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Polsinelli Names 2 Restructuring & Strategic Capital Leaders
Polsinelli PC has two new leaders for its restructuring and strategic capital practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Davis Polk Lands Skadden's Media Head In LA Push
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP announced Wednesday that the former head of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's global media and entertainment practice has joined the firm as a mergers and acquisitions partner.
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AI Intensifies Race For Legal Talent
Artificial intelligence is increasing competition for legal talent and creating new career paths for lawyers, while exacerbating long-standing attorney retention struggles for law firms.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Panter On Mediating Vs. Judging
When attorneys come before retired Judge Michael Panter, a former circuit court judge in Cook County, Illinois, they sometimes forget that he is not there to decide their cases, but to resolve them.
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Uber, Netflix Lawyers Say Wide AI Accessibility Raises Risks
Legal counsel from Uber and Netflix told an audience at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting in Boston on Tuesday that rapid changes in companies' internal use of artificial intelligence have heightened the risks around new innovation and are forcing legal teams to consider scalable governance.
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Taft Moves To 'Modern' Atlanta Office Amid Growth Plans
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has moved its Atlanta office to Two Alliance Center in the Buckhead neighborhood as it sets its sights on growing the number of attorneys in that office, in a space redesigned to include huddle rooms and small-to-medium conference spaces.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Real Estate Atty In Fla. From AmTrust
Cozen O'Connor expanded its South Florida real estate capabilities with the addition of a new partner who has both private practice and in-house experience, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Squire Patton Boggs Adds Two Public Policy Veterans In DC
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has continued to grow its global public policy practice with the addition of two hires in Washington, D.C., the firm said Tuesday.
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Baker McKenzie Appoints New Global Chief Operating Officer
Baker McKenzie announced on Tuesday that the firm had appointed a new global chief operating officer based in New York.
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Clifford Chance Brings On Ex-Jets GC From Hogan Lovells
A Hogan Lovells partner who previously was general counsel and vice president of legal affairs for the New York Jets is tackling a new role at Clifford Chance LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Fox Rothschild Names CIO, Chief Data & AI Officer
Fox Rothschild LLP announced tech leadership moves on Tuesday, with internal promotions to chief information officer and to chief data and artificial intelligence officer, the latter overseeing a newly created data and innovation department.
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Holland & Knight Adds Morgan Lewis Corporate Atty In Philly
Holland & Knight LLP has continued expanding its Philadelphia office with the recent addition of an attorney specializing in mergers and private equity transactions who moved her practice after five years with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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In A Slow Year For Law Firm Mergers, US BigLaw Is Absent
There were fewer U.S. law firm combinations announced in the first nine months of 2026 than in any other year going back a decade, except for 2020, according to an analysis by Law360 Pulse of data in its Law Firm Merger Tracker.
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Cooley Hires DOJ National Security Lawyer, Media Leaks Atty
Cooley LLP has hired the former media leaks coordinator from the U.S. Department of Justice, who also spent the past five years prosecuting national security-related matters for the agency, the firm has announced.
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Ashurst Perkins Recruits Mayer Brown Biz Development Pro
Mayer Brown LLP's former global director of client and market strategy has moved to Ashurst Perkins Coie to lead the business development team for the United States, the firm has announced.
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Latham Adds ITC Lawyer From Baker Botts In DC
Latham & Watkins LLP has added a longtime Baker Botts LLP and former U.S. International Trade Commission attorney as co-chair of its International Trade Commission practice.
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CLOs Urge Teams To 'Lean In' On AI Experimentation
While artificial intelligence is a disruptive technology for corporate law departments, a panel of chief legal officers who spoke Monday urged their peers to be curious about innovation and to encourage their teams to embrace it while also allowing room for mistakes.
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Clifford Chance Taps An Ex-DOJ Antitrust Leader In DC
Clifford Chance LLP has hired a former Justice Department attorney, who recently worked as the assistant chief of the Antitrust Division's media, entertainment and communications section, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Jones Day Expands IP Team In San Francisco, Amsterdam
Jones Day has brought on an Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP partner and NautaDutilh's former technology group leader as partners in its intellectual property practice, the firm told Law360.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Skadden Atty As Leasing Practice Lead
Cozen O'Connor has hired an ex-Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP counsel to be the chair of its real estate leasing team in New York City, the firm announced Monday.
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Fragomen, Sheppard Report New Legal Industry Cyberattacks
Law firms Sheppard and Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP said Friday they were hit with data breaches this year, adding to the fast-growing list of cyberattacks on the legal industry in 2026.
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Clients, Firms Should 'Normalize' Conversations About AI Use
In-house and outside counsel who neglect to discuss artificial intelligence risk eroding their relationship, because assumptions will be made on both sides, a group of attorneys said during a panel Monday.
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V&E Adds Chief Talent Officer From Cambridge Associates
Vinson & Elkins LLP has found a new chief talent officer in a veteran talent and human resources leader at global investment firm Cambridge Associates, the firm announced Monday.
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Squire Patton Brings On Corporate Atty From Womble Bond
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a Womble Bond Dickinson partner who spent the past six years at that firm and who focuses his practice on a broad range of corporate matters and capital markets-related issues, the firm announced Monday.
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Debevoise Hires 2 Private Capital Leaders From Freshfields
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced Monday that it has hired two practice leaders from Freshfields LLP, the latest in a series of additions to the firm's private capital platform.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
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.