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The U.S. Department of Commerce are lining up preliminary tariffs rising = up to 77.14% on brass rod imports from five countries, after determining th= at overseas producers were likely selling their products in the U.S. at art= ificially low prices.

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Feds Tee Up Dumping Duties On Brass Rods = From 5 Countries

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce ar= e lining up preliminary tariffs rising up to 77.14% on brass rod imports fr= om five countries, after determining that overseas producers were likely se= lling their products in the U.S. at artificially low prices.

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Chicago Pol OK With 'Sharing The Wealth,'= He Says On Tape

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By Celeste Bott

Jurors tasked with determining whe= ther former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke abused his considerable power heard o= n Tuesday the first secret recordings made by a key government cooperator, = in which Burke urges the cooperator to recommend his law firm to a develope= r and promises a benefit to the informant as part of the deal.

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DOJ Tells Justices Latest Steel Tariff Ca= se Same As Before

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By Jennifer Doherty

The Biden administration has asked= the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the latest petition over national securit= y tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying the case raises "substantially the = same question" as the last protest the justices tossed.

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Sofia Vergara Owes $1.7M For Mansion Reno= , Contractor Says

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By Gina Kim

Actor Sofia Vergara is facing a co= ntract breach suit brought in California state court by a construction comp= any alleging she and her business partner, both of whom run a trust that ow= ns a $26 million Beverly Hills mansion, refused to pay the plaintiff over $= 1.7 million for property renovations.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 35 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Law360 reporters are providing liv= e coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on tri= al in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from= Day 35.

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LAW360 PULSE LEADERBOARD

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The 2023 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

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Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderb= oard to see which first-in-class firms made the list this year.

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Law Firm Leaders Cautiously Optimistic He= ading Into 2024

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By Xiumei Dong

Major U.S. law firms are steadfast= in their commitment to the pursuit of further growth despite ongoing econo= mic uncertainty. Here’s what the leaders of four Leaderboard firms ha= ve to say about how the legal industry is preparing for next year.

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PEOPLE

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Nossaman Atty Rejoins Lewis Brisbois As E= nviro Co-Leader

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By James Mills

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smit= h LLP has welcomed back as a partner an environmental litigator from Nossam= an LLP who was previously head of the California Environmental Protection A= gency's Department of Toxic Substances Control, the firm said Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Navigating USCIS' New Minimum EB-5 Invest= ment Period

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Recent significant modifications t= o U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ EB-5 at-risk requirement= are causing uncertainty for several reasons, but investors who consider ce= rtain key aspects of prospective projects can mitigate the immigration and = investment risks, say Samuel Silverman at EB5AN, Ronald Klasko at Klasko Im= migration, and Kate Kalmykov at Greenberg Traurig.

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Bonus Spotlight

Cravath, Paul Hastings Top Milbank Pay Sc= ale, Match Bonuses

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By Xiumei Dong

Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and= Paul Hastings are the latest to unveil their year-end bonuses and a new sa= lary structure that aligns with the Milbank LLP scale for junior associates= while offering even more lucrative pay packages for midlevel and senior as= sociates.

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Munger Tolles Mourns Death Of Co-Founder = Charlie Munger

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By Hailey Konnath

Munger Tolles & Olson LLP mour= ned the passing of the firm's co-founder Charlie Munger on Tuesday, saying = in a statement that he will be remembered for "his wisdom, teaching and the= values that he shared with us, Berkshire Hathaway and the world."

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SDNY's Damian Williams Troubled By Office= 's Cash Shortfall

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By Stewart Bishop

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Wil= liams said Tuesday that his office suffers from a chronic lack of funding t= o support its expansive operations, as discord among lawmakers in Washingto= n, D.C., has left the U.S. Department of Justice operating without a budget= .

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Senate Confirms Longtime SDNY Official To= Bench

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 49-46 on Tuesday = to confirm Margaret M. Garnett, special counsel to the U.S. attorney for th= e Southern District of New York, to serve on the district's bench.

