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July 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Formerly Frothy Job Market Cooling for Class of 2024

A historically advantageous job market for the class of 2023 has already turned on the class of 2024 as law firms extend fewer employment offers.
2 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Vedder Price, Eying Continued Growth in Miami, Hires Ex-Leader of Trial Boutique

Javier Lopez was the managing partner for boutique Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton from 2020 to 2022 and served as lead counsel for some of the victims in the Surfside Champlain Towers condo collapse.
4 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Not a Happy Birthday: Woman Sues Kyle G's Prime Seafood & Steaks After Severe Food Allergic Reaction

"She nearly died from the nut exposure," said her attorney, Edward Ricci, a shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley.
3 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Defendants in $575M Crypto Fraud Freed After Fed's Star Witness Discredited

"Whenever you ask the court to do something that no judge in the district has done before, and only a handful of judges around the country have done, and when the magistrate judge has already disagreed with you, it presents a challenge, to say the least," said Andrey Spektor, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright.
4 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis Seeks to Nix Worrell Case

Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to end a legal challenge to his controversial decision last year to suspend Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell. State…
3 minute read
July 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer

'Risk in AI': Law Firm Billing Will Need to Adapt

A new ABA ethics opinion touches on the ethics of billing for AI-supported work. The technology may force law firms to rely less on hourly billing.
6 minute read
July 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer

FTX Customers Double Down on Claims Against Sullivan & Cromwell

A Monday court filing opposing Sullivan & Cromwell's motion to dismiss reiterated claims that the law firm aided the fraud at FTX.
3 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Settlement Dilemma in Data Breach Actions: Risk, Strategy, and Legal Insights

Companies are constantly under attack from hackers, as data breaches have become not a matter of if, but when a company will face them.
5 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Mediation: It's Not Only for the Trial Court Anymore

Attorneys who regularly litigate civil and family cases in Florida's state courts will be familiar with mediation. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.700(a) allows a presiding trial court judge to refer "all or any part of a contested civil matter to mediation or arbitration."
4 minute read
July 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Firm Transparency Issues Have GCs 'Fed Up'—And It's Not Just Billing

"The first time that I'm aware that an attorney is working on my file shouldn't be when I get the bill," one GC said.
8 minute read

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