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Spencer Fane's Latest Combo Is With Midsize NYC Firm
Spencer Fane LLP announced Wednesday that it is entering New York City's market through a combination with Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, a full-service firm of about 50 attorneys.
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Kasowitz Hid Plummeting Profits From Ex-Partner, Suit Says
A former Kasowitz LLP partner has accused the firm and its founder, renowned litigator Marc Kasowitz, of misrepresenting its finances and failing to pay him the millions he is owed in a lawsuit in New York state court, alleging the firm's profits have plummeted due to poor management.
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Marshall Dennehey Elevates 16 Attys To Shareholder
More than a dozen attorneys at Marshall Dennehey have been selected for promotions to shareholder status at the start of the new year, an increase from last year's elevations.
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Bullivant Houser Files For Ch. 11 After November Closure
The now-shuttered Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California, with its chief dissolution officer saying the bankruptcy was filed so the firm can liquidate its assets as it continues "an orderly wind-down" of its operations.
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Susman Godfrey Bests Market With Bonuses Of Up To $280K
Susman Godfrey LLP announced on Tuesday that it is topping New York's bonus scale with payouts that range from a median of $120,000 for first-year associates to a median of $280,000 for the most senior associates.
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Legal Ops Teams Are Feeling Executive Pressure To Adopt AI
The pressure for legal operations teams to implement generative artificial intelligence has intensified as outside counsel spend jumps and demonstrating tangible cost savings from the technology remains elusive, according to a new survey report Tuesday.
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Law School Enrollment Increased In The Fall
Enrollment in the nation's law schools increased by 4% during the 2025 fall term, with a growing number of students also enrolled in non-professional law degree programs, according to data collected by the American Bar Association.
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Hagens Berman Sanctioned For Bot Errors In OnlyFans Case
A California federal judge sanctioned Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP for submitting four briefs that contained errors blamed on ChatGPT while representing OnlyFans users pursuing proposed class fraud claims against the online platform, tossing the suit but allowing the users a chance to refile.
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Hall Booth Grows In Jacksonville With Pair Of Litigators
Atlanta-based Hall Booth Smith PC has added a veteran civil litigator to its Jacksonville, Florida, office from the now-shuttered Parrish Knight & Jones.
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Year-End Billing Sprint Is Upon Us As Collections Lengthen
It takes longer for corporate clients to pay their legal bills today than in the past, creating a challenge for law firms looking to nail down strong year-end revenue results, as collections continue to be heavily weighted to the year's final quarter.
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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown
The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Arbitration Ruling Stands In Morgan & Morgan Class Action
A Georgia federal judge said Monday she won't backtrack on her decision to send a malpractice lawsuit from a former client of Morgan & Morgan PA to arbitration, once again rejecting his arguments that his proposed class claims were exempt from an agreement to arbitrate disputes.
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ABA Flags AI Fears: Making Attys 'Worse At Their Jobs'
The erosion of skills for junior associates, deepfakes as evidence in court and the lack of technical knowledge in law firms were among the top fears and challenges listed by the American Bar Association in a new report about artificial intelligence in the legal profession.
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Honigman Adds BigLaw Biz Pro From Cooley To Its C-Suite
Honigman LLP announced Monday that it has hired Cooley LLP's former marketing director to serve as its chief business development and marketing officer, touting his long history within the legal industry.
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Shipman & Goodwin Adds Enviro. Pro In Conn.
Ahead of a year that'll see new environmental regulations go into effect in Connecticut, Shipman & Goodwin LLP has grown its environmental practice with a legal leader from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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Cadwalader Promotes 7 To Partner In London, NY
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership, with those from its offices in London and New York representing the latest class of newly minted partners.
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Law Firms' Junior Roles At Risk From AI, Report Says
Law firms are looking at the reduction of junior roles in the coming decade, alongside increases in technical roles and new payment structures due to the adoption of generative artificial intelligence, according to a new report.
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Elsberg Baker Exceeds, Cohen Ziffer Matches Atty Bonuses
Trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC announced Monday that its associates will earn up to $226,250 in extra cash this year.
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Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal
Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.
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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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Mississippi Litigator Joins Butler Snow From Adams & Reese
Butler Snow LLP announced that an experienced litigation and appellate attorney has joined the firm's healthcare practice in Ridgeland, Mississippi, after a stint with Adams & Reese LLP.
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Wiley Taps 7 For Partnership, And 1 Of Counsel, In 2026
Wiley Rein LLP has tapped seven attorneys as new partners who focus their practices on litigation, international arbitration, white collar defense and investigations, insurance and environmental issues, while also announcing the promotion of another attorney to of counsel.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit handed Epic Games Inc. a partial win by mostly affirming an injunction blocking Apple Inc. from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems.
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Axinn Veltrop's Bonuses Reach Up To $240K
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is giving out bonuses of up to $240,000 for its associates, according to an in-house memo seen by Law360 Pulse.
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Lowenstein Sandler Launches Social Impact Practice
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has unveiled a new social impact practice to advise mission-driven clients on a wide range of legal issues, from capital formation and governance to regulatory compliance and more.
Expert Analysis
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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.