Boies Schiller Atty Tapped As GC For Ruth's Chris

By James Boyle

An attorney at the Miami office of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has left to join Ruth's Hospitality Group as senior vice president and general counsel.

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How Some Mid-Law Firms Are Growing During COVID-19

By Adrian Cruz

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many large law firms to cut staff and reduce salaries to weather the economic storm, a number of Mid-Law leaders say their firms' lean structures and flexibility have helped them stay the course and even expand in the past year.

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Q&A

Legal Tech Expert On Pandemic Being An 'Inflection Point'

By Aebra Coe

Bob Ambrogi has been writing about legal technology for the last 30 years. Here, he tells Law360 Pulse how the pandemic has spurred a "dramatic" acceleration in the adoption of legal tech, particularly cloud technologies.

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Billable Rates Shift With Firm Size, Alma Mater, Gender

By Cara Bayles

Law partners bill a median rate of $620 per hour, but not all billable hours were created equal, a new Law360 Pulse survey reveals. Here are some of the factors that come into play.

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Pulse Magazine

First Wave: The Attys Who Pioneered Law Firm Gender Suits

By Cara Bayles

In recent years, a slew of women have filed suit against law firms, alleging they were passed over for promotion because of their gender. For the attorneys who pioneered such discrimination suits decades ago, this new wave is a sign of both how much things have changed and how they haven’t.

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Toyota Stamps Out Bid To Unseal Ex-WilmerHale Temp's Case

By Frank G. Runyeon

A Florida state judge on Monday declined to unseal allegations of corruption leveled against Toyota by an ex-WilmerHale temp who worked on an internal document review project related to the automaker's operations in Thailand.

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Firms Of All Sizes Must Consider Cyber Policy, Experts Say

By Justin Wise

Cyberattacks are becoming a growing threat in the legal industry, with BigLaw firms including Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP being targeted in the past year. Mid-size and small firms that think they don't face as much risk should think again, a panel of insurance coverage experts said during a legal malpractice and risk management conference this week.

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Despite Firms' Efforts, Associates Struggle With Remote Work

By Emma Cueto

A year into COVID-19, associates at both BigLaw and Mid-Law firms told Law360 Pulse that firms have made good efforts to ensure that associates have the same career and mentoring opportunities they would have had in person, but the pandemic has still been rough for many younger lawyers.

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Young Attys' Job Prospects Expected To Rebound This Year

By Xiumei Dong and Justin Wise

Law firms have hired fewer associates and law school graduates' full-time employment rates dropped as the economy took a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic last year, recent reports showed. But the decline likely won't carry into 2021, industry experts said, noting most firms have regained their financial footing.

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Tit-For-Tat Court Packing Would Radically Enlarge High Court

By Andrew Strickler

The key conclusion of a study published Tuesday about the likely "endgame" of tit-for-tat partisan packing of the U.S. Supreme Court is that we're going to need a bigger bench — much bigger.

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Jones Walker Adds Former Assistant US Atty In Miami

By Matt Perez

Jones Walker LLP on Tuesday announced it has brought aboard a former assistant U.S. attorney for its corporate compliance and white-collar defense team out of Miami.

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Scotts OT Suit Nets More Than $1M In Atty Fees

By Matt Perez

A Florida federal judge has approved over $1 million in fees for attorneys at law firms Morgan & Morgan PA, Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP and Gallup Auerbach who successfully brought a proposed class action against Scotts Co. LLC to a $3.1 million settlement.

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Hall Booth Adds Health Care Litigator In Jacksonville, Fla.

By Matt Perez

Atlanta-headquartered Hall Booth Smith PC boosted its offerings in Florida, announcing on Tuesday the hiring of a litigation associate out of its Jacksonville office.

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For Foreign Agent Legal Reform, Will 58th Try Be The Charm?

By Andrew Strickler

With a dozen bills introduced in Congress just this year meant to strengthen, broaden, modernize, or otherwise fix the much-maligned Foreign Agent Registration Act, one might think the moment for FARA reform was finally upon us. But even the more optimistic experts say getting any of the current bills through Congress remains a long shot.

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Meet The Judge: Fla. Federal Court's Raag Singhal

By Matt Perez

Law360 Pulse looks at U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal's path to the bench in the Southern District of Florida and some of his biggest moments as a jurist, including his rejection last month of CNN's motion to dismiss a $300 million defamation case from attorney Alan Dershowitz.