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Senate Confirms Robins Kaplan Vet To Be M= inn. District Judge

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 49-46 on Tuesday = to confirm Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan to the U.S. Di= strict Court in Minnesota, where he'll be the first Hispanic person to serv= e as a lifetime judge on that bench.

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CFPB's Chopra Says AI Could Give 'Enormou= s Control' To Few

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By Jon Hill

Consumer Financial Protection Bure= au Director Rohit Chopra said Tuesday that he is worried the rise of genera= tive artificial intelligence technology could concentrate "enormous" power = within the grasp of a few companies and their top executives.

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Group Says Berkeley Law Allows 'Unchecked= ' Antisemitism

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By Jack Karp

The University of California, Berk= eley School of Law and the university itself have fostered a "long-standing= , unchecked spread of antisemitism" that has led to harassment and violence= against Jews on campus, a Jewish advocacy organization says in a lawsuit f= iled Tuesday.

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Va. Judge OKs $2M Fees For Foley In LeCla= irRyan Ch. 11

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By Emily Lever

A Virginia bankruptcy judge has ap= proved just under $2.1 million in fees for Foley & Lardner LLP for its = work on defunct law firm LeClairRyan's bankruptcy after Foley agreed to dro= p its fee dispute with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, which suc= ceeded it as counsel to the Chapter 7 trustee in the case.

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Murdaugh Gets 27 Years For Financial Crim= es

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By Cara Salvatore

Disgraced lawyer and convicted mur= derer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison by a South = Carolina state judge for stealing $12.4 million from his law partners and c= lients and evading taxes, a white collar punishment that prosecutors said w= as "more than Enron, more than WorldCom."

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Feds Fight Girardi Keese Trustee's Profes= sional Fee Requests

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By Brandon Lowrey

The federal government has objecte= d to the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee's bid to pay more than $3 million= in fees to herself and several other professionals, telling a Los Angeles = bankruptcy judge the trustee has failed for nearly three years to analyze h= undreds of millions of dollars worth of unsecured claims against the defunc= t law firm.

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̴= 3;MSG Can't Duck NY Liquor License Probe Over Atty Ban

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By Jake Maher

The New York State Liquor Authorit= y has the right to review Madison Square Garden's liquor licenses over its = policy of banning lawyers suing the company and its owner from entering its= venues in New York City, a state appeals panel ruled this week.

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2nd Circ. Revives Timed-Out Siemens Fals= e Claims Act Suit

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By Aaron West

The Second Circuit on Tuesday revi= ved a whistleblower's years-old lawsuit against Siemens that alleged t= he manufacturing company had provided false certifications to the New York = City Department of Environmental Protection, finding that a lower court imp= roperly tossed the suit for procedural reasons surrounding service of his c= omplaint.

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4th Circ. Backs SSA's Win In Court Clerk= 's Benefits Suit

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By Emmy Freedman

The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday= to reinstate a lawsuit from a former court clerk alleging the Social Secur= ity Administration incorrectly denied her disability benefits after she suf= fered a series of strokes, saying her health condition didn't bar her from = being able to perform her basic job duties.

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Fred T. Korematsu Center Moving To UCI L= aw In 2024

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By Emily Sawicki

The University of California, Irvi= ne School of Law formally announced Tuesday that it was to be the new home = of the social justice-driven Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality = beginning in July 2024, upon the center's departure from the Seattle Univer= sity School of Law.

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LinkedIn Corp.

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Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Mueller Industries Inc.

New York City Bar Association

New York University

Omaha World-Herald Co.

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Regents of the Universit= y of California

Seattle University

Siemens AG

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

The New York Times Co.

Twitter Inc.

UnitedLex Corp.

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Klasko Immigration Law Partners

Richard A. Harpootlian PA

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Environment= al Protection Agency

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

National Institutes of Health

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York Cit= y Department of Environmental Protection

New York State Liquor Authority

Social Security Administration

South Carolina Attorney = General's Office

U.S. Att= orney's Office for the District of South Carolina

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Citizenship and Imm= igration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Supreme Court

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