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Recently Retired Conn. Judge Joins McElroy Deutsch
After retiring from the bench last month, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Cesar A. Noble has made the move into private practice as he joins McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's litigation and insurance services team in Hartford.
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Unlockd Is Latest Google Foe To Seek Judge's Recusal
Unlockd Media has become at least the second Google antitrust foe to seek the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. over his close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery.
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11th Circ. Backs MetLife Benefits Denial To Ex-Troutman Atty
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld MetLife's early win in a former commercial litigation attorney's fight for additional long-term disability benefits related to a bipolar disorder diagnosis, backing a Florida federal court's decision to uphold the insurer's determination she was no longer disabled under the terms of the plan.
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In-House v. Associate Life: Who's Really Got It Better?
Most in-house counsel who responded to Law360 Pulse's survey cited factors such as shaping business strategy and the absence of billable hours as motivations for joining corporate legal departments. Law360 Pulse spoke with in-house counsel and law firm associates about the pros and cons of their respective roles and the facets of their legal peers' positions that are, or are not, appealing.
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A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
Total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the typical corporate legal department can vary significantly. Find out how corporations are leveraging salaries, bonuses and other incentives to attract top talent.
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For In-House Attys, Bonuses Come Easy, But Equity Less So
The vast majority of in-house counsel at all levels received pay bonuses in 2024, while a smaller share — but still a majority — received long-term incentives, according to a new survey.
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Cravath Partner Class Includes 4 Corporate Attys, 2 Litigators
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced Thursday that it has elected six of its New York-based attorneys to become partners at the start of next year.
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PacifiCorp To Pay $150M To 1,400 Survivors Of 2020 Wildfires
PacifiCorp announced Wednesday that it has reached a $150 million settlement with more than 1,400 plaintiffs who blame the Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility's equipment for sparking deadly Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon.
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Munger Tolles Picks Up Ropes & Gray IP Ace In San Francisco
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Wednesday it is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a Ropes & Gray LLP intellectual property trial attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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Latham DQ'd From Sleep Apnea Device Co.'s Patent Fight
A Delaware federal court has disqualified Latham & Watkins LLP from representing the creator of a sleep apnea implant in its patent dispute after the firm served as counsel to the rival's underwriters, saying the "appearance of impropriety is glaring."
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Split Pa. Justices Say Prosecutors Not Bound By Wiretap Law
Prosecutors like those at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office can't be sued for using secret recordings obtained in violation of Pennsylvania's wiretap act, a split state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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MVPs: Kirkland's Adam Alper And Michael De Vries
Adam Alper and Michael De Vries of Kirkland & Ellis LLP won a $25 million verdict in patent litigation over a promising fecal transplant technology and are representing Motorola in a blockbuster intellectual property case, earning them a spot among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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MVP: Latham's Rachel S.K. Bates
Rachel Bates of Latham & Watkins LLP was the lead real estate counsel guiding Hyatt Hotels Corp. through multiple multibillion-dollar transactions and also worked on one of the year's biggest deals as Bridge Investment Group sold to Apollo Global Management for $1.5 billion, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
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MVP: Pillsbury's David Dixon
David Dixon of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP helped companies mount successful protests that secured coveted awards for major, multiple-award U.S. government contracts for information technology support services, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Government Contracts MVPs.
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MVP: Jones Day's Daniel McMillan
Jones Day global construction group leader Daniel McMillan guided Kiewit to victory in a massive dispute over the construction of an LNG facility and negotiated a novel settlement for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction MVPs.
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Troutman Owes $3.7M In Atty Fees After $1M Malpractice Loss
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP must pay $3.7 million in attorney fees to a healthcare tech company that won on malpractice claims against the firm in 2024 after six years of litigation and an eight-day bench trial, a New Jersey state judge has ordered.
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Georgia Atty Told To Arbitrate Wage Claims Against Ex-Firm
An Atlanta attorney was ordered to arbitrate her retaliation and harassment claims against her former firm after a Georgia federal judge determined that the employment agreement between the two sides requires any disputes to be settled in that way.
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Pillsbury Asks 2nd Circ. To Guard $4M Client Fee From SEC
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Wednesday urged the Second Circuit to allow it to keep a $4 million advance payment retainer from the since-convicted former CEO of a bankrupt cybersecurity company, but the law firm conceded it should have clarified its rights after the government sought an asset freeze.
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Paxton Deputies Seek To Block Subpoenas In Harassment Suit
Two high-ranking attorneys in the Texas Office of the Attorney General this week blasted deposition subpoenas they got from a pair of former OAG lawyers facing a sexual harassment suit as the "epitome" of abusive discovery.
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Disbarred Pa. Atty Gets 15 Mos. For Forging Judge's Signature
A disbarred central Pennsylvania attorney has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to forging a federal judge's signature on phony court orders he showed to a client as proof he'd won money for his client in a case that was never filed.
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Compensation Report: A Deep Dive Into GC Pay
Law360 Pulse went beyond the numbers to examine how industry, law firm experience and education shape the pay of top-earning S&P 500 general counsel. Here's what we found.
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These Are The Legal Chiefs Who Command Top Dollar
While the pay packages for most legal leaders in the corporate space remains strong — especially because of hefty stock awards and bonuses — there are large gaps in compensation even among the top 10 earners in the U.S.
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Everything You Need To Know About GC Pay
Find out which S&P 500 general counsel earns the most and how pay differs across industries. Explore every detail in our interactive compensation graphic.
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Trump Taps Norton Rose Atty To Be EEOC General Counsel
President Donald Trump has nominated Norton Rose Fulbright's global labor and employment head to serve a four-year term as general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Proskauer Hires IP Litigator From O'Melveny In NY
Proskauer Rose LLP announced that it has hired a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP litigator who holds a doctorate in organic chemistry and advises on the full spectrum of intellectual property matters.