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Goldberg Segalla Nabs Kelley Kronenberg Managing Partner

By Matt Perez

Goldberg Segalla announced Wednesday the hiring of the former managing partner at Kelley Kronenberg's Orlando, Florida, office, along with two other attorneys, to its workers' compensation group out of the city.

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Movers & Shakers

Career Coach On Lessons Learned From Young Atty Training

By Xiumei Dong

Grover Cleveland, a former law firm partner, develops training programs for young attorneys and law firms across the country. Here, Cleveland talks about why he wanted to do associate coaching as his career, challenges he has heard from young associates, and his advice for law firms on training.

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Tech Industry GCs See Civil Rights As Key Responsibility

By Kelcee Griffis

Modern general counsel are taking on more responsibilities than ever before, stepping up as the "moral backbone" for their companies while maintaining more traditional compliance roles, said attorneys for Facebook, Cox Communications and the Motion Picture Association.

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The Gay & Lesbian Attorneys Behind 3 Big LGBT Rights Cases

By Aebra Coe

The LGBT rights movement has seen some major victories and intensely fought cases in the courts over the last year. Law360 spoke with gay and lesbian BigLaw attorneys who dedicated their legal talents and time pro bono to three of those high-profile cases.

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Gunster Expands With 5 New Associates

By Matt Perez

Florida law firm Gunster announced Thursday the addition of five new associates across three of its offices in the state, with additions in practice groups such as business litigation, tax services and labor.

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Ex-Javerbaum Atty Hit With Suspension For 'Gross Neglect'

By Nick Muscavage

A Florida attorney who previously worked in a New Jersey office of Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC has been suspended from practicing law in the Garden State for six months for neglecting five separate clients.

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Authors Suggest Disciplined Attorneys Might Say, 'I'm Sorry'

By Kevin Penton

When attorneys do wrong and are disciplined, they rarely do something that may cost them nothing financially but a lot emotionally: say they're sorry.

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Pandemic Spells Lasting Changes For Summer Associates

By Ryan Boysen

Attorneys across the country are finally heading back to the office, but the virtual tools and programming developed over the past two summers because of the pandemic were so well received that BigLaw firms say future summer associates are still likely to see an integrated mix of virtual and physical work.

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On The Spot

LegalZoom GC Pushing For More Accessible Services

By Sue Reisinger

Since Nicole Miller joined LegalZoom as general counsel 15 months ago, she has also filled in as interim chief people officer, took the company public amid a pandemic and ushered in a new era where her non-law firm is offering legal services through an alternative business structure.

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LSN Partners Adds Bal Harbour Mayor As Partner

By Matt Perez

Miami Beach-based consulting firm LSN Partners has announced the addition of a former Meland Russin & Budwick PA attorney and the current mayor of Bal Harbour, Florida, as a partner.

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Fla. Firm Won't Settle For Its Slogan On Rival's Billboards

By Jack Rodgers

A Florida personal injury firm is using a competing law office's slogan as its own on billboards in high-traffic areas of the state, according to a recently filed lawsuit in Florida federal court.

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Bressler Amery Snags Greenspoon Marder Atty For Fla. Shop

By Madison Arnold

Bressler Amery & Ross PC has lured an attorney away from Greenspoon Marder LLP for its private client and trust and estate litigation practice groups.

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Univ. of Florida's Levin College Of Law Gets $40M Gift

By Rose Krebs

The University of Florida's Levin College of Law has received a $40 million gift from the estate of its namesake, which the law school said will be used to expand its academic programs, recruit students and faculty, and focus on other initiatives.

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Courts' COVID-Fueled Tech May Hinder Those Without Attys

By Jack Karp

While courts' rapid adoption of new technology helped keep the civil legal system functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, those tools sometimes made courts harder to navigate for those without attorneys, according to a study released Wednesday.

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Attys Seek $1.5M For Walmart Slip-And-Fall Verdict

By Carolina Bolado

Attorneys for a woman who won a $2 million jury award in a slip-and-fall suit against Walmart asked a Florida federal court on Thursday for $1.5 million in fees and costs under Florida's offer-of-judgment statute.

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Boutique Wilkinson Stekloff Raises Bar For Year-End Bonuses

By Sarah Martinson

Litigation boutique Wilkinson Stekloff is paying double the market rate for associate year-end bonuses set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP last month, as a host of firms joins the parade of handing out bonuses, Law360 Pulse learned Thursday.

