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Market Surveillance Co. Taps Ex-CFTC Counsel To Lead Policy
Fintech-focused market surveillance firm Solidus Labs announced Thursday that it's brought on a former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission attorney who advised lawmakers on closely watched crypto legislation to lead its policy efforts.
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Missouri AG Alumni Make Their Mark In Trump 2.0
Missouri is hundreds of miles from Washington, D.C., but the legal community of the Show-Me State has taken a significant hold in the second Trump administration.
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Foley Hoag Hires Miles & Stockbridge M&A Atty In DC
Foley Hoag LLP has hired a mergers and acquisitions and private equity-focused attorney from Miles & Stockbridge PC who has joined in Washington, D.C., as a partner to work on strategic financial transactions, private fund formation and more.
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Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Court Noticing Nationwide
The nationwide system for providing notice to creditors in bankruptcy cases has been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, and it is not currently known when the outage will end.
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Seyfarth Names IT Head As Chief Information Officer
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Thursday that it has promoted its former head of IT and security, who has been a leader in tech modernization over his 14 years at the firm, to be its new chief information officer.
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Wilson Sonsini Hires Baker Botts Nat'l Security Lead In DC
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has hired the former head of Baker Botts LLP's national security and trade risk mitigation team, who has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.
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Harvey And Legora Debut Rival 'Intake' Tools On Same Day
Legal artificial intelligence companies Harvey and Legora both announced Wednesday two separate products named Intake for use by in-house legal teams.
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Sidley Hires Treasury Official As Litigation Partner In DC
Sidley Austin LLP has hired a former U.S. Department of the Treasury official who has more than a decade of federal government experience with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim
A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.
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BigLaw Lateral Hiring Stays Steady In Third Quarter
Large U.S. law firms hired steadily in the third quarter, as modest gains in associate and counsel moves helped offset a drop in partner hiring, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Another Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has grown its public finance team with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr LLP attorney who specializes in real estate financing, bringing its total lateral hires from Ballard Spahr to 40 since February.
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Lowenstein Sandler Expands Paid Leave For NICU Parents
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced that it will expand its paid parental leave policy to provide up to eight extra weeks to employees with a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit in what it says makes it among the first firms to provide the benefit.
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Strong Job Market Is Less So For Black, First Gen Law Grads
The Class of 2025 saw near-record levels of employment, but there were significant disparities in occupation outcomes by race or ethnicity and first-generation college student status, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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Willkie Grows DC Office With Senior Westinghouse Atty
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has expanded its offerings in the nation's capital with a nuclear energy attorney who most recently worked in-house at U.S.-based global nuclear power provider Westinghouse Electric Co.
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Mayer Brown Taps Ex-Sheppard Leader As Group Co-Lead
Mayer Brown LLP has hired Sheppard's former governmental practice group co-chair to be the co-chair of its global investigations and white collar defense practice.
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Justices Wary Of Weakening Sentencing Commentary
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments that lower court judges should not give deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary that interprets federal sentencing guidelines, with some of the justices wondering whether such a holding would open the floodgates for thousands of defendants seeking to have their sentences reconsidered.
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Sotomayor Warns Gov't On Double Jeopardy In Migrant's Case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned the government on Tuesday about charging a deported Mexican national twice for the crime of being found in the U.S. after having been removed, saying constitutional problems plagued the government's treatment of the man.
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Stoel Rives Extends Managing Partner's Term Through 2029
Stoel Rives has voted to retain its current managing partner through the end of 2029, extending her four-year term to six years, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Dentons Adds K&L Gates Lawyer To Healthcare Practice In DC
Dentons has hired a former K&L Gates LLP counsel as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, where he will advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on a range of matters related to regulatory and transactional oversight, the firm announced.
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Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.
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Debevoise Hires Ex-DOJ Acting Antitrust Litigation Head In DC
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has hired the former acting director of litigation at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, who spent nearly two decades with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP before moving to the agency, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Justices Agree To Hear Habeas Case About Circuit Splits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether prisoners can appeal denials of their federal habeas corpus petitions if there is a circuit split on the issue underlying their petition, even if their home circuit has precedent against them.
