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Bradley Partner Dick Sayles Recognized as a ‘Top 100 Trial Lawyer’ by Benchmark Litigation

Bradley Partner Dick Sayles Recognized as a ‘Top 100 Trial Lawyer’ by Benchmark Litigation

AnnouncementsRichard A. Sayles, managing partner of the Dallas office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, was recognized by Benchmark Litigation as among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2022 edition.

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Thomson Reuters Integrates Practical Law, 3E, Microsoft Teams with HighQ

AnnouncementsThomson Reuters today announced integrations with key Practical Law and 3E features, as well as Microsoft Teams®, on its industry-leading legal workflow platform, HighQ.

These updates come as part of 50+ new enhancements to help legal professionals improve collaboration, boost productivity, and streamline work processes.

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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Shareholder Jennifer Karpchuk Appointed To Philadelphia Tax Reform Working Group

AnnouncementsChamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that Philadelphia-based Shareholder Jennifer Karpchuk was appointed to the Philadelphia Tax Reform Working Group by Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council.

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Brown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

AnnouncementsBrown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

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Sidley Taps Restructuring Partner Anthony Grossi

AnnouncementsAnthony Grossi has joined Sidley’s Global Restructuring group in the Washington D.C. and New York offices. Grossi, who was previously a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has experience including representing debtors and significant creditor groups in Chapter 11 cases as well as serving as the bankruptcy counsel for the U.S. House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary.

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Brown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

AnnouncementsBrown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorneys Named 2021 Texas Super Lawyers

AnnouncementsEleven attorneys with national law firm Chamberlain Hrdlicka have been selected to the 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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Brown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

AnnouncementsBrown Rudnick Expands Tax Group With Addition of Partner Barbara Klepper

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Bradley’s Charles A. ‘Chuck’ Stewart III Inducted as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers

Bradley’s Charles A. ‘Chuck’ Stewart III Inducted as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers

AnnouncementsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Charles A. “Chuck” Stewart III has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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The Real Threat to Biglaw’s Business Model

NewsBiglaw has a talent problem. It’s not that more recent law school graduates aren’t capable of doing the work that the industry demands of them, it’s that they are unwilling or at least, less willing to put themselves through

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Dallas Global Business Tax Firm Ryan Hires John Smith as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

NewsDallas-based Ryan has hired John Smith as senior vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel, the global business tax services and software provider announced in a news release. John brings an impressive

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TikTok and Parent Company ByteDance, Inc. Hit with $92 Million Settlement for Users’ Privacy Issues, According to Fegan Scott

NewsA federal court in Chicago granted preliminary approval of a $92 million class action settlement on behalf of users of the TikTok app, and its predecessor application Musical.ly, over claims the social media

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San Francisco Approves $8 Million Settlement for Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 20 Years

NewsThe city of San Francisco gave final approval Tuesday to an $8 million settlement for a man who claims he spent 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit after a police officer framed him with false

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Five Partners with Family Law Firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Make Texas’ Top 100 List of Lawyers

AnnouncementsFive partners with Family Law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson have earned recognition among the Top 100 attorneys in Texas in the Super Lawyers guide for 2021. A total of 13 lawyers with the firm made this year’s listing of leading attorneys in the state.

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KURT MUELLER JOINS GREENSFELDER AS BUSINESS SERVICES ATTORNEY

AnnouncementsKURT MUELLER JOINS GREENSFELDER AS BUSINESS SERVICES ATTORNEY

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Duane Morris Welcomes Trial Attorneys Kevin P. Allen, Daniel B. McLane, Michael P. Pest and Thomas E. Sanchez in Pittsburgh

AnnouncementsKevin P. Allen, Daniel B. McLane and Michael P. Pest have joined as partners, and Thomas E. Sanchez as special counsel, in Duane Morris LLP’s Pittsburgh office as part of the firm’s Trial Practice Group.

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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Grows Real Estate Practice in Atlanta

AnnouncementsChamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to welcome Senior Counsel John Coughlin to the firm’s Atlanta office.

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Neal Gerber Eisenberg Welcomes Back Partner Elaine Taussig

AnnouncementsNeal Gerber Eisenberg hires Elaine Taussig as Partner in firm’s Corporate & Securities practice group.

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2 former BigLaw Associates Get Suspensions for Inflating Hourly Records

NewsThe Illinois Supreme Court has suspended two former BigLaw associates who were accused of inflating the time that they spent on cases. John Paul Paleczny, a Chicago lawyer who is a former associate at Lewis Brisbois

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Ofgem Prepares for Looming Failure of a Leading Energy Supplier

NewsA City firm has been put on standby to take control of a large energy company amid fears that one could collapse soon, overwhelming the existing safety net put in place by the regulator, Ofgem the management

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