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How Some Midsize Firms Outperform On Profits Per Partner

By Emma Cueto

A number of midsize firms outshone their peers on profits per partner, ranking alongside the industry’s giants to become Law360 Pulse’s first Prestige Leaders. Law360 Pulse spoke with the managing partners of these firms about the keys to their success.

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Boutique Susman Godfrey Tops BigLaw Associate Bonuses

By Sarah Martinson

Susman Godfrey LLP said Wednesday that its year-end payments to associates are larger than the combined bonuses that many BigLaw firms are paying attorneys based on pay scales set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Corporate Political Disclosure Votes Hit Record High In 2021

By Sue Reisinger

Vanguard and Black Rock helped push through a record high percentage of investor votes in 2021 for the Center for Political Accountability's resolution seeking corporate disclosure of political spending.

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What Top Public M&A Firms Can Teach Us About Deal Making

By Benjamin Horney

What does it take to become a preeminent legal adviser to the companies that are shaping industries and creating millionaires? Here’s Law360 Pulse’s list of the top firms by total public company deal-making volume and value, and a look at what it takes to become a leader in the field.

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Dechert, Sheppard Mullin Join Salary Bonanza Bandwagon

By Matt Perez

Dechert LLP, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP raised base associate salaries to match the prevailing scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in February, Law360 Pulse learned Thursday, joining numerous other firms to do so this month.

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Q&A

65 Project Leader Talks Holding 'Big Lie' Attys Accountable

By Justin Wise

A new group is taking aim at a coalition of lawyers who it says participated in a concerted push to overturn the 2020 election and abused the legal system in the process.

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Shumaker Advisors Florida Names Chief Of Staff

By Adrian Cruz

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick's LLP's Florida advisory arm announced Wednesday that it had named a veteran executive with government experience as its new chief of staff.

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Trump Sues Clinton, Dems Over Russia Collusion Claims

By Khorri Atkinson

Former President Donald Trump accused 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a lawsuit Thursday of conspiring with the Democratic National Committee and others during the contest "to weave a false narrative" that Trump and his campaign were colluding with Russia.

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Judge OKs $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse Over Objections

By Carolina Bolado

The Florida judge overseeing the consolidated litigation over the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse on Wednesday approved the $83 million deal that will allow property loss victims to exit the litigation, calling it an "outstanding result" for survivors who lost their units.

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First-Time Bar Passage Rate Dipped In 2021

By Xiumei Dong

Nearly 80% of first-time test takers who sat for the bar exam in 2021 passed, a drop of about 3 percentage points from 2020, according to statistics released Tuesday by the American Bar Association.

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Movers & Shakers

Littler Helps Diverse Attys Find Mentors With SOAR Program

By Kevin Penton

Navigating the first few months at a law firm can be arduous for any young associate, but it can present additional challenges for those of diverse backgrounds. Law360 recently spoke with the co-chairs of Littler Mendelson PC’s SOAR program, which helps address those challenges by connecting young diverse attorneys with experienced lawyers at the firm.

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Could The Dobbs Leak Change Supreme Court Clerkships?

By Cara Bayles

The air of suspicion that hangs over the U.S. Supreme Court after the Dobbs draft leak could affect the work of the court's corps of 36 law clerks, and their relationships to the justices and to one another.

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Fat Salaries Are Nice But Don't Drive Summer Associates

By Andrew Strickler

For most law students, paychecks for summer programs are widely seen as at least adequate; for some, they're transformative. Law360 Pulse dives into how much firms are paying their summer associates and what a big paycheck can mean to the cohort.

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Billable Hour To Daily Mileage: This Atty Ran 50 Marathons

By Michele Gorman

For Boston corporate attorney Dan Janis, running began as a hobby to relieve stress during law school and developed into a 15-year endeavor to cross a marathon finish line in every state. He talked with Law360 Pulse about his goal, which he started as a 33-year-old lawyer in 2007 and accomplished a month ago at 48.

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Judges Call For Greater Security Amid Attacks, Threats

By Hannah Albarazi

A panel of judges Thursday said there's a growing need to protect judicial officers and their families amid threats and deadly attacks, with one Louisiana federal judge warning that American democracy may deteriorate if judges are afraid to implement the rule of law.

