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Mergers Offer Small Pa. Firms A Succession Solution

By James Boyle

As the state considers whether to adopt a rule mandating succession planning for lawyers, at least five small Pennsylvania law firms in recent months have opted to merge with larger regional or national firms to help serve their clients' current needs and secure the future of their practices.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Eversheds Sutherland's Atlanta Office Moved To Skyscraper

    Eversheds Sutherland has relocated its longtime Atlanta office to the four top floors of the Bank of America Plaza, moving to a smaller and renovated space at a skyscraper known as the tallest tower in the Southeast.

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    Florida Pulse

    Reed Smith Lands McDermott Fund Finance Pro In Miami

    Reed Smith LLP has added a partner in Miami from McDermott Will & Schulte LLP to bolster its capacity to advise clients about fund finance and private capital matters.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.

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    Daily Litigation

    Seward & Kissel Adds Another Pair Of McDermott Attys

    Seward & Kissel LLP announced this week that it has picked up two new partners from McDermott Will & Schulte for the investment management and the litigation and investigations practices, bringing the number of former McDermott lawyers to join Seward & Kissel in the past year to five.

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    California Pulse

    Netflix's Longtime Legal Leader Sees $2M Pay Dip In 2025

    Netflix's longtime legal chief saw his compensation drop by nearly $2 million last year, dipping to $15.4 million compared with almost $17.3 million in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.

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    Mid-Law

    Foley Hoag Adds Experienced Diplomat As Partner

    Foley Hoag LLP announced on Wednesday that it had hired the former U.S. ambassador to Hungary as a partner at its New York office.

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    California Pulse

    Nixon Peabody Names Entertainment And Sports Team Heads

    Nixon Peabody LLP has appointed two new leaders for its growing entertainment and sports practice, to which it also added a pair of Los Angeles-based associates.

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    California Pulse

    Katten's Profits Per Equity Partner Climb To $3.32M

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has reached several key financial growth milestones in the less than two years since litigator and former federal prosecutor Gil Soffer became chair of the Chicago-headquartered firm, without jumping into the recent law firm merger frenzy.

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    Florida Pulse

    How Winston & Strawn's Growth Is Part Of Miami 'Evolution'

    Just four years after first launching in the South Florida market, Winston & Strawn LLP is taking part in Miami's "evolution" with a recent move to a larger space that the office's leader said enables the firm to serve clients across the world.

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    California Pulse

    'That's The Price': Meet The Legal 'Czar' Billing $6,000 An Hour

    Want this California lawyer to work with you? Be prepared to pay up — his services cost $3,000 per hour for litigation and $6,000 per hour for compliance work, one of the highest rates of any lawyer in the United States. He spoke with Law360 Pulse about the niche market he occupies, why he charges so much, and why he calls himself “The Czar.”

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