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Daily Business Review

Lateral Movement in Miami is Down For Both Associates and Partners Since Post-COVID Frenzy

Nationally, hiring was down by an average of 28% this year compared to 2022 for both partners and associates. But associates led the charge downward with a 32% decline while partners saw a 29% decrease. In Miami, both averages are down by more than double the national averages.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Women Lawyers Want Far More Support for Menopause Care, Other Hush-Hush Health Issues

"We don't talk about this stuff in the workplace, and you think you're alone, but you're not," said Nina Blackshear, an executive coach and corporate counsel for Incyte.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Mockery of the Judicial Process': Are Losing Companies in Cannabis Licensing Stalling Until New Legislative Session?

According to the winning companies' motions to dismiss the protestor's claims, "Everyone else—patients with serious medical conditions, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, the courts, and the other litigants—are just collateral damage in the protesters' campaign of delay."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Jury Awards $3M in Punitive Damages Over Rescinded Job Offer to Black Applicant

"When other companies hear this, they'll understand that discrimination isn't free," plaintiffs counsel said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Why Are Former Trump Lawyers Among First to Plead Guilty in Election-Meddling Case?

Lawyers often know the advantages of taking pleas early in legal proceedings, said Emory law professor Fred Smith Jr.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Argentina Soccer Star Fails to Provide 'Scintilla of Evidence' in Estate Match

The Miami state court judge wrote seven times in the 15-page order that the soccer star's estate provided "zero evidence" or "no evidence" of its claims.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Third DCA Reverses 2 Judges for Rulings With an 'Absurd Result'

"It's not every day that an appellate court reverses two judges with one opinion," said Jose Ferrer, a partner at Mark Migdal & Hayden.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Legal Challengers Set to Pursue Privacy Claims in Fulton County as High Court OKs Six-Week Abortion Ban

"I suspected after oral argument that the court was not going to agree with our interpretation of the long-standing Georgia precedent on the void ab initio clause," said plaintiff-appellee attorney Julia Stone of Caplan Cobb. "And the opinion has borne that out."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Kluger Kaplan Debuts Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice in Response to High Demand

"ADR is becoming more vibrant," said Abbey Kaplan, leader of the new practice group. "The future of big-time trials for the younger lawyers is limited because most people now would prefer getting their cases resolved before trial. It's as simple as that."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Big Law Firms Are Facing Off Over Confederate Statue Removal

Womble is representing a North Carolina county that wants to keep a Confederate statue in place, while Wilmer is representing the NAACP in a fight to remove it. The case has caught the attention of legal industry observers.
6 minute read

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