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The Legal War on Dangerous Dogs: A 2025 Guide to Breed-Specific Legislation Challenges

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LawFuel Power Brief: DogBiteLaws.com Image generated by Gemini Breed-specific legislation (BSL) isn’t just about dogs; it’s a high-stakes legal battleground where public safety fears clash with fundamental constitutional rights. Across the country, municipalities enact these laws to prevent tragic attacks, but in doing so, they ignite fierce court challenges from owners who claim their property

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How New PUCT Rules are Sparking Legal Challenges in the Texas Energy Market

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LawFuel Power Brief: Rhythm Energy Plans Image generated by Gemini If you’re keeping score at home—and in the Texas legal world, who isn’t?—the energy market is heating up, and it has nothing to do with the weather. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), long seen as a hands-off regulator in the nation’s most deregulated

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Porter Wright Recruits Litigators From Chicago Boutique Scandaglia Law

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Chicago Law Growth With Porter Wright Hires Porter Wright Morris & Arthur is expanding its Chicago firm with the recruitment of four lawyers from litigation law firm Scandaglia Law, including the boutique’s founder Greg Scandaglia (pictured). The growth in Chicago has been the most of the firm’s offices in the US which resulted form the

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New Legal AI Venture August Scores $7 Million Seed Round

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August, the new AI venture launched in 2023 by Columbia grads Rutvik Rau, (pictured) Thomas Bueler‑Faudree, and Joseph Parker, has just scored a $7 million seed round. Backers include heavy hitters like NEA and Pear VC, plus angel cheerleaders including Gokul Rajaram, Ramp’s Geoff Charles, OpenAI’s David Azose, and Bain Capital’s Kevin Zhang, according to

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Quinn Emanuel Recruits Returning Partner As General Counsel

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Quinn Emanuel have recruited former partner Robert Hickmott, a banking and financial litigation expert, after being away for the firm for two years. After a tenure that began in the firm’s London office in 2010, as one of our first lateral hires, he has rejoined the firm following a brief consultancy period. Hickmott had “His

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Major Talent Injection To Crowell & Moring Healthcare Practice With 16 Partners Joining Firm

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The BigLaw Healthcare Law Move Crowell & Moring is making major moves in the health care law space, bringing on board a powerhouse team of 16 health care litigation partners, led by the highly regarded Martin J. Bishop, (pictured) from Reed Smith. The move considerable muscle to Crowell’s health care practice, making it one of

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US Law – GrayRobinson Recruit Chief Risk Officer To Oversee Compliance

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GrayRobinson Welcomes Jacob Payne as Chief Risk Officer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – GrayRobinson is pleased to announce Jacob “Jake” J. Payne has joined the firm as chief risk officer (CRO). As a member of GrayRobinson’s senior administrative leadership team, Payne will serve under the firm’s President and CEO Dean Cannon and also work closely with the firm’s General Counsel Stephanie Marchman. Payne

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Former McDermott Will Finance Partner Joins Squire Patton in London

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Ranajoy Basu joined Squire Patton in London ahead of his former firm’s merger with Schulte Roth & Zabel on 1 August. He is one of the leading lawyers in sustainable procurement, supply chain finance and a member of the Advisory Council of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge. The Squire Sanders media announcement is below – Addition

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Linklaters Hire Co-Chair of London Office of Paul Hastings

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Linklaters has boosted its capital and credit solutions practice in London by hiring Paul Hastings’ co-chair of the London office, Mei Lian, who has spent five years at Paul Hastings after serving a term at Shearman & Sterling. The Linklaters media announcement on the hire is below – Linklaters strengthens Corporate and Structured Lending practice

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