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    Alston & Bird Hires Derivatives Atty From K&L Gates

    Alston & Bird LLP has hired a former K&L Gates LLP lawyer, who has joined its financial services group, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Dorsey & Whitney Hires Seattle Perkins Coie IP, Tech Attorney

    Dorsey & Whitney LLP added Cyrus Ansari as a partner in its technology commerce group, the firm announced Tuesday, touting the attorney's experience in technology transactions and intellectual property litigation.

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    Pillsbury Brings On Latham Insurance Recovery Pro In LA

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is growing its insurance recovery team with a Latham & Watkins LLP attorney brought on as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, the city announced Wednesday.

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    DOJ Understaffing Takes Toll After 'Unprecedented' Exodus

    Federal criminal and civil cases, like a recently dismissed gun prosecution in Minnesota, are being plagued by delays, extension requests and missed deadlines as a result of the large number of attorneys who have departed the DOJ since President Donald Trump returned to office and the inexperienced lawyers replacing them.

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    DLA Piper Lands Shook Hardy Products Liability Pro In Miami

    A longtime Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP trial lawyer specializing in high-stakes product liability and complex litigation has joined DLA Piper in Miami, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting

    Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.

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    Taft Widens Colorado Reach With 7 Lawyers From BCLP

    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has brought on seven lawyers at its Colorado Springs office from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to enhance its sports law, intellectual property, employment and litigation practices.

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    Industry Leaders Grapple With BigLaw Recruiting 'Chaos'

    Many large law firms hit elite law school campuses last September to begin recruiting first-year students for their 2027 summer associate job openings, in what panelists at a New York City Bar Association event Tuesday described as a dysfunctional system unhelpful to both law students and law firms.

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    Deals Rebound As Lit Finance Finds Footing After Shakeout

    Litigation finance deal volume rebounded modestly in 2025 after two years of decline following an industrywide shakeout, while BigLaw pulled back from tapping into litigation financing opportunities, according to a new report.

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    King & Spalding Adds Winston & Strawn IP Litigator In SF

    The parade of Winston & Strawn LLP litigators moving to King & Spalding LLP continues with a patent litigator being the latest to make the move, becoming a partner in the San Francisco office.

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    Goodwin Launches OC Office With 3 Ex-Jones Day Partners

    Goodwin Procter LLP has launched its first Orange County office with a trio of powerhouse cybersecurity and privacy attorneys from Jones Day, marking yet another expansion of its West Coast footprint, with existing offices in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and the Bay Area, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Weil Names Private Equity Pro As Next Executive Partner

    A current co-managing partner of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and co-head of the U.S. private equity practice will succeed Barry Wolf as executive partner in January 2027 before he has to retire at the end of next year, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Arnold & Porter's Growth In Houston Prompts Office Move

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP relocated its Houston office this month to accommodate the firm's growing roster in the city.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Brings On M&A Pros In Georgia, Illinois

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Tuesday that it has boosted its mergers and acquisitions capabilities with new partners in Atlanta and Chicago.

  • Clyde & Co. Opens Indiana Office With Lewis Brisbois Duo

    London-founded Clyde & Co. LLP has expanded its U.S. footprint by launching an office in Highland, Indiana, and bringing on a pair of former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP trial attorneys, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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    Simpson Thacher Adds Kirkland Finance Pros In Houston, LA

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday that it has added partners in Houston and Los Angeles to its recently formed capital structure solutions practice, both of whom previously practiced with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Adds 18th Litigator In 7 Months

    Eversheds Sutherland has hired a former Winston & Strawn LLP partner in Washington, D.C., who spent almost 19 years before her last role with Squire Patton Boggs, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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    McGuireWoods Adds Former CDC Scientist From McDermott

    McGuireWoods LLP said Tuesday that it has hired a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist from McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, touting his background as a microbiologist and his history advising healthcare clients.

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    Reed Smith Launches In Boston With 12 Attys From 7 Firms

    Reed Smith LLP has launched its first office in Boston with 12 lawyers from White & Case, Goodwin Procter, McDermott Will & Schulte, Morrison Foerster, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil Gotshal & Manges and K&L Gates, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Ex-Crowell & Moring E-Discovery Co-Chair Rejoins Pillsbury

    The former co-chair of the e-discovery and information management practice at Crowell & Moring LLP joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP to serve as head of e-discovery consulting and counsel in its litigation group, according to a LinkedIn post Monday.

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    Fenwick Healthcare Regulatory Atty Rejoins Latham In LA

    Latham & Watkins LLP is boosting its healthcare team, announcing Monday it is welcoming back a Fenwick & West LLP healthcare regulatory expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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    Davis Wright Picks Up Former Acting US Attorney In Seattle

    A 23-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice who spent much of 2025 as acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Seattle office as a partner, the firm announced Monday.

  • Firms Fight Discovery In Sanctions Bid Following Eletson Row

    Greenberg Traurig LLP and Reed Smith LLP have each urged a New York federal court to deny discovery requests by Levona Holdings as the company pursues sanctions against the firms following the court's vacatur of a $102 million arbitral award found to have been the product of fraud, calling the requests "intrusive" and "improper."

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    Womble Bond Adds Former NRC Solicitor In DC

    Womble Bond Dickinson has grown its offerings in the nation's capital with the addition of the former solicitor of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the firm said Monday.

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    Ex-SDNY Prosecutor To Join Lowell & Associates In DC

    A former assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York has departed MoloLamken LLP after more than 7 1/2 years to join Lowell & Associates PLLC, the firm announced Monday.

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Expert Analysis

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer Author Photo

    Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.

  • The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation Author Photo

    In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.

  • 6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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    With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

  • Roundup

    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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