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IADC Elects Adams And Reese Partner As President

By Rachel Rippetoe

A partner at Adams and Reese LLP in New Orleans has been elected president of The International Association of Defense Counsel, the association said Monday.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Shutts & Bowen LLP's handling of a Florida aquarium's $130 million real estate purchase and Burr & Forman LLP's work on behalf of an Alabama name, image likeness collective lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 29 to Aug. 12.

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How 6 BigLaw Firms Are Making Retention A Priority

By Aebra Coe

As the hiring wars of 2021 fade into a calmer state of affairs this year, many law firms are shifting some of their focus and resources from hiring to retaining talent. Here, leaders at six large law firms share their 2022 retention strategies.

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Ex-Head Of Arbitration At Shook Hardy Starts Own Firm

By Caroline Simson

The former chair of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP's global arbitration practice group has announced that he is striking out on his own, establishing a disputes firm in Miami where he will continue his advocacy and arbitrator work.

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Jones Day Adds Real Estate, Tort Litigation Partners In Miami

By Tracey Read

Jones Day has added real estate and tort litigation partners to its growing Miami office, welcoming two attorneys from DLA Piper and GrayRobinson PA.

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Miami Law School Gets $3.45M Donation Honoring Famed Atty

By Christine DeRosa

Representing celebrities like The Doors' Jim Morrison may have thrust longtime Podhurst Orseck PA attorney Robert Josefsberg into the limelight, but it was advocacy skills that led a University of Miami School of Law alumni to donate $3.45 million in his honor.

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4 Questions With Bond Schoeneck's West Palm Beach Leader

By Madison Arnold

Just seven years into her legal career and already having made partner, Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC's Audrey L. Faw was recently selected deputy managing member of the firm's new West Palm Beach, Florida, office.

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Indirect Salmon Buyers Hatch $33M Deal In Price-Fixing Suit

By Gina Kim

A proposed class of indirect salmon buyers asked a Florida federal judge Thursday to preliminarily bless a $33 million deal to resolve antitrust claims against Norwegian salmon-farming companies, noting that reviewing documents in the case posed a great challenge considering the communications were largely in Norwegian and had to be translated.

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Fed Circ.'s Judge Dyk Recaps A 60-Year Career In New Book

By Ryan Boysen

Clerking at the U.S. Supreme Court. A storied career as a First Amendment attorney at BigLaw firms before they were big. And 20-odd years on the federal bench. If that sounds like a lot, it is. And it's all covered in U.S. Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk's new book.

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Akerman Names 22 New Partners

By Emily Lever

Akerman LLP has promoted 22 of its associates to partner, the firm announced Monday.

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The 9 Firms GCs Most Recommended To Peers In 2022

By Xiumei Dong

Even amid inflation and growing economic concerns, BigLaw firms have continued to provide superior client services, with nine standing out from the crowd as the most recommended firms by corporate leaders, according to a report released Wednesday.

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White & Case's New Chief Diversity Officer Talks D&I Goals

By Tracey Read

White & Case LLP's new chief diversity officer started her position this week to help the firm foster a culture of equal opportunity, respect and belonging. Hedieh Fakhriyazdi spoke with Law360 Pulse on Wednesday about what she hopes to accomplish.

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Gibbons Leader Says Firm Is 'Ready To Go' If Economy Falters

By Jake Maher

As 2022 winds down, Gibbons PC Managing Director Peter Torcicollo spoke with Law360 Pulse about the year the firm had and how to prepare for 2023's challenges.

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Ex-Florida Judge Reprimanded Over Campaign Ad Violations

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a former Eleventh Circuit Court judge for violating campaign advertisement rules regarding his use of his military uniform in ads, which he was warned about by the U.S. Department of Defense six years prior.

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Duane Morris Names 13 Attorneys To Partnership

By James Boyle

More than a dozen attorneys at Duane Morris LLP have been promoted to partner level at the firm, representing eight offices in the U.S. and London, the firm announced this week.

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EY Spinoff Will Open Up World Market To Its Law Leader

By Sue Reisinger

Cornelius Grossmann, EY's global law leader, has been busy lately setting up the structure that his legal group will take once it has split away from the Big Four auditing firm. It is a vision that could change the shape of legal services around the world.

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Becker & Poliakoff Real Estate Pros Jump To Shutts & Bowen

By Madison Arnold

Shutts & Bowen LLP has added two real estate partners with a combined half century of experience to its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office from Becker & Poliakoff PA, including the former chair of that firm's real estate practice group.

