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BCLP Promotes 15 Lawyers To Partnership In US And Europe
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced Tuesday that it has promoted 15 lawyers to partner across eight offices in Europe and the U.S.
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Texas Atty Seeks Release In Cyberstalking Case
A Texas lawyer who is expected to plead guilty in a cyberstalking case involving BigLaw firm attorneys is asking a federal court to free her, saying circumstances are "materially different" because of mental health treatment she has received while behind bars.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Wilson On Trial By Zoom
Before she became a state court judge in Washington, Judge Coreen Wilson worked as a trial attorney litigating hundreds of cases, including the country's first binding virtual civil jury trial during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Legal AI Startup Athena Raises $2.5M Pre-Seed Funding
Athena, a startup founded by former employees at legal artificial intelligence giant Legora, announced on Tuesday the raising of $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm known as a16z Capital Management.
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Latham Hires Tax Partner In DC From Morgan Lewis
Latham & Watkins LLP has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner who spent 16 years with his previous firm working on tax and employee benefits issues.
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Top Real Estate Atty Joins Goodwin As Weil Winds Down
A prominent co-leader of the real estate practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is joining Goodwin Procter LLP as his former firm begins to wind down operations, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Denver Law Firm Says Fla. Rival Infringes Its Name
Denver-based business law firm Sequoia Legal LLC claimed in Colorado federal court that a Miami-based firm is using a highly similar name to its own in violation of the Lanham Act and Colorado common law.
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Kirkland ITC Patent Litigator Leaves For Wolf Greenfield In DC
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC has expanded its litigation team in Washington, D.C., with a U.S. International Trade Commission-focused intellectual property specialist from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the firm announced Monday.
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BigLaw Attys Step Up To Help Voters In Midterm Elections
Attorneys from several BigLaw firms are volunteering across the country to make sure voters don't run into problems casting their ballots or having those ballots counted in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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Winston Taylor, DLA Piper Match Milbank Pay Scale
Two more BigLaw firms have opted to match the new associate salary scale set by Milbank LLP in June.
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MVP: Duane Morris' Gerald Maatman
Gerald "Jerry" Maatman of Duane Morris LLP helped Papa John's beat a California privacy class action involving about 1.7 million potential class members and roughly $4 billion in potential exposure, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Cannon
Michael Cannon, a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Dallas office, co-led the tax team advising SpaceX on its pivotal transactions that wrapped up this year, including the largest initial public offering and M&A of all time, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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MVP: O'Melveny's Molly Lens
Molly Lens of O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped defend Paramount in two copyright suits over the studio's 2022 "Top Gun: Maverick" blockbuster film and achieved wins for CBS and Disney, making her one of the 2026 Law360 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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MVP: Sheppard's Eric Newsom
Eric Newsom of Sheppard advised University of California, San Diego Health as it worked with California's largest public healthcare district to establish a new regional health system that will expand access to clinical care in San Diego County, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.
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Troutman Hires Kirkland & Ellis PE Pro In Washington
Troutman Pepper Locke has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as part of its private equity and investment funds practice group, the firm announced Monday.
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BakerHostetler Hires Chief Talent Exec From Baretz & Brunelle
BakerHostetler has hired a new chief talent officer, who has held the role at several other law firms and who most recently was a partner at a business consulting firm that works with a number of other law platforms, the firm announced Monday.
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Kennedys Lands In Dallas With 14-Atty Aviation Firm Combo
Kennedys announced Monday that the firm has gained a Dallas office and an aviation-focused trial group in the U.S. by bringing on a 14-attorney team from boutique Cunningham Swaim LLP, which is winding down after more than a decade of operations.
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AI Law Firm Eyes PE Deal As It Bids For Weil Tech, Talent
AI-focused Scissero Law Ltd. said Monday that it is discussing a majority investment with around half a dozen midsized private equity firms and is also speaking with partners and other lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP about joining the firm.
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Latham Adds Baker Botts, Sidley, Orrick Energy Attys
Latham & Watkins LLP announced Monday that it has hired five partners based in Houston and Washington, D.C., with experience in project development and finance matters across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including liquefied natural gas, power, renewables, data centers and oil and gas.
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NY State Bar Says Attys Can't Bill Time Saved By AI
The New York State Bar Association has told lawyers not to bill clients for the time they saved by using artificial intelligence, or for the time it took to learn a new AI tool.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms
The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.
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2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Bid To Halt File Turnover
The Second Circuit denied Reed Smith LLP's emergency stay request to pause lower court decisions requiring it to turn over client files related to shipping company Eletson on Friday, saying in a succinct order the same day that the bid didn't meet requirements outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Weil Leases Add Pressure To $3B In CMBS Loans, KBRA Says
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's upcoming wind-down elevates credit risk for more than $3 billion worth of commercial mortgage-backed securities loans, because the firm is a tenant in several office buildings being used as collateral, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said.
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Ramona Nee, Tapped To Lead Weil, Now In Talks With Kirkland
Ramona Nee, the co-leader of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity practice who had been poised to become its leader, is engaged in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a source with knowledge of the situation told Law360 Pulse on Friday.
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Cyberattack Class Action Against Fox Rothschild Dropped
Three data breach victims have dismissed their proposed class action against Fox Rothschild LLP after ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Build Relationship Habits
Meaningful relationships are foundational to business development, and they can be deliberately fostered through a set of habits for authentically, intentionally and consistently connecting with clients and colleagues — starting with people you already know and like, says Matthew Moran at V&E.
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Legal Leaders Are Asking The Wrong Questions About AI
Artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday work for attorneys, so beyond questioning whether AI was used and approving such tools, legal leaders need to create a shared foundation for what good AI use looks like on their team, says Alex Denniston at Factor.
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In-House Leaders Can Turn Contract Data Into Growth Insight
A company's contracts contain final, negotiated commercial commitments that reveal important growth, revenue and strategy insights, but for organizations that aren’t making two key structural changes, the information tends to remain within the legal department — untranslated and unused, says Shimane Smith at NerdWallet.
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PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms
The U.K. offers 14 years' worth of data on private equity's involvement in the legal market, demonstrating for U.S. firms what worked, what didn’t and why, and illustrating several lessons about operational readiness, cultural fit and timing, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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8 Mistakes That Derail Law Firms' Sector Strategies
When firms attempt to deliberately organize their expertise, client relationships, business development, and thought leadership around specific industry verticals – sometimes called industry sector programs – several missteps commonly arise, but with discipline and alignment any firm can successfully grab market share, say Heidi Gardner at Harvard Law School and David Harvey at Harvey Global Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: A Strategic Plan For Lateral Partner Hires
Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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As AI Rewrites BigLaw Hiring, Mid-Law May Snag Edge
Similar to the way the transfer portal changed how many NCAA men’s basketball teams are built, artificial intelligence use in the legal industry is changing BigLaw’s lateral hiring market and creating a field where midmarket firms that develop their talent will hold an edge in the legal profession's next era, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.
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5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Roundup
Notes From A Partner-In-Charge
Law firm office managing partners share insights on navigating shifts in the legal market and the business of law issues top of mind for them right now in this Expert Analysis series.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.