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Cahill Gordon Brings On King & Spalding Patent Partner In DC
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has hired a King & Spalding LLP lawyer who focuses his practice on patent litigation and counseling clients on related issues with technology-focused disputes, the firm announced Monday.
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O'Melveny Hires 2 Cleary Lawyers In DC
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has added two financial services regulatory advisers from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, who have worked together in private practice and in parallel with one another at federal regulators for more than 20 years.
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Law Students Undeterred Under Trump's Immigration Climate
In a climate where immigration lawyers are coming under the Trump administration’s scrutiny to tamp down on asylum fraud, law students are being ignited to enter the workforce early and rectify the injustices they see.
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Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired a former Ropes & Gray LLP partner who works on a myriad of health regulatory and drug pricing matters, advising pharmaceutical manufacturers, investors and other entities on those issues, the firm announced Thursday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robinson & Cole's work on a special purpose acquisition vehicle transaction and Berger Montague's handling of a suit over college athlete compensation lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 5 to 18.
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Trump Lawyer Advances In Senate Judiciary Noms Vote
The nomination of Matthew Schwartz to be a judge on the Second Circuit advanced out of committee Thursday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Law firms continued to dole out raises and bonuses during another busy week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Jenner & Block Hires Perkins Coie Comms Atty, Ex-FCC Lawyer
Jenner & Block LLP has hired a former Perkins Coie LLP associate who joins the firm as a special counsel in Washington, D.C., to work on communications, internet and technology matters, the firm announced this week.
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Lawyer Dads Seek Better Balance Of Work, Family Time
Eli Albrecht remembers the day early in his career when a senior partner at the BigLaw firm where he was working told him, "You can either be a great M&A lawyer or a great father, but you can't be both."
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Judiciary Cites AI Deepfakes In Opposing Courtroom Cameras
Two bipartisan bills to bring cameras into federal courtrooms advanced Thursday, but the policymaking body for the federal judiciary continues to oppose them and raised the issue of deepfakes in the age of artificial intelligence.
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High Court Bars Federal Review Of State Court Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a legal doctrine designed to curtail duplicative litigation prevents parties who lose in state court from appealing in federal district court even if the state case is still pending.
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Justices Allow Gun Rights For Marijuana User
U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot bar a drug user from owning guns, saying that the prosecution of a Texas man accused of owning a gun while being a marijuana user was inconsistent with the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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High Court Carves Out Exception For Criminal Appeal Waivers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that criminal defendants who agree in plea deals not to appeal their sentences can still appeal if the sentence would result in a "miscarriage of justice."
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Adams & Reese Launches Blockchain, Digital Assets Practice
Adams & Reese LLP announced that the firm has started a practice focused on blockchain and digital assets following the late May addition of a patent attorney who joined from Maynard Nexsen PC in Nashville.
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Troutman Hires McDermott Energy Tax Atty In DC
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has hired a former McDermott Will & Schulte tax partner who focuses his practice on tax credits for renewable and transitional energy, as well as other energy-financing matters, the firm recently announced.
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Winston Taylor Fills Leadership Roles In DC, Miami, Europe
Winston Taylor announced Wednesday that it made senior appointments across four major commercial centers around the globe.
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Yetter Coleman Matches Milbank Pay, Hikes Clerkship Bonus
Two more litigation boutiques are the latest firms to adopt the Milbank LLP base pay scale for associates, with Yetter Coleman LLP in Houston sweetening the pot by raising its judicial clerkship bonus to $145,000.
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Trump Seeks Emergency Stay On Discovery In Jan. 6 Suits
President Donald Trump is asking the D.C. Circuit to halt proceedings in one of eight consolidated Jan. 6 lawsuits, arguing in an emergency stay motion Tuesday that a district judge erred by letting discovery against co-defendants continue while claims against Trump himself are paused.
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Law Firms Turn To Lateral Market, AI To Win Funds Race
Law firms are getting creative as they seek to secure a toehold in the fiercely competitive funds space, relying on new technologies and aggressively branching into new areas of finance to woo clients.
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Trump Halts Clayton Director Hearing Over Blue-Slip Dispute
President Donald Trump directed Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, not to appear for his confirmation hearing Wednesday on his nomination to be director of national intelligence, in part over a blue-slip issue.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-DOJ Atty, WH Cyber Director Office's GC
The former acting general counsel for the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director, who most recently worked as U.S. digital currency counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined K&L Gates LLP as a partner.
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Oral Arguments In Comey, James Appeal Set For September
The Fourth Circuit has scheduled in-person oral arguments for the Trump administration's appeal of the dismissals of indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for Sept. 15-18.
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Dunn Isaacson Rhee Matches Milbank Pay For Associates
Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP is the latest firm to match the pay scale for associates set earlier this month by Milbank LLP, with salaries at the boutique set to increase by $10,000 to $20,000 next month.
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Blanche To Go Before Senate Panel July 15
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination hearing is a month away, and the fate of his confirmation is likely in the hands of Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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Corporate Legal Spending Hit 6-Year Low In 2026
Total legal spending by company revenue hit a six-year low in 2026, with alternative service models continuing to represent a small fraction of the typical external budget compared to traditional law firms, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of Corporate Counsel and legal search firm Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.