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Security Awareness Training: It's Time to Elevate Its Importance In Your Information Security Program

Tue, 2024-08-27 00:08

With the threat landscape changing quickly, security awareness training should include more than just a click-through video. There needs to be a focus from leadership on protecting firm assets and a near constant diligence on ensuring users know and understand the risks and how they might be compromised.

       

DraftKings Faces $65M Lawsuit by National Football League Players Association

Mon, 2024-08-26 20:20

"The NFLPAs actions in this suit could have a chilling effect in the future, with companies coming out with new technologies, things like artificial intelligence and so forth," said Ivan Parron, the managing partner at Parron Law and an uninvolved sports entertainment law expert.

       

Trailblazer at International Monetary Fund Handing Over Legal Reins After 27 Years With Agency

Mon, 2024-08-26 19:24

Liberian native Rhoda Weeks-Brown said she had lived her dream "of working for an organization with a mission that could change the world for the better."

       

'A Den of Thieves': Jurors Begin Deliberations in Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial

Mon, 2024-08-26 19:19

"At the end of the day," prosecutor Scott Paetty told jurors on Monday, "this trial is a simple and sad story of betrayal of trust and greed."

       

As Student Workers Unionize in Droves, NLRB Tries to Prevent Colleges' Privacy Concerns From Slowing Momentum

Mon, 2024-08-26 18:12

A college's duty to furnish student information to a union "runs headlong" into its duty to preserve confidentiality of student information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, according to Joshua Nadreau, a regional managing partner at Fisher & Phillips.

       

Law Firm Scammed: TD Bank Faces Suit Over Alleged $150K Fraud

Mon, 2024-08-26 17:57

Bruce Nagel, when asked why nearly four years elapsed between the bounced check and the filing of a suit, said, "I'm lazy," but later added that he has "known about it and trying to settle it and I'm hopeful I'll get it settled."

       

Armstrong Teasdale Loses 10 Real Estate Attorneys to Fox Rothschild

Mon, 2024-08-26 17:04

The condo and cooperative housing group, which arrived at Armstrong Teasdale in 2019, ultimately failed to integrate its niche practice into the firm, according to chief business development officer Jay Wager.

       

Big Law Fundraising for Kamala Harris Picks Up Steam

Mon, 2024-08-26 16:21

Attorneys from more than a dozen Big Law firms are involved in the planning and hosting of upcoming fundraisers for Harris.

       

Young, Digital, Demanding: How Gen Z Is Challenging Germany's Law Firms

Mon, 2024-08-26 16:19

Generation Z is tech-savvy, purpose-driven, and demanding a new leadership style. Are law firms ready?

       

Political Comments, Confederate Flag Display Warrant Judge's Removal, Judicial Watchdog Says

Mon, 2024-08-26 16:16

An 11-0 determination by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said the alleged transgressions of a Herkimer County town justice "render him unfit for judicial office."

       

In the Internet Age, the Risk of Outside Info Reaching Jurors Has 'Never Been Higher'

Mon, 2024-08-26 16:08

"Now virtually every case that goes to trial, there is information relevant to that case available in seconds at [jurors'] fingertips, and the only thing preventing them from searching is the judge's instructions and admonitions," John Gismondi said.

       

Meet the Moscow Attorney Representing Arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Mon, 2024-08-26 15:55

"It's the same as blaming a car manufacturer, some giant auto concern, for the fact that its cars are used for criminal purposes, or blaming them for an accident," Dmitry Agranovsky told Russian media about his client's arrest.

       

Elite Law Firms Pushed Industry Gains in First Half of 2024

Mon, 2024-08-26 15:55

The growth in "rack" billing rates remains the "primary contributor" to revenue growth and "was considerably higher for the Am Law 1-50 (10%) than for the other tiers, said Wells Fargo in its first-half report.

       

Amendments to Federal Lawsuit Against BusPatrol Prompts Call for Rule 11 Sanctions

Mon, 2024-08-26 14:26

The door has been left open to an amended complaint and defense lawyers from Nixon Peabody say they are contemplating a motion seeking sanctions.

       

Paul Weiss, Recruiting Another Cleary Partner, Adds Rising M&A Star

Mon, 2024-08-26 14:06

Nickolas Bogdanovich's move comes less than five months after Cleary M&A partner James "Jim" Langston decamped for Paul Weiss.

       

How I Made Partner: 'You Have to Make Your Goals Be Known,' Says Leah Edelboim of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Mon, 2024-08-26 11:00

"It is not realistic to think that you will do great work, and someone will notice and promote you; you have to make your goals be known."

       

Client Retention: Grabbing the Low-Hanging Fruit

Mon, 2024-08-26 10:21

This article explores the importance of client retention, strategies to nurture client relationships, and how to leverage those relationships for business development.

       

In NFL GC Search, White Papers Offer Hints Into How Newly Hired Adviser Will Shape Process

Mon, 2024-08-26 10:04

Executive search giant Russell Reynolds Associates has issued reports in recent months describing the key challenges professional sports leagues must navigate in the coming years, and laying out what skillsets general counsel must possess to thrive in their fast-evolving roles.

       

Sidley Offers Associates 'Managing' Titles. Why Isn't It Catching On?

Mon, 2024-08-26 05:00

Management committee chair Yvette Ostolaza said Sidley has seen 869 attorneys pass through its Built to Lead development program so far and that the internal reviews were "extremely positive."

       

Taking Big Leaps in Head Count, 'Show Me' State Law Firms Aggressive in Growth

Mon, 2024-08-26 05:00

Several Am Law 200 law firms with roots in Kansas City are quickly attracting talent and clients across the U.S.

       

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