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Durbin's Top Judiciary Oversight Atty Joins Holland & Knight
Holland & Knight LLP has hired the chief counsel for oversight at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, who worked on that committee under Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and who joins the firm's regulatory practice to fortify its bench with more than a decade of senior-level Capitol Hill experience.
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Trump Lawyer Matthew Schwartz Confirmed To 2nd Circ.
The Senate voted 50-45, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Matthew Schwartz, one of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys and a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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DOJ Tax Leader Joins Baker McKenzie's DC Team
The former assistant director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Litigation Branch has moved her practice to Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.
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Legal Tech Funding Climbs In 2026 Despite Fewer Deals
Total funding for legal technology companies increased in the first half of 2026 while deal count fell, suggesting that investors are deploying more capital into fewer companies as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in the industry.
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Judge Newman Won't Reopen High Court Suspension Battle
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider her bid to save a suit against her fellow judges for suspending her from the bench over her refusal to undergo medical tests.
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Bombardier Sued Over Flight That Killed Ex-White House Atty
Bombardier Inc. and a private chartered flight company were sued in Massachusetts state court Monday by the widower of a prominent Washington, D.C., lawyer who was fatally injured aboard a business jet when it shook violently midair.
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Blanche Hearing To Proceed After Graham's Death
The Senate Judiciary Committee will still hold the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general on Wednesday, despite the death of committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over the weekend.
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Holland & Hart Adds Crowell & Moring Group Co-Chair In DC
Holland & Hart LLP has hired the co-chair of Crowell & Moring LLP's environmental group, who spent more than 16 years with the firm and helped support San Francisco in a U.S. Supreme Court fight to invalidate portions of federal sewer and wastewater system permits.
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Ericsson Federal Hires CLO From Parent's Compliance Unit
Ericsson Federal Technologies Group, the 2-year-old U.S. subsidiary of Swedish telecom Ericsson Inc., has named its first chief legal officer to build out its legal and compliance teams.
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Arnold & Porter Names Director Of IT Apps As Chief AI Officer
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced on Monday the appointment of Roger Maeda, previously its director of information technology enterprise applications and application development, as its chief artificial intelligence officer, joining other firms that have recently assigned a C-suite executive to oversee the software.
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DC Court, Ethics Officials Seek Dismissal Of DOJ Suit
The D.C. appeals court and attorney disciplinary authorities have asked a D.C. federal court to toss a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that accuses them of "weaponizing state bar discipline" against a onetime DOJ lawyer, telling the court that the government suit came too early.
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BigLaw Grew More Selective On Second Quarter Lateral Hires
Lateral hiring at large U.S. law firms slowed in the second quarter of 2026 after a strong start to the year, with associate and counsel moves declining while partner hiring remained relatively steady, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Steptoe Adds Crowell & Moring Defense Pro As Cyber Lead
Steptoe LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former government contracts and cybersecurity partner from Crowell & Moring LLP who has held senior procurement roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to lead the firm's cybersecurity practice.
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Paul Hastings Kicks Off New Sports Practice With Ravens GC
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has formally launched a global sports practice with two new partners, including the Baltimore Ravens' top in-house lawyer.
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HHS' Ex-GC Committed Ethics Violations, Watchdog Says
A watchdog organization filed a complaint Thursday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General seeking an investigation into former HHS general counsel Michael Stuart over alleged federal ethics violations, saying it appears he failed to divest from prohibited financial holdings and made prohibited investment purchases after taking office.
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Over 2,600 Attys, Professionals Urge Blocking Blanche As AG
More than 2,600 lawyers and legal professionals on Friday urged lawmakers to oppose the nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general, saying Blanche's dismissal of the idea that the U.S. Department of Justice should be independent from the White House and his record as interim attorney general make him unfit for the role.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Ludd & Ludd lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a San Diego jury ordered Hyatt to pay $15.5 million over the death of a guest who was left uncontacted for a day after failing to check out.
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Reed Smith Creates AI-Focused Legal Services Team
Reed Smith LLP has created a department to bring lawyers, e-discovery and AI professionals and others to support clients and the firm with legal, business and technology-focused guidance, and tapped a partner in Philadelphia to spearhead the effort.
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Six-Person Public Affairs Team Joins Taft From Ice Miller
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has announced that the firm expanded its public affairs strategies group with the hire of six former Ice Miller LLP attorneys and legal professionals including two partners and a pair of vice presidents.
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Meet The Solo Employment Atty Who Is New DC Bar President
Diane Seltzer won last year's race to lead the District of Columbia Bar in an election with unprecedented member participation. Now that she's starting her term as president of the organization, Seltzer wants to motivate attorneys to stay involved.
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Beltway Moves: Squire Patton, Bracewell, Wiley
Washington, D.C., law firms have been adding attorneys with expertise in congressional investigations, in some of the latest hiring moves in the nation's capital.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as BigLaw firms expanded headcounts and practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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95% Of Surveyed Law Firms Losing Clients, Report Finds
Hundreds of law firms say they are increasingly losing clients and cite problems delivering their legal services as the top reason for the attrition, according to a report released Thursday.
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Grassley Claims Smith's Team Mishandled Classified Docs
Individuals working in then-special counsel Jack Smith's office may have mishandled classified information while investigating President Donald Trump, according to messages obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, committee Chair Sen. Chuck Grassley has told the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Inside Hogan Lovells Cadwalader's Big DC Debut
Judging by the number of people at its launch party in Washington, D.C., at the beginning of this month, it was easy to see how the merger of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP had turned the new Hogan Lovells Cadwalader into the city's second-largest law firm.