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Fla. Digital Banker Dragonfly Adds In-House Pro As CLO

By Sue Reisinger

Startup digital banker Dragonfly Financial Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it has hired three new C-suite executives, including a longtime fintech in-house attorney as its first chief legal officer.

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Baker And Crowell Can't Duck Scam Suit In Florida, Court Told

By Ryan Boysen

The receiver for On Point Global LLC — a constellation of allegedly predatory websites sued into bankruptcy by the Federal Trade Commission — is fighting BakerHostetler LLP and Crowell & Moring LLP's efforts to escape her malpractice suit, claiming the pair's previous work for On Point clearly makes them liable.

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Day Pitney Names New Chief Marketing Officer

By Jake Maher

The East Coast regional firm Day Pitney LLP announced Monday that it has hired a marketing professional with experience working with large firms to be its new chief marketing officer.

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What Should Law Firms Take Away From Stroock's Demise?

By Xiumei Dong

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a more than century-old legacy firm known for its deep roots in New York City, is now dissolving, and its downfall offers important lessons to peer firms on missteps to avoid, industry experts say.

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Meadows Asks Full 11th Circ. To Rethink Election Case Ruling

By Kelcey Caulder

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked the full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to reconsider its decision rejecting his bid to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court, while also revealing his newly expanded legal team.

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20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate After Heavy Debate

By Courtney Bublé

Twenty of President Joe Biden's judicial nominations that were resubmitted to the Senate at the beginning of the year advanced out of committee Thursday, some with bipartisan support and others despite staunch Republican opposition — with particularly heavy debate on Third Circuit candidate Adeel Mangi.

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How Associates Can Handle Romance At The Office

By Kevin Penton

Perhaps he maintained eye contact during the boring meeting for a bit longer than expected. Or maybe when other lawyers rolled their eyes at the corny joke, she actually laughed.

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Voters Fight DeSantis' Bid To End Prosecutor Suspension Suit

By Rose Krebs

Two voters are urging a Florida federal judge not to throw out their suit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' suspension of elected prosecutor Monique Worrell, saying the case brings "plausible claims" of "egregious and norm-breaking constitutional violations" by the governor.

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McDermott Appoints 4 Real Estate Leaders in US, Germany

By Andrea Keckley

McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced four new real estate practice leaders on Monday, elevating a longtime partner in Germany and three newer hires in the U.S.

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In And Out

How Aspiring GCs Can Be Sure Their Comp Packages Are Fair

By Michele Gorman

The beginning of proxy season is upon us, which means we can gain insight into compensation packages for public companies' legal chiefs. But how can lawyers, especially those stepping into their first general counsel role, be sure their own compensation is fair and reasonable?

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Trump Mocks Hush Money Case As 'Deluded Fantasy'

By Frank G. Runyeon

Counsel for former President Donald Trump has branded the hush money charges against him as a "deluded fantasy," arguing that the Manhattan district attorney is framing the New York state court case as a conspiracy to undermine the 2016 election despite it being a "narrow business records case."

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Hughes Hubbard Splits Leadership Role As Firm Head Retires

By Anna Sanders

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP elected Neil Oxford and Robb Patryk to succeed current chair and managing partner Ted Mayer, splitting the leadership role as the head of the firm retires this year.

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Davis Wright's Revenue Grows, Partners Reach $1M Mark

By Xiumei Dong

As the firm expands beyond its Seattle roots, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has continued a decade-long streak of income growth with a 9% increase in revenue last year.

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Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig

By David Minsky

Greenberg Traurig LLP's path to prominence spans more than half a century of successfully navigated, complex legal and business matters, and the firm's recent triumphs — including facilitating billions of dollars worth of real estate transactions and prevailing in public interest litigation — have landed it again on Law360's list of Florida Powerhouses.

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Veteran Law Firm Financial Exec Named Hinshaw's New CFO

By Adrian Cruz

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has announced that an experienced financial executive who has worked at major law firms for over 30 years has been appointed its new chief financial officer, a move the firm said will help its performance and operational efficiency.

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Attys At These Firms Donated The Most To Harris, Trump

By Alison Knezevich and John Campbell

Attorneys and staff at the country's largest law firms have donated more than 15 times as much money to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign as they have to former President Donald Trump's, federal election records show.

