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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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Withers Taps Ex-Sotheby's Exec For New Art Advisory Group
International law firm Withers has added a veteran art law attorney who previously worked at Sotheby's and Herrick Feinstein LLP as leader of Withers' new art and advisory practice in New York.
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Linklaters Litigator Is Reelected As NYC Bar President
The New York City Bar Association reelected Linklaters LLP litigator Muhammad U. Faridi as president during its annual meeting alongside a slew of other leadership appointments, the group announced Wednesday.
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A 'Double Bind' For Law Firms Targeted By Trump
Some prominent law firms targeted by the Trump administration are already losing attorneys or clients, according to a review of hundreds of motions to withdraw or substitute counsel in federal court. But the worst may be yet to come, should the executive orders — and the lengths firms have gone to avoid them — spur a partner exodus.
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Sheppard Mullin Lands Alston & Bird, Dechert Attys
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has brought on a former Alston & Bird LLP partner in its Dallas office and a former Dechert LLP partner in its San Francisco office, strengthening the firm's finance and bankruptcy practice and business trial practice.
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Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Returns As Litigation Partner In Ore.
A former Holland & Knight litigator has returned recently to the firm's Portland, Oregon, office after spending nearly three years as a top attorney in the city's auditor's office.
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MoFo's San Diego Office Marks 25 Years With Renovated Digs
Law360 Pulse caught up with Morrison Foerster LLP's San Diego office managing partner Julie Park to discuss the firm's 25th anniversary in the city and its newly renovated office space there.
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2025 Law Firm Leasing Begins Strong, Report Shows
U.S. law firms are on pace to surpass 2024's record-setting leasing activity, ending the first quarter of 2025 with 3.4 million square feet of new or renewed leases throughout the country, according to newly released data.
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$1.8M From Legal Industry Fuels NYC Mayor's Race
The legal industry poured at least $1.79 million into this year’s election for New York City mayor, the majority going to incumbent Eric Adams, attorney Jim Walden and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Law360 Pulse found.
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Injunction On Trump Order Limited To Perkins, Judge Clarifies
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday clarified the scope of her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order targeting Perkins Coie LLP, explaining that her ruling prohibits the president from directing government agencies to investigate only Perkins Coie's employment practices and not the other BigLaw firms.
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Husch Blackwell Adds Holland & Knight Real Estate Atty
Husch Blackwell LLP has brought on a real estate pro from Holland & Knight LLP to its Nashville, Tennessee, office, who brings a roster of clients already based in the city or looking to grow their presence there.
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Cooley Corporate Pro Rejoins Wilson Sonsini in Silicon Valley
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC is growing its corporate team, announcing Tuesday a mergers and acquisitions expert most recently at Cooley LLP is returning to the firm as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
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Womble Bond Adds Chamberlain Hrdlicka Litigator In Houston
Womble Bond Dickinson grew its business litigation team in Houston with a trial litigator with more than 30 years of experience who previously served as head of litigation at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Taft Expands In Chicago With Construction, Employment Attys
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has expanded its construction and employment/labor practices by adding two litigators as Chicago partners, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Reed Smith Adds 2 Ex-A&O Shearman Corporate Finance Pros
Reed Smith announced the addition of two Asia-based attorneys from A&O Shearman to its financial industry group, including the former co-managing partner of A&O's Singapore office.
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Attys For Alleged Fox Hacker 'Deeply Regret' Fake AI Citations
Two attorneys apologized to a Florida federal judge on Monday for filing a motion to dismiss charges against their client — alleged Fox News video hacker Timothy Burke — that contained fake legal citations generated by artificial intelligence.
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Renewable Energy Tax Pro Rejoins Baker McKenzie In Miami
A former Baker McKenzie attorney rejoined the firm as a partner in Miami to help grow its North America tax practice after most recently working at Dickinson Wright PLLC.
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Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Costs Keep Outpacing Inflation
The frequency at which major law firms faced malpractice claims held relatively steady in 2024, but payouts on claims continued to boom at a rate outpacing general inflation, according to this year's legal professional liability insurance survey, with nearly half of insurers surveyed reporting having paid at least one claim over $150 million.
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Hogan Lovells Taps White & Case Atty As Derivatives Leader
Hogan Lovells announced Monday that it has appointed Edward So, a New York lawyer from White & Case LLP, to serve as its head of derivatives for the Americas — touting his 20-plus years of experience in law firms and as in-house counsel.Â
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Legal Ed Platforms Settle Attorney's Data Harvesting Suit
Two platforms for continuing legal education content have settled a proposed class action from a Seattle attorney which alleged that the companies violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by using Meta's Pixel tracking software on their sites, the parties said Monday.
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Holland & Knight Adds Employment Litigator To DC-Area Office
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a longtime employment litigator from Quarles & Brady LLP, who joins the firm in Tysons, Virginia, to continue her practice litigating restrictive covenants, business torts and trade secrets.
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National Security Pro Joins Arnold & Porter White Collar Team
A former deputy assistant attorney general has left the U.S. Department of Justice to become a partner in Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's white collar defense and investigations and national security practices in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Use Of AI In Law On Rise But May Be Behind Other Fields
About half of the legal professionals who responded to a November survey said they used artificial intelligence at work — a percentage that's up from the previous year but still lower than the AI adoption rate of respondents in accounting, consulting and finance, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Paul Hastings Gains Finance Pro From Latham In California
Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday that it has expanded its global finance practice with a partner in Southern California who came aboard from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Bradley Arant's New Litigation Head Shares Guiding Principle
Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's new head of litigation, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the personal connections within the team that are energizing her for the role.
Expert Analysis
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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 Beveridge & Diamond.
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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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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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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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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.