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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Take Advantage of the Learning and Networking Opportunities,' Says James Kitces of Robins Kaplan

Fri, 2024-10-25 11:00

"Lastly, take advantage of the tremendous learning and networking opportunities that the many bar associations and organizations offer. As a lawyer, you are constantly learning and evolving. There are many opportunities to interact and share ideas with other lawyers, judges, and professionals."

       

Jackson Walker Faces Greater Scrutiny After Disclosure of Texts Over Judge's Relationship

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:54

Citing 2021 text messages between Jackson Walker attorneys, bankruptcy administrators assert a full evidentiary hearing is needed to determine if the firm failed to make required disclosure.

       

Clifford Chance Further Modifies Lockstep to Better Reward Top Performers

Fri, 2024-10-25 09:23

The top of equity at the firm can now reach £12 million, according to one person familiar with the matter, amid a frantic London hiring market.

       

Kraft Heinz Hires GC of Industrial Manufacturer as Legal Chief

Fri, 2024-10-25 08:19

Angel Shelton Willis is taking the legal reins from Rashida La Lande, who left in August to become general counsel of Estée Lauder.

       

Skadden's Ki Hong on Navigating the 2024 Election Cycle ... Legally

Fri, 2024-10-25 06:00

In a conversation with The American Lawyer's Patrick Smith, Skadden's Ki Hong describes how his practice came to fruition, how things have changed in the political climate over the last 20 years, how Harris' entry into the fray creates some confusing donor situations and what changes might make the whole apparatus a bit easier to understand.

       

The Practices With the Highest Jumps in Partner Pay

Fri, 2024-10-25 05:00

"It's definitely a good time to be a law firm partner," said Major, Lindsey & Africa's Louis Ramos, referring to a survey showing partners are relatively happy with their pay.

       

Conflict or Earned? Judge in Trump Cases Floated as Potential AG Pick

Fri, 2024-10-25 00:17

On one hand, some say Trump recognized the judge's skillset when he appointed her to bench long before she ever presided over any cases involving him. But on the other, some court watchers say awarding her the top job would seem like a reward for her adjudication in Trump's favor.

       

Former J. Crew GC Comes Up Empty in Wrongful Termination Case Against Retailer

Fri, 2024-10-25 00:15

An attorney for Maria DiLorenzo on Friday vowed to appeal, asserting that arbitrator John Lifland's ruling is "riddled with errors" and "ignored clear legal principles."

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: Quality Partner Training—The Exception or the Rule?

Thu, 2024-10-24 19:28

At firms with more than 500 attorneys, 49% of leaders indicated in a new survey they were rolling out new training initiatives to help upskill partners. For firms under that threshold, only 23% indicated that this was a priority.

       

Ex-Moody's GC Gets 8 Months in Prison for Not Filing Tax Returns on $54M in Income

Thu, 2024-10-24 18:35

Former Moody's GC John Goggins "regrets and accepts full responsibility" for failing to file his returns and "is grateful to the court for considering the comprehensive measures of accountability and restitution he has taken in connection with his misdemeanor offenses."

       

Wang Hecker Wins $25M Judgment on Behalf of Client Abused by Her Brother

Thu, 2024-10-24 18:06

Plaintiff Dorothy Farrell of Connecticut was awarded $20 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for claims under New York's Child Victims Act.

       

Jim Walden, Former Managing Partner of Walden Macht Haran & Williams, Announces Bid for NYC Mayor

Thu, 2024-10-24 17:42

Walden said the mayoral bid had nothing to do with the decision to step away from his role as managing partner.

       

Vinson & Elkins's Veteran Pro Bono Counsel on How Needs Could Change After the Election

Thu, 2024-10-24 17:34

Ellyn Josef discusses demand for pro bono work in rural Texas and how needs might change under a new administration.

       

Chainalysis Beats $650 Million Lawsuit for Report Labeling Crypto Company 'Scam'

Thu, 2024-10-24 16:39

"The statute is still relatively new in the sense that the case law interpreting and applying the statute's standard for pleading-stage dismissal has continued to develop," said Ellyde R. Thompson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

       

Pa. High Court Throws Out Disciplinary Charges Over Lawyer's $1M Fee Request

Thu, 2024-10-24 16:27

"This is very significant not just for this individual case but for the profession," said BrotmanLaw's Ellen Brotman, who represented Michael Pisanchyn.

       

Why ACLU's New Legal Director Says It's a 'Good Time to Take the Reins'

Thu, 2024-10-24 16:02

"Applying Chevron deference in immigration cases and deferring to the Board of Immigration Appeals is like deferring to the prosecution on the meaning of criminal law," Cecillia Wang said. "The Loper Bright decision represents an opportunity to hit the reset button in places where courts have inappropriately deferred to agency interpretations of the laws that Congress enacted."

       

Cost Squeeze Forcing GCs to Move Beyond 'Window Dressing' Solutions

Thu, 2024-10-24 16:01

"A whole lot of work is assigned simply because the department ran out of time," said Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership.

       

Ex Parte Trademark Appeals to District Court — Lessons Learned from the Front Lines

Thu, 2024-10-24 15:59

Although pursuit of an appeal of an adverse ex parte decision from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to the Federal Circuit may under some circumstances prove to be quicker and less expensive, appeals to district courts are becoming increasingly attractive given recent changes in the law and USPTO practice in defending these actions. Based on the authors' recent experience in several such appeals, they can share the following lessons learned.

       

3 Lawyers Just Got Closer to Judgeships in Area Beset by Vacancies

Thu, 2024-10-24 15:33

The votes to advance their nominations come at a critical time for the courts in Union County, which has six vacancies, tying it with Mercer County for the largest number of vacancies in the state judiciary.

       

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