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    Former AG Garland Returns To Arnold & Porter

    Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has returned to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where he worked early in his career, the firm announced Friday.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms shifted operations, expanded practices and took on new talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

  • Simpson Thacher Adds Kirkland Banking, Credit Atty

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP said Thursday it has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney to focus on acquisition finance and other debt finance matters from its Boston office.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Latham & Watkins LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court left in place an Oklahoma state court ruling barring the launch of the nation's first religious charter school.

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    Cooley Hires 'Next-Gen' Boston Labor & Employment Partner

    A Choate Hall & Stewart LLP partner has joined Cooley LLP's labor and employment practice and global litigation department in Boston.

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    Foley & Lardner Adds DLA Piper, McDermott Corporate Pros

    Foley & Lardner LLP has hired two seasoned attorneys in California who previously practiced at DLA Piper and McDermott to bolster its innovative technology sector and transactions practice group.

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    Ballard Spahr Adds IP Transactions Pro From DLA Piper

    Ballard Spahr LLP announced Thursday that its New York office has gained a life science and climate change-focused corporate lawyer with a background in licensing and other intellectual property transactions from DLA Piper.

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    Kilpatrick Grows M&A And Venture Capital Teams

    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has added an experienced attorney to its corporate practice and its mergers and acquisitions and venture capital teams.

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    Ex-Kirkland Partner Joins Sidley's Investment Funds Group

    A former longtime Kirkland & Ellis LLP investment funds partner has jumped ship and joined Sidley Austin LLP's Chicago office as a partner in the firm's investment funds group.

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    Office Snapshot: Haynes Boone Expands Its DC Footprint

    Haynes Boone recently moved into a larger Washington, D.C., office, as part of a nationwide effort to upgrade the firm's physical spaces, and signaling what D.C. managing partner Adrian Azer told Law360 Pulse was its renewed commitment to the nation's capital.

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    Winston & Strawn Adds Financial Innovation Practice

    Winston & Strawn LLP has launched a financial innovation and regulation practice, which will advise firm clients on a range of subjects at the intersection of emerging technology and financial services.

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    Goodwin Procter Gave EEOC Data On Applicants' Race, Pay

    Goodwin Procter LLP turned over a trove of demographic and employment data on thousands of applicants for its fellowships, summer associate programs and full-time positions in response to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's March inquiry into its diversity programs.

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    BigLaw Firms Insist Trump Deals Are Legal, Don't Alter Values

    Nine BigLaw firms including Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP have written to members of Congress defending controversial agreements they made with the Trump administration to avoid executive orders targeting the firms, according to letters obtained by Law360 on Thursday.

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    Ex-DC OAG Leaders Help Hogan Lovells Grow State AG Team

    Hogan Lovells announced Wednesday that it has chosen partner Jason Downs, the former Chief Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia, to co-head the firm's State Attorneys General practice alongside the former AG he worked under.

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    Dorsey & Whitney's New Head Kicks Off Role With Momentum

    Peter Nelson, who was recently chosen as Dorsey & Whitney’s new managing partner, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about how to build on the firm’s growth of the last several years and what challenges he sees on the horizon.

  • Ex-Troutman Atty Drops Retaliation Suit Against Major Lindsey

    An associate attorney who sued Major Lindsey & Africa LLC alleging the legal recruiter refused to work with her due to her underlying race discrimination suit against Troutman Pepper permanently dropped her suit Thursday.

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    Buchanan Ingersoll Adds CMO, Promotes Two To CFO, CXO

    Pittsburgh-based Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC recently completed changes to its leadership team, including the addition of a new marketing leader and the internal promotion of two professionals.

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    Ex-FBI Leader Joins Dinsmore's Corporate Practice In Ohio

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired a longtime leader with the FBI as a partner in its corporate group out of Cincinnati.

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    Boies Schiller Stays In Row Of Mass Tort Firms, Ex-Counsel

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP was unable to convince a federal court that it does not belong in a suit between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, with a Miami federal judge on Thursday remanding the suit back to state court after finding allegations against Boies Schiller are viable.

  • Bradley Arant Launches International Arbitration Team

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced this week that it has created an international arbitration team to represent clients all over the world in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.

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    Seyfarth Hires Labor And Employment Partner In Seattle

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP added a partner to its labor and employment department from Perkins Coie LLP who says the firm's resources will help him tackle the growing number of wage and hour class actions Washington state has been witnessing.

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    Simpson Thacher Lands White & Case Energy Pro In Houston

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has added an attorney in Houston who worked at White & Case LLP for more than a decade, to bolster its efforts to assist clients with project, energy and infrastructure financing and other banking matters.

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    Cleary Closes Frankfurt Office As It Consolidates In Germany

    Cleary is closing its office in Frankfurt after more than three decades as the U.S. law firm consolidates its operations in Germany under one location.

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    Reed Smith Grows In Atlanta With Kilpatrick White Collar Pair

    Reed Smith LLP has expanded its Atlanta office with two longtime Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partners, including the former co-leader of Kilpatrick's government enforcement and investigations team and head of its white collar and investigations practice, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Gordon Rees Brings On 9 Litchfield Cavo Attys In Chicago, NY

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has strengthened its financial services and litigation capabilities, announcing Wednesday it brought in a nine-member team from Litchfield Cavo LLP to work in its Chicago and New York offices.

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Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms Author Photo

    While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role? Author Photo

    Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.

  • What Attys Should Consider Before Taking On Pro Bono Work
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    Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.

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