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A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted the developer of a stalled= construction project in New York City's West Chelsea final approval for a = debtor-in-possession loan, laying a foundation to sell the property and con= firm a Chapter 11 plan in March.

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NYC Developer's Final DIP OK'd, Paving Pa= th For Ch. 11 Plan

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By Clara Geoghegan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tue= sday granted the developer of a stalled construction project in New York Ci= ty's West Chelsea final approval for a debtor-in-possession loan, laying a = foundation to sell the property and confirm a Chapter 11 plan in March.

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A Taking Or Just A Fee? Justices Seek To = Make Distinction

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By Chuck Slothower

U.S. Supreme Court justices adopte= d a skeptical line of questioning Tuesday in response to arguments that gov= ernment permit fees constitute a taking under the Fifth Amendment in a case= that could have broad implications for American land use planning.

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Data Center Developer Lands $6.4B Amid AI= -Fueled Demand

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By Grace Dixon

Vantage Data Centers announced Tue= sday it secured a $6.4 billion investment from DigitalBridge Group and Silv= er Lake, with which the hyperscale data center provider will be able to exp= and to meet exponentially growing data center needs tied to artificial inte= lligence demand.

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Mich. Rep.'s Failed Shakedown Was Enragin= g, Lobbyist Testifies

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A union lobbyist told a jury on Tu= esday she was infuriated after receiving a text message from a Michigan sta= te lawmaker seeming to ask for campaign cash in exchange for his vote on a = key labor law issue, as the now-former politician faces a second corruption= trial in Grand Rapids.

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Trade Secrets Judgment Closed Door On Fee= , Ohio Justices Told

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By Ryan Harroff

An industrial lighting company on = Tuesday urged the Ohio Supreme Court to undo a $1 million attorney fee a co= mpetitor won for an earlier appeal in the companies' trade secrets dispute,= arguing that the award wasn't permitted after the entry of a final judgmen= t.

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DC Circ. Seeks US Input On Foreign Award = Question

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By Jared Foretek

The D.C. Circuit is asking the= 0;U.S. Department of Justice to weigh in on an ongoing battle over whe= ther courts can enforce roughly $390 million of arbitral awards issued to E= uropean investors following the reduction of Spanish renewable energy subsi= dies.

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Construction Cos., Execs Cop To Housing F= raud In NY

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By Henrik Nilsson

A construction company owner pled = guilty Tuesday for his alleged role in a sweeping affordable housing fraud = scheme that included forged payrolls, bribery and theft from clients and su= bcontractors, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement.

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Ore. Court Won't Nix Tax Value Hike On Im= proved Home

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By Sanjay Talwani

The Oregon Tax Court denied a home= owner's claim that certain improvements to her residence should not have be= en added to the tax assessment rolls as "new" property, which triggered a r= evaluation of the property.

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Citing 'Plutonium Plume,' Enviro Groups F= ight Colo. Trail

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Seven public health and environmen= tal groups have sued multiple federal departments in D.C. federal court, ac= cusing them of using "fatally flawed" environmental analyses to support its= approval of an 8-mile trail through what the groups say is the most heavil= y plutonium-contaminated portion of Colorado's Rocky Flats National Wildlif= e Refuge.

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Ill. Justices Set New Standard For Analyz= ing Defect Claims

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The Illinois Supreme Court's recen= t ruling in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago has effectively changed the land= scape for how insurers may respond to construction defect claims in the sta= te, so insurers should carefully focus their coverage analysis on whether t= he business risk exclusions are applicable, say Bevin Carroll and Julie Kle= in at Kennedys.

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Women Associates Outnumber Men For First = Time

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By Tracey Read

The number of women and people of = color among lawyers reached new all-time highs in 2023, but they remain sig= nificantly underrepresented in the partnership ranks, according to a report= released Tuesday.

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Friendships With BigLaw Associates Have L= imits, Jury Told

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By Pete Brush

A legal career development veteran= on Tuesday told the Manhattan federal jury hearing a former associate's re= taliation claims against Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP that industry pros a= re friendly with young lawyers, but said that they can't be a "friend frien= d" to them.

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Law Vets Say Prospective Hires Increasing= ly Ask About DEI

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By Aaron Keller

Newly minted lawyers and lawyers l= ooking to change employers are increasingly asking about diversity, equity = and inclusion initiatives, so firms should be prepared to answer detailed q= uestions about DEI efforts, a Jackson Lewis PC attorney said during a Quinn= ipiac University School of Law symposium in Connecticut on Tuesday.