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MoFo Brings On New COO From Boston Consulting Group

By James Mills

Morrison Foerster LLP has hired the managing director and chief operating officer of Boston Consulting Group, Brian Gross, to be its new COO, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Fla. Judge Accused Of Bias In Energy Drink Co. Ch. 11

By David Minsky

A Florida federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case of the company that makes Bang energy drinks was sued by its founder, who alleged the judge was biased throughout the proceedings and made several rulings that financially harmed him and the company.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge refused to certify a class of consumers who say Meta would have to pay users for their data if it didn't lie about privacy safeguards.

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ABA House Of Delegates Votes For Stricter High Court Ethics

By Kevin Penton

The American Bar Association's policymaking body recommended Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court adopt a binding ethics code as strict as the code of conduct that other U.S. federal judges must follow.

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Law Firms Add Marketing Chiefs Amid Biz Development Push

By Xiumei Dong

As law firms battle for business in a more competitive market, the new year has seen a wave of chief marketing officer appointments. This shift, experts say, reflects a growing emphasis on strategic leadership and business development, as firms look to differentiate themselves and drive growth.

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Clausen Miller Selects New Leader Of Fla. Offices

By Madison Arnold

Clausen Miller PC tapped one of its own first-party property and third-party liability defense shareholders to be managing partner of its Florida offices.

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Carnival Legal Chief Cruises To Over $3M Pay Bump In 2024

By Madison Arnold

Carnival Corp.'s top attorney saw his compensation spike by more than $3 million last year, more than doubling his pay from the year before, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Associate Recruitment Helps Boost Law Firm Lateral Hiring

By Anna Sanders

After a two-year market downturn, U.S. law firm lateral hiring grew almost 14% overall in 2024, driven by a significant boost in associate recruitment, a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement found.

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Marriott Vacations GC Saw Comp Climb In '24 After Dip

By Madison Arnold

The top attorney at Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. saw his total compensation rise in 2024 to more than $1.9 million after a decrease in 2023, according to a new securities filing Thursday.

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Phelps Dunbar Grows In Florida With Panhandle Firm Tie-Up

By Madison Arnold

Phelps Dunbar LLP announced Wednesday that it will combine with Pensacola's Beggs & Lane on May 1, venturing into the Florida Panhandle for the first time.

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Former Florida US Atty Returns To Pillsbury In Miami

By Madison Arnold

A recent U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida returned to his former firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, to continue his work as a partner in its Miami office.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Hogan Lovells and the Fomby Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force.

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Ex-Shutts & Bowen Partner In Florida Joins Burr & Forman

By Madison Arnold

The former Jacksonville, Florida, office managing partner for Shutts & Bowen LLP has moved his transactional business law and commercial litigation practice to Burr & Forman LLP.

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Q&A

How Shumaker Is Celebrating 100 Years With Rebranding

By Madison Arnold

As Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP neared its 100th anniversary this year, managing partner Jennifer Compton said the firm landed on a rebranding as a way to both celebrate the past and look to the future.

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Shumaker Brings On RE Partner In Fla. From Johnson Pope

By Madison Arnold

Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP announced Thursday that it's continuing its Sunshine State hiring spree with a new partner to its real estate, construction and development service line in St. Petersburg, Florida, from Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP.

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Fla. Justices Set New Atty Suspension Rule For Felony Cases

By Madison Arnold

Florida attorneys who are charged with a felony will soon be given the opportunity to respond before the issuing of an interim suspension under a new rule created by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday.

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Trump Organization Taps DLA Piper Atty As Ethics Adviser

By Alison Knezevich

President Donald Trump's family business said Wednesday that it has named a leader of DLA Piper's government affairs and public policy practice as its outside ethics adviser.

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Harrison Adds Veteran Estate Planner To Fla. Office

By Ryan Harroff

An estates attorney has brought her solo practice to Harrison LLP in Florida, where she'll draw upon her expertise in real estate, trust administration and probate law, and the related tax implications.

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7 Ways Attys Can Improve Their LinkedIn Summaries

Lawyers can use LinkedIn to strengthen their thought leadership position, generate new business, explore career opportunities, and better position themselves and their firms in search results by writing a well-composed, optimized summary that demonstrates their knowledge and experience, says Guy Alvarez at Good2bSocial.

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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons

There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.

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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit

Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

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