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Pennsylvania Pulse
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Retired Federal Judge 'Back In The Game' At Saxton & Stump
A former Pennsylvania federal judge enjoyed two days in retirement before returning to private practice this week after more than 20 years on the bench, joining Saxton & Stump's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office.
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Philly Judge Rejects Ex-Kline & Specter Attorney's DQ Bid
A former Kline & Specter partner can't disqualify an attorney representing it from his lawsuit against the firm, a Philadelphia judge has determined, because he couldn't prove he had an attorney-client relationship with the lawyer before he resigned.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Keller Postman LLC, Ward & Smith PA, Pope McGlamry PC and Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that after a Missouri resident dropped her federal claims in a putative class action over alleged mislabeling of prescription dog food, the case was properly sent back to state court.
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Morgan Lewis Shrinks China Presence With Shenzhen Closure
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has closed its office in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen after less than two years, a firm spokesperson told Law360 Pulse on Friday, the latest firm to reduce its operations in the country recently.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as law firms inked new deals, elevated attorneys and expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Litigators Make Up Half Of Ballard Spahr's Promotion Class
Ballard Spahr LLP unveiled five promotions to partner and seven to of counsel on Wednesday, elevating lawyers for four of its five departments in five cities.
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US Attorney In North Carolina's Middle District To Retire
U.S. Attorney Sandra Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina will retire effective Saturday after a lengthy tenure helping put away violent felons and recovering millions of dollars in False Claims Act litigation while supporting and expanding programs and initiatives to help reduce recidivism and violent crimes.
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Law Prof Accuses Penn Of Race Bias Over Disciplinary Action
A white Jewish law professor accused the University of Pennsylvania in federal court Thursday of harshly punishing her for making observations about Black student achievement while allowing other faculty members to get away with disparaging and threatening Jews and Israelis, in violation of federal law.
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Women, Minority Lawyers Continue Incremental Growth
Women, people of color and women of color keep setting records for representation in the nation's legal industry, but a smaller percentage of Black summer associates may portend future challenges, according to a report released Thursday.
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Blank Rome Adds Stevens & Lee Employment Duo In Philly
A pair of labor attorneys looking to bolster their practices' national reach have joined Blank Rome's Philadelphia office, after more than six years with Stevens & Lee PC.
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Marshall Dennehey's Delaware Leader Joins Firm Directors
Marshall Dennehey PC has announced that the managing attorney of its Wilmington, Delaware, office has been appointed to the firm's board of directors for a two-year term.
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Atty Gets 5-Year NJ Suspension After Tax Fraud Conviction
A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney convicted for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes received a five-year suspension from New Jersey's Supreme Court but will keep his law license in the state.
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Biden's Imprint On The Judiciary In 6 Charts
President Joe Biden leaves office with 235 lifetime judges confirmed, just one more than President Donald Trump seated during his first term, and many firsts for diversity.
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GCs Express Fear Of Giant Verdicts, Expect More Litigation
General counsel in a new survey increasingly fear the rise of "nuclear verdicts" — unexpectedly high jury awards — and they are expressing growing support for the use of artificial intelligence to save resources and spot risk.
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Kleinbard Expands Litigation Team, Elects New Partner
Philadelphia-based Kleinbard LLC has announced that it is expanding its litigation team by adding an attorney with more than 15 years of experience and elevating a member of its business and finance practice to partner status.
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Tucker Arensberg Expands In Harrisburg With Family Law Atty
Pennsylvania-based mid-sized firm Tucker Arensberg PC expanded its family law services in the Harrisburg area with the recent addition of an attorney with more than 20 years of experience handling matters such as custody, divorce and adoption.
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Attys Name Evolving Legal Tech As Industry's Top Challenge
Adjusting to ever-evolving technology including artificial intelligence, automation and emerging legal tech is the biggest challenge facing the legal industry in 2025, according to a new survey by peer-review publication company Best Lawyers.
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Western Pennsylvania US Atty Joins Pre-Inauguration Exodus
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Wednesday that he is stepping down in advance of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, joining the wave of similar resignations throughout the U.S. Department of Justice in recent weeks.
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Core Keeps Arch Resources CLO After Merger With Consol
Core Natural Resources Inc., the coal company formed by the merger of Arch Resources Inc. and Consol Energy Inc., announced the makeup of its new executive team Tuesday, including the general counsel of Arch as its first chief legal officer.
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Duane Morris Adds IP Vice Chair To Executive Committee
Duane Morris LLP announced this week that it added the Philadelphia-based vice chair of its intellectual property practice group to the firm's eight-member executive committee.
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K&L Gates Inks 15-Year Lease For Smaller Pittsburgh Office
K&L Gates LLP has signed a new 15-year lease to remain in its central business district location in the heart of Pittsburgh in a smaller, more flexible workspace, the firm announced Monday.
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Why Law Firms Are Seeing 'Profit Leakage'
Even as many law firms see rising profitability, a number of factors are still negatively affecting their profit margins, including write-offs and discounts, according to a new report out Tuesday.
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Attys Seek $4.4M In Fees For Gas Well Plugging Settlement
Attorneys from Bailey & Glasser LLP and Appalachian Mountain Advocates asked a West Virginia federal court for $4.4 million in fees, in a settlement that will require Diversified Energy Co. to more than quadruple its plans for plugging inactive oil and gas wells it had obtained from EQT in six states.
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Ex-Sacks Weston Atty's Theft Supports Suspension, Court Told
The severity of a suspended Philadelphia attorney's actions when he defrauded his former firm, Sacks Weston LLC, of almost $320,000 supports the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board's recommendation of a five-year suspension of his law license, the state's Office of Disciplinary Counsel has argued.
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Ex-Philly Solicitor Rejoins Dechert As Office Co-Leader
A former U.S. attorney and Philadelphia solicitor has returned to Dechert LLP’s Philadelphia office more than two years after leaving the firm to go in-house as general counsel for a green energy company in Massachusetts.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.