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From the legal industry:
New law school graduates crushed the entry-level job market in 2023 … Two law firms could earn more than $515 million in fees from a $2.7 billion NCAA accord … President Joe Biden proposed sweeping changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, but Speaker Mike Johnson said Biden’s proposal would not be considered by the House … In its first formal guidance, the ABA said lawyers must guard against ethical lapses if they use AI in their work … The National Conference of Bar Examiners is offering law grads $1,500 to test-drive its NextGen Bar exam … Lewis Brisbois settled a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by an ex-partner … New York City Mayor Eric Adams tapped litigator Randy Mastro to lead the city’s law department … Rudy Giuliani remains in bankruptcy limbo over unpaid fees … Former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Alfredo Perez filled the vacancy in Houston bankruptcy court after former judge David Jones’ controversial exit … A Federal Circuit panel said the court should maintain its 2023 suspension of 97-year-old Judge Pauline Newman … A Virginia judge ordered lawyers in a case to explain why they should not be sanctioned for submitting “fictitious” case citations … Quinn Emanuel continued its fight to keep a $185 million fee award in an Obamacare case … A web designer, who won a free speech SCOTUS ruling in an LGBTQ+ case, asked for $2 million in legal fees … The Southern District of Texas bankruptcy court reconstituted its two-judge panel for handling large cases … And finally, former McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter CEO John Dunlea was sentenced to 5 years in prison in an embezzlement case.
Moves:
In New York …
Proskauer added real estate partner Kieran Murphy from Milbank … Reed Smith hired partner Jeffrey Stern from Winston & Strawn, where he was co-head of the structured finance practice … Maxwell Breed joined Pryor Cashman as partner in its real estate litigation practice from Warshaw Burstein … Tarter Krinsky brought on family law partner Brittany Mangan from Berkman Bottger.
In Chicago …
Venable hired Sean Franzblau as a partner in its investigations and white collar defense practice. Franzblau was most recently a supervisory attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
In Seattle …
Perkins Coie hired litigation partner Mike Paisner, who was most recently the vice president for international disputes, insured matters, and bid protests at the Boeing Company.
In Texas …
O’Melveny brought on litigation partner Denise Scofield in Houston from Winston & Strawn, where she headed the litigation practice … Mark Auten joined Clark Hill as a partner in its tax and estate planning practice in Collin County from Plunk Smith … Cozen O’Connor hired IP litigator Bradley Liddle in Dallas from Carter Arnett … Holland & Knight added financial services partner Taylor Speers in Dallas. He joins from Winston & Strawn.
In Denver …
BCLP added energy partner James English from Clark Hill.
In Delaware …
Higher education and litigation partner Jennifer Becnel-Guzzo returned to Saul Ewing after 11 years as an associate vice president and deputy general counsel at the University of Delaware.
In London …
Paul, Weiss hired Akin Gump partner Liz Osborne as the head of its European restructuring practice.
In Paris …
Bracewell added an 11-lawyer energy and infrastructure team from Norton Rose Fulbright, including partners Anne Lapierre, Arnaud Bélisaire and Simon Cudennec.
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