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  • Ga. Justices Reject Bid To Overturn Judicial Election Win

    The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed a bid to overturn the May election of Jeffrey Davis as a state appellate judge because Davis allegedly wasn't a Peach State resident, finding Tuesday the challengers didn't use "every available means" to resolve their allegations prior to the election.

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    King & Spalding Announces Its Largest Ever Partner Class

    King & Spalding LLP on Tuesday unveiled what it said was the largest class of partners in the firm's history.

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    Some Boies Schiller Associates' Bonuses To Hit $1M Or More

    Multiple Boies Schiller Flexner LLP associates will receive bonuses of $1 million or more this week due to a banner 2024 from numerous wins at trial and significant settlements on behalf of plaintiffs and victims, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Biden Threatens To Veto Bipartisan Effort To Add Judgeships

    The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation that would increase the number of federal judgeships nationwide after the measure lost support among Democrats postelection.

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    Pro Se Giuliani Says 4 Attys Turned Him Down, Blames Judge

    Rudy Giuliani on Monday secured extra time to fight Georgia poll workers' request that he be held in civil contempt, time Giuliani argued he needed because he's struggling to find an attorney to represent him in the case thanks to a D.C. federal judge being "biased about Trump-related matters."

  • Key House Dem Thinks Biden Will Veto Bill To Add Judges

    The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan bill to add the much-sought additional judgeships, but President Joe Biden's support is in question.

  • With Ga. Judge, Biden Names Most Black Women To Bench

    The Senate voted 48-44 on Monday evening to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany R. Johnson as a district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, making her the 40th Black woman confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship under President Joe Biden.

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    Ga. Attys Urge Companies To Develop Generative AI Policies

    Companies need to develop policies mitigating the effects of generative artificial intelligence as the tool is already impacting contracts and other aspects of business across nearly every industry, attorneys said Monday at a State Bar of Georgia panel.

  • Houston Trial Boutique Partially Matches Milbank Bonuses

    Houston trial boutique Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PC has joined the growing number of law firms to match the 2024 associate bonus scale first put forward by Milbank LLP, at least in part, according to a Monday report.

  • Ga. Man Freed After 26 Years Sues Over Bogus Murder Charge

    A Georgia man who spent more than a quarter-century in prison for murder before his name was cleared with the help of two true crime podcasters has sued the county and cops behind his arrest and prosecution alleging he was framed for the accidental death of a friend during a game of Russian roulette.

  • 11th Circ. Finds Last-Minute Evidence Was Correctly Barred

    The Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday that a lower court did not err when it prevented the defense in a criminal trial over drug charges to play video evidence for the first time during closing arguments, saying the last-minute maneuver would have prevented the government from examining a witness about it.

  • Ga. Poll Workers Want 'Severe' Sanctions Against Giuliani

    The two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani have asked a federal judge to hold the former Donald Trump attorney in civil contempt and impose "severe" sanctions for his "willful flouting" and "blatant disregard" of court orders.

  • House Poised To Take Up JUDGES Act As Some Dems Balk

    A bipartisan bill to create more federal judgeships to meet increasing caseloads is on the House's schedule for next week, but its support from some Democrats appears to be waning.

  • Wife Of Burr & Forman Partner Sentenced For Murdering Him

    The wife of a former managing partner of Burr & Forman LLP's Atlanta office was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after a jury found her guilty of murdering her husband and concealing his death in 2018.

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    Glenn Agre, Ross Aronstam Match Milbank Associate Bonuses

    Two more boutique firms have gotten in on the bonus action, with Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP and Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP announcing Friday they'll be matching the associate cash bonuses set by Milbank LLP and followed by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

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    Legal Hiring Continues Growth In November

    The U.S. legal sector saw job growth continue in November, logging its third consecutive month of increases after a four-month decline earlier this year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry began December with another busy week as President-elect Donald Trump continued to make appointments and BigLaw firms shifted their physical footprints. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    In an otherwise fairly quiet week for litigation, lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP were preparing for a verdict, and a federal jury returned on Tuesday with a $452 million award for their client, Insulet Corp., in a trade secrets lawsuit.

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    Polsinelli Associate Develops Platform For Transactional Attys

    A Polsinelli PC private equity mergers and acquisitions associate has developed a new deal management platform designed specifically for transactional attorneys that the firm said is redefining the application of legal technology in sophisticated deal work.

  • Ga. Judge Tosses GOP Election Suit Against Fulton County

    A Georgia state court judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make Fulton County hire Republican poll workers for last month's general election because the plaintiffs failed to show at a court appearance earlier this week.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    Several law firms around the country found reasons to be thankful in November as hybrid work models helped slim down their office space or as firms sought out more room to accommodate growing teams.

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    Top American Cancer Society Atty Moves To Habitat In Ga.

    The chief legal and risk officer for the American Cancer Society, known for his ability to "inspire and build consensus," will now serve as the top in-house attorney for Georgia-headquartered Habitat for Humanity International, according to the organization. 

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    Morgan Lewis Matches Bonuses, Cahill Raises The Bar

    Bonus announcements continued Thursday, with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP matching Milbank LLP's year-end and special cash bonuses, while Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP upped the ante with higher special bonuses.

  • Gossip, Not Pregnancy, Got Secretary Fired, Court Told In Ga.

    A Georgia county and the chief judge of its juvenile court are asking a Georgia federal court for an early dismissal of a suit alleging they fired a secretary because she became pregnant, arguing she was instead fired for spreading a false rumor after being reprimanded.

  • Senate Confirms New Mexico Prosecutor To Federal Bench

    The Senate voted 52-45 on Thursday to confirm Sarah Davenport, an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, as district judge.

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