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What Judges Want You To Know: You Can't Fool The Court
Federal judges regularly sit on panels at conferences and similar events, sharing their best practices and most valuable pieces of advice with patent lawyers and others in the room. In the first installment of a two-part series, Law360 has pulled together advice over the last few years that remains as relevant as ever.
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Black EEOC Atty Says Telework Bid Earned Her Cold Shoulder
A Black U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney sued the agency in Texas federal court, alleging that she was passed over for promotions and a senior leader training program after requesting a disability accommodation and calling out a colleague for "white privilege."
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Partner Sues Partner In Dispute Over Houston Firm
Co-founding partners Don Foty and David Hodges of Hodges & Foty LLP have filed competing claims against each other in Texas state court, with Foty accusing Hodges of blocking his access to firm accounts and Hodges alleging that while he was caring for his sick mother, Foty "hatched a plan" to steal the firm.
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Sidley Adds White & Case Energy Ace In Houston
Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday that a former White & Case LLP attorney has joined the firm in Houston, expanding the firm's reach with leading energy companies and private equity funds.
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Conservative Groups Say ABA Clerk, Intern Programs Illegal
Conservative advocacy groups urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday to scrutinize the American Bar Association's diversity and internship programs, claiming the organization is committing unlawful discrimination in the name of diversity.
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Husch Blackwell Adds Corporate Trio In Phoenix, Austin
One week after Husch Blackwell LLP named a new chief operating officer and changed its organizational structure, the firm added three new partners to its financial services and capital markets industry team, it said on Monday.
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Greenberg Traurig Gains Finance Pro In Dallas From Troutman
Greenberg Traurig LLP has expanded its public finance and infrastructure practice with a Dallas-based shareholder who came aboard from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, strengthening the firm's Texas presence.
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How Law Firms Are Helping Their Partners Generate Wealth
As U.S. law firms look back at another year of strong profits, many partners are left with a good deal of cash in their bank accounts and little time to think about how to invest it.
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Fish & Richardson Atty Talks Path From PhD To Austin Leader
The head of Fish & Richardson PC's office in Austin, Texas, recently sat down with Law360 Pulse for a conversation about her path from a patent agent with a doctorate in physical chemistry to a principal at the firm with substantial leadership responsibilities.
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Legal Sector Gains 900 Jobs In January Amid Data Revisions
The U.S. legal sector started the year with a modest boost, adding 900 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday following the agency's annual employment data revision that also lifted earlier job figures from the past year.
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Dentons US Names Capital Markets Leader Managing Partner
Dentons tapped capital markets partner and regulatory team leader John Holahan to serve as U.S. managing partner, the firm announced Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP kick off this week's Law360 Legal Lions, with a jury decision ending a $500 million antitrust lawsuit against their clients, U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robbins Geller's work on a proposed shareholder class action against an Nvidia supplier and Greenspoon Marder's work on behalf of the maker of an AI-powered grocery service lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7.
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BigLaw Firms Saw Double-Digit Profit Growth In 2024
Last year was "one of the strongest years on record" for U.S. law firm financial results, according to Citi Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group head Gretta Rusanow, with a survey by the bank of mostly large law firms showing a 16.6% increase in profits and a 12.3% increase in revenue over 2023.
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Sony Loses Sanctions Bid In Baseball Video Game TM Suit
A Texas federal judge has rejected Sony's request to sanction a baseball training program and its counsel from Dykema Gossett PLLC for bringing a trademark lawsuit over Sony's use of the phrases "future stars" and "future stars series" in its video game.
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Meet The Texas Atty Who Tried To Decode An NBA Megadeal
The Dallas Mavericks decision to trade 25-year-old superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers shocked the NBA ecosystem, and within hours, an elaborate yet superficially plausible theory from Dallas-based Dykema LLP appellate partner Christopher Kratovil went megaviral. Here, Law360 speaks to Katovil about his theory, what the story can teach sports and political junkies about media literacy, and more.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps Founding Partner As GC
The rapidly-growing firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Friday that it selected one of its Philadelphia-based founding partners to serve as the firm's global general counsel.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off February with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles in BigLaw and the Trump administration. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Barbri Adds Legal Study Aid Service Quimbee
Quimbee, a platform that provides study guides for law students, became the latest acquisition by Dallas-based Barbri Global, which sells bar exam preparation courses, according to an announcement Thursday.
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Jones Day Names 6 Office And Practice Leaders
Jones Day announced Thursday that six of its attorneys earned new practice group or office leadership roles, including at shops in Texas and California.
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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says
Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.
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Ex-Dr Pepper Chief Legal Officer Joins Varsity Brands
The former legal leader for beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper has joined cheerleading giant Varsity Brands as its next chief legal officer.
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US Attys To Shift Focus Amid Questions Of Staffing, Politics
The new U.S. attorneys under President Donald Trump's administration will almost certainly shift their offices' enforcement priorities, experts say, but they may also be faced with the impacts of a shrinking federal workforce and a politicized Justice Department, others worry.
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Former US Atty Leigha Simonton To Join Dykema In Dallas
After nearly two decades of government service and over two years as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton is entering private practice with Dykema Gossett PLLC, where she will help launch a Dallas-based white collar defense and investigations practice to serve the Texas region.
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Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
Rapper Jay-Z has dropped his sanctions bid against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit that claims Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old more than 20 years ago, accusations he has called "knowingly false."
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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What Social Media Process Service May Look Like In Texas
The Texas Supreme Court's recently proposed rule change allowing substituted service through social media and email could take effect in December, and practitioners will need to know how to establish that the defendant received notice through a technological method, says Marcus Eason at McGinnis Lochridge.
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Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
Law firms will be hiring conservatively well into 2021 and beyond, but associates eyeing a new firm or market can successfully make a move if they are pragmatic about their requirements, say Rebecca Glatzer and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.