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Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over LA Utility Billing Scandal
The New Jersey Supreme Court disbarred an attorney this week who orchestrated a sham lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles on behalf of plaintiffs suing the local water utility and who later made $24 million off contracts with the city reached through a number of bribery schemes.
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NJ Seeks Jury Trial In PFAS Cleanup Case Against 3M, DuPont
New Jersey officials are fighting back against 3M and DuPont's requests to have a federal bench trial on their environmental claims seeking remediation and restoration cost reimbursement over purported PFAS contamination, arguing that its legal claims are tied to legal remedies that a jury, not a judge, must decide.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In January? Netflix, Palantir And More
Legal leaders at Netflix and Palantir Technologies were among those corporate lawyers who welcomed the New Year by hauling in millions of dollars in stock sales in January.
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Lowenstein Sandler Aims To Combine Dueling Dispensary Suits
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has moved in New Jersey state court to consolidate its $800,000 legal fee case against a cannabis dispensary with a malpractice suit that the dispensary recently filed against it and handle the cases in Essex County.
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Proskauer Fights Another DQ Bid In NJ Hospital Antitrust Suit
A New Jersey federal magistrate judge was right to allow Proskauer Rose LLP to continue as counsel for RWJBarnabas Health Inc. since the firm's prior advice to CarePoint Health on its use of COVID-19 relief funds is unrelated to the antitrust lawsuit currently playing out between the two companies, according to the firm.
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Law Firms Add Marketing Chiefs Amid Biz Development Push
As law firms battle for business in a more competitive market, the new year has seen a wave of chief marketing officer appointments. This shift, experts say, reflects a growing emphasis on strategic leadership and business development, as firms look to differentiate themselves and drive growth.
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DLA Piper Partner To Testify At Cognizant Evidence Hearing
Prosecutors told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that the managing partner of DLA Piper's Houston office will testify at a Feb. 18 evidentiary hearing in a criminal bribery case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which tapped the law firm for an internal investigation into the alleged corrupt scheme in India.
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For Attys, Problem Gambling Can Mean Betting The Firm
SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein’s bombshell tax evasion indictment puts the renowned appellate lawyer on a long list of attorneys to find themselves in hot water as a result of a gambling habit. And for small firms or solo practitioners, experts say the consequences can be even more dire.
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MG+M Expands In NJ With Landman Corsi Litigation Duo
Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP has added two attorneys in New Jersey from the northeastern litigation firm Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford PC with extensive experience in issues including toxic tort liability, asbestos and talc litigation, and more.
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NJ Atty Avoids Disbarment After Bank Fraud Conviction
A New Jersey attorney who was disbarred in New York and Colorado after copping to participating in a bank fraud conspiracy in 2017 has been handed a three-year license suspension in the Garden State, retroactive to the date of her guilty plea.
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The Top In-House Hires Of January
Legal department moves in the past month included high-profile appointments at Hilton Hotels, the Baltimore Orioles baseball team and the restaurant chain White Castle. Meanwhile, several legal leaders left notable companies, including American Airlines, music streamer Spotify and radio broadcaster SiriusXM.
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ABA House Of Delegates Votes For Stricter High Court Ethics
The American Bar Association's policymaking body recommended Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court adopt a binding ethics code as strict as the code of conduct that other U.S. federal judges must follow.
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Panel Backs Sanctions For Frivolous Bid In Malpractice Case
A New Jersey appeals court said Monday that a New York attorney's motion to vacate an almost $450,000 judgment after a jury found him negligent in a divorce action could only be seen as frivolous, affirming the trial court's award of nearly $8,000 in attorney fees as a sanction.
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NJ Law Firm Opens 5th Office, Promotes Atty To Masthead
Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC announced this week that it is opening a fifth location in Eatontown, New Jersey, and promoting a family law attorney up to named partner and head of the new office.
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Chiesa Shahinian Names Trusts And Estates Co-Chairs
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has announced that two attorneys have been appointed to oversee and steer the strategy of the trusts and estates group at the New Jersey-based firm.
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With Eye On Growth, Husch Blackwell Shakes Up Leadership
In an effort to "capitalize on growth opportunities," Husch Blackwell LLP has named a new chief operating officer and split its organizational structure to create separate operations and marketing and business development divisions, the firm announced Monday.
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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.
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NJ AG Launches Commission To Strengthen Trust In Gov't
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has announced a new 13-member anti-corruption commission bringing together legal experts including a former state Supreme Court justice and former state and federal prosecutors to advise on increasing transparency and trust in government.
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Genova Burns Hires NJ Litigator From Shuttered Boutique
Genova Burns LLC announced Friday it added a litigator with experience in commercial disputes, as well as civil rights and constitutional matters, from now-defunct boutique law firm Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker.
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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.
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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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NJ Firm Blasts Pier Investment Suit As 'Shameless Fiction'
Hankin Sandman Palladino Weintrob & Bell has urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a Garden State couple's legal malpractice lawsuit over their investment in an Atlantic City Boardwalk amusement park, arguing that their claims are barred by the state's entire controversy doctrine and are "premised on knowing falsities and fail on the merits."
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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.
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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.
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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.