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Law360’s Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know¶
Law firms are facing renewed calls to step up their efforts on equity and inclusion. But when it comes to closing the gender gap, law firms still have a long way to go, our annual survey shows.¶
‘Varsity Blues’ Parents Blame ‘Con Man’ As 1st Trial Opens¶
The first trial in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions case kicked off in a Boston federal courtroom Monday with jurors hearing dueling accounts about payments by parents that were either bribes to get their kids into college or innocent donations made at the behest of the “skilled con man” at the center of the scheme.¶
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Balwani’s Counsel Can’t Reserve Seats To Watch Holmes Trial¶
A California federal judge on Monday denied ex-Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s request for two reserved seats in the courtroom for his attorneys to watch former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ monthslong criminal fraud trial.¶
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Ariz. Jury Clears Southwest Of Sex Bias Against Ex-Worker¶
An Arizona federal jury decided Southwest Airlines did not discriminate against a female former field instructor and didn’t fire her for complaining about alleged sex-based mistreatment, according to a verdict reached Friday.¶
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY¶
PTAB Wipes Out Pair Of T-Shirt Printing Patents¶
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims in two patents on transferring images to clothes that helped an inventor win a $4.5 million jury verdict back in 2017, with the board finding the challenged claims are obvious and anticipated.¶
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FCC Atty Taps New Counsel After Mistrial In Race Bias Case¶
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A Black attorney adviser has moved to replace her longtime counsel with two lawyers from the employment law firm Alan Lescht & Associates PC following a D.C. federal court’s decision to declare a mistrial in her racial bias dispute against the Federal Communications Commission.¶
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Orrick Nabs Squire Patton FCPA Expert For White Collar Team¶
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has picked up the former chair of Squire Patton Boggs LLP’s white collar practice, attracting the former prosecutor and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act maven with its “laser focus” on increasingly hot areas for government investigations.¶
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MoFo Snags 2 For White Collar Defense Practice¶
Morrison & Foerster LLP has hired a pair of federal prosecutors for its white collar defense group, the firm announced on Monday, adding to its roster of revolving door hires.¶
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Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility¶
Recent criticisms of corporate commitments to stakeholders such as employees and communities — implicitly opposing environmental, social and governance initiatives — are fundamentally flawed and display a serious misunderstanding of contemporary investor priorities and dynamics, says Jerald Howe at Leidos.¶
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LEGAL INDUSTRY¶
118 Large Law Firms Earn Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification¶
Nearly 120 large law firms in the U.S. and Canada have completed the latest certification cycle for Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule, which aims to boost the number of attorneys from historically underrepresented groups in leadership positions.¶
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Analysis¶
Justices Deny Partisanship Claims As Blockbuster Term Nears¶
Ahead of an explosive term featuring cases on abortion, the Second Amendment and more, Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett are trying to convince the American public that the U.S. Supreme Court does not consist of “partisan hacks” or “junior-league politicians,” but jurists with different judicial philosophies.¶
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Prince Andrew is teeing up cross-border legal challenges to the service of a lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accuser that alleges the U.K. royal sexually abused her when she was 17.¶
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Prince Andrew Tees Up Fight In Epstein-Tied Sex Abuse Suit¶
Pop Warner Wins 9th Circ. Concussion Case With Girardi Ties¶
Two mothers used unreliable expert testimony to support claims that Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc.’s allegedly shoddy concussion protocols contributed to the deaths of their sons and other former youth football¶
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Newest ITC Judge Arrives With Deep Experience In IP¶
The U.S. International Trade Commission’s hiring Monday of Monica V. Bhattacharyya, an ITC investigative attorney since 2012, as an administrative law judge was praised by those who know her and who said her intellectual property and ITC background will serve her well on the bench.¶
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