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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A law firm combination and BigLaw group hires made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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3-Atty Product Liability Team Joins Morgan & Morgan In Fla.
Morgan & Morgan PA announced that a team of three Florida-based product liability attorneys has joined the firm's Orlando office.
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Chartwell Brings On Litigation Partner In Fla. From Lydecker
Chartwell Law Offices LLP expanded its civil litigation capabilities in industries such as hospitality, retail, real estate and insurance with the addition of a new partner in Tampa from Lydecker LLP.
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Law Firm Mergers Accelerated In Q3 After Slow First Half
After a relatively quiet start to the year, U.S. law firms announced more combinations during the third quarter of 2025 than in any other third quarter going back five years, with the uptick driven largely by combinations between midsize and small firms.
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What Is 'Brickstorm' And How Law Firms Can Guard Against It
A recent cyberattack at Williams & Connolly LLP that compromised a few attorney email accounts is the latest reported event possibly linked to “Brickstorm” malware. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down what law firms and legal professionals should know about the cyberattacks.
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Taft Grows Sunshine State Footprint With Post-Merger Lease
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is expanding its presence in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a 20,000-square-foot ninth-floor office space, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Gibbons, Frost Brown Combining As 800-Atty Nationwide Firm
Gibbons PC and Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Wednesday that they will combine at the beginning of 2026 to form FBT Gibbons LLP, creating a nationwide firm with strengths in litigation and transactional work.
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Shumaker Lands Former Florida Associate Deputy AG
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP announced Wednesday that it has expanded its litigation and disputes service line with a partner who is the former chief of cyber fraud enforcement with the Florida Attorney General's Office.
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11th Circ. Rules Atty Privacy Invasion Suit Can't Be Arbitrated
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied two Florida attorneys' request for the out-of-court resolution of a lawsuit brought by former clients alleging their private legal information was disclosed in public court dockets, ruling that the claims against the lawyers aren't covered by a retainer agreement's arbitration clause.
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Senate Confirms 2 DOJ Nominees, 16 US Attys
The U.S. Senate voted 51-47 Tuesday, along party lines, to confirm a slew of nominees for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Hinshaw Expands Miami Ops With Veteran Business Litigator
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced Tuesday that a veteran business litigator with over 20 years of experience has joined the firm's Miami office from Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC.
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Retired Florida Appeals Judge Joins JAMS In Miami
Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS added a retired judge from Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal to its panel in Miami.
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Fla. Lawyer Accused Of Scamming Clients Suspended
A Florida lawyer accused of abandoning dozens of clients after charging them legal fees has been suspended from practicing law in the state on an emergency basis.
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Akerman Hires CFO From Constangy To 'Optimize Operations'
Akerman LLP hired the chief financial officer of Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP to take over as its own top financial planner, the firm said in a Monday announcement.
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Duane Morris Preps For Leadership Shift With Clark Hill COO
Duane Morris LLP announced Monday that it has brought on Clark Hill PLC's chief operating officer as executive director to help the firm prepare for Chief Operating Officer Charles J. O'Donnell's upcoming retirement.
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Dentons Adds Clients And Markets Head From Nelson Mullins
Dentons announced Monday that it has brought on a global chief clients and marketing officer who previously served as managing director of business development and client services at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, adding a new member to the firm's global management committee.
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How Law Firm Leaders Are Keeping Teams Connected
Internal podcasts, monthly town halls and piling on airline miles in the name of one-on-one meetings are just a few of the strategies that law firm leaders are employing to keep their ever-expanding network of people connected.
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Moritt Hock Launches Business Divorce Practice
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP has formed a business divorce practice group to resolve complex disputes between owners of closely held businesses, the New York-based commercial law firm announced Monday.
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Some Longtime Legal Blogs Go Quiet As Platform Shuts Down
When the online publishing platform Typepad launched more than two decades ago, it became a hub for a then-growing community of law professors and legal bloggers. Its closure this week marked the end of an era that has found some bloggers looking for new homes or opting to call it quits.
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Miami Beats Suit Over Alleged RE Plot Involving Ex-City Atty
A Florida state appeals court reversed the denial of the city of Miami's motion to dismiss a civil conspiracy claim brought against it by a man who accused city workers of conspiring with the former city attorney and her husband to purchase houses with multiple code violations at below-market value and sell them for a profit.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Hausfeld LLP's handling of a suit on behalf of the city of Philadelphia and Foley Hoag LLP's work on an $8 billion biotech acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Williams & Connolly LLP and Skaggs Faucette LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge issued a rare post-mistrial verdict arrangement that ordered Biogen to pay Genentech Inc. more than $88 million in royalties.
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Lippes Mathias Names First Chief Growth Officer
Lippes Mathias LLP has named a longtime partner to serve as its first chief growth officer as part of what the firm has called the "professionalization" of its C-level leadership structure, which also included naming a chief legal officer and chief advisory officer earlier this year.
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Reed Smith Blasts DQ Attempt As 'Litigation Gamesmanship'
A shareholder of the Venezuelan airline Avior Airlines has urged a Florida federal judge to reject a bid to disqualify his counsel at Reed Smith LLP and attorney Ana R. Ulseth, arguing that the push to disqualify the firm is not about ethics but rather "litigation gamesmanship."