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    Baker Botts Names IP Leader In Northern California Offices

    Baker Botts LLP has promoted a longtime partner to head of the intellectual property department in its San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, offices.

  • Judge Defends Atty Fees In Failed Law Firm Case

    A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday pushed back against criticisms of big fees for professionals in the case of defunct debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group and said he would approve interim professional fees and expenses of $8.1 million.

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    Ex-Google Privacy Chief Joins Gibson Dunn As Practice Head

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired a former vice president and chief privacy officer at Google, who for more than 13½ years has helped lead a team of privacy specialists working to achieve Google's data protection and privacy goals.

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    7 Attys In M&A, Real Estate Join Jones Walker In New Orleans

    Jones Walker LLP announced that seven attorneys focused on mergers and acquisitions and real estate law from New Orleans firm Fishman Haygood LLP joined the firm's corporate practice.

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    Sheppard Mullin Adds Paul Hastings Employment Leader

    The co-leader of Paul Hastings LLP's wage and hour practice group has jumped to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in California, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Florida Bar Exam's July Pass Rate Beats Pre-Pandemic Totals

    The pass rate for first-time test takers of the Florida Bar exam rose to more than 76% in July, surpassing last year's overall results by 5% and marking the highest passing grade since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results released Monday by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.

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    Baker Donelson Adds Financial Services Expert In DC

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has hired a new shareholder who started her 15-year legal career as an attorney adviser in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Banking and Finance Division, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Ropes & Gray Chair To Serve 2nd Term; Firm Picks Vice Chair

    Ropes & Gray LLP announced Tuesday that leading corporate lawyer Julie Jones will begin a second term as the 1,500-attorney firm's first-ever female chair next year while managing committee member Neill Jakobe prepares to assume a vice chair role.

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    Pillsbury Adds Locke Lord Energy Litigation Head In Houston

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has expanded its construction and energy litigation capabilities in Texas with the addition of the former chair of Locke Lord LLP's energy litigation practice group.

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    Ex-MoFo Cybersecurity Partner Joins Cooley In NY

    Cooley LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former global privacy and data security partner at Morrison Foerster LLP.

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    What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms

    We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here are some tips they have to pass on to the students who have yet to land a coveted spot or are ready to embark on a career in law.

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    What Law Firms Really Look For In Summer Associates

    More and more, law firms are bypassing the traditional schedule for on-campus interviews in their search for summer associates. Firm leaders who oversee recruiting for these programs spoke with Law360 Pulse about where they stand on timing and what law students can do to secure a summer placement that works best for their career.

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    These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates

    BigLaw firms have again set the bar high with their summer associate programs this year, earning high praise from participants who cited the increased opportunities for courtroom experiences, pro bono work, and comprehensive mentorship and networking support.

  • Furia Rubel Debuts Diverse Panel Of Global Legal Leaders

    Furia Rubel Communications Inc. has a new team of 12 global legal industry leaders to help law firms around the world anticipate emerging risks and capitalize on new opportunities in an increasingly crowded global market.

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    Jones Day Adds Ex-Samsung Senior Legal Counsel In NY

    Jones Day has hired an of counsel for its New York-based intellectual property practice who has previous experience working with Samsung as a senior legal counsel and is joining Jones Day from a South Korea-based general practice firm.

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    Freshfields Launching New Name, Logo In October

    Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to shorten its name to Freshfields beginning next month.

  • Burford Bolsters Diversity Program With $150M Injection

    Burford Capital LLC said Tuesday that it has allocated an additional $150 million to a project aimed at fostering diversity in commercial litigation and arbitration in a move to help tackle the persistent problem, particularly in the sector's highest ranks.

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    Norton Rose Stresses Regional Chops In New Leadership

    A year after the sudden departure of Norton Rose Fulbright's worldwide CEO, the firm announced a permanent reshuffling of its global management structure, formally putting regional managing partners in charge of coordinating the firm's international business.

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    Law Firm Rates Rise In 2023, But Mixed Outlook Ahead

    Corporate legal departments continue to face rising hourly rates from law firms, but rate changes have varied across industries, and the first four months of 2024 present a snapshot of these varying average rate increases, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.

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    Judge Recuses Self After Opening Jackson Walker Ethics Probe

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur has asked a Texas federal court to investigate potential sanctions against Jackson Walker LLP for its failure to disclose a relationship between a firm partner and a federal judge, also telling the court he would recuse himself from any proceedings involving the ethics breach.

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    JAMS President Will Become New CEO

    Alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is making changes at the top, announcing Monday that its longtime president will move up to become CEO and its current chief financial officer's duties will expand to include chief operating officer.

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    Dentons Launches Generative AI Contract Automation Tool

    International law firm Dentons has attorneys in Europe testing a generative artificial intelligence tool for contract automation, the firm said Monday.

  • Cozen O'Connor Elevates 8 New Shareholders In 7 Offices

    Cozen O'Connor announced Monday the promotions of eight new shareholders in seven different cities to the law firm and its public affairs and lobbying arm.

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    Labor Attorney Who Leveled MLB Playing Field Dies At 93

    Richard M. Moss, an attorney-turned-sports-agent who won free agency for baseball players and made star pitcher Nolan Ryan the first-ever professional athlete to score a $1 million contract for a single season, died over the weekend at age 93.

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    Squire Patton Tax Ace Joins Winston & Strawn In Dallas

    Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday it has expanded its tax offerings with the addition of an experienced attorney from Squire Patton Boggs LLP in Texas.

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