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'None of Us Are Doing Anything Alone': Massachusetts Bar Association President Outlines Plans for Mentorship, Key Issues

Mon, 2024-09-09 18:42

"I think a lot of people come out of law school thinking they're going to change the world by the things that they do, and they think they can do it alone. The No. 1 thing that I've realized in the bar association is that none of us are doing anything alone," Victoria Santoro, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, told Law.com.

       

Yale Settles With More Than 150 Fertility Clinic Plaintiffs After Nurse Steals Fentanyl

Mon, 2024-09-09 16:34

"Today marks a significant step towards justice for the survivors," said Kelly Fitzpatrick, a partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. "This settlement acknowledges the pain and suffering endured and provides a path towards healing and closure."

       

Joining Effort to Beat Down NLRB, Amazon Suit Calls Agency's Administrative Process 'Constitutional Infirmity'

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:41

The e-commerce giant's beef stems from an administrative injunction the NLRB filed against it in March 2022, about a week before workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse voted to unionize.

       

The Week in Data Sept. 6: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:41

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including Law.com Pro Mid-Market's ranking of midsize firms by revenue.

       

Hogan Lovells and MoFo Partners to Headline Kamala Harris Fundraisers

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:35

Attorneys at Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Weiss, among other big firms, are also playing a role in her fundraising this month.

       

Longtime GC of Nation's Sixth-Largest Bank to Retire

Mon, 2024-09-09 14:55

PNC Financial's Gregory Jordan is retiring as legal chief but will stay with the bank as vice chair, a role that will focus on advising the CEO and board.

       

Hope Mehlman Is Leaving Discover for Nation's Biggest All-Digital Bank

Mon, 2024-09-09 11:04

Discover revealed late Friday that Mehlman was departing for a new job but didn't say what it was. A North Carolina company with a long history but a disruptive culture resolved that mystery Monday.

       

Ballard Spahr to Merge With Seattle's Lane Powell

Mon, 2024-09-09 10:55

The tie-up will go into effect at the start of 2025, and the combined firm will have more than 750 attorneys in 18 U.S. offices.

       

City Bar Task Force Offers Comprehensive Focus on 'Promise and Peril' of AI

Mon, 2024-09-09 09:00

City Bar President Muhammad Faridi appointed Orrick partner Lorraine McGowen; White & Case partner Edward So; and lawyer Jerome Walker to co-chair the committee.

       

13 Tort Actions: Coast Guard Under Fire for Alleged Culture of Sexual Misconduct

Mon, 2024-09-09 08:38

"I know that there are many, many more survivors out there who experienced sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy and my hope is that with the publicity ... other survivors will feel empowered to come forward and reach out to us," said Christine Dunn of Sanford Heisler Sharp, one of the complainants' attorneys. "I believe that if there are enough people standing together making noise, it's very hard to ignore."

       

Discover CLO Hope Mehlman Slows Down Exit in Exchange for Millions

Mon, 2024-09-09 08:33

Discover agreed to let Mehlman, who joined Discover in January 2023, keep her entire $3.4 million signing bonus and to pay her as much as $1 million more to stay aboard until Nov. 29.

       

Google Lawyer Heads to Freshfields' Antitrust Practice

Mon, 2024-09-09 08:00

Kevin Yingling was director of competition at Google, where he worked for about 15 years.

       

Ex-Major, Lindsey & Africa Leader Joins CenterPeak, Formerly Johnson Downie and Lippman Jungers

Mon, 2024-09-09 05:00

Jeffrey Lowe adds a Washington, D.C., stronghold to CenterPeak's presence in New York, California and Texas.

       

Jurden Announces 2025 Retirement, Capping 24 Years on Superior Court

Mon, 2024-09-09 00:47

Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden, who has sat on the court since May 2001, is the first woman ever to lead the court, a role she was appointed to at the beginning of 2015.

       

Identifying and Articulating Your Differentiator

Mon, 2024-09-09 00:21

How to Convey Your Merits In a Way That Earns Trust, Clients and Distinctions While humility is incredibly important in business and law, it is equally important to identify and articulate what you do well — really well — in your practice. Those who can ascertain, embrace and communicate their differentiator(s) will be well-positioned for steady practice and client growth.

       

Law Firms Struggled with Gen Z, Now Prepare for Gen Alpha

Sun, 2024-09-08 17:18

The next generation of recruits, due to enter the workforce in the coming few years, bring all sorts of new challenges for law firms—the Global Lawyer asks if you are ready.

       

Covington Hit With Crypto Inventor's Legal Malpractice Suit Seeking $100M

Fri, 2024-09-06 17:48

Steven Nerayoff claims Covington's Alan Vinegrad advised him not to share exculpatory information with prosecutors. A Covington spokesperson said "the lawsuit lacks merit."

       

Law Firm Leaders See Rapid Movement by Laterals as Red Flag

Fri, 2024-09-06 17:46

"I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain," said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.

       

Precedential & Pro Bono: Maslon's Erica Holzer Defeats Sperm Donor's Paternity Suit

Fri, 2024-09-06 17:31

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Maslon partner Erica A. Holzer breaks down how she leveraged existing law to secure an appellate reversal of a paternity suit launched by a known sperm donor against a pair of same-sex parents.

       

Procopio Cory Managing Partner John Alessio Dies at 55

Fri, 2024-09-06 17:28

Alessio was first elected chair of the San Diego-based litigation firm in 2017.

       

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