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Hogan Lovells Lands White Collar DC Atty From Squire Patton
A former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's litigation unit for the criminal fraud section has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the investigations, white collar and fraud practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Pro Bono Coaching Helps Ex-Federal Attorneys Transition
Legal coaches are donating their time to assist government attorneys who either lost their jobs or quit in the early days of the Trump administration.
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IP Atty Referred To Disciplinary Panel For Paralegal's Error
A California federal magistrate judge referred beleaguered patent attorney William Ramey to a disciplinary committee for potential sanctions over his alleged "pattern" of filing pro hac vice requests with inaccuracies, even after a paralegal swore under oath that she misread the pro hac vice form and repeatedly made the mistake.
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Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.
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King & Spalding Lands Former Federal Prosecutor In LA
King & Spalding LLP is expanding its West Coast litigation team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor and recent candidate for Congress as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Husch Blackwell Launches Higher Ed Consulting Division
Husch Blackwell LLP has launched a new consulting subsidiary to help colleges and universities navigate growing financial and strategic pressures, the firm announced this week.
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Hold My Gavel: Epic NC Top Court Seat Battle Broke Ground
North Carolina had already cemented itself as the nationwide leader in judicial election result recounts by the time an appellate judge squared off against a state Supreme Court incumbent last year, but experts suspect the epic legal battle that followed the vote may have set another record.
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More BigLaw Partners Back Jenner & Block In EO Suit
The number of BigLaw partners聽publicly backing聽litigation against the federal government over executive orders targeting firms continues to grow, as聽a group representing more than 800 partners and members of major U.S. law firms聽has filed an amicus brief in support of Jenner & Block.
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K&L Gates Adds Public Policy Pair From Arnold & Porter In DC
K&L Gates LLP boosted its office in Washington, D.C., with two former Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP attorneys with deep experience with public policy matters.
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Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
Behind a towering legal legacy was a man who loved to hike mountains, could recall details of things he read decades ago and was always there for those he cared about, a New Hampshire attorney said as he reflected on a lifelong friendship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
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Milbank Adds Former CFTC Official As Special Counsel In DC
Milbank LLP has hired the one-time director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Participants Division, who joins the team as a special counsel in Washington, D.C.
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Ropes & Gray Adds Former Homeland Security Policy Leader
A veteran U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy leader has returned to private practice at Ropes & Gray LLP, where he'll co-chair the firm's national security practice, splitting time between Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley, the firm announced on Friday.
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Fisher Phillips Opens Tokyo Office Amid Regulatory Shifts
Employer-side labor law firm Fisher Phillips has launched a Tokyo office in response to increasing client demand from American and multinational companies doing business in Japan and from Japanese companies doing business in the Americas.
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Pillsbury Hires Ex-MoFo Outsourcing Partner In London, Calif.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced the hiring of a former partner at Morrison Foerster LLP to serve as its Bay Area and London chair of technology transactions and artificial intelligence.
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A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
The retired Justice David Souter defied simple definition, viewed as a staunch conservative until he co-wrote an opinion upholding abortion rights in 1992. He did not hew to partisan lines, but reshaped the civil litigation landscape and took an unexpected stand in an extraordinarily close presidential election.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another busy week with a flurry of attorneys taking on new legal roles and law firm practice expansions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse鈥檚 weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Winston & Strawn LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Jones Day lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after an Illinois federal judge held in a bellwether case in multidistrict litigation that Abbott Laboratories isn't liable for the death of a baby who consumed Similac baby formula.
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California IP Attorney Joins Kutak Rock From Troutman
Kutak Rock LLP has announced that an experienced intellectual property who's spent more than 30 years working on a wide range of copyright and trademark matters has joined the firm's Irvine, California, office as a transition partner from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.
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Holland & Knight Hires South Korea M&A Expert As Partner
Holland & Knight LLP has announced the hiring of a former partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP as the latest addition to its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities group and who brings experience in international transactions with South Korea-based companies.
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Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.
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Why Rule Of Law Actions Can Help Ease Anxieties
As anxieties soar across the profession amid attacks on law firms and the rule of law, taking action can be a strong antidote to ease stress and foster a sense of meaning and well-being, according to panelists who spoke Thursday during an Institute for Well-Being in Law event.
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Foley & Lardner Adds Partners In Chicago From Norton Rose
Foley & Lardner LLP has hired two former Norton Rose Fulbright partners for its practices in intellectual property,聽technology transactions, cybersecurity and privacy.
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Massumi & Consoli Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Pro In LA
Massumi & Consoli LLP is expanding its transactions team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday.聽
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McDermott, Schulte Roth Unveil Plans To Join For $2.8B Firm
McDermott Will & Emery LLP said Friday that it was wrapping up a deal to join forces with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP to create a law firm with more than $2.8 billion in global revenue, the latest merger in an increasingly competitive legal landscape.
Expert Analysis
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at聽McGuireWoods.
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BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion.jpg)
BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.