As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.
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Blank Rome's Reelected Leader Sees Values As Key To Growth

By James Boyle

As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.

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Keesal Young Poaching Suit Against Stradley Ronon Trimmed

By Madison Arnold

A California state judge cleared Keesal Young & Logan to pursue most of its lawsuit alleging Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young crossed the line when it recruited 10 former Keesal Young attorneys, finding that claims such as inducing breach of contract could move forward, in part, because of conversations among the attorneys.

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Disbarred Atty Can't Avoid Judgment In Theft Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A disbarred Philadelphia attorney accused of stealing from his former firm is stuck with a default judgment against him in the resulting lawsuit, as a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that his delay in responding to the litigation was inexcusable.

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Bonus Spotlight

Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses

By Tracey Read

U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.

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6th Circ. Largely Shoots Down Ohio Derailment Atty Fee Fight

By Rae Ann Varona

The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday largely refused to revive Morgan & Morgan's bid to halt the allocation of attorney fees from a $600 million class settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment disaster, but remanded it for a look into the firm's individual allocation amount.

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State High Courts See Little Progress In Improving Diversity

By Jack Karp

State supreme courts have seen minimal improvements in the racial and gender diversity of their jurists, as new justices have been disproportionately white and male, with even less progress made in seating justices with varied professional experiences, according to a recent report.

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2025 Associate Bonus And 2026 Salary Tracker

By Law360 Staff

UPDATE November 26, 2025 | Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP kicked off 2025's year-end associate bonuses on Nov. 18, with lump sums for associates ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 based on seniority. Shortly after, a number of large law firms followed suit.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Law And Disorder: How To Tackle A Key Burnout Syndrome

Impostor syndrome prevails as a main root cause of attorney burnout, but sufferers can equip themselves with a series of practice tips that build confidence through evidence, not emotion, to address the mindset behind this damaging condition, says Jonathan Cohen at PNY.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Atkinson Andelson

Baker Botts

Barnes & Thornburg

Bell Nunnally

Blank Rome

Cadwalader Wickersham

Clement & Murphy

Clifford Chance

Cravath Swaine

Davis Polk

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dechert LLP

Derek Smith Law Group

Fried Frank

Goodwin Procter

Hodel Wilks

Hogan Lovells

Hueston Hennigan

Keesal Young

Knobbe Martens

Linklaters LLP

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Morgan & Morgan PA

Otterbourg PC

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Polsinelli PC

Proskauer Rose

Ropes & Gray

Stradley Ronon

Taft Stettinius

Vartabedian Hester

White & Case

Wilkinson Stekloff

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Above the Law

American Bar Association

Brennan Center for Justice

Norfolk Southern Corp.

PNY Technologies

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania