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Pierson Ferdinand Litigator Tapped To Be Atlanta's City Atty
The mayor of Atlanta has named a Pierson Ferdinand LLP litigation partner to succeed the current city attorney, who is retiring from the practice of law, tapping an attorney who brings more than two decades of legal experience in the private and public sectors.
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2nd Circ. Probes ConEd's Sudden Firing Of Atty Alleging Bias
The Second Circuit raised questions during a hearing about Con Edison's decision to terminate a longtime company lawyer shortly after she complained her boss was targeting her because she's an older woman, hinting some support for the attorney's fight to have her discrimination suit reinstated.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
President Donald Trump issued an executive order to review the influence that proxy adviser firms have, and law firms saw a 9.8% increase in compensation expenses along with a similar increase in billable rates. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Real Estate Tech Platform Adds GC From Realtor.com
Real estate technology company Place announced Dec. 5 that it has hired as its general counsel Jamie Jatzlau from Realtor.com, along with adding two other executives.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms announced year-end bonuses and continued to expand their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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SEC Must Provide Names To Compliance Chief In Fraud Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to comply with a chief compliance officer's request for the names of agency staffers familiar with his whistleblower claims as he defends allegations that he played a role in a purportedly fraudulent stock offering by a "sham" energy company.
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Elevance Health Adds Former Pfizer GC To Its Board
Insurer Elevance Health has appointed former Pfizer Inc. general counsel Amy Schulman, currently a managing partner of Polaris Partners, to serve on its board of directors.
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Securitize Taps PayPal Stablecoin Designer As Its GC
Securitize LLC, a platform for trading, issuing and servicing tokenized securities, announced Tuesday that it has tapped PayPal's head of legal for digital and cryptocurrencies as its general counsel.
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Longtime Aon Leader Takes GC Spot At Howden US
Global insurance group Howden has appointed a longtime leader at professional services firm Aon to the role of general counsel for Howden's U.S. retail broking and advisory business.
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RingCentral GC's Pay Dropped By $4.9 Million In 2024
Cloud-based communications platform RingCentral Inc.'s legal leader saw his total compensation chopped nearly in half last year, marking the lowest compensation he's received in the past three years.
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Anderson Kill Adds Saxe Doernberger Insurance Litigator
An experienced insurance coverage attorney has made the jump from Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC to Anderson Kill PC in Connecticut and New York.
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Coupang Taps GC As Interim CEO Amid Data Breach Fallout
Coupang has appointed its general counsel and chief administrative officer to serve as interim CEO, after the South Korean e-commerce retailer's top leader resigned following a massive data breach, the company confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Subaru Hires Pep Boys Atty As Next GC
Subaru of America Inc. has found its new legal leader in an experienced attorney from automotive services provider Pep Boys, the company said Wednesday.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty Joins Harvey From Hebbia
Legal artificial intelligence company Harvey has announced it hired a new head of product innovation who most recently worked as the lead AI strategist at financial technology firm Hebbia.
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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it take to stand out as a global legal powerhouse? The firms featured in this year's Law360 Pulse ranking have built a worldwide reach few can match.
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How BigLaw Is Redrawing Its Global Map For 2026
The U.S. remains by far the world's most important legal market, but as clients and capital flows become increasingly international, U.S. law firms are grappling with where and whether to expand their global footprint.
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Tracking The Footprints Of Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
The law firms in this year's Law360 Pulse Global Leaders ranking have built networks that span the globe. Visualize the reach of those 50 firms with our interactive map.
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Starbucks Gov't Affairs Pro Joins Cozen O'Connor Policy Arm
Cozen O'Connor's government affairs subsidiary announced that it has hired the former regional head of policy and government affairs for Starbucks.
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Judge Appears Unmoved By Ex-Drexel Officer's Bias Claims
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday seemed skeptical of a former Drexel University administrator's claims that the tense workplace exchanges she experienced were spurred by racial and gender animus, appearing unconvinced that they were more than office disagreements.
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GEO's GC To Retire Amid Forced Labor Suit At High Court
The general counsel to the GEO Group Inc. has announced his retirement amid the company's battle at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the private prison operator stands accused of forcing immigrant detainees to clean a detention facility.
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23andMe Research Biz Hires Pfizer Atty As GC
Nonprofit medical research organization 23andMe Research Institute announced Tuesday that it has hired a longtime Pfizer attorney as its general counsel and chief risk officer.
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Taps Lowenstein Sandler Atty As GC
Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced Tuesday that it added a former senior counsel at Lowenstein Sandler LLP as its new general counsel this week, months after the company announced the hiring of its previous general counsel in May.
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Pryor Cashman Taps Assistant GC From US Copyright Office
Pryor Cashman LLP has grown its New York office with the addition of a former assistant general counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Legal Leaders Are Tightening Their Budgets, Report Says
Corporate legal teams overall are expected to pull back on internal and external legal spending by the year's end, according to data out on Monday, as general counsel continue to prioritize efficiency amid increasing workloads and rising demands.
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The Real Estate Matters Keeping GCs Up At Night
As the general counsel of real estate companies cope with fast-changing market dynamics and consider how to implement new technology, outside counsel can play an important role in helping them make better decisions.
Expert Analysis
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.