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Approach The Bench: Judge Wilson On Trial By Zoom
Before she became a state court judge in Washington, Judge Coreen Wilson worked as a trial attorney litigating hundreds of cases, including the country's first binding virtual civil jury trial during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Legal AI Startup Athena Raises $2.5M Pre-Seed Funding
Athena, a startup founded by former employees at legal artificial intelligence giant Legora, announced on Tuesday the raising of $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm known as a16z Capital Management.
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Latham Hires Tax Partner In DC From Morgan Lewis
Latham & Watkins LLP has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner who spent 16 years with his previous firm working on tax and employee benefits issues.
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Top Real Estate Atty Joins Goodwin As Weil Winds Down
A prominent co-leader of the real estate practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is joining Goodwin Procter LLP as his former firm begins to wind down operations, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Denver Law Firm Says Fla. Rival Infringes Its Name
Denver-based business law firm Sequoia Legal LLC claimed in Colorado federal court that a Miami-based firm is using a highly similar name to its own in violation of the Lanham Act and Colorado common law.
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Kirkland ITC Patent Litigator Leaves For Wolf Greenfield In DC
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC has expanded its litigation team in Washington, D.C., with a U.S. International Trade Commission-focused intellectual property specialist from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the firm announced Monday.
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BigLaw Attys Step Up To Help Voters In Midterm Elections
Attorneys from several BigLaw firms are volunteering across the country to make sure voters don't run into problems casting their ballots or having those ballots counted in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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Winston Taylor, DLA Piper Match Milbank Pay Scale
Two more BigLaw firms have opted to match the new associate salary scale set by Milbank LLP in June.
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MVP: Duane Morris' Gerald Maatman
Gerald "Jerry" Maatman of Duane Morris LLP helped Papa John's beat a California privacy class action involving about 1.7 million potential class members and roughly $4 billion in potential exposure, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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MVP: O'Melveny's Molly Lens
Molly Lens of O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped defend Paramount in two copyright suits over the studio's 2022 "Top Gun: Maverick" blockbuster film and achieved wins for CBS and Disney, making her one of the 2026 Law360 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Cannon
Michael Cannon, a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Dallas office, co-led the tax team advising SpaceX on its pivotal transactions that wrapped up this year, including the largest initial public offering and M&A of all time, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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MVP: Sheppard's Eric Newsom
Eric Newsom of Sheppard advised University of California, San Diego Health as it worked with California's largest public healthcare district to establish a new regional health system that will expand access to clinical care in San Diego County, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.
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Troutman Hires Kirkland & Ellis PE Pro In Washington
Troutman Pepper Locke has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as part of its private equity and investment funds practice group, the firm announced Monday.
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BakerHostetler Hires Chief Talent Exec From Baretz & Brunelle
BakerHostetler has hired a new chief talent officer, who has held the role at several other law firms and who most recently was a partner at a business consulting firm that works with a number of other law platforms, the firm announced Monday.
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Kennedys Lands In Dallas With 14-Atty Aviation Firm Combo
Kennedys announced Monday that the firm has gained a Dallas office and an aviation-focused trial group in the U.S. by bringing on a 14-attorney team from boutique Cunningham Swaim LLP, which is winding down after more than a decade of operations.
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AI Law Firm Eyes PE Deal As It Bids For Weil Tech, Talent
AI-focused Scissero Law Ltd. said Monday that it is discussing a majority investment with around half a dozen midsized private equity firms and is also speaking with partners and other lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP about joining the firm.
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Latham Adds Baker Botts, Sidley, Orrick Energy Attys
Latham & Watkins LLP announced Monday that it has hired five partners based in Houston and Washington, D.C., with experience in project development and finance matters across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including liquefied natural gas, power, renewables, data centers and oil and gas.
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NY State Bar Says Attys Can't Bill Time Saved By AI
The New York State Bar Association has told lawyers not to bill clients for the time they saved by using artificial intelligence, or for the time it took to learn a new AI tool.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms
The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.
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2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Bid To Halt File Turnover
The Second Circuit denied Reed Smith LLP's emergency stay request to pause lower court decisions requiring it to turn over client files related to shipping company Eletson on Friday, saying in a succinct order the same day that the bid didn't meet requirements outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Weil Leases Add Pressure To $3B In CMBS Loans, KBRA Says
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's upcoming wind-down elevates credit risk for more than $3 billion worth of commercial mortgage-backed securities loans, because the firm is a tenant in several office buildings being used as collateral, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said.
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Ramona Nee, Tapped To Lead Weil, Now In Talks With Kirkland
Ramona Nee, the co-leader of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity practice who had been poised to become its leader, is engaged in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a source with knowledge of the situation told Law360 Pulse on Friday.
