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    Sills Cummis Adds Employment Pro From Crowell & Moring

    Sills Cummis & Gross PC brought on a labor and employment attorney from Crowell & Moring LLP who brings more than two decades of experience to the firm's New York office advising employers on how to navigate disputes and ensure they comply with prevailing wage laws.

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    Whiteford Adds Montgomery McCracken Bankruptcy Ace

    Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP has added a Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP bankruptcy attorney in Delaware to bolster its capacity to handle Chapter 11 and other bankruptcy proceedings.

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    BCLP Exec Named Ice Miller's New Marketing Head

    Ice Miller LLP announced that an experienced legal executive from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP who's worked in the marketing departments at major firms for over 20 years has joined as its new chief marketing and business development officer.

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    Ex-NJ Judge 'Back Home' As Trial Atty At Chiesa Shahinian

    Alberto Rivas, who retired from a 15-year career on the New Jersey Superior Court earlier this year, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the next phase of his legal career in the litigation department at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC.

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    Office Snapshot: Richards Layton Upgrades Delaware Digs

    Delaware law firm Richards Layton & Finger PA this week unveiled completed renovations to its 150,000-square-foot, multifloor office at One Rodney Square in Wilmington, where the firm's president said the revamped space is better suited to meet the needs of its staff and clients.

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    Pullman & Comley Expands ADR Practice With Retired Judge

    Pullman & Comley LLC has grown its alternative dispute resolution practice with the addition of a recently retired Connecticut Superior Court judge.

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    Quarles & Brady Rehires Cross-Border IP Atty From Vorys

    Quarles & Brady LLP has rehired a former partner from Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP who focuses her practice on cross-border intellectual property enforcement matters in China and the U.S.

  • Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case

    The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest.

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    BigLaw Has More LinkedIn Followers, But Less Engagement

    The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group.

  • Judge Rejects DQ Of Smith Gambrell In Defamation Suit

    A New York federal judge denied a former Major Lindsey & Africa recruiter's bid to disqualify Smith Gambrell from representing Major Lindsey in the employee's $75 million federal defamation suit, saying the request wasn't ripe for consideration yet.

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    McGlinchey Stafford Adds Real Estate, Financial Services Pro

    McGlinchey Stafford PLLC announced that the firm has added a real estate and financial services pro to its financial services litigation practice, who joins the firm following a five-year stint in private practice.

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    Jones Foster Expands In Florida With Gunster Litigator

    Jones Foster announced Wednesday that it has grown its complex litigation and dispute resolution practice group with a new shareholder in West Palm Beach, Florida, who was previously with Gunster.

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    Chartwell Founding Partner On Firm's Mid-Atlantic Growth

    Law360 Pulse caught up with Charles Barreras, founding partner of Chartwell Law Offices LLP, to discuss how the firm has grown so far this year to include a trio of new offices in New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

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    Eckert Seamans Enters NYC With 11 Hawkins Parnell Attys

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC said Wednesday that it has launched an office in New York City with the addition of an 11-attorney team from Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, while scaling back its New Jersey presence.

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    Carlton Fields Adds Atlanta M&A Pro From Hartman Simons

    Carlton Fields has bolstered its business transactions practice with a new shareholder in Atlanta who was previously with Hartman Simons & Wood LLP.

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    Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1

    A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.

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    Litchfield Cavo Litigator Joins Kaufman Dolowich In LA

    Kaufman Dolowich announced that an experienced litigator with over a decade spent working on employment, labor and consumer financial services matters has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Launches Latin America Practice

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Wednesday that it launched a Latin America practice and tapped an international arbitration partner in Miami to lead the new group.

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    Troutman Data Privacy And AI Pro Joins McDonald Hopkins

    McDonald Hopkins LLC is expanding its litigation team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Troutman Pepper Locke LLP data privacy and artificial intelligence expert as a member in its Chicago office.

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    Chiesa Shahinian Adds Retired NJ Judge To Litigation Team

    Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has added a retired Middlesex County judge with 15 years of experience on the Superior Court bench to its litigation group, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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    Fennemore Craig Keeps Up Expansion With Ariz. Firm Combo

    Western firm Fennemore Craig PC announced Tuesday that it is set to combine with Phoenix labor and employment boutique BurnsBarton PLC, making it the sixth firm to combine with Fennemore Craig since the start of 2024.

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    SBSB Eastham Expands With Maritime Law Expert In Texas

    Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham PLLC announced that it hired an experienced attorney who's spent over two decades working on a wide range of maritime and admiralty law matters as a partner for its office in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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    Longtime UBS Associate GC Joins Maynard Nexsen In NY

    Maynard Nexsen PC announced Tuesday that after over a decade with UBS Financial Services, its longtime associate general counsel of legal and compliance has joined the firm's New York office as a shareholder.

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    Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig

    The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

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    AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt

    About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.

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Expert Analysis

  • Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move? Author Photo

    Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.

  • 3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments Author Photo

    Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.

  • Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son Author Photo

    Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact? Author Photo

    Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer Author Photo

    Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.

  • The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation Author Photo

    In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.

  • 6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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    With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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