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What Intel's Legal Ops And Homeschooling Have In Common

By Anna Scott Farrell

For Donovan Bell, the former leader of global legal operations for Intel, parallels between work and home abound. After he and his wife began homeschooling their 10 children, designing individualized curriculum and tracking their progress via spreadsheets, he came to see similarities to the highly organizational and management driven field of legal ops.

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    Courts

    Justices Seek More Funds Over Increased Threats, Talk Ethics

    U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made rare Capitol Hill appearances Tuesday, discussing the court's budget request for fiscal 2027, the "shadow docket" and ethics issues.

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    Durbin's Top Judiciary Oversight Atty Joins Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP has hired the chief counsel for oversight at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, who worked on that committee under Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and who joins the firm's regulatory practice to fortify its bench with more than a decade of senior-level Capitol Hill experience.

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    Goodwin Adds Life Sciences Veteran For San Diego Relaunch

    Goodwin Procter LLP announced on Tuesday that it had hired a veteran life sciences attorney to co-chair its new San Diego office, which is slated to open later this summer.

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    Mid-Law

    Jones Walker Adds 4-Atty Texas Corporate Boutique

    Jones Walker LLP announced Tuesday that Texas corporate boutique Walker Eisenbraun LLC's three partners and one special counsel have joined the firm's Houston area offices.

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    Daily Litigation

    BakerHostetler Flips Holland & Knight's Antitrust Co-Lead

    An attorney with nearly 25 years of experience in commercial and antitrust litigation has moved his practice to BakerHostetler's Philadelphia office after five years with Holland & Knight LLP.

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    Mid-Law

    Riker Danzig Debuts Amicus Fee Offer With Appellate Launch

    Riker Danzig LLP announced the formal launch of an appellate law practice group this week, bringing together the firm's expertise in appeals under one group and debuting a flat-fee amicus curiae representation offering.

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    Courts

    Jackson Walker Settlements Over Judge Romance Get Greenlit

    A Texas bankruptcy judge has recommended approval of nine settlements regarding legal fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP connected to a former firm partner's romantic relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge, with the firm agreeing to pay $4.79 million in total, including $1.4 million to the estate of J.C. Penney.

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    Modern Lawyer

    McDermott Hires Weil Dealmaker In NY To Co-Head PE Group

    McDermott Will & Schulte LLP announced Monday that it has hired a private equity attorney to co-head its global private equity group in a move that matches the firm's ambitions for its new state-of-the-art midtown Manhattan office.

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    DC Pulse

    Holland & Hart Adds Crowell & Moring Group Co-Chair In DC

    Holland & Hart LLP has hired the co-chair of Crowell & Moring LLP's environmental group, who spent more than 16 years with the firm and helped support San Francisco in a U.S. Supreme Court fight to invalidate portions of federal sewer and wastewater system permits.

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    Texas Pulse

    McCathern Shokouhi Launches RE Practice With Dallas Hire

    McCathern Shokouhi Evans PLLC has launched a real estate transactions practice and has hired the general counsel of a Dallas-based real estate development firm to lead it.

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