Q&A

Kaufman Dolowich Del. Leader Chats Goals For Future Growth

By Rose Krebs

Kaufman Dolowich announced last month that it has a new managing partner for its Delaware office. Kristen Swift, who joined the firm last year, has taken over as leader of the Wilmington office. Here, Swift chats with Law360 Pulse about her immediate goals in the role and plans for the office.

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Ex-Bernstein Litowitz Atty Starts Firm After Contentious Exit

By Adrian Cruz

A former Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP partner known for handling high-profile stockholder cases has led the launch of a boutique focused on corporate disputes and securities litigation after the firm says he was fired for misconduct.

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Incyte Hires Goodwin Life Sciences Pro As General Counsel

By Rose Krebs

Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company Incyte announced Monday that it has hired a Goodwin Procter LLP partner as its general counsel to steer its legal and compliance functions.

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Bonus Spotlight

Cahill Gordon Offers Associates 'Super Bonus' Of Up To $200K

By Anna Sanders

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP won't just match BigLaw's prevailing scale for year-end bonuses — the firm will also reportedly offer outsized special bonuses, or super bonuses, up to $200,000 for high-performing associates.

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Wilson Sonsini To Switch Leaders For 1st Time Since 2012

By Andrea Keckley

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced plans for its first top leadership transition in more than a decade on Wednesday, tapping a Palo Alto, California-based litigator and a New York-based corporate lawyer to begin co-leading the firm at the start of next August.

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Law Firm Real Estate Report

By James Boyle

The East Coast logged plenty of law firm real estate activity in November, as several firms, including Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC and Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC, moved into new offices in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Washington, D.C.

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ABA Urges Attys To Guard Confidentiality In Withdraw Motions

By Andrea Keckley

The American Bar Association on Wednesday advised attorneys that they must leave information about their representation of a client out of any motions they file to withdraw as their counsel unless they have an explicit exception to existing confidentiality rules or the client's consent.

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The Top In-House Hires Of November

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk's xAI has a new but familiar general counsel, while several sports groups — including the New York Mets, PGA of America and the SEC college athletic conference — also brought on new legal leaders in November.

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5 New Archetypes Of Legal Talent For The Age Of AI

New job archetypes are rapidly replacing the traditional model of the lawyer as artificial intelligence proliferates, and to remain competitive, firms will need to embrace the diverse portfolio of talent required to navigate, design and critique algorithmic systems, says Dmitri Mehlhorn at Atoll Society.

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A Closer Look At 5 Types Of Legal Management Services Orgs

Legal management services organizations, which outsource the administrative aspects of law firms to separate entities, are poised to disrupt the industry in the year to come, so firms and attorneys should consider the advantages and disadvantages of several MSO models, say Frederick Shelton and Ayven Dodd at Shelton & Steele.

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