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California Pulse
Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry With Trump DEI DealBy Ryan Boysen
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to defuse an executive order targeting the firm has drawn criticism across the legal industry and highlights the challenges preventing BigLaw firms from taking collective action against the White House.
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Courts
DOJ Seeks To DQ Judge From Perkins Coie's Exec Order SuitBy Jack Karp
The U.S. Department of Justice moved Friday to disqualify the D.C. federal judge presiding over Perkins Coie LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm for its diversity-focused hiring efforts and its political representation.
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Daily Litigation
Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP LawBy Emily Sawicki
Onetime Federal Trade Commission member and law professor Joshua Wright, who recently dropped a $108 million defamation suit against two attorneys who accused him of sexual misconduct, is now fighting a sanctions bid brought by one of the women, arguing it hinges on "selective — and largely misleading — presentation of evidence."
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DC Pulse
Skadden Atty Quits Over Lack Of Response To Trump OrdersBy Anna Sanders
An associate for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who led an effort pushing for BigLaw to rally behind firms targeted by President Donald Trump's executive orders has publicly resigned in a firmwide email after Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP struck a deal with the administration to get one such order rescinded.
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California Pulse
Littler Selects Longtime Calif. Litigator To Lead Fresno ShopBy James Mills
Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC has tapped a longtime litigator to be the new head of its office in Fresno, California.
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In-House
Corning's CLO Saw Comp Top $7.4M Last YearBy Christine DeRosa
The top attorney for Corning Inc. saw his compensation continue to rise last year, jumping from $5.7 million in 2023 to $7.4 million in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekBy Kevin Penton
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge upheld a $612.4 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Daily Litigation
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Ex-DLA Piper Atty In NYBy James Boyle
An intellectual property attorney with expertise in the life sciences and consumer electronics industries has moved her practice to Armstrong Teasdale's Manhattan office after three years at DLA Piper.
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Daily Litigation
New Ohio Gordon Rees Partner Feels Born For Healthcare LawBy Tracey Read
As the child of a surgeon father and a mother who worked as an intensive care unit nurse, Megan Bosak grew up with the understanding that her dad hated lawyers.
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California Pulse
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly QuizBy Anna Sanders
The legal industry began spring with another action-packed week as President Donald Trump continued to eye BigLaw diversity programs and firms expanded their presence and headcounts worldwide. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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