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The American Lawyer

Amid Midwest Talent Demand in Big Law, Norton Rose Adds Deal Teams From BCLP

Norton Rose has now doubled its lawyer head count in the Midwest, the firm noted, after a lateral group arrival from BCLP.
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Law.com

Montana High Court: Lawyer Did Not Have Authority to 'Unilaterally' Waive Mentally Ill Client's In-Person Appearance at Hearing

The decision reversed a state trial court that had allowed the lawyer to ultimately request and waive the man's in-person appearance in 2021, even as he said repeatedly that day over video feed that he wanted to be present in person.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Much Names First Female Managing Partner in 53-Year History

"I want to open more doors for women behind me," Much's Courtney Mayster said. "Growing up in the legal profession, I had great mentors, but I didn't have any female mentors. Now that I'm in a high-level position, I want to give back to the women behind me. If they want it, I want to be there to support them and mentor them."
4 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit Rejects Student-Athlete's 'Unreasonable,' Delayed Attempt to Revive Men's Gymnastics Team

"In any event, it is important what today's decision does not say. The court declined to address the merits of Mr. Ng's constitutional and Title IX claims, so the case will proceed in the district court. We are confident that the University's use of statistical quotas to limit athletic opportunities for student-athletes will ultimately be shown to be unlawful discrimination," said the plaintiff's attorney, Caleb R. Trotter, of the Pacific Legal Foundation.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Top-Line Gains, Missouri Law Firms Seek More Scale

Several firms based or founded in Missouri had double-digit gains in revenue, while profit growth was more of a mixed bag.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

How a 169-Year-Old Firm Learned to Take the Stress Out of Succession Planning

Three generations of Butzel Long firm leaders reflect on the benefits of codifying a democratic succession plan into the firm's bylaws.
6 minute read

Law.com

At Oral Argument, Michigan High Court Mulls Parental Standing of Ex-Same-Sex Partner Who Couldn't Marry Pre-'Obergefell'

Making both statutory and equal-rights arguments, two lawyers, including one from the ACLU, argued before Michigan's high court that an unwed former same-sex partner should qualify as a legal "parent" to a child she and her former partner agreed to have, via in vitro fertilization, but is no longer allowed to see.
8 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: Why a Sidley Austin Client Had to Disclose Paying the Firm $29M

Corporate governance experts disapprove of public companies' putting a lawyer from an outside law firm on the board. When it happens, SEC transparency rules kick in.
5 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit Sides With Employer in Pay Discrimination Suit, Plaintiff's Attorney Plans to Request Rehearing

"The panel failed to decide the intra-circuit split squarely presented to it by my client and the EEOC as amicus, on the question of whether a single comparator is sufficient to state a prima facie case under the Equal Pay Act," Attorney Matthew Ghio, of St. Louis, represented the plaintiff. "Instead, the panel chose to assume that question away and decide the affirmative defense question not addressed by the trial court, where the company would have the burden of proof in front of a jury."
4 minute read

Law.com

7th Circuit Adds to Growing List of Appellate Decisions Greenlighting Students' COVID-19 Tuition Refund Claims

A student in Illinois was granted a path forward at the appellate level, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a dismissal of his claims seeking relief for a lack of educational services, which he argued was promised in a contract.
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