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Ex-NY AG Real Estate Chief Joins White Collar Boutique
New York white collar boutique Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP has announced that the former chief of the New York State Attorney General Office's real estate enforcement unit joined the firm as a partner.
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Fennemore Launches AI Initiative With Wash. Firm Merger
Western regional firm Fennemore Craig PC has undertaken its fifth merger of the year, combining with a Washington state business and real estate firm with flat fee offerings and a focus on technology, with Fennemore saying Tuesday the merger is part of an overall investment in artificial intelligence legal technologies.
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Firms Add Nonequity Partners, And Many Aren't Happy
Nonequity partners make up one of the fastest-growing tiers of lawyers at major law firms — and that tier is the most discontented, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Law Firm Compensation Survey.
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Equity Partners At Smaller Firms Are Most Content With Pay
Lawyers in private practice are generally happy with their compensation, and BigLaw associates are particularly satisfied, thanks to openly competitive rates of pay. But equity partners at smaller firms are happiest, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.
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A Deep Dive Into Law Firm Pay
The legal industry may be known for its relatively high pay, but don't tell that to lawyers: Barely half of all attorneys feel satisfied or very satisfied with what they make, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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Ex-Constantine Cannon, Robins Kaplan Attys Form Antitrust Firm
A team of 10 attorneys formerly with Constantine Cannon LLP and Robins Kaplan LLP has formed a new boutique firm specializing in antitrust law, with offices in New York City and Washington, D.C., according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Philly Atty Suspended For Claiming To Rep Slain Boy's Father
A Philadelphia attorney has agreed to a year-and-a-half suspension of his law license for falsely claiming to represent the father of a boy who was killed by city police and trying to get him declared incompetent, acknowledging that his actions broke Pennsylvania's attorney conduct rules, according to state ethics board filing.
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Atty Accused Of Trying To Win Back Client With Loan
The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff PLLC, a New York personal injury firm, has accused competitor Harmon Linder & Rogowsky of offering a former client a loan after learning they were being booted as counsel.
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Del. Justices Asked To Revive Malpractice Suit Against Firms
Parents who hired Baird Mandalas Brockstedt & Federico LLC and Schochor Staton Goldberg and Cardea PA to pursue claims that contamination from a Mountaire Corp. chicken plant caused "catastrophic injuries" to their child are urging Delaware's Supreme Court to revive their malpractice suit against the firms, saying they didn't "have an adequate opportunity to litigate."
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V&E Litigation Pro Jumps To Dallas Boutique Bailey Brauer
Dallas-based Bailey Brauer PLLC announced Monday that it has added an experienced commercial litigator to its roster who came aboard from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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Fla. Timeshare Biz Wins $1.3M Fee Award In False Ad Suit
A Florida federal judge has awarded more than $1.3 million in attorney fees to a timeshare company that prevailed in a lawsuit against a Wyoming company over a false advertising scheme encouraging customers to stop paying for their properties, after agreeing the marketers pursued an "exceptionally weak case" that would not succeed.
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Ex-Conn. Police Chief Drops Atty Fee Ask After Lawsuit Win
The former police chief in Newington, Connecticut, dropped his demand for attorney fees after defamation claims against him were dropped and a state court judge ordered that, in order to collect, his lawyer may have to testify at an upcoming hearing.
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Texas Bar Seeks Non-Atty Rule Changes To Fill Justice Gap
The State Bar of Texas on Friday laid out a series of proposed changes to pending rules set forth by the state Supreme Court for allowing non-attorneys to perform some legal services, citing the need to increase the educational requirements and prohibit certain fee arrangements.
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Ex-Partners Blast Lin Wood's Constitutional Fight Over Fees
Former law partners of retired Georgia attorney L. Lin Wood said Wood can't escape being on the hook for their attorney fees after he was hit with a $3.75 million defamation verdict, saying that Wood's argument calling the fees unconstitutional flies in the face of 150 years of the state's case law.
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Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid
An attorney who is suing three lawyers from Blank Rome LLP and has asked a federal court to disqualify the firm's other attorneys from representing their colleagues — alleging they contacted one of her witnesses — told the court Friday she accessed a phone message that strengthens her arguments.
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Insurer Says No Coverage For Conn. Firm's Data Breach
A Connecticut personal injury firm's insurance company says it won't foot the bill for claims stemming from a hacker breaking into the firm's email system and stealing over $750,000 from a client, saying the firm's professional liability policy excluded "cyber security events."
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NJ Atty Reprimanded For Keeping Client In Dark On Fee Hike
The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded a criminal defense attorney for failing to provide a client with a retainer or any bills for over four years until notifying the client that, due to an unannounced rate change, the client owed over $170,000.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kicking off this week's legal lions list are four law firms that secured a summary judgment win Tuesday for DoorDash Inc. and other food app delivery companies in their federal lawsuit challenging a New York City law requiring delivery services to provide restaurants with certain customer info.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms promoted partners and federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Conn. Lawyer Wants Early Win In $450K Malpractice Suit
A Connecticut attorney's former client has effectively admitted that she is the one responsible for delays in responding to discovery requests in a fraudulent transfer suit that ultimately cost her $450,000, the attorney said in seeking summary judgment in a malpractice suit that she brought against him in state court.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
The start of autumn brings changing leaves and growing law firms as offices big and small increase their footprints through the country. BigLaw firms, midsize shops and boutiques across the country all found room to grow in September.
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Conn. Atty's Suit Against Willkie Partner Tossed
A Connecticut state court has dismissed a solo practitioner's lawsuit that alleged a partner at Willkie and his wife abused the court process by suing him over his contribution to an unflattering New York Post story about the couple.
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Seton Hall, Ex-Prez Point Fingers On Who Broke Deal First
Seton Hall University urged a New Jersey state judge Thursday to toss a whistleblower lawsuit by the school's former president, contending that the very filing of the suit broke his separation agreement that both sides willingly signed.
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Atty Sheehan Owes $144K Fees For 'Frivolous' Big Lots Suit
Prolific New York-based consumer advocate attorney Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates PC must cover the approximately $144,000 tab for attorney fees incurred amid the "frivolous" coffee labeling suit he brought against national retailer Big Lots Inc., a Florida federal judge has ordered.
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Firms Say Moving Has More Positive Impact Than Renovating
Roughly 90% of law firms that recently relocated or renovated say the updated digs have been for the better regarding culture and "office energy," and such positive change has been most widely felt among firms that moved, according to a recent report from real estate brokerage firm Savills.