/pulse/modern-lawyer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Modern Lawyer Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:50:05 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369624?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369624 As the volume of sanctions orders resulting from attorneys' use of faulty citations blamed on artificial intelligence continues to rise, federal judges are beginning to pivot from financial sanctions to more creative means of disciplining lawyers, including targeting their professional reputations in ways that could really hurt. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:36:05 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369582 The Trump administration is appealing a D.C. federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale amounts to a "staggering" assault on the First Amendment, according to a notice filed Friday. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:18:49 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369336?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369336 In taking the helm of McGuireWoods LLP's Houston office, Tyler VanHoutan said he's committed to maintaining the firm's steady, strategic growth in the city amid heightened competition for both legal talent and work there. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:30 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355541?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355541 Michael Gilson of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Altair Engineering Inc. through its $10 billion acquisition by Siemens, guided AssetMark Inc. through its $2.7 billion acquisition by private equity firm GTCR and also helped steer Elliott Management through its €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) sale of the soccer team AC Milan to RedBird Capital Partners, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:30 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357884?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357884 Vincent Desry of Cohen & Gresser LLP had such a strong courtroom presence at a relatively young age that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy hired Desry to be his attorney for the appeal of a criminal conviction on illegal campaign funding charges, one of several high-profile achievements earning him a spot among the white collar law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:30 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355959?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355959 Michael Q. Cannon of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been the lead attorney on several high-profile cases, including playing a key role in advising on the tax aspects of the world's largest merger and acquisition deal in 2023, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:29 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355524 Sarah Ballard of BakerHostetler has helped an Arizona medical center shake negligence claims brought in the wake of a ransomware attack and has been on the front lines of the recent explosion of online tracking litigation, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:54:37 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369410?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369410 Jones Day and DLA Piper lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit overturned a more than $125 million judgment against Medtronic's CoreValve unit for infringing a Colibri Heart Valve LLC patent. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:47:28 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369550?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369550 Buchalter PC announced Thursday that it has hired a former Ballard Spahr LLP partner as a shareholder in its white collar and investigations group who will also co-chair its state attorneys general group. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:56:03 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369264?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369264 Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Thursday that it has added a former Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP attorney with a history of public service at both the state and federal levels to its public finance and infrastructure practice. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:24:51 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2359531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2359531 A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:21:50 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369358 Two more New York-based member shops of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys have reached tentative agreements with their managers after almost a week on strike. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:26:54 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369106 Michael Cardozo, a longtime attorney with Proskauer Rose LLP who worked closely with Michael Bloomberg during his tenure as New York City mayor and served as New York City corporation counsel, has died. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:55:21 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369028?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369028 The legal industry had another busy week with more in-house moves, government attorneys returning to the private sector and office openings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:02:40 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369170?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369170 Thompson Hine LLP urged the Second Circuit to require an ex-partner to arbitrate her claims that she faced a "toxic boys club" at the firm and was fired for complaining about it, arguing that a law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment claims doesn't cover her case. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:08:16 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369054?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2369054 Kirkland & Ellis LLP has expanded its investment funds group with the addition of the senior managing director, global growth at Institutional Limited Partners Association. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:04:03 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2368805?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2368805 Three Butler Snow LLP attorneys have been publicly reprimanded and removed from representing the former commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections in an incarcerated man's federal civil rights case, after a judge found they had filed motions including "hallucinations" generated by ChatGPT. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355540 Dan Howell of McGuireWoods LLP represented Dominion Energy Inc. in its $14 billion sale of three local natural gas distribution companies and Apogee Engineering in its acquisition by private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355545 Michael Bruno of McDermott Will & Emery LLP was tapped as lead tax counsel by two legendary athletes — Lionel Messi and Stephen Curry — for the rollouts of their respective beverage brands, earning him recognition as one of the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355965?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2355965 Temidayo Aganga-Williams served as senior investigative counsel to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he was responsible for investigating the facts and causes of the riot and shaping what would become the historical record of it, earning him a spot among the white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.