Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
The former president of business operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins has joined Stevens & Lee, launching the Pennsylvania-based firm's first location in Pittsburgh, the firm announced Monday.
North Carolina firm Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP announced Monday that it has opened an office in the state's largest city, following the addition of three attorneys from a local boutique firm.
Maynard Nexsen PC announced that an experienced public finance attorney has joined the firm's Birmingham, Alabama, office as a partner from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. announced Monday he has selected a former federal prosecutor and Seward & Kissel LLP partner to serve as first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
The challenges facing law firm leaders at the start of the second half of 2025 are numerous, from a tumultuous geopolitical environment, to an uncertain economy, to massive technological advances. Seven leaders reveal the biggest challenges weighing on their minds right now.
Kaplan Kirsch LLP announced last week that the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation under former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a onetime chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration has joined the firm as a partner.
Hall Booth Smith PC has 12 new partners in a range of practice and geographic areas after they were promoted in an effort to cultivate leadership from within the firm.
FisherBroyles LLP announced that an experienced attorney who's spent over four decades working on asset protection and estate planning matters has joined the distributed law firm's corporate practice as a partner based in Washington, D.C.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC and Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission's planned "click-to-cancel" rule, which would have required companies to allow customers to ditch their subscriptions with a single click.
Barley Snyder has expanded its Philadelphia-area office with the recent addition of an attorney specializing in the food and agriculture industry who moved her practice after nearly seven years with Stewart Smith.
Jackson Walker LLP has bolstered its international and cross-border litigation offerings with a partner in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Holland & Knight LLP.
Michigan firm Varnum LLP has announced that a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attorney has joined the firm's Ann Arbor office as a partner in the firm's privacy and mobility practice.
Susman Godfrey's handling of patent suits against Amazon and Vedder Price's work on the sale of a portfolio company to GE Aerospace lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 27 to July 11.
A New York state court judge ruled that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP can't claw back $38 million in rent paid to landlord SL Green Realty during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, finding that a Y2K era rent abatement clause is only applicable if the landlord fails to provide service.
The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Former Houston Texans in-house attorney Sunil Jamal joined Law360 Pulse to discuss joining Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC and launching the firm's new sports and entertainment group.
Miles & Stockbridge PC is adopting legal business management software from Atlanta-based Aderant to make processes like timekeeping and billing more efficient while providing generative artificial intelligence tools to its attorneys and staff, a move a firm leader said gives attorneys "information at their fingertips."
Jones Walker LLP's longtime managing partner has been reelected to the role for a fifth consecutive term, marking nearly 20 years spent leading the Southeast firm. He spoke with Law360 Pulse about his over 40 years at Jones Walker, the firm's growth and its approach to both internal culture and client service.
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has added a chief human resources officer who previously headed the human resources operations at Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the firm has announced.
Stevens & Lee has added the founder of a corporate boutique with over two decades of experience practicing and a team of associates to its Bergen County, New Jersey, location, the firm announced Thursday.
Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, the largest personal injury firm in the country, is growing its presence in New Jersey with an office in Wall Township at the Jersey Shore, the firm announced Wednesday.
Cyberattacks on law firms are rising at an alarming pace, compromising the personal, financial and health information that clients trust them to protect. Despite growing investments in cybersecurity, even the largest firms have struggled to respond quickly and transparently, with some taking months or even years to notify victims.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired an attorney in Delaware from Ballard Spahr LLP to bolster its capacity to handle corporate governance disputes, fiduciary duty claims and other matters in the state's Chancery Court and other venues.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP has grown its real estate offerings in the Nutmeg State with the addition of the longtime head of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC's real estate practice.
Phillips Lytle announced Wednesday that a veteran of the federal government has left the public sector to join its litigation practice as special counsel, where the firm says he will advise on regulatory compliance, public policy and matters involving government agencies.
With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary GhostwriterWayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness CoachTara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
Series
Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice LeaderConstance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
Series
Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCDKelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: LibrarianLisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.