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Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Tuesday the managing partners of the firm's Columbus, Ohio, and Denver offices have been named global managing partners of the firm in the U.S.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader launches on Wednesday, betting that regulatory expertise now matters as much as Wall Street finance work to global financial institutions, as chief executive Miguel Zaldivar said that the merger has created a firm that belongs among the global legal elite.
A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge said Monday a defendant described by prosecutors as a "lynchpin" in the BigLaw insider trading case must limit a planned visit to Las Vegas next month to just two nights, saying she also has "concerns about the validity" of a financial statement he provided to obtain a federal defender.
More than 30 law firms in Washington, D.C., have been recognized as part of an annual campaign that encourages financial contributions to local civil legal services organizations, the D.C. Access to Justice Commission announced.
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission leader, who spent 18 years there, most recently as deputy assistant general counsel for materials, fuel cycle and waste programs, the firm announced Monday.
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Monday that a longtime Latham & Watkins LLP litigator has joined the firm's office in Orange County, California, as a shareholder.
Vinson & Elkins LLP brought on an intellectual property litigation partner with more than 20 years of experience from DLA Piper to join its Los Angeles office as a trial lawyer and continue the firm's West Coast growth, according to an announcement Monday.
Reed Smith LLP is partnering with Cornell University to train its attorneys on best practices for the use of artificial intelligence, the firm announced Monday.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP for its leveraged and corporate finance practice in New York.
A former interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is urging the D.C. federal court to disqualify the District of Columbia ethics counsel from pursuing an ethics case against him, arguing that the attorney and another lawyer from his office are conflicted and that their impartiality is in question.
Paul Hastings LLP has hired a former White & Case LLP partner to join the firm in New York, who focuses her practice on compensation and benefits issues and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the firm announced Monday.
Goodwin Procter LLP faced a data security breach in the spring, the law firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse, marking its third cybersecurity incident since the start of 2021.
King & Spalding LLP has hired another former practice leader from Proskauer Rose LLP amid its ongoing efforts to build out its fund finance capabilities, the firm announced Monday.
Barnes & Thornburg has appointed 38 attorneys across the firm as "AI Practice Champions," who work within their legal fields to advance the use of artificial intelligence in the delivery of service to clients, the firm announced Monday.
Ashurst LLP and Perkins Coie LLP said Monday that their merger has gone live, creating a transatlantic law firm with combined revenue of around $2.8 billion.
Clement & Murphy PLLC, Covington & Burling LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court handed Monsanto a win in its long-running battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup.
The Church of Scientology has asked the California Supreme Court to review an appellate order that didn't impose sanctions on Boies Schiller Flexner LLP for filing a brief containing artificial intelligence-generated citation errors in a harassment and retaliation suit pending against the church.
In some of the biggest law firm hiring moves in the nation's capital over the past two weeks, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP hired the head of Hogan Lovells' global mergers and acquisitions team, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP rehired Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's national appellate co-chair to lead its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP said on Thursday that it has added a pair of Fennemore Craig PC litigators to its Phoenix office, which has grown by 200% since the firm's merger with Sherman & Howard LLC at the start of last year.
A former Withers litigation and arbitration special counsel has joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a New York partner.
Cooley LLP this week launched Cooley GO Lab, an artificial intelligence-powered workspace for startups, with support from Legora and the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
In 2026, the LGBTQ+ Bar is focused on expanding programs, especially those focused on law students and younger attorneys, and building up community ties at a time of growing legal threats to LGBTQ people.
King & Spalding LLP has added two more ex-Winston & Strawn LLP partners who will reunite with 15 former colleagues who joined the firm earlier this year.
The summer wind brought in another busy week for the legal industry as firms expanded their practices and doled out extra cash for attorneys. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Polsinelli PC has expanded its healthcare mergers and acquisitions practice with the hire of a Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner in Dallas and a K&L Gates LLP partner in Nashville, as well as three other healthcare lawyers who recently joined as shareholders elsewhere in the country.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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Expanding The Reach Of A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Legal Mentor Network with the goal of providing free legal mentoring to law students and early career attorneys, and the experience has highlighted how nonprofits can grow with the help of strong sponsorships and volunteers who all operate from a positive place, says Chrystal Mauro at the Legal Mentor Network.
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.