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MVP: Brooks Kushman's Christopher Smith
Brooks Kushman PC shareholder Christopher Smith has won a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings for Ford Motor Co. and helped the automaker cut a $105 million jury verdict down to $3, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2024 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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MVP: Latham's Amanda Reeves
Latham & Watkins LLP's Amanda Reeves successfully defended a merger of major sugar manufacturers at the Third Circuit, navigated multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical deals through Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, and geared up for a significant FTC transaction challenge, carving out a spot as one of the Law360 2024 Competition MVPs.
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Holland & Knight Appoints 25-Year Vet As Portland Lead
Holland & Knight LLP announced last week the appointment of private wealth partner Joshua E. Husbands as executive partner of its Portland office.
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Paul Hastings Adds Baker McKenzie Employment Team In NY
Paul Hastings LLP said Monday that it has landed a top-tier, four-partner employment litigation team in New York from Baker McKenzie LLP to strengthen its East Coast practice.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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Texas Federal Judge Owned Tesla Stock After Taking X Suit
A Texas federal judge overseeing a high-profile case between X Corp. and a media watchdog bought and sold shares of Elon Musk's automotive company Tesla the same year that X filed the suit, according to financial disclosure reports.
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Judge Tosses Ex-Cushman & Wakefield GC's Defamation Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit brought by the former general counsel of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield over a Law.com article written about his departure, which he claimed made it seem like he had been fired for his job performance.
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Akin Helps Free Falsely Convicted Nicaraguan Missionaries
Thirteen people associated with the Texas-based evangelical missionary organization Mountain Gateway were released from a Nicaraguan prison in September following a monthslong pro bono effort by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys to secure their freedom.
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High Court Bar's Future: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar is a once-in-a-generation talent who uses her seemingly endless knowledge of case facts and related law — along with her quick wit — to routinely spar with an often antithetical U.S. Supreme Court over some of the most consequential issues in a given term, experts and court watchers say.
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It's Not Too Late For Attys To Help Safeguard Election
With the presidential election mere weeks away, a small army of lawyers will deploy throughout the country in a nonpartisan effort to ensure the process is fair, smooth and safe.
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Fla. Atty Accused Of Trust Violations Faced Losing Her Home
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday gave an Orlando attorney accused of misusing client funds — which she said kept her out of homelessness — extra time to comply with a suspension order after she said hurricanes Helene and Milton displaced her from her home and her law office, complicating her ability to communicate with clients and access records.
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BigLaw Sees Rise In Partner Hires, Led By NY And London
Despite economic turbulence, partner lateral hires at BigLaw firms have held steady in the first three quarters of the year, with the New York and London markets seeing the most significant uptick, according to a recent report from legal search firm Macrae.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases during the holiday-shortened week, including disputes over the vagueness of a San Francisco water permit, the rejection of two veterans' disability claims, and allegations that CBD companies' mislabeling of their products constitutes racketeering. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Polsinelli Adds K&L Gates Litigation Team In SC
A group of three federal healthcare litigators, plus consultants and support staff, has departed K&L Gates LLP for Polsinelli PC in Charleston, South Carolina.
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One Of DC District Court's 1st Female Judges Dies At 95
Joyce Hens Green, a longtime Washington, D.C., federal judge who became known for her work on high-profile cases like the Bank of Credit and Commerce International's sprawling fraud scheme after building her legal career at a time when the profession was almost exclusively male, died on Oct. 10 at 95 years old.
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BCLP Corporate Ace Jumps To Barnes & Thornburg In LA
A longtime Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP attorney has taken his practice to Barnes & Thornburg in Los Angeles, becoming the fourth partner to join its corporate department in just the last month.
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Skadden Closing In Shanghai, 'Rescaling' Corporate Practice
Sixteen years after opening in China's largest city, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP will close its Shanghai office, the firm said Friday.
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O'Melveny Duo Includes Ex-Hogan Lovells Singapore Head
O'Melveny has expanded its platform in Asia with the addition of two transactional lawyers from Hogan Lovells, including a former practice head and Singapore managing partner who will now lead O'Melveny's Singapore and Southeast Asia team as well as its Singapore office.
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NY State Court System Escapes Ex-Employee's Bias Suit
A federal judge has given the New York State Unified Court System a summary judgment win in a bias suit filed by a former court clerk who is a Hindu, ruling that the ex-employee didn't show that religious discrimination was a motive for denying her leave or her firing.
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Seton Hall Fights Moving Ex-Prez's Suit Over Law Clerk Ties
Seton Hall University has urged a New Jersey Superior Court judge to undo an order transferring a whistleblower suit by its former president out of Essex County because of a supposed conflict of interest involving the law clerk daughter of one of the defendants.
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Getting Attys To Change Isn't Easy, But Psychology Can Help
Convincing lawyers to adopt new tools often comes with a lot of resistance, but law firms can alter their approach to get lawyers to comply with almost anything, a leading legal industry expert said Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Fenwick & West LLP and the Dacus Firm PC kick off this week's list of Law360 legal lions with a winning jury verdict for Amazon finding the e-commerce giant didn't infringe certain claims in a trio of wireless network patents.
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From Miss America To Law: Ill. Atty Strives To Fight Bullying
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism recently released what is believed to be the first large-scale survey and report on bullying in the legal profession in the U.S., and Erika Harold, its executive director and a former Miss America, says the topic of bullying is personal for her.
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Ted Kennedy Jr. On Disability Inclusion In The Legal Industry
Ted Kennedy Jr., a healthcare regulatory attorney at Epstein Becker Green and a pediatric bone cancer survivor who has an amputation, has made it his life’s work to advocate for people with disabilities. Here, Kennedy talks with Law360 Pulse about why legal employers should be more inclusive.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as Lewis Brisbois saw a founder leave and other BigLaw firms tapped new leaders and talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.