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Sheppard Mullin To Offer Larger Bonuses To Busy Associates
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP associates who labored past 2,000 hours in 2025 can expect to see a little extra in their upcoming bonus checks, according to an internal memo obtained by Law360.
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Chiesa Shahinian Brings On Former Rutgers Labor Counsel
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has grown its employment law team with Rutgers University's former vice president for university labor relations and special counsel to the university president, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Lowenstein Sandler Launches Digital Infrastructure Group
Lowenstein Sandler LLP launched a new, cross-disciplinary practice group to represent data centers and other players in the digital infrastructure industry, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Post & Schell Adds Ballard Spahr Leader As Incoming COO
A practice director for Ballard Spahr LLP has recently joined Post & Schell PC's executive leadership team in the Philadelphia office to start the transition into her new role as the firm's chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Stinson Adds Skilled Litigator, Advocate For Vets In Dallas
Stinson LLP has added an of counsel in Dallas with substantial experience handling complex business and commercial disputes who came aboard from a veterans nonprofit, where he advocated for service members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
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FisherBroyles Brings On IP Firm Owner In Atlanta
FisherBroyles LLP has brought on an experienced intellectual property attorney in its Atlanta office, strengthening its national IP practice with her more than two decades of experience as a registered patent attorney handling IP matters.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Atty Trio In Ga., NY, Texas
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has added three partners across its Atlanta, Austin, Texas, and New York offices, further growing its litigation and corporate practices.
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Farrer & Co. Hires IT Director, Head Of Innovation And AI
Farrer & Co. LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a former information technology director at Capsticks Solicitors LLP and a head of innovation and artificial intelligence previously at Macfarlanes.
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Saxton & Stump Expanding In Central Pa. With Former Judge
Saxton & Stump will kick off the new year by growing its offices in York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a magisterial district judge who will join the firm when her term is over at the end of December.
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Whiteford Wins Remand Of Bankruptcy Fees Dispute
A dispute over nearly $600,000 in legal fees between Whiteford Taylor & Preston and a former client will be litigated at the state level after a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday remanded the case to Allegheny County court.
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Fennemore Craig Arrives In Texas By Merger With 11-Atty Firm
Fennemore Craig PC announced Monday that the firm has opened its first location in Texas following the addition of the 11 attorneys of San Antonio-based labor and employment firm Schmoyer Reinhard LLP.
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Keesal Young Poaching Suit Against Stradley Ronon Trimmed
A California state judge cleared Keesal Young & Logan to pursue most of its lawsuit alleging Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young crossed the line when it recruited 10 former Keesal Young attorneys, finding that claims such as inducing breach of contract could move forward, in part, because of conversations among the attorneys.
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Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses
U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Hall Booth Bulks Up In Georgia With 15 Atty Hires
Georgia-based Hall Booth Smith PC announced the addition of 15 new attorneys across its home state, including an experienced litigator who has spent over 25 years working on a wide range of liability, employment and medical malpractice matters.
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Office Snapshot: Brownstein Hyatt Gears Up To Grow In NYC
Months after announcing its initial expansion to New York with a team of intellectual property attorneys from Crowell & Moring LLP, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced that the firm opened its permanent office in the iconic Rockefeller Center complex.
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How Vendors Are Tackling Security Issues With Agentic AI
Many legal technology companies are releasing agentic artificial intelligence tools that can access law firms' sensitive internal data, raising concerns about information leaks, misuse or the agent going rogue. Here's how companies are taking steps to prevent those security risks.
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6th Circ. Largely Shoots Down Ohio Derailment Atty Fee Fight
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday largely refused to revive Morgan & Morgan's bid to halt the allocation of attorney fees from a $600 million class settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment disaster, but remanded it for a look into the firm's individual allocation amount.
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Texas Law Firm, Atty Reach Tentative Deal In Age Bias Suit
An attorney who sued a Houston-based law firm alleging she was fired in retaliation for having complained about age discrimination has reached "a tentative agreement" to resolve the matter, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.
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Weil Matches Year-End And Special Bonuses For Associates
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Tuesday joined a cadre of other firms in matching the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Chartwell Adds Insurance Pro From Texas In-House Role
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has fortified its national insurance defense practice with a partner in Dallas who came aboard from an in-house position at Tokio Marine Group.
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Bricker Graydon, Wyatt Tarrant Heads Talk Merger Plans
Ahead of their planned merger, the heads of Bricker Graydon LLP and Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP spoke to Law360 Pulse about expanding their footprint in the Ohio and Kentucky region and about achieving growth through back-to-back mergers.
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Atty Error Led To $400K Death Settlement, Insurer Tells Court
An insurer for several companies managing a South Carolina apartment complex was forced to settle a wrongful death suit after an attorney failed to meet filing deadlines and defaulted, it told a federal court, saying the attorney is on the hook for the $400,000 settlement and legal fees.
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Picture This: Snap Inc. Woos New GC With $23M In Stock
Snap Inc., owner of the photo and video social media platform Snapchat, helped lure its new general counsel away from Munger Tolles & Olson LLP with a signing bonus of nearly 3 million shares of class A common stock.
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Workers' Comp Firm Gilson Daub Expands Into South Dakota
Gilson Daub LLP has announced the firm has launched a practice dedicated to South Dakota-focused matters in what it says is a continuation of its strategic growth across the Midwest.
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Benesch Adds Keker IP Litigator In San Francisco
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP announced Monday that it has added an intellectual property attorney from Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP to enhance its capacity to handle patent, copyright and trade secret matters.
Expert Analysis
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application
Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.