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The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has added a chief human resources officer who previously headed the human resources operations at Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the firm has announced.
A former general counsel at PepsiCo and GE is now head of the U.S. practice at McAllister Olivarius, bringing decades of in-house experience to the British-American firm that represents survivors of sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination, according to an announcement.
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Phillips Lytle announced Wednesday that a veteran of the federal government has left the public sector to join its litigation practice as special counsel, where the firm says he will advise on regulatory compliance, public policy and matters involving government agencies.
Akerman LLP said it has bolstered its real estate practice by adding the co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's land use and zoning practice as a partner in its New York office.
A onetime FBI special agent who has spent the past 18 years in BigLaw has come aboard Lowenstein Sandler LLP's New York office as a partner in the firm's tax practice.
As general counsel roles continue to expand in today's rapidly changing economic and tech environment, legal chiefs are increasingly relying on their deputy general counsel to take over more of the day-to-day law department operations, according to a new report from legal recruiters Major Lindsey & Africa.
Robins Kaplan LLP announced that an experienced insurance attorney who spent over 25 years working on a wide range of coverage matters has joined the firm's New York office as a partner.
Jackson Lewis PC has added the former head of Pfizer's in-house immigration group as a principal in its White Plains, New York, office, the firm has announced.
Hecker Fink LLP announced Wednesday that a longtime Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP attorney known for her work on high-stakes commercial litigation has joined its New York office.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP announced Tuesday that a 20-year veteran employment litigator who has long been involved with firm management has been tapped to become the firm's new managing partner effective next year.
A former tax partner for accounting giant BDO said Tuesday that the firm fired her after manufacturing performance issues because she took leave to care for her son who suffered a brain hemorrhage, according to the $75 million discrimination suit she filed in New York federal court.
A New York developer and his business have filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing several companies, a law firm and others of defrauding him out of more than $3 million in an investment fraud scheme, saying they made false promises of "extraordinary returns" from purportedly monetizing certain letters of credit.
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest U.S. law firms by revenue showed a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2025, offering early signs of recovery after a slow start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
An experienced executive compensation attorney has departed Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and returned to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she's spent much of her legal career.
Robinson & Cole LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed a trademark prosecution lawyer from intellectual property boutique Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC to its expanding New York office, touting his expertise in managing complex domestic and international trademark portfolios.
A New York City lawyer wants a court to dismiss allegations that she took part in a conspiracy with prominent attorney Tony Buzbee to extort Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter via a since-dropped rape case, arguing that the hip-hop mogul's claims against her were brought in an improper forum and that he failed to state a claim.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced the 11th addition to its global energy and infrastructure team this year on Monday, welcoming a New York-based attorney from The Carlyle Group.
Mark David Brazeal, chief legal officer at Broadcom Inc., earned $25.76 million selling stock in his company last month. Close behind is Duane Holloway, the former general counsel of U.S. Steel Corp., who is walking away from the company on July 18 with over $18.5 million earned from stock sales in June, when his company was acquired.
A New York state judge has handed an early win to Lowenstein Sandler LLP against allegations it provided faulty advice in a client's bankruptcy, finding the asset manager that brought the suit was simply attempting "to shift the financial cost of the troubled company's failed business from its owners to its lawyers."
Florida-based Kelley Kronenberg has formed a new specialized "Fraud Fighters Team" dedicated to combating insurance fraud, the firm announced Monday.
An attorney specializing in real estate transactions has moved his practice from Ropes & Gray LLP to Cozen O'Connor, where he will split his time between two offices.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has hired a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP private wealth partner to be a co-head of its trusts and estates practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its corporate, litigation, real estate, securities, data privacy and healthcare practices with the addition of five partners who have come aboard in Boston, Texas, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.