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From the legal industry:
Law firm culture beats pay when choosing where to work, a survey of Yale law students found … DLA Piper again faces a $180 million malpractice lawsuit … Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman defended its work in a $5.6 billion card fee case after disclosing fake claims … Lawyers are fighting over a $78 million fee bid in a data breach class action settlement with T-Mobile … Kirkland & Ellis was sued in a class action over a data breach of MOVEit Transfer file management software … Legal AI startup DoNotPay reached a settlement in a customer class action alleging it provided “substandard” services and engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.
Moves:
In Washington, D.C. …
Greenberg Traurig expanded its environmental practice with the addition of partner Seth Goldberg and two assistant directors … Perkins Coie brought on patent litigator Chris Marando as a partner in its intellectual property and patent litigation practices from Arnold & Porter … Dentons added Warren Margolies to its real estate practice as a partner from Grossberg, Yochelson, Fox & Beyda.
In New York …
Pillsbury recruited corporate restructuring partner Michael Burke to its insolvency and restructuring group from Sidley Austin … Cozen O’Connor added veteran labor and employment lawyer Sandi Dubin from Ogletree Deakins.
In Boston …
ArentFox Schiff added 17 attorneys and specialists to its technology and life sciences industry team … Bronwyn Roberts re-joined Duane Morris as a partner in its employment, labor, benefits and immigration practice group from Cooley.
In Baltimore …
Baker Donelson added corporate attorney Stephen Luttrell as a shareholder from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston.
In Minneapolis …
Lathrop rehired agribusiness partner Laurie Huotari for its business transactions practice group.
In Houston …
Jackson Lewis brought on litigator Pamela Williams as a principal from Fisher Phillips.
In San Diego …
Snell & Wilmer added litigator Andrew Young as a partner to its commercial litigation practice group from Barnes & Thornburg.
In Los Angeles …
Womble Bond added Kyle Kessler as a partner to its privacy and cybersecurity group from Orrick.
In Dubai …
Curtis hired finance lawyer Victoria Mesquita as a partner and Ganna Vlasenko as counsel.
And more …
Polsinelli opened a new office in Park City, Utah, naming Marla Bell as the managing partner.
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