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Fed. Panel At Standstill Over ABA Law School Accreditor Role

By Emma Cueto

A key U.S. Department of Education committee deadlocked Wednesday over whether the American Bar Association council responsible for approving law schools should continue as a federally recognized accreditor, tabling the issue until Thursday after different proposals failed to win majority support.

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    In-House

    Houlihan Lokey Taps Ex-AIG, Viacom Atty As Legal Chief

    Investment bank Houlihan Lokey Inc. has tapped a former AIG and Deutsche Bank counsel to serve as its new chief legal officer, its first new top lawyer in over two decades.

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    New York Pulse

    JLL Finds NY Law Firms Jockeying For Top Office Space In '26

    In New York, the biggest law firms so far this year have clamored to take as much top-quality office space as they can, contributing to a scarcity of trophy space as they seek to compete for talent, according to broker JLL. 

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    Daily Litigation

    Accounting Firm Sorren Launches Legal Services Practice

    National accounting firm Sorren announced it has launched a legal services practice and formed an affiliated management services organization to help run operations.

  • Modern Lawyer

    New Frier Levitt Bonuses Extend Beyond Attys

    Healthcare and life sciences boutique Frier Levitt announced Wednesday that it has taken a different approach to summer bonuses this year, issuing them to every attorney, paralegal and professional and administrative staff member at the firm.

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    California Pulse

    Nixon Peabody Adds Ex-State Counsel To SF Office

    A former chief counsel for California's Department of Aging has moved his healthcare practice to Nixon Peabody's San Francisco office after more than two years with Epstein Becker & Green PC.

  • Legal Tech & AI

    Akerman Launches Data Governance Division

    Akerman LLP announced on Wednesday the launch of PineWest Data Intelligence, a service that extends its e-discovery practice into data services for litigation, privacy, governance and transactions.

  • Daily Litigation

    Jackson & Campbell Closure Sends 13 Attys To Lerch Early

    Thirteen attorneys from the shuttering Jackson & Campbell PC will join Lerch Early & Brewer on Oct. 1, including five principals, a senior counsel, four of counsel and three associates, Lerch Early recently announced.

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    Courts

    Weinstein Sentenced To 15 Years After NY Trials

    A New York state judge on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years for sexually assaulting "Project Runway" production assistant Miriam Haley, following a series of trials against the already-imprisoned former Hollywood producer.

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    Courts

    Cooley Adds GOP Hill Veteran To Congressional Probes Group

    Cooley LLP announced Wednesday it has brought on a veteran Capitol Hill attorney as it continues to grow its congressional investigations practice launched in 2024.

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    California Pulse

    Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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