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International Trade Group Of The Year: Covington
Covington & Burling LLP's trade practice was able to assist a Toyota unit through a major U.S. emissions fraud dispute and secured several other significant resolutions for clients across a wide range of matters, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 International Trade Practice Groups of the Year.
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Product Liability Group Of The Year: Kline & Specter
Kline & Specter PC won multiple major verdicts against Bayer unit Monsanto over the company's Roundup weedkiller product over the last year, including a $78 million award in Philadelphia and a $2.1 billion verdict in Georgia, earning it a spot among the 2025 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.
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Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: Susman Godfrey
Susman Godfrey LLP attorneys in the past year achieved some of the most closely watched victories in copyright, privacy and life sciences, including a record-setting copyright class settlement over books Anthropic obtained to train its flagship artificial intelligence model, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.
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Fintech Group Of The Year: Cleary
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's attorneys recently secured landmark victories for leaders of some of the largest digital asset companies, defeating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in precedent-setting enforcement actions, securing billions in recoveries in a bankruptcy and shaping regulatory frameworks for the future of fintech, earning the firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Fintech Groups of the Year.
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Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Bradley Arant
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP continued to showcase its bid protest prowess, including by securing a landmark ruling from the U.S. Government Accountability Office that confirmed a binding price risk analysis obligation for government agencies, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Government Contracts Groups of the Year.
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Employment Group Of The Year: Seyfarth
Seyfarth Shaw LLP's employment team locked in an arbitration win for an energy company accused of wage violations, successfully defended Seattle in a pandemic-related battle and shut down a long-running California labor code suit against Columbia Sportswear, earning the firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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Competition Group Of The Year: White & Case
White & Case LLP scored early wins against algorithmic price-fixing litigation on behalf of hotel chain Four Seasons and netted a nearly $407 million judgment for client Regeneron against Amgen, earning the firm a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.
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Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's capital markets team led fintech startup Klarna through its $1.4 billion initial public offering and advised underwriters in Boeing's $21 billion share sale to bolster its cash balances amid a protracted strike, placing the firm among the 2025 Law360 Capital Markets Groups of the Year.
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High Court Asked To Take Up Malpractice Case Against Akin
A former Cornell University graduate student wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his suit accusing Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys of manipulating patent litigation to steal his DNA sequencing intellectual property.
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2 Former Virginia Attorneys General Among 6 Torridon Hires
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's litigation boutique Torridon Law PLLC and its affiliated consulting group have hired two former Virginia attorneys general and four others, including Mexico's former ambassador to the United States, according to Friday announcements.
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Fried Frank Hires Pillsbury M&A, PE Head
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Monday that it has hired the former head of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices, touting his transactional experience across a wide range of industries.
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Baker Botts Hires Greenberg Traurig Energy Pro In Texas
Baker Botts LLP announced Monday that it has added a partner in Austin, Texas, with substantial energy project experience who came aboard from Greenberg Traurig LLP.
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Cadwalader Attys Exit Amid Hogan Lovells Merger Conflicts
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's litigation group co-chairs have left the firm due to conflicts of interest ahead of the firm's merger with Hogan Lovells LLP, a Cadwalader spokesperson confirmed Monday.
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Group Lateral Hires Fueled Office Expansion In 2025
U.S. law firms leaned heavily on group lateral hiring in 2025, with more than 130 attorney teams changing firms as competition for top talent intensified and firms pursued growth through practice-area expansion and new market entry, according to a report released Monday.
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2 Arnold & Porter M&A Attys Join WilmerHale In Silicon Valley
WilmerHale continues boosting its dealmaking team with attorneys from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, announcing Monday that two technology mergers and acquisitions experts are joining its Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto, California.
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Trump's BigLaw Executive Order Appeals Consolidated
The D.C. Circuit on Friday consolidated the government's appeals of losses in four cases BigLaw firms launched against the White House and Justice Department over executive orders against them related to the clients they represent.
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Sidley Brings On Cooley Class Action Leader In San Diego
Sidley Austin LLP is boosting its litigation team, announcing Friday it is bringing in a Cooley LLP class action expert as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Office Snapshot: Fenwick Expands Its DC Footprint
Five years after first planting a flag in the nation's capital, Silicon Valley-headquartered Fenwick & West LLP recently relocated into a larger space just steps away from both key government agencies and the White House.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands In NY, Philly With Nonprofit Pro
An attorney with expertise representing nonprofit organizations on tax and formation matters has moved her practice to Greenberg Traurig LLP's offices in Philadelphia and New York.
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Sheppard Mullin Rebrands With Streamlined Name
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has officially rebranded to "Sheppard" in anticipation of the firm's 100 years in business next year.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury ordered Medtronic to pay nearly $382 million to business rival Applied Medical Resources Corp. for antitrust violations.
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Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has helped lead the explosion of dealmaking in the insurance sector while guiding multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence infrastructure transactions, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Private Equity Groups of the Year.
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Insurance Group Of The Year: Cohen Ziffer
Policyholder attorneys at Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna secured wins for AMC Theatres in a novel directors and officers coverage matter and for a life insurer in a suit against its own carriers, making the firm a 2025 Law360 Insurance Group of the Year.
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Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Dechert
Dechert LLP helped menstrual tracking app Flo avoid billions of dollars in damages sought by users in a high-stakes trial challenging the company's alleged sharing of sensitive data with third parties, and it steered more than a dozen fertility clinics through website tracking cases in state and federal court, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy Groups of the Year.
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Class Action Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
WilmerHale helped Meta duck a first-of-its-kind antitrust lawsuit with more than $156 billion at stake, successfully defending the social media giant against claims it would have to pay users a "negative price" in a competitive market, once again earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.
Expert Analysis
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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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.