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7 Things To Know About Apple's New General Counsel

By Sue Reisinger

When Jennifer Newstead joins Apple Inc. in January, the iPhone and Mac computer maker will be gaining a lawyer steeped in experience dealing with federal regulators, dedicated to diversity and constitutional rights, and passionate about opera.

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    DC Pulse

    Cullen And Dykman Launches Entrepreneurship Practice

    A new practice recently launched by Cullen and Dykman LLP pools the firm's transactional resources to focus on clients looking to buy or sell small or medium-sized businesses and provide them with legal guidance and expertise to negotiate complicated deals.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Gupta Wessler LLP and Block & Leviton LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eleventh Circuit revived a proposed class action against NextEra Energy Inc. that seeks to hold the energy company liable for a share price drop that followed political interference allegations involving a subsidiary.

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    California Pulse

    SoFi General Counsel Sets Retirement For End Of Year

    SoFi's general counsel, who has spent less than two years in the role, is retiring from the company at the end of the year.

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    Daily Litigation

    Mass Tort Firms Targeted Over Benicar MDL Fees In NJ Suits

    Robins Kaplan LLP and Pendley Baudin & Coffin were hit with proposed class actions in New Jersey state court from former clients in multidistrict litigation over the blood pressure medication Benicar alleging that the firms overcharged on their fees.

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    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    An SEC panel has asked the agency to adopt regulations that could standardize the way publicly traded companies report details about AI use. Meanwhile, the FCC approved AT&T's $1 billion UScellular deal after AT&T became the latest of the big three mobile carriers to agree to do away with diversity, equity and inclusion policies. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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    Courts

    High Court To Review Trump's Birthright Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, after lower courts unanimously found the order to contradict the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

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    Legal Tech

    Legal Tech Roundup: Manatt, Curvestone AI

    A former BigLaw artificial intelligence leader joining a law firm as a director tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.

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    DC Pulse

    Holland & Knight Adds Ex-House Speaker's Adviser In DC

    Holland & Knight LLP has added the former senior policy adviser and counsel to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as a public policy and regulation practice group partner.

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    Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off December with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms continued bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    California Pulse

    Morgan Lewis Brings Back Employment Pro From Sidley

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is welcoming back an employment litigation partner who is also an Occupational Safety and Health Administration expert, from Sidley Austin LLP, the firm announced Friday.

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