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Threat Hunting And Training: Law Firms' New Cyber Strategy
Some law firms are taking new steps to stop cyberattacks before they occur, including the use of threat hunting, increased automation and updated training to prepare staff for today's more sophisticated bad actors.
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Steptoe Adds Jones Day Biotech Patent Pro To NY Office
Steptoe LLP has bolstered its intellectual property practice with an attorney arriving from Jones Day with multinational experience advising biotech and biopharmaceutical companies on patent issues.
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Latham Welcomes NY Real Estate Atty From Haynes Boone
Latham & Watkins LLP has announced that it made another addition to its real estate practice, welcoming a New York-based attorney from Haynes Boone LLP.
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Montreal-Based Corp. Atty Moves To Akerman's NY Office
Akerman LLP has announced that a former Quebec-based partner at the Canadian business law firm Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is returning to New York to join its corporate practice group.
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Fox Rothschild Hires Rosenberg Atty As Real Estate Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP has hired a former Rosenberg & Estis PC counsel as its new real estate department partner in its New York City office, the firm announced.
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Sheppard Mullin Lands 21-Atty IP Team From Ropes & Gray
Continuing on efforts to grow its intellectual property group and build a nationally acclaimed patent litigation practice, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Thursday that it is bringing in a 21-attorney IP team from Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more high-stakes, according to a new report out Thursday.
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Judges Pan Chris Cuomo's Arbitrator Bias Claim On Appeal
A majority of the justices on a New York appellate court panel voiced skepticism of ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's arguments that the arbitrator was biased against him in his $125 million wrongful termination case against the news network.
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2nd Circ. Won't Block Eletson Doc Transfer In Shipping Row
The Second Circuit on Wednesday declined Reed Smith LLP's emergency request to block the turnover of client files created amid its representation of Greece-based shipping company Eletson Holdings prior to an October 2024 reorganization, but agreed to refer the stay motion to a three-judge panel for consideration.
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Nelson Mullins Hires Freddie Mac Alumnus For RE Practice
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has added a commercial real estate expert from Freddie Mac's multifamily division to the firm's real estate capital markets practice.
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'Visas En Vogue': NYC Bar Brings Immigration To The Runway
Towering models in designer dresses and suits were lit up by camera flashes as they marched in high heels Tuesday night, not on your traditional runway, but on the historic wood floors of the New York City Bar Association.
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Judge Grossman Rejoins Duane Morris As Of Counsel
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman has rejoined Duane Morris LLP as of counsel in the firm's business reorganization and financial restructuring practice in New York, where he was a partner before his appointment to the bench, the firm announced Monday.
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Giuliani Must Pay Attys $1.4M After Missing Bills Claim Fails
A New York state judge has awarded nearly $1.4 million to Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP in its lawsuit accusing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani of racking up unpaid legal bills for the firm's work in various criminal, civil and administrative matters.
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Bracewell Expands Energy Team With Trio Of New NY Partners
Bracewell LLP has made three new additions to its global energy finance and infrastructure practices and said Tuesday that the moves enhance its project finance and power teams in the U.S.
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Fried Frank Hires Ex-Wachtell IT Director As CIO
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a chief information officer that most recently served as director of information technology at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
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Eckert Seamans Names New Practice Group And DC Leaders
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced Wednesday that it has appointed a new member-in-charge for its Washington, D.C., office and made changes to the leadership of four of the firm's practice groups.
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Crunch Fitness Brings On New General Counsel
Gym franchise Crunch Fitness announced Tuesday the hiring of Chris Flowers, formerly of Restore Hyper Wellness, as its new general counsel.
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Courts Told Head-In-The-Sand Approach To AI Can Backfire
State courts might be inclined not to implement generative artificial intelligence tools or to ban staff from using them to avoid hallucinations and privacy breaches, but that strategy could backfire, a panelist told a court technology conference Tuesday.
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NJ Justices Suspend Atty Over Bank Loan Scheme Conviction
The New Jersey Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended an attorney and former director of the now-shuttered Park Avenue Bank after he was convicted for his role in a scheme to profit off of a loan using a straw borrower.
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Willkie Taps PE Head To Co-Lead The Firm In 2027
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Tuesday that the nearly decade-long head of its private equity practice will step up to co-lead the firm as its joint chairman at the start of 2027.
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Cooley Adds Ex-McDermott Atty As Activism Defense Head
Cooley LLP has added an attorney previously with McDermott Will & Schulte as the new chair of its activism defense practice, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Kelley Kronenberg Brings On Atty Trio In Florida, New York
Kelley Kronenberg has bolstered its ranks with three new attorneys, including a new partner in West Palm Beach, Florida, who is an intellectual property lawyer and former solo practitioner.
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Blackstone Vet Joins Davis Polk Investment Practice
A former senior in-house counsel at Blackstone Credit & Insurance joined Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as a partner after more than a dozen years with the credit investor, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Cadwalader Hires Trans-Atlantic Katten Private Wealth Partner
An international private wealth partner from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has jumped to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP as a partner in the firm's London and New York offices, Cadwalader announced Tuesday.
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These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates
Working as a summer associate is a rite of passage for many law students, and these training programs can boost aspiring attorneys' confidence in their career paths. Find out what students valued most and how they rated those experiences in a new survey from Law360 Pulse.
Expert Analysis
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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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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Series
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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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Series
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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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Perspectives
Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
To close the diversity gap between the judiciary and the litigants that regularly appear in criminal courts, institutions including police departments, prosecutor offices and defense law firms must be committed to advancing Black and Latino men, says New York Supreme Court Justice Erika Edwards.
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The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
Recent law firm trademark disputes highlight how the tension between legal ethics rules and trademark law can make it difficult for firms to select brands that are distinctive and entitled to protection, say Kimberly Maynard and Tyler Maulsby at Frankfurt Kurnit.