Kennedys Adds 3 Insurance Partners In Miami, Philly

By Matt Perez

London-based law firm Kennedys continued to add to its ranks in January, announcing Thursday that it had hired three insurance partners in its outposts in Miami and Philadelphia.

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Stradley Ronon Chair Hands Over Reins After 27 Years

By James Boyle

William Sasso ended his 27-year run this week as Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young's chairman, moving to an emeritus position and splitting his management role between longtime partners Kevin Boyle and Jeffrey Lutsky.

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Where 5 States Stand On Nonlawyer Practice Of Law Regs

By Aebra Coe

At least five states are in various stages of consideration and implementation of new attorney regulations that would expand the universe of who can practice law — in some cases to include nonlawyers.

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Anheuser-Busch Brews Up Discovery Cost-Saving Algorithm

By Steven Lerner

Anheuser-Busch InBev is making more than just beer, as the brewing giant's in-house legal department told Law360 Pulse it has developed a tool that could reduce time spent reviewing documents and cut discovery costs by millions of dollars.

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'I'm Not A Cat,' Atty Assures Judge Amid Zoom Filter Mishap

By Morgan Conley

A Texas attorney went viral Tuesday after he logged into a Zoom state court hearing unknowingly sporting a cat filter as he geared up to represent Presidio County in civil forfeiture proceedings, then assured the judge he was ready to carry on despite his feline facade.

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FisherBroyles Continues Growth With 3 Hires In Pa., Chicago

By Emma Cueto

FisherBroyles LLP has added two former Post & Schell PC labor and employment partners in Pennsylvania and a public finance partner in Chicago from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, the firm announced this week.

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Legal Industry Still Largely White And Male, ABA Survey Says

By Marco Poggio

White men still occupy most law firm leadership roles and are more likely to move up the ladder than women, minorities and people with disabilities, according to a survey published Tuesday by the American Bar Association.

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These Firms Steered The Most Cases In The Last 3 Years

By Xiumei Dong

Attorneys have fielded hundreds of thousands of civil lawsuits in federal district courts over the past three years, according to Lex Machina's Law Firms Activity Report released Thursday. Here, Law360 Pulse digs into which law firms racked up the most litigation work.

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Movers & Shakers

1Law's Jason Velez On Nonlawyer Investment

By Aebra Coe

Attorney Jason Velez launched his firm 1Law to experiment with new ideas around how to deliver legal services, including through technology. Here, he speaks with Law360 Pulse about seeking nonlawyer investment for the firm and other innovations.

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Analysis

Virtual Law Firms Grow Amid BigLaw Hiring Slump

By Xiumei Dong

Several law firms that have long embraced a remote work culture saw their headcounts and revenues soar in 2020, a trend some say will continue post-pandemic now that attorneys have gotten used to the work-from-home model.

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Whiteford Taylor 'At Capacity,' Readies New Pittsburgh Office

By James Boyle

Whiteford Taylor & Preston's location in Pittsburgh has outgrown its office five years after opening and is moving to a larger space down the street.

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Legal Tech Expands As Remote Work Settles In

By Steven Lerner

As companies went remote in 2020 amid the pandemic, law firms and legal departments supported the changing work environment with new investments in technology.

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Pa. Protesters Charged With Gluing Judges' Office Doors Shut

By Matthew Santoni

Two Pittsburgh residents were charged Tuesday with gluing the doors shut at three Pennsylvania judges' offices after failing to get enough people to stage planned demonstrations against evictions, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office said.

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11 Tech Tips To Help Law Firms Prepare For Attys' Return

By Steven Lerner

As law firms bring their legal professionals back to the office, technology will be instrumental to ensuring a safe and productive work environment. Here are 11 ways firms can use technology to ready their offices for the new normal.

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Fisher Phillips Adds E-Discovery Partner In Philly Office

By James Boyle

National employment firm Fisher Phillips LLP has continued its Pennsylvania expansion with the addition of Wendy Hughes, its first full-time e-discovery partner at its Philadelphia office and the ninth attorney to join the firm's Pennsylvania offices in the last year.

