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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche To Be Trump's Deputy AG
The Senate voted 52-46 on Wednesday to confirm Todd Blanche, one of President Donald Trump's former criminal attorneys, to be deputy attorney general.
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Former EEOC Chair Yang Joins Outten & Golden In DC
A former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chair has joined Outten & Golden LLP in Washington, D.C., bringing almost three decades of experience to the firm at a time when she sees an "urgent need" for private counsel to step up on behalf of workers.
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ABA Says Attys Victimized By Clients May Share Certain Info
An attorney who is a victim of a crime perpetrated by a client or prospective client may disclose client information "to the extent reasonably necessary to report a crime," the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has found in its latest ethics opinion, released Wednesday.
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Longtime DOJ Antitrust Litigator Joins Fried Frank In DC
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that a Cooley LLP attorney who previously spent more than 15 years in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner.
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Atty Who Repped Trump And Bannon Joins Brownstein Hyatt
Evan Corcoran, who represented President Donald Trump in his classified documents case and Steve Bannon in his contempt of Congress trial, has joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP's Washington, D.C., office.
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Weil Unveils New Leadership After Recent Departures
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Wednesday that it is shifting several leaders of its practices, departments and offices, weeks after updating its governance structure and in the wake of several recent high-profile departures.
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A&O Shearman Int'l Law Partner Moves To Gibson Dunn
An international arbitration partner from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has moved to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he was excited to join a team committed to client service and a global powerhouse firm.
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High Court Upholds VA's Authority To Doubt Disability Claims
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a veterans' appeals court can rely on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' decisions to offer the benefit of the doubt in disability claims cases, rejecting two veterans' efforts to revive their PTSD claims.
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High Court Allows Release Of Frozen USAID Foreign Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a D.C. federal judge can require the Trump administration to release up to $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funding, but told the judge he must clarify the scope of the government's responsibility and ensure it has enough time to comply with any deadline.
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Construction Co. Slams Iraq Attys' Appearance In $120M Suit
Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. has asked the D.C. Circuit to block a law firm from representing Iraq as the country fights efforts by the company to enforce a $120 million arbitral award in a dispute over a major port project.
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Trump Asks 2nd Circ. To Take Over Hush Money Appeal
President Donald Trump asked the Second Circuit to take over his New York state court appeal of his hush money conviction, saying the "extraordinary" case implicated official acts from his first term.
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Career DOJ Atty, Civil Division Chief Of Staff Joins Jenner
Jenner & Block LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the Justice Department's Civil Division, who is joining the firm after spending her entire career in public service, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Steptoe Boosts Trade Team With Ex-Trump White House Atty
Steptoe LLP said Monday it's strengthening its international trade and regulatory compliance practice with the addition of a former associate counsel to President Donald Trump who also worked at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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K&L Gates Adds 1st National Security Policy Adviser
K&L Gates LLP has welcomed a U.S. Department of State national security and trade veteran as the firm's first national security policy adviser.
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Holland & Hart Adds Alaska US Rep And Her Chief Of Staff
Holland & Hart LLP has expanded its federal affairs group with Alaska's former U.S. representative, who is joining the team in Anchorage alongside her prior chief of staff, the firm announced Monday.
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WilmerHale Raises In-Office Work To 4 Days A Week
WilmerHale is increasing its in-office requirement for lawyers from three to four days a week, the firm said Tuesday, becoming the latest BigLaw firm to tighten its return-to-office policy.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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Justices Doubt Mexico Can Pin Cartel Deaths On US Gun Cos.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared highly skeptical of a suit by the Mexican government that seeks to hold Smith & Wesson and other American gunmakers liable for cartel violence, with justices from both sides of the ideological spectrum suggesting that the claims are too speculative.
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New Crowell & Moring Group To Advise On Gov't Procurement
Crowell & Moring LLP has launched a new governmental consulting group to provide companies with guidance on how to obtain and carry out federal procurements, the firm announced Tuesday.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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SEC's Peirce Taps Ex-Willkie Partner For Crypto Task Force
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hired a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner into a leadership role in its new task force created to transform the agency's approach toward the cryptocurrency industry.
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Saul Ewing Taps Trial Lawyer For DC Managing Partner
Saul Ewing LLP announced Monday it has selected an experienced litigator to lead its Washington, D.C., office, choosing a lawyer with 20 years of experience including more than a year and a half with the national full-service firm.
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The Top In-House Hires Of February
Sports general counsel were a hot item in February, with the NBA players union, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners all naming new legal chiefs. So were goodbyes, as Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and California berry producer Driscoll all saw longtime legal chiefs announce their retirements.