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Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Wednesday that a trio of experienced construction attorneys have joined the firm's Los Angeles office, including two hires from Akerman LLP.
A former New Jersey workers' compensation judge doubled down Wednesday on a bid to quash state subpoenas in her suit over her removal from the bench, seeking a protective order to limit discovery in her lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy and several top officials in the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Two Sixth Circuit judges clashed Tuesday over appellate judges writing opinions to explain their votes on en banc petitions, as one longtime judge called the practice "offensive to our system of panel adjudication."
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has added four litigators previously with Kishner Legal PC who have expertise in areas such as commercial litigation and real estate as attorneys in its New York City office, the firm announced Wednesday.
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday awarded Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC more than $614,000 in unpaid legal fees for work the firm did for three former clients whose checks bounced and were written on non-existent accounts.
BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.
A Texas state appellate court on Wednesday revived a malpractice case filed by a now-deceased attorney whose forgery conviction was vacated, saying the trial court must determine whether she was actually innocent before deciding whether her malpractice claim against her criminal defense lawyer can proceed.
Jason Zarrow of O'Melveny & Myers LLP was instrumental in two U.S. Supreme Court victories reining in the government's prosecution of identity theft and public corruption, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Christopher K.L. Young of Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLPÂ helped secure a $375 million settlement for mixed martial arts fighters in a class action against the UFC after nearly a decade of litigation, earning him a spot among the class action attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Law360 Pulse caught up with Crowell & Moring LLP partner Scott Williams to discuss taking the helm of the firm's new Dallas office.
Poor security measures and inadequately trained employees at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP contributed to a data breach that exposed the personal information of clients earlier this year, according to a complaint filed in New York state court seeking to form a class action.
A move across the country to new surroundings at Tucker Arensberg PC's Pittsburgh office has given a seasoned attorney the opportunity to expand the scope of his litigation practice into new areas.
A small law firm claims that a generative artificial intelligence tool helped it secure a recent $27.5 million verdict in an employment retaliation case.
A Pittsburgh-area attorney says his cryptocurrency assets worth more than $1.5 million across three platforms were improperly frozen, and he asked a Pennsylvania state court to order his accounts unfrozen.
Husch Blackwell LLP on Tuesday announced the hiring of a former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP asbestos and benzene litigation expert for its technology, manufacturing and transportation industry group, and as a member of its toxic tort practice.
A Michigan federal jury Tuesday awarded over $58 million to a former police officer who filed a malicious prosecution suit against a state trooper and since-disbarred assistant attorney general for pursuing charges based on discredited allegations he sexually assaulted his daughter, which were later dropped by the state attorney general.
A Delaware vice chancellor has slashed an objector's counsel fee and expense request from $517,000 to $50,000 as part of a settlement in a derivative suit against Goldman Sachs directors, and awarded the plaintiffs their sought-after $612,500 in fees.
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday largely reversed a trial court's holding that the U.S. Department of Justice must disclose most communications with private co-litigants in lawsuits challenging a controversial Georgia voting law, finding the communications qualify as exempt "intra-agency" communications under the Freedom of Information Act.
A company that invested in a personal injury law firm's docket of cases alleges in a lawsuit removed to North Carolina federal court that its insurer "intentionally obstructed" its recovery of more than $116 million in coverage under policies insuring that investment.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP is shaking up its management team, announcing Tuesday it has tapped two veteran employment attorneys to become the co-managing partners of its six Northern California offices, starting in February.
Meegan Brooks of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has helped her retail clients fend off millions of dollars in potential liability by convincing judges to toss cases claiming Ulta and Peet's Coffee pushed illegal nondisparagement agreements and by shutting down claims that Aeropostale hosted deceptive sales, earning her a spot among the class action law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Truist Financial Corp. has asked a Delaware federal judge to dismiss a law firm's suit over a botched real estate wire transfer, arguing in a dismissal motion that the firm named the wrong entity in its complaint, but that even if the correct Truist had been named, the claims must fail as a matter of law.
Dykema Gossett PLLC has hired two more former prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas to bolster its government investigations and corporate compliance practice group.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP will pay $675,000 to settle a proposed ERISA class action from a former nonequity partner who claimed the firm improperly used her and others' retirement contributions to prop itself up as it faced financial trouble, according to a motion filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania federal court.
The Maryland federal bench again moved to throw out the Trump administration's "disruptive affront" challenging a standing order that temporarily paused the removal of noncitizen detainees who filed habeas petitions, arguing Monday that the executive branch's suit fails to state a claim and "wreaks unprecedented havoc on the Judiciary."
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise EthicallyBusiness development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Create A Succession Plan​​​​​​​Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty BioIf maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.