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    White & Case Adds Arnold & Porter Investment Mgmt Co-Head

    White & Case LLP has announced that it hired the former co-head of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's investment management practice.

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    Linklaters Continues US Growth With NY Capital Markets Atty

    Linklaters LLP has brought on the former co-head of Proskauer Rose LLP's capital markets group as a capital markets and mergers and acquisitions partner in New York.

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    Dunn Isaacson Now In NY, Calif. With Latest Paul Weiss Hires

    Two more litigators from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP who have represented top technology companies and other clients in court battles have joined Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP.

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    Haynes Boone Adds Restructuring Duo To Bolster NY Practice

    Haynes Boone is adding two financial restructuring attorneys previously with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP as partners in its New York office, the firm announced Monday.

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    NY Legal Services Union Chapters Authorize Strikes

    Two chapters of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys held practice pickets on Monday afternoon after voting to authorize a strike as members across New York City approach the end of their collective bargaining agreements.

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    Proskauer Taps Paul Weiss Atty To Lead US PE Deals Team

    Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP attorney to lead its private equity transactions practice in the U.S. from the New York office.

  • 2nd Circ. Mulls Arguments In NY Atty Grievance Privacy Suit

    A Second Circuit panel has questioned whether a pathway exists to limit the scope of "presumptive public access" to attorney grievance documents in New York, as the panel considers the state's appeal of a federal district court ruling that would make records related to attorney misconduct cases public.

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    M&A Tops Baker McKenzie's 59-Strong Partner Class For 2025

    Baker McKenzie announced that 59 attorneys will be promoted to partner by the start of July, with the number of internal hires decreasing from last year while lateral recruitment remained the same, at 48, over the past 12 months.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Susman Godfrey's representation of the American Bar Association in a suit challenging the Trump administration's actions directed at law firms leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 13 to 27.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Cooley LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge determined that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its Llama large language models with 13 bestselling authors' copyrighted material without their permission.

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    Pillsbury Adds Restructuring Pro From Paul Hastings In NY

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has grown its insolvency and restructuring practice in New York with the addition of a Paul Hastings LLP partner.

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    Hinshaw Continues Finance Growth With Goldman Sachs Atty

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced today that a former vice president and senior legal director at Goldman Sachs Bank USA has returned to firm life as a senior counsel in its New York office.

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    No Federal Agency Can Enforce WilmerHale EO, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday amended his decision in the WilmerHale executive order litigation, clarifying amid disagreement among the parties that the underlying executive order cannot be enforced by any federal agency.

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    LGBTQ Attorneys Seek To Navigate A Changing Legal Industry

    During Pride Month 2025, LGBTQ attorneys are seeking to navigate a changing environment around their rights and shifting attitudes in the legal industry toward diversity and inclusion initiatives.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off summer with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their offerings and reelected leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    McDermott, Schulte Roth Vote To Approve $2.8B Merger

    Partners at Schulte Roth & Zabel and McDermott Will & Emery have voted in favor of merging to create the combined firm of McDermott Will & Schulte, the firms announced Thursday.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    June was a month for endings and beginnings as several law firms in the U.S. completed relocation plans — including Duane Morris LLP, which moved its Manhattan shop to a new office building — and launched offices, like Foley & Lardner LLP's Nashville, Tennessee, opening.

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    SEC Enforcement Atty Joins Scott+Scott In New York

    Connecticut-based securities law firm Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP announced that a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney has joined the firm's New York office as a senior associate.

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    DLA Piper Hires 2 King & Spalding Corporate Attys In NY, DC

    DLA Piper has brought on two former King & Spalding LLP partners to its corporate practice who advise companies around the world seeking to expand or relocate in the U.S.

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    Why ABA Is Rebooting 10-Year-Old Study On Atty Well-Being

    Mental health advocates working on the American Bar Association's newly launched study into attorney mental health say that they hope the project will not only provide an updated look at the profession a decade after the organization's last major study, but also provide more information on the best ways to tackle issues such as depression, substance abuse and burnout.

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    Phillips Lytle Relocates Rochester Office To Technology Hub

    Phillips Lytle LLP has relocated its Rochester, New York, office to Innovation Square, a hub for technology, education and entrepreneurship, the firm announced.

  • 2nd Circ. Blocks Reed Smith Doc Turnover Order In Eletson Row

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion to stay a Manhattan federal judge's order to turn over client files amid a conflict over the legitimate ownership of international shipping company Eletson, which is in a dispute with competitor Levona.

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    Hodgson Russ Adds Ex-GC Of NY Enviro Agency

    Hodgson Russ LLP has hired the former longtime deputy commissioner and general counsel of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to bolster its environmental and energy practices and expand the reach of its Albany, New York, office.

  • O'Melveny Forms Special Credit And Liability Mgmt. Group

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP has launched a special credit and liability management group, announcing the move Tuesday as a reflection of "growing client demand for integrated, end-to-end support across the credit cycle, particularly as capital solutions become increasingly complex and bespoke."

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    Latham Lands M&A Pro In NY From Wachtell

    Latham & Watkins LLP has added an attorney from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to bolster its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice and capacity to handle various types of transactions globally.

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Expert Analysis

  • How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy Author Photo

    Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio Author Photo

    If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right Author Photo

    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 Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal Author Photo

    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.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises Author Photo

    “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 Connections Author Photo

    One 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.

  • Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market Author Photo

    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.

  • Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year Author Photo

    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 Leader Author Photo

    Reid 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.

  • How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025 Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases Author Photo

    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.

  • Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025 Author Photo

    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.

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