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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

By Emily Johnson

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

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    Courts

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    Ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.

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    California Pulse

    Manatt Adds 2 Class Action Litigators From Blank Rome In LA

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    Florida Pulse

    Fox Rothschild To Open 4th Florida Office In Fort Lauderdale

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    Daily Litigation

    Ballard Spahr Promotes Longtime IP Atty To Team Chair

    Ballard Spahr LLP has elevated an Atlanta-based intellectual property partner to lead its intellectual property department, according to a Monday announcement.

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    Daily Litigation

    Partnership Docs Sealed In Clifford Chance Clawback Spat

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    California Pulse

    Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Allegedly Affecting 57K People

    An attorney with Blank Rome LLP was tricked into uploading sensitive files to an external Google Drive account, allegedly exposing private information belonging to more than 57,000 individuals, according to a proposed class action accusing the law firm of inadequate cybersecurity safeguards and delayed breach notification.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Office Snapshot: Greenberg Traurig Joins Dallas' 'Y'all St.' Hub

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    In-House

    S&P Global's Chief Legal Officer To Retire At Year's End

    S&P Global announced Monday that its executive vice president and chief legal officer will retire from the company at the end of the year as the company launched a search for his successor.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Cahill Gordon Private Credit Leader Jumps To Paul Hastings

    Paul Hastings LLP has hired the former co-head of Cahill Gordon & Reindel's private credit practice as a New York partner, Paul Hastings announced Monday.

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