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Pennsylvania Pulse
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Jenn Mascott Of WH Counsel's Office Confirmed To 3rd Circ.
The Senate voted 50-47 on Thursday to confirm Jenn Mascott, currently serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the Delaware seat on the Third Circuit.
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Federal Prosecutor Joins Saxton & Stump In Pittsburgh
A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after more than 13 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, joining Saxton & Stump's Pittsburgh office.
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Hausfeld Brings On 3 Attorneys From Government Agencies
An ex-Philadelphia prosecutor and two former federal government attorneys have moved out of the public sector and into private practice by joining Hausfeld LLP's offices in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C.
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Law Firm Mergers Accelerated In Q3 After Slow First Half
After a relatively quiet start to the year, U.S. law firms announced more combinations during the third quarter of 2025 than in any other third quarter going back five years, with the uptick driven largely by combinations between midsize and small firms.
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What Is 'Brickstorm' And How Law Firms Can Guard Against It
A recent cyberattack at Williams & Connolly LLP that compromised a few attorney email accounts is the latest reported event possibly linked to “Brickstorm” malware. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down what law firms and legal professionals should know about the cyberattacks.
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Gibbons, Frost Brown Combining As 800-Atty Nationwide Firm
Gibbons PC and Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Wednesday that they will combine at the beginning of 2026 to form FBT Gibbons LLP, creating a nationwide firm with strengths in litigation and transactional work.
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NJ US Atty Appointment Was 'Shell Game,' 3rd Circ. Told
Two New Jersey criminal defendants this week blasted the Trump administration's attempt to name Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for the state after her interim term ended, telling the Third Circuit that the government's plan was a "shell game."
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Dentons Litigator Joins Frost Brown In Pittsburgh
A veteran attorney who spent more than 35 years at Dentons Cohen & Grigsby building a practice defending clients in a wide variety of cases including those involving product liability and wrongful termination disputes has recently moved his practice to Frost Brown Todd LLP's Pittsburgh office.
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Senate Confirms 2 DOJ Nominees, 16 US Attys
The U.S. Senate voted 51-47 Tuesday, along party lines, to confirm a slew of nominees for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Ex-Kline & Specter Atty, Firm Trade Barbs In Post-Deal Row
A TikTok video and alleged audit noncompliance took center stage Tuesday in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas as Kline & Specter PC and former firm lawyer Tom Bosworth voiced their distrust of each other during a hearing on legal battles that erupted over the deal resolving Bosworth's departure.
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Jones Day Grows Investigations Team With K&L Gates Atty
An attorney with nearly 30 years of experience conducting internal investigations for clients on wide-ranging matters has moved his practice to Jones Day's Pittsburgh office after more than 27 years with K&L Gates.
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Office Snapshot: Ballard Spahr Settles Into Seattle
Ballard Spahr merged with Seattle-based Lane Powell in January, and the combined firm's Seattle lawyers moved into a new space in June. Here, Law360 talks to firm leaders about their commitment to the Emerald City.
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Hagens Berman Fights Sanctions Over Thalidomide Suits
Plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP strenuously denied claims that it should be sanctioned for filing since-dropped product liability cases, responding to a judge's show cause order by saying it spent hundreds of hours researching the legal theories it pursued before filing the cases and devoted substantial time and resources to them.
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Archer & Greiner Selects Enviro Chair As Next Firm President
Archer & Greiner PC announced Monday that a longtime presence at the firm who currently chairs the firm's environmental practice has been elected to be the firm's next president, effective at the start of 2026.
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Duane Morris Preps For Leadership Shift With Clark Hill COO
Duane Morris LLP announced Monday that it has brought on Clark Hill PLC's chief operating officer as executive director to help the firm prepare for Chief Operating Officer Charles J. O'Donnell's upcoming retirement.
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Dentons Adds Clients And Markets Head From Nelson Mullins
Dentons announced Monday that it has brought on a global chief clients and marketing officer who previously served as managing director of business development and client services at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, adding a new member to the firm's global management committee.
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How Law Firm Leaders Are Keeping Teams Connected
Internal podcasts, monthly town halls and piling on airline miles in the name of one-on-one meetings are just a few of the strategies that law firm leaders are employing to keep their ever-expanding network of people connected.
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'Whiz Honor' Judge Says No Crime, No Unpaid Suspension
A Philadelphia judge under investigation for allegedly trying to influence the sentencing for an associate of rapper Meek Mill has asked the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline not to suspend him without pay, arguing that he has not been charged with a crime, so there is no reason for a suspension.
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How Hemenway & Barnes, Raines Feldman Beat Pa. 'Jock Tax'
With decades of experience representing athletes in local tax disputes, Hemenway & Barnes LLP partner Stephen Kidder and his team knew from the jump they had a strong argument to overturn the city of Pittsburgh's "jock tax" on nonresident athletes, but scoring a win would ultimately take a yearslong fight that ended with a unanimous ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week.
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Some Longtime Legal Blogs Go Quiet As Platform Shuts Down
When the online publishing platform Typepad launched more than two decades ago, it became a hub for a then-growing community of law professors and legal bloggers. Its closure this week marked the end of an era that has found some bloggers looking for new homes or opting to call it quits.
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Wooed With Stock, Coherent CLO Saw Over $14M In 1st Year
The chief legal officer at Coherent Corp. earned nearly $14.6 million in his first year on the job, with a total compensation consisting primarily of stock awards granted as a signing bonus when he moved over from Mastercard's law department, according to a securities filing Thursday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Hausfeld LLP's handling of a suit on behalf of the city of Philadelphia and Foley Hoag LLP's work on an $8 billion biotech acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Williams & Connolly LLP and Skaggs Faucette LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge issued a rare post-mistrial verdict arrangement that ordered Biogen to pay Genentech Inc. more than $88 million in royalties.
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Former Risk Officer Returns To Faegre Drinker In Philadelphia
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP recently welcomed back to its Philadelphia office an attorney who spent nearly 14 years working in-house for international investment firm Aberdeen, including the past seven as the firm's chief risk officer.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week, with more government attorneys moving to private practice, leadership changes and artificial intelligence-related court filing mishaps. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Expert Analysis
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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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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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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.