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TOP NEWS

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Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40

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Law360 is pleased to announce the = Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomp= lishments belie their age.

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Analysis

Tax Credit Transfer Rules Will Usher A Clean Energy Bo= nanza

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By Keith Goldberg

The long-awaited release of ground= rules on how clean energy developers can transfer federal tax credits to o= thers in exchange for cash will unleash a gusher of such deals and allow mo= re projects to reap the Inflation Reduction Act's expansive tax rewards, ex= perts say.

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MVP Asks FERC For 3-Year Extension On Southgate Projec= t

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By Tom Lotshaw

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC is as= king the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to give it three more years t= o build and bring into service a Southgate extension to the main stem of it= s 300-mile natural gas pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia.

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US Asks Mexico To Look Into Labor Violations Claims At= Mine

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. once again called on Mexi= can authorities to examine allegations of labor rights violations Friday, t= his time pointing to ongoing operations at a lead, copper and zinc mine ope= rated by the Grupo Mexico conglomerate, where workers are on strike.

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NJ Green Groups Sue To Stop Offshore Wind Farm Plan

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By Tom Lotshaw

Several New Jersey environmental g= roups are trying to overturn a state certification for an 1,100-megawatt of= fshore wind project Danish energy company Orsted is pursuing off the Atlant= ic City coast, saying visible-from-shore wind turbines more than 900 feet t= all will compress the seafloor, alter marine habitats and harm wildlife and= fisheries.

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Construction Co. Must Face Bridge Damage Suit, Judge S= ays

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By Faith Williams

A South Carolina federal judge den= ied a construction company's bid to dismiss a suit alleging it owned and op= erated a wall that collapsed and caused damage to Norfolk Southern Railway = Co.'s bridge after a "foreseeable" amount of rainfall.

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Judge Issues Mixed Decision In Home Developers' Disput= e

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By David Holtzman

A Georgia judge found that a housi= ng developer did not violate a non-compete clause or copyright restrictions= when he started a new venture, but left it to a jury to decide claims of c= onfidentiality and trademark violations.

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Hotel's $26M Policy Ruling Wiped In Hurricane Damage S= uit

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By Rosie Manins

A Georgia appeals court Friday str= uck down a ruling that a Liberty Mutual unit has to provide up to $26.2 mil= lion in coverage for a hurricane-damaged hotel, giving the insurer another = chance to seek enforcement of a $250,000 sublimit for wind-driven rain dama= ge.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Another Judge Issues AI Order Over Fake Citations Conc= erns

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By Sarah Martinson

A Pennsylvania federal judge has j= oined at least two other U.S. judges in requiring attorneys to disclose whe= n they use artificial intelligence to prepare court filings, in response to= news reports about briefs being filed with fake case citations.

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Eastman's Ethics Case Tangled Up In Atty Speech 'Tight= rope'

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By Jack Karp

The upcoming California trial of T= rump attorney John Eastman over lies he's accused of spreading about the 20= 20 election marks a departure from the client harm allegations that typical= ly animate attorney ethics cases and sets up a First Amendment showdown ove= r disciplining lawyers for engaging in political speech.

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Skadden Picks DC Corporate Atty As New Executive Partn= er

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By Christine DeRosa

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & F= lom LLP has selected a new executive partner to take the reins from Eric J.= Friedman, the firm's leader for the last 15 years, beginning in April 2024= .

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Baker Botts Elects Litigation Co-Chair As Next Leader<= /a>

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By Anna Sanders

Baker Botts LLP has elected litiga= tion department co-chair Danny David as the firm’s 16th managing part= ner, the firm announced Friday.

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Trump Atty Quits CNN Suit After Leaving Docs Case<= /p> =09

By James Boyle

A Florida federal judge granted a = Washington, D.C., attorney's motion Friday to withdraw as former President = Donald Trump's attorney in a defamation lawsuit against CNN.

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Analysis

How A Split Trial For Trump And Nauta Might Hurt The= Gov't

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By Phillip Bantz

Federal prosecutors signaled their= intent to have a joint trial for Donald Trump and his aide Waltine Nauta b= y charging the duo in a single indictment with mishandling classified mater= ials, but experts say splitting the case could avoid complications – = and potentially help the defense.

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Trump Attys Seek Expedited Clearances In Secret Docs C= ase

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By David Minsky

Attorneys representing Donald Trum= p notified a Florida federal judge on Friday that they've applied to the U.= S. Department of Justice to expedite the process of receiving security clea= rances necessary to handle the classified material the former president is = alleged to have willingly kept without authorization after leaving office i= n 2021.

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Watchdog Wants Fla. Judge Removed From Trump Docs Case=

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By Jack Karp

Judge Aileen M. Cannon's previous = ruling in former President Donald Trump's documents case showed "extreme bi= as" that warrants the Southern District of Florida's chief judge removing h= er from the case if she doesn't recuse herself, a nonprofit government watc= hdog has said.

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Trump Seeks Revival Of DNC, Clinton RICO Suit In 11th = Circ.

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By Andrew Strickler

Donald Trump faced "extraordinary = circumstances" that should have stopped the clock on his claims that Hillar= y Clinton conspired with the Democratic National Committee and others to ti= e his presidential campaign to Russian actors, he told the Eleventh Circuit= on Thursday.

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Federal Judges Say More Of Them Should Speak To The Pr= ess

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By Thy Vo

Speaking at a Berkeley Judicial In= stitute event, current and former federal judges recounted how cooperating = with journalists and remaining open to answering questions benefited the pu= blic and the judicial system.

