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Wachtell Lipton Taps Ex-US Atty For SDNY From Cleary
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has hired the former chief U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP following the departure of former co-chair and top corporate litigator William Savitt over the summer, Wachtell Lipton confirmed on Thursday.
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Dechert Lands Ropes & Gray Capital Solutions Atty In NY
Dechert LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a partner from Ropes & Gray LLP for its capital solutions team in New York.
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CLO Of FanDuel Parent Co. Steps Down For 2nd Retirement
The chief legal officer of the online sports betting platform Flutter, which owns FanDuel, has resigned, saying on social media Thursday that he was taking another run at retirement since leaving his previous role as Target's legal chief.
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Choate Adds 11-Lawyer Litigation Team From Kasowitz
An 11-attorney team of commercial litigators who formerly practiced at Kasowitz LLP have moved their practices to Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's New York City office.
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The Top In-House Hires Of September
Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at MSG Sports, Nestle and the Associated Press. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from September.
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Clerk Rule Change Unlikely To Trigger Judicial Ethics Probes
A recent change to the rules governing how federal court leaders handle the reassignment of judicial clerks due to misconduct claims against a judge is unlikely to lead to investigations into those allegations and so won't improve those clerks' working conditions or judicial accountability, court reform advocates say.
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Morgan Lewis Taps Global Leaders As New Chair Starts Term
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced its new global leadership team Thursday as longtime partner David McManus kicked off his five-year term as firm chair.
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Whiteford Hires 6 Lazare Potter Partners In NYC
East Coast firm Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP announced Thursday that it has added six New York City attorneys from business law firm Lazare Potter Glazer & Moyle LLP ahead of an office relocation that it calls "part of the firm's continued growth in the market."
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NY DA: Construction Exec Offered 'Quid Pro Quo' To Atty
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized the phone of The Rinaldi Group's managing director as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that he proposed a "quid pro quo" to a defense attorney representing another longtime TRG executive in a bribery case, a prosecutor has told a state court judge.
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Leaders Of Smaller Firms Say Talent, Not Tech, Is Top Issue
Leaders of small to midsized law firms are expressing more concern about a long-standing problem, the cost of hiring and retaining talented attorneys, than they are about a new issue, the cost of AI and other technology, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Sills Cummis Litigation Co-Chair Named Managing Partner
Sills Cummis & Gross PC announced that after nearly 20 years as managing partner, R. Max Crane will transition into the role of chairman and the firm's litigation co-chair will become managing partner.
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Estée Lauder's GC Earned Over $7.6M In 2026
The top attorney for the Estée Lauder Companies Inc. brought home over $7.6 million last year, including about $3.7 million in stock and option awards, a Wednesday securities filing shows.
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2nd Circ. Says EFAA Bars Arbitration Of Ex-Exec's Entire Suit
The Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that an ex-executive can keep her case in court after asserting sexual harassment claims against a Texas law firm, ruling the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Act shields her whole suit from arbitration — not just her sexual misconduct claims.
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How Junior Associates Can Crush Their Fourth Quarter Goals
The last three months of the year can be crunch time at many law firms, as lawyers scramble to meet their year-end goals. But for some junior associates, what they need to concentrate on and avoid may not always be clear.
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Baker McKenzie Alum Launches Arbitrator Practice
Longtime Baker McKenzie partner David Zaslowsky has announced that he will retire from the law firm Wednesday to launch an independent arbitrator practice, saying that he has been at the firm since 1984 and is ready to start a new chapter in his life as a lawyer.
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NY, Florida, Mass. Bar Officials Duck Disbarred Atty Suit
A New York federal judge threw out a permanently disbarred attorney's due process claims against New York state, Massachusetts and Florida disciplinary officials Monday, finding no New York ties to the out-of-state officials and concluding the New York disbarment came not from disciplinary officials but from a state court.
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Pierson Ferdinand Passes 300-Partner Milestone
Less than three years after Pierson Ferdinand LLP launched with a group of breakaway attorneys from FisherBroyles LLP, the firm has reached a headcount of over 300 partners including five partner hires in September, it announced Tuesday.
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NY Court Officials Must Disclose Secret Guidance To Judges
The New York State Office of Court Administration must hand over a batch of memos instructing state judges how to interpret the law after fighting for years to keep them under wraps, a New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Mintz's Boston Office Head To Succeed Longtime Firm Leader
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC will have a new managing member as of July 1 for the first time since 2009, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Tyson & Mendes Atty To Lead NY Office After Recent Arrival
National insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has picked as its New York office leader an attorney who joined the firm this past summer with 20 other attorneys from Rebar Kelly LLC and who has more than three decades of civil litigation and trial experience.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Investment Management Pro In NY
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on the founder of Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP's investment management and funds practice as a shareholder and Long Island, New York, corporate practice and firmwide investment management group co-chair.
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Gibson Dunn Hires NY-Based Structured Finance Co-Chair
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added an attorney previously with Clifford Chance LLP who specializes in the energy and infrastructure sectors as co-chair of its structured finance practice group.
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GC Of Cannabis And Beer Biz Tilray Earned $3.5M Last Year
Tilray Brands Inc., which offers craft beer and beverages, premium spirits, medical and adult-use cannabis, and hemp wellness products, paid its top attorney $3.5 million in fiscal 2026, composed primarily of stock awards.
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Big AI Investments Up The Ante For Law Firm Prestige
Investment in AI, including building firm-specific proprietary tools, is the latest front among top law firms to gain and maintain elite status. Law360 spoke with legal industry leaders about how firms can embrace AI innovation to keep their competitive edge.
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These Firms Are The 2026 Prestige Leaders
In the intense competition of the legal sphere, firms have to make a constant effort to stand out from the crowd. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.