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Winston & Strawn Sanctioned For Trying To 'Make Up Facts'
A California federal judge sanctioned Winston & Strawn LLP on Monday for making up facts and otherwise misrepresenting the record in contract litigation over its client's app being removed from Apple's platform, then separately dismissed the case on the merits.
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Kelley Drye Opens 3rd California Office In San Francisco
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP announced Monday that the firm has opened an office in San Francisco, marking its third West Coast location and first outside of Southern California.
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Edison GC's Pay Boosted To $5M In 2025 Due To Cash Awards
Edison International's general counsel received roughly $5.1 million in compensation for 2025, including "replacement cash awards" to compensate her for monies she forfeited when she departed her prior utility company employer to join Edison in April, a public filing says.
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Judges Using AI For Some Tasks, But Cautious About Risks
Every federal and state judge who participated in a recent survey said they are using generative artificial intelligence in their work, but acknowledged the risks the technology poses and insisted it should only help with speeding certain tasks, according to a new report.
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Top Takeaways From 2026 Mid-Law Partner Promotions
Mid-Law firms this year continued a trend of promoting smaller partnership classes amid an overall trend for consolidation within the legal industry, while women lawyers held onto minor gains in partnership ranks and promotions varied across markets around the country, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Northeast Slowdown, Midwest Gains In Mid-Law Promotions
An overall drop in the most recent partner classes at Mid-Law firms was marked by declines in Northeast and Southeast markets, while promotions rose throughout the Midwest and West Coast, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Mid-Law Promotions Reflect Slow Progress In Gender Parity
Women accounted for about 43.5% of Mid-Law partner promotions during the 2026 promotion cycle, roughly in line with the prior year and reflecting the slow pace of progress toward gender parity, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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'Swinging Dicks' Dissent Stirs Uproar Across 9th Circ. Bench
A raunchy dissent in litigation over transgender spa patrons prompted dozens of Ninth Circuit judges to denounce the "vulgar barroom talk" of a colleague, who returned fire by ridiculing his peers for adopting the "fastidious sensibilities of a Victorian nun."
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Calif. Panel Revives Atty Lien Fight In Personal Injury Case
California appellate justices revived a declaratory action filed by a Sacramento lawyer against his clients and their prior counsel over their respective rights to settlement proceeds in a personal injury case, ruling Friday that the action was a proper way to simultaneously enforce the lawyer's lien and resolve everyone's settlement claims.
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Signature Resolution Expands To East Coast With Firm Tie-Up
California-based alternative dispute resolution service Signature Resolution announced Friday it is expanding to the East Coast, partnering with Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation Inc., a Boston-based ADR firm.
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How Nonprofit Service Serves Law Leaders
Law firm leaders say nonprofit board work teaches attorneys about executive governance, provides networking opportunities and makes them better legal practitioners — so long as they have the time and can avoid conflicts of interest.
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Office Snapshot: Clark Hill Scores 'Best View In San Diego'
When the San Diego Padres are playing home games at Petco Park, the attorneys and staff at Clark Hill PLC have a bird's eye view of the action on the field.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Clement & Murphy PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated an over $600 million judgment involving the maker of Norton antivirus software for infringing Columbia University patents.
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Nixon Peabody Adds RE Attys To SF, DC Offices
Nixon Peabody LLP has hired two veteran real estate attorneys for counsel roles in its San Francisco and Washington, D.C., locations, the firm announced.
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Life Sciences Partner Hiring Up Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Large law firms' partner additions in life sciences rose slightly across five geographic markets between 2024 and 2025, with several factors including increased regulatory scrutiny driving new additions, according to an analysis by intelligence platform Macrae+.
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Lowenstein Sandler Chiefs Talk Firm's Leadership Shake-Up
Jonathan Wishnia, Lowenstein Sandler LLP’s new managing partner as of February, and Gary Wingens, the firm’s former managing partner and current chair, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the firm’s history under 18 years of Wingens' leadership, and Wishnia’s vision for the future.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw firms expanded their practice bench and services during another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Mitchell Silberberg Names VP Of Growth And Strategy
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has brought on a former CBIZ marketing director as the firm's first vice president of growth and strategy.
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Buchalter Launches Crisis Management Task Force
Buchalter PC has launched a new crisis management and strategic response group meant to serve as a task force of the firm's white collar investigations and state attorneys general practice groups.
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Former Netflix Litigation Head Talks Next Chapter As Neutral
Law360 Pulse caught up with Linda Burrow, former global head of litigation at Netflix, to discuss her move to alternative dispute resolution service JAMS in California.
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Former First-Chair Fed Prosecutor Joins Manatt In San Diego
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP is boosting its appellate team by bringing in a former federal prosecutor as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Ex-Cruise Atty Shifts Gears To Become Rivian's Chief Counsel
A former deputy general counsel at the autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has joined Rivian, the electric vehicle maker based in Irvine, California, as its chief corporate counsel.
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Sheppard Welcomes Back Business Litigator In LA
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has rehired one of its former business litigators in Los Angeles following his stint as the legal leader of boutique family office Point Break Capital LLC.
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How AI Has Upended Traditional Legal Tech Procurement
The strategies law firms and legal departments use to evaluate vendors and adopt technology have taken on more importance in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel of experts said Wednesday during a session on the third day of ALM's Legalweek conference in New York City.
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Holland & Knight's San Francisco Office Shifts Leadership
Holland & Knight LLP announced on Thursday that it has appointed a real estate finance attorney who co-chairs the firm's healthcare finance practice to take the reins of its San Francisco office.
Expert Analysis
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What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
It is necessary in a virtual law firm summer program to think twice about asking questions you may be able to answer on your own, but this independence and other aspects of a remote internship may help to instill habits that would be useful for future full-time associates, says law student Kelley Sheehan, who interned at Patterson & Sheridan this summer.