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    Sher Tremonte Hires DOJ Antitrust Litigation Director

    Sher Tremonte announced on Wednesday that it has hired the former litigation director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, touting her work at the helm of historic monopolization and conduct cases.

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    Experienced Hires Overtook Law School Recruiting In 2025

    Most associate hiring occurred at the experienced level last year rather than from law schools, a marked shift from previous years, according to a white paper released Wednesday by legal data company Firm Prospects.

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    Jackson Lewis Launches Program To Build Future Leaders

    Jackson Lewis PC has started a program aimed at helping high‑performing associates strengthen their future leadership opportunities.

  • Arraignment Set For M&A Atty, Others In Insider Trading Case

    A former mergers and acquisitions attorney who federal prosecutors say orchestrated a massive insider trading scheme using information stolen from law firms will be arraigned in Boston next week. 

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    Ex-Calif. Federal Prosecutor Joins McDermott From Ogletree

    McDermott Will & Schulte announced Tuesday that the firm has hired a former California assistant U.S. attorney as a Los Angeles-based employment partner following her short stint with Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC.

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    Holland & Knight Levels Up With Pair Of Nelson Mullins Attys

    Holland & Knight LLP has brought on a duo of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys, including the chair of the firm's gaming industry group, in Boston and Atlanta as leaders of Holland & Knight's national gaming practice, the firm announced Monday.

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    How Anthropic Aims To Expand Access To Legal AI Tools

    Mark Pike, an in-house attorney and driving force behind artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic's recent launch of the Claude for the Legal Industry suite of AI tools, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the new products and their effect on the market for smaller firms.

  • Foley & Lardner Expands Use Of AI Platform Harvey

    Foley & Lardner LLP has expanded its artificial intelligence capabilities with a recent deployment of AI platform Harvey firmwide after what it says was a successful pilot program.

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    Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Brent Johnson

    Brent W. Johnson is helping to pioneer the use of antitrust law to tackle collusion in low-wage labor markets with work that includes representing workers from poultry- and meat-processing plants in a pair of cases that led to more than $600 million in settlements last year.

  • Mintz Gets Patent Malpractice Suit Sent From Texas To Mass.

    A former Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC client's professional negligence suit against the firm over its handling of a patent case belongs in Massachusetts rather than Texas federal court, according to a Tuesday order.

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    Quinn Emanuel's AI Team Co-Founder Joins AAA

    The American Arbitration Association announced Tuesday that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's lead innovation counsel has joined the organization to take on a newly created role focused on AI governance.

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    BigLaw Enters Its Post-Partnership Era Of Governance

    The days of BigLaw equity partners having a say in the daily operations of a law firm are all but gone, as firms shift away from consensus and toward executive decision-making amid fierce competition in the legal industry.

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    Longtime Goodwin Securities Litigator Joins Paul Hastings

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Friday that it has welcomed a securities litigator from Goodwin Procter LLP who the firm says will expand its services to public companies and banks.

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    Benefits Atty From Bracewell Rejoins Norton Rose In Houston

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that a former associate has rejoined the firm from Bracewell LLP as a partner in Norton Rose's employee benefits and executive compensation practice in Houston.

  • Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

    This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026.

  • Nelson Mullins Faces $2B Suits Over Alleged Conflicts

    The former wives of two insurance mogul brothers have sued Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP for $2 billion, claiming a partner there set up the couples' estates while quietly conspiring with the brothers to shield marital assets from the wives in the event of divorce.

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    Ogletree Revamps Gov't Contracts Team Amid Trump Orders

    Labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has revamped its practice group for clients who do business with the government, expanding the team's focus as federal contractors face new executive orders and regulatory changes.

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    Legal Tech Tools Aimed At 'Democratizing' Access For Firms

    The recent debuts of free and lower-cost legal technology tools from artificial intelligence giant Anthropic and a former BigLaw associate bring the promise of "democratizing" access for small and midsize firms and creating a more level playing field with larger industry players.

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    Fed. Judiciary Urged To Drop Unified Atty Admission Effort

    The federal judiciary should scrap any proposal to do away with state bar admission requirements for U.S. district courts and create a national district court bar, according to a recent report finding it would undercut those courts' control over bar membership and that it lacks the necessary support.

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    UC Berkeley Law Adopts Sweeping Restrictions On AI Use

    The University of California, Berkeley School of Law has adopted a sweeping new policy that restricts the use of artificial intelligence by students, saying the measure aims to ensure "our courses focus on requisite cognitive skills by default."

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    Eversheds Sutherland Tax Atty Moves To Greenberg Traurig

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired in Washington, D.C., a former Eversheds Sutherland counsel who advises clients on state and local tax controversies, tax planning and tax policy matters, the firm has announced.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Morrison Foerster LLP, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Dechert LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury cleared OpenAI and executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of allegations that they breached the nonprofit's charitable trust by converting to a for-profit.

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    Cooley Adds Cadwalader Tax Atty Who Advises Fund Clients

    Cooley LLP announced Thursday it has hired a Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP tax attorney, who the firm said strengthens its offerings to fund clients.

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    Law Firms Weigh Secretive Pay Models To Keep Top Partners

    Traditional equity structures that allow partners to see each other's pay are coming under strain as law firms pursue growth, prompting more firms to consider opaque "black-box" compensation systems that keep partner pay confidential, recruiters and advisers say.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as attorneys landed new roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Expert Analysis

  • What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch Author Photo

    In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.

  • Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion Author Photo

    Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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    Legal Tech Talks Author Photo

    Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.

  • 4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role Author Photo

    As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys Author Photo

    As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn Author Photo

    Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.

  • Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring Author Photo

    As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.

  • How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals Author Photo

    Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.

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    Expanding The Reach Of A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    I co-founded the Legal Mentor Network with the goal of providing free legal mentoring to law students and early career attorneys, and the experience has highlighted how nonprofits can grow with the help of strong sponsorships and volunteers who all operate from a positive place, says Chrystal Mauro at the Legal Mentor Network.

  • How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring Author Photo

    The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

  • How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center Author Photo

    In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.

  • For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect Author Photo

    Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.

  • Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law Author Photo

    The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.

  • 10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration Author Photo

    To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.

  • How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds Author Photo

    By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.

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