New Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP chair Scott Barshay is a rainmaker who most recently led the corporate department, guiding clients through some of the largest transactions in recent history after joining the firm's New York office a decade ago.
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Meet New Paul Weiss Chairman Scott Barshay

By Anna Sanders

New Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP chair Scott Barshay is a rainmaker who most recently led the corporate department, guiding clients through some of the largest transactions in recent history after joining the firm's New York office a decade ago.

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Nixon Peabody Real Estate Atty Named Rochester Office Head

By Tracey Read

Nixon Peabody LLP has selected an affordable housing and real estate partner to take over as managing partner in the firm's Rochester, New York, office.

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Seward & Kissel Taps Watson Farley Atty As Maritime Leader

By Andrea Keckley

Seward & Kissel LLP has appointed a former Watson Farley & Williams attorney to serve as its head of maritime finance in a move the firm says positions it "for continued diversification into complementary areas of transportation finance."

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Pashman Stein Eyes Atty Well-Being With Sabbatical Program

By Jake Maher

For over a decade, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC managing partner Michael Stein has been working to make his firm the "gold standard" of what a law firm can be, he says. This year, the firm is rolling out its latest move: a sabbatical program.

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Cooley Adds Ex-Kirkland Corporate Real Estate Leader In NY

By Andrea Keckley

Cooley LLP announced it has hired the former leader of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's corporate real estate team.

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Judge Says AI Errors Show Atty Can't 'Learn' From Mistakes

By Ivan Moreno

A New York federal judge concluded that an attorney who repeatedly submitted filings with false AI-generated citations must be punished with case-terminating sanctions against a client he was defending in a trademark lawsuit, saying Thursday that the lawyer "has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes."

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

Feldman & Associates PLLC

Holland & Knight

Kirkland & Ellis

Koffsky Schwalb

Leach & Walker

Nixon Peabody

Pashman Stein

Paul Weiss

Seward & Kissel

Watson Farley

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3G Capital

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

Bayer AG

Chevron Corp.

Huntsman Corp.

International Business Machines Corp.

Jana Partners LLC

McDonald's Corp.

Noble Energy Inc.

Pershing Square Capital Management LP

Red Hat Inc.

Renewable Energy Group Inc.

SABMiller

Starbucks Corp.

The Kraft Heinz Co.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Ltd.

Unilever PLC

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Villanova University

Walmart Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Internal Revenue Service

New Jersey Supreme Court

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York