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Susman Godfrey Expands DEI Scholarships Amid Trump Fight
Susman Godfrey LLP announced Friday that the firm has expanded a scholarship program for law students of color to a total of $100,000 — up from $70,000 the firm handed out last year — amid criticism from the Trump administration that the prizes constitute racial discrimination as the firm battles the government over an executive order targeting it.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Hogan Lovells and the Fomby Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force.
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5th Circ. Asked To Undo Houston Firm's 'Absurd' PPP Denial
A Houston firm asked the Fifth Circuit to reverse the U.S. Small Business Administration's "absurd" denial of its loan forgiveness under a COVID-19-era program, writing that a "good faith but mistaken answer" to an application question would have produced a different result under changed guidelines.
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From TV To WWE Ring: Morgan & Morgan's Far-Reaching Ads
Through TV commercials and intentionally defaced billboards to major league sports sponsorships, and even upcoming skits during WWE events, personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan has achieved monumental growth with a sweeping advertising strategy that leans into innovation and lightheartedness to leave an impression on potential clients.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Kessler Topaz's handling of a suit against Coinbase and Stradley Ronon's work in connection with the creation of joint KKR and Capital Group funds lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from May 2 to 16.
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Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit
Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."
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Jackson Walker Criticizes JC Penney Fee Suit As 'Money Grab'
Jackson Walker LLP wants out of a fee suit brought by former client J.C. Penney, arguing that the bankrupt department store's wind-down debtors entered claims as a "leverage play and a money grab" after learning that a firm partner had engaged in a yearslong undisclosed relationship with a Texas bankruptcy judge.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked mid-May with another busy week as attorneys landed new roles and firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dorsey & Whitney Elects Banking Partner As Next Leader
Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced a new managing partner Thursday, tapping for the role a banking industry attorney with 17 years of experience at the firm who serves as co-leader of its finance and restructuring practice group.
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Texas Senate OKs Bill Allowing 1st Amend. Suits Against Bar
The Texas Senate has passed a bill prohibiting the state bar from creating policies that affect bar members' First Amendment rights.
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Polsinelli Lands Alston & Bird Capital Markets Ace In Dallas
Polsinelli PC expanded its capital markets and commercial lending practice group Thursday with the addition of a partner of 13 years at Alston & Bird LLP bringing experience advising clients in the healthcare, telecommunications financial services and advanced manufacturing industries.
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Ferguson Braswell Adds Carrington Coleman Securities Ace
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has deepened its private equity, venture capital, energy and real estate offerings with a Dallas-area shareholder who came aboard from Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP.
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Nixing 'Loophole' May Keep Judges Accountable Or On Bench
A new bill intended to ensure that federal judges' alleged misconduct is investigated even after those judges leave the bench is a long-overdue step to ensure accountability, according to the legislation's supporters, but the measure could actually ensure that judges accused of wrongdoing remain on the bench, others say.
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Morae Acquires Information Governance Co. Gimmal
Legal business solutions provider Morae Global Corp. announced on Wednesday its acquisition of Gimmal, an information governance software company, continuing a steady streak of pick-ups since selling shares to a private equity firm.
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BigLaw Has More LinkedIn Followers, But Less Engagement
The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group.
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Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into state law a corporate reform bill that codifies the "business judgment rule," which provides immunity for corporate directors from personal liability for company decisions.
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ExxonMobil Accuses Texas Atty Of Double Repping Company
Exxon Mobil and XTO Energy have accused a Texas attorney of taking their trade secrets connected to mineral interests and using them to benefit another energy company he is also representing.
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Chartwell Founding Partner On Firm's Mid-Atlantic Growth
Law360 Pulse caught up with Charles Barreras, founding partner of Chartwell Law Offices LLP, to discuss how the firm has grown so far this year to include a trio of new offices in New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
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Hamilton Wingo Hires Two Personal Injury Attys In Texas
Hamilton Wingo LLP has hired two personal injury attorneys, one of whom is rejoining the firm and another who the firm said was recognized as having one of the top 100 verdicts in Texas during her first year in practice, the firm recently announced.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.
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Sorrels Law Opens Texas Office With Clark Hill Maritime Pro
Sorrels Law is expanding its physical footprint and its partner ranks with a new office in the port city of Beaumont, Texas, which will be helmed by an experienced maritime attorney who came aboard from Clark Hill PLC.
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Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle
Texas attorney Anthony Buzbee, who is making headlines by filing sexual abuse lawsuits against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has defeated a malpractice suit filed in Louisiana federal court by a ship captain alleging that the attorney pushed him to settle a work injury claim, then took 98% of the final disbursement.
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Texas House OKs Bill Expanding Biz Court Disputes
A bill that would bring sweeping changes to the state's business court is one step closer to becoming law after approval by the Texas House on Tuesday.
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SBSB Eastham Expands With Maritime Law Expert In Texas
Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham PLLC announced that it hired an experienced attorney who's spent over two decades working on a wide range of maritime and admiralty law matters as a partner for its office in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Attys Invoke 5th Amendment In Mexican Bank Discovery Row
Lawyers for a Mexican businessman told a Houston federal court that sanctions are not warranted in their response to a subpoena amid discovery by a Mexican bank, arguing their client is justified in preserving his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
Expert Analysis
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5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?
Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
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Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
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Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
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How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud
A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Opinion
Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
National and state bar associations are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Elena Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.