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DC Pulse


  • Reed Smith Adds FTC Consumer, Business Education Atty

    Reed Smith LLP has hired a veteran Federal Trade Commission attorney who spent 15 years assisting on consumer protection litigation and regulatory and policy matters related to agency guidance and other issues, the firm has announced.

  • Eric J. Belfi

    Longtime Labaton Keller Atty To Succeed Late Chairman

    Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP has elevated litigator and former New York State prosecutor Eric J. Belfi to chairman as the plaintiffs firm looks toward sustainable growth, according to a Wednesday announcement.

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    Baker Donelson Begins Next Generation Of HR Leadership

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has created a chief people officer role, tapping Venable LLP's former vice president of human resources for the job, the firm announced on Monday. Here, Sheila Turybury talks to Law360 Pulse about her goals in the new role and her ongoing tour of the firm's offices.

  • Judiciary Panel Advances New Rules On Amici, AI, Subpoenas

    The federal judiciary's top policy panel Tuesday propelled revamped rules regarding numerous hot legal topics, including artificial intelligence, "dark money" groups bankrolling amicus briefs and the subpoena powers of courts and defense counsel.

  • ABA 'Surprised And Disappointed' By DOJ Shunning

    The American Bar Association on Tuesday defended its long-standing process for reviewing judicial nominees and said Attorney General Pam Bondi was wrong to call the group an "activist organization."

  • State Chief Justices Blast Plans To Cut Legal Services Corp.

    A coalition of 37 state Supreme Court chief justices have asked federal lawmakers to reject President Donald Trump's plans to eliminate the Legal Services Corp., arguing that the "justice system is hobbled when citizens are deprived of legal counsel."

  • House Conservatives Push Senate To 'Rein In' Judges

    House conservatives are imploring their Senate counterparts to do more to "rein in" federal judges with the budget reconciliation package.

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    Top Ƶ Enforcer Quits Over 'Devastating' Agency Pullback

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top enforcement official resigned Tuesday, saying she can no longer effectively do her job under leadership that "has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way."

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    MoFo Adds Troutman Pepper Financial Services Duo In DC

    Morrison Foerster LLP said Tuesday it is boosting its financial services and fintech groups with the addition of a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. executive and a past Federal Reserve Board attorney.

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    More Ex-Gov't Attys Weigh Launching Firms Amid Job Crunch

    As ex-government attorneys flood the Washington, D.C., job market amid the Trump administration’s push to thin the federal workforce, more are launching firms of their own, including shops from top lawyers from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Department of Energy. But practice management advisers warn that hanging a shingle isn’t right for every government lawyer.

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    SEC's Investment Management Chief Greiner To Leave Agency

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission veteran Natasha Vij Greiner is stepping down as the director of the agency's investment management division, ending a nearly 24-year career serving the SEC in multiple roles, regulators announced Tuesday.

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    Brownstein Hyatt Launches Public Affairs Practice

    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP has added a public affairs practice by absorbing bipartisan Washington, D.C., public affairs company FORA Partners, with the firm saying the new practice will support its legal and lobbying clients.

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    Baker Donelson Creates New Chief People Officer Role

    Venable LLP's vice president of human resources has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC in Baltimore as its chief people officer.

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    Fenwick Adds General Dynamics Atty To Gov't Contracts Team

    The former associate general counsel of General Dynamics Mission Systems, who spent more than two decades as a member of the defense and aerospace company's executive leadership, has joined Fenwick & West LLP's government contracts and public sector procurement group.

  • David Shapiro

    Civil Rights Atty Returning To Lead MacArthur Justice Center

    The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center announced Tuesday that it will soon welcome back the founder and former director of its Supreme Court and appellate program to serve as the third executive director in its 40-year history.

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    DLA Piper Adds Former FTC Senior Attorney To AI Group

    Former Federal Trade Commission senior attorney Michael Atleson has joined DLA Piper as of counsel in its artificial intelligence and data analytics practice.

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    AI Helping Legal Professionals Tackle Feelings Of Burnout

    The majority of surveyed legal professionals think that using AI has helped reduce feelings of burnout at work, according to contract management platform Ironclad's second annual State of AI in Legal report released Tuesday.

  • Senate Confirms Brett Shumate To Head DOJ Civil Division

    The Senate voted 51-41 along party lines on Monday evening to confirm Brett Shumate to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • Justices Urged To Keep Pause On 'Breakneck' Gov't Overhaul

    The U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place a California federal judge's order barring implementation of layoffs and reorganizations at various federal departments and agencies, several unions and nonprofits argued Monday, claiming a decision allowing the changes would irreversibly harm the federal government and render Congress and the judiciary powerless.

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    Sheppard Mullin Adds Perkins Coie IP Trio In DC, Chicago

    Three Perkins Coie LLP intellectual property partners with deep experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries have jumped to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

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    Centrus Energy's GC Departs, Deputy To Fill In As Acting GC

    The former general counsel of Centrus Energy Corp., a nuclear fuel and service company, is leaving his role at the end of June, and the company has tapped its deputy general counsel and director of corporate compliance to step in as the top corporate lawyer in the interim, according to a recent regulatory filing.

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    WilmerHale Seeks Full Fed Compliance On Struck-Down Order

    WilmerHale is asking a D.C. federal judge to make clear that a ruling invalidating an executive order against the firm applies to all federal agencies subject to President Donald Trump's directives.

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    Law Firm Data Breaches Hit New High As Threats Escalate

    Despite years of warnings and heavy cybersecurity spending, law firms remain prime targets for cybercriminals, with breaches hitting record highs in 2024, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis that found even top firms struggling to contain the fallout.

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    2 More Paul Weiss Partners Leave For Breakaway Boutique

    Two more Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partners and several associates have jumped to a boutique firm made up of former top Paul Weiss lawyers that launched just months after Paul Weiss struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid an executive order targeting its business.

  • Fla. Bar Rejects Ethics Probe Of Bondi While She's In Office

    The Florida Bar has told a group of lawyers, law professors and former judges that it will not open an ethics investigation into Pam Bondi's actions as attorney general, saying in a letter that it doesn't "investigate or prosecute sitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office."

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Expert Analysis

  • Jurisdiction Argument In USAID Dissent Is Up For Debate Author Photo

    A dissent refuting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent order directing the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in frozen foreign aid argued that claims relating to already-completed government contract work belong in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims – answering an important question, but with a debatable conclusion, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

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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.

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