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11th Circuit Recent Dismissal Ruling Could Impact How 'Plaintiffs Draft Their Complaints,' Litigator Predicts

"My gut, based on my experiences, says it will have a significant effect and change how plaintiffs draft their complaints," said Phil Rothschild, senior counsel at Holland & Knight's Fort Lauderdale office. "The cards are on the table early."
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Democrats Sue Gov. Kemp, Alleging Funds Went to Favored Republican Incumbents

"Trump-backed Republican candidates bankrolled by Kemp, through and in coordination with Georgia First, are able to spend exponentially more than what they would have been able to spend on their races if they were limited to just the money that they were able to spend on their own," said the executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NASCAR Restructuring Rewards Trio of Legal Department Veterans

Chief Legal Officer Amanda Oliver, who joined the company's legal department in 2005, is one of just three executives reporting to President Steve Phelps in the new structure.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Wanted: Nominating Commission Seeks Broward Judicial Replacement

The Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Gov. Ron DeSantis with nominees to fill a vacancy in Broward Circuit Court following Judge John J. Murphy III's resignation announcement.
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Daily Business Review

Why Morrison & Foerster Is Transitioning Into a Hybrid Office Model in Miami

The office serves as the firm's springboard to Latin America, and consequently, its attorneys are already working across geographies. One benefit is likely cost savings in the pricey South Florida market.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Most Atlanta Firms See Rankings Slip for Hiring, Promotion of Women

"Billing over 2,000-plus hours a year while being a primary caregiver is unsustainable for most women long term, which is why they burn out at higher rates in Big Law," said recruiter Shannan Rahman.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Elon Musk's X Must Face Trademark Infringement Suit Brought by Legal Ad Company

U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued an order July 15, allowing three of X Social Media's claims against X Corp. to proceed. Antoon agreed with X Social Media's argument claiming its trademark for "X SOCIALMEDIA" was "incontestable" and plausibly alleged the likelihood of consumer confusion.
3 minute read

Law.com

Two Circuit Judges Show Glimmer of Hope for Administration in States' Title IX Regulation Challenges

"The Sixth Circuit has telegraphed that the expansion of Bostock v. Clayton County's definition of sex discrimination into other areas, including Title IX, is likely dead on arrival or at least in for a substantial uphill battle," Patricia Hamill, a member and co-chair of the Title IX and campus discipline practice at Clark Hill, said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Maynard Nexsen Adds 9 Lawyer Financial Services Team in Birmingham

"Law firm transitions are never easy, and if you had told me 10 years ago that I would be back at Maynard a decade later, I wouldn't have believed you. But I've actually returned to a very different firm," said Carole Miller, who will co-chair the financial services industry team.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Kirkland, Winston and Sidley Have Grown Briskly in Miami, Outpacing Other Big Law Recent Arrivals

Even the slower growing Am Law 100 firms that have arrived since 2018 have avoided major setbacks. "Miami has just become more sophisticated as a legal market," explained one local recruiter.
6 minute read

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