Legal Leaders Are Tightening Their Budgets, Report Says
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Daily Litigation
Carlton Fields Steps Aside In 'Irreconcilable' Miss America CaseA Florida federal judge allowed Carlton Fields and its attorneys on Monday to withdraw from representing the plaintiffs in a dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant, after the firm said "irreconcilable differences" drew it to ask to step down.
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California Pulse
Litigation Funder Says Attys Hid Deal To Evade $1.5M PayoutA Florida-based litigation funder has sued two California attorneys and a law firm, alleging they secretly settled a client's civil dispute and steered the money so they wouldn't have to repay over $1.5 million.
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California Pulse
Bernstein Litowitz Corp. Founder Returns To 'Stabilize' GroupBernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed back a prominent shareholder lawyer to co-lead its corporate governance practice following the controversial departure of the group's former leader to launch a boutique firm.
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California Pulse
Freshfields Brings On DOJ Antitrust Leader In San FranciscoFreshfields LLP announced Monday that it has brought on the former deputy assistant attorney general for criminal enforcement in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division to the firm's San Francisco office.
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DC Pulse
Simpson Thacher Investment Funds Atty Joins Kirkland In DCA Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attorney, who was named to that firm's partnership in January, has joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Washington, D.C., office as an investment funds partner, the firm announced Monday.
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In-House
Snap's Outgoing GC To Lead Legal At Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway has appointed Snap Inc.'s longtime legal leader to the newly created position of general counsel, the investment holding company announced Monday.
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Modern Lawyer
Hogan Lovells Adds Latham Corporate Ace In HoustonHogan Lovells announced Monday that it has bolstered its tax, pensions and benefits offerings with a Houston-based attorney who came aboard from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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DC Pulse
Carlyle Group GC Steps Into Advisor Role After 26 YearsThe Carlyle Group's general counsel, who has held the position since 1999, is retiring and transitioning into a new role in which he'll continue working on various matters and advise his eventual successor, the company has announced.
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In-House
GC Talks Tracking Tech At Leading Real Estate FirmChristopher Y. Chan, general counsel at JLL Technologies, recently spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about how he and his team balance advances in technology — including the rapid growth of AI — with company guidelines, and the issues currently keeping them busy.
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Modern Lawyer
Paul Weiss Promotes 28 Partners In Latest RoundPaul Weiss has named eight lawyers from its office in London as new partners, representing more than a quarter of a larger class that made the grade in its latest round of promotions.
