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    Stradley Ronon Adds Ex-Brandywine Atty To Philly Office

    An attorney specializing in advising clients on real estate transactions has returned to private practice after nearly five years as an in-house attorney, joining Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP in its Philadelphia office.

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    Chiesa Shahinian Launches Malpractice Defense Team

    Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC debuted a new legal and professional malpractice group Wednesday, bringing its ethics services for attorneys, insurers and other professionals under one roof.

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    Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Smith Gambrell In Atlanta

    A former assistant U.S. attorney in Georgia has joined Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP's Atlanta office as a partner, the firm announced.

  • Stoel Rives Gets Pot Co. Fraud Case Sent To Arbitration

    A California federal judge has sent a nonalcoholic cannabis beer company's claims alleging it was duped by Stoel Rives LLP and its clients into spending $2.2 million on an illicit business to arbitration, saying it can't escape a valid arbitration clause by refusing to participate.

  • AI Credential Theft, Poor Visibility Worry Legal IT Teams

    As information technology teams embrace new agentic artificial intelligence uses, IT leaders in the legal industry are raising the alarm on potential security risks in a new survey report Wednesday.

  • Lowenstein Sandler Fights To Keep Fee Battle With Firm Alive

    Lowenstein Sandler LLP urged a New Jersey state court to reject a bid seeking to trim its lawsuit against Trif & Modugno LLC in a legal battle over allegedly unpaid legal services rendered to a cannabis dispensary, saying its claims against the firm are over dishonest business practices and not legal malpractice.

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    Legal Rates Surge Moderates, But Pressure Remains High

    As legal departments face mounting pressure to manage costs, increases in hourly billing rates from law firms appear to be moderating, with the first few months of 2025 presenting a snapshot of this reality, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of August

    Legal department hires in the last month included high-profile appointments at the Association of Corporate Counsel, GE Vernova, and a California legal legend joining an AI startup named Anthropic. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.

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    Real Estate Trio Join Winstead In NY, Nashville

    Texas firm Winstead PC announced Tuesday that three experienced real estate attorneys have joined its real estate practice as shareholders based in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York.

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    Eckert Seamans Adds Obermayer Business Immigration Duo

    A pair of business immigration attorneys from Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP have made the jump to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC in Philadelphia, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Greenbaum Rowe Family Law Pro Rejoins Mandelbaum In NJ

    Mandelbaum Barrett PC added a family law litigator with experience in complex cases who worked at the firm earlier in his career as a partner from Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Adds 8 Partners Across 6 Markets

    Fast-growing Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that it has added eight partners across five U.S. markets and in London, enhancing the firm's capabilities in litigation, employment and corporate law.

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    Office Snapshot: Bass Berry's Nashville Headquarters

    Tennessee firm Bass Berry & Sims PLC recently announced the completion of its new Nashville headquarters, a space it said was designed to focus on culture and fostering connections between people, highlighted by the central staircase linking the office's eight floors.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit vacated a pair of Biden-era regulations aimed at bolstering transparency in the short-selling market.

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    Thompson Coe Elevates 18 To Partner Across Six Offices

    Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP has elected 18 new partners from rosters in six offices in Texas, Colorado and Louisiana, the largest partner class in the firm's history.

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    Scores On July Bar Exam Rise Amid Dip In Test Takers

    The number of examinees passing the multistate bar exam in July continued to gain momentum, with near record highs seen this summer over the past 12 years, according to an announcement from the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

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    Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q2

    A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the second quarter of the year.

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    Meet The Attys Facing Off In NJ's First Clergy Abuse Trial

    A high-powered national plaintiffs litigation firm and several local trial experts will face off soon in New Jersey's first civil suit to go to trial alleging sex abuse claims against the Catholic order behind the Delbarton School in Morristown.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    BigLaw firms announced a slew of new hires this week as the legal industry sees August recede in the rearview mirror. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    In Their Words: Will AI Kill The Billable Hour?

    The rising use of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow attorneys to get work done faster is creating tension with the traditional model of billable hours. Here, six legal leaders give their take on whether AI will eliminate the billable hour.

  • Tucker Ellis Names 2 Cleveland Attorneys As Practice Leaders

    Tucker Ellis LLP announced Thursday that a pair of experienced Cleveland-based attorneys have been named the firm's newest practice leaders.

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    Harris Beach Office Leader Talks Post-Merger Growth

    Alfred R. Casella, a veteran trusts and estates attorney at Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC, was recently named the managing partner of the firm's Hartford, Connecticut, office. In an interview with Law360 Pulse, Casella discussed the office's growth, hiring trends, what practice areas are busy and the momentum the firm has seen since the January combination.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    Several law firms in the Mid-Atlantic region experienced a busy month of office moves in August, with New Jersey in particular seeing a number of relocations.

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    Longtime John Hancock Counsel Joins Prince Lobel In Boston

    Prince Lobel Tye LLP announced that a cybersecurity attorney with over 20 years of experience, including over a decade in-house at insurance company John Hancock, has joined the firm's Boston office as a partner.

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    Balch & Bingham Adds Austin Energy Pro

    Balch & Bingham LLP added a new energy partner in Austin, Texas, who has almost three decades of experience handling regulatory, transaction and litigation matters, including at his own firm.

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Expert Analysis

  • How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security Author Photo

    In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.

  • 5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent Author Photo

    Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage? Author Photo

    Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.

  • Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career Author Photo

    Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.

  • Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use Author Photo

    ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Opinion

    We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds Author Photo

    Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.

  • Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity Author Photo

    Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.

  • Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers Author Photo

    Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up Author Photo

    In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys? Author Photo

    Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.

  • Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud Author Photo

    A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.

  • Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects Author Photo

    There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.

  • How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks Author Photo

    Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.

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