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Cooley Adds Longtime Sidley Healthcare Attorney In DC
A longtime Sidley Austin LLP attorney has moved to Cooley LLP's global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice in Washington, D.C.
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Ex-UnitedHealth GC Joins WilmerHale As Partner In London
After more than 25 years as a general counsel handling some of the direst corporate crises imaginable, former UnitedHealth Group general counsel Rupert Bondy is returning to London to co-lead WilmerHale's crisis management and strategic response group.
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Alston & Bird Largely Turns To Litigators In 22-Partner Class
Alston & Bird LLP has elected 22 attorneys in Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as London, to its partnership, with litigators comprising the bulk of the new partners, a move that comes after the firm promoted 20 partners in 2025.
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Ex-Dean Of 2 Law Schools Nominated To Lead NYCBA
The New York City Bar Association on Thursday announced the nomination of the former dean of the Fordham University School of Law and Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law to serve as its next president, elevating a prominent voice at the intersection of law and social welfare.
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Morgan Lewis Adds Ropes & Gray IP Expert In DC
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has hired a top intellectual property attorney from Ropes & Gray LLP, who led that firm's Section 337 International Trade Commission practice and spent about 12.5 years there, Morgan Lewis announced Thursday.
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Haynes Boone Adds Perkins Coie Employment Pro In Dallas
Haynes Boone has bolstered its labor and employment practice with the addition of an experienced Dallas-based partner who came aboard after more than a decade with Perkins Coie LLP.
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Husch Blackwell Expands With 18-Person Immigration Team
Husch Blackwell LLP has hired an 18-person immigration team made up of two lawyers, eight paralegals and eight business professionals from an Illinois boutique, the firm announced this week.
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Paul Hastings Hires Shenkman Capital CLO As NY Partner
Shenkman Capital Management's chief legal and compliance officer has returned to BigLaw as an investment funds and private capital partner at Paul Hastings LLP, the firm announced Thursday.
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McDermott Plans AI Shakeup With Rigorous Lawyer Training
McDermott Will & Schulte is revamping its artificial intelligence strategy in 2026, going beyond rolling out new technology to prioritizing deep skills development among lawyers aimed at crafting new ideas to help clients.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
A handful of firms in the Midwest and the East Coast finished out 2025 by completing relocation plans for offices in markets including Chicago, New York, Maryland, Philadelphia and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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DOJ To Appeal Reinstatement Of Clearance For Mark Zaid
The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday that it will obey his injunction to reinstate attorney Mark Zaid's security clearance as it appeals the ruling in the D.C. Circuit, but left open the possibility that government intelligence agencies could try to revoke it again for new reasons.
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Jurisdiction Questioned In NY Fried Frank Data Breach Suit
A New York federal judge is threatening to toss a proposed class action data security suit against Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP over a data breach involving private equity funds maintained by firm client Goldman Sachs, unless plaintiffs properly plead that the Manhattan court has jurisdiction.
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Law Firms Step Up To Navigate Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
Law firms are gearing up to assist clients exploring potential business opportunities in Venezuela following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would "run" the country for the time being after the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on narco-conspiracy charges.
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AI Catapulted Legal Tech Funding To New Heights In 2025
Funding for legal technology companies rose sharply in 2025, roughly 42% year-over-year, as investors poured new capital into artificial intelligence startups that are reshaping the legal industry.
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Lewis Brisbois Adds DLA Piper Antitrust Atty As DC Co-Head
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has tapped a veteran antitrust attorney most recently with DLA Piper to help lead its Washington, D.C., office.
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Jackson Lewis Chief Innovation Officer Jumps To Orrick
Jackson Lewis PC's chief practice and innovation officer has accepted a new position as Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's senior technology counsel.
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Blank Rome Starts 2026 With 14 New Appointments
Blank Rome LLP announced a series of leadership appointments Tuesday, bolstering one department, four practice groups and three offices.
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Akerman Brings On Smith Gambrell Litigator in Florida
A longtime Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP attorney has moved his practice to Akerman LLP's national litigation practice group in Jacksonville, Florida.
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NY Real Estate Lender Bravo Capital Taps GC From Skadden
Bravo Capital has hired a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner as general counsel, the New York City-headquartered commercial real estate financing firm announced Wednesday.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-Texas Speaker Atty To Public Policy Team
K&L Gates LLP has added a partner to its public policy and law practice who brings substantial experience working in and with the Texas Legislature, including a stint as deputy general counsel to the Lone Star State's speaker of the house.
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K&L Gates Elevates 26 To Partner Across 17 Offices
K&L Gates LLP unveiled a partner class nearly as large as the previous year's on Tuesday, elevating 26 attorneys across 17 offices.
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Thompson Hine Lands In Silicon Valley With IP Boutique Attys
Cleveland-based Thompson Hine LLP is expanding its California footprint, announcing Tuesday it is combining with Silicon Valley intellectual property litigation boutique Turner Boyd Seraphine LLP.
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Texas Justices Erase ABA Approval In Bar Admissions
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order ending a longstanding rule requiring graduation from a law school approved by the American Bar Association for admittance to the state bar, with the court giving itself the authority for accreditation.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Ex-Steptoe Atty To Head Fintech Practice
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former leader of Steptoe LLP's payments team as chair of the firm's newly formalized fintech and digital assets practice.
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Employment Trio Joins Ogletree In California, Oregon
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Tuesday that the labor and employment firm has added three experienced shareholders to bolster its efforts in California and Oregon.