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After Merger, Troutman Pepper Locke Elects 20 New Partners
In its first partner class since the merger of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and Locke Lord LLP at the beginning of the year, the newly combined Troutman Pepper Locke announced Tuesday it would be elevating 20 attorneys to the firm's partnership in January.
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Law Firms Being Tested With Associate Performance Reviews
Eighty-three percent of U.S. and Canadian associates receive a yearly annual review, but there is room for improvement in how law firms evaluate their attorneys' performance, according to a new study.
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Clifford Chance Adds Day Pitney Energy Pro In DC
Clifford Chance LLP has grown its energy regulatory and markets practice in the nation's capital with the addition of a veteran attorney from Day Pitney LLP.
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Non-Law Firm Lobby Shops Overtake BigLaw In Trump Era
Law firms have been K Street's top earners in recent years, but some non-law firm lobbying shops, including Trump-connected Ballard Partners, have surpassed major legal industry players in 2025 as clients seek access to the White House in a year of upheaval.
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Ex-Dechert Moscow Office MP Joins BCLP's DC Office
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has hired the one-time managing partner of Dechert LLP's Moscow office, whose practice focuses on advising corporations, banks, investment funds and other clients on mergers and acquisitions matters, cross-border transactions and matters related to emerging markets, the firm announced Tuesday.
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MVP: Latham's David Della Rocca
David Della Rocca of Latham & Watkins LLP served as lead benefits counsel on high-profile mergers and acquisitions over the past year, including Cox Communications' $34.5 billion merger with Charter Communications and Permira's $7.2 billion acquisition of Squarespace, earning him a spot as one of 2025 Law360 Benefits MVPs.
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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeffrey Scott
Jeffrey Scott of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP chaired the trial team that won the first-ever litigated insider trading case in Delaware Chancery Court history, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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MVP: Davis Polk's Daniel P. Gibbons
Daniel P. Gibbons of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's fintech practice helped spearhead Circle Internet Group Inc.'s upsized $1.2 billion initial public offering, which was the first IPO of a stablecoin issuer, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Fintech MVPs.
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MVP: Morgan Lewis' Asa 'Geordie' Herald
Asa "Geordie" Herald, partner in the structured transactions group at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, has helped lead a series of cutting-edge deals to securitize Small Business Administration loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars, among other accomplishments that helped earn him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Complex Financial Instruments MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Brian Rosenthal
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Brian Rosenthal was lead counsel during three trial victories for Cisco Systems Inc., including a rare directed verdict in the patent-friendly Western District of Texas with $121 million at stake, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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MVP: Paul Weiss' Angelo Bonvino
Angelo Bonvino of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP worked on a string of multibillion-dollar deals this year, including guiding PCI Pharma and its lead investor Kohlberg & Co. through a $10 billion investment, on top of guiding growth in Paul Weiss' historically small London office, earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 private equity MVPs.
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MVP: Covington's Emily Henn
Emily Henn of Covington & Burling LLP spent the past year helping clients like Papa John's, Bloomingdale's and Delta Air Lines notch wins in privacy lawsuits against them over personal data, including at the Third, Eighth and Ninth circuits, earning her a spot among the 2025 Law360 Technology MVPs.
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MVP: Wigdor's David E. Gottlieb
David E. Gottlieb of Wigdor LLP tested the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, securing a significant win in a discrimination case that reached the Second Circuit and earning him a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment MVPs.
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MVP: Nichols Law's Carla Weiss
Carla Weiss, who leads Nichols Law LLP's bid protest practice, delivered back-to-back protest wins including the U.S. Government Accountability Office's sustain of Anika Systems' challenge to a $68.8 million data strategy task order, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Government Contracts MVPs.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds CSX Tax Legal Leader In Atlanta
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced it has brought on the former assistant general tax counsel of CSX Transportation Inc. as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, strengthening its state and local tax practice.
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Latitude Expands Into Houston And Detroit With Two Hires
Staffing company Latitude Legal continued to grow its U.S. footprint with the recent launches of locations in Houston and Detroit following the additions of two attorneys to lead the offices.
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Sanctioned Atty Convinces Mo. Court Errors Not Caused By AI
A Missouri federal judge sanctioned former counsel for Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Co. Monday for including citation errors in a motion this fall, finding that, although the attorney likely inserted the errors herself without the use of AI software, "such carelessness, exacerbated by a lack of internal guardrails, is entirely unacceptable."
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Ogletree Lands Ex-Delta Exec To Bolster Aviation Group
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Tuesday that it had brought on a former Delta Air Lines Inc. executive as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, adding a new co-chair to its aviation industry practice group.
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Billable Hours Still Drive Atty Bonuses. Is Change Coming?
The primary factor determining whether a law firm associate receives a year-end bonus is not individual performance, firm performance, or firm citizenship. Instead, it is the number of billable hours they've logged, according to the results of a new survey from Law360 Pulse.
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Client Book Remains Key To Nonequity Partner Pay
The nonequity partner tier is expanding across law firms, but compensation within this group varies widely, ranging from associate-level pay to earnings on par with equity partners. A deciding factor in where they fall on the scale, experts say, is often who brings in the clients.
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A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Survey Of Law Firm Pay
Most lawyers say they’re satisfied with their compensation— but at firms that are open about pay, satisfaction nearly doubles. Explore our latest analysis of law firm compensation practices and what drives top talent.
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Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Leader Returns To King & Spalding
The former leader of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's healthcare antitrust team is returning to King & Spalding LLP, a firm where he worked for more than a decade, helping clients through deal reviews by the Federal Trade Commission, an agency where he once worked as an attorney.
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Perkins Coie's Trump Fight Doesn't Scare Off UK Suitor
Perkins Coie LLP's ongoing fight with the Trump administration did not deter a proposed combination with British law firm Ashurst, signaling that the legal community is not worried about fallout from the president's suspension of the firm's security clearances.
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Davis Polk Hires Sports Leader In New York From Proskauer
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP announced that its mergers and acquisitions group has added a former Proskauer Rose LLP attorney who will also lead the firm's sports practice.
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CoCounsel Loses Some Early Adopters As Competition Grows
CoCounsel has lost some of its earliest adopters while still welcoming new customers, spotlighting the ups and downs that legal artificial intelligence giants face as the market favors experimentation.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.