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21 AGs Back WilmerHale, Jenner & Block Over Trump Order
A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday filed briefs in support of WilmerHale and Jenner & Block LLP as the firms challenge President Donald Trump's retaliatory executive orders in D.C. federal court, arguing that the directives unconstitutionally punish the firms for representing people and causes the president doesn't like.
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Ga. Law Firm Says Lender's Malpractice Suit Is Doomed
An Atlanta real estate law firm has urged a federal judge to toss a lender's legal malpractice suit alleging the firm bungled the paperwork of a $2 million closing, arguing the lawsuit fails to meet the most basic standard for such a claim — an existing attorney-client relationship.
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Lydecker Enters Georgia Market With Pair Of New Offices
National litigation firm Lydecker LLP has expanded its Southeast presence by opening a pair of new offices in Georgia after the firm opened two new offices in Texas last month.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Murray Osorio PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court largely upheld a federal judge's order requiring the Trump administration to quickly bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there.
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Adams & Reese Managing Partner On Firm's Rebranding
As the firm reaches its 75th anniversary, Adams & Reese LLP announced a rebranding in response to substantial growth and a desire to focus on client collaboration. Managing partner Gif Thornton spoke with Law360 Pulse about the rebrand and its different aspects, as well as the firm's growth plans and its recruitment and retention strategy.
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Founders Legal Lands Ex-Arnall Golden Entertainment Ace
Founders Legal, a corporate and intellectual property boutique law firm, has added the former co-chair of the entertainment and sports law practice at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP to its Atlanta headquarters.
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5 BigLaw Firms Strike Deals With Trump Administration
The world's highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, is among a group of five BigLaw firms that have reached deals with President Donald Trump's administration to stave off executive orders that could have pulled their federal security clearances and hampered their ability to serve as legal counsel to the federal government and its contractors, according to social media posts by the president Friday.
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Littler Promotes Leaders In Marketing, Business Development
Littler Mendelson PC has elevated two longtime employees to new roles, the management-side employment and labor law firm said.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry has had another busy week with another executive order targeting a law firm, several lateral moves and notable office changes. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ga. Rehab Facility Settles In $77.6M Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a man who died after being hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate has settled their lawsuit against the Doraville addiction rehabilitation center that abruptly discharged him days before his death.
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BigLaw Shying Away From Some Pro Bono Work 'Out Of Fear'
Amid President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, nonprofit leaders whose organizations have long worked with the industry tell Law360 Pulse they have seen attorneys shy away from certain legal work that may be looked on unfavorably by the administration.
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'Showboating' Or Accessible? Circ. Dissents Up For Debate
Circuit court judges are increasingly authoring separate opinions for the general public rather than for their colleagues. This "showboating" could damage the federal judiciary's legitimacy, a new paper says, while others applaud these rulings' accessibility.
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Ga. Tort Reform Promises Relief From Insurance Industry Ills
Georgia is on the cusp of enacting major reforms to its tort claims system that aim to reduce outsize jury awards and other expenses contributing to rising liabilities, which carriers and policyholders hope will relieve strains on the insurance industry.
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Bradley Arant Moves Atlanta Office For Growing City Roster
Having nearly tripled its headcount in Atlanta since launching in the city two years ago, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has moved into a newly renovated three-floor space in a Midtown office tower, the firm announced Thursday.
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Reed Smith Lands Alston & Bird Finance Pro In Atlanta
Global law firm Reed Smith LLP has added a former Alston & Bird LLP partner to the Atlanta office that opened in late January, strengthening its financial industry group, the firm said Thursday.
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Ga. Hospital Faces Suit Over Toddler's Death From Ant Bites
The parents of a Georgia toddler who allegedly died from an allergic reaction to ant bites have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Piedmont Healthcare Inc. and others, claiming their daughter died "needlessly because of sub-standard medical care" she received after being rushed to the hospital.Â
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Why Some GCs Joined Perkins Coie's Trump Order Fight
Former and current general counsel who joined an amicus brief this week supporting Perkins Coie LLP's fight against the Trump administration say their decision to back the firm wasn't a hard one, but added they understand why many corporate legal leaders may feel their fiduciary duties keep them from signing.
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ChatGPT Output Can't Be Defamation, OpenAI Tells Ga. Court
OpenAI LLC this week told a Georgia state court that its product ChatGPT did not defame a talk radio show host because its warnings that ChatGPT output was not factual "were repeated, prominent, clear, and specific" and the output claiming he was a defendant in a suit was not presented as actual facts.
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How Mid-Law Firms Are Keeping Up With Executive Orders
Amid the rapid pace of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump and subsequent legal challenges, Mid-Law firms have been experimenting with new communication methods and internal structures to keep clients up-to-date on the impacts to their businesses.
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Ga. Law Firm Accused Of Botching Suit Against Home Depot
A former client of a Georgia personal injury law firm has sued it and its lead trial attorney for allegedly mishandling her underlying premises liability suit against Home Depot, including by doing "very little to pursue" her claim for two years.
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US Law Firm Lateral Hiring Continues Downward Trend
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue has slowed for the second quarter in a row, falling 27% compared to the third quarter of 2024, according to a new report by legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Seek Shutdown Of Trump Orders
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale on Tuesday asked Washington, D.C., federal judges for permanent court orders blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, saying the directives threaten the firms, their clients and the entire legal system.
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Drew Eckl Takes Breakaway Firm Dispute To Ga. High Court
Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP told the Georgia Supreme Court that Burke Moore Law Group LLP — started by former Drew Eckl partners and others — was wrongly allowed to escape arbitration over fees between the firm and the ex-partners, arguing that Burke Moore implicitly consented to arbitration by participating without objecting to jurisdiction.
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In Trump Order Against Perkins Coie, GCs See Harm For Cos.
Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."
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Eversheds Sutherland Brings Back Former CLO In Atlanta
Eversheds Sutherland has brought back the former chief legal officer and corporate secretary for heavy construction materials manufacturer Argos North America Corp., strengthening its corporate practice with an attorney having experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, the firm announced Tuesday.
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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Series
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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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Series
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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.Â
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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.
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Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
Jessica Starr and Monica Ulzheimer at Alston & Bird look at four areas where business development and other law firm administrative teams can take a leadership role in driving practice growth at a time when attorney interactions with clients and peers are limited.
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Opinion
Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham looks back at the racial barriers facing his first judicial campaign in 1984, and explains how those experiences shaped his decades on the bench, why judges should refrain from taking political stances, and why he was an early supporter of therapeutic courts that deal with systemic problems.