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Q&A

Leech Tishman's Jessica Albert On Promoting Pittsburgh

By James Boyle

Jessica K. Albert, a partner at Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC, was recently named to the board of directors of a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the city of Pittsburgh and its downtown neighborhood. Albert spoke with Law360 Pulse about becoming a member of the group's board and contributing to its mission.

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Q&A

How Greenberg Traurig Added 37 Laterals In 19 Weeks

By Aebra Coe

Greenberg Traurig LLP has added 37 lateral shareholders since the beginning of 2021. CEO Brian Duffy talked to Law360 Pulse about the role in the firm's appeal of a management style light on "micromanaging."

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Goldberg Segalla Expands Liability Groups In Philly Office

By James Boyle

Goldberg Segalla LLP welcomed two attorneys to the firm's product liability and professional liability practices in its Philadelphia office.

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Why Willkie, Longford Want Their $50M Funding Deal Public

By Steven Lerner

The $50 million litigation funding agreement between Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Longford Capital Management LP is a market milestone in the acceptance of third-party financing among lawyers and clients alike. Here, leaders from Willkie and Longford tell Law360 Pulse why they made the deal public.

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Video Tech Glitches, Masked Jurors Spark 'Inevitable' Appeals

By Jack Karp

Technical hiccups in videoconferencing, masked jury selection and off-screen witness coaching are some of the pandemic-related issues cropping up in a growing number of appeals attorneys call inevitable.

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Judiciary Seeks $1.54B For Renovations, Better Security

By Ryan Boysen

The U.S. federal court system has asked Congress for $1.54 billion to beef up security, renovate aging courthouses and overhaul inadequate IT systems, as lawmakers contemplate a massive, multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill.

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Katten Won't Set Return-To-Office Mandate

By Xiumei Dong

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will not require its attorneys and staff to work in the office for a set number of days once the firm reopens its offices in the fall, according to an internal memo shared with Law360 Pulse.

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Husch Blackwell's Virtual Office Now Among Firm's Largest

By Anna Sanders

Husch Blackwell LLP's virtual office has become one of the BigLaw firm's largest a year after opening during the coronavirus pandemic, with leaders saying the fully remote workspace has buoyed efforts to expand and support clients across the country.

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Do Virtual Courts Have A Harmful Effect On Litigant Empathy?

By Adrian Cruz

Courthouses and other legal bodies have had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in a similar fashion to many other institutions, by substituting most, if not all of their in-house proceedings with virtual ones typically done over Zoom. But do these virtual courts have a hidden side effect that puts litigants at a disadvantage?

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Paul Weiss Joins Firms Delaying Return Plans, Mandating Vax

By Justin Wise

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is delaying the next phase of its office return plan and will Monday require all personnel and visitors to be vaccinated to enter its locations, according to a memo shared with Law360.

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Cryptic US Crypto Rules Seen Pushing 'Good Actors' Abroad

By Michele Gorman

The U.S. needs a clear cryptocurrency framework for "good actors" who want to run their businesses with clarity, or risk continuing to lose companies moving abroad where regulations in this space are more apparent, a group of panelists said Thursday during the American Bar Association's annual meeting.

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Weber Gallagher Elevates 3 In Philly, Delaware To Partner

By James Boyle

Three attorneys in the Philadelphia and Delaware offices of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP have been elected to partner this month.

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Do Diversity Reviews Actually Advance Progress?

By Cara Bayles

In recent years, corporate clients have been asking firms more and more for internal demographic data, in an effort to hold BigLaw to its diversity goals. But can client pressure and data gathering actually produce results?

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Mid-Law Salaries Rising Amid Pressure From Market, BigLaw

By Emma Cueto

As BigLaw firms raise associate salaries to new heights, many midsize firms are also increasing their compensation, a move driven largely by the same market pressures affecting BigLaw.

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Philadelphia Legal IT Firm Acquired By Growing Digital Co.

By James Boyle

A Philadelphia firm specializing in information management has been acquired by an international company that offers technology and services to help law firms and legal departments enhance their digital capabilities.

