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Lowenstein Sandler Rebounds From 2023, Invests in Future Growth

Mon, 2025-02-10 17:41

Looking ahead to the next five years, chairman and managing partner Gary Wingens says the firm's strategic plan emphasizes growth, specifically boosting total head count to between 550 and 700 attorneys.

       

Trial Lawyers Denounce Musk Attack on New York Federal Judge

Mon, 2025-02-10 17:13

Musk's attack “exposes the judge and judges like him to very real danger, said Richard Deane, the president of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

       

With DEI Top of Mind, Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify Legal Industry

Mon, 2025-02-10 17:02

“Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience, said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No one can take that away because I lived it, and it's my story. And we can't take it away by pretending it didn't exist.

       

Finance-Focused Intelligence Firm Hires FactSet Veteran as GC

Mon, 2025-02-10 16:48

Octus is just 13 years old but already has enviable client base, including 88% of the Am Law 50.

       

Panel Sends Depo-Provera Lawsuits to 3M Earplug Judge Rodgers in Florida

Mon, 2025-02-10 16:41

On Friday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered nearly 70 lawsuits be coordinated before U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the Northern District of Florida.

       

Will Big Law's Bet on the Middle East Pay Off?

Mon, 2025-02-10 16:19
The Middle East appears to be the hottest legal market around, but wherever firms decide to place their eggs in 2025, geopolitical concerns loom large, writes The Global Lawyer.
       

Georgia Hacker Pleads Guilty in SEC X Account Scam That Moved Markets

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:41

The evidence collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation included an online search: “What are the signs that you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them."

       

Trump's Pick for SEC Chair Likely to Stymie Shareholder Proposals From ESG Advocates

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:23

Paul Atkins once called companies that cave in to environmental, social and governance activists "weenies."

       

The M&A Partners Who Drove the Most Business as Deal Leads Last Year

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:13

The top 10 deal leads ranking by Mergerlinks saw a significant shakeup between 2023 and 2024, with only one attorney making both years' lists.

       

Recent Ford Bronco Battery Recall Draws Pa. Class Action

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:11
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Office of Special Counsel Chief Challenges Firing 'Without Cause'

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:08

Hecker Fink alleges President Donald Trump's firing of the powerful U.S. Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden to a fixed five-year term, is "unlawful and unconstitutional."

       

'Supervisor Is a Bully:' State High Court Weighs Liability for Campaign Against Appellate Staff Attorney

Mon, 2025-02-10 15:07

"There's a bullying label; there's a jealousy label. There's no context given whatsoever. He had the opportunity to do that when he pled, he could have quoted something that she said. He could have provided a specific circumstance, but he didn't do that, and that's his burden," Aaron R. White, an attorney with Boyle Shaughnessy Law, said about allegations filed against a deputy chief staff attorney at the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.

       

Judge Finds Trump Administration Violated Order Blocking Funding Freeze

Mon, 2025-02-10 14:50

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island ordered federal agencies to restore funding that continues to be frozen.

       

CFPB Labor Union Files Twin Lawsuits Seeking to Prevent Agency's Closure

Mon, 2025-02-10 13:47

"NTEU members at the CFPB are no longer able to do the supervision and enforcement work that they came to the CFPB to do for the American people," the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in twin lawsuits seeking to prevent the Trump administration from gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

       

Crypto Crime Down, Hacks Up: Lawyers Warned of 2025 Security Shake-Up

Mon, 2025-02-10 13:44

New intel released on Monday from the TRM Labs 2025 Crypto Crime Report revealed a dual trend for attorneys: a decrease in illicit crypto transactions over the past year, alongside an increase in hacks and misuse by bad actors.

       

Atlanta Calling: National Law Firms Flock to a ‘Hotbed for Talented Lawyers'

Mon, 2025-02-10 13:42

A number of Am Law 200 firms are opening offices in the Georgia capital by luring partners in need of more resources to serve long-established practices.

       

Privacy Suit Targets Education Department Over Disclosure of Student Financial Data to DOGE

Mon, 2025-02-10 13:34

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'Shame on Us': Lawyer Hits Hard After Judge's Suicide

Mon, 2025-02-10 10:45

Following the suicide of a Georgia judge on the bench, Atlanta attorney Eric C. Lang of The Lang Legal Group is calling for a more tailored approach for addressing mental health in the legal industry.

       

Eliminating Judicial Exceptions: The Promise of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

Mon, 2025-02-10 10:01

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) proposes a solution to a complex debate: What can be patented, and when do nature and thoughts become property? This article provides an overview of the PERA bill, examines the current issues with Section 101 of the Patent Act, the specific proposals of PERA, and the existing pros and cons of the bill.

       

Ex-Starbucks GC Exiting Latest Role, Will Get Severance

Mon, 2025-02-10 09:37

Rachel Gonzalez joined GE Vernova in April 2023, a year before the energy business spun out the industrial conglomerate as a stand-alone public company.

       

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