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  • Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

  • Ex-Trump Atty Sidney Powell Again Escapes Texas Discipline

    Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell has again escaped disciplinary action in connection with her efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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    Ex-Holtzman Vogel Attys Join Musk Lawyer For New GOP Firm

    Chris Gober, who has represented Elon Musk and other high-profile Republicans, announced the hiring of four attorneys from conservative law firm Holtzman Vogel as he works to expand his small firm and turn it into the "premier Republican political law firm."

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    Jackson Lewis Reelects Chair Amid Leadership Changes

    In its latest leadership shake-up, Jackson Lewis PC has reelected its firm chair and managing principal for a second term, while also implementing a leadership restructuring that includes the reorganization of its practice groups and the appointment of several new national heads.

  • Paralegal Says Race, Disability Led To Thompson Coe Sacking

    A former paralegal at Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP sued her ex-employer in Texas state court, alleging she was wrongfully fired because of her race and disability while also accusing the firm of sabotaging her attempts at obtaining future employment at other law firms.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge refused to certify a class of consumers who say Meta would have to pay users for their data if it didn't lie about privacy safeguards.

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    Ex-Texas Appeals Justice Joins Dallas Boutique

    A former Texas appellate justice has been added to the roster at Tillotson Johnson and Patton, a Dallas boutique law firm that handles both plaintiff and defense litigation and appellate matters.

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    Morgan Lewis Gains Blank Rome Energy Ace In Houston

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Friday that it has added an experienced energy-focused transactional attorney in Houston who most recently practiced with Blank Rome LLP, fortifying the firm's finance capabilities in the Lone Star State.

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    Infectious Disease Lab Hires Veteran Healthcare Atty As CLO

    Texas-based infectious disease laboratory HealthTrackRX has expanded its leadership team, including with a new top attorney from primary and urgent care business VillageMD.

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    5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider more than two dozen proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including two resolutions concerning judicial security as violence against judges is on the rise.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the end of January with another action-packed week as firms expanded practices and hired high-profile government attorneys following the ascent of President Donald Trump. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Pharmacy Says Its Ex-GC Destroyed Trade Secrets Evidence

    Texas-based Empower Pharmacy on Thursday pressed for sanctions against its former general counsel — who also happens to be a former assistant district attorney in San Antonio — claiming that the lawyer intentionally destroyed a hard drive that contained evidence relevant to Empower's trade secrets suit against a rival pharmacy.

  • Jay-Z Blasts Buzbee For 'Reputation-Destroying Allegations'

    Rapper Jay-Z has doubled down on his bid for sanctions against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old with Sean "Diddy" Combs more than 20 years ago, saying the attorney has "weaponized" baseless accusations via social media and TV interviews.

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    Law Firms See Generational Shift In Leadership In 2024

    The legal industry saw a wave of leadership transitions in 2024, with a growing number of top executives in the nation's top 200 law firms stepping down, paving the way for a new generation of leaders, according to an upcoming report by Leopard Solutions.

  • Texas AG's Deputy Tapped For Trump's DOJ

    A deputy in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office has been tapped for President Donald Trump's Justice Department, Paxton announced Thursday.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    A new year brought new surroundings for a number of law firms throughout the U.S., including Honigman LLP's move to a new office in Chicago nearly 10 years after launching in the Windy City, and Snell & Wilmer LLP launching another San Diego office to accommodate its growing staff.

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    Kelley Kronenberg Brings On NBCUniversal Exec As New CFO

    Kelley Kronenberg has brought on a new chief financial officer who has more than 15 years of experience in financial leadership roles at international corporations, including NBCUniversal.

  • Texas Bar Developing AI Tool Kit For Lone Star Lawyers

    As part of its ongoing efforts to help Texas attorneys navigate how best to use artificial intelligence, a State Bar of Texas task force is busy designing a user-friendly online tool kit.

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    Nelson Mullins Grows In Houston With Osha Bergman IP Duo

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has grown its Houston attorney roster to more than 30 since setting up shop in the city last year and is continuing that expansion with two experienced intellectual property lawyers from Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP.

  • Southwest Worker Can't Yet Snag $2M Atty Fees In Bias Case

    A flight attendant cannot recover nearly $2.5 million in attorney fees incurred while litigating her suit in which she claimed Southwest terminated her after she sent pictures of aborted fetuses during a Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 action, a Texas federal judge ruled.

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    JCPenney Says Jackson Walker Owes $1M For Judge's Affair

    Jackson Walker LLP should have to return the more than $1 million paid to it by J.C. Penney given the firm's failure to disclose that one of its partners had a romantic relationship with the judge who had overseen the retailer's bankruptcy, the retailer's estate says in a new lawsuit in Texas federal court.

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    Jay-Z Says Buzbee Barratry Suits Cite Fake Texas Investigator

    Attorneys for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter told a Houston federal court that personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee included a fictitious defendant in two lawsuits claiming the rapper tried to recruit former Buzbee clients to file malpractice claims.

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    Former Chief Counsel For Cruz Named US Atty In Texas

    Nicholas Ganjei, a former chief counsel for Lone Star State Sen. Ted Cruz, was sworn in on Wednesday as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas.

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    Blank Rome Names New Florida Chair, Practice Leaders

    Blank Rome LLP announced a slew of new leadership appointments Wednesday, including new department heads, practice group leaders and a new chair of its Florida offices.

  • Bankrupt MMA Law Seeks Hurricane Case Fees From 2 Firms

    Bankrupt firm MMA Law has filed adversary suits against two law firms in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to recover fees related to work done on behalf of hurricane victim clients that it says belong to its bankruptcy estate.

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