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Akin Hires Ex-Trump Trade Official From Hogan Lovells
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said Monday it has hired the former co-leader of Hogan Lovells' geopolitical risk and national security program, who is bringing perspective from that role and experience navigating international economic issues at the White House to Akin's lobbying and public policy team.
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Judge Axes Trump's Perkins Order With Shakespearean Flourish
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday struck down as unconstitutional President Donald Trump's retaliatory executive order targeting Perkins Coie LLP, permanently blocking enforcement of the directive and likening the president's action to a Shakespeare character's suggestion that the way to amass power is to "kill all the lawyers."
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DOGE Takes Social Security Data Access Fight To High Court
The Social Security Administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a Maryland federal judge's order that limits the Department of Government Efficiency's access to millions of Americans' data, in the first high court case involving the supposed fraud-busting actions of Elon Musk's group.
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A Look At Trump's Pick For The 6th Circuit
President Donald Trump's first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, who's been tapped for a seat Democrats tried to fill while Joe Biden was in the White House, has been part of litigation on several politically charged issues due to her job with the Tennessee Attorney General's office.
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Abbe Lowell Launches New Firm With Ex-Skadden Associates
Tapping a team of ex-BigLaw associates, some of whom publicly quit their firms in response to deals struck to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration, prominent defense lawyer and former Winston & Strawn LLP partner Abbe David Lowell launched a new boutique Friday aimed at helping clients facing what it called "politicized investigations" by the government.
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Nixon Peabody Appoints Finance, Tax Partner As DC Leader
Nixon Peabody LLP has appointed a more than 20-year veteran of the firm as its Washington, D.C., office managing partner, who focuses his practice on a range of corporate, finance and real estate matters, according to a Thursday announcement.
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Beltway Moves: Jenner & Block, Polsinelli, WilmerHale
.Jenner & Block LLP announced it's bringing on U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's former general counsel, while Polsinelli PC added the U.S. International Trade Commission's longtime top lawyer in some of the most recent significant hires at Washington, D.C., firms.
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Sidley Adds 10 A&O Shearman Attys In DC, NY, Singapore
Sidley Austin LLP has hired 10 attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling in New York, Washington, D.C., and Singapore, including the U.S. leader of the firm's financial services regulatory group.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Pilot Law PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federally employed military reservists called to active duty during wartime or a national emergency are entitled to a top-up differential pay, regardless of their specific role.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in five cases this week, including over whether states can exclude private religious schools from charter school programs and if disabled children must meet a more stringent standard when seeking relief for educational discrimination, while issuing two decisions involving extra payments due hospitals and military reservists. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Cohen Milstein and Lieff Cabraser locking in a lead counsel role in a suit against Block Inc. and Benesch steering acquisition of a permitting platform lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 18 to May 2.
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Mayer Brown Adds IP Litigator In DC From ArentFox Schiff
Mayer Brown LLP expanded its intellectual property practice with the recent addition of a patent litigator to the firm's Washington, D.C., office.
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Faegre Adds Republican Senate HELP Committee GC In DC
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired the general counsel of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who advised Republican lawmakers, including its chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, on a range of issues related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Legal Job Sector Stayed Strong In April Despite Economy
The U.S. legal sector added 1,400 law-related jobs in April, marking the second straight month of improvement, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began May with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms established new executive roles and added talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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DC US Atty Pick Vows To Take On Judicial Threats
Ed Martin, nominee to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who is currently serving in the role on an interim basis, has told federal judges in D.C. he is concerned about the increase in threats to judges and pledged to work together to stop it.
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Trump Announces First Judicial Nominee Of 2nd Term
President Donald Trump announced his first judicial nominee of his second administration late Thursday night.
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New Bill Holds Judges Accountable Even After They Retire
A Georgia Congressman on Thursday introduced legislation that would ensure misconduct complaints against judges would still be investigated, even if the judge has resigned, retired or even died.
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Troops Urge High Court To Keep Transgender Ban On Ice
Several transgender service members and recruits told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a federal judge's order prohibiting implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, claiming the policy is so deeply rooted in animosity that it won't survive judicial inspection.
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GOP Seeks To Stop 'Frivolous Lawsuits' With Reconciliation
The House Judiciary Committee approved along party lines a proposal they say will prevent "frivolous lawsuits" by barring courts from enforcing contempt citations for failure to comply with injunctions if the plaintiff has not posted a bond for litigation costs.
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DHS Urges Justices To Let Venezuelan Protections Be Undone
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security turned to the nation's highest court on Thursday, asking the justices to pause a nationwide injunction blocking the agency from undoing the Biden administration's extension of temporary protected status for Venezuela during its appeal.
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Trump Picks Tax Controversy Pro For IRS Chief Counsel Spot
President Donald Trump has tapped a former Internal Revenue Service chief counsel to return to the role, and if he is confirmed, it will represent the second time in his career that the veteran tax controversy professional will be the agency's top attorney.
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Ballard Spahr Adds Real Estate Ace From Hunton In DC
Ballard Spahr hired ex-Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP attorney Jill S. Parks as a partner for the firm's real estate department and its teams for real estate development and transactions and zoning and land use in its District of Columbia office, the firm announced May 1.
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Attys Join Nationwide 'Day Of Action' Rallies For Rule Of Law
Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law聽鈥� a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis."
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Senate Panel Delays A Vote On Martin Nomination For US Atty
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday held off for now a vote to call for a聽hearing on聽Ed Martin's nomination for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a move Democrats say would allow more time to review his record and, they hope, convince enough Republicans to help them block his nomination.