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A former assistant to the solicitor general who argued nine matters before the U.S. Supreme Court is returning to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner after leaving the firm in 2020 as counsel to join the government.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that it tapped five new leaders for its intellectual property department in an effort to further help clients protect, enforce and leverage their assets.
Polsinelli PC announced Thursday that it has added a shareholder in Dallas from Atwood & McCall PLLC whose background includes significant in-house experience.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP added another six attorneys from Bullivant Houser Bailey PC to the firm's Portland, Oregon, office after hiring eight practitioners from the same regional litigation shop in July, the firm said Thursday.
A longtime Squire Patton Boggs partner who was the legal architect behind one of the most momentous corporate governance battles in Ohio business history has died after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the firm announced.
The former leader of Liff Walsh & Simmons' employment and labor practice, who worked as a counselor to the solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor and in several other public service roles, has joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is expanding its venture capital team, welcoming back an emerging companies specialist most recently with Polsinelli PC as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Eversheds Sutherland has brought on a former top lawyer in the U.S. Department of Commerce to help lead its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Thursday.
Mid-Law firms are increasingly eyeing tie-ups despite this year's lag in mergers, although industry observers note that some firms are jumping on opportunities while others are seeking a lifeline.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro is set to chair the board of directors for a cleaning product company pivoting to a crypto strategy as it builds a $175 million treasury of Dogecoin, a crypto token favored by Spiro's client Elon Musk.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has opened the doors to its newest office, in Chicago, the firm announced Wednesday, with a quartet of partners who joined the firm this spring from Mayer Brown LLP.
WilmerHale announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property attorney has joined the firm's San Francisco office after nearly 15 years at Covington & Burling LLP.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant to the solicitor general whose wealth of appellate experience includes six arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Goodwin Procter LLP has hired safety technology platform Flock Safety's former chief information officer for a newly created chief digital and technology officer role, the firm said Wednesday.
Legal artificial intelligence software startup Legora has added a former Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP partner as vice president of legal innovation and strategy. Kyle Poe talks to Law360 Pulse about his goals for the position and what makes the platform unique.
Mayer Brown LLP has bolstered its Supreme Court and appellate practice in Washington, D.C., with a partner who joined following more than a decade at the Department of Justice, where he most recently was a Civil Division appellate attorney.
A former associate general counsel for global pharmaceutical company Indivior Inc. has returned to private practice at her former firm, McGuireWoods LLP.
The former general counsel of the National Telecommunication Cooperative Association's Rural Broadband Association, has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a senior counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
A more grounded approach to artificial intelligence is emerging among law firm leaders, many of whom say they are focusing on team structure and cloud strategy, and in some cases recognizing where AI simply isn't needed.
Lone Star State trial and appellate boutique Wright Close & Barger LLP announced Wednesday that it is changing the firm's name to Wright Close Barger & Guzman, highlighting the contributions of former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP continues to grow its West Coast team, announcing Wednesday two more longtime K&L Gates LLP attorneys have joined as partners — a labor and employment expert in Seattle and a business litigation pro in Los Angeles.
As information technology teams embrace new agentic artificial intelligence uses, IT leaders in the legal industry are raising the alarm on potential security risks in a new survey report Wednesday.
As legal departments face mounting pressure to manage costs, increases in hourly billing rates from law firms appear to be moderating, with the first few months of 2025 presenting a snapshot of this reality, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
Legal department hires in the last month included high-profile appointments at the Association of Corporate Counsel, GE Vernova, and a California legal legend joining an AI startup named Anthropic. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has seen at least two of its mergers and acquisitions attorneys depart from its New York office in recent weeks, as the global firm concurrently boosts its standing in London with the announcement this week of two high-profile private capital hires.
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize ConnectionsOne reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Biz Development Tip Of The MonthIn today's competitive legal market, attorneys must excel at business development in addition to the practice of law, despite a lack of business training in most law school curricula. In this Pulse Expert Analysis series, experts share real-world tips each month to help fill the learning gap.
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm LeaderReid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.