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Kirkland Adds 40-Atty Weil Team Led By Ramona Nee

By Anna Sanders and Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Friday the addition of 40 attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, including the private equity practice co-leader who was once set to lead the firm.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    US Charges 3 Over $129M AI Scam Using Fake UK Lawyers

    U.S. prosecutors said Thursday they have charged three men, including one facing extradition from London, for allegedly defrauding companies of $129 million through a scheme that used AI to impersonate executives and U.K. lawyers.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Ex-Eversheds Sutherland CEO Joins FTI Consulting In Atlanta

    Legal advisory services company FTI Consulting Inc. has expanded its leadership team with the recent addition of the former CEO of Eversheds Sutherland.

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    California Pulse

    Sheppard Doles Out Associate Raises To Match Milbank Pay

    Sheppard announced raises for U.S. associates this week, effectively matching the scale set by Milbank, where the most junior attorneys make $235,000 in base pay.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    A&O Shearman Pledges $1.1B To AI Buildout Led By Lawyers

    A&O Shearman said on Thursday that it would invest $1.1 billion in artificial intelligence over the next five years as part of a strategy to transform how it delivers legal services across the business.

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    In-House

    Fortune Brands Picks Seasoned GC As New Legal Chief

    Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. — a home, security and digital products company — has tapped an experienced legal executive to serve as its new legal leader.

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    Courts

    Texas Voters 'Made History' In Ousting GOP State Justices

    With the ousting of four incumbent justices on the Texas Supreme Court, Lone Star State voters have selected the state's first-ever female chief justice and reshaped the court to a majority-female body, breaking the Republican Party's decades-long dominance on the high court.

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    Courts

    Georgia Gov., AG Races Mark Historic Wins For Black Women

    The victories of former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Georgia Rep. Tanya Miller in Tuesday's races for Georgia governor and attorney general marked a historic milestone in the Republican stronghold, as they became the first Black woman governor of a U.S. state and the first Black woman elected as Georgia AG.

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    California Pulse

    Ogletree Brings On 3 Attys In Calif. Specializing In Litigation

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has expanded two of its California offices with the recent additions of three attorneys who moved their practices to Los Angeles and San Diego.

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    Mid-Law

    Clark Hill Taps Taft Strategy Leader As Biz Development Chief

    Executive search firm The Alexander Group announced Tuesday that Clark Hill PLC has hired a veteran of the legal industry from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP to serve as chief marketing and business development officer, touting her expertise in executive marketing and strategy leadership.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Weil's London Wind-Down Could Outlast Partner Exits

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's proposed wind-down could leave its London partnership with continuing obligations to clients, employees and creditors long after departing lawyers have joined rival firms, legal and regulatory specialists say.

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