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Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Ana M. González Pérez
Ana M. González Pérez of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped steer Credit Suisse through its merger and integration with UBS and co-negotiated investment terms that pulled a struggling New York Community Bancorp back from the brink, earning her a spot among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's R. Courtland Morrice
New York-based R. Courtland Morrice of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP counsels companies, investment firms and other financial players on such subjects as liability management, private debt, structured finance and capital markets — including advising Neiman Marcus Group on its nearly $3 billion acquisition in 2024 by Hudson's Bay Co. — earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Jackson Lewis Names New Leader In Austin
Employment law firm Jackson Lewis has tapped an experienced management-side employment litigator to serve as managing principal of its Austin, Texas, office.
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Pro Bono 'Corps' Mobilizes Small Firms As BigLaw Pulls Back
As major law firms step back from certain pro bono work amid the Trump administration's campaign against BigLaw, the nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government is deploying what its leaders say is an untapped resource in high-impact litigation: small firms, solo practitioners and retirees.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as the president of the American Bar Association began her term and attorneys took on new roles. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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How Polsinelli's Innovation Department Ushered In 7 AI Tools
Polsinelli PC's innovation department over the last year has tested more than 40 artificial intelligence tools and have rolled out seven as part of an effort to keep up with an explosion of new offerings in the market.
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Cadwalader Corporate Head Exits To McDermott After 40 Years
Ira Schacter, a senior partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, is leaving the firm after 40 years to lead a new section of newly merged McDermott Will & Schulte's transactions practice that will counsel clients where private equity, insurance and financial services matters meet, McDermott confirmed Thursday.
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Willkie Lays Off Staff After San Francisco Group Departs
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has laid off five staff members in San Francisco following the departure of a group of 20 lawyers from the office amid discord over the law firm's decision to ink a deal with the Trump administration to avoid an executive order, sources say.
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Mayer Brown Taps Ex-WordPress Parent CLO For GC Program
Mayer Brown LLP is bringing in the former chief legal officer at WordPress' parent company, Automattic Inc., to be the latest participant in its Technology General Counsel in Residence program, the firm announced Thursday.
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Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Wesley Sze
Wesley Sze of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been representing a slew of major tech companies and helped them secure multimillion-dollar settlements, including a $310 million deal on behalf of Apple in multidistrict litigation claiming that software updates lowered older phones' battery life, earning him a spot among the class action practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Goldman Ismail's Emma Ross
Emma Ross of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP has taken key roles in trials for Bayer over the pesticide Roundup and for Merck defending the safety of the Gardasil vaccine, earning her a spot among the trials attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Javier Ortiz
Javier Ortiz of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP advised financing banks on an unusual and complex cross-border asset-based loan for Apollo Global Management's $6 billion acquisition of auto parts-maker Tenneco Inc., earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: King & Spalding's Margaret Nettesheim
Margaret Nettesheim of King & Spalding LLP is overseeing the development of the third-party risk management process at an international infrastructure company in the Middle East as it builds a megaproject, earning her a spot among the compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Katie Wellington
Hogan Lovells' Katie Wellington was one of the chief architects of an argument that resulted in a win for a voting rights group in a dispute over the so-called independent state legislature theory before the U.S. Supreme Court, preventing state legislatures from changing election rules and maps without being subject to judicial review, earning her a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Troutman's Elizabeth Phillips Corey
Elizabeth Phillips Corey's scientific aptitude, legal chops and client relations have made her an asset at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, where she's helped save an oil field that was in danger of being shut down and worked with a company hoping to usher in new nanotechnology, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Troutman Adds 3 More CMBS Attys From K&L Gates
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has announced three more additions to its commercial mortgage-backed securities team from K&L Gates LLP, saying their hires will "further fortify the firm's competitive edge in the special servicing and litigation sectors."
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Ex-TVA, Duke Energy Atty Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Partner
Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a former in-house counsel at two major energy corporations as a partner in its regulatory affairs group.
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Bradley Arant Adds Clark Hill Atty To Lead GC Services Team
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced Thursday that it has added a Clark Hill PLC attorney to build and lead its new general counsel services team and strengthen its corporate and securities practice group.
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Law Firms Face Hurdles Advising In-House Depts. On AI Risks
Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.
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Fox Rothschild Lands Cohen Seglias' Delaware Office Leader
Fox Rothschild LLP has added the former managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC's Delaware office to expand its real estate practice in the First State and beyond.
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Rising Star: Latham's Ruchi Gill
Latham & Watkins LLP's Ruchi Gill was key in guiding a court-ordered national security agreement in a major transaction for her client, earning her a spot among international trade lawyers named as Law360 Rising Stars.
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Clark Hill Expands Tax Bench With Plunk Smith Atty In Texas
Clark Hill PLC announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax and estate planning group in North Texas with an attorney who came aboard from Plunk Smith PLLC.
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Rising Star: Skadden's Katie Clarke
For advising major acquisitions, including sovereign wealth funds, before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and, more recently, guiding a major mobile games company in its acquisition of the makers of Pokémon Go, Katie Clarke of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP earned a spot among international trade practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Seyfarth Adds Construction Trio From Akerman And Boutique
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Wednesday that a trio of experienced construction attorneys have joined the firm's Los Angeles office, including two hires from Akerman LLP.
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Reed Smith Taps Insurance Pro To Lead Downtown LA Office
Reed Smith LLP has tapped a veteran insurance recovery litigator to be the new office managing partner of its downtown Los Angeles office, the firm announced Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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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
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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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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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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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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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.