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As BCLP Bleeds Attys, Leaders Say Firm Is 'Turning A Corner'
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has seen several high-profile partner departures in recent months, including multiple department and firm leaders. Despite hiring 206 lawyers globally since the start of 2023, the law firm's headcount contracted 6%, with former partners pointing to "balance sheet issues" and sluggish profitability as drivers.
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Alston & Bird, Ex-Employee File Deal After Contempt Threat
Alston & Bird LLP and its former diversity and inclusion administrator have presented their proposed $55,000 settlement in Georgia federal court concerning unpaid overtime claims, after a judge ordered them to appear in court to explain why they hadn't already filed one.
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Atty Joins Kirkland's Investment Practice From Fried Frank
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner who until now has spent his entire legal career with the firm, Kirkland announced Thursday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the Ides of March with another busy week as BigLaw firms expanded their practices and headcounts. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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'Perfect Storm' Caused 2023 Surge In Law Firm Leasing
U.S. law firms in 2023 took on nearly 17 million square feet of office space, an unprecedented level of leasing activity driven by major law firm moves into trophy buildings in New York City, according to a report from commercial brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Littler Mendelson PC kick off this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, with a win for business groups striking down the National Labor Relations Board's joint employer rule.
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What GCs Want To See From Firms' New AI Practices
As artificial intelligence practice groups pop up in law firms around the country, what do general counsel want from their external lawyers when it comes to this burgeoning technology?
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72-Year Weil Alum, 'True Visionary' Corporate Atty Dies At 97
Ira M. Millstein, the legendary Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP senior partner who helped save New York City from bankruptcy in the 1970s and used his bipartisan connections to help smooth Ruth Bader Ginsburg's path to the federal judiciary, has died, the firm said Thursday.
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Atty Rips Fox Rothschild's Gag Order Bid As 'Temper Tantrum'
The attorney for two men suing Fox Rothschild LLP for malpractice has hit back against the firm's request for a gag order — which came after he called the firm a "corrupt organization" and threatened criminal prosecution — calling it a "temper tantrum" and claiming Fox Rothschild is merely trying to distract from the events that led him to make those comments.
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O'Melveny Elects Chair To 4th Term, Extending Role To 2029
The longtime chair of O'Melveny & Myers will hold the position for five more years following his recent election to serve another term as the firm's leader.
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McDermott Eyes White Collar Growth With Orrick FCPA Pros
McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced Thursday the addition of a seven-partner team from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP that will focus on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the False Claims Act, saying it hired the team with an eye toward its white collar and government investigation capabilities.
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Ex-Troutman Pepper Data Director Launches Consulting Biz
A former director of data science, strategy and analytics at Troutman Pepper has announced that he has started his own consulting firm called Legal DnA Strategies LLC.
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Katten Adds Ex-Paul Hastings Securities Litigation Co-Chair
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a longtime Paul Hastings LLP attorney who was global co-chair of his former firm's securities litigation practice for its New York office.
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Sidley Product Liability Ace Jumps To Shook Hardy In LA
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has brought on a longtime Sidley Austin LLP partner and practice co-chair with expertise in large, high-stakes class action litigation and product liability around pharmaceuticals, medical devices and more to its product liability practice group in Los Angeles.
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Holland & Knight Adds Partner To Va. Real Estate Team
Holland & Knight LLP hired Samuel Young for a partner position in the firm's real estate capital markets team in its office in Richmond, Virginia, the firm announced.
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From Prosecutor To Firm Owner, Attys Start From Scratch
Starting your own firm is a gamble for any lawyer, but it can feel particularly daunting for federal prosecutors, for whom leaving a job in the U.S. attorney's office can often feel like starting over completely.
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Nelson Mullins Hires Clark Hill FERC Regulatory Atty
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired a former Clark Hill PLC member who focuses his practice on helping clients understand Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations and processes, the firm recently announced.
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Dechert Wants Its Attorneys To Be More Creative
International law firm Dechert LLP wants its lawyers to unlearn some of what they picked up in law school about being an attorney so they can be more creative and innovative to offer better advice and services to their clients.
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Kirkland Associate Is Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen
Kirkland & Ellis corporate associate Grace O'Connor will be reigning over the 69th annual Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday as parade queen, in an event she described as "honoring the rich heritage of my ancestors and embracing the dynamic spirit of [the] Irish American community that you can see everywhere in the city."
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Davis Wright's Managing Partner Steps Down From Post
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's firmwide managing partner Scott MacCormack is stepping down after nearly three years at the helm, and the firm is appointing its Seattle office leader as an interim leader to guide the transition, the firm confirmed Wednesday.
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BigLaw Paper Poacher Gets 15 Mos. In Merck Insider Case
A Manhattan federal judge hit a former FBI trainee from Pennsylvania with a 15-month prison sentence Wednesday for illegally trading on a Merck & Co. deal using secrets gleaned from legal papers in the possession of his BigLaw ex-girlfriend.
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Ex-Theranos Compliance Head Joins Quarles & Brady In Calif.
Quarles & Brady LLP announced Wednesday it added an attorney with more than 20 years of in-house experience, including two years with the blood-testing company Theranos Inc.
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Ex-Alston & Bird Aide Should Arbitrate Vax Suit, Judge Says
A former Alston & Bird LLP aide fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 should have to take her discrimination claims against the firm to arbitration, a Georgia magistrate judge recommended Wednesday.
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Perkins Coie Post-Grant Leader Heads to Goodwin In DC
Goodwin Procter LLP announced Wednesday that it hired the co-chair of Perkins Coie LLP's post-grant practice as an intellectual property litigation partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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Armstrong Teasdale Trial Atty Joins Fox Rothschild In NY
Fox Rothschild LLP became another firm investing in its white collar services when it welcomed a former Armstrong Teasdale LLP attorney to its New York office.