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King & Spalding Hires Ex-McDermott Atty For NYC Office
King & Spalding hired an ex-McDermott Will & Schulte partner for a partner role on its real estate and funds team in New York City, the firm announced.
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Norm Ai's Law Firm Offshoot Taps 3 New Leaders
Norm Law LLP, the firm offshoot of the legal and compliance startup Norm Ai, announced Thursday that it has hired Sidley Austin LLP's former executive committee chairman.
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Cadwalader Commodities Pro Joins Sidley In DC
A Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP commodities partner has joined Sidley Austin LLP's regulatory and enforcement practice in Washington, D.C.
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Littler Names New Board Of Directors Chair, Adds 3 Members
Littler Mendelson PC has elected New York shareholder William J. Anthony to serve as chair of its 19-member 2026 Board of Directors and named three new board members.
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From Judge To Neutral: Lessons In ADR Marketing, Patience
In this second of a two-part series, 10 former California federal and state judges discuss the newfound need to market themselves after making the adjustment from the bench to working as neutrals.
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Holland & Knight Team Will Navigate Arms Trade Regulations
Holland & Knight LLP announced Thursday that it is launching a practice focused on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, under the leadership of a partner who helped write them.
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Cadwalader Fund Finance Partner Joins King & Spalding
A Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner has moved to King & Spalding LLP's finance and restructuring practice group ahead of his former firm's planned merger with Hogan Lovells.
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Willkie Hires Chicago Restructuring Partner From Kirkland
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has announced it has engaged an attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to join the firm as a partner based in its Chicago office, where it anticipates he will make a successful contribution to a growing corporate restructuring platform.
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Ga. Justices Deny Atty's Reprimand Bid After Jan. 6 Actions
A public reprimand may not be enough to discipline an attorney who was convicted and later pardoned of a felony and several misdemeanor federal offenses in connection with his participation in events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Georgia Supreme Court said Wednesday.
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Former SG Prelogar Joins Cooley Team On Trump EO Appeal
Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has joined the legal team representing Jenner & Block LLP in its fight with President Donald Trump's administration over his executive order targeting the BigLaw firm, according to a new court filing.
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Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump
Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.
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George Floyd Atty Takes On Minneapolis ICE Killing Case
A Chicago attorney who teamed up with high-profile lawyer Ben Crump to secure a $27 million settlement for the family of George Floyd has taken another major case in Minneapolis, representing the family of the woman killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this month.
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FBT Gibbons Expands In NJ With Former Federal Prosecutor
FBT Gibbons LLP added a former New Jersey federal prosecutor to its white collar team this week, the white collar group's first hire since the firm's formation at the start of the year.
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Ballard Partners Led In Lobbying Earnings As Trump Returned
Ballard Partners more than quadrupled its annual federal lobbying revenue in 2025 amid President Donald Trump's return to office, surpassing the law firm policy practices that have led K Street in recent years.
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Greenberg Traurig Builds Up Nat'l Security Group With 3 Hires
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired the former cohead of Eversheds Sutherland's national security group in Washington, D.C., as the chair of its newly formed national security group, which is growing in the nation's capital with his addition and the hiring of a former CIA leader and a former deputy general counsel of the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Morgan Lewis Adds Crypto-Focused Investment Atty
An attorney specializing in advising companies on cryptocurrency matters and derivatives transactions has moved his practice recently to Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Pittsburgh office after more than two years with Blank Rome LLP.
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Burford Capital Hires New Korea Exec Amid Growth Push
Burford Capital LLC has hired a new executive to oversee its operations in South Korea as the litigation funder aims to double its portfolio to roughly $15 billion by 2030, in part by expanding its geographic footprint.
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Baker Botts' Record Hiring Builds On Strengths, Leader Says
With the 2025 addition of the most lateral partners in a single year in firm history, Baker Botts LLP is pursuing a strategy its leader said is designed to build "strength on strength" and bulk up practice areas where the firm has "true market edge."
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Gibson Dunn Formalizes First Amendment Practice
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Wednesday that it has formalized its First Amendment and free expression practice group under the leadership of three veteran litigators.
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From Judge To Neutral: Losing Power Of 'Robe,' Gaining Time
In this first of a two-part series, 10 former California federal and state judges discuss their adjustment from the bench to working as neutrals, a transition that comes with losing the prestige of the "robe" but provides more time for cases.
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O'Melveny Corporate Finance Chair Hops To Pillsbury In NY
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has boosted its debt finance capabilities by bringing on the former chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's corporate finance practice.
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Cozen O'Connor Brings On Ex-Federal Prosecutor In LA
Cozen O'Connor is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a former assistant U.S. attorney as a member in its Los Angeles area offices.
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V&E Lands Gov't Contracts Co-Chair From Greenberg Traurig
Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired the co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP's government contracts practice in Washington, D.C., team to help colead V&E's practice, the firm has announced.
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BCLP Creates New Innovation Role To Lead AI Drive
BCLP said Wednesday that it has appointed a senior corporate partner at its London office to drive its strategy on innovation as it looks to make the most of artificial intelligence to boost services for clients.
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Willkie Accused Of Aiding $735M Fraud In Buyout Deal
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP on Tuesday was accused of aiding a $735 million fraud carried out by an investment manager to secure financing for a 2023 take-private transaction involving Franchise Group Inc., which was then used to pay off the manager's personal debts.
Expert Analysis
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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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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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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.