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• Senate Confirms Paul Atkins as SEC Chair

  10-04-2025 03:45 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "He's taking the helm of the SEC on a time of transition and will work alongside the CFTC [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] to implement a new crypto regulatory framework," said Renato Mariotti, a partner at Paul Hastings. "Given all the uncertainty and change at the commission, his confirmation will provide much needed direction to the SEC."       
  
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• California Supreme Court Lowers Passing Score on February Bar Exam, Orders Return to Multistate Exam in July

  03-05-2025 02:55 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In a brief order, the state Supreme Court justices said they remain concerned about the bar's use of AI to write test questions and will await the results of investigations into how the exam was prepared and administered.       
  
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• Judge Bars Trump Administration From Enforcing Perkins Coie Executive Order

  03-05-2025 02:01 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The firm's federal court win makes Perkins the first firm to successfully challenge the government's demands.       
  
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• Judge Slays Firm's Use of Dragon Logo in Filing

  03-05-2025 01:02 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "The Court is not a cartoon," wrote a federal magistrate judge in response to a law firm's illustrated dragon watermark on court documents.       
  
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• AALS History Book Documents Importance of the Rule of Law Over 125 Years

  02-05-2025 23:02 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  “Law professors didn't want the government to tell them what to do, but they believed they could help each other to be the best possible, and that's still our goal 125 years later,Judy Areen, co-author of the book and former executive director of AALS, told Law.com.       
  
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• ‘Courage of the Bar:' Brooklyn Bench Marks Law Day

  02-05-2025 22:45 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The judges and staff of Brooklyn Supreme Court this year reflected on unity.       
  
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• Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at ‘Natural Ingredients' Claims, Automotive Data Collection and Security Tokens

  02-05-2025 22:09 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Makers of personal care products are accused of mislabeling ingredients as ‘natural.'       
  
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• BCLP Plans Sweeping Job Cuts at Business Support Level

  02-05-2025 21:43 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The planned cuts of 8% of the roles were communicated in an all-partner call earlier this week.       
  
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• Nvidia GC's Pay Soars 75%, as Comp Committee Ups Pay Scale for Top Brass

  02-05-2025 21:28 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Timothy Teter took the legal reins of the company eight years ago, when few imagined it would lead the AI revolution and become the world's third-most-valuable company.       
  
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• The Winners' Roster in Daily Report's 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards

  02-05-2025 21:07 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The Daily Report named winners in nine top categories during its annual awards presentation. Honorees in other categories were recognized and received trophies.       
  
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• Trump Picks Tennessee Attorney for 6th Circuit in His First 2nd-Term Judicial Nomination

  02-05-2025 20:39 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Whitney Hermandorfer, who clerked for three U.S. Supreme Court justices, currently directs the strategic litigation unit in the Tennessee attorney general's office.       
  
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• Leah Wilson to Step Down as State Bar Executive Director

  02-05-2025 20:25 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Wilson's announcement to the bar's trustees Friday morning comes as thousands of people who took the February 2025 bar exam still don't know when they will learn if they passed or failed.       
  
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• Abbe Lowell Unveils New Firm, Joined by Associates Who Loudly Defected From Big Law

  02-05-2025 18:22 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The high-profile litigator left Winston & Strawn and is currently representing former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Miles Taylor, New York Attorney General Letitia James and whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid.       
  
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• How I Made Partner: 'Be Proactive in Finding Solutions Rather Than Creating New Challenges,' Says John Vielandi of Labaton Keller Sucharow

  02-05-2025 17:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "First and foremost, work hard and pay close attention to detail—small mistakes can have big consequences, and being meticulous sets you apart. Beyond that, try to anticipate problems before they arise and be proactive in finding solutions rather than creating new challenges. Always keep the big picture in mind—understanding where your work fits within a case or a client's broader goals will make you a more valuable team member."       
  
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• What's Driving Your Culture? (Hint: It's Not Your Strategic Plan)

  02-05-2025 17:58 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In high-performance environments like law firms, culture isn't shaped by mission statements—it's built in behaviors, especially subtle, repeated ones. These behaviors become norms. And norms, if left unchecked, become the blueprint for how people work, communicate and trust (or don't).       
  