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Wary Justices Have Many Off-Ramps In Trum= p Ballot Dispute

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court took on an = influential role, however unwanted, in the 2024 election when it agree= d to review former President Donald Trump's disqualification from= Colorado's primary ballot, but the court's decision to conduct a broad rev= iew of the ruling created several off-ramps that would allow the justices t= o avoid answering some of the stickiest questions over Trump's ability to h= old office.

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NY Judicial Pick Backs Out Of Renominatio= n

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By Courtney Buble

Judicial nominee for the Western D= istrict of New York Colleen Holland has asked the president not to resubmit= her nomination to the Senate as the new session of Congress begins.

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Senate Confirms Biden's 1st Texas Distric= t Judge

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By Courtney Buble

The U.S. Senate voted 83-14 on Tue= sday to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge John Kazen of the Southern Distr= ict of Texas to serve as a district judge on the bench, approving President= Joe Biden's first appointee to a district judgeship in the state.

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4th Circ. Judge In Gerrymandering Case To= Take Senior Status

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Judge James Andrew Wynn of the Fou= rth Circuit will be taking senior status upon the confirmation and appointm= ent of his successor.

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Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor In SDNY Join= s Sher Tremonte

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By Gina Kim

Sher Tremonte announced Tuesday th= e addition of Alison Moe, a former Southern District of New York prosecutor= who made headlines in recent years prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine = Maxwell and "We Build The Wall" campaign fundraisers, to the firm's white-c= ollar defense and investigations practice as a partner.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Hoarding Docs In Pre= gnancy Bias Suit

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By Andrea Keckley

A former DLA Piper attorney told a= New York federal court that the firm is improperly withholding documents i= n her pregnancy bias suit in a Monday request for a discovery conference.

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NY Litigation Boutique Joins Blank Rome

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By Andrea Keckley

Blank Rome LLP's white collar defe= nse and investigations group is adding the litigation boutique Spears &= Imes LLP to its ranks, announcing Monday that it is welcoming three partne= rs, two associates and four business professionals.

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Sony Pictures Veteran General Counsel To= Step Down

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By Lauren Berg

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s= general counsel plans to step down in the next few months after serving al= most 30 years with the studio, the company said on Tuesday.

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SBF Brings Aboard Marc Mukasey Ahead Of = Likely Appeal

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By Hailey Konnath

Sam Bankman-Fried has retained pro= minent white collar lawyer Marc Mukasey as the disgraced founder of FTX pre= pares for his upcoming sentencing as well as a likely appeal, according to = a filing in New York federal court Tuesday.

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Law Firms Say Fraud Challenge Is 'Mean-S= pirited' Litigation

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By George Woolston

Vedder Price PC and McElroy Deutsc= h Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP told the New Jersey state appeals court on T= uesday that a suspended attorney was dragging out "mean-spirited litigation= " in his bid to revive his claims that the firms misrepresented a debt he o= wed.

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Girardi Wants 2025 Trial As Feds Push Fo= r Earlier Date

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By Brandon Lowrey

If federal prosecutors have their = way, former celebrity attorney Tom Girardi will stand trial for wire fraud = in about two months. Girardi, however, would rather wait until next year.

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Ohio Sec. Of State Wants Justice's Elect= ion Label Suit Tossed

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By Aaron West

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRo= se urged a federal court this week to reject a state Supreme Court justice'= s challenge to a state law that would require her to be listed as a Democra= t on general election ballots, arguing that since she hasn't yet declared h= er candidacy for any future office or judicial seat, she has no standing to= sue.

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American Bar Association

Connecticut Legal Services

DigitalBridge Group Inc.

General Electric Capital Corp.

George Washington University

Getty Images Inc.

International Br= otherhood of Electrical Workers

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Los Angeles Times

M/I Homes Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.=

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

National Association of H= ome Builders

National Association of Realtor= s

National Republican = Congressional Committee

National Urban League

New York State Insurance Fund

New York University

NextEra Energy Inc.

PG&E Corp.

Pacific Legal Foundation

Physicians for Social Res= ponsibility

Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television & Radio Artis= ts

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.=

St. Johns River Water M= anagement District

State Bar of California

Stoneridge, Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.


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California Natural Resources = Agency

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Judicial Center

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Illinois Supreme Court

Manhattan District Attorney&= #39;s Office

Ohio Attorney General's Office=

Ohio Supreme Court

Oregon Department of Revenue

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

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

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

World Bank Group

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