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Cooley Life Sciences Ace Rejoins Latham In Bay Area

By Rose Krebs

Latham & Watkins LLP has welcomed back an intellectual property attorney who spent the past nine years at Cooley LLP to bolster its healthcare and life sciences practice, including advising clients about licensing and transactional matters.

Former National Security Council Adviser Joins Venable

By Jack Rodgers

A White House National Security Council adviser, who also previously served as acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Venable LLP, the latest NSC official to depart the White House for the private sector in recent months.

Linklaters Hires Arbitration Pro From A&O Shearman

By Ashish Sareen

Linklaters LLP has snapped up an international arbitration expert from A&O Shearman to serve as its new head of public international law in London, the latest partner to exit the law firm in the city since its merger.

Hughes Hubbard Selects Marketing Chief From Ropes & Gray

By Andrea Keckley

Hughes Hubbard & Reed has tapped a former Ropes & Gray LLP marketing director and Legal Marketing Association president to serve as its chief marketing and business development officer, the firm announced Monday.

Proskauer's Chief Marketing Officer Rejoins Fried Frank

By Tracey Read

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired Proskauer Rose LLP's longtime chief marketing officer for that same role.

Schulte Roth Adds Finance Pro From Linklaters In NY

By Andrea Keckley

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP announced Monday that it had brought a finance partner from Linklaters to its New York office, calling the hire "a significant step forward in the firm's ongoing strategy to expand its capabilities on both the arranger and manager sides" of the collateralized loan obligations market.

Lawyers Worry About Financial Stability Of Their Careers

By Kevin Penton

In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey.

What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession

Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said.

How Happy Are Attorneys At Work Now?

By Alison Knezevich

In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.

Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Joins Pillsbury As Consultant

By Jack Rodgers

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will work as a strategic consultant at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where she'll be a senior policy adviser supporting a range of defense, national security and government practice groups, the firm recently announced.

Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are Applying

By Tracey Read

Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday.

Baker Donelson Picks Up Longtime HHS OIG Atty In Maryland

By Gina Kim

Amanda Copsey, a longtime U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General attorney, has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as a shareholder in its Baltimore office, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare laws and regulations.

Accuser Seeks $630K Sanction For Wright Defamation Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A Freshfields LLP counsel who claimed she had been pressured into engaging sexually with her George Mason University law professor Joshua Wright — and who subsequently was hit with a $108 million defamation suit in Virginia state court — is seeking more than $630,000 in sanctions for his allegedly "costly yearslong baseless litigation" against her.

Ex-Womble Bond Atty Alleges Race And Gender Bias

By Emily Sawicki

A former corporate and securities partner for Womble Bond Dickinson's Houston office has sued the firm in Texas state court alleging she faced discrimination due to her identity as a Hispanic woman and that, after she reported issues to human resources, she was retaliated against and eventually felt forced to resign.

McDermott's New Litigation Head Plans To Embrace AI

By Xiumei Dong

McDermott Will & Emery LLP has appointed a new global leader for its litigation practice group, the firm announced Monday, with New York partner Josh Simon stepping into the role and succeeding veteran attorney Steven Scholes.

Reed Smith Lands Squire Patton Employment Ace In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Reed Smith LLP has added a Squire Patton Boggs LLP partner to its Atlanta office, strengthening its labor and employment practice after opening the office in January, the firm announced on Monday.

Fordham Law School Launching In-House Counsel Institute

By Sue Reisinger

Fordham University School of Law, in collaboration with DLA Piper, is launching an in-house counsel institute on Sept. 5, featuring weekly online classes and aimed at mid-career lawyers everywhere.

Jazz Musician Turned Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC From Kirkland

By Jack Rodgers

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's new private capital and investment funds practice partner David Holland, never imagined himself as a lawyer. In fact, he started working at law firms as a way to finance travel for music school grad program auditions, he told Law360 Pulse in an interview Monday.

Gibson Dunn Bankruptcy Pro Joins Cleary In NY

By Andrea Keckley

A former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney known for his work on high-profile restructurings has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's New York office as a partner, the firm announced Monday.

'Give Me A Break': Judge Questions DOJ On Jenner Order

By Aebra Coe

The Department of Justice on Monday argued for the dismissal of Jenner & Block LLP's lawsuit against the federal government over an executive order targeting the law firm for its selection of clients, with the judge on the case commenting "Give me a break" at one point during the DOJ's turn to speak.

DLA Piper Hires New CFO From Knight Frank

By Ashish Sareen

DLA Piper said Monday that it has appointed Knight Frank's group chief financial officer to take on a similar role as it looks to achieve its goals for growing the business.

WilmerHale Rehires DOJ Civil Division Leader In DC

By Jack Rodgers

WilmerHale has rehired the former leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, who will take over as head of the government and regulatory litigation practice after more than 20 years revolving between roles at both the agency and firm.

Speaker Johnson's Former Top Lawyer Joining Jenner In DC

By Alison Knezevich

The former general counsel to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is joining Jenner & Block LLP to co-chair its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Monday.

Abbe Lowell Repping NY AG After Leaving Winston & Strawn

By Hailey Konnath

Prominent white collar defense attorney Abbe David Lowell has left Winston & Strawn LLP to start his own firm and is now defending New York Attorney General Letitia James against a federal housing official's claims that she committed mortgage fraud.

BigLaw Partners, Judges Back Susman Godfrey In EO Suit

By Ryan Boysen

Hundreds of BigLaw partners and former judges on Friday threw their support behind Susman Godfrey LLP's lawsuit in D.C. federal court over President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, warning that if "the independent bar is cowed into submission" it will threaten "the rule of law itself."