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Cozen O'Connor Adds Healthcare Litigator To Philly Office
An attorney with more than three decades of experience representing healthcare providers in litigation matters has recently moved his practice to Cozen O'Connor's Philadelphia shop.
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Simpson Thacher Taps Barclays Atty For Shareholder Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced on Wednesday it has hired a former Barclays Capital attorney to lead its shareholder engagement and activism defense group.
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Sheppard Mullin Eyes Rebrand Ahead Of 100th Anniversary
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has filed a trademark application to potentially shorten its branding and logo to one word in anticipation of the firm's 100 years in business.
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Mayer Brown Gov't Investigations Head Moves To MoFo
Kimberly Hamm, former general counsel to the speaker of the House, has joined Morrison Foerster LLP from Mayer Brown LLP as co-chair of the law firm's congressional investigations practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Legal Tech's New Law Firm Experiment Faces Old Challenges
After years of selling software, some legal technology companies have bought or launched their own law firms or stepped further into providing legal services. What will be worth watching is whether these new firms learned from the lessons of the previous generation of would-be law firms, which mostly ended up in the tech graveyard.
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Former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Joins Blank Rome In DC
The former associate chief counsel at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of the Chief Counsel has joined Blank Rome LLP in Washington, D.C., to continue his practice focused on sciences matters, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Reed Smith Lands Sidley Corporate Pro In Dallas
Reed Smith LLP expanded its global corporate group in Dallas with the addition of a new partner from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Family Office GC Rejoins Morgan Lewis In Boston, Philly
A former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner has rejoined the firm in the private client group after spending more than 10 years as general counsel and chief operating officer of a private, multifamily office.
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In-House Counsel Numbers Grow Much Faster Than Outside
A report from the Association of Corporate Counsel released Tuesday highlights "a dramatic and consistent rise in the number of in-house lawyers" in the U.S., showing that their numbers have nearly doubled since 2008.
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Reed Smith Adds King Holmes Entertainment Atty In Calif.
A veteran entertainment industry attorney has made the jump from King Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP to Reed Smith LLP in California, Reed Smith announced Tuesday.
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Dentons Opens Las Vegas Office With 3 Commercial Litigators
Dentons has opened an office in Las Vegas, staffing its 46th location in the United States with three commercial litigators previously with Armstrong Teasdale LLP who joined earlier this year, the firm has announced.
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Adams, Bankman-Fried Prosecutor Joins Jenner & Block
Jenner & Block LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a longtime New York federal prosecutor who brings experience working on cases against some of the highest-profile criminal defendants in recent years, including New York Mayor Eric Adams and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Proskauer Adds Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty To Capital Markets Team
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney who joins the firm's New York office equipped with decades of experience advising issuers and underwriters on equity and debt financing transactions.
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Ballard Spahr Rehires Solar Co. Attorney In Salt Lake City
An attorney who started his legal career at Ballard Spahr LLP has rejoined the team in Salt Lake City after working for years as part of the in-house legal team at New Orleans-based solar energy provider PosiGen, the firm recently announced.
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Eversheds ALSP Adds Biz Professional From A&O Shearman
Eversheds Sutherland announced on Tuesday that the former U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's global flexible sourcing platform has joined the firm to lead the interim legal resourcing offerings of its alternative legal services provider, Konexo US.
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Trump Can Cut Ed Dept.'s Civil Rights Staff, 1st Circ. Rules
The Trump administration can proceed with plans to cut certain jobs at the U.S. Department of Education after the First Circuit on Monday halted a Massachusetts federal judge's injunction that the federal government had argued showed "disregard" to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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DLA Piper Must Face Trial In Pregnancy-Firing Suit
A New York federal judge on Monday said DLA Piper must face trial in a discrimination case by a former lawyer who was fired two months after disclosing her pregnancy, saying the former seventh-year IP associate has made out a case around the circumstances of her 2022 departure.
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Seyfarth Beats DQ Bid In Amazon COVID Screening Case
A Colorado federal judge Monday denied Amazon warehouse workers' bid to disqualify Seyfarth Shaw LLP from representing the e-commerce giant in a proposed wage class action, rejecting arguments that Amazon wrongly represented former managers who may be class members since the firm immediately withdrew from that representation once informed of the possible conflict.
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Akin Expands Trade Practice With Ex-Commerce Dept. Official
An attorney who spent the previous four years as strategy officer for a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce has left the federal government and rejoined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Washington, D.C., office.
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Attys Urged To Tackle Bullying With New National Challenge
Bullying within the legal profession is increasingly in the spotlight and one state court commission is urging legal employers and bar associations to participate in a Stand Up to Bullying Challenge next month.
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Reed Smith Deepens Commitment To Atlanta With New Lease
Reed Smith LLP has inked a 12-year lease to move into a new office in Atlanta, finding a space in a new mixed-used development called Spring Quarter in Midtown Atlanta, a move that comes after the firm first launched in the city in January.
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BigLaw Partners Group Backs ABA In Trump Intimidation Suit
A coalition of more than 850 BigLaw partners is supporting the American Bar Association in its D.C. federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its allegedly unconstitutional campaign of intimidation against law firms, saying executive orders targeting firms threaten the legal profession and the rule of law.
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DWF Brings In New CFO From Medivet
DWF said Monday that it has appointed a new chief financial officer as the business looks to continue its growth trajectory after recently recording revenue of more than £460 million ($618 million) in its latest financial results.
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O'Melveny Adds Former Top DOJ Prosecutor In LA
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has expanded its white-collar defense offerings with the addition of a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California and chief of the office's criminal division, the firm announced on Monday.
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Withers Taps New CEO In 2nd Recent Leadership Shuffle
U.K.-based Withers LLP announced Monday that the firm has appointed a new CEO to take the reins from 25-year chief executive Margaret Robertson, following its appointment of a new chair earlier this year.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.