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Mandelbaum Barrett Adds Garfunkel Wild Corporate Pro In NJ
Mandelbaum Barrett PC has added a former Garfunkel Wild PC partner to bolster its corporate practice group and its capacity to advise clients about mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
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McCarter & English Wants To Torpedo $22M Malpractice Suit
McCarter & English LLP on Thursday asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to sink a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit by two struggling insurers, saying failures to provide documents or knowledgeable people to testify during pretrial depositions warrant a "harsh" end to the nearly decade-old case.
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Kaufman Dolowich Picks Up 7 McGlinchey Stafford Attys
A group of seven former McGlinchey Stafford PLLC attorneys with a mix of practices have found a new home in Kaufman Dolowich LLP.
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Pashman Stein Eyes Atty Well-Being With Sabbatical Program
For over a decade, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC managing partner Michael Stein has been working to make his firm the "gold standard" of what a law firm can be, he says. This year, the firm is rolling out its latest move: a sabbatical program.
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New Carmody Leader On AI Challenges, Firm Growth
After joining Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP nearly a quarter-century ago, Fatima Lahnin recently took over as the Connecticut-based firm's managing partner with an eye on maintaining steady growth and examining how best to take advantage of technological advances like artificial intelligence.
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Michigan Litigator Named Miller Johnson Managing Member
Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey announced that an experienced Michigan-based litigation attorney who has been with the firm for over a decade has been tapped as its new managing member.
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Seward & Kissel Taps Watson Farley Atty As Maritime Leader
Seward & Kissel LLP has appointed a former Watson Farley & Williams attorney to serve as its head of maritime finance in a move the firm says positions it "for continued diversification into complementary areas of transportation finance."
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Freeman Mathis Adds 6-Atty Thompson Coe Team In Dallas
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP has fortified its insurance, complex litigation and trial advocacy offerings with six attorneys who joined the firm in Dallas from Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP, including partners who had decades of tenure at their prior firm.
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Ice Miller Arrives In Del. With Potter Anderson Bankruptcy Ace
Ice Miller LLP has opened an office in Delaware by bringing on an experienced bankruptcy attorney from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, which the firm's chief managing partner said is a strategic move to give the national firm a footprint in another key legal market.
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DiCello Levitt Taps SEC Vets For Whistleblower Practice
DiCello Levitt has acquired a boutique practice that represents U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblowers, bringing on a pair of former SEC attorneys whose clients have helped the government secure more than $2 billion in monetary sanctions, according to the firm.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Brings On 2 Product Liability Leaders
Chamberlain Hrdlicka announced Wednesday that a pair of experienced product liability attorneys have joined the firm's Atlanta office from Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholders and practice co-chairs.
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Drugmakers Say Hagens Berman Responsible For Costs
Drugmakers including GSK and Sanofi have told a Pennsylvania federal court that plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP should bear the costs for the special master tasked with sorting out long-running disputes in a since-dropped product liability suit.
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Hahn Loeser Arrives In Orlando With Immigration Firm Tie-Up
The immigration law firm of Catherine R. Henin-Clark PA has joined Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, establishing the latter firm's first Orlando office.
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Lucosky Brookman Grows In NJ With Wilentz Litigation Duo
Lucosky Brookman LLP added a pair of trial attorneys with long histories at Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA this week in a move that further strengthens the firm's litigation expertise, it announced Wednesday.
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Flaster Greenberg Unveils New Governance Structure
Flaster Greenberg PC is the latest major law firm to announce a remodeling of its organizational structure, saying Wednesday that the change "reflects a broader shift in the business world away from traditional hierarchical leadership models toward a more adaptive, enterprise-wide approach."
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Kean Miller Powers Up Energy Team With Louisiana Boutique
Kean Miller LLP announced that the firm has combined with energy-focused boutique Hargrove Smelley & Strickland PLC, adding five attorneys, including four partners, to its Shreveport, Louisiana, office.
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Lippes Mathias Adds Fla. Partners From Greenspoon Marder
Lippes Mathias LLP has brought on two partners from Greenspoon Marder LLP and an associate from Akerman LLP to bolster its West Palm Beach, Florida, office.
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McGlinchey Stafford Finance Trio Joins Husch Blackwell
Days after McGlinchey Stafford PLLC's official end of operations, a trio of the firm's consumer financial services attorneys including the former Houston office managing member have found a new home with Husch Blackwell LLP, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family
The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.
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Ariz.'s Non-Atty Partnerships Help Small Firms Think Bigger
When Arizona-based digital marketer James Hansen met up for lunch with a local attorney in 2010 to discuss how to promote his everything-but-the-kitchen-sink solo practice, there was little he could offer aside from helping to build out a website and encouraging him to focus more exclusively on family law.
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Walter Haverfield Completes Merger With Bernstein-Burkley
Pittsburgh-based regional firm Bernstein-Burkley PC has expanded its resources and grown its Ohio footprint through a merger with Cleveland firm Walter Haverfield.
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Morrison Cohen Launches Independent Sponsors Group
Morrison Cohen LLP announced on Monday that it is setting up a formalized independent sponsors practice group, calling the launch a reflection of "the growing role independent sponsors play in middle-market and lower-middle-market private equity transactions."
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Lowndes Expands Fla. Footprint With Rossway Swan Combo
Florida's Lowndes has grown along the state's east coast with the acquisition of Rossway Swan Tierney Barry & Oliver PL.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.
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California's Jeffer Mangels Changes Name Amid Departures
With the departure of one of its name partners, California-based Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP has officially changed its name to Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP.
Expert Analysis
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.