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Paul Weiss’ raid on Kirkland is ongoing, with 13 partners making the move in recent weeks.        

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.        

“We know that diverse teams make better decisions and our clients expect that of us,” said Alan York, a Houston-based appellate partner at the firm.        

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is examining the use of bankruptcy to sort out mass tort liability.        

“I’m grateful to have been given the privilege of … appearing before the Court that meant so much to my father,” Eugene Scalia said of his coming high court argument.        

Epps joined Temple’s faculty more than 30 years ago; she was dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2016, when she left to serve as executive vice president and provost of Temple University from July 2016 until August, when she became Temple’s senior adviser to the president. […]

Amid rising billing rates, there’s fresh optimism that innovation, not only on pricing plans but because of AI-related spending and projects, can lower costs on both sides.        

Counsel for the plaintiff, Gwendolyn R. Acker Wood of Acker Wood Intellectual Property Law, said it is “extremely difficult to prosecute a copyright infringement case and to prevail because the case law and the statutes are so rigid, or antiquated, and give very little recourse to people who want to protect their creation.”        

“The apex doctrine has not been adopted by any court in this state. We decline to adopt the doctrine because it improperly shifts the burden of proof in violation of our discovery rules and it undermines the right of access to courts,” Justice Susan Owens wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.