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Baker Donelson Adds 14 Akerman Attys, Opens New NC Office
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced on Monday that it is opening its fourth location in the Carolinas in four years, recruiting 11 Akerman LLP attorneys to establish a presence in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and three other Akerman attorneys to join in different locations.
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Elsberg Baker Exceeds, Cohen Ziffer Matches Atty Bonuses
Trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC announced Monday that its associates will earn up to $226,250 in extra cash this year.
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Hunter Biden Disbarred In Conn. Over Gun, Tax Cases
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joseph R. Biden, was disbarred Monday in Connecticut for attorney ethics rule violations connected to an earlier disbarment by consent in the District of Columbia and complaints related to his convictions on gun and tax charges for which he was pardoned.
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Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal
Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.
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Wiley Taps 7 For Partnership, And 1 Of Counsel, In 2026
Wiley Rein LLP has tapped seven attorneys as new partners who focus their practices on litigation, international arbitration, white collar defense and investigations, insurance and environmental issues, while also announcing the promotion of another attorney to of counsel.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit handed Epic Games Inc. a partial win by mostly affirming an injunction blocking Apple Inc. from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems.
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Axinn Veltrop's Bonuses Reach Up To $240K
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is giving out bonuses of up to $240,000 for its associates, according to an in-house memo seen by Law360 Pulse.
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Del. US Atty Resigns Citing 'Politics,' Successor Appointed
The acting U.S. Attorney for Delaware said Friday that she is resigning, citing "a highly politicized, flawed blue-slip tradition" for nominees and saying she "fully" supports her first assistant, who has been appointed by a federal judge to succeed her.
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US Atty Nominee For Wyo. Was Outside Capitol On Jan. 6
One of President Donald Trump's U.S. attorney nominees, who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, and recently told senators he still thinks "there were imperfections" in the 2020 election process, has been advanced toward Senate confirmation.
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Watchdog Sues White House For Records On Law Firm Deals
A Washington-based nonprofit watchdog has sued the Trump administration, seeking records related to deals BigLaw firms struck to provide an estimated nearly $1 billion worth of pro bono legal services to further the administration's priorities, following the president's executive orders to withhold security clearances and investigate the firms.
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JAMS Hires Longtime IP Trial Attorney As Mediator In DC
JAMS, the alternative dispute resolution and mediation group, has hired a trial and appellate attorney who has practiced since 1984 and has helped resolve patent matters involving video game technology, LCD manufacturing processes and other technology.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms announced year-end bonuses and continued to expand their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Sidley Promotes 29 Lawyers To Partner, 15 To Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP has elected 29 lawyers to its partnership and named more than a dozen new counsel, with all the newly promoted individuals being based in offices in the U.S. and Europe.
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White House Pushes Halligan's Confirmation Despite Hurdles
The White House is forging ahead with its bid to win confirmation of the president's controversial pick for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after a federal judge ruled she was serving illegally on an interim basis.
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Nelson Mullins Launches Family Office Transactions Group
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a new group focused on private investment and mergers and acquisition opportunities by family offices.
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Pallas Offers Up To $232K In Bonuses To Top US, UK Lawyers
Litigation boutique Pallas Partners announced Thursday that it is offering high-performing senior U.S. and U.K. associates and counsel as much as $232,000 in bonuses this year.
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DC Firm Faces Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
A Washington, D.C., law firm failed to notify clients of a data breach that compromised their personal information for six months, a proposed class action alleged in federal court on Wednesday.
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Norton Rose Taps New Leadership For Global Investigations
Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed two longtime partners to take over as co-heads of global investigations.
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Grassley Urges White House To Step It Up On Noms
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, had a message for the White House Thursday: "Get on the ball" with nominations for U.S. attorneys and the judiciary.
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Willkie Hires 2nd Jones Day Partner In 2 Weeks In DC
Another member of the Jones Day litigation team who represented Boeing in its contract suit over production issues for fighter jet parts has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Washington, D.C., office as a partner, making him the second in as many weeks to make the move.
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Debevoise Launching AI Decathlon For All Attorneys In 2026
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is planning to hold a decathlon featuring 10 monthly in-person events where attorneys can learn advanced artificial intelligence skills starting in January, building off the success of its AI hackathon for first-year associates.
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Costs Up 'Considerably' As More Firms Grow Nonequity Tier
Law firm compensation expenses were up nearly 10% year-over-year as of the end of the third quarter and law firms' growing nonequity partner ranks were among the driving forces behind the jump, according to a report released Thursday.
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Foley Reelects Chairman And CEO Amid Record Growth
A Detroit-based business attorney who has served as Foley & Lardner LLP's chairman and CEO since May 2022 is expected to continue in the role through 2030, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Litigation Shops Paying Above-Market Bonuses, Reports Say
Litigation boutiques Yetter Coleman LLP and Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP are giving above-market bonuses to their associates, according to reports from Above the Law and Bloomberg.
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AGs Say Judicial Safety Threats Reaching 'All-Time Highs'
Attorneys general for 43 states, three territories and the District of Columbia signed a letter to Congress urging more financial support for judicial security in the face of threats against judges, including funding for a program that lets judges scrub addresses and personal information from online databases.