Return-Path: Delivered-To: andrew@sterlingcal.com Received: from reseller401.webserversystems.com by reseller401.webserversystems.com with LMTP id kD5iENRDrmU33gkAchKAPA (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:30:44 -0600 Return-path: Envelope-to: andrew@sterlingcal.com Delivery-date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:30:44 -0600 Received: from o10.mailings-q.law360.com ([167.89.1.233]:7950) by reseller401.webserversystems.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.96.2) (envelope-from ) id 1rRrZj-002zcc-0r for andrew@sterlingcal.com; Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:30:44 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=law360.com; h=from:subject:mime-version:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding: cc:content-type:from:subject:to; s=s1; bh=5Jt8e3YBkXbYGBxZNpc+W0mDmrEFdCER2PfNFif+F6k=; b=xF9v8/lA5KHIuk0nEK357zxUFpSS57qM8O/JlxRo9G9iqLGhFeMNTMsJmfHj7fNmb/Kb bYHALrJt4a9RNR7in4PLfroNScUm67TAQCkmyspfOe9tnnW/61uww7qlrUWeohlGU3BZh1 zlDvbFM+/3n9GpH49SXJ2P0qcXWCOdbSw8wyR3DIX6SjZFq18ni+ppj2RBxbkI03RO/2K5 lEDtmQM3kjaJMF3TJXprWFYo4qVAFNc9/DkTR6wAfY6XUG/amepRlKTkQdRqmDYPAxlaTF eAfu7oEgGUu8IMI11TQrKm2ckUzLO4wQFVFtMz0FythFD0fGr9+rpL6bM2tgrAAw== Received: by filterdrecv-697c458b48-mr7dd with SMTP id filterdrecv-697c458b48-mr7dd-1-65AE43C8-2C 2024-01-22 10:30:32.338854671 +0000 UTC m=+8351365.530590296 Received: from www.law360.com (unknown) by geopod-ismtpd-12 (SG) with ESMTP id wFICWY-9S3i0S1SGJyJJ0Q for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:30:32.264 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:30:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Construction Law360 Message-ID: <65ae43c81bed5_134188816135@169.254.66.221.mail> Subject: Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?DpMIMgk9mn4zdkN6zyeeU8Xim96gpeeiLvGJgfwEMomsY=2FlapgM46Wz5ZUlNVy?= =?us-ascii?Q?urBeu6Np7ycnTSu9Ak3oXsVpcSkxRkmHZhqEumL?= =?us-ascii?Q?EcR2adHSPY12pgv=2FLP7h+hdZkDbcrQtOWRFcB3V?= =?us-ascii?Q?9boUB3oLdHS5fn1Dly=2FgHyCAMmelOvp1nwFsr4j?= =?us-ascii?Q?cwrm7V2FtO5VAG2+FYbdooJx8ZFwztNB3udv6+o?= =?us-ascii?Q?hP4reTlm1ydb34toB8dK4oN8wSHBQgWgypjoQG?= To: andrew@sterlingcal.com X-Entity-ID: n4N5YJME4r04ODgodW2M/g== Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.9 X-Spam-Score: 19 X-Spam-Bar: + X-Spam-Flag: NO =09

Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of t= he Year awards for 2023, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation w= ins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past = year.

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PRACTICE GROUPS OF THE YEAR

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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year<= /a>

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Law360 would like to congratulate = the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2023, which honor= the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated t= hroughout the legal industry this past year.

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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year

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By Kevin Penton

Eight law firms have earned spots = as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 55 Practice Group of the Year awards am= ong them, steering some of the largest deals of 2023 and securing high-prof= ile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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TOP NEWS


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Army Corps Escapes Ohio River Tugboat Ser= vice Suit

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By Ryan Harroff

An Ohio federal judge has let the = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers out of a construction and asphalt company's su= it over an allegedly unauthorized tugboat service on the Ohio River, writin= g in his opinion that the Corps is not properly a defendant just for owning= the land the service is using.

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IcomTech Principal Gets 5 Years For Crypt= o Ponzi Scheme

=09

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge on Frida= y sentenced a New Hampshire construction company owner to five years in pri= son for promoting the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that prosecutors= say cost its backers $3.5 million.

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Ex-Union Leader Waived Privilege In Confl= ict Bid, Judge Says

=09

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge has d= eclared that former Philadelphia union leader and convicted felon John "Joh= nny Doc" Dougherty waived attorney-client privilege in assailing his former= Ballard Spahr LLP attorneys' trial performance by making conflict of inter= est claims against them.

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Developer Tells NC Court To Toss $463,000= Atty Fee Bid

=09

By Beverly Banks

A housing developer pushed the Nor= th Carolina state appeals court on Friday not to support a worker's bid for= nearly $500,000 in attorney fees and costs in an unpaid commissions case, = contending a state trial court rightly found the fee bid was excessive.

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Security Co. Lied About Ties With Affilia= te, Toll Brothers Says

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By George Woolston

A security firm falsely denied its= ties to an affiliated company with bad online reviews when confronted abou= t it, the home security arm of Pennsylvania-based homebuilding firm Toll Br= others alleged in a retooled lawsuit on Thursday.

