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Georgia's chief administrative law judge has rejected a challenge to cons= truction of a $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle manufacturing plant east o= f Atlanta, affirming the state's issuance of a stream buffer variance to pr= operty owners.

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Georgia Judge Clears Path For $5 Billion Rivian Plant<= /a>

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By Rosie Manins

Georgia's chief administrative law= judge has rejected a challenge to construction of a $5 billion Rivian elec= tric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta, affirming the state's iss= uance of a stream buffer variance to property owners.

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NLRB GC Overstepped In Captive Audience Memo, Suit Say= s

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By Tim Ryan

National Labor Relations Board gen= eral counsel Jennifer Abruzzo overstepped her authority and publicly threat= ened employers by publishing a memo arguing that employers violate federal = labor law by holding so-called captive audience meetings during union drive= s, a contractors' association said in a lawsuit filed in Michigan federal c= ourt.

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Trade Court Rules Against Importers In China Tariff Te= st Case

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade dashed the hopes of more than 3,600 companies that challenged levies co= vering $300 billion of Chinese goods, affirming the Office of the U.S. Trad= e Representative's approach to crafting the duties.

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Architect Wants To Affirm $1.5M Arbitration Against De= veloper

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By Matthew Santoni

A Michigan architecture firm is se= eking enforcement of a $1.5 million arbitration award against an Ohio devel= oper that was planning to build apartments in Pittsburgh's Lower Hill, acco= rding to a petition filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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Analysis

SVB's Failure A Lending Lesson For Clean Energy Develo= pers

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By Keith Goldberg

The collapse of Silicon Valley Ban= k may prompt clean energy developers to choose their lenders more carefully= , while also working to make their own projects less risky in order to appe= al to a wider range of financial backers, attorneys say.

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LITIGATION

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Plaintiffs In Alaska Oil Suit Seek To Block Constructi= on

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By David Holtzman

A group of environmental advocates= that sued the U.S. Department of the Interior for allowing oil drilling in= a section of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve asked a court to impose a= preliminary injunction to block construction of a gravel mine and roads.

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Mining Partners Say 'Enough Is Enough' In Army Corps F= ight

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By Tom Lotshaw

Backers of a proposed gold mining = project near Nome, Alaska, who are challenging the denial of a Clean Water = Act permit want a Louisiana federal judge to rule that they have exhausted = their administrative remedies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Bitcoin ATM Co. Skipped Out On $10M Kiosk Deal, Suit S= ays

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By Lauraann Wood

Bitcoin of America has been sued i= n Illinois state court by a sheet metal fabricator that says it's owed more= than $6 million after the bitcoin ATM operator went silent while the fabri= cator was working to complete an order for 1,000 ATM kiosks.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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ABA Opinion Should Help Clarify Which Ethics Rules App= ly

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A recent American Bar Association = opinion provides key guidance on interpreting ABA Model Rule 8.5's notoriou= sly complex choice-of-law analysis — and should help lawyers authoriz= ed to practice in multiple jurisdictions determine which jurisdiction's eth= ics rules govern their conduct, say attorneys at HWG.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Calif. Bar Trustees Rarely Disclosed Outside Income, G= ifts

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By Brandon Lowrey

Most members of the State Bar of C= alifornia's governing board did not report their outside financial interest= s on public disclosure forms, even as they worked for law firms and lobbyin= g groups, Law360 has found. And they likely were not required to. The bar, = facing scrutiny over alleged corruption among past officials, plans to clos= e a policy loophole that may have allowed this.

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Calif. Bar Likely Faces Long Road To Restore Public Tr= ust

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By Emma Cueto

Following the release of two inves= tigative reports on the State Bar of California's handling of complaints ag= ainst disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, industry observers say that the assoc= iation still has a long way to go to regain credibility and public confiden= ce, even after taking steps in the right direction.

Read full article »

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Goldman CLO's $17M Comp In '22 Soared Over Prior Year<= /a>

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By Michele Gorman

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. legal chi= ef Kathryn Ruemmler, who this month marks two years as the big bank's top l= awyer, saw her total compensation climb more than $4.4 million to $17.1 mil= lion last year, largely because of a jump in stock awards, according to a U= .S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday.

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Littler Tells Judge Ex-Associate Had 'Mission' To Harm= Firm

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By Catherine Marfin

Littler Mendelson PC told a Dallas= County judge Friday that she should order a former associate accused of st= ealing thousands of confidential documents to allow a third-party company t= o inspect her personal cloud-based storage accounts, telling the court the = ex-employee has "made it her mission to harm" the firm.

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Unum Told To Pay Disability For Injured Mayer Brown At= ty

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By Aaron West

A former Mayer Brown LLP associate= who had to stop working because of severe back pain is entitled to $17,000= in monthly disability benefits and back pay from Unum Life Insurance Co. o= f America after an Illinois federal judge on Thursday wasn't convinced by t= he insurance company's claims he was exaggerating his pain to avoid work.

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Feature

Meet DC's New Astute, Diligent Judge Ana C. Reyes<= /p> =09

By Katie Buehler

Washington, D.C.'s freshly sworn-i= n Judge Ana C. Reyes began one of her first hearings from the bench with a = short sigh before warning a plaintiff's attorney that they were in for an u= npleasant afternoon.

Read full article »

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New York Bar Will No Longer Ask About Juvenile Arrests=

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By Tracey Read

Prospective lawyers will no longer= be required to disclose juvenile arrests and other encounters with police = that did not result in formal criminal charges or convictions, the presidin= g justices of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division have announce= d.

Read full article »

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Forum Hears Zoom Mediations Stay Popular As COVID Wane= s

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Lawyers and federal judges who wor= k on class actions touted the benefits of Zoom mediations at a San Diego co= nference, saying the outcomes have matched in-person mediations and noting = demand for such sessions hasn't diminished since the height of the pandemic= .

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Trump Predicts Arrest As Hush-Money Grand Jury Nears V= ote

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A Manhattan grand jury weighing wh= ether to indict Donald Trump for an alleged hush-money scheme is slated to = hear from a key defense witness Monday as it nears a final vote, days after= the former president said that he expects to be arrested and called on his= supporters to protest.

Read full article »

Analysis

The Perils And Promise Of ChatGPT As A Patent Drafting= Aid

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By Ryan Davis

The artificial intelligence tool C= hatGPT can produce song lyrics and sitcom scenes based on simple prompts, s= o it can quickly whip up something at least resembling a patent application= . But there are many reasons to be wary of using it in patent drafting, att= orneys say.

Read full article »

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Georgetown Tech Program To Begin In Tenn., Utah, Kan.<= /a>

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By Matt Perez

The Georgetown University Law Cent= er has announced the first three court projects selected for its inaugural = Judicial Innovation Fellowship, which will embed technologists and software= designers in state, local and tribal courts to develop tech-based solution= s to improve access to the judicial system.

Read full article »

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Capitol Tax Partners Recruits Longtime Pelosi Adviser<= /a>

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By Michael Nunes

Capitol Tax Partners will add a lo= ngtime senior counsel to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as a = partner on its tax policy team in Washington, D.C., the firm announced.

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ConocoPhillips GC Earned $5.5M Last Year

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By Emily Sawicki

The general counsel for ConocoPhil= lips earned $5.5 million in total compensation in 2022, a hair above her ea= rnings in the previous 12 months, according to the Texas energy giant's lat= est proxy materials filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission = on Friday.

Read full article »

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Range Resources Lines Up Replacement For Retiring GC

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By Aaron West

Range Resources Corp. promoted its= deputy general counsel to the top legal job this week as its current gener= al counsel announced his retirement, the natural gas company said in a Frid= ay filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission spelling out sev= eral leadership moves.

Read full article »

Interview

Mich. Federal Courts 'Back In Business,' Chief Judge S= ays

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By Danielle Ferguson

The head of federal courts in Mich= igan's Eastern District has a clear message for the legal community: there'= s no backlog here.

Read full article »

Analysis

50 Years In, Industry Has Knives Out For Potent Kickba= ck Law

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By Jeff Overley

After 50 years of existence, the n= ation's signature statute criminalizing health care corruption faces a mome= nt of truth amid industry-led legal challenges and new circuit splits ̵= 2; an inflection point with clear echoes of the landmark law's turbulent ev= olution into a formidable fraud fighter, attorneys told Law360.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

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By Sue Reisinger

As Silicon Valley Bank's parent se= eks bankruptcy protection, remnants of risk from failing banks are landing = on the heads of general counsel everywhere. And the Federal Trade Commissio= n has ordered Meta, Twitter and other social media companies to detail how = they police for scam ads.

Read full article »

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Up Next At High Court: Trademark Spoofs, Arbitration S= tays

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off i= ts penultimate argument session of the term this week, dedicating three day= s to a variety of civil cases being closely monitored by plaintiffs lawyers= , corporate defense attorneys and the intellectual property world. Here, La= w360 breaks down a deep conflict over automatic arbitration stays, as well = as an offbeat IP fight over a poop-themed dog toy coming before the justice= s this week.

Read full article »

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen D= echert LLP face up to yet another lawsuit over allegations of email hacking= in ongoing litigation involving the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority, r= um maker Bacardi bring legal action against seven logistics companies in a = carriage of goods claim, and an art collector fight for legal ownership of = a $7.5 million (£6.1 million) Picasso. Here, Law360 looks at these and= other new claims in the U.K.

Read full article »

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

Read full article »

Podcast

Pro Say: A Silicon Valley Bank Autopsy

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The swift implosion of Silicon Val= ley Bank last week sent shock waves through the economy, forcing the govern= ment to step in and attempt to restore order and snuff out the budding fear= s of another banking calamity.

Read full article »

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advocate Aurora Health

Amazon.com Inc.

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises = Inc.

Capitol Tax Partners LLP

Earth Island Institute Inc.

Georgetown University

Harvard Business School

Human Rights First

Instagram Inc.

InterGen

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.<= /a>

Johns Hopkins University

Johnson & Johnson

LexShares Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Marriott International Inc.

Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC

Netflix Inc.

New York City Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Onit Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Pharmaceuti= cal Research and Manufacturers of America

Pinterest Inc.

Pittsburgh Penguins

QUALCOMM Inc.

Range Resources Corp.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Regents of the Universit= y of California

Spotify Technology SA

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

The Coca-Cola Co.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Pew Charitable Trusts

The Utility Reform Network

The Western Union Co.

TikTok Inc.

TransPerfect Global Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitch Interactive Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.

Walmart Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Western Alliance Bancorporation<= /a>

YouTube Inc.

easyJet plc


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Continuum Legal Group

Devonshires Solicitors

Miller Sullivan & DeMarcay

Stokoe Partnership Solicitors

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

California Supreme Court

Dallas County, Texas

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Attorney General's = Office

Georgia Department of Nat= ural Resources

National Labor Relations Board

Navajo Nation

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the Comptroll= er of the Currency

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Serious Fraud Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court= for the District of Alaska

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<= /a>

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations High= Commissioner for Refugees

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