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NITA Gears Up For Fourth 'Women In Trial' Program in Chicago

Ross Todd | September 11, 2024

Faculty member Allison Rocker of Baker McKenzie and past participant Markiana Julceus of Lowenstein Sandler give a rundown of the trial training program developed specifically for women.

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After Battling Cancer, Boies Schiller Rainmaker Stuart Singer Tackles Something New: Day-to-Day Firm Management

Ross Todd | September 10, 2024

Singer, who took time away from his busy litigation practice in 2022 to battle non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, became one of Boies Schiller's three co-managing partners earlier this year at a moment of transition for the firm.

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Litigation Leaders: Casey Laffey of Reed Smith on Being 'More Prepared Than the Other Side'

Ross Todd | September 09, 2024

"We are focused on continuing to grow in hot-button areas like tech and data class actions, insolvency, managed care, and cross-border disputes."

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Litigators of the Week: Feds Drop Charges Against Maryland Lawyer Facing Fraud Case Over $12M in Somali Funds

Ross Todd | September 06, 2024

After four years of pretrial litigation by a defense team at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld team led by Paul Butler, Allison Coffin and Madeline Bardi, federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Maryland attorney Jeremy Schulman last week.

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Another Loaded Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Ross Todd | September 06, 2024

Lawyers at Selendy Gay landed what appears to be the largest damages award ever in an earnout dispute in Delaware. David Sanford of Sanford Heisler Sharp secured a win for the family of murder victim Hae Min Lee at the Maryland Supreme Court.

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Becoming 'America's Largest Injury Firm': Why Morgan & Morgan Isn't Hurting for Business

Cedra Mayfield | September 05, 2024

A look at how the firm John Morgan founded in 1988 has expanded to more than 100 offices–at least one in all 50 states—with more than 1,000 attorneys firmwide.

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For Sheppard Mullin Pro Bono Team, Three Big Disability Rights Wins in One Day

Ross Todd | September 04, 2024

Sheppard Mullin pro bono partner Daniel Brown began working on disability rights issues after his brother became a wheelchair user after a spinal cord injury.

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New Revenue Streams: Transform unprofitable practices into thriving businesses

Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. at LexisNexis Legal | Professional | September 03, 2024

Learn how Gen AI can help lawyers to transform unprofitable practices into new revenue streams.

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Talking Shop About Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial With My Colleague Amanda Bronstad

Ross Todd | September 03, 2024

Last week a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted former powerhouse plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of four counts of wire fraud in cases where his clients weren't paid what they were due in settlements. We discussed the trial with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad, who has covered Girardi for two decades and was at the trial each day.

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Litigator of the Week (Updated) FAQs

Ross Todd | September 01, 2024

An overview of the weekly Litigator of the Week feature.

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Who Got The Work

Venable partner G. Stewart Webb Jr. has entered an appearance for Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare facilities, and the company's top officials in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, which centers on Medical's acquisition of 14 hospitals and two health facilities for a purchase price of $1.55 billion, was filed on July 26 in Maryland District Court by Robbins LLP and Brown Goldstein & Levy on behalf of Joseph Crognaleon. The suit accuses the defendants of failing to disclose that many of the acquired tenants were in poor financial condition and weren't likely to pay rent. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, is 1:24-cv-02173, Crognale v. Aldag, Jr. et al.

Who Got The Work

Joshua L. Raskin and Vimal Kapadia of Greenberg Traurig have entered appearances for online and mobile taxi software application Curb Mobility in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The action, filed on Aug. 9 in New York Southern District Court by Kluger Healey LLC and Garteiser Honea PLLC on behalf of Social Positioning Input Systems, asserts a single patent pertaining to the remote entry and share of location addresses on a GPS. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos, is 1:24-cv-06056, Social Positioning Input Systems, LLC v. Curb Mobility, LLC.

Who Got The Work

Duane Morris partner Monte T. Squire has entered an appearance for SonicWall, a cybersecurity company specializing in network firewalls, in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Aug. 26 in Delaware District Court by Stamoulis & Weinblatt and Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of DataCloud Technologies, asserts five patents pertaining to data organization, network communication and e-file retrieval. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams, is 1:24-cv-00978, DataCloud Technologies, LLC v. SonicWall Inc.

Who Got The Work

Kirkland & Ellis partner Kristina R. Cary has stepped in to represent Dyson Technology Ltd. and Dyson in a pending patent lawsuit. The action, filed Aug. 19 in Massachusetts District Court by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr on behalf of SharkNinja Operating and SharkNinja Sales Co., seeks a declaration of non-infringement for five patents pertaining to vacuum cleaners. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs, is 1:24-cv-12130, SharkNinja Operating LLC et al v. Dyson, Inc. et al.

Who Got The Work

Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and two of its officers in a pending securities class action. The case, filed Aug. 14 in Massachusetts District Court by Levi & Korsinsky, accuses the defendants of misleading investors regarding the company's revenue outlook for the 2024 fiscal year and their management of expenses throughout project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley, is 1:24-cv-12090, Fox v. Symbotic Inc. et al.

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