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Giuliani Admissions Sink Bid To Shield Fla. Condo, Court Told
Two former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation judgment against disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani argued this week that the former New York City mayor has admitted he was not living in his luxury Florida condo around the time they filed a lien on it, and thus cannot prevent a sale of the property.
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Norton Rose Adds Experienced Cybersecurity & Privacy Duo
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that a pair of attorneys with more than 50 years of combined experience have joined the firm's New York and St. Louis offices as senior counsel, in what it said will help clients navigate the increasingly complex cybersecurity and privacy areas of law.
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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Melissa Sawyer
Melissa Sawyer of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice led cancer therapy company Seagen through its $43 billion sale to Pfizer and facilitated the sale of privately held sandwich giant Subway to private equity firm Roark Capital, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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Associates Say They're Burnt Out — And It's Costing Firms
Three-quarters of associates cite burnout and mental health as reasons for leaving law firms amid a higher exposure to stress than colleagues in other roles — and firms are suffering the financial costs, according to a study of U.S. and U.K. firms released Thursday.
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MVP: Kaplan Marino's Nina Marino
Nina Marino, founding partner of white collar boutique Kaplan Marino PC, secured a full acquittal for engineering firm founder Dennis Mitsunaga in a 12-week jury trial in Hawaii, and ensured that charges were dismissed against a lawyer accused by the district attorney's office in Orange County, California, of running an illegal referral and kickbacks scheme before the case ever went to trial, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 White Collar MVPs.
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Ashurst Risk Group Adds 3 Partners In Australia
Ashurst Risk Advisory, the consulting arm of Ashurst LLP, has appointed a trio of partners in Australia who will help launch a transformation risk group, focused on advising clients on third-party risk, contracting management and other issues, the group announced Thursday.
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MVP: Sidley Austin's Rachel D. Kleinberg
Rachel D. Kleinberg, a co-leader of the global tax practice at Sidley Austin LLP, headed up a tax team to represent investors in a consortium that led to the $6.05 billion sale of the NFL's Washington Commanders, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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MVP: Cleary's Roger Cooper
Roger Cooper of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's securities and mergers and acquisitions litigation practice led a team of Cleary attorneys to a New York state appellate victory on first impression arguments the firm has been making for a decade, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's David Bernstein
David Bernstein of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP helped a beverage mogul avoid a Texas jury, beat the government on behalf of the Snapchat brand and tries to find ways to sprinkle a little bit of "magic" into his career as a trademark litigator, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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MVP: Skadden's Steve Sunshine
Steve Sunshine, global head of antitrust at Skadden, led a team representing Activision Blizzard through its $69 billion acquisition by Microsoft and secured the dismissal of major antitrust claims for Apple, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 MVPs.
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Kennedys Turns To US For New Global Managing Partner
Kennedys named the firm's regional chief in the U.S. as its second global managing partner on Thursday as it looks poised to go from strength to strength after it recently recorded revenues of more than £380 million ($493 million).
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Big Jump In Outside Counsel Spending Forecast For 2025
Spending on outside counsel will rise 6.9% in 2025, the largest increase in 10 years, according to a report Thursday from BTI Consulting Group, which forecasts that litigation spending will see the biggest jumps and that practice areas including labor and employment and mergers and acquisitions will also see large spending increases.
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State Dept. Counterterrorism Expert Joins Jenner In DC
A former U.S. Department of State counterterrorism expert and National Security Council director has left public service for his first-ever role in private practice, joining Jenner & Block LLP's team in Washington, D.C., as special counsel, the firm announced Thursday.
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MVP: Kirkland's Dale Cendali
Dale Cendali of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's intellectual property practice won a precedent-setting trial on realistically depicting celebrities, preserved a soft drink giant's branding and protected a defense contractor's use of mission-critical software, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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Veteran Boies Schiller Atty Starts Next Chapter At Sterlington
After nearly a quarter of a century at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, litigation attorney Jonathan Sherman says he is ready to begin his third act helping Sterlington PLLC build out a competitive litigation department.
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Fired Norton Rose Worker Ends Suit Over COVID Vax Mandate
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday signed off on a former Norton Rose Fulbright IT worker's agreement to drop his lawsuit, which accused the firm of discriminating against the ex-employee when it fired him after he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine because he didn't feel peace with the Holy Spirit about being inoculated.
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Inside King & Spalding's Super Bowl Hosting Win For Atlanta
A team of King & Spalding LLP attorneys have helped bring the Super Bowl back to Atlanta in 2028, building on its success hosting the 2019 NFL championship game.
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Former Axinn Hatch Waxman Attys Team Up At Polsinelli
Polsinelli has hired a former Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP partner who spent more than 17 years with that firm litigating Hatch Waxman matters in biomaterials and biological-based pharmaceuticals.
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Women's White Collar Org Hits Milestone Amid Steady Growth
Mirroring the fast growth of white collar law since the start of the century, the Women's White Collar Defense Association has announced that in its 25th year, the diversity-focused organization has launched a chapter in its 50th location with an expansion to Virginia.
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Ex-SEC Atty, Fintech GC Joins Stradling's Securities Team
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC has added a former fintech general counsel and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, reinforcing the firm's offerings for companies facing enforcement investigations or grappling with other compliance issues.
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Foley & Lardner Adds Burr & Forman Corporate Duo In Fla.
Foley & Lardner LLP has ramped up its innovative technology sector and transactions practice group with two former Burr & Forman LLP partners in Jacksonville, Florida, where a Foley & Lardner leader said their arrival aligned with the firm's strategic focus on four key sectors of the economy.
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Jones Day Brings Back RE Ace In Dallas From Winstead
Jones Day announced Wednesday that it is boosting its real estate offerings in Dallas with a returning attorney whose regional knowledge and industry experience will be a "real asset" to clients and who previously practiced in the area with Winstead PC.
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Kirkland Adds Freshfields Atty To Boost Private Credit Bench
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has welcomed an expert in leveraged finance from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, saying Wednesday that his diverse practice will strengthen the firm's liability management and opportunistic credit practices and support its position in the growing private credit sector.
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New Perkins Coie Litigation Heads Embark On 'Listening Tour'
As the new co-leaders of Perkins Coie LLP's litigation practice, partners Shari Brandt and Julia Markley are setting off on a "listening tour" among the more than 400 attorneys within the group.
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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert J. Giuffra Jr.
Robert Giuffra Jr. of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped shepherd Goldman Sachs through 13 years of investor litigation that ended in a victory for his client last year when the Second Circuit applied a new U.S. Supreme Court standard for the first time, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.