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Ex-DLA Piper Atty Alleging Rape Can't Remain Anonymous
A former Boston-based DLA Piper associate cannot use a pseudonym to pursue a lawsuit alleging she was raped by one of the firm's former partners, a Massachusetts judge ruled, noting that she already publicly revealed her identity in a related suit against the accused attorney.
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Reed Smith, Greenberg Traurig Fight Gas Feud Sanctions
Both Reed Smith LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP provided nothing more than "zealous advocacy" for their respective clients amid an international petroleum shipping dispute between Eletson Holdings and Levona Holdings Ltd., the two law firms have argued in separate opposition briefs fighting sanctions motions stemming from the matter.
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Cravath Partner Launches Corporate Investigations Boutique
A Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner and former federal prosecutor who spent years representing Novartis and other big corporate clients and who argued a U.S. Supreme Court case in November has left to launch a new boutique law firm, the firm announced this week.
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Costs Are Pushing Law Firms In A Corner Amid Consolidation
A growing mismatch between revenue-driving demand and expenses among U.S. law firms could drive more firms to either be acquired or fold.
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Holland & Knight Picks M&A Expert To Run Tampa Office
Holland & Knight LLP has named a 15-year veteran of the firm and a mergers and acquisitions expert to lead its Tampa office, the firm announced Monday.
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Transportation Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
Long-standing relationships with clients and the depth and breadth of O'Melveny & Myers' transportation practice group netted major wins staving off class actions against American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, as well as first-of-their-kind mergers and transactions, earning the group a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Transportation Groups of the Year.
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Appellate Group Of The Year: Clement & Murphy
Last year, Clement & Murphy PLLC attorneys again remade environmental and administrative law, this time by scoring a favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding a Utah oil railway, and by talking the justices out of making major changes to the nondelegation doctrine in a telecom case — earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.
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Kirkland Adds Ex-DOJ Criminal Division Leader In New York
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired the former head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, who most recently helped oversee corporate enforcement matters, cases dealing with foreign bribery, fraud, sanctions and more, the firm announced on Monday.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 More Ballard Spahr Attys
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed four more former Ballard Spahr LLP lawyers in a move that comes on the heels of Barnes & Thornburg hiring 35 public finance attorneys from Ballard Spahr last month.
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Debevoise Rolls Out Legora-Based AI Tool For In-House Pros
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP said Monday that it has launched an enhanced version of a subscription-based tech platform aimed at helping in-house legal and compliance teams to use artificial intelligence responsibly while speeding up adoption.
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Bracewell Adds Holland & Knight RE Duo In Dallas
Bracewell LLP announced Monday that it has launched a new real estate special situations practice with a pair of partners in Dallas who came aboard from Holland & Knight LLP.
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Sidley Adds Another Finance Atty, This Time From Debevoise
Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday that the chair of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's finance group has joined its ranks in New York, marking the latest of many recent additions to the team.
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Paul Hastings Adds A&O Shearman Securities Litigator Duo
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has hired two San Francisco-based securities litigation attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as partners, including A&O Shearman's former managing partner of the California offices.
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Arnold & Porter Hires RE, IP Attys For West Coast Offices
Arnold & Porter hired an experienced real estate finance attorney and a veteran IP attorney for partner and counsel roles in its Seattle and San Francisco offices respectively, the firm announced Monday.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Launches Digital Infrastructure Team
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP has launched a data center and digital infrastructure group, making it the latest firm to announce a dedicated team focused on the environmental, energy, regulatory and business aspects of the developments that power artificial intelligence technology.
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DOJ Forges Ahead With Law Firm EO Appeals At DC Circ.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved ahead with filing appeals at the D.C. Circuit to defend executive orders issued by President Donald Trump targeting four law firms, just three days after the agency backtracked on its decision to drop the fight.
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Trade Lawyers Buckle Up For Tariff 'Roller Coaster Ride'
Attorneys are preparing clients for a possible "roller coaster ride" as law firms craft tailored strategies to claw back tariffs paid under the now-struck-down International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff regime amid wide uncertainty over refund processes and the Trump administration's pursuit of more tariffs under different laws.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases this week, including a fight over drug users' right to own guns, and issued decisions in two, one involving New Jersey Transit's immunity from suit and the other concerning courts' ability to review immigration decisions. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Husch Blackwell Appoints Chief Transformation Officer
Husch Blackwell LLP announced Friday the appointment of a chief transformation officer and the launch of a transformation office, which seeks to accelerate technology and operations change at the firm.
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Appellate Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped convince the Sixth Circuit to end the government's net neutrality rules in one of the highest-profile cases turning on the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision and won two appellate rulings in favor of FirstEnergy Corp. in litigation over a $1 billion bribery scandal, earning it a place among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.
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Legal Jobs Up 19th Straight Month In 'Goldilocks' Economy
The legal sector continued its lengthy upward streak in February, with 2,600 more people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in January, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began the month of March facing a new conflict in the Middle East and developments on executive orders targeting BigLaw firms. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Sidley Adds Payments Expert From Wilson Sonsini
Sidley Austin LLP announced that it has hired a finance and financial technology attorney and former senior counsel at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, touting her experience advising companies across the payments ecosystem.
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Why Firms Are Investing In State AG Practices
As clients face heat from state attorneys general amid a changing federal enforcement landscape, a growing number of law firms are building up their state attorney general practices, including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, which announced a new task force this week.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Winston & Strawn LLP, Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo PC, Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Olivia Gabriel lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New Jersey cannot shield its public transit system from personal injury lawsuits by out-of-state plaintiffs under sovereign immunity.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
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.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
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
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.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
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.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
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
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.
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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
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
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.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
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.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
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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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.