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Foley & Lardner Adds Partners In Chicago From Norton Rose
Foley & Lardner LLP has hired two former Norton Rose Fulbright partners for its practices in intellectual property,聽technology transactions, cybersecurity and privacy.
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Massumi & Consoli Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Pro In LA
Massumi & Consoli LLP is expanding its transactions team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday.聽
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McDermott, Schulte Roth Unveil Plans To Join For $2.8B Firm
McDermott Will & Emery LLP said Friday that it was wrapping up a deal to join forces with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP to create a law firm with more than $2.8 billion in global revenue, the latest merger in an increasingly competitive legal landscape.
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Judge Seems To Favor Susman Godfrey In Trump Challenge
A D.C. federal judge appeared poised Thursday to allow Susman Godfrey LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm to proceed or to grant the firm a summary judgment win altogether, after she pressed a government attorney on the president's basis for alleging discrimination at the firm.
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Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge Leaves Sullivan & Cromwell For Own Firm
Former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley has left Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and started her own consulting firm, she announced Thursday.
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Law Students' Pro Bono Hours Valued At Over $157M
Law school students in the class of 2024 contributed at least 4.7 million hours of pro bono services valued at roughly $157 million as part of their education, a survey released this week by the Association of American Law Schools says.
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Wilson Sonsini M&A Ace Moves To Cooley In Silicon Valley
Cooley LLP is growing its transactions team, announcing Thursday that it is bringing in a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC mergers and acquisitions pro as a partner in its Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto, California.
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ABA Defends Free Speech In Response To DOJ's Grant Cutoff
The American Bar Association has told the D.C. federal court the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to cut domestic violence-related grants to the ABA violates its First Amendments rights and sets a precedent that would allow the government to "silence all manner of opposition."
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Winston & Strawn Launches Secondary Markets Practice
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Tuesday the launch of a secondaries and liquidity solutions group, as well as the hiring of a former Kirkland & Ellis partner to help lead the new group.
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Holland & Knight Hires Wiggin And Dana Trade Attys In Conn.
Two international trade attorneys from Wiggin and Dana LLP have moved their practices to Holland & Knight LLP's Stamford, Connecticut, offices, bringing more than 30 years of combined experience counseling clients on export control compliance and other issues,聽Holland & Knight said in a Thursday announcement.
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Seyfarth Appoints Two Corporate Practice Leaders
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced on Thursday the appointment of Steven Richman as chair of the firm's institutional investor practice and Aaron Gillett as vice chair of its mergers and acquisitions practice.
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Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
Milbank LLP has added a former King & Spalding LLP tax attorney as a partner in its global project, energy and infrastructure finance group in Washington, D.C.
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Cooley Adds VC Partner In Boston To Startup Practice
Cooley LLP has brought on a veteran emerging companies and venture capital attorney in Boston,聽deepening its bench in one of the country's most competitive innovation hubs.
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McDermott Recruits Ex-Kirkland Transactions Ace
An attorney specializing in capital markets transactions and securities has recently moved his practice to McDermott Will & Emery LLP's Chicago office after more than four and a half years with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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DOJ Civil Rights Appellate Leader Joins Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring LLP hired the acting deputy chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's Appellate Section as a senior counsel who will be based in Washington focusing on a range of higher education matters, the firm announced Thursday.
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TGI Fridays In-House Atty Rejoins Haynes Boone In Dallas
Haynes Boone announced Thursday that it has rehired an attorney who previously worked for the firm's trademark and advertising practice group, before leaving to do in-house work for Yum Brands and TGI Fridays, to enhance its brand strategy and management services.
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Akin Finance Atty Jumps To Morgan Lewis In Conn., NY
A former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP finance attorney is returning to the firm, splitting time between its Hartford, Connecticut, and New York offices, following a nearly seven-year stint at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the firm announced Thursday.
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3 Ways Troutman Used AI Tools To Streamline Its Firm Merger
In January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP merged with Locke Lord LLP to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Leaders of the new firm spoke with Law360 Pulse about how they used artificial intelligence tools to save time and money while combining the two firms.
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Venable Adds Construction Pro As Partner In Chicago
Venable LLP hired veteran construction attorney Charles "Cully" H. Wahtola III as a partner for the firm's construction law group in its Chicago office, the firm announced.
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Polsinelli Lands Energy Vet From Pillsbury In San Francisco
Polsinelli PC said Wednesday it is boosting its new project finance group by bringing in a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP energy and infrastructure project expert as a principal in its San Francisco office.
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DLA Piper Follows Trade Lateral Trend With DC Partner Hires
As the Trump administration continues making global trade policy one of its top priorities, law firms are fortifying their legal teams focused on national security regulations governing international trade deals, including DLA Piper, which has hired two new partners in Washington, D.C.
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Ex-DOJ Attys Launch DC Firm Focused On Federal Workers
Two former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys who recently left their government positions have launched a Washington, D.C.-based firm they say will fight the Trump administration's efforts "to dismantle the federal workforce."
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Pierson Ferdinand Expands IP Bench With Boutique Atty
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has brought on a former Brooks Kushman PC intellectual property shareholder, strengthening its IP department with an attorney who brings over two decades of IP experience, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Jenner & Block Brings On Former White House Tech Adviser
Jenner & Block LLP has added a former senior White House official with deep experience in telecommunications and national security to strengthen its bench in emerging technologies, the firm announced Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at聽Beveridge & Diamond.
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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.