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  • Cooley To Require Attorneys Work In Person 4 Days A Week

    Starting Jan. 1, Cooley LLP's U.S. and Europe-based attorneys will have to work in the office at least four days a week, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.

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    Norton Rose To Take More Space In Namesake Houston Tower

    Norton Rose Fulbright is planning to take an additional floor in the downtown Houston office tower that bears the firm's name just over a year after moving its headquarters into a seven-floor space in the building.

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    Top Law Firms, Brokers Compete For Legal Finance Honors

    Law firms, legal technology companies and litigation-finance brokers are among those who have made the shortlist in the International Legal Finance Association's inaugural awards, which recognize achievement and innovation in the global industry, the trade association said Thursday.

  • Fried Frank To Help Fund NYC Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial

    Fried Frank has committed to being a lead donor toward a memorial to late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which is planned for New York City's Brooklyn Bridge Park, noting the firm's connection to Justice Ginsburg's late husband.

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    Ex-Meta In-House Atty Joins Davis Wright In DC

    A former associate general counsel at Meta, who spent close to five years at the company advising on a range of global telecom and technology issues, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Washington, D.C., office as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Fisher Phillips Partners With Sports Biz Group

    Employer-side labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips announced Tuesday that it is entering into a strategic collaboration with Florida-based sports business association Profluence.

  • Nelson Mullins Adds White & Case Arbitration Pro In Houston

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a former White & Case LLP attorney as an international arbitration partner to its Houston-based team.

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    Akin Adds Int'l Trade Adviser From Treasury Department

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former deputy assistant director for policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control as a senior policy adviser to its international trade practice.

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    BigLaw-Backed Pro Bono Network Aims To Fight Antisemitism

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and the Anti-Defamation League are spearheading a new pro bono network of law firms focused on representing victims of antisemitic attacks and discrimination in legal proceedings, the law firm announced Wednesday.

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    4 Ways Associates Can Ace Their Annual Review This Year

    It’s year-end review time. How can associates put themselves in the best position possible to advance their careers? Here are four tips.

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    Ogletree Hosts Inaugural AI Bootcamp For 1st Year Associates

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has found that young lawyers are receiving little to no training on artificial intelligence tools in law school, so the firm held its first AI bootcamp for first-year associates earlier this month to get them comfortable using the technology in their work.

  • DC Bar Flags Ethics Risks For Law Firm Deals With Gov't

    A District of Columbia Bar committee said in a new opinion that law firms and attorneys must consider conflicts of interest and other possible ethics issues before entering into agreements with the government that may "limit or shape their law practices."

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Faegre Drinker Mass Tort Pro In NJ

    Greenberg Traurig LLP added to its products liability and pharmaceutical practices in New Jersey this week with the addition of a litigator and trial attorney from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP who specializes in complex mass tort cases.

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    FERC Chair From V&E Taps Another Firm Atty As GC

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Laura Swett, a former Vinson & Elkins LLP energy attorney, has named another V&E energy lawyer based in the nation's capital as the agency's next general counsel.

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    Jones Day Bolsters Ranks With Another DOJ Attorney

    Jones Day has added another U.S. Department of Justice alum to its ranks, the firm announced Tuesday, welcoming the former attorney responsible for national security-related matters in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.

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    Kutak Rock Expands To Ohio, Marks 600 Attys Firmwide

    Omaha, Nebraska-founded Kutak Rock LLP announced Tuesday that it has expanded into Ohio and hit the 600-attorney milestone with four public finance attorneys who will be based in two new offices in Cleveland and Columbus.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Partner Class Dips To 16 Attys

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has elevated 16 attorneys to partners who are based in eight of the firm's offices including in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and California, marking a slight decline from the firm's 2024 partner class of 19.

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    The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

    Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderboard to see which firms are leaders in all-around excellence this year.

  • How Leaderboard Firms Define Success

    The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard law firms are balancing business strength with social responsibility, global reach with local impact, and the ability to lead complex matters while meeting clients' evolving needs. Law360 caught up with firm leaders from this year’s Leaderboard to discuss what success looks like, and how they are positioning their firms for the future.

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    These Firms Top The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

    What makes a law firm stand out in a crowded field of top-tier competitors? What does it take to be a well-rounded firm? Presenting the 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — showcasing the firms that demonstrate excellence on measures of prestige, responsible business practices, and the reach of their legal work.

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    The Litigation Reach Of The 100 Practice Footprint Firms

    The top 100 firms on Law360's 2025 Practice Footprint ranking have left a clear mark across federal district courts. Our interactive map shows where each firm has appeared in district court cases over the past three years — revealing the breadth of each firm's national reach.

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    The 2025 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up

    These 100 firms stand out for their impressive litigation footprints and transactions work. See who's leading the pack across four categories: variety of cases, range of jurisdictions, closing large merger and acquisition deals, and handling registered offerings.

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    Hogan Lovells Adds Morgan Lewis M&A Pro In Philly, Houston

    Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner to strengthen its corporate and finance practice group and its capacity to handle mergers, acquisitions and other transactions.

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    Aderant Acquires Virtual Pricing Director To Boost Firm Profits

    Legal software firm Aderant announced Tuesday that it has acquired London-based Virtual Pricing Director, a cloud-based platform that uses artificial intelligence and pre-built templates to automate the legal pricing process.

  • Judge To Decide If Trump's Jan. 6 Docs Stay Confidential

    A D.C. federal judge will review a trove of documents containing communications between officials from the first Trump administration and attorneys for his 2020 campaign to decide whether they can be kept from discovery in a lawsuit over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Expert Analysis

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Extend Your Content's Life Author Photo

    Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.

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    Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy Author Photo

    Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.

  • Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent Author Photo

    The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.

  • Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions Author Photo

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • 3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Author Photo

    Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value Author Photo

    As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.

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    Defining The Culture For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    We co-founded The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators to connect leading trial lawyers, litigation experts and academics, and our experience has shown that embracing opportunity, responding fearlessly to market realities, and relentlessly defining the organization’s culture have all been integral to success, say Stéphane Bonifassi, Lincoln Caylor and Elizabeth Ortega.

  • 5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year Author Photo

    A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee Author Photo

    Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.

  • 4 Biz Dev Steps For Attys Who Don't Know What They Want Author Photo

    Junior attorneys are increasingly expected to start building books of business while they are still figuring out their long-term career goals, but a few pointers can help young lawyers develop business even when they’re uncertain about their future direction, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Protecting Client Funds From Cyberattacks Author Photo

    As cyberattacks on law firms continue to escalate, bar associations, law firms and individual lawyers must all take steps to protect client funds in attorney trust accounts — from imposing cyber hygiene mandates to reimagining malpractice coverage — because once that money is gone, it’s generally gone for good, says Michael Epstein at The Epstein Law Firm.

  • Making Legal Cents: For Billing, Think Value, Not Time Author Photo

    Pricing strategy is one of the most consistently discussed but underleveraged tools in a firm's arsenal, and rather than keeping hourly billing because it's easy, firms should consider their differentiators when structuring more effective fee models, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.

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    Achieving Organic Growth For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    We started Law Rocks to promote music education for underprivileged youth and raise funds for local nonprofits, and our 15-year journey has shown that enthusiasm, persistence and a great network can lead to a surprising amount of organic growth, say Nick Child and Ted Scott at Secretariat.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Engage With The Media Author Photo

    Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR.

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