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This GC Gets To Reimagine Lawyering At Its Best

By Sue Reisinger

When Nishat Ruiter came to TED Conferences as its first general counsel in 2016, she was looking for an employer that could accept her ideals of legal ethics. And now she's teaching them to other lawyers.

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    In-House

    Greenberg Traurig Brings On Former BNY Mellon Exec In NJ

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a former Bank of New York Mellon executive as of counsel in its finance practice in New Jersey, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    AI Use In Arbitration Faces Red-Line Questions

    An apparently novel decision in Canada setting aside an arbitral award for overreliance on artificial intelligence raises several important questions, including: How much is too much reliance on AI, and in the absence of glaring issues like hallucinations, how would you even be able to tell?

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    California Pulse

    As Mintz Marks 20 Years In San Diego, Office's Leader Reflects

    As Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo celebrates its 20th anniversary in San Diego, the office's managing member, Scott M. Stanton, discusses leadership, business development and good reads with Law360.

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    DC Pulse

    Adams & Reese Launches Blockchain, Digital Assets Practice

    Adams & Reese LLP announced that the firm has started a practice focused on blockchain and digital assets following the late May addition of a patent attorney who joined from Maynard Nexsen PC in Nashville.

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    Florida Pulse

    Sandberg Phoenix Expands In Fla. With Dunlap Moran Combo

    Sandberg Phoenix has expanded its Sunshine State footprint by absorbing the team from Gulf Coast firm Dunlap Moran PA.

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    Courts

    Ga. Judge's Scandal Casts Spotlight On Inattention To Clerks

    A Georgia federal judge disciplined for having sex in her chambers has also drawn scrutiny for not fully supervising her clerks — a failure that can weaken mentorship opportunities and further deteriorate the relationship between judges and clerks, say some scholars.

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    Skadden Adds Investment Management Trio In DC, Abu Dhabi

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has hired three former lawyers from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who will work with investment management clients in Abu Dhabi and Washington, D.C., according to a Tuesday announcement.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Sidley Adds Ex-Wachtell Lipton Atty To Global Finance Group

    Sidley Austin LLP announced on Monday the addition of a former attorney at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to its global finance practice in New York.

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    Courts

    Ex-Staff Chief For Blanche At DOJ Joins Holtzman Vogel In DC

    A lifelong government attorney who most recently served as Todd Blanche's chief of staff during Blanche's time as deputy attorney general has joined politics-focused firm Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC as a partner in Washington, D.C.

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    Exiting Jimmy Choo Parent Co.'s CLO Earned $2.9M in FY2026

    Capri Holdings, which offers iconic brands such as Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, paid its departing top attorney $2.9 million last fiscal year, a Tuesday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.

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