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Why This Small-Firm Lawyer Charges $3,000 Per Hour
As a solo or small firm attorney, would you charge $3,000 per hour? Meet one attorney who does — and learn how his story of ultra-high prices could help you set your own rates.
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V&E Is Training Associates To Think Like Business People
Vinson & Elkins LLP has amped up its business development investment with the launch of BD Lab, which encourages associates firmwide to think outside the box with their clients.
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Law Firms Saw Strong First Half Of 2025, Wells Fargo Says
The legal industry saw strong performance during the first six months of 2025, according to a report released Tuesday from the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group, with strong growth in revenue largely driven by rising billing rates.
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Judge Axes Habeas Suit, Tells DOJ To Use 'Proper' Forum
A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging a standing order from Maryland federal judges temporarily pausing the removal of noncitizen detainees who have filed habeas petitions, telling the U.S. Department of Justice that if it wants to challenge the court policy, it must follow the "proper" channels.
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Beyond Pay: How To Retain Your Rainmakers
U.S. law firms are working overtime to keep their top-billing attorneys, as growing profits and higher compensation increase lateral movement.
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With More Rainmakers On The Go, Firms Pay Them Millions
Amid a growing gap between the most profitable BigLaw shops and everyone else, top law firms can afford to pay a lot more to lure rainmakers and their practices.
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Inside The Who's Who DC Pro Bono Team Fighting Trump
It had been only a few months since Peter Keisler retired as co-leader of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Sidley Austin in December when his longtime friend and colleague Thomas Green, Sidley's former white collar chief, approached him about getting back in the trenches.
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King & Spalding Hires Former CMS Litigation Leader In DC
The former deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the general counsel's office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Mars Inc. Moves Pet Nutrition GC To Snack Business
Mars Inc. announced Tuesday that the general counsel for its pet nutrition arm will assume that role for its snacking business, which oversees iconic brands like M&M's and Snickers.
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Foley Hoag Adds Healthcare Co-Leader From Manatt
Foley Hoag LLP has hired the former president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as the new co-chair of its healthcare department.
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DOJ Terrorism Prosecutor Joins Stris & Maher As DC Partner
California-headquartered Stris & Maher LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former national security attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, who joined the firm after ending a trial in which the government proved a Michigan man experimented with bomb making in support of ISIS.
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Construction Supplies Co. Hires Ex-Fannie Mae Atty As GC
White Cap has hired a former Fannie Mae deputy general counsel as its new general counsel in its Atlanta headquarters, the construction supplies and safety products company announced Monday.
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PierFerd Co-Founder Talks Hitting 250-Atty Milestone
A little over a year and a half after launching the firm with commitments from 130 attorneys leaving FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand LLP has reached 250 attorneys, with the founders saying the firm plans to keep growing.
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Ballooning BigLaw Rates Create Opportunities For Mid-Law
Some midsize, regional and boutique firms are using their lower rates to attract both clients and lateral attorneys against the backdrop of spiraling BigLaw rates, though there are definite limits to the strategy.
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Elite Deal Partners Command Rates That Soar Above Peers
Lawyers who orchestrate massive transactions make up the lion's share of attorneys charging top-tier rates that have broken far away from average billing rates for law firm partners in recent years, experts say.
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Former SG Prelogar Rejoins Cooley In DC As Practice Leader
Former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has returned to Cooley LLP to lead its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice as the firm continues to expand its litigation group, telling Law360 Pulse on Monday it is a firm that shares her values.
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Trump Admin To Appeal Susman Godfrey Exec Order Ruling
The Trump administration announced Friday its intention to appeal a June ruling that struck down as unconstitutional an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey LLP, after the court said the order was issued in retaliation for its representation of clients and causes the president opposes.
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Probation Granted In Chandra Levy Prosecutor's Ethics Case
A D.C. Court of Appeals panel has sanctioned the lead prosecutor in the Chandra Levy murder case for failing to disclose evidence, but said she should not be suspended because "her misconduct was the result of a seemingly honest mistake."
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiley Rein LLP's work on a $3.65 billion telecommunications merger and Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC's pursuit of privacy claims against a health and wellness app lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Aug. 8 to 22.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Jackson Lewis PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions barring the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other companies.
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Edison Electric Institute Hires Ex-Bracewell Partner As CLO
National trade association Edison Electric Institute has tapped a former counsel for power company Calpine Corp. and onetime Bracewell LLP partner to be the organization's new top in-house attorney.
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Beltway Moves: Foley Hoag, Kostelanetz, Holland & Knight
The former head of the Office of Special Counsel joined Foley Hoag LLP, and the leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Division headed to Kostelanetz LLP in some of the latest significant moves in the Washington, D.C., legal world.
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BBK Taps Gov't Affairs Director From Interior Leadership
Best Best & Krieger LLP has hired a U.S. Department of the Interior leader who helped advance drought resilience plans and advise the agency's secretary on water and science policy as the new director of its government affairs group, the firm announced.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as U.S. firms expanded their practice offerings with new talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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DC Circ. Leaves Judge Newman's Suspension Intact
The D.C. Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of 98-year-old Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit against her colleagues for barring her from hearing cases, holding that she failed to show that the statute that was used to suspend her is unconstitutional.
Expert Analysis
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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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.