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Developer Relevant Group has shot back at eight interest groups who told = the Ninth Circuit in a combined brief that it should allow a property owner= to challenge projects using California environmental law, in a case from t= he developer arguing the complaints over its work amount to extortion.

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TOP NEWS

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9th Circ. Told RICO Claim Can't Stick To = Enviro Complaint

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By Nate Beck

Developer Relevant Group has shot = back at eight interest groups who told the Ninth Circuit in a combined brie= f that it should allow a property owner to challenge projects using Califor= nia environmental law, in a case from the developer arguing the complaints = over its work amount to extortion.

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EPA Floats New PFAS Rules For Hazardous W= aste

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency on Thursday proposed two rules that would clear the way for extensiv= e new regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Enbridge Unit Denied Land Transfer For Te= xas Pipeline

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By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas federal judge on Thursday = rejected as premature an Enbridge Inc. unit's immediate land transfer reque= st to conduct environmental surveys for a federally approved 137-mile-long = natural gas pipeline project, following the company's unsuccessful attempts= to contact the landowners.

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Ariz. Tribes Push To Halt Work On SunZia = Line

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By Tom Lotshaw

Two tribes and conservation groups= are urging an Arizona federal judge to pause construction on a 550-mile po= wer transmission line approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior befor= e the work damages historic and cultural resources they claim the governmen= t failed to properly assess and safeguard.

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Real Estate Rumors: Fortinet, Kayne Ander= son, Northwind

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Fortinet has reportedly bought a S= anta Clara campus for $192 million, Kayne Anderson is believed to be associ= ated with the buyer of a $55.8 million apartment complex near Ohio State Un= iversity and Northwind Group is said to be the lender behind a $70 million = mortgage for a property in Jersey City.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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2 SEC Orders Illuminate Bribery Risks For= US-China Cos.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission’s foreign bribery-related resolutions with 3M and Clear Cha= nnel offer important takeaways on compliance risks for companies with opera= tions in China, from the role of traditionally low-risk vendors to gaps in = internal accounting controls, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

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The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity = Paradigm Shift

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As law firms face ever-increasing = risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must imp= lement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to prese= rve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profes= sion’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Goodwin Cuts Associates After Reviews Ami= d Bleak Market

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By Lauren Berg

Goodwin Procter LLP has parted way= s with some associates following its annual performance review process, the= firm confirmed to Law360 on Thursday, amid a job market that has not been = kind to the most junior lawyers.

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Kirkland Adds 5 Goodwin Investment Fund A= ttys In DC

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By Alison Knezevich

Kirkland & Ellis LLP said Thur= sday it is growing its investment funds group with the addition of five att= orneys from Goodwin Procter LLP.

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How Attys Can Be Ethical When Using Gen A= I In Litigation

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By Steven Lerner

Current advances in generative AI = have the potential to alter legal practice. Still, attorneys must follow et= hical guidelines to minimize risk and ensure compliance when using this new= technology in litigation, a panel of experts said Wednesday.

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Atty Obligations And Standing Orders: Jud= ges Deliberate AI

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By Steven Lerner

Legal practitioners must still fol= low key ethical obligations as generative technology is used in litigation = and blunders related to ChatGPT capture headlines, a panel of judges said W= ednesday at the ALM Legalweek Conference.

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Federal Courts See Uptick In Sexual Haras= sment Complaints

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By Cara Bayles

Last year, there were six complain= ts of "unwanted, abusive or offensive sexual conduct" by federal judges, ma= rking the most reported incidents since the judiciary began tracking harass= ment in the 2020 fiscal year.

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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 = Decades With Firm

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By Lynn LaRowe

Gibbons PC announced on Thursday t= hat a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions = and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, = including the past 20 years in leadership posts.

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Ellenoff Opens LA Office With Ex-Krieger = Employment Team

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By Aaron West

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP= said on Thursday that it has opened a new labor and employment-focused off= ice in Los Angeles following the addition of an employment attorney team th= at joined the firm from Krieger & Krieger.

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Ex-Trump Org. CFO Faces Possible Perjury = Charge, Mulls Plea

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump's longtime top financ= ial officer Allen Weisselberg is in plea negotiations related to potential = perjury charges stemming from his testimony in the New York attorney genera= l's civil fraud trial, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Girardi Son-In-Law Is Tom's Honest 'Antit= hesis,' Family Says

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By Brandon Lowrey

Tom Girardi's adult children have = said that his son-in-law and criminal co-defendant David Lira is kind, hone= st, and passionate about helping his clients — everything their fathe= r is not.

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NC Judge In John Edwards Case To Take Sen= ior Status

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Chief Judge Catherine Eagles of th= e Middle District of North Carolina, who presided over the criminal trial o= f former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, will take senior = status at the end of the year.

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Senate Confirms Commerce Dept. Alumna To= Trade Court

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By Courtney Buble

The Senate voted 53-42 on Thursday= to confirm Lisa Wang, assistant secretary of commerce for enforcement and = compliance in the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Adminis= tration, to serve on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Former Gov. Of Puerto Rico Joins Reed Sm= ith From Steptoe

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By Matt Perez

Reed Smith LLP announced Thursday = that it has hired two partners to its Washington, D.C., and New York office= s, including a former governor of Puerto Rico.

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Workday Says Md.-Based Atty Can't Allege= Calif. Bias Claims

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By Grace Elletson

Workday has urged a California fed= eral judge to toss a Black company attorney's suit claiming the business di= scriminated against him and harassed him with a police wellness check at hi= s home, arguing that the Maryland-based employee can't keep his Golden Stat= e law claims in play.

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Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec Wants Amex Info = In NJ Firing Suit

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By Jake Maher

A former McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney = & Carpenter LLP executive accused along with her husband of stealing $3= .2 million from the law firm has demanded financial information about firm = employees in her discrimination countersuit, shortly after a similar discov= ery request in a suit where she is the defendant was tossed.

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Atty Reprises Entrapment Claim As Pot Br= ibe Sentence Looms

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By Brian Dowling

A lawyer convicted of bribing a Ma= ssachusetts police chief working on local marijuana licensing approvals ask= ed a Boston federal judge Thursday for a sentence of no more than a year an= d a day in prison, citing his "imperfect entrapment" defense and insisting = that the conduct was permissible lobbying.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editor= ial Boards

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Law360 is looking for avid re= aders of its publications to serve as members of its 2024 editorial advisor= y boards.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

American Bar Association

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holding= s Inc.

Communities for a Better = Environment

Enbridge Inc.

Fortinet Inc.

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.

Maryland State Bar Association

Ohio State University

Planned Parenthood Federation

RELX PLC

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

Texas Instruments Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

University of Virginia

Workday Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Law Office of Michael J. Curls

Martin G. Weinberg Attorney at Law=

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Steptoe LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Judicial Center

International Trade Administra= tion

Manhattan District Attorney&= #39;s Office

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

San Carlos Apache Nation

Tohono O'odham Nation

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Cour= t for the District of Arizona

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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