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PEOPLE

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King & Spalding Adds Bechtel Energy I= n-House Atty In Texas

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By Lynn LaRowe

King & Spalding LLP has grown = its Houston roster with a partner who boasts decades of experience as an in= -house lawyer for energy companies including Bechtel Energy, Chevron and Ha= lliburton.

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Treasury Targeting Year's End For 2nd Rou= nd Of Green Credits

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By Kat Lucero

The U.S. Treasury Department is ta= rgeting the end of 2024 to wrap up the second round of applications from ma= nufacturers seeking investment tax credit allocations for new or refurbishe= d factories that largely support the green economy, a department official s= aid.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Trends That Will Shape The Construction I= ndustry In 2024

=09 =09

Though the outlook for the constru= ction industry is mixed, it is clear that 2024 will bring evolving changes = aimed at building projects more safely and efficiently under difficult circ= umstances, and stakeholders would be wise to prepare for the challenges and= opportunities these trends will bring, say Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mull= en at Cozen O'Connor.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Microsoft Says Legal Dept. Among Targets = Of Email Hack

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By Hailey Konnath

Microsoft's in-house lawyers were = among employees targeted in a cyberattack from a group linked to Russia's g= overnment, the company disclosed Friday, saying that the breach affected a = "very small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts."

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Calif. District Judge To Take Semi-Retire= d Status

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Judge Dale Fischer of the Central = District of California will take senior status May 1, which will give Presi= dent Joe Biden a second seat to fill on the district bench.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks 5 Years In OneCoin C= ase, Feds Urge 17

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By Lauren Berg

A former Locke Lord LLP partner co= nvicted in 2019 of helping launder more than $400 million tied to the globa= l OneCoin cryptocurrency scam asked a New York federal judge Friday for a p= rison sentence of five years, steadfastly maintaining his innocence, while = prosecutors asked that he serve at least 17 years.

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Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec's Subpoenas Nixed= In Theft Suit

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By Jake Maher

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Car= penter LLP on Friday won a New Jersey state court ruling quashing subpoenas= seeking financial information, including how firm leaders use their compan= y credit cards, that were launched by one of the former firm executives acc= used of stealing over $3 million from the firm when they worked there.

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Giuliani Gets Ch. 11 OK To Seek Redo Of $= 148M Penalty

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By Hilary Russ

Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani on Frida= y won a New York bankruptcy court's approval to pursue a new trial for $148= million in damages he was ordered to pay for defaming two Georgia poll wor= kers.

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Navarro Set For Jan. 25 Sentencing On Con= tempt Conviction

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By Ali Sullivan

Federal prosecutors are seeking a = 6-month incarceration for former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro, w= ho is set for a Jan. 25 sentencing for contempt of Congress.

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Ex-Judge Not Immune In Secret Relationshi= p Suit, Court Told

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By Jack Karp

A former Texas bankruptcy judge ca= nnot claim judicial immunity from a lawsuit over his concealed relationship= with a onetime Jackson Walker partner since the relationship and the hidin= g of it were not judicial acts, a man suing the ex-judge has told a Texas f= ederal court.

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New Mexico Judiciary Establishes Rural Cl= erkship Program

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By Jack Rodgers

The New Mexico Judiciary is launch= ing a Rural Justice Initiative Clerkship Program, which creates four paid c= lerk positions for attorneys who will work with state judicial district chi= ef judges.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Desmarais LLP and The Dacus Firm P= C secured a $57 million trial verdict for genetic testing company Ravgen in= a closely watched infringement trial, topping this week's list of Law360 L= egal Lions.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate New= s Of The Week

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By Michele Gorman

The question has arisen about whet= her AI companies can shield themselves from copyright liability, and a law = firm's study showed issues over patent inventorship and copyright ownership= are among the biggest intellectural property worries for in-house lawyers.= These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in= the first week of the new year.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You M= issed In London

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen a= bankrupt English local council bring a construction claim against insurer = Axis, a Cypriot cheese trade protection body appeal a UK IPO decision grant= ing trademark registration for "Grilloumi" and employees of supermarket gia= nt Morrison’s shop around for compensation in a claim over equal pay.= 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 Law360

=09 =09

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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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ANSYS, Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Amgen Inc.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Associated General Con= tractors of America

Chevron Corp.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Comcast Corp.

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

International Br= otherhood of Electrical Workers

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

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

JetBlue Airways Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

McDermott International

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

Pacific Legal Foundation

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.

Purdue Pharma LP

SVB Financial Group

Sanofi SA

Slack Technologies Inc.

Spirit Airlines Inc.

State Bar of New Mexico

Tesla Inc.

The Hain Celestial Group Inc.

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

Toll Brothers Inc.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

Davis Wright Tremaine

Law Offices of Gilda A. Hernandez<= /a>

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Connecticut Departm= ent of Consumer Protection

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Judicial Center

Financial Reporting Council

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Manhattan District Attorney&= #39;s Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.= S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio

U.S. B= ankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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

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