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Private Equity Eyes Legal Field As Alternative Paths Open Up
This could be the year that private equity finally cracks the ramparts of the U.S. legal sector, as the rise of alternative business structure programs and managed services organizations chip away at the long-standing ban on nonlawyer ownership of law firms.
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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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Littler Adds Epstein Becker Employment Litigator In Calif.
Littler Mendelson PC announced that an attorney from Epstein Becker Green is joining its Century City, California, office as a shareholder, bringing a wealth of experience in employment law.
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Boutiques Loomed Large In Latest Bonus Season
Sometimes referred to as the BigLaw bonus scale, year-end associate bonuses of more than $100,000 have included prestigious boutique law firms in recent years, with a notable outpouring of large bonuses among such firms in 2025, an analysis of data compiled by Law360 Pulse shows.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sher Tremonte LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit upheld a ruling requiring Getty Images to pay out nearly $88 million to investors who said they were blocked from purchasing shares in the company once it became public.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, including two highly anticipated ones over states' efforts to stop transgender girls from playing in girls’ sports, while also issuing three opinions, finding in one that political candidates can challenge election laws. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Hogan Lovells Taps New Leader For Pharma, Biotech Team
Hogan Lovells announced Thursday it has tapped a longtime partner and U.S. Food and Drug Administration alum to lead the firm's pharmaceuticals and biotechnology practice.
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Do's And Don'ts For How To Handle That Year-End Bonus
While associates' bank accounts may be flush after the recent round of year-end bonuses at many of the country's top firms, whether the money leads to additional benefits or problems hinges on how attorneys handle the influx of cash, financial experts tell Law360 Pulse.
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King & Spalding Lands 2 IP Litigation Pros From Mayer Brown
King & Spalding LLP announced Friday that it has added two intellectual property litigators from Mayer Brown LLP who specialize in handling copyright matters in the technology, media and entertainment sectors.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week with more lateral moves, leadership changes and C-suite promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Maynard Nexsen Adds Freeman Mathis Financial Services Ace
After entering Atlanta through a 2025 merger with a boutique, Maynard Nexsen PC has strengthened its presence in the city by bringing on a Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP partner who has guided brokerage firms and financial institutions.
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Womble Bond Expands With 36-Person McGlinchey Team
Womble Bond Dickinson announced Friday it has added a 36-member consumer financial services team from the shuttering McGlinchey Stafford PLLC and is opening two new offices in Albany, New York, and Cleveland.
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Dechert Adds Ex-NYC Deputy Mayor To Co-Lead Trial Practice
Dechert LLP announced Thursday that it has hired veteran trial lawyer Randy Mastro, who previously served as former New York City Mayor Eric Adams' first deputy, as a partner and co-chair of the firm's securities and complex litigation practice.
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Lateral Hiring Finished 2025 Strong Despite Q4 Dip
Large U.S. law firms capped 2025 with higher lateral hiring totals than the year before, despite a late-year slowdown, as demand for partners and counsel remained strong, new information from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC shows.
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Saul Ewing Picks 2 Partners For Executive Committee
Saul Ewing LLP has picked two longtime partners to serve five-year terms on its nine-member executive committee, the firm announced.
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Legal Chiefs Shift Work From Firms Amid 'Threshold Moment'
Nearly all the chief legal officers and general counsel who participated in a recent survey said they plan to move more law firm work in-house or to alternative providers within the next two years as increasing outside counsel rates, artificial intelligence and ongoing efficiency pressure factor into how they distribute work, according to a report published Wednesday.
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Crowell Lands Buchalter Practice Group Co-Chair In Calif.
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Thursday that it has added the former co-chair of Buchalter PC's white collar and government investigations practice to bolster its capacity to handle healthcare fraud and other cases.
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White & Case Adds Life Sciences Team From A&O Shearman
White & Case LLP announced the addition of four life sciences intellectual property litigators from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling on Thursday, marking its latest IP-focused hires from the London-based firm.
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Fla. High Court Opens Door To Non-ABA Accrediting Entities
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday changed the bar exam admission requirements to allow graduates of law schools accredited by entities other than the American Bar Association to sit for the Florida bar exam.
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Simpson Thacher Offers Stipend To Lure Summer Associates
In an effort for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to attract top students who want to pursue public interest work, the firm said it will pay a stipend of $42,500 for the 2026-2027 cycle for those who opt to spend their 1L summer in a qualifying public service, government, academic, in-house legal or nonprofit role.
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Polsinelli Taps AI Enterprise Program Leader As Next COO
Regan Lemke, who oversees Polsinelli PC's AI enterprise program and who most recently worked as the firm's chief of staff and chief of practice strategy, has been named its next chief operating officer, the firm said in a Thursday announcement.
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Ogletree's New Data Chief Hopes AI Use Becomes Widespread
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC recently promoted Timothy Fox to the newly created role of chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Here, Fox spoke with Law360 Pulse about what he wants to accomplish in the role and his hopes for widespread generative AI adoption in the legal industry.
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Ex-DOJ Fraud Chief Joins Jenner & Block In DC
The former chief of the fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division has joined Jenner & Block LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.
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Sinema Sued Under Rare Law By Her Former Guard's Ex-Wife
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney in Washington, D.C., destroyed a 14-year marriage by sustaining an affair with a former member of her security detail and U.S. Senate staff, according to a lawsuit that hit North Carolina federal court Wednesday.
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Wiley Adds Jan. 6 Prosecutor To White Collar Team In DC
Wiley Rein LLP has hired a former prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., who helped pursue the government's cases against individuals accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and members of the Proud Boys.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
Attorneys can use a new predeposition meet-and-confer obligation for federal litigation — taking effect Tuesday — to better understand and narrow the topics of planned testimony, and more clearly outline the scope of any discovery disputes, says James Wagstaffe at Wagstaffe von Loewenfeldt Busch.
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Guest Feature
Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.
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Guest Feature
Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
To build the ranks of female trial attorneys, law firms must integrate them into every aspect of a case — from witness preparation to courtroom arguments — instead of relegating them to small roles, says Kalpana Srinivasan, co-managing partner at Susman Godfrey.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.