Black General Counsel Network Goes Live as Founder Shifts Jobs
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The Black General Counsel 2025 Initiative has launched a new online portal designed to help get 100 African American lawyers into top legal roles in U.S. companies.
NYC Bar Urges Congressional Inquiry Into AG Barr’s Conduct
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The letter to the leaders highlighted four public statements the AG made that the association found troubling.
Some Harvard Law Students Are Avoiding Applying To Clerkships With Trump-Appointed Judges
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Some legal scholars worry that the reluctance of students at one of the nation’s premier law schools to clerk for Trump-appointed judges could further polarize the legal profession.
American Axle: Does Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Depend on Enablement?
Webinar, Jan. 30, 2020
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “American Axle: Does Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Depend on Enablement?,” featuring Fitch Even attorneys Stanley A. Schlitter and Andrew C. Wood.
Increased Swaption Activity May Present Financial Reporting Challenges for Oil & Gas Companies
Insight
An increased use of swaptions may help upstream oil and gas producers weather lower natural gas prices, but they present financial reporting challenges.
King & Spalding Adds Trial Lawyer Steven Zager to Austin Office
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Steven Zager has joined King & Spalding’s Trial and Global Disputes practice as a partner in the Austin office.
Gentry Locke’s Brett Marston Appointed to American Arbitration Association Construction Panel
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Brett Marston has been selected by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to serve as an arbitrator on its Construction Panel.
Moore & Van Allen Elevates Four to Firm Membership
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Moore & Van Allen PLLC attorneys Amanda Carrano Franklin, Andrew R. Price, Nader S. Raja and Nick C. Russell have been elected as the firm’s newest members.
How One Biglaw Firm’s ‘Partners in Name Only’ Live in Limbo
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The position is a solid step above associate status, but still well-short of achieving the coveted position of equity partner.
Two BigLaw Firms Vote to Combine, Creating 1,100-Lawyer Entity
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Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton will become one firm on April 1.
Justice Department Says Virginia Action Would Come Too Late to Ratify ERA
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The ERA Coalition said it “strongly disagrees” with the DOJ’s memo.
Eileen Brown named next managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s D.C. office
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Eileen Brown has been named the managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s Washington, D.C., office effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Do Companies Need a Written Security Information Plan?
Insights
A successful defense will depend on the ability of the breached business to establish that it implemented and maintained reasonable security procedures and practices.
Miller & Chevalier Elects Two New Members to International and Tax Practices
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Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced the elections of Ann Sultan and James R. (Jim) Gadwood as Members of the firm. The promotion was effective Jan. 1.
Sidley Austin Adds Partner Parthiv Rishi to its M&A and Private Equity Practice
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Parthiv Rishi has joined Sidley Austin LLP’s Singapore office as a partner in its global M&A and Private Equity practice.
Hiring? Being Hired? Uncovering the Fine Print.
Insights
Limitations of liability clauses in AI contracts are particularly important given the unsettled nature of the law in this area.
Limitations of Liability in Artificial Intelligence Contracts
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Limitations of liability clauses in AI contracts are particularly important given the unsettled nature of the law in this area.
Prominent Litigator Murdered; ‘Likely Saved the Lives of Others’
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The victim, Randy Gori, practiced asbestos, benzene and personal injury litigation in both Illinois and Missouri.
HP Wins $439 Million As Judge Triples Jury Price-Fix Award
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Sony, Panasonic and some other disk-drive makers settled with HP over the past decade. Only Taiwan-based Quanta chose to go to trial.
Lawyers in Trouble: One Collected Dead Client’s Pension, Another Charged With Stealing $300,000 from Client
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Two lawyers, one in Rhode Island and the other in Long Island, are in trouble on charges of stealing from clients’ funds.
