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ABA Accreditor Leader Remembered For Passion And Intellect

By Emma Cueto

After her sudden death while leading the American Bar Association council that handles law school accreditation, Melissa Hart is being remembered as a passionate and fiercely intelligent jurist, mentor and leader who will be missed as the council navigates numerous challenges to its accreditor status.

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    Delaware Pulse

    Akerman Names Office Leaders In Delaware, Colorado, Florida

    Akerman LLP has named a litigation partner and a pair of tax partners to lead their respective offices in Wilmington, Delaware; Denver; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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    California Pulse

    Sandisk CLO's Total Comp Rose To $2.6M In 2026

    Sandisk Corp.'s chief legal officer saw his compensation increase to more than $2.6 million this year, according to a new securities filing.

  • Modern Lawyer

    WilmerHale Appoints New Chair for Restructuring Team

    WilmerHale announced Wednesday that it has appointed a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner to chair the firm's transactional bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice.

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    Courts

    Ex-Workers' Comp Judge Joins Laffey Bucci To Lead Practice

    Philadelphia-based personal injury firm Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan has launched a dedicated workers' compensation practice with the addition of a new partner who spent 15 years as a workers' compensation judge in Pennsylvania.

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    In-House

    The L Suite Appoints HubSpot CLO As Global Co-Chair

    Legal networking group the L Suite, formerly known as TechGC, has brought on as global co-chair the chief legal officer at customer relation management firm HubSpot, according to a recent announcement.

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    Mid-Law

    Foley Hoag Adds 3 Partners In Denver

    Foley Hoag LLP has grown its intellectual property, emerging company and venture capital offerings in Colorado with the addition of three partners, two from Sheridan Ross PC and another from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

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    In-House

    Cracker Barrel's Retired GC Earned $1.7 Million Last Year

    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.'s now-retired general counsel earned $1.7 million in fiscal 2026 before he departed on May 1, according to a Tuesday securities filing.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Polsinelli Names 2 Restructuring & Strategic Capital Leaders

    Polsinelli PC has two new leaders for its restructuring and strategic capital practice, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • Daily Litigation

    'Outlandish' Errors Not AI Hallucinations, Attys Tell CIT

    Three attorneys defended the errors they made in a brief to the U.S. Court of International Trade as simple mistakes and not the product of artificial intelligence hallucinations, arguing they shouldn't be subject to sanctions.

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    California Pulse

    Davis Polk Lands Skadden's Media Head In LA Push

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP announced Wednesday that the former head of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's global media and entertainment practice has joined the firm as a mergers and acquisitions partner.

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