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Trump Loses Renewed Bid To Take Hush Money Case Federal
A New York federal court on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump's bid to move the state's hush money case against him to federal court, ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court's July holding laying out grounds for immunity did not sway his opinion that the payments were "unofficial acts."
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How To Make Partner Working Remotely
Attorneys who work at home or outside law firm offices can position themselves for partnership by becoming indispensable to their colleagues, as well as leveraging new technology and flexible schedules to better serve clients.
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Danish Gov't Pledges No Ponzi Analogies At $2.1B Tax Trial
The Danish tax authority won't compare pension funds, investors and attorneys it has accused of defrauding Denmark in a $2.1 billion tax refund scheme to a Ponzi scheme or infamous perpetrator Bernie Madoff, it said Friday in New York federal court.
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Giuliani Pretends To Live In Fla. To Shield Condo, Suit Says
The Georgia election workers who secured a $148 million judgment against former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in D.C. federal court hit him with a new lawsuit Friday, saying he is "pretending" to live in Florida in "a brazen attempt to shield his luxury Palm Beach condo" from them.
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The Women Working To Lift Barriers For Military Spouse Attys
The American Bar Association's policymaking body earlier in August passed a resolution urging all state supreme courts and bar associations to accommodate the unique needs of military spouse attorneys who must move frequently to support the nation's defense. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to members of the group that helped push the issue to the forefront.
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Trump's Bid To Move Hush Money Case Could Backfire
Donald Trump's renewed bid to persuade a federal court to intervene in the Manhattan district attorney's hush money prosecution faces slim odds and could ultimately be deemed a frivolous filing that exposes his attorneys to potential sanctions, experts told Law360.
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NJ's Connell Foley Gets New Real Estate Group Co-Chair
New Jersey firm Connell Foley LLP announced Friday that it has elevated a veteran real estate and land use partner to co-chair of the practice group, with an eye on growing the team and expanding its reach.
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More Took, Passed Multistate Bar Exam In July
An influx of law students in 2021 has led to an increased number of examinees taking and passing the multistate bar exam in July, according to an announcement this week from the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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Hall Booth Hires 5 Insurance Attys For Long Island Launch
Hall Booth Smith announced Thursday that it is opening an office on Long Island with the addition of five attorneys and their staff from insurance defense firm Montfort Healy McGuire & Salley LLP in Nassau County, New York.
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FTX Exec Drops Bid To Undo Plea Amid Partner's Indictment
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is no longer seeking to vacate his guilty plea that he says Manhattan federal prosecutors induced with a false promise to halt a campaign finance probe into his partner Michelle Bond, though his claims that they broke their word will still be litigated before two different judges.
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Are DEI Policies A Movement Or A Moment In Time?
Following the Supreme Court's summer 2023 ruling to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, experts warned corporate America about the wide-ranging implications that would likely take hold. Since then, several big-name brands have rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, a list that Lowe's joined this week.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry closed out August with another action-packed week as firms hired new talent and disbarred attorney Tom Girardi was convicted by a California federal jury. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Epstein Becker Green PC and the Restaurant Law Center lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit struck down a U.S. Department of Labor rule on tipped wages, deeming it to go against the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Shake OneCoin Conviction
Federal prosecutors have told the Second Circuit that former Locke Lord LLP partner Mark S. Scott has "greatly exaggerate[d]" the importance of testimony from a government witness, some of which was later shown to be perjury, in a bid to have his money laundering conviction reversed.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Attorneys at a few major national and regional U.S. law firms find themselves in new surroundings this month after Norton Rose Fulbright, Venable LLP and Snell & Wilmer all completed long-planned relocation projects.
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Ex-Lazard GC Named Hedge Fund Co-CEO Amid Founder Spat
New York-based hedge fund Two Sigma announced that the firm's two founders and co-CEOs have stepped down, with its chief business officer and a former general counsel of asset management firm Lazard set to replace them.
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Holland & Knight M&A Atty Wants You To Conquer Your Fears
Stephen J. Dietrich, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Denver, recently published a book on overcoming an abusive childhood. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to Dietrich about how his past struggles have shaped both his personal and professional life.
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Biden's Latest Judge Nominees Include Pick For Northern NY
President Joe Biden announced judicial nominees on Wednesday for federal district courts in New York, New Mexico and Arizona.
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NY Firm Calls Gas Co.'s Contract And Fee Claims Duplicative
Albany, New York-based Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP has moved to trim breach of contract and disgorgement of fees claims brought by a former client over allegedly bungled tax advice, telling a New York federal judge the claims are redundant when the ex-client is also pursuing a legal malpractice cause of action.
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Experienced Legal Industry Exec Joins UnitedLex As IP VP
Law firm-focused data and professional services company UnitedLex announced that an experienced legal industry executive who has spent more than 20 years working for a wide range of technology companies was appointed its new executive vice president of intellectual property.
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Greenberg Traurig Builds PE Team With Kirkland Hires
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on two fund formation partners from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to continue its growth into the private equity space, according to an announcement this week by the firm.
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Silvera Elevated To Deputy Chief Admin Judge for NYC Courts
Administrative Judge Adam Silvera of New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term, has been appointed deputy chief administrative judge for the New York City courts.
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A Winding Path: How Lawyers' Career Aspirations Shift
The road for many lawyers to their final career destination is winding. What a person thinks they want in law school may change once, twice or more in the following decades. Here, Law360 presents four stories about the winding path of lawyer career aspirations.
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Palin Wins New NYT Libel Trial As 2nd Circ. Chides Rakoff
The Second Circuit granted Sarah Palin a new trial Wednesday in her defamation suit against The New York Times, holding that U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff biased the verdict in favor of the newspaper and "usurped" the jury's role by erroneously tossing the case during deliberations.
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Clark Hill Adds Atty In NYC From Schoeman Updike
Clark Hill PLC said Tuesday that it is bringing a litigator to its New York City office as a member, one with a focus on financial services and business disputes as well as experience ranging from intellectual property to real estate issues.