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    Greenberg Traurig Opens Second German Office In Munich

    Greenberg Traurig LLP expanded its footprint in Germany on Thursday, announcing the opening of a new office in Munich along with the hiring of eight attorneys for the location from McDermott Will & Emery LLP and Ehlers Ehlers & Partner.

  • Technology Group Of The Year: Orrick

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's technology practice has advised on a range of high-value deals and litigation matters in the sector over the past year, including handling over $20 billion in venture financing transactions for artificial intelligence companies and overturning a $2 billion trade secrets verdict, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • White Collar Group Of The Year: Kaplan Marino

    Kaplan Marino secured a client's acquittal of federal bribery charges, dismissal of state charges for an attorney accused in a kickback scheme and negotiated a probated sentence for a doctor accused of over 40 state crimes, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • Environmental Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's environmental practice handled a particularly diverse array of cases last year, including successfully defending eBay against U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency allegations that it violated three environmental statutes via harmful products sold using its platform, earning the team a spot among the 2024 Law360 Environmental Groups of the Year.

  • Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Cravath

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP attorneys played a key role in a massive $28 billion merger agreement between Paramount and Skydance that would create a new media conglomerate, and it counseled Disney in a suit from a Mexican soccer club claiming it was owed millions in streaming rights following Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox, earning the law firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • Tax Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's tax practice advised on key deals and cases in 2024, including Mars Inc.'s $35.9 million acquisition of Kellanova and BlackRock Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, landing it among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.

  • Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter

    Goodwin Procter LLP's capital markets team steered Astera Labs, a provider of connectivity chips that support cloud software and artificial intelligence systems, through its upsized $774 million initial public offering and guided drug developer Bicara Therapeutics through its upsized $362 million IPO, placing the firm among the 2024 Law360 Capital Markets Groups of the Year.

  • Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Weil

    Bankruptcy attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP steered hospital chain Steward Health Care's $9 billion bankruptcy and represented Scandinavian Airlines in its restructuring of $2 billion in debt across the U.S. and Sweden, earning a spot among the 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy Groups of the Year.

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    BakerHostetler Adds Fish & Richardson Litigator In Del.

    BakerHostetler has hired a commercial litigator who formerly worked for intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC for more than a decade to bolster its Delaware office and complex litigation prowess in the Chancery Court and elsewhere.

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    Orrick Adds Head Of Antitrust Litigation From Weil

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired Eric Hochstadt from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as the firm's new head of antitrust litigation and a member of its management committee, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Brazil Biz Pro Joins Kobre & Kim To Lead Latin America Team

    Kobre & Kim LLP has brought on an experienced international trade expert and consultant as regional managing director for Latin America, enhancing the cross-border dispute and investigation firm's business and product development and overall operations from her base in São Paulo, Brazil.

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    Dentons Taps SEC Enforcement Vet From Morrison Cohen

    Dentons has brought on a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney from Morrison Cohen LLP, where his work made headlines when he won a rare sanctions order against the regulator over its handling of a case against a client, the crypto project known as Debt Box. 

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    White & Case Adds Global Tax Pro From McDermott

    White & Case LLP announced Wednesday that it is expanding its global tax practice by bringing in a former McDermott Will & Emery partner to its Washington, D.C., office.

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    Blank Rome Names New Florida Chair, Practice Leaders

    Blank Rome LLP announced a slew of new leadership appointments Wednesday, including new department heads, practice group leaders and a new chair of its Florida offices.

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    KPMG's US Law Firm Plan Still Under Review By Ariz. Justices

    Accounting giant KPMG's bid to own a U.S. law firm remains unresolved after the Arizona Supreme Court held a scheduled meeting on the matter.

  • White Collar Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP won a showdown with the IRS that resulted in a rare public apology from the government and then dismantled a high-profile manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin, to name a few achievements that landed the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • Tax Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown

    Mayer Brown LLP's bench of tax talent is so deep that it can help its clients sell the Chicago Cubs one day and buy $646 million of Brazilian solar farms on another. The firm's ability to offer tax transaction and advisory services across industries, transaction types and specialty areas earned it a place among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.

  • Technology Group Of The Year: Weil

    Weil Gotshal & Manges' tech lawyers litigated antitrust issues over Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, defended Apple from customers who claimed they were scammed by an app they downloaded from the App Store, and handled the bankruptcy of a major bitcoin miner, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • Real Estate Group Of The Year: DLA Piper

    The real estate team at DLA Piper over the past year has shepherded deals on matters ranging from massive, billion-dollar data centers to inner city mixed-use projects and what's been widely reported as the largest private real estate development in the United States, securing a place among the 2024 Law360 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Covington

    Covington & Burling LLP aided Meta in beating back claims accusing the social media behemoth of designing its platforms to be addictive and also helped various professional sporting organizations ink nearly $80 billion in licensing deals last year, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • Capital Markets Group of the Year: Latham

    Latham's capital markets team shepherded a number of high-profile privately held companies to the public market, including Lineage Inc.'s $4.4 billion IPO, the largest IPO of 2024, and Reddit's $748 million IPO, earning the group a spot on the 2024 Law360 Capital Markets Groups of the Year.

  • Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton

    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP secured court victories for Marathon Petroleum in a series of climate change lawsuits around the country, helped a range of industry groups challenge federal regulations and negotiated a landmark $57 million settlement on behalf of an Exelon subsidiary, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Environmental Groups of the Year.

  • Construction Group Of The Year: Nossaman

    Nossaman LLP's work on major projects like the $4.9 billion automated people mover system in Los Angeles International Airport and the $600 million modernization of Interstate 75 in Michigan scored the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Construction Groups of the Year.

  • Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 2024 carried two complex, crisis-driven Chapter 11s across the bankruptcy finish line, confirming plans for defunct crypto exchange FTX and the former operator of Silicon Valley Bank, earning it a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy Groups of the Year.

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    Labor Litigator Jumps To Holland & Knight In Calif., Colo.

    Holland & Knight LLP has added an experienced labor and employment litigator who joins the firm's Los Angeles and Denver offices as an equity partner after 10 years with management-side employment firm Littler Mendelson PC.

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Expert Analysis

  • How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Successfully Switch Practices? Author Photo

    Associates who pivot into new practice areas may find that along with the excitement of a fresh start comes some apprehension, but certain proactive steps can help tame anxiety and ensure attorneys successfully adapt to unfamiliar subjects, novel internal processes and different client deliverables, say Susan Berson and Hassan Shaikh at Mintz.

  • A Road Map For Creating Law Firm Sustainability Programs Author Photo

    Amid demands from clients and prospective hires for greater sustainability efforts, law firms should think beyond reusable mugs and create programs that incorporate clear leadership structures, emission tracking and reduction goals, and frameworks for reporting results, says Gayatri Joshi at the Law Firm Sustainability Network.

  • Why Firms Should Help Associates Do More Pro Bono Work Author Photo

    Associates may hesitate to take on the added commitment of pro bono matters, but such work has tangible skill-building benefits, so firms should consider compensation and leadership strategies to encourage participation, says Rasmeet Chahil at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Confronting The Stigma Of Alcohol Abuse In Legal Industry Author Photo

    The pandemic has likely exacerbated the prevalence of problem drinking in the legal profession, making it critical for lawyers and educators to address alcohol abuse and the associated stigma through issue-specific education, supportive assistance and alcohol-free professional events, says Erica Grigg at the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.

  • Opinion

    Lawyers Have Duty To Push For Immigration Court Reform Author Photo

    Attorneys must use their collective voice to urge federal lawmakers to create an Article I immigration court outside executive branch control, helping address the conflicts of interest, political influence and lack of adjudication consistency that prevent migrants from achieving true justice, say Elia Diaz-Yaeger and Carlos Bollar at the Hispanic National Bar Association.

  • How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World Author Photo

    Based on their own firm's experiences, Kami Quinn and Adam Farra at Gilbert discuss strategies and unique legal industry considerations for law firms planning hybrid models of remote and in-office work in a post-COVID marketplace.

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    ​​​​​​​Ask A Mentor: How Can 1st-Year Attys Manage Remote Work? Author Photo

    First-year associates can have a hard time building relationships with colleagues, setting boundaries and prioritizing work-life balance in a remote work environment, so they must be sure to lean on their firms' support systems and practice good time management, say Jenny Lee and Christopher Fernandez at Kirkland.

  • 5 Ways To Lead Lawyer Teams Toward Better Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorney team leaders have a duty to attend to the mental well-being of their subordinates with intention, thought and candor — starting with ensuring their own mental health is in order, says Liam Montgomery at Williams & Connolly.

  • How Your Summer Associate Events Can Convey Inclusivity Author Photo

    As law firms begin planning next year's summer associate events, they should carefully examine how choice of venue, activity, theme, attendees and formality can create feelings of exclusion for minority associates, and consider changing the status quo to create multiculturally inclusive events, says Sharon Jones at Jones Diversity.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work? Author Photo

    Though the pandemic has shown the value of remote work, many firms are still reluctant to embrace flexible working arrangements when offices reopen, so attorneys should use several negotiating tactics to secure a long-term remote or hybrid work setup that also protects their potential for career advancement, says Elaine Spector at Harrity & Harrity.

  • What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers Author Photo

    Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.

  • 4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law Author Photo

    Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.

  • Opinion

    We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary Author Photo

    With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Retire Without Creating Chaos? Author Photo

    Retired attorney Vernon Winters explains how lawyers can thoughtfully transition into retirement while protecting their firms’ interests and allaying clients' fears, with varying approaches that turn on the nature of one's practice, client relationships and law firm management.

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