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    Crowell & Moring Hires E-Discovery Lead From Littler

    Crowell & Moring LLP announced on Wednesday the hiring of a former Littler Mendelson PC shareholder as a Denver-based partner in the firm's litigation and trial group and the head of its e-discovery and information management practice.

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    Squire Patton Taps Atty With M&A Skills As Corporate Chair

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP's next global corporate practice leader will be a partner who has been with the firm for nearly 20 years and who most recently was corporate deputy practice group leader in Washington, D.C., the firm has announced. 

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    Armstrong Teasdale Builds Chicago M&A Team With 2 Hires

    Armstrong Teasdale LLP has expanded its corporate services group's Chicago presence with a new partner from Polsinelli PC and a counsel from McDonald Hopkins LLC, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    How Junior Associates Can Crush Their Fourth Quarter Goals

    The last three months of the year can be crunch time at many law firms, as lawyers scramble to meet their year-end goals. But for some junior associates, what they need to concentrate on and avoid may not always be clear.

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    Baker McKenzie Alum Launches Arbitrator Practice

    Longtime Baker McKenzie partner David Zaslowsky has announced that he will retire from the law firm Wednesday to launch an independent arbitrator practice, saying that he has been at the firm since 1984 and is ready to start a new chapter in his life as a lawyer.

  • Tommy's Boats Owner Says Atty Error Led To $65M Judgment

    The owner of defunct boat and water sports dealer Tommy's Boats sued the company's former attorneys from Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey in Michigan state court, accusing them of failing to ensure its supplier would buy back unsold inventory in the event of a loan default, an alleged oversight that left the owner personally liable for $65 million.

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    Gail Slater To Join White & Case After DOJ Ouster

    Former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater is set to join White & Case LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., next month, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Employment Atty In West Palm Beach

    Greenberg Traurig has hired a former Carlton Fields attorney in West Palm Beach to help lead the continued growth of the Florida office's labor and employment practice, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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    Munger Tolles To Expand Summer Associate Revamp In 2027

    Following the end of a 2026 summer associate program that the firm says was its largest ever, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced that it will expand its redesigned 1L split-summer program model to include 2L and 3L students in 2027.

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    Mintz's Boston Office Head To Succeed Longtime Firm Leader

    Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC will have a new managing member as of July 1 for the first time since 2009, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Akin Adds House Financial Services Staffer To Lobbying Team

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said Tuesday a former senior staff member on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has joined its lobbying and public policy practice in Washington, D.C.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Investment Management Pro In NY

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on the founder of Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP's investment management and funds practice as a shareholder and Long Island, New York, corporate practice and firmwide investment management group co-chair.

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    Reed Smith Adds AI, Data And Cyber Partner In Chicago

    Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday that an attorney specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy matters has moved her practice to the firm's Chicago office after more than two years with Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.

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    Gibson Dunn Hires NY-Based Structured Finance Co-Chair

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added an attorney previously with Clifford Chance LLP who specializes in the energy and infrastructure sectors as co-chair of its structured finance practice group.

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    Japan's Mori Hamada To Grow US Presence With Texas Shops

    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's Big Four law firms, is planning to enter the Lone Star State next year with offices in Dallas and Houston.

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    Big AI Investments Up The Ante For Law Firm Prestige

    Investment in AI, including building firm-specific proprietary tools, is the latest front among top law firms to gain and maintain elite status. Law360 spoke with legal industry leaders about how firms can embrace AI innovation to keep their competitive edge.

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    These Firms Are The 2026 Prestige Leaders

    In the intense competition of the legal sphere, firms have to make a constant effort to stand out from the crowd. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.

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    The 2026 Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club

    BigLaw's record-setting revenue streak shows no sign of slowing. Here, we highlight the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the latest year.

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    Duane Morris Selects Energy Partner To Lead Austin Office

    Duane Morris LLP has appointed a new managing partner for its location in Austin, Texas, an energy partner who helped launch the office nine years ago.

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    Dallas Partner New Co-Head Of Norton Rose Healthcare Group

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that a longtime firm veteran based in Dallas has been named co-head of the firm's U.S. healthcare practice.

  • Public Defenders Of Ohio Death Penalty Cases To Get Pay Hike

    The Ohio Supreme Court has announced that public defenders in the state assigned to capital punishment cases will be getting an increase in their hourly rate, in a move that the court said reflects the complexity and cost to defend a client facing the death penalty.

  • Atty's Suit Over His Meme Coin Hack Sent To Arbitration

    A New York federal judge Monday ruled that a crypto-focused attorney must arbitrate his claims that wallet provider Phantom Technologies Inc. enabled the hack that stole half a million dollars from his dog-themed meme coin project.

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    Why Fractional GCs Are Becoming The 'Go-To' Lawyers

    Senior-level lawyers are leaving the corporate world to establish firms where they're strategic partners and trusted advisers to growth-stage companies. These fractional general counsel argue that their business model will grow in popularity amid artificial intelligence expansion that's changing legal services.

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    Unum Must Reinstate Morgan Lewis Atty's Disability Benefits

    A Pennsylvania federal judge found Monday that the insurer for a Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney abused its discretion when it terminated her long-term disability benefits after incorrectly applying criteria to evaluate her ability to return to work.

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    Former Iowa Chief Of Staff Rejoins Squire Patton Boggs

    The former chief of staff to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has returned to private practice, rejoining Squire Patton Boggs LLP, the firm where she started her legal career, the firm announced Monday.

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Expert Analysis

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact? Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    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.

  • 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.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    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.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Roundup

    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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