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Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Court Noticing Nationwide
The nationwide system for providing notice to creditors in bankruptcy cases has been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, and it is not currently known when the outage will end.
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Seyfarth Names IT Head As Chief Information Officer
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Thursday that it has promoted its former head of IT and security, who has been a leader in tech modernization over his 14 years at the firm, to be its new chief information officer.
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Wilson Sonsini Hires Baker Botts Nat'l Security Lead In DC
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has hired the former head of Baker Botts LLP's national security and trade risk mitigation team, who has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.
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Harvey And Legora Debut Rival 'Intake' Tools On Same Day
Legal artificial intelligence companies Harvey and Legora both announced Wednesday two separate products named Intake for use by in-house legal teams.
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Sidley Hires Treasury Official As Litigation Partner In DC
Sidley Austin LLP has hired a former U.S. Department of the Treasury official who has more than a decade of federal government experience with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim
A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.
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BigLaw Lateral Hiring Stays Steady In Third Quarter
Large U.S. law firms hired steadily in the third quarter, as modest gains in associate and counsel moves helped offset a drop in partner hiring, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Another Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has grown its public finance team with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr LLP attorney who specializes in real estate financing, bringing its total lateral hires from Ballard Spahr to 40 since February.
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Lowenstein Sandler Expands Paid Leave For NICU Parents
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced that it will expand its paid parental leave policy to provide up to eight extra weeks to employees with a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit in what it says makes it among the first firms to provide the benefit.
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Strong Job Market Is Less So For Black, First Gen Law Grads
The Class of 2025 saw near-record levels of employment, but there were significant disparities in occupation outcomes by race or ethnicity and first-generation college student status, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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Willkie Grows DC Office With Senior Westinghouse Atty
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has expanded its offerings in the nation's capital with a nuclear energy attorney who most recently worked in-house at U.S.-based global nuclear power provider Westinghouse Electric Co.
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Mayer Brown Taps Ex-Sheppard Leader As Group Co-Lead
Mayer Brown LLP has hired Sheppard's former governmental practice group co-chair to be the co-chair of its global investigations and white collar defense practice.
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Justices Wary Of Weakening Sentencing Commentary
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments that lower court judges should not give deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary that interprets federal sentencing guidelines, with some of the justices wondering whether such a holding would open the floodgates for thousands of defendants seeking to have their sentences reconsidered.
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Sotomayor Warns Gov't On Double Jeopardy In Migrant's Case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned the government on Tuesday about charging a deported Mexican national twice for the crime of being found in the U.S. after having been removed, saying constitutional problems plagued the government's treatment of the man.
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Stoel Rives Extends Managing Partner's Term Through 2029
Stoel Rives has voted to retain its current managing partner through the end of 2029, extending her four-year term to six years, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Dentons Adds K&L Gates Lawyer To Healthcare Practice In DC
Dentons has hired a former K&L Gates LLP counsel as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, where he will advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on a range of matters related to regulatory and transactional oversight, the firm announced.
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Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.
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Debevoise Hires Ex-DOJ Acting Antitrust Litigation Head In DC
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has hired the former acting director of litigation at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, who spent nearly two decades with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP before moving to the agency, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Justices Agree To Hear Habeas Case About Circuit Splits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether prisoners can appeal denials of their federal habeas corpus petitions if there is a circuit split on the issue underlying their petition, even if their home circuit has precedent against them.
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High Court To Consider DOGE FOIA Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review the D.C. Circuit's decision to greenlight limited discovery aimed at determining whether the Department of Government Efficiency is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys
Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message."
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Justices To Weigh If Cooking For Terrorists Bars Asylum
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will review whether a Nigerian man's short stint as a cook for a terrorist group constituted "material support" that would render the already deported man ineligible for asylum.
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Trump Admin Aims To 'Rein In' ICC With New Sanctions
The Trump administration Friday imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, which swiftly condemned the move as "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order."
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Alston & Bird LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit overturned a pivotal decision in multidistrict opioid litigation that had dramatically expanded claims against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.
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4 Takeaways From The ACC's Annual Conference
From the vendors in the exhibit hall and lawyers' presentations to attendees' interactions with the robot Spot at the science museum, artificial intelligence took center stage at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual conference this week.
Expert Analysis
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
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Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
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How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.
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Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026
A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.
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What Law Firm Liability Risks In 2025 Signal For Year To Come
Trends and statistics reveal that law firms of all sizes and practice areas remained attractive litigation targets this year, so firms must take concrete steps to avoid professional liability risks in the year to come, say Douglas Richmond and Andrew Ricke at Lockton Companies.