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These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships

By Jacqueline Bell

Many law firms are seeing only modest progress as they seek to close the gender gap in their top ranks. But these firms are working to shake up that reality and forging a path to progress.

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ABA Says Shared Offices Are OK, If Attys Take Ethics Steps

By Daniel Connolly

A new American Bar Association ethics opinion released Wednesday concluded that the organization's model ethics rules allow attorneys who are not part of the same firm to share the same office space, but lawyers should make the arrangement public and protect clients' confidentiality.

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Returning To The Office Isn't One-Size-Fits-All

By Xiumei Dong

As summer vacations draw to a close, a growing number of law firms are signaling their desire to bring attorneys back to their desks, with some adopting a four-day-in-office policy. However, as firms grapple with redefining their office culture, experts are cautious about the one-size-fits-all approach.

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Saul Ewing, Freeman Leaders On Why They Combined Forces

By Tracey Read

Saul Ewing LLP and Southern California's Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP have created a combined law firm with more than 400 lawyers across 18 offices. Law360 Pulse spoke with firm leaders on how the combination takes advantage of "strength on strength."

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Georgetown Law's Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic and Ellwanger Law lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the full Fifth Circuit unwound decades-old precedent that limited the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to "ultimate employment decisions."

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Philly Atty Who 'Threw It All Away' Gets Prison For Tax Fraud

By George Woolston

A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes.

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Judges, Attys Must Pay Special Attention To Implicit Bias

By Jack Karp

While everyone has implicit bias, judges, lawyers and court staff can be particularly susceptible to unconscious prejudices, and their biases can have a greater impact on the people they encounter, according to a webinar held Monday.

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Red Mass: What Does It Mean To Be A Catholic Lawyer?

By Daniel Connolly

This fall, some Catholic lawyers are celebrating the Red Mass, a traditional blessing for the legal profession. An annual mass in Washington, D.C. has sometimes drawn U.S. Supreme Court justices. Amid the church’s ongoing challenges, what does it mean to be a Catholic attorney today?

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Why Gusto's CLO Puts Advocacy 'At The Heart' Of Her Work

By Michele Gorman

Growing up in Ukraine, Dina Segal was influenced by her grandfather, who as a lawyer helped solve complex issues in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. She remembers declaring at age 13 that she wanted to become a lawyer. Now, she advocates for small businesses as chief legal officer at software company Gusto, which helps simplify complex processes in HR services.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This marked another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw expanded practices and law firms responded to Israel's conflict with Hamas. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Saxton & Stump Promotes Litigator To Health Care Co-Chair

By James Boyle

Mid-size firm Saxton & Stump has promoted a shareholder who has been with the firm since it launched in 2015 to co-lead its growing health care litigation practice.

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Ex-Pa. Athlete Settles With Firm That Offered To Be Sued

By Christine DeRosa

A former Gannon University student athlete has settled her legal malpractice suit against a law firm that failed to file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations but recommended an attorney who could sue it to atone for its error.

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How Tech Platforms Are Shaping The Next Generation Of Attys

By Steven Lerner

As part of a trend hastened by the pandemic, more law firms say they've adopted third-party digital learning platforms to make associate training more efficient and to meet the learning needs of today's junior attorneys.

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In And Out

Why Family-Friendly Policies Matter For All Legal Employers

By Michele Gorman

Realizing that parenting negatively affects the legal careers of lawyers who are mothers more so than fathers didn't shock me as much as it disheartened me — especially since there aren't exceptions even at the highest career levels.

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Lamb McErlane Adds Pa. AG Hopeful Outside Philly

By James Boyle

A former Philadelphia-area district attorney and federal prosecutor started her first day at Lamb McErlane PC on Monday by officially announcing that she was joining the race to become Pennsylvania's next attorney general.

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Latham & Watkins Most Social Media-Savvy US Firm In 2023

By Andrea Keckley

Latham & Watkins LLP was deemed the most social media-savvy BigLaw firm in the U.S. this year by an annual analysis, released Thursday, of the top 200 U.S. firms' social media performance.

