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    Day Pitney Leader On Balancing Leadership And Practice

    Over the two-plus years he's served as Day Pitney LLP's managing partner, Gregory A. Hayes has learned how to balance his senior leadership role and his trust and estates practice.

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    Senate Tees Up Vote On Emil Bove To 3rd Circ.

    The Senate voted 50-48 on Thursday to tee up the confirmation of Emil Bove to the Third Circuit, which will likely happen next week.

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    Retired NJ Superior Court Judge Returns To Cole Schotz

    Cole Schotz PC announced Thursday that it has welcomed back Thomas J. LaConte after his 20-year tenure as a judge on New Jersey's Superior Court to enhance its alternative dispute resolution and litigation support services.

  • NJ Fed. Judge Pulls Opinion Flagged With Nonexistent Quotes

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday withdrew his decision declining to dismiss a securities class action against CorMedix Inc. after an attorney for the biopharmaceutical firm pointed out the opinion contained "a series of errors," including nonexistent quotes and misstated decisions.

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    Clients Name Top Firms For Service Amid Shifting Needs

    The set of client service-related behaviors corporate clients demand from their law firms has dramatically shifted, creating a shakeup at the top of this year's BTI Client Service A-Team ranking released Thursday.

  • Sen. Collins Opposes Bove For 3rd Circ. Over Bias Concerns

    Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will oppose the confirmation of Emil Bove to the Third Circuit, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has also indicated her likely opposition.

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    Unilever's Ice Cream Spinoff Magnum Names Legal Leaders

    The Magnum Ice Cream Co., Unilever PLC's portfolio of ice cream brands ahead of its spinoff later this year, has firmed up its legal leadership, including naming a new general counsel for Ben & Jerry's.

  • NJ Power Broker Blasts AG's Bid To Revive RICO Case

    Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III on Wednesday urged a New Jersey appeals court to affirm the dismissal of the state's explosive racketeering indictment, arguing the trial court was right to toss the charges because there are no factual allegations in the indictment that amount to a crime.

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    Takeaways From The US Attorney Role Tumult In New Jersey

    The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey was thrown into turmoil Tuesday with a leadership dispute that remained open Wednesday, teeing up a battle between the White House and the Garden State's senators on Capitol Hill.

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    Nonequity Partners Unsure How They Can Make Equity Partner

    The ranks of nonequity partners may be growing, but a recent report found many partners stating confusion about how attorneys can advance to the next level and ambiguity about whether the tier should be expanded.

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    As AI Use Grows, Attys' Misgivings Remain, Survey Says

    While adoption of artificial intelligence tools by legal professionals have surged this year, users remain concerned about overreliance, reputational risk and challenges adapting to the technology, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by insurance company Embroker.

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    Murphy Aide To Co-Lead Chiesa Shahinian's New Gov't Group

    Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has said it added a economic development adviser from the administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to launch and co-lead the firm's new government affairs practice group.

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    NJ Justices Back AG Takeover Of Paterson Police Dept.

    New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin acted within his authority when he took control of the troubled police department of the state's third-largest city in 2023, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.

  • As Habba Exits, NJ Mayor's Suit Against Prosecutor Goes On

    Prosecutors are well-guarded by immunity from civil claims, but Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's recent defamation and false arrest suit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba uses her public statements to try to evade that doctrine, experts told Law360.

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    Archer & Greiner Lands Cullen And Dykman Tax Leader In NJ

    Archer & Greiner PC has added the former leader of Cullen and Dykman LLP's tax department as a partner, who brings her expertise in mergers and acquisitions and other transactions to the firm. 

  • Ex-J&J Atty Slams Bid To Dismiss Her Bias, Retaliation Suit

    A former Johnson & Johnson data privacy lawyer is urging a New Jersey federal court to keep alive her racial bias suit, arguing the pharmaceutical giant's dismissal bid is based on flawed legal arguments.

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    NJ Judges End Habba's Tenure, Bondi Removes Replacement

    The New Jersey federal district court brought Alina Habba's run as interim U.S. attorney to an end Tuesday by not extending her tenure in the temporary role past 120 days.

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    Survey Finds AI May Reshape Billable Hour's Reign In Law

    The legal industry's billing practices may soon undergo a seismic shift, as a survey of nearly 300 professionals highlights the growing influence of generative artificial intelligence, with many predicting the end of the billable hour's dominance.

  • NJ US Atty Accused Of Ethics Violations Amid Possible Exit

    A group of ethics experts and former presidential advisors requested an ethics investigation into interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba on Monday, as she reportedly approaches the end of her run as the top federal prosecutor in the Garden State.

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    Bridgegate Prosecutor Named Sills Cummis White Collar Head

    Sills Cummis & Gross PC has named a former acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey and prosecutor on the "Bridgegate" case to be the head of its white collar practice group, the firm announced Monday.

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    Judges' AI Orders Keep Trickling In As Fake Citations Persist

    A handful of federal judges have issued orders or guidelines this year on the use of generative artificial intelligence in court filings as attorneys continue to get in trouble for submitting legal documents with fake case citations, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis.

  • Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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    ​​​​​​​3rd Circ. Pick 'Respected' By Trump, Mysterious To Senators

    The senior White House lawyer nominated to represent Delaware on the Third Circuit is a constitutional scholar and presidential immunity defender touted as "highly respected" by President Donald Trump, although some Delaware lawmakers have questioned her ties to the First State.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Shapiro Arato Bach LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit overturned the conviction of a former HSBC executive accused of defrauding a Scottish oil and gas company in a $3.5 billion currency exchange deal.

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    Meet The Attys Facing Off In Lawyer's Bias Suit Against J&J

    A discrimination suit in New Jersey federal court against the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, featuring charged allegations and a motion for sanctions, is pitting a trio of discrimination and plaintiff-side employment specialists against a Morgan Lewis & Bockius employment law team.

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