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Cyberattack Class Action Against Fox Rothschild Dropped
Three data breach victims have dismissed their proposed class action against Fox Rothschild LLP after ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.
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Investment Atty Rejoins Faegre Drinker in Philly
An attorney with expertise advising clients on managing investment funds has moved her practice back to Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP after nearly five years as in-house counsel for an asset management firm.
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BigLaw Pro Bono Leaders Talk Shop, Biggest Challenges
Pro bono work plays a crucial role in ensuring access to justice around the country. Here, four BigLaw attorneys speak on the current landscape of pro bono work, how it benefits young lawyers and the misconceptions they commonly run into.
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Tech Plays An Indispensable Role In Addressing Legal Deserts
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While building the Free Legal Answers platform, we have seen how technology can overcome barriers of time and space to make it easier for lawyers to help in legal deserts, meaning we must turn to big, bold measures, or the justice gap will continue to grow, says Buck Lewis at Baker Donelson.
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How Firms Can Develop The Next Generation Of Lawyers
As law school graduates enter the industry after experiencing significant educational disruption due to COVID-19, firms can adapt to the new generation's unique circumstances by rethinking how they onboard and develop incoming attorneys — starting with summer associates, say attorneys at Taft.
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How In-House Lawyers Can Help Fill The Legal Aid Gap
Corporate legal departments can expand access to justice in legal deserts in ways that don't require court appearances, as many client needs can be met through advice, brief service or pro se support, say Todd Stillerman at Wells Fargo and Allison Constance at Legal Aid North Carolina.
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How Law Firms Can Advance Gender Parity Without Exclusion
Law firms can work toward eliminating workplace disparities while reducing discrimination risk by opening events to all employees, expanding caregiver support, and using mentorship, coaching and pay equity data to guide durable inclusion efforts, says Lori Mihalich-Levin at Mindful Return.
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Closing The Gender Gap In AI Adoption: A Lawyer's Guide
Amid a reported gender gap in artificial intelligence use, female lawyers should think about AI ownership as beginning with adoption, expanding into career agency and influence, and culminating in collective leadership directed toward the profession and the public good, says Tamara Kraljic at Hughes Hubbard.
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How Firms Adopting AI Can Learn From CRM Rollout Mistakes
Law firms should learn from the challenges that have plagued client relationship management system adoption for over 30 years as they evaluate whether and how to implement artificial intelligence tools, says consultant Paul Manuele.
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RFP Reset: Start With Client Service
As clients increasingly expect the sophistication that artificial intelligence makes possible, law firms can use the proposal to adopt a client service mindset that delivers practical guidance the in-house legal team can use without translation, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Legal Tech Talks: Notorio Co-Founder On Measuring Value
Leonardo Lupiano, co-founder at Notorio, discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics, analyzing product usage and calculating the return on investment when considering whether to adopt a new technology.
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How BigLaw Can Build Infrastructure For Plaintiff-Side Work
Traditionally defense-oriented Am Law 100 firms are increasingly expanding their plaintiff-side dockets through a mix of contingency arrangements and litigation finance, but firms must consider how on-risk work interacts with their existing capital structure and business practices, says Brendan Dyer at Rocade Capital.
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Teaching Associates To Write Well With Responsible AI Aid
Firms can help their new associates become strong writers and responsible AI users by employing a framework that ensures that use of artificial intelligence tools strengthens, rather than replaces, associates' thinking processes, say Julie Schrager at Faegre Drinker and Dawn Anderson at the University of Iowa.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game
Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future client work, referrals and leadership opportunities, says Deborah Farone at Farone Advisors.
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5 Due Diligence Steps For A Successful Succession Plan
Instead of relying on abstract policies, firm leadership should develop concrete succession plans before rainmakers announce retirement that track which tasks intended successors are assuming, how the outgoing member is transferring their knowledge and whether clients are yet relying on the replacement, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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The GC's 1st 90 Days: How To Build A Strong GC Network
Taking time to build a network of general counsel thought partners is useful in the early days of the role because the value of relationships compounds over time, and approaching the process with a spirit of curiosity and generosity can be especially helpful, says Heather Stevenson, general counsel at Red Cell.
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5 Ways Law Firms Can Build Lasting AI Visibility
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded across the entire digital ecosystem, law firm leaders can build an enduring footprint with five factors that ensure their firms remain visible no matter how underlying models evolve, says Melanie Trudeau at Reputation Ink.
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Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane
With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for those who want to become equity partners, business development matters more than ever, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.