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Morgan & Morgan Taps Fla. Atty To Lead Malpractice Dept.
Injury law giant Morgan & Morgan PA has found a new leader for its national medical malpractice department in the founding partner of a small Florida firm, Paul Knopf Bigger.
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Carlton Fields Faces DQ Bid In $500M Miss America Suit
Carlton Fields faces a disqualification bid for allegedly having a conflict of interest in a $500 million lawsuit regarding the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant.
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Former Paramount Global VP Joins Day Pitney In Miami
Day Pitney LLP has brought a former executive for Latin America at Paramount Global to its Miami office to help lead the firm's sports, media and entertainment practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Firms Look To Build Ties With Clients Amid Lateral Churn
The departure of a key partner from a law firm in many cases can mean the departure of a major client in tandem, a vulnerability law firms are increasingly looking to address through strategies to build stronger institutional relationships with their clients.
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Meet Jenner & Block, WilmerHale's Attys In Trump Order Suits
A slew of experienced litigators and appellate advocates from Cooley LLP and Clement & Murphy PLLC signed on Friday to represent Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale in the BigLaw firms' respective lawsuits over President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting them.
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Shutts & Bowen Accused Of Sinking Florida Country Club Sale
A real estate corporation is suing Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP and one of its partners for malpractice, alleging that as part of a fee dispute, they scuttled a deal for the sale of a country club that the business had been negotiating.
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Ex-Hofstra GC Joins Wounded Warrior Project As Legal Chief
The former general counsel of Hofstra University has joined the Wounded Warrior Project as its vice president and general counsel to steer its legal functions, a representative for the nonprofit organization confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
UCLA School of Law's Supreme Court Clinic and Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP head this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended March with another action-packed week as firms elevated attorneys and President Donald Trump aimed another executive order at a prominent BigLaw shop. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse鈥檚 weekly quiz.
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Judges Block Trump's Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Orders
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale both won temporary restraining orders late Friday blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, with two Washington, D.C., federal judges determining the firms have shown the orders are likely retaliation for their representation of certain clients.
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Former Capitol Hill Staffer Joins Taylor English In Southeast
A veteran attorney with a wide variety of experience including stints on Capitol Hill, with the District of Columbia government and as a Bloomberg product director, has joined Taylor English Duma LLP as a partner in Florida and Georgia, the firm has announced.
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Fla. High Court Widens Anti-SLAPP Rights In Blogger Suit
A split Florida Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the right of a Miami-area blogger to challenge a defamation lawsuit, allowing state appellate courts to review rulings denying bids to toss such complaints based on strategic lawsuits against public participation provisions, or anti-SLAPP, before those cases have concluded.
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Marriott Vacations GC Saw Comp Climb In '24 After Dip
The top attorney at Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. saw his total compensation rise in 2024 to more than $1.9 million after a decrease in 2023, according to a new securities filing Thursday.
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What Tomorrow's Attys Expect To See At Law Firms
Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
It was a month of expansion for several law firms throughout the country, with some moving to larger offices and others adding new locations.
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Saul Ewing Brings On GrayRobinson Trial Ace In Miami
Saul Ewing LLP has added a seasoned trial lawyer focused on shareholder and partnership disputes and business wind-downs to its Miami shop from GrayRobinson PA.
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State AGs, Bars Urge Attys To Speak Up Over Trump Orders
In a pair of letters released on Wednesday, dozens of bar associations and over 20 state attorneys general urged lawyers to speak out against perceived threats to the rule of law in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive orders against prominent law firms and his call for the impeachment of a federal judge.
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11th Circ. Appears Dubious Of Ex-Judge's Defamation Claims
An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of former Alabama judge Roy Moore's claims that he was defamed by a Democratic PAC's ad referencing allegations that he made sexual advances on underage girls, suggesting the court could strike an $8 million verdict he won after the charges dragged down his 2017 bid for U.S. Senate.
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Even With Few Openings, Courts Can Still Shift Under Trump
There were record low vacancies on the federal bench when Donald Trump took office in January, but the president could still radically alter some courts and swing the judiciary rightward, especially if Congress creates more judgeships during his second tenure.
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Shutts & Bowen Brings On Benefits Atty From Stearns Weaver
Shutts & Bowen LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced benefits attorney from聽Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA has joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office as a partner.
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Fowler White Brings On Longtime Litigator In Miami
Florida's Fowler White Burnett PA has picked up a veteran trial attorney with more than four decades of experience for its Miami office from his own firm, Gressman Law.
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Associate Recruitment Helps Boost Law Firm Lateral Hiring
After a two-year market downturn, U.S. law firm lateral hiring grew almost 14% overall in 2024, driven by a significant boost in associate recruitment, a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement found.
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In Their Words: Women Leaders On Top Advice To Associates
In recognition of Women's History Month, Law360 Pulse spoke with five women with leading roles at five law firms about their tips for young female lawyers.
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Deals Down, BigLaw Usage Up As Litigation Finance Matures
New deal volume is down for a second year in the litigation finance industry, even as BigLaw firms continue to make up a larger percentage of its customer base, highlighting an industry "trending towards greater sophistication" despite macro headwinds that have kept capital tight.
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Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at Jenner & Block LLP, suspending security clearances for its employees聽and taking other actions in response to the firm's pro bono work and a former partner's role as a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller.