Pierson Ferdinand Hires Commercial Litigation Partner In NY

By Tracey Read

Pierson Ferdinand LLP has added a former McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP attorney as a New York-based partner in its commercial litigation practice, the firm said Thursday.

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Akin Finance Atty Jumps To Morgan Lewis In Conn., NY

By Christine DeRosa

A former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP finance attorney is returning to the firm, splitting time between its Hartford, Connecticut, and New York offices, following a nearly seven-year stint at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the firm announced Thursday.

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3 Ways Troutman Used AI Tools To Streamline Its Firm Merger

By Sarah Martinson

In January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP merged with Locke Lord LLP to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Leaders of the new firm spoke with Law360 Pulse about how they used artificial intelligence tools to save time and money while combining the two firms.

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Brief

Winston & Strawn Launches Secondary Markets Practice

By Matt Perez

Winston & Strawn LLP announced Tuesday the launch of a secondaries and liquidity solutions group, as well as the hiring of a former Kirkland & Ellis partner to help lead the new group.

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Musk Objects To New Job For SEC's Former Litigation Chief

By Jessica Corso

Elon Musk is opposing a move by plaintiff-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP to hire the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel, arguing in a court filing that the lawyer "played a personal and substantial role" in suing Musk while at the SEC.

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Wife Of Former FTX Exec Says Charges Are Built On Deception

By Elliot Weld

Attorney and cryptocurrency lobbyist Michelle Bond, the wife of jailed former FTX executive Ryan Salame, told a Manhattan federal judge that her campaign finance case should be tossed because prosecutors broke a promise that she wouldn't be charged if her husband pled guilty.

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Analysis

Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say

By Phillip Bantz

President Donald Trump signed off on more pardons and commutations during his first 100 days in office than any president in modern history while bypassing the traditional clemency process that goes through the U.S. Department of Justice, potentially giving false hope to those who believe they have a chance to benefit from the executive actions but lack White House connections.

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Feds Oppose Sentencing Delay For Nadine Menendez

By Elliot Weld

Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to deny a request from former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, to delay her sentencing on bribery charges for three months, saying she had not provided any "real information" about the request.

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Law Students' Pro Bono Hours Valued At Over $157M

By Rose Krebs

Law school students in the class of 2024 contributed at least 4.7 million hours of pro bono services valued at roughly $157 million as part of their education, a survey released this week by the Association of American Law Schools says.

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