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High Court To Consider DOGE FOIA Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review the D.C. Circuit's decision to greenlight limited discovery aimed at determining whether the Department of Government Efficiency is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys
Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message."
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Justices To Weigh If Cooking For Terrorists Bars Asylum
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will review whether a Nigerian man's short stint as a cook for a terrorist group constituted "material support" that would render the already deported man ineligible for asylum.
Expert Analysis
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How In-House Lawyers Can Help Fill The Legal Aid Gap
Corporate legal departments can expand access to justice in legal deserts in ways that don't require court appearances, as many client needs can be met through advice, brief service or pro se support, say Todd Stillerman at Wells Fargo and Allison Constance at Legal Aid North Carolina.
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How Law Firms Can Advance Gender Parity Without Exclusion
Law firms can work toward eliminating workplace disparities while reducing discrimination risk by opening events to all employees, expanding caregiver support, and using mentorship, coaching and pay equity data to guide durable inclusion efforts, says Lori Mihalich-Levin at Mindful Return.
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Closing The Gender Gap In AI Adoption: A Lawyer's Guide
Amid a reported gender gap in artificial intelligence use, female lawyers should think about AI ownership as beginning with adoption, expanding into career agency and influence, and culminating in collective leadership directed toward the profession and the public good, says Tamara Kraljic at Hughes Hubbard.
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How Firms Adopting AI Can Learn From CRM Rollout Mistakes
Law firms should learn from the challenges that have plagued client relationship management system adoption for over 30 years as they evaluate whether and how to implement artificial intelligence tools, says consultant Paul Manuele.
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RFP Reset: Start With Client Service
As clients increasingly expect the sophistication that artificial intelligence makes possible, law firms can use the proposal to adopt a client service mindset that delivers practical guidance the in-house legal team can use without translation, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Legal Tech Talks: Notorio Co-Founder On Measuring Value
Leonardo Lupiano, co-founder at Notorio, discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics, analyzing product usage and calculating the return on investment when considering whether to adopt a new technology.
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How BigLaw Can Build Infrastructure For Plaintiff-Side Work
Traditionally defense-oriented Am Law 100 firms are increasingly expanding their plaintiff-side dockets through a mix of contingency arrangements and litigation finance, but firms must consider how on-risk work interacts with their existing capital structure and business practices, says Brendan Dyer at Rocade Capital.
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Teaching Associates To Write Well With Responsible AI Aid
Firms can help their new associates become strong writers and responsible AI users by employing a framework that ensures that use of artificial intelligence tools strengthens, rather than replaces, associates' thinking processes, say Julie Schrager at Faegre Drinker and Dawn Anderson at the University of Iowa.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game
Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future client work, referrals and leadership opportunities, says Deborah Farone at Farone Advisors.
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5 Due Diligence Steps For A Successful Succession Plan
Instead of relying on abstract policies, firm leadership should develop concrete succession plans before rainmakers announce retirement that track which tasks intended successors are assuming, how the outgoing member is transferring their knowledge and whether clients are yet relying on the replacement, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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The GC's 1st 90 Days: How To Build A Strong GC Network
Taking time to build a network of general counsel thought partners is useful in the early days of the role because the value of relationships compounds over time, and approaching the process with a spirit of curiosity and generosity can be especially helpful, says Heather Stevenson, general counsel at Red Cell.
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5 Ways Law Firms Can Build Lasting AI Visibility
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded across the entire digital ecosystem, law firm leaders can build an enduring footprint with five factors that ensure their firms remain visible no matter how underlying models evolve, says Melanie Trudeau at Reputation Ink.
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Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane
With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for those who want to become equity partners, business development matters more than ever, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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RFP Reset: Focus On Execution, Not Just Expertise
Law firms that treat responses to requests for proposal as concrete evidence of staffing, budgeting, communication and project management discipline will be better positioned to win business from legal departments than firms that tout generic credentials alone, says LaResa Young at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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3 Ways Firm Leaders Can Nurture AI Fluency
Lawyers can’t develop artificial intelligence fluency from continuing legal education courses, webinars or email updates, so firm leaders must foster conditions that are conducive to attorney learning if they want AI investments to deliver their promised return, says Adrienne Prentice at Keep Company.