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A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Survey Of Law Firm Pay

By Xiumei Dong

Compensation at law firms across the U.S. can vary widely even with a competitive market for talent, with firm size, partnership status and gender all contributing to differences in pay, according to a new report out Tuesday.

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Bonus Spotlight

Kramer Levin, Katten Join Pay Hike And Bonus Bandwagon

By Xiumei Dong

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP are the latest law firms announcing year-end bonuses for associates and 2024 raises that are in line with the prevailing scales set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

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Attys Violating Solicitation Rules In OT Suit, Energy Co. Says

By Rachel Rippetoe

A Pennsylvania coal company facing an overtime compensation suit is accusing the plaintiffs' counsel of circumventing the court by soliciting other employees for the collective action claim before gaining certification, according to a brief filed Monday.

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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 Decades With Firm

By Lynn LaRowe

Gibbons PC announced on Thursday that a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, including the past 20 years in leadership posts.

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ABA Passes Historic Law School Free Speech Proposal

By Tracey Read

The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday adopted a proposal to require ABA-approved law schools to have free speech policies, the first resolution of its kind, along with a slate of other new regulations.

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These Cos. Are In The Hot Seat As Proxy Season Approaches

By Sue Reisinger

At least four high-profile corporations and their general counsel are gearing up for a tougher-than-usual 2024 proxy season — those three months in the spring when most companies hold their annual meetings.

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Law Firms Prioritized Nonequity Partner Growth In 2023

By Aebra Coe

Even as demand lagged and expenses went up last year, law firms took an aggressive approach to expanding their non-equity partner headcounts, according to the results of a survey by Citi Global's Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.

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These Are The Hottest Trends In Law Firm Design

By Tracey Read

Out with the law library and in with Zoom rooms? Law360 Pulse recently talked to architects and legal employers to find out what the biggest trends are in law firm design.

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Royer Cooper Adds Former Philly Bar Leader

By James Boyle

One of Philadelphia's most prominent mass tort and business litigators, who also once served as the head of the Philadelphia Bar Association, said Friday he moved his practice to Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC and reunited with several of his colleagues from the recently closed Fineman Krekstein & Harris.

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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Mitchell Law PLLC, Gessler Blue LLC and Dhillon Law Group Inc. lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found that states can't bar former president Donald Trump from running for reelection this year based on a 14th Amendment provision.

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Attys Laud Pa. Succession Rule, Urge Tweaks For Small Firms

By James Boyle

A proposed rule that would require Pennsylvania attorneys to file written succession plans for their practices has been largely welcomed as necessary to protect clients, but experts acknowledge it may require changes to address the burden it would place on smaller firms and solo practitioners.

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Plaintiffs' Attys Found Not Violating Soliciting Rules In OT Suit

By James Boyle

Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania coal company earned conditional certification and did not violate soliciting rules for a collective action accusing management of violating overtime rules by not compensating time spent attending to gear before and after shifts, a federal judge ruled.

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How Senior Associates Can Build Their Books Of Business

By Kevin Penton

As associates grow into their positions, there can come a point at which they realize that mastering the art of the legal brief or the deposition is not enough: They also need to learn how to attract and retain clients.

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'Eat Or Be Eaten': Mid-Law Drove Q1 Law Firm Mergers

By Aebra Coe

As firms feel the pressure to grow to meet client demands, midsize law firms appear to be more eager to gobble up small law firms and less thrilled by the idea of being acquired, according to consultants and first quarter U.S. law firm combination results collected by Law360 Pulse.

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The Best Therapy For Lawyers, According To Ex-Lawyers

By Cara Bayles

Attorneys-turned-therapists say no one understands the stresses of being a lawyer like another lawyer. They also say their clients sometimes struggle at first with treatment that prioritizes feelings, mindfulness and even body awareness over the intellectualizing and rationalizing that make them successful at their jobs.

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Once A Standard, US News Rankings Now 'Entirely Irrelevant'

By Alison Knezevich

Once "the bellwether of the legal academy," the annual law school rankings published by U.S. News & World Report don't matter to today's prospective law students, a pair of law professors say in a new study.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Sonosky Chambers Sachse Endreson & Perry LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Sidley Austin LLP and Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government is required to reimburse two Native American tribes millions of dollars in administrative healthcare costs.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Beveridge & Diamond PC's successful pursuit of a writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court in a Clean Water Act case and Farella Braun & Martel LLP's work on a cannabis company business loan lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from May 24 to June 7.

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Pa. County Can't Give Voting Machine Data To Mich. Atty

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked Fulton County commissioners from giving data copied from the county's Dominion Voting Systems equipment to an attorney and Donald Trump ally facing criminal charges for illegally accessing voter information in Michigan.

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Ex-Philip Morris, US Steel GC Added To Flooring Co.'s Board

By Michele Gorman

A former Philip Morris general counsel and experienced independent director has joined the board of directors for Ecore International, the flooring manufacturer said Wednesday, her second board appointment in a month.

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Atty Fined For Missing 'Every Deadline' Since Feb. In Bias Suit

By Matthew Santoni

A Philadelphia-based attorney has missed so many deadlines in a federal race bias lawsuit against a Penn State University branch campus that the senior circuit judge assigned to his case issued sanctions and a stern warning that a large caseload is no excuse on Thursday.

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Marshall Dennehey Adds Co-Chair Of Disciplinary Practice

By James Boyle

An attorney with more than 30 years of experience representing professionals in malpractice and liability matters has moved his practice to Marshall Dennehey PC after more than 17 years with Catalano Gallardo & Petropoulos LLP.

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An Olympics Volunteer, This GC Still Seeks To Be Champion

By Sue Reisinger

Robert Herbst, a former general counsel and world champion weightlifter, has woven together the law and sports throughout his career, including this week in Paris where he is working with the U.S. Olympic team as a volunteer.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw made big hires and Donald Trump's legal woes continued. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Bar Associations Issue 'Call To Action' To Law Firms On DEI

By Tracey Read

Presidents from eight of the nation's largest bar associations are asking legal industry leaders to help defend diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives against attacks from segments of the country.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Fillmore Law Firm LLP, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center and the Business Roundtable lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal judge blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts.

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The Road Map For Restoring Public Trust In State Courts

By Lynn LaRowe

At a time when misconduct accusations continue to hover over the U.S. Supreme Court, state court leaders have put forth a strategy to boost trust in local judicial officials that largely calls for them to take on more public-facing roles.

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Better Days Ahead For Associates, Recruiters Say

By Ryan Boysen

Things are looking up for associates, recruiters say, as a strong economic outlook for the legal industry appears to be driving increased demand for younger attorneys after two straight years of layoffs.

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Cozen O'Connor Reelects CEO Michael Heller To Fifth Term

By James Boyle

Cozen O'Connor's continuous steady growth over the last 12 years has prompted the firm's leadership to reelect its current chief executive for another three-year term.

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Outgoing JAMS CEO On Raising Profile, Revenues Of ADR Biz

By James Mills

Law360 Pulse caught up with Chris Poole to discuss his tenure as CEO of JAMS and why he stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the alternative dispute resolution service.

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BigLaw Partner Pay Soars, But Not At The Same Clip For All

By Aebra Coe

Average partner compensation at the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue has almost doubled in the last decade and has increased by 26% in the past two years alone, according to the results of a survey by recruiter Major Lindsey & Africa LLC that were released Thursday.

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Clark Hill Gets Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Litigator In Del.

By Rose Krebs

Clark Hill PLC has added an attorney who previously led Elliott Greenleaf PC's Delaware office to help bolster the firm's litigation team and its work handling corporate litigation in the First State's esteemed Chancery Court.

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Federal Judges Fear Slower Courts After 'Devastating' Veto

By Jack Karp

The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.

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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?

By Aebra Coe

Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.

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Law School Admissions Council Sued For Bias By DEI Staffer

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Black woman and former manager of the Law School Admission Council's diversity initiatives on Friday sued the nonprofit, claiming she was passed over for promotion because she complained about alleged discrimination by one of her supervisors.

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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says

By Xiumei Dong

Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry closed out February with another busy week as BigLaw expanded teams and practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry

By Aebra Coe

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday his decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.

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Fox Rothschild Welcomes Back Litigator To Philly Area Office

By James Boyle

An attorney who spent over a year with plaintiffs firm Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler Eisenberg & Jeck PC on the other side of the aisle has gone back to the defense side with his recent return to Fox Rothschild LLP's office in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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McNees Wallace Adds 2 To Growing Office In York, Pa.

By James Boyle

Mid-Law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is growing its office in York, Pennsylvania, with the addition of two attorneys to the firm's litigation and real estate groups.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's work monitoring compliance in the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's role in the $6.1 billion acquisition of the Boston Celtics lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 4 to 18.

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DLA Piper Hires New CFO From Knight Frank

By Ashish Sareen

DLA Piper said Monday that it has appointed Knight Frank's group chief financial officer to take on a similar role as it looks to achieve its goals for growing the business.

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Ex-Conrail CEO Says Saul Ewing Malpractice Suit Timely

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Former Conrail CEO David LeVan has asked a Philadelphia judge to reject Saul Ewing LLP's argument that his legal malpractice lawsuit against the firm should be deemed untimely, arguing his case over the firm's handling of legal issues stemming from a failed Gettysburg casino project was subject to a tolling agreement.

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ABA Leader Says Silence 'Not An Alternative' On Trump EOs

By Jack Rodgers

While American Bar Association President Bill Bay says he's seen no shortage of criticism and even threats for publicly opposing the Trump administration's executive orders targeting law firms, he told attendees at an ABA ethics conference that being silent was not a viable alternative.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The Institute for Justice, Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP, Spears & Filipovits LLC and attorney Lisa Lambert lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits.

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Law Firm Real Estate Report

By James Boyle

June was a month for endings and beginnings as several law firms in the U.S. completed relocation plans — including Duane Morris LLP, which moved its Manhattan shop to a new office building — and launched offices, like Foley & Lardner LLP's Nashville, Tennessee, opening.

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Steptoe & Johnson Adds Corporate Pro In Pittsburgh

By James Boyle

Steptoe & Johnson continued to grow its Pittsburgh office with its fifth addition since the start of 2025, an attorney specializing in complex transactions who joined the firm after offering consulting services for approximately nine months.

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Exiting US Steel GC To Leave With Over $18M After Nippon Deal

By Sue Reisinger

U.S. Steel Corp.'s former general counsel Duane Holloway will leave his special adviser job on July 18 more than $18.5 million from stock -- plus several million more from a golden parachute -- thanks to the company's recent sale to Nippon Steel, according to a recent company filing.

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Q&A

Gordon Rees Leader Talks Handing Reins To New Blood

By James Mills

As he approached two decades at the helm of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, managing partner Dion Cominos says he knew it was time to turn over leadership of the firm to a "new generation."

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State Justices Call For Legal Ed Reforms Amid 'Justice Gap'

By Ryan Boysen

State supreme courts need to address the nationwide "justice gap crisis" caused by too few attorneys, by emphasizing bar exam alternatives and more client work in law school to ensure the legal education pipeline produces new lawyers who are actually ready to practice, according to a new report.

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Stevens & Lee Merges With NJ Firm, Opens 18th Office

By Emma Cueto

Stevens & Lee has opened its 18th office via a merger with Brown Moskowitz & Kallen PC, adding eight attorneys and a location in Chatham, New Jersey, as part of the firm's third combination in 2025, it was announced Monday.

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How These Small Firms Have Withstood The Test Of Time

By Rachel Rippetoe

According to the leaders of small law firms that have survived for generations, and whose legacies include prosecuting secessionists after the Civil War and taking on Ford Motor Co. in one of the first automobile-related product liability cases, succession planning and deep community ties have been key to their longevity.

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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy

Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.

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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs

Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

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