred resigned, it was the culmination of an 18-month inquiry into a hostile and inappropriate work environment he'd fostered in chambers. During that investigation, it seems he continued to supervise law clerks. Experts say that may signal a gap in protections for clerks.
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Paul Hastings Lands New GC From Kirkland
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that Kirkland & Ellis LLP's former deputy assistant general counsel has joined its roster and will serve as its general counsel.
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Bankruptcy Judge's Affair Sank Barge Company, Ex-CEO Says
The former CEO of a now-defunct barge company claims that a Houston bankruptcy judge's affair with a Jackson Walker attorney helped destroy his business, saying that Jackson Walker shouldn't escape racketeering claims because it hid its part in the lucrative relationship.
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'Texit' Atty Sues State Rep., Judge Over Defamation Fees
A civil rights attorney who has represented the group behind the "Texit" movement filed a lawsuit against a state representative and court officials in a North Texas county, accusing the group of colluding to run up attorney fees against him in a defamation case connected to the pro-Texas-secession group.
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Several State Courts Impacted By Global Tech Outage
Several state courts have been impacted by a global Microsoft Windows outage Friday morning causing operational challenges and courthouse closures.
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Sorrels Law Lands Hoover Slovacek Appellate Pro In Houston
A longtime trial and appellate attorney at Hoover Slovacek LLP has come aboard at Sorrels Law in Houston.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their footprints and Donald Trump scored a court victory. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Blanche Law PLLC and Continental PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Florida federal judge tossed the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.