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• Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Meredith Ritchie, EVP, General Counsel, Chief Ethics & Government Affairs Officer at Alliant Credit Union

  02-05-2025 16:52 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith interviews Meredith Ritchie, EVP, general counsel and chief ethics and government affairs officer at Alliant Credit Union.       
  
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• Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Donna Haddad, VP, Associate General Counsel, IBM Corporation

  02-05-2025 16:51 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith interviews Donna Haddad, VP and associate general counsel at IBM Corporation.       
  
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• Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Patricia Bradley, Vice President, Sr. Associate General Counsel, Adtalem Global Education

  02-05-2025 16:50 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith interviews Patricia Bradley, the vice president and senior associate general counsel at Adtalem Global Education.       
  
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• Announcing the Finalists for the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers

  02-05-2025 14:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year.       
  
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• What to Watch for in Case of Wisconsin Judge Accused of Obstructing ICE

  02-05-2025 14:44 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Defenses revolving around judicial immunity, the Tenth Amendment and a lack of corrupt intent are likely to come up as Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan's case unfolds.      Related StoriesFormer 3rd Circuit Judge Kent Jordan on Wanting an Apolitical Retirement 
  
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• Is Bondi 'Bulletproof?' Lawyers Weigh In on Trump's Top Attorney

  02-05-2025 11:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appears vulnerable to an ethics complaint, but will disciplinary authorities be willing to bring charges?       
  
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• Crypto Investor Accused of $4M Theft and Holding CEO Hostage in Dubai

  02-05-2025 07:14 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "You are going to jail for a long time," one of the defendants allegedly shouted, threatening the chief executive officer of a blockchain company with arrest unless he handed over millions of dollars, according to the complaint.       
  
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• Platkin Joins Democratic Attorneys General Discouraging Law Firm 'Capitulation' to White House

  02-05-2025 03:37 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The letter expresses support for Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, Wilmer and Susman Godfrey, the four firms that have sued to block executive orders, and disappointment with firms that have worked out deals with the administration in order to have executive orders involving them walked back.       
  
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• Attorneys Rally for National Law Day of Action

  02-05-2025 02:18 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  See demonstrations by legal communities from coast to coast.       
  
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• ‘Hands Off Our Courts': California Attorneys Rally Against Trump Administration

  02-05-2025 01:14 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Attorneys gathered in cities across California to support the National Law Day of Action. In San Francisco, the crowd chanted “hands off our courtsand “lawyers united must not be dividedas cowbells and drums rang out during a downtown rally.       
  
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• Feds Say Trading 'Academy' Ran $1.2 Billion Fraud Targeting Young Minority Investors

  01-05-2025 23:20 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "[T]he filing highlights the more prominent enforcement role we expect state regulators to play in the coming years as priorities shift at the federal level and federal agencies are being downsized," said Tim Newman, a partner at Haynes Boone who spends most of his time helping clients stay out of trouble with government agencies.       
  
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• Democratic Attorneys General Discourage Law Firm 'Capitulation' to White House

  01-05-2025 22:48 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The letter expresses support for Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale and Susman Godfrey, the four firms that have sued to block executive orders, and disappointment with firms that have worked out deals with the administration in order to have executive orders involving them walked back.       
  
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• Freshfields to Implement New Asia Strategy, Appoints New Asia Head

  01-05-2025 22:44 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Matthew O'Callaghan rejoined Freshfields as head of its Asia financial services practice in 2019 after spending 14 years in-house at Goldman Sachs.       
  
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• Student Amicus Brief Signals Recruitment Troubles for Firms Making Deals With Trump

  01-05-2025 22:32 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Over 1,100 law school students signed on to a brief supporting Susman Godfrey's suit against the Trump administration. Thirty percent of these signers are enrolled at T-14 law schools.       
  
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• Ethics-Chief-Turned-Author: Law Firms That Settled Did Disservice to Profession—and May Not Keep Trump's Favor for Long

  01-05-2025 18:32 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "I don't think the law firms thought hard enough about the consequences of what they did," said former Airbnb ethics chief Rob Chesnut, author of "Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution."       
  
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