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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Covington & Burling LLP and Pisanelli Bice PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Nevada Green Party's request to have Jill Stein's name reinstated on the state's presidential ballot Friday.
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Federal Judges In Texas, Louisiana Taking Senior Status
U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the Southern District of Texas and U.S. District Judge Lance Africk of the Eastern District of Louisiana announced this week that they are taking senior status in the coming months.
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Texas Powerhouse: Baker Botts
Baker Botts LLP's deep Texas roots allowed it to secure impressive courtroom and transactional wins over the last year, including successfully fighting off a more than $100 million trade secrets case against a Houston-based energy technology company and landing billions of dollars in transactional deals across the corporate and tax sectors.
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BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Baker Botts Accident Response Duo
Months after hiring former Baker Botts attorney Greg Dillard to lead its catastrophic accident response team, BakerHostetler has announced the hire of two more attorneys from the firm as counsel in Washington, D.C., and Houston.
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Filing After Bar Lapse Was Honest Mistake, Prosecutor Says
A Texas surgeon facing criminal charges for giving patient data to a media outlet regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors accused the government's lead prosecutor of taking the case while she had a suspended law license, a blunder the attorney called an unintentional error on Thursday.
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Texas Powerhouse: Beck Redden
Beck Redden LLP has a powerful presence across all Texas courts, as demonstrated by its successful representation of Southwest Airlines in a pivotal case involving cyber insurance at the Fifth Circuit, and its ability to secure summary judgment for an ExxonMobil subsidiary in a breach-of-contract suit before the Southern District of Texas.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Former Katten Litigation Head In Dallas
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has bulked up its litigation group with a partner in Dallas who previously served as head of commercial litigation at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Law Firm Bottom Lines Likely To Benefit From Fed Rate Cuts
Average U.S. law firm revenue rose at a historic clip during the first half of 2024, but law firm financial experts are predicting a further influx of business for midsize and large firms primarily as a result of increased transactional activity following Wednesday's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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5th Circ. Axes Bargaining Order Against Legal Support Firm
The Fifth Circuit reversed a National Labor Relations Board bargaining order Wednesday against a legal support consulting firm, determining certain workers within the unit are supervisors who can't unionize under federal labor law.
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House Seeks To Increase Judgeships After Senate OKs Bill
The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts has introduced new judicial staffing legislation, a month after the Senate passed its own version of a bipartisan bill that seeks to create 66 new and temporary judgeships over the next decade in an effort to ease pressure on the overburdened federal judiciary.
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Texas AG Ran Voter Intimidation Campaign, Dem County Says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used his office for voter suppression, Travis County officials claim in a suit filed Tuesday in Texas federal court, saying that Paxton launched an "intimidation campaign" against them to discourage voter registration of those he doesn't agree with politically.
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Texas Firm, Marketing Biz Settle 'Click To Call' Ad Scheme Suit
A Houston-based personal injury firm has reached a settlement with an Oklahoma-based marketing company it accused in a federal lawsuit of diverting clients and business to competitors through misleading advertisements in a click-to-call scheme.
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Texas Criminal Court Pauses Paxton Prosecutor Fee Ruling
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday agreed to pause a lower court ruling that would allow Collin County to pay a lower amount to the special prosecutors appointed to oversee the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, putting the county's victory on ice while it considers the dispute.
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Spencer Fane Names Chief Talent And Diversity Officer
A few months after announcing a new organizational structure, Spencer Fane LLP announced that a veteran human resources executive with 25 years of experience was hired as the firm's first chief talent and diversity officer.
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Texas Powerhouse: Bracewell LLP
Bracewell LLP has been helping clients navigate billion-dollar deals and other big projects, while securing major courtroom wins, since its founding in the Lone Star State just shy of eight decades ago, earning it a spot among Law360's Regional Powerhouses of 2024.
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Norton Rose Adds Family Office Ace From Sidley In Dallas
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Dallas shop with the addition of a former Sidley Austin LLP attorney to its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice who boasts substantial expertise in the family office industry.
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GCs Expect Bigger Budgets And Deeper Focus On AI In 2025
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
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Taylor English Lands White Collar Vet From Nelson Mullins
A veteran white collar attorney who worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and Barnes & Thornburg LLP and also served as deputy independent counsel in the Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation has joined Taylor English Duma LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Legal Education Co. Barbri Acquires SkillBurst Interactive
Dallas-based Barbri Global, which sells bar exam preparation courses, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of on-demand learning platform SkillBurst Interactive, effectively expanding the company's services in professional education.
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Sidley M&A Leader To Head Firm's Exec Committee
Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that a co-head of the firm's M&A and private equity practice will be the next chair of its executive committee, tapping an attorney who has been with the firm for more than three decades to fill the leadership post.
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GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
General counsel base salaries at companies making $5 billion or more in revenue has increased from last year, while their total compensation has decreased, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Empsight International LLC.
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Better Days Ahead For Associates, Recruiters Say
Things are looking up for associates, recruiters say, as a strong economic outlook for the legal industry appears to be driving increased demand for younger attorneys after two straight years of layoffs.
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Munsch Hardt's Incoming CEO On The 'Heart' Of Texas Firm
The newly elected CEO of Lone Star State mid-sized Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC is proud of the nearly 40-year history of success of the firm and plans to keep it on its current trajectory when he takes the helm at the start of 2025.
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Eversheds US Chief-Elect Talks Firm Goals, DC Move Plans
Eversheds Sutherland named Lino Mendiola III the chief executive-elect for the U.S. side of the firm on Monday. Here, Mendiola talks to Law360 about his goals, his plans to continue the firm’s culture of innovation and why he’s transferring from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C., with the promotion.
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Texas Powerhouse: Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone LLP charted a 7% growth in headcount last year on the heels of several significant merger and acquisition deals, attributing its success in part to a focus on mutual support within the firm and keeping retention high.