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Alex Jones Atty Blames Sandy Hook Suspension On Media<= /a>

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By Aaron Keller

The attorney for Infowars host Ale= x Jones who was suspended for transmitting confidential records of Sandy Ho= ok families to other lawyers told a Connecticut appellate court in a brief = made public Friday that the discipline violated his due process rights beca= use it emanated from media reports, not the bench's own observations.

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Experts On Fence About New Ethics Standards For Justic= es

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By Ryan Boysen

In the wake of the stunning revela= tion that, for decades, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas routinel= y accepted luxury vacations and other expensive gifts from a billionaire wi= thout disclosing it, some of the nation's top experts on judicial ethics ar= e split on whether or not it's time to impose a stricter ethical code on th= e nation's top court.

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NC Justices OK Holland & Knight Call As Evidence I= n Biz Spat

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By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Supreme Court h= as ruled that a secretly recorded phone call with Holland & Knight atto= rneys can be used as evidence in a cybersecurity expert's mismanagement cla= ims against a software company of which he was previously part owner.

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Paxton Says House Attys Can't Participate In Impeachme= nt

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By Catherine Marfin

Lawyers representing suspended Tex= as Attorney General Ken Paxton have sent three letters to the House's prose= cutors and several state representatives regarding the impending impeachmen= t proceedings, alleging in one that the prosecutors' participation in the S= enate trial would violate the state's rules of professional conduct.

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Calif. Bar Moves To Expel Girardi's Son-In-Law, Ex-Col= league

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By Lauren Berg

The California State Bar said Frid= ay it has begun proceedings to disbar Tom Girardi's son-in-law David Lira a= nd his former Girardi Keese colleague Keith Griffin over their alleged role= in the firm's theft of millions from its clients.

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Girardi Aims To Keep Redactions In Gov't Competency Re= port

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By Andrew Strickler

Prosecutors are stepping on Thomas= Girardi's right not to incriminate himself by pressing for certain hidden = details in a doctor's report that concluded he was competent to stand trial= , his legal team told a California federal judge Friday.

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Analysis

North Carolina's Highest Courts Marked By Lack Of Dive= rsity

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By Hannah Albarazi

When the biggest legal matters in = North Carolina go before the state's appeals courts, there's a good chance = they will be argued over and decided by the same set of people: white men.

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NC Pol Sued For Alleged Affair With Court Clerks Org. = Leader

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By Travis Bland

North Carolina House Speaker Tim M= oore had a years-long affair with the executive director of a trial court c= lerk's organization, and then spied on the spurned husband, a politically a= ctive school administrator, to dig up dirt on him when the tryst was reveal= ed, an explosive lawsuit alleges.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Console Mattiacci Law LLC heads th= is week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the boutique secured a $25.6= million damages award for a white former regional director for Starbucks w= ho alleged the coffee giant fired her as a "sacrificial lamb" to quell a pu= blic relations crisis.

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

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By Michele Gorman

New findings show that companies v= iew cybersecurity as the biggest compliance threat, while a separate survey= said law firms must take into account the nature of biases and cultural di= fferences found in different parts of the world for diversity, equity and i= nclusion efforts to be successful. These are among the= stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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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 f= ormer Everton FC manager Carlo Ancelotti hand the Premier League club a red= card in a commercial contracts claim, law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigo= rs hit with a pensions lawsuit from 14 vehicle sale and rental companies, a= nd Dana Petroleum fire up a claim against Waldorf Energy over its acquisiti= on from Korean National Oil Corp. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new= claims in the U.K.

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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.

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Podcast

The Term: A Victory For Native American Sovereignty

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The Indian Child Welfare Act, a 19= 78 federal law designed to stop the state and federal practice of removing = Native American children from their communities, survived the U.S. Supreme = Court on Thursday after a 7-2 majority held that the law does not illegally= tread on state authority in regulating child custody programs.

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Podcast

Pro Say: The Trump Indictment's Legal X Factors =09 =09

Former President Donald Trump is s= taring down yet another indictment. This time, a special federal prosecutor= claims he stashed boxes of sensitive documents around his private residenc= e after leaving office.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Abbott Laboratories

Aircastle Limited

American International Group In= c.

Apple Inc.

Association of Corporate Counse= l

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Brennan Center for Justice

Bunge Ltd.

Cable News Network Inc.

Centene Corp.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt &= ; Sprungli AG

Democratic National Committee

Evolent Health Inc.

Fordham University

Foundry Group

George Washington University

Google LLC

Grupo Mexico

HSBC Holdings PLC

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

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

KPMG International

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

Michigan State University

New York City Bar Association

New York Law School

New York University

Norfolk Southern Corp.

PacifiCorp

Princeton University

Sierra Club

South Jersey Industries Inc.

SpotOn Transact LLC

Spotify Technology SA

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

States United Democracy Center

The American Law Institute


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Cadwalader Wickersham

Davis Wright Tremaine

Miller Law Group PLLC

Miller Monroe & Plyler

Reichman Jorgensen Lehman &am= p; Feldberg LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

California Department of = Transportation

California Supreme Court

Central Intelligence Agency

Colorado Department o= f Labor and Employment

Connecticut Attorney Gene= ral's Office

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Internal Revenue Service

Lac du Fla= mbeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

New Jersey Depa= rtment of Environmental Protection

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Texas House of Representatives

Texas State Senate

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Office Of Special Counsel

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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