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DLA Piper Snatches Top Talent: 30-Lawyer Patent Team Joins from Dentons

DLA Piper has announced that it has hired a 30-lawyer patent team from global law firm Dentons. The team has…

Texas Man Files Lawsuit Against Three Women for Aiding Ex-Wife’s Abortion Pill Purchase

A Texas man has filed a lawsuit against three women, accusing them of aiding his ex-wife in obtaining abortion pills,…

Gibson Dunn’s Landmark Victory: LAPD Officer Held Accountable for Injuring George Floyd Protester

Following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in 2020, protests erupted across the United States to condemn…

LeClairRyan Trustee Settles with Former President in Last-Minute Agreement

LeClairRyan, a law firm that filed for bankruptcy in September 2019, has settled with the last president of the firm…

Gibson Dunn Scores Top Debt Finance Partner from Akin Gump to Expand Houston Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a top-tier law firm based in Los Angeles, has announced the appointment of Chad Nichols as…

Attorney Faces Lawsuit for ‘Quiet Quitting’ Law Firm Job, Fights Back with Sanctions Request

Heather Palmore, a former employee of the law firm Napoli Shkolnik, is being sued by her former employer for "quite…

J&J and 3M Demand Basic Due Diligence in Multidistrict Litigation

Thirty-one companies, including Johnson & Johnson and 3M, have called for a policy to remove unexamined and unsupportable claims from…

Law Schools Become Energy Industry Pipelines: Climate Group Sounds the Alarm

Law Students for Climate Accountability, a group of U.S. law students critical of law firms that represent fossil fuel clients,…

Women in Texas Denied Life-Saving Abortions Despite Health Complications: Lawsuit Filed

A lawsuit filed on March 7, 2023, in state court in Austin, Texas, has accused doctors and hospitals in Texas…

Lawyer Sentenced For Stealing $26M Relinquishes Law License After Lavish Spending on Gambling, Jets, and Luxury Companions

Former managing partner, Nathan E. Hardwick IV of Atlanta, has resigned from his Georgia law license following his conviction for…

Gibson Dunn Partner Clears Name in Qatar Hacking Case, No Conflict of Interest Found

Zainab Ahmad, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor, has denied having…

Law Firm Suspended by Federal Court for 856 Cases of Insurance Misrepresentation

McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm, has been suspended from practice in a Louisiana federal court for 90…