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Weil's Demise Sparks Shock, Reflection In The Legal World
The stunning collapse of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is the talk of BigLaw this week, as those in the industry grapple with how the powerhouse Wall Street firm could implode so quickly.
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Troutman, Baker McKenzie Report Data Breaches
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP and Baker McKenzie experienced data breaches last month as a result of social engineering attacks, according to notices submitted this week to the attorneys general offices in California and Texas.
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Williams & Connolly's Butswinkas Remembered As Trial Ace
Williams & Connolly LLP partner and litigator Dane H. Butswinkas is being remembered by those who knew and worked with him as an accomplished and talented trial attorney, trusted adviser and mentor, and great friend.
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Weil Lawyers Face Crowded Market After Abrupt Wind-Down
As Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP prepares to wind down operations, more than 1,000 attorneys worldwide find themselves job-hunting in an already crowded market.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds DC, NY Product Liability Partners
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday it has hired two litigation partners who will work with product liability and mass torts matters in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Proskauer Promotes 21 To Partner, 11 To Senior Counsel
Proskauer said Thursday it has promoted 21 lawyers to its partnership, a slight decrease from 2025, with its London office accounting for around a quarter of the newly elevated group.
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Gibson Dunn To Add Weil's London Funds Team
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is set to hire an almost 40-strong London funds team, including eight partners, from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as the firm prepares to wind down, sources familiar with the situation told Law360 on Thursday.
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Office Snapshot: O'Melveny's Bespoke Houston Shop
More than four years after launching its third Texas location in Houston, O'Melveny & Myers LLP has set up a permanent downtown office in a custom two-floor space designed to accommodate its growing roster in Space City.
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MoFo Adds 2 Paul Weiss Attys, Including Biz Litigation Leader
Morrison Foerster announced the addition of two litigators from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP on Thursday as partners in New York, including a returning partner who will lead the firm's business litigation and disputes team.
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Ashurst Perkins Hires Freshfields Investigations Co-Lead
Ashurst Perkins Coie has hired the co-leader of Freshfields LLP's congressional investigations team, who makes the move just a week before the U.S. midterm elections to advise clients on congressional inquiries and other government investigations.
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Davis Wright Launches Peer-Learning Pilot To Grow AI Use
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced a new training program Wednesday that will bring a group of firm attorneys together to explore how to incorporate artificial intelligence into the practice of law.
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FBT Gibbons Hires Real Estate, Tax Pros As NYC Partners
FBT Gibbons LLP has hired a former Michelman & Robinson LLP partner who specializes in commercial real estate deals and a former Baker McKenzie tax partner for partner roles in its New York City office.
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BigLaw Tip Middleman To Admit Role In $3.5M Trading Scheme
An alleged middleman in a sweeping scheme to trade off of deal information stolen from major law firms has agreed to plead guilty and potentially faces a prison term of nearly a decade, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday in Massachusetts federal court.
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Weil To Wind Down As Top Attorneys Abandon Firm
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, the restructuring powerhouse that led Lehman Brothers, Enron and General Motors through bankruptcy, told Law360 Pulse Wednesday that the firm is preparing to wind down operations.
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Womble Bond Names DC Partner White Collar Group Head
Womble Bond Dickinson has tapped a partner of 5½ years to lead its white collar defense and criminal investigation team, which includes a group of former federal prosecutors and regulatory lawyers, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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BakerHostetler Malpractice Case To Expand With RICO Claim
A Georgia federal judge has allowed a trustee who has accused BakerHostetler and an Atlanta-based attorney of legal malpractice to file an amended complaint after the trustee asked to add claims of Georgia RICO Act violations.
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CrowdStrike Says Chatty Spider Group Increased Legal Hacks
Law firms faced a 129% increase in malicious activity over the first eight months of the year compared to all of 2024, according to a report on Wednesday from Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, with the hacker collective Silent Ransom Group, also known as Chatty Spider, leading the charge.
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Simpson Thacher Set To Add Another Weil Partner In London
Another London-based finance partner from Weil Gotshal & Manges is set to join colleagues who moved to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as the Wall Street firm continues to lose rainmakers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Ex-Dickinson Wright Partner, Prosecutor Starts Litigation Firm
A Dickinson Wright PLLC partner who has more than 30 years of legal experience is launching his own firm near Washington, D.C., focused on representing businesses, executives and employees in a range of matters.
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Federal Student Loan Borrowers Face Pending Deadline
Millions of federal student loan borrowers face pending deadlines for changing their repayment plan, and the cost of doing nothing could lead to potentially higher monthly bills, financial experts tell Law360 Pulse.
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How Associates Can Crush Their Year-End Reviews
The days getting shorter and the approach of the holiday season are signs that another annual ritual is fast approaching: the year-end review for associates.
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ArentFox Schiff Fellows Program Centers On Group Dynamics
ArentFox Schiff recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the firm's three-year AFS Fellows Program, an initiative to develop the next generation of leaders who drive results.
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King & Spalding Adds Clifford Chance Real Estate Pro In NYC
King & Spalding LLP said it has hired an experienced commercial real estate transactions attorney from Clifford Chance LLP as a partner on the firm's real estate and funds team in New York City.
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DLA Piper Hires Ex-IRS Program Director To Bolster Tax Team
DLA Piper has hired an Internal Revenue Service veteran to help multinational clients with tax issues that cross borders, the firm said this week.
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AI Is Helping Firms Increase Their Billable Hours, Report Says
As more firms adopt artificial intelligence into their practices, the amount of billable hours is increasing by freeing up time to focus on more complex work and take on more matters, according to a new report by legal technology company Clio.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
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Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
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How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.