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Hilgers Graben Revamps Leadership Structure, Changes Name
Hilgers Graben PLLC said Tuesday that the commercial litigation and discovery counsel services firm has new leadership and a shortened name that reflects both its current status and future goals.
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Insurer Fights Margolis Edelstein's Bid To Toss Malpractice Case
An insurance company told a New Jersey state court this week that it should be allowed to proceed with a malpractice suit against Margolis Edelstein because the firm had a duty to represent it in an underlying insurance dispute under state law.
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MMA Law Inks More Deals Over Hurricane Claims
MMA Law has urged a Texas bankruptcy court to approve two new settlements with other law firms to resolve its claims that the firms were holding on to money MMA was owed for representing Louisiana hurricane victims.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds Atlanta Litigation Boutique Leader
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry has brought on the administrative managing partner of Bloom Parham LLP to its Atlanta office, strengthening its litigation practice with a litigator who has more than two decades of experience handling business disputes.
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Cozen O'Connor E-Discovery Biz Names New Operations Director
Cozen O'Connor has named the practice technology and e-discovery director at Shepherd Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as the new operations director for its electronic discovery business unit.
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Kilpatrick Expands Partnership Class With 14 Attys
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP elected 14 attorneys as partners across Georgia, Illinois, Texas, New York, North Carolina, California and China, representing an increase from the 10 attorneys in the firm's partner class promoted last year for 2025.
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Baker McKenzie Accuses Ex-Atty Of Playing 'Cat And Mouse'
An ex-associate at Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office has been accused by her former employer of playing a "cat and mouse game" to avoid getting served a defamation complaint filed in October by the office and its managing partner.
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Law Firm Drops 'Steamboat Willie' Suit Against Disney
Morgan & Morgan dropped its suit Wednesday against Disney that asked a Florida federal court to declare that an advertisement the firm planned to run featuring elements from the animated short film "Steamboat Willie" does not infringe Disney's intellectual property because the work entered the public domain last year.
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MVP: Covington's David Pinsky
Covington & Burling LLP partner David Pinsky acts as lead counsel for Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company and has achieved several victories in an enforcement battle over a $5 billion arbitral award the company won following a dispute with Russia, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 International Arbitration MVPs.
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MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Salvatore J. Graziano
Salvatore J. Graziano of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP took the lead in defending Meta and Nvidia investors in a pair of cases that were quietly set aside by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, leaving the lawsuits intact and earning Graziano a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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Edelson Enters 'Clean' Dismissal In Girardi Atty Case
Edelson PC has submitted a "clean and unadulterated" dismissal of its conversion case against two former attorneys from the now-defunct law firm Girardi Keese after an Illinois federal judge took issue with a previous version of the stipulation.
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Crowell & Moring's Asia IP Practice Co-Leader Joins Pillsbury
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired the co-head of Crowell & Moring LLP's Asia intellectual property specialty practice, the firm said in an announcement this week.
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2nd Circ. Revives Atty Fees Bid In Worker's Retaliation Suit
A Vermont federal court correctly imposed a reduction in attorney fees in a retaliation case based on billed hours but should not have further reduced the fees based on the worker's overall success, the Second Circuit has ruled.
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Ex-NJ Judge Denied Benefits For Aiding Fugitive Boyfriend
A New Jersey state appeals panel on Wednesday rejected a request for disability benefits from a former state trial court judge who was disciplined for harboring her then-fugitive boyfriend in a 2013 incident.
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IP Law Daily Columnist Starts New Copyright Litigation Firm
A D.C. attorney with BigLaw chops who has spent more than four years writing a daily column on U.S. copyright law for Intellectual Property Law Daily has hung out his own shingle.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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Trump Asks Justices To Overturn E. Jean Carroll's $5M Verdict
President Donald Trump Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn writer E. Jean Carroll's $5 million sexual assault civil verdict win against him, saying the verdict resulted from "striking departures" from federal evidence rules that will repeat in other future cases unless the high court corrects them.
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Fitch Even, Ex-Client Settle $1.2M Fee Fight
An Illinois federal judge suspended all briefing deadlines Monday in Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP's $1.2 million fee dispute with a former client and a litigation funder's CEO, following the parties' signal that they've resolved their legal issues in principle.
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Tyson's $85M Deal Gets Initial OK In Pork Price-Fixing Case
A Minnesota federal judge has granted preliminary approval for an $85 million settlement resolving consumers' claims against Tyson Foods Inc. in antitrust litigation that accused pork producers of conspiring with a benchmarking company to inflate pork prices by limiting supply in the U.S. market.
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Judge OKs $8M Deal For 'Rent-To-Own' Class, $2M Atty Fees
A class of consumers got the green light on an $8 million settlement with a financing company accused of charging excessive fees on rent-to-own agreements for storage sheds in violation of North Carolina laws, with class counsel securing more than $2 million in fees, court records show.
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Holtec Defends Suit Over Alleged Scheme Involving Ex-GC
Energy technology company Holtec International urged a New Jersey state court to reject motions to dismiss a lawsuit accusing its former general counsel and others of taking part in an embezzlement scheme, calling their efforts "misguided attempts" to attack its complaint.
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Texas Associate Hiring Goes 'Gangbusters' In Booming Market
Law firms have ramped up their rosters of litigation and corporate associates in Texas this year as they race to keep up with rising demand for legal services within the state's thriving economy, with more experienced attorneys having the edge in the competitive market.
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Former Eric Adams Prosecutor Joins Clement & Murphy
Clement & Murphy PLLC on Monday announced the hiring of Danielle Sassoon, a former acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York who brought a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, as a partner with the litigation boutique.
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McCarter & English Estate Suit Paused Amid 'Duplicative' Case
A Connecticut state judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McCarter & English LLP and a now-deceased attorney of mismanaging a mall developer's estate, which the firm argued is a duplicate of another pending action, but instead paused it while the first suit proceeds to a judgment.
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'Extraordinary' NC Atty Janet Ward Black Dies At 66
Prominent North Carolina personal injury attorney Janet Ward Black, who founded the Greensboro firm Ward Black Law, has died at 66.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate?
Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.
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How To Successfully Market Your Summer Associate Program
Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Opinion
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Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media?
Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Series
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.