Blank Rome LLP's top leader will hold on to his position for another four years, after the firm recently reelected him to serve as chair and managing partner.
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Blank Rome Reelects Firm Chair To New Term

By James Boyle

Blank Rome LLP's top leader will hold on to his position for another four years, after the firm recently reelected him to serve as chair and managing partner.

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Disbarred Pa. Atty Gets 15 Mos. For Forging Judge's Signature

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A disbarred central Pennsylvania attorney has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to forging a federal judge's signature on phony court orders he showed to a client as proof he'd won money for his client in a case that was never filed.

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BigLaw Begins To Fall In Line With Cravath Bonuses

By Aebra Coe

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP and Dechert LLP are among the law firms following the lead of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on year-end associate bonuses this week, with at least five large firms matching the market leader within a day of Cravath's Tuesday announcement.

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Law Firms Struggle To Keep Partners Amid Lateral Boom

By Tracey Read

The number of lateral moves for associates, counsel and partners seeking greener pastures is outpacing last year, which is both good and bad news for legal employers, according to law firm leaders and search firms.

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M&A Atty Returns to Stevens & Lee In Philly Suburbs

By James Boyle

An attorney with expertise advising corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions recently brought his practice back to Stevens & Lee's office in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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Split Pa. Justices Say Prosecutors Not Bound By Wiretap Law

By Matthew Santoni

Prosecutors like those at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office can't be sued for using secret recordings obtained in violation of Pennsylvania's wiretap act, a split state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

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2025 COMPENSATION REPORT: GENERAL COUNSEL

Everything You Need To Know About GC Pay

By Sam Bell and Ben Jay

Find out which S&P 500 general counsel earns the most and how pay differs across industries. Explore every detail in our interactive compensation graphic.

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These Are The Legal Chiefs Who Command Top Dollar

By Michele Gorman

While the pay packages for most legal leaders in the corporate space remains strong — especially because of hefty stock awards and bonuses — there are large gaps in compensation even among the top 10 earners in the U.S.

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Compensation Report: A Deep Dive Into GC Pay

By Sue Reisinger

Law360 Pulse went beyond the numbers to examine how industry, law firm experience and education shape the pay of top-earning S&P 500 general counsel. Here's what we found.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Build Client Relationships

Today's general counsel expect outside lawyers to show interest, relevance and value long before there is a live matter to address, including by engaging with attorneys at every level of the company and dispensing free advice thoughtfully, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Blank Rome

Cadwalader Wickersham

Cravath Swaine

Dechert LLP

Fried Frank

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Morgan Lewis

Offit Kurman

Paul Hastings

Rivkin Radler

Sidkoff Pincus

Stevens & Lee

Stradley Ronon

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

Above the Law

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Express Co.

Apple Inc.

Axon Enterprise Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Capital One Financial Corp.

CenterPeak LLC

Cisco Systems Inc.

Google LLC

International Business Machines Corp.

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Netflix Inc.

New York University

Prologis Inc.

Target Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Walt Disney Co.

U.S. News & World Report LP

University of Virginia

Wells Fargo & Co.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission