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DLA Piper Clears Vote To End Verein, Unify Leadership
DLA Piper announced Friday that firm partners on both sides of the Atlantic have "overwhelmingly approved" a plan to dissolve its Swiss verein structure effective May 1.
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Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue In EO Appeals
Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.
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Womble Bond Hires Privacy And AI Governance Atty In D.C.
Womble Bond Dickinson has added a lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising technology companies and enterprises to its corporate and securities practice group in Washington, D.C., saying she will help clients navigate changes in data privacy, cybersecurity and consumer protection.
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Davis Polk To Launch Appellate Practice With Paul Weiss Pair
Two experienced Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP appellate litigators are leaving to launch a U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a firm spokesperson confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.
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Private Equity MSO Deals Heating Up In Legal Industry
Private equity is driving a surge in managed services organization deals with U.S. law firms, with the focus on consumer-facing practices like personal injury for now and the potential to one day reshape how even BigLaw firms do business.
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Retired Eastern Va. Judge Joins JAMS DC Resolution Center
JAMS has hired a former "Rocket Docket" judge, who presided over thousands of cases, including several involving tech companies like Amazon, Cisco and Oracle, and who will focus his mediation practice on patent, antitrust and securities matters.
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DOJ Watchdog To Review Handling Of Epstein Files
The U.S. Department of Justice watchdog announced Thursday that it will be reviewing the department's release of the Epstein files after much bipartisan pushback that it has been slow and error-ridden.
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DOJ Says Medical Pot Shift Shouldn't Affect Gun Rights Case
Despite an order from the U.S. Department of Justice loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana, the Trump administration signaled Thursday that it does not intend for the changes to cannabis regulation to apply retroactively.
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Jackson Lewis Taps 3 New Office Managing Attys
Jackson Lewis PC has tapped three attorneys who each have more than a decade of experience with the firm to help lead its offices in the Washington, D.C., region, Tampa, and Charlotte, North Carolina, the firm announced this week.
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Hunter Biden Blasts Winston & Strawn Tactics In Fee Row
As a discovery dispute between Hunter Biden and Winston & Strawn LLP drags on amid a suit over allegedly unpaid legal bills, the former president's son accused the BigLaw firm, which once represented him in a Delaware criminal case and other matters, of resorting to "what is uncomfortably close to an ad hominem attack" against him.
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Acting DOJ Inspector General Tapped For Permanent Post
President Donald Trump has nominated the U.S. Department of Justice's acting inspector general, who investigated the FBI's probe into Trump's links with Russia, to remain in that role on a permanent basis, according to a White House announcement.
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Law Firms Saw Double-Digit Lateral Hiring Growth In 2025
Lateral hiring increased by 16% in 2025 from 2024, with similar growth for both associates and partners, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Wilson Sonsini Gains New COO From Baker McKenzie
A longtime Baker McKenzie LLP executive has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC as its new chief operating officer, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Fewer Law School Grads Found Jobs Last Year
The portion of 2025 graduates from U.S. law schools employed in full-time roles that made use of their degrees 10 months after graduation fell by 6.4% compared to the previous year, according to data released Wednesday by the American Bar Association.
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Steptoe Adds Hogan Lovells Voting Rights Partner In DC
Steptoe LLP has hired a Hogan Lovells partner who helped Black Alabamians secure voting rights protections in a U.S. Supreme Court victory in 2023, and who joins the firm in Washington to work with white collar defense and compliance matters.
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Morgan Lewis Hires New CIO From Dechert
Morgan Lewis has hired a new chief information officer with 15 years of leadership experience at major law firms to strengthen its technology and cybersecurity capacities.
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High Court Revives Military Vet's Injury Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Fluor Corp. can be held liable for a veteran's state-based injury claims stemming from a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, saying his claims are not preempted by the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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Justices Won't Move Mich. Pipeline Suit To Federal Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to overturn a Sixth Circuit decision that rebuffed Enbridge's efforts to transfer from state court to federal court a lawsuit from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel seeking to shut down a pipeline between the U.S. and Canada.
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Trump's Sullivan & Cromwell Attys Head To Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday it is amping up its appellate practice with the addition of four Sullivan & Cromwell LLP litigators, including former acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall and Morgan L. Ratner, who have worked on the appeal of President Donald Trump's New York hush money conviction.
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Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again
After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.
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Eckert Seamans Re-Ups Executives, Announces 3 Directors
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has decided to keep its executive team intact for another year and has named three new members to its board of directors in moves firm leadership described as signs it is moving in the right direction.
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Fox Rothschild Hires Holland & Knight Sports Partner In DC
Fox Rothschild LLP has hired Holland & Knight LLP's co-chair of the sports industry team in Washington, D.C., to work with entertainment and related sports law issues, the firm has announced.
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10-Year Covington Vet Joins Holland & Knight In DC
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a litigation and dispute resolution partner, who is joining the firm after more than 10 years with Covington & Burling LLP, where she focused on white collar defense and investigations.
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Ex-Newman Clerks, Judges Back High Court Suspension Fight
A group of former clerks for Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, as well as former federal judges, have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the challenge to her suspension imposed by her colleagues.
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Kash Patel Sues Atlantic For $250M Over 'Fabricated' Report
FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic magazine for $250 million in damages Monday, claiming a recent report about his alleged drinking and absences from work was "fabricated" and designed to "drive him from office."