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  • 5th Paul Weiss Atty Joins New Firm Dunn Isaacson Rhee

    A partner with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced on LinkedIn this week that he's joining a new small firm that consists of other former Paul Weiss partners.

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    Wilkinson Stekloff Adds George Santos Prosecutor In DC

    Trial boutique Wilkinson Stekloff LLP has expanded its offerings in Washington, D.C., with the addition of a longtime U.S. Department of Justice attorney who worked on the indictment of former U.S. Rep. George Santos.

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    Wilson Sonsini's DC Office Grows With Longtime USPTO Atty

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has hired a longtime official of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, who started her career at the agency in 1988 as a patent examiner and who joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a senior patent counsel, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Linklaters Taps Former Shearman Co-Head As Americas Chair

    Linklaters LLP announced Tuesday that it has appointed George Casey, its global chairman of corporate, as chairman of the Americas.

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    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • Willkie Hires Asset Management Partner In DC

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired an asset management partner in Washington, D.C., who was once the law clerk of the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who now co-leads the firm's digital works practice.

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    MoFo Adds DOJ Official To Help Lead Investigations Team

    Morrison Foerster LLP has hired the former assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legislative Affairs, who is joining the firm to co-lead its congressional investigations group, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Crowell & Moring Opens In Boston With Faber Daeufer Tie-Up

    Crowell & Moring LLP and Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC announced Tuesday they have combined, allowing Crowell & Moring to open an office in Boston that builds on Faber Daeufer's strong presence in the city's life sciences community.

  • Jenner & Block Ruling 'Meant What It Said,' Judge Tells Feds

    The order striking down the Trump administration's executive order targeting Jenner & Block LLP "meant what it said," a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled Monday, saying the government must rescind enforcement of all parts of the president's directive.

  • Trump Taps Vinson & Elkins Atty To Replace FERC Chair

    President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney to replace current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie, whose term expires on June 30.

  • Trump Renews Call For Justices To Lift Gov't Overhaul Pause

    President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to lift a California federal judge's order barring the implementation of layoffs and reorganization plans at various federal departments and agencies, arguing the order imposes nonexistent congressional limits on his presidential authority.

  • CFTC Announces 2nd Enforcement Head In 4 Months

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday named a new head of enforcement for the second time in four months, appointing its longtime deputy director to head the division.

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    Dentons Adds Ex-Covington Gov't Contracts Ace To DC Team

    Dentons has hired a former Covington & Burling LLP special counsel in the nation's capital who spent almost nine years at his former firm advising federal contractors on investigations, compliance and related matters the firm announced Monday.

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    Ex-Ƶ Assistant General Counsel Returns To V&E

    A former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney, who left to join the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and eventually became the agency's assistant general counsel, has returned to the firm that he left for public service, according to a Monday announcement.

  • Feds Want National Security Atty's Clearance Suit Tossed

    The White House told a D.C. federal judge that granting and revoking security clearances is up to the executive branch alone, urging the court to toss national security lawyer Mark S. Zaid's challenge to the stripping of his clearance.

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    Burr & Forman Launches Offices in DC And Chicago

    Burr & Forman LLP has opened offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and expanded its government contracts practice with attorneys from Fox Rothschild LLP and Thompson Hine LLP.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of May

    Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Adobe, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Duke Energy. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from May.

  • Schumer Pledges To Fight GOP's Limits On Court Power

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has vowed to challenge a provision in House Republicans' budget reconciliation package that would curtail courts' ability to issue contempt citations.

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    Quinn Emanuel Focuses On Building AI-Positive Culture

    While many in the legal industry may be apprehensive about generative artificial intelligence, leaders at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP are working to get the firm's attorneys excited about the technology and willing to experiment with it in their work.

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    High Court To Review Soldier's Injury Claims Against Fluor

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a veteran's lawsuit against defense contractor Fluor Corp. over injuries sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, after a divided Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the former Army specialist's claims.

  • High Court Skips AR-15 Ban Constitutionality For Now

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to weigh in on the debate over whether AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles are protected under the Second Amendment or potentially subject to state bans because of their military-like capabilities.

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    Justices To Probe GEO's Immunity Claim In Forced Labor Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up GEO Group Inc.'s bid for review of a Tenth Circuit decision dismissing the private prison company's immediate appeal of an adverse immunity determination in a forced labor class action.

  • Trump Blames Federalist Society For Trade Court Loss

    President Donald Trump blamed his recent, short-lived loss in the U.S. Court of International Trade both on judges he accused of hating him as well as on the Federalist Society — the conservative legal group that helped him with judicial selection during his first term — in a Truth Social post highlighting tensions within the conservative legal and political movements.

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    Workplace Bullying Can't Be A Rite Of Passage For Attys

    As more than half of young lawyers cite workplace toxicity as the reason they left their jobs, a panel of attorneys said Friday that many of the professionals they've listened to aren't willing to dismiss bullying as a rite of passage.

  • Trump Taps Paul Ingrassia To Lead Special Counsel's Office

    President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer and former right-wing writer, to lead the Office of Special Counsel after firing the previous one.

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Expert Analysis

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio Author Photo

    If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right Author Photo

    As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal Author Photo

    As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises Author Photo

    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections Author Photo

    One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.

  • Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market Author Photo

    Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.

  • Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year Author Photo

    While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.

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    Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader Author Photo

    Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.

  • How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025 Author Photo

    LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases Author Photo

    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.

  • Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025 Author Photo

    Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.

  • Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market Author Photo

    In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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