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Ex-Virginia Solicitor Gen. Joins Hunton Andrews As Co-Chair
A former Virginia solicitor general has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as the co-chair of the firm's issues and appeals practice in Washington, D.C., bringing to the team experience at the U.S. Department of Justice and private practice firms, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Cole Schotz Lands Baker Botts IP Litigator In Dallas
Cole Schotz PC has bolstered its litigation and intellectual property departments with the addition of a member in Dallas who came aboard from Baker Botts LLP.
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Boutique DTO Law Adds Former Calif. Federal Prosecutor
DTO Law, a boutique focused on commercial litigation, transactions, appeals and white collar matters, has hired the former deputy chief of the major frauds section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
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Justices Won't Decide If 'Minute Entry' Triggers Appeal Clock
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it won't review the Second Circuit's finding that a Connecticut federal judge's oral ruling and follow-up minute entry were formal orders that triggered a 30-day countdown to appeal losses in a sales representation contract dispute worth $1.7 million.
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Law Firm Seeks To Uphold $6.6M Arbitral Award In Fee Dispute
A personal injury law firm embroiled in a long-running dispute over fees owed in litigation over a 1983 terrorist bombing in Lebanon urged a New York federal court to preserve a $6.59 million arbitral award it had secured for its work, arguing that tossing the arbitrator's "carefully balanced" decision would wrongly send the parties back to square one.
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11th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Atty Malpractice Suit
A law firm's professional liability insurer has a duty to defend it and one of its attorneys in an underlying malpractice lawsuit stemming from their representation of defendants that faced civil forfeiture claims, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, finding that a "misappropriation exclusion" did not wholly foreclose coverage.
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Atty's Due Process Claims Challenging Disbarments Trimmed
A former attorney has had most of a due process suit fighting his disbarment in Florida and reciprocal discipline in Massachusetts and New York thrown out, with a Manhattan federal judge finding that New York lacks personal jurisdiction over out-of-state disciplinary officials.
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Ex-Judge Claims Illegal Arrest May Have Cost Him Reelection
A former Washington state judge claims in a new lawsuit that his roadside stop and subsequent arrest by Grays Harbor County sheriff's deputies violated his constitutional rights and may have cost him his seat on the bench, noting that a county prosecutor later challenged him in an election and won.
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More Disciplinary Info On Atty Sent To Judge In Flores Case
An attorney representing the NFL in the racial discrimination dispute with former head coach Brian Flores has informed a New York federal judge of additional disciplinary action against the former attorney for one of Flores' co-plaintiffs, as the judge is investigating whether the lawyer misrepresented his license to practice.
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Q3 Law Firm Lateral Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism
Lateral attorney hiring at the nation's largest law firms continued to climb in the third quarter of 2025, signaling that the legal talent market is gradually stabilizing after a sluggish start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Fed. Judges Unlikely To Face Discipline For Possible AI Use
One of two federal judges facing scrutiny from lawmakers for withdrawing an error-filled order that may have been written using artificial intelligence is relatively new to the bench, while the other has been a judge for 40 years, but neither is likely to face discipline for the slip-ups.
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Atty Can't Win AI Misconduct Sanctions In Malpractice Case
A New York federal judge will not sanction a plaintiff over alleged misuse of generative artificial intelligence in a malpractice case against her former lawyer, finding the attorney seeking sanctions had also "vexatiously protracted" the nearly decade-long litigation.
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Pa. Law Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Disability Bias Suit
A Pennsylvania law firm has agreed to settle a former paralegal's lawsuit claiming she was fired for taking medical leave to undergo treatment for a panic disorder, according to a filing in federal court Friday.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term with arguments in six cases this week, including one involving a ban on gay "conversion" therapy and another over a congressman's challenge to state election rules. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the Supreme Court.
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Nelson Mullins Adds 3 Constangy Attys Across Offices
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has welcomed three experienced employment attorneys from Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP to its offices in New York, Miami and Atlanta.
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Cooley Litigator Jumps To Weil, Joining Boston Office
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has hired a first-chair trial and appellate lawyer from Cooley LLP as a Boston-based litigation partner.
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Influencer Slams Atty DQ Bid Over Brief Call As Delay Tactic
A social media optimization company's push to disqualify the law firm representing an influencer it is suing in a copyright dispute in Texas federal court is nothing more than an attempt to use a "procedural weapon to delay proceedings, increase costs, and peddle false narratives," according to a court filing.
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Parker Poe Adds Ex-Katten Litigation Partner In DC
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a former partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP as a litigator focused on construction projects and commercial leases.
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Spencer Fane Brings On IP Ace From Winston & Strawn
Spencer Fane LLP has added a partner in Dallas from Winston & Strawn LLP as co-chair of China intellectual property within the firm's intellectual property practice group.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A law firm combination and BigLaw group hires made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Fed. Circ. Gets Shutdown Extension For Newman Response
The D.C. Circuit on Thursday gave the judges on the Federal Circuit an extension until after the government shutdown ends to respond to Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's request for the rehearing of a decision upholding the dismissal of her suit against the colleagues who suspended her.
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'Moonlighting' Atty Must Arbitrate Wage Claims, Ga. Firm Says
John Foy & Associates PC told a Georgia federal court that a former firm attorney breached her employment agreement by "moonlighting" with another firm during her employment and then filing a wage suit against John Foy & Associates instead of pursuing her claims in confidential arbitration.
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Baldoni Atty Faces LA Malpractice Suit Over Client 'Betrayal'
Entertainment attorney Bryan Freedman has been accused in Los Angeles County Superior Court of turning his back on a former client, allegedly convincing him to sign an unfavorable settlement on trademark claims against "It Ends With Us" star Justin Baldoni, only to later begin representing the actor and director.
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Meet The Attys In Del. Appeal Over J&J's $1B Merger Earnout
An Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney representing clients in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court cases and a Selendy Gay PLLC lawyer who counts Albertsons as a notable client will face off in Johnson & Johnson's bid to have the Delaware Supreme Court undo a $1 billion damages award in a postmerger dispute.
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Wilson Elser Keeps Up Pacific NW Growth With 17 Litigators
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP announced a substantial expansion of its Seattle office Thursday, noting the addition of 17 attorneys, including eight partners, who joined from regional litigation firms Bullivant Houser Bailey PC and Lee Smart PS Inc.
Expert Analysis
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.
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Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law
Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.
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AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024
The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Embrace Active Voice In Legal Writing — In Most Cases
Legal writers should strive to craft sentences in the active voice to promote brevity and avoid ambiguities that can spark litigation, but writing in the passive voice is sometimes appropriate — when it's a moral choice and not a grammatical failure, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Help Associates Turn Down Work?
Marina Portnova at Lowenstein Sandler discusses what partners can do to aid their associates in setting work-life boundaries, especially around after-hours assignment availability.
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How AI Legal Research Tools Are Shifting Law Firm Processes
Although artificial intelligence-powered legal research is ushering in a new era of legal practice that augments human expertise with data-driven insights, it is not without challenges involving privacy, ethics and more, so legal professionals should take steps to ensure AI becomes a reliable partner rather than a source of disruption, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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Data Source Proliferation Is A Growing E-Discovery Challenge
With the increased usage of collaboration apps and generative artificial intelligence solutions, it's not only important for e-discovery teams to be able to account for hundreds of existing data types today, but they should also be able to add support for new data types quickly — even on the fly if needed, says Oliver Silva at Casepoint.