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BBB National Programs Division VP Joins Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former vice president of BBB National Programs Inc.'s National Advertising Division to lead its advertising advisory and litigation practice.
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Greenberg Traurig Hires Procopio Litigation Duo In San Diego
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a member of Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP's management committee and another partner from that firm to its litigation practice in San Diego.
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Massumi & Consoli Announces New Real Estate Practice
In a move designed to expand the firm's ability to serve clients in transactional matters, national private equity law boutique Massumi & Consoli announced that it has added a real estate practice, led by two New York-based partners who made the leap from Brown Rudnick LLP.
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Kennedys Names 21 Partners In Bumper Promotion Round
Kennedys LLP announced Thursday that it had elevated 21 lawyers to partnership across nine of its offices, marking a 23% increase on the number it promoted in 2024.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Insurance Group With New Atty
The rapidly growing firm of Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Thursday that it tapped a new partner who was previously with Carlton Fields to launch an international insurance regulatory team practice along with another Los Angeles-based attorney.
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Boies Schiller Litigator Jumps To Weil In New York
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a former Boies Schiller Flexner LLP litigator with experience as a law firm partner, in-house attorney and federal prosecutor.
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Nelson Mullins Lands Porter Hedges Tax Pro In Houston
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Thursday that it has fortified its tax controversy and litigation team with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Porter Hedges LLP.
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Kirkland Adds National Security Attys From DC Boutique
Kirkland & Ellis LLP picked up two national security partners from a D.C. boutique, the firm announced Thursday.
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Dentons Taps Former EY Legal Leader For New Tech Launch
Dentons announced Thursday that it has hired a retired global managing partner of EY's legal practice to lead a new group that will focus on deploying cutting-edge technology to enhance the firm's competitive advantage.
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Richard Susskind On What Attys Should Do In The Age Of AI
Author Richard Susskind, who has a new book out about artificial intelligence, discusses how legal institutions are not ready for AI and what it will take for lawyers to recognize their potential vulnerability to being replaced by it.
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Susman Godfrey Urges Court To Reject Trump's Dismissal Bid
Susman Godfrey LLP has pressed a D.C. federal court not to kill the firm's suit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, arguing that the government's "meritless" dismissal motion "goes to great lengths to distract from the indisputable truth" that the order is "blatantly unconstitutional."
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Akin Atty Returns To FCC To Lead Wireline Bureau
After three years in private practice, the Federal Communications Commission has welcomed an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorney back to the agency as the newest head of the commission's Wireline Competition Bureau.
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Cahill Gordon Adds King & Spalding IP Litigation Trio In DC
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has added a three-partner intellectual property group from King & Spalding LLP for its new technology IP litigation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Wednesday.
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Foley & Lardner Adds 5 IP Attys From Perkins Coie, K&L Gates
Foley & Lardner LLP is expanding its intellectual property team in California, announcing Wednesday the addition of five IP attorneys — four from Perkins Coie LLP in San Diego and one from K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco.
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Akerman Adds New Director To Boost Workforce Connections
Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Seyfarth Real Estate Atty
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former senior associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an of counsel in its real estate practice out of Orlando, Florida.
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Saul Ewing Names 1st Chief Strategic Operations Officer
Saul Ewing LLP beefed up its executive team by creating a new role aimed at directing firmwide initiatives and has shifted its chief marketing officer into the position.
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Ex-Treasury Official Joins Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice
Baker McKenzie has hired a former deputy assistant secretary at the Treasury Department to work on international tax matters as a partner in the firm's office in Washington, D.C.
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Goodwin Hires Private Equity Partner From Kirkland In NY
Goodwin Procter LLP has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney as a partner in its private equity practice in New York.
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Ex-BigLaw Associates On Why They Quit Over Firm EO Deals
At least 10 BigLaw associates have publicly resigned from their law firms as a result of those firms’ deals with the Trump administration to end executive orders against them. Four of those attorneys shared their reasons for doing so with Law360 Pulse and their hopes for the future.
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4 Skills Gen Z Associates Need To Close The Generation Gap
As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences.
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Large Law Firm Revenues Climb Despite Dip In Demand
Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.
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Breyer To Talk Pragmatism At NJ Bar Association Convention
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will bring his pragmatic legal philosophy to center stage when he appears at the New Jersey State Bar Association Convention on May 16 in Atlantic City.
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Gordon Rees Adds 4-Atty Team For S. Fla. Expansion
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP announced Tuesday that it is expanding its footprint in South Florida with the addition of a four-attorney team from Black Srebnick that will be tasked with opening a Boca Raton office this summer.
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No 'Hobson's Choice' For Foley & Lardner, Ex-Clients Say
Two former Foley & Lardner LLP clients are slamming the law firm for telling a Texas appellate court it was faced with a "Hobson's choice" in their suit alleging the firm failed to disclose conflicts of interest.
Expert Analysis
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.