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    Harris Beach Atty To Chair Akerman's NY Public Finance Team

    A corporate attorney who worked on the financing of Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn's Barclays Center and other high-profile projects has joined Akerman LLP as chair of the New York public finance practice, the firm announced this week.

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    Kasowitz Rebrands Amid Shift To Streamlined Firm Names

    Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to Kasowitz LLP, becoming the latest firm to shorten its name.

  • Ohio Transport And Logistics Atty Joins Bricker Graydon

    Bricker Graydon LLP announced Monday that an experienced transportation and logistics attorney from Roetzel & Andress LPA has come aboard the firm's Columbus, Ohio, office as a partner.

  • SEC Names Wiley Rein Partner As Inspector General

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that a white collar defense and government investigations partner at Wiley Rein LLP will serve as the agency's next inspector general, starting late next month.

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    Ex-SEC Atty Joins Bernstein Litowitz After Musk Fight

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel announced on Monday that he is joining investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as a partner in New York following a courtroom battle with Elon Musk that threatened to end his employment before it began.

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    Michael Best Adds Employment Litigator In California

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings in California with the addition of an experienced litigator, the firm said Monday.

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    Fish & Richardson Elevates Risk Head To General Counsel

    Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday that the firm's chief legal risk officer will be elevated to the role of general counsel in July following her predecessor's retirement announcement.

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    Delaware Firm Richards Layton Names New Leadership Team

    Delaware firm Richards Layton & Finger PA announced Monday that bankruptcy attorney Paul N. Heath has been elected to serve as its next president starting July 1 and will be joined on the firm's leadership team by two other firm directors, Jeffrey L. Moyer and Matthew S. Criscimagna.

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    Michael Best Adds AI Pro To Transactions Group In DC

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has announced the firm recently welcomed to its transactional practice group an attorney who has more than two decades of experience working with regulatory, compliance and security matters associated with artificial intelligence governance, data privacy and cybersecurity matters.

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    Florida Firm Gunster Adds Atty To Real Estate Team

    Florida business law firm Gunster said attorney Christen Spake has joined its real estate practice in its Stuart, Florida, office. 

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    Mourant Adds Chief Transformation Officer From Mishcon Unit

    Offshore law firm Mourant said Monday that it has hired Tom Grogan, who was formerly CEO of Mishcon de Reya LLP's tech consultancy MDRxTech, to be its chief transformation officer.

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    Office Snapshot: Brown Rudnick's New Digs In Dupont Circle

    Twenty years after it set up shop in Washington, D.C., Brown Rudnick LLP recently moved into a modern office space to accommodate its growing team in the nation's capital.

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    White And Williams Hires 6, Launches 3 New Practices

    White and Williams LLP announced this week that it has welcomed six Northeastern attorneys to its business department, two of whom will lead three new practice areas for the firm.

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    Shumaker Brings Back Real Estate Ace In Tampa

    A real estate attorney who previously worked for Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP is returning to work in its Tampa, Florida, office as a real estate partner, the firm announced.

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    Gray Reed Names New Chief Growth And Operations Officer

    Gray Reed & McGraw LLP has hired the former chief strategy officer of a Houston-based global energy and advisory firm as its new chief growth and operations officer.

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    Current And Former GCs Urge Law Grads To 'Rise Up'

    From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous.

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    Routine Advice Could Hurt Immigrant Clients, Atty Warns

    In advice that may be especially relevant for the many solo and small firm attorneys who work in specific niches such as family law, business law and criminal law, a leading immigration attorney warns that it's become more important than ever for all lawyers to consider how their legal guidance could accidentally harm immigrant clients.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    FisherBroyles' Delaware Leader Discusses Office Launch

    FisherBroyles LLP last month announced the launch of its Wilmington, Delaware, office. Managing partner Brian Tome recently told Law360 Pulse why he made the move to the firm to open the office, how the firm plans to set itself apart in the state's competitive legal market and the type of leader he intends to be.

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    Thompson Coburn Lands 5 Epstein Becker Employment Attys

    Thompson Coburn LLP announced Wednesday that a five-attorney labor and employment team of three partners and two associates joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Epstein Becker Green.

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    Former Florida US Atty Starts 'Next Chapter' At GrayRobinson

    A former U.S. attorney has brought his more than two decades of experience to GrayRobinson PA's Orlando, Florida, office to serve as a chair in the litigation practice, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Munsch Hardt Expands With 4 Attorneys In Texas

    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC is expanding its Texas team, bringing in a Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP litigator as a shareholder in its Dallas office, along with three associates in its Dallas and Houston offices.

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    Steptoe & Johnson Adds Ex-Buchanan Atty In Pittsburgh

    An employment attorney looking to expand his services beyond litigation moved his practice recently to Steptoe & Johnson PLLC's Pittsburgh office after more than four years with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.

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    Golenbock Eiseman Labor Head Joins Vedder Price In NY

    The former chair of the labor and employment department at Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP has joined Vedder Price PC's New York office as a shareholder, the firm announced.

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Expert Analysis

  • 3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content Author Photo

    Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.

  • Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting Author Photo

    To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills? Author Photo

    Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.

  • How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture Author Photo

    In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.

  • The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans Author Photo

    Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.

  • Opinion

    CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes Author Photo

    Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.

  • Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review Author Photo

    While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.

  • Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument Author Photo

    Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.

  • BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons Author Photo

    There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off? Author Photo

    David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.

  • Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms Author Photo

    The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.

  • Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking Author Photo

    The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.

  • How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles Author Photo

    Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.

  • The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney Author Photo

    Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.

  • The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys Author Photo

    Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.

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