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Top BigLaw firms hoping to stay competitive in an ever-shifting market for talent and legal services may be more inclined this year to match the special summer bonuses Milbank recently unveiled, according to experts.
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday took a stand against the Trump administration's targeting of law firms and clarified its position on the proper use of artificial intelligence by law students.
A healthcare litigator with experience in-house, at the U.S. government and in private practice, has joined Proskauer Rose LLP as a partner to continue working on healthcare, white collar defense and investigation, the firm announced Monday.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Monday its plans to merge with Atlanta firm Morris Manning & Martin LLP, which would establish the firm's presence in the city, add about 100 attorneys to its headcount and mark its third merger of 2025.
Mayer Brown LLP expanded its financial advisory resources in Chicago with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his transactional practice after more than seven years at Jones Day.
White & Case LLP has grown its global litigation practice in Chicago with the addition of a longtime Perkins Coie LLP partner who previously was an assistant U.S. attorney in the city, the firm said Monday.
Brian Schmalzbach of McGuireWoods LLP argued a civil rights case addressing attorney fees before the U.S. Supreme Court last fall, earning him a spot among appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Lucille Hague of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has helped clients secure approvals in international transactions, such as a transaction to take public the space industry startup Momentus Inc. and the sale of cybersecurity company Venafi to Israel-based CyberArk, earning her a spot among the international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Adele Daniel of Keller Rohrback LLP has been helping her firm win big-money cases for clients alleging toxic pollution, facing determined opponents in court, working on every stage of the litigation and earning a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Jack McNeily of Latham & Watkins LLP defended the former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX in one of the U.S. government's flagship crypto enforcement cases, earning him a spot among the fintech attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
David Siegel of Latham & Watkins LLP advised Guggenheim Securities in connection with structuring the first-ever data center securitization for a hyperscale data center operator, earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Jenner & Block LLP's Lauren Greene helped NBCUniversal block the sale of knockoff "Friday Night Lights" merch and settle a trademark dispute over the "Back to the Future" DeLorean time machine, earning her a spot among the media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Thomas James of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP has represented numerous classes of investors as they take on corporate misconduct, including winning verdicts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, earning him a spot among the class action practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
In the months since U.S. tariff policy was remade under a new presidential administration, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Katie Hilferty has worked closely with clients facing significant sudden uncertainties to help resolve their international trade compliance questions and avoid disruption to their businesses, earning her a place among the compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Ben White of Bloch & White LLP won a major false-conviction trial over the alleged false testimony of three NYPD narcotics officers, was instrumental in obtaining a $26 million verdict over the Unite the Right neo-Nazi rally, and started his own firm with a colleague, earning him a spot among the trials attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Baker McKenzie is continuing to expand its transactions team around the world, announcing Monday that it has hired a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorney who advises private equity clients on a wide range of deals.
McGuireWoods LLP has hired a real estate finance specialist and longtime attorney with Troutman Pepper Locke LLP to join its office in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Monday.
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has hired more attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP, this time bringing on two intellectual property attorneys in Boston and San Francisco on the heels of other recent additions from the firm.
The Trump administration on Friday asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from the American Bar Association claiming the federal government has launched an unconstitutional war of intimidation against lawyers and law firms.
Continuing the summer bonus trend some firms are offering, Law360 Pulse has learned Los Angeles-based litigation firm Hueston Hennigan LLP will award summer bonuses ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 to associates, regardless of their class year.
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin has been criminally indicted in Illinois federal court for his role in the once-mighty firm's spectacular collapse, with prosecutors alleging he violated court orders and covered up the theft of client funds.
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is set to take up a wide range of topics next week, including measures addressing the Trump administration's targeting of law firms, the growing use of artificial intelligence by law students and immigration enforcement.
A 15-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice who most recently was in the U.S. attorney's office in D.C. helping defend the government from employment and other civil claims has joined Jackson Lewis PC as of counsel.
Samuel Katz founded Athlaw LLP after graduating from law school and spent the next decade building it into a powerhouse, filing the first proposed class action against the NFL's disability benefit plan to beat dismissal and earning a spot among the benefits law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Diem Huong Ho of Foley Hoag LLP has served as lead associate in matters before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, including ethnic Armenians' proceedings against Azerbaijan and The Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar, earning her a spot among the international arbitration attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Building Brand Awareness For A Legal NonprofitI co-founded the Bridging the Gap Scholarship as a way to increase minority representation in BigLaw, and my advice for other legal professionals starting a nonprofit is to focus on building brand awareness early on, and to get comfortable delegating work to a dedicated team, says Imani Maatuka at Sidley.
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise EthicallyBusiness development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Create A Succession PlanConversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty BioIf maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.