In social media threads about the rumored cuts, the firm's PR looked to quell the ever-present associate layoff rumors that dog the firm.

"The defendant's contrary arguments mischaracterize the Indictment, the case law, and often both," the filing reads.

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A unidentified online user claimed the attorneys were "rude." The firm says it's trying to protect it's reputation.

A key event at trial was a response to a juror's question, Michael Ng said, where the Phillips 66 executive charged with implementing the company's new fuels business inadvertently confessed to the use of proprietary marketing data.

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"Prudent firms are strategically hiring to set themselves up for the future, while not over-hiring like they did a few years ago," noted Tad Gruman, a New York-based managing director and recruiter at Maccrae.

Judge James Donato said halting enforcement of his order until the 9th Circuit rules on Google's appeal would not be in the public interest. "A much better argument could be made that the public's interest is best served by opening up the market to competition," he said.

"[T]here is no authority for this court's en-banc procedure to serve as a vehicle for some members to impose their judicial philosophy on other members who do not buy into it," First District Court of Appeal Judge Adam Tanenbaum wrote in his concurring opinion.

"From the get-go, the plaintiff's attorney, Seth Carson, has treated as optional the court's orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, his opponent's requests and his own professional obligations. And he has declined to exercise the option," U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert wrote, ordering that the plaintiff's attorney pay more than $32,000 in fees.

"The plan creates an unfair and discriminatory process by only allowing participants who complete the Quit for Life program to have the surcharge refunded on a prospective basis," the suit claims.

"It's a very antiemployer regulation, and it's not based really on any factual finding. Rather, it's based on DOL's belief that foreign farmworkers are vulnerable. [T]his is not based on any studies or statistics or anything," one immigration lawyer said.

"We found ourselves in unchartered territory while taking on a global leader of an emerging technology, and success depended on our ability to combine recently enacted environmental regulations with centuries-old legal theories like trespass and nuisance," said plaintiff counsel Jackson McDonald of McDonald & Cody in Alto, Georgia.

"They'd be wise to focus on user-friendliness and to come across with authenticity when dealing with their customers," said Noah Hanft, a former general counsel of MasterCard.

Judge Karen Marston held that, despite plaintiffs' arguments to the contrary, marketing discovery is not relevant to the broad legal issues the court has prioritized for early resolution.

San Mateo Superior Court Judge Jeffrey R. Finigan issued the ruling, which concluded that the same exemptions accorded to telephone companies under California's wiretapping statutes applied to RingCentral and other VoIP providers.

In recent weeks, Davis Polk, Akin, Weil, Stradley Ronon and others have landed lateral partners, signaling the heightened competition for talent.

"Take pride in your work product, communicate reliably, and build meaningful relationships with as many people as possible."

There are three major pricing errors, and many partners "don't grasp the balance between costs, pricing and profits," one expert says.

The London partner is joining just one week after her fellow financial regulatory partner in the funds group swapped out Kirkland for Paul Weiss.