• September 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    The Best Big Law Firms for Summer Associates

    In our annual Summer Associates Survey, Foley Hoag and Duane Morris tie for first place.

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  • September 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Ex-Olshan Employment Leader Launches Women-Owned Boutique

    Aliza Herzberg, head of the employment practice at Olshan Frome Wolosky, has launched her own women-led boutique in New York called the Herzberg Law Group. But don't look for her to start shouldering a heavy litigation load.

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  • September 18, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Where Insurance Coverage Meets the Environment: Insights from 2016 and 2017

    While 2016 and 2017 have presented a mixed bag of results for insureds and insurers alike, the results highlight the fact that creative lawyers and courts are nowhere near resolving "as a matter of law" the complex and complicated overlap between retroactive environmental laws with occurrence based liability insurance policies.

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  • September 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

    5 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Robo-Lawyer: Part 4

    Whether good or bad, the law is used by some to obtain or retain advantages over others, like education, money and politics. Over short and medium time frames, access to AI—and access to better AI—will likely skew toward those who can afford to supplement quality human legal advice for their separate advantage.

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  • September 14, 2017 | The Recorder

    Nixon Peabody's On-Site Incubator a Boost for LGBT Entrepreneurs

    The firm has donated 2,300 square feet of its 16th floor San Francisco office and partnered with a nonprofit business accelerator to launch the StartOut Growth Lab.

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  • September 12, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Baker McKenzie Hires Big Law Veteran as New Client Development Chief

    Wendy Bernero, a veteran marketing executive who has worked at a handful of Am Law 100 firms, is heading back into the Big Law fray as she prepares to become head of client development for North America at Baker McKenzie, the global legal giant confirmed Tuesday.

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  • September 12, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

    5 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Robo-Lawyer: Part 2

    To drive somewhere, all you have to tell an automated car is your destination, the rest is technology, albeit complex amazing and sometimes patentable technology. Given any two physical coordinates, the same technical solution should be applicable to any human passenger. However, when legal issues are involved, a human client may not be able to articulate a preferred outcome and also usually needs advice on what results are even possible. A lawyer thus needs a lot more information, and an AI needs a lot more complex, amazing and sometimes patentable technology.

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  • Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1890-cv

    Incident-to-Service Rule Precluded Bivens Claim from Conduct at Military A

  • September 5, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Buckley Sandler Learns From First Summer Associate Class; SG's Office Picks Assistants; Big Firms Disclose Fees

    Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.

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  • Pulte Home Corporation v. American Safety Indemnity Company

    Publication Date: 2017-09-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Construction | Legal Services
    Date Filed: 2017-08-30
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, Robert C. Carlson, Sharon A. Huerta and Sarah P. Long, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Gregory D. Hagen; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson and Gary J. Wax, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D070478

    Ambiguity in policy had to be construed in favor of insured (Huffman, Acting P.J.)