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Quinn Emanuel Says NAFTA Case Irrelevant In DQ Bid
A Mexican oil company and its subsidiaries cannot add "undisputedly irrelevant" supplementary information about former counsel Quinn Emanuel amid a disqualification bid, the law firm has told a Miami federal court, arguing that the requested documents, including the dismissal of a NAFTA arbitration Quinn Emanuel brought against Mexico, are either unrelated to the underlying litigation or duplicative.
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McGuireWoods Grows In Pittsburgh With Employment Atty
An attorney specializing in employment litigation matters and advising companies on compliance strategies has moved her practice to McGuireWoods' Pittsburgh office after nearly six years with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.
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Fla. Judge Denies Attys' Recusal Bid In Malpractice Case
A Florida state judge has denied a request to recuse himself in a legal malpractice case by the victim of a car accident, rejecting the defense's argument that he should be disqualified because he oversaw the underlying matter.
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Amazon Says Worker's $1.6M Atty Fees Are Excessive
An Amazon employee hasn't prevailed in his claims that the e-commerce giant hurdled his promotions for his U.S. Marine Corps Reserve leave, the company said, urging a Washington federal court to deny his $1.63 million in attorney fees requested as part of his settlement.
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Gibbons Brings On Prudential Employment Legal Chief In NJ
Gibbons PC has expanded its employment and labor law practice group with the addition of the former chief legal officer for labor and employment at Prudential.
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Alston & Bird Partner Class Highlights Litigation Bench
Litigators again dominated Alston & Bird's partner class this year as the firm announced Tuesday that it had promoted a roster of 20 attorneys, slightly fewer than last year's 27.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
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O'Melveny Beats DQ Bid In Hyundai Trademark Dispute
A California federal judge has denied a bid to disqualify O'Melveny & Myers LLP from representing Hyundai Motor Co. in a trademark dispute with computing company Hyundai Technology Group, saying the firm's failure to destroy a clawed-back document didn't justify booting it from the case.
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Fisher Phillips Adds Dallas Employment Atty From Reed Smith
International labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has brought on a Dallas-based labor and employment partner with expertise in a wide range of litigation — from class and collective actions to restrictive covenant claims — the firm announced Monday.
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Ga. County Officials Want Election Denier's Arrest Suit Stayed
A host of Floyd County, Georgia, officials and the law firm of the county attorney have asked a federal judge to stay a lawsuit brought against them by an election denier who alleged they conspired to have him jailed after he lobbied for the county attorney to be fired.
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Stoel Rives Adds San Diego Construction Atty As Partner
Stoel Rives LLP said construction and real estate attorney Kirsten Worley has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Human Rights First Adds Dorsey & Whitney Pro Bono Pro
New York-based nonprofit Human Rights First has brought on an attorney with more than 25 years of legal and humanitarian experience, including spending the last two decades at Dorsey & Whitney taking on high-profile human rights cases as well as complex civil litigation and criminal defense.
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Thompson Coburn Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Dallas
Thompson Coburn LLP has added a former assistant U.S. attorney to its Dallas office, boosting its business litigation and white collar defense and investigations offerings in the growing North Texas market.
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Tyson & Mendes Names First National Managing Partner
Tyson & Mendes LLP has elevated a California-based attorney under 40 as its first-ever national managing partner, a position that she hopes will allow her to continue supporting women leaders in the legal industry and beyond.
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Edelson Must Share Info In Tort Case, Colo. Judge Says
A Colorado state judge has ordered Edelson PC to provide information about advertising in a toxic tort case over ethylene oxide emissions from a medical sterilization facility in Lakewood, with a bellwether trial set for this month.
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Judge Urged To Sit Out Alopecia IP Row Over Ex-Clerk's Role
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has asked a New Jersey federal judge to recuse himself from a case alleging the company's alopecia drug infringes an Incyte patent, saying Incyte's attorneys hired the judge's former law clerk and put him on the case, creating "an indelible appearance of impropriety."
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Investment Adviser Says Attys' Mistakes Cost Him His Career
A Colorado investment adviser has sued two of his former attorneys for malpractice in state court, claiming one failed to clarify that a deal he signed over securities violations also would bar him from working in other states, while the other allegedly failed to timely file an appeal to dispute the settlements.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Says $700K Award Ignores Civil Rule
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a $700,000 judgment in favor of a cost-cutting consulting firm, arguing the lower court failed to follow a procedural rule requiring specificity in directed verdict motions.
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Giuliani Held In Contempt In $148M Defamation Row
A New York federal judge on Monday found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over evidence to two former Georgia election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment they secured against the former attorney to President-elect Donald Trump.
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NC Justices To Decide Ballot Challenge In High Court Race
A Republican appellate judge looking to throw out more than 60,000 votes in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court succeeded Monday in getting his legal challenge kicked back to the Tar Heel State's top court, with a federal judge finding it wasn't his place to decide the matter.
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Talk Show Host Says OpenAI Can't Duck Ga. Defamation Suit
A conservative talk radio show host pushed back Monday against OpenAI's quest to secure summary judgment in his defamation lawsuit, calling the company "the high-tech equivalent of the neighborhood gossip."
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Ex-GMU Prof. Tells Judge To Ignore Accusers' 'False Reality'
Former FTC Commissioner and law professor Joshua Wright on Friday slammed two former students' request to exclude evidence of damages at an upcoming trial in a $108 million lawsuit in which he accused them of defamation, saying the request is "self-servingly twisted to present a false reality."
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Conn. Justices Won't Hike Benefits Cut For Law Partner's Ex
The ex-husband of a law firm partner cannot secure a bigger cut of the partner's retirement funds because the payments from the firm are too "speculative" to qualify as property, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 5-1 on Monday.
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Chiesa Shahinian Taps Former Litigation Head As New Leader
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC named a new managing partner on Monday, tapping its former litigation practice group leader and former deputy general counsel for the leadership role.
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Pashman Stein Avoids Atty's Claims, Rips Threat Accusation
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has defeated an attempt from an attorney and former client to countersue it for breach of contract in New Jersey state litigation from the firm over unpaid fees, accusing the lawyer of a "flagrant attempt to manipulate the judicial process."
Expert Analysis
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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What Litigators Can Expect From The Metaverse
As virtual reality continues to develop, litigators should consider how it will affect various aspects of law practice — from marketing and training to the courtroom itself — as well as the potential need for legal reforms to ensure metaverse-generated data is preserved and available for discovery, says Ron Carey at Esquire Deposition Solutions.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
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Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.
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Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking
The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.
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How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles
Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.
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The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.
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The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys
Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.
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What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?
Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.
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What Attys Should Consider Before Taking On Pro Bono Work
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.
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Opinion
NY Bar Admission Criminal History Query Is Unjust, Illegal
New York should revise Question 26 on its bar admission application, because requiring students to disclose any prior interaction with the criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, who have a history of being overpoliced — and it violates several state laws, says Andrew Brown, president of the New York State Bar Association.