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Hagens Berman Seeks To Limit Sanctions For AI Mistakes
A Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP partner should face only limited sanctions and the firm shouldn't be sanctioned at all over a contract attorney's use of artificial intelligence to generate legal briefs in a proposed class action against online platform OnlyFans since its attorneys did not act in bad faith, the firm told a California federal judge.
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Gunderson Dettmer Launches Platform For Startups
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP has launched a new platform called Catalyze that is designed to help startups and investors during all stages of growth.
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Texas Tort Litigator Joins Chartwell In Austin
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has announced the addition of an experienced litigator focused on catastrophic loss and complex tort defense matters as a partner in its Austin, Texas, office.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Agnifilo Intrater LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York judge threw out the top two charges against Luigi Mangione concerning allegations he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Rubin Rudman Grows By Reinforcing Firm's Strengths
Midsize Boston firm Rubin and Rudman LLP, which has rebranded as Rubin Rudman, is pursuing a growth strategy focused on doubling down on its existing strengths in areas such as trusts and estates, an approach that industry observers say is a good fit for the Boston market.
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Peckar & Abramson Brings On Construction Partner In Dallas
Peckar & Abramson PC, a national law firm focused on the construction industry, has strengthened its team in Dallas with a partner who came aboard from Texas business boutique Saunders Walsh & Beard.
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Law Firms Following The Money, Talent To Charlotte
The banking district in Charlotte, North Carolina, is just one reason that law firms are flocking to the Queen City.
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Threat Hunting And Training: Law Firms' New Cyber Strategy
Some law firms are taking new steps to stop cyberattacks before they occur, including the use of threat hunting, increased automation and updated training to prepare staff for today's more sophisticated bad actors.
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Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilworth Paxson LLP partner John Squires to serve as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.
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Whitman Breed Exodus Continues As 7-Atty Team Joins Verrill
Seven attorneys recently parted ways with Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC to launch a new Connecticut outpost for Verrill Dana LLP, continuing a growing exodus the firm has faced over the course of the year.
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Goodwin Venture Capital Ace Joins Lowenstein Sandler
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added a Goodwin Procter LLP partner in Northern California, strengthening its emerging companies and venture capital group, the firm announced Thursday.
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Dorsey & Whitney IP Atty Joins Foley Hoag In Denver
Foley Hoag LLP announced the addition of its first intellectual property partner in the West with the hire of a longtime Dorsey & Whitney LLP attorney in its fast-growing Denver office.
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Office Snapshot: Morris James Enters New Era With HQ Move
Delaware firm Morris James LLP on Thursday celebrated its move to a new headquarters in a 12-story building in north Wilmington, a relocation that firm leaders said is aimed at best meeting attorney and client needs and practicing law in a modernized setting.
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Potomac Law Hires Morgan Lewis Int'l Telecoms Expert In DC
A German lawyer who advises clients on issues at the intersection of technology, privacy, and global technology and telecommunications regulation will join remote law firm Potomac Law Group, where he'll continue his practice in Washington, D.C., after 10 years at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Hinshaw Adds CFPB, Orrick Attys To Financial Services Team
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has brought on the senior litigation counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner, strengthening the firm with the addition of financial services attorneys who have experience in government enforcement and regulatory compliance matters.
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Spencer Fane Adds Corporate, RE Attys In The Midwest
Spencer Fane LLP announced the addition of two new attorneys in the Midwest this week — a partner joining its corporate and business transactions group and a counsel joining its real estate group.
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Pa. State Rep. Returns To Eckert Seamans As Privacy Pro
A Pennsylvania state representative and attorney specializing in data privacy matters has recently moved her practice to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC's Pittsburgh office.
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Former Duane Morris Enviro Atty Joins Wilentz Goldman In NJ
Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA has expanded its environmental team with the hire of a compliance specialist from Duane Morris LLP who has experience advising petrochemical and gasoline clients, the firm announced on Wednesday.
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Former Assistant US Atty Rejoins Gunster In Florida
After seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey and Washington state, a former Gunster lawyer is returning to the firm as a shareholder in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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How Top Firms Net Big Bucks With 'Limited Universe' Of Work
The narrative in the legal sector has long been that the largest law firms are gobbling up more pieces of the pie, and smaller firms are falling behind. But digging into data shows that when it comes to hours billed, BigLaw isn't seeing outsize growth after all — its smaller peers are.
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Eckert Seamans Names New Practice Group And DC Leaders
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced Wednesday that it has appointed a new member-in-charge for its Washington, D.C., office and made changes to the leadership of four of the firm's practice groups.
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Energy Transactions Atty Joins Frost Brown In Houston
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced energy transactional attorney has joined its Houston office as a partner from Texas firm Grable Martin PLLC.
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Spencer Fane Labor Pro Joins Liskow & Lewis In Houston
Liskow & Lewis APLC has added a labor and employment attorney in Houston who came aboard from Spencer Fane LLP.
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The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents
The pool of patent practitioners registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has undergone a dramatic shift over the past few decades, with the number of attorneys taking the bar exam decreasing at the same time more patent agents are entering the field.
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Former Judge Aims To Escape Suit Over Secret Atty Romance
Former Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones wants out of a lawsuit claiming his secret romance scandal infected the restructuring of life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc., arguing that he's clearly protected by judicial immunity.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.