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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.
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Kalshi Taps Ex-Amazon State Policy Pro For New DC Shop
Trading platform Kalshi is expanding its policy efforts amid battles with state gambling regulators and tribes with a new office in Washington, D.C., staffed by government relations specialists, including a former Amazon executive who spent close to a decade with the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.
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SEC Assistant Director Joins Goldman Sachs In New York
A former assistant director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved in-house at Goldman Sachs.
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Eversheds Sutherland Tax Partner Returns After IRS Gig
Eversheds Sutherland has added a former partner who left the firm for his last role as a special counsel with the Internal Revenue Service and rejoins as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based tax group, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Legal & General Taps Deputy GC To Take Lead Role
Legal & General Group PLC said Tuesday that Geoffrey Timms has stood down from his longstanding role as general counsel, making way for his deputy to take over the role.
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Logistics, Real Estate Co. Americold Grows Legal Exec's Role
Americold Realty Trust Inc., a temperature-controlled logistics and real estate company, said Tuesday that it has expanded the role of its chief legal officer as part of a series of executive leadership changes at the company.
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Dentons Adds Legal Head From Cadwalader, Names CIO
The longtime general counsel for Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft will move to Dentons on Feb. 2, becoming the latest high-profile attorney to depart the firm before a projected merger.
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Minn. Cos. Call For 'Immediate De-Escalation' After ICE Killing
Target Corp., 3M Co., UnitedHealth Inc. and General Mills Inc. are among dozens of Minnesota-based companies that signed a statement Sunday calling for an "immediate de-escalation of tensions" after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fatally shot a person in Minneapolis over the weekend.
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AI Fuels Surge In Corp. Data Privacy And Governance Changes
With the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, a striking shift is occurring in how corporations handle data privacy and governance as some 90% of organizations say they have expanded their privacy programs, according to a new study from tech giant Cisco Systems Inc.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former PNC Capital Markets CLO
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC strengthened its transactional resources in the Pittsburgh office with the recent addition of an attorney who previously served as the top in-house attorney for PNC Capital Markets LLC.
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Blue Bird Bus Company's GC Sees Boost In Compensation
School bus company Blue Bird's general counsel received roughly $1.4 million in compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $1 million the prior year, according to a public filing published Monday.
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Top Treasury Attorney Returns To WilmerHale's DC Team
WilmerHale announced Monday it welcomed back a former attorney who stepped away from the firm three years ago to serve in the chief counsel's office at U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, where he advised agency leaders on enforcement of emergency economic powers legislation, the constitutional implications of imposing sanctions and other matters.
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New Zynex Leaders Acknowledge Fraud Arrests Of Ex-Execs
Corporate leaders of bankrupt medical device maker Zynex Inc. said that they were aware of the federal arrests and indictments of the company's former CEO and chief operating officer earlier in the week but that they are no longer employed by the business and have been removed from any position they previously held.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
The EEOC voted to retract major harassment and discrimination protections as civil rights advocates protested. And Goldman Sachs denied rumors it was easing out its prominent chief legal officer despite the lingering stigma over her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Qualcomm GC's Comp Up $2M For Fiscal 2025
Qualcomm Inc.'s general counsel saw her compensation jump to roughly $9 million for fiscal year 2025, up from just under $7 million the year prior, mostly due to a spike in stock awards, according to a public filing.
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Disney's Top Atty's Pay Continues To Climb, Surpassing $16M
The Walt Disney Co.'s top attorney saw his compensation package rise yet again in 2025, nearing almost $16.3 million.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients
The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.
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MoFo Adds Two Akin M&A, Litigation Experts In LA
Morrison Foerster LLP is expanding its California team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in two Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys — a mergers and acquisitions expert and a litigation ace — as partners in its Los Angeles office.
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Former NJ Deputy AG Tapped As Jersey City's Legal Chief
James Solomon, Jersey City's newly elected mayor, has chosen a former New Jersey deputy attorney general with experience in civil rights law to serve as corporation counsel for the city.
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AECOM Chief Legal Officer Saw Slight Total Pay Dip In 2025
The top in-house attorney for engineering firm AECOM Technology Corp. brought home $2.98 million in total compensation last year, slightly down from the $3.02 million he was paid in 2024, according to a new public filing.
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For This GC, Big Claims Processing Was A Lifechanger
Neil Zola went from being a partner at a Madison Avenue law firm to being the first general counsel of a small company that processed claims forms in a back office on Long Island. Zola calls it the best decision of his life.
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Epic Games Taps Veteran BigTech GC Amid Antitrust Fights
Veteran technology-industry attorney Reginald "Reggie" Davis, who recently served as Qualia Labs Inc.'s general counsel, has joined Epic Games Inc. as its top in-house attorney, moving to Epic as the Fortnite game-maker is in the midst of wrapping up its years-long antitrust battle against Google and Apple.
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Litigation Funder, Former GC Reach Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC and its former general counsel have reached a settlement in the company's lawsuit, alleging the GC used trade secrets to form a rival litigation funder.
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Fla. Court Opts Not To Send Grand Jury Secrecy Case Higher
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday declined the state's request to have the state Supreme Court review a question of whether a grand jury can indict a former school attorney for violating its own secrecy in connection to a 2018 mass shooting, saying the issue is not "of great public importance."
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
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
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
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.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
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.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
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.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
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.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
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.