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Barley Snyder Boosts York, Pa. Office With Litigation Atty
An attorney from the now-closed Stock & Leader firm has moved her litigation and employment law practice to Barley Snyder's York, Pennsylvania, office, opting not to follow many of her former colleagues who joined Saxton & Stump.
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Potomac Law Hires Ex-Education Dept. Senior Counsel In DC
A former senior counsel for the U.S. Department of Education has joined Potomac Law Group's education and investigations group and its white collar defense practice group as a partner based in Washington, D.C.
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Johnson Pope Bankruptcy Duo Joins Berger Singerman
Berger Singerman LLP announced that a pair of bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys from Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP have joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office as part of its business reorganization team.
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Thompson Coburn's 'Midwest Culture' Brings Back LA Atty
Thompson Coburn LLP is expanding its West Coast team, welcoming back a Los Angeles litigator who previously left to run his own firm.
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Phelps Dunbar Grows In Florida With Panhandle Firm Tie-Up
Phelps Dunbar LLP announced Wednesday that it will combine with Pensacola's Beggs & Lane on May 1, venturing into the Florida Panhandle for the first time.
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When Can Attys Decide To Drop Clients? ABA Says It Depends
Lawyers can drop clients at will as long as doing so won't harm the client's legal objectives or needlessly drive up costs, according to new guidance by the American Bar Association — but the guidance also notes that "getting out of a matter can be a lot harder than getting in."
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Longtime Philly Federal Prosecutor Rejoins Berger Montague
A former assistant U.S. attorney has returned to Berger Montague's Philadelphia office after more than 25 years, with plans to continue fighting on behalf of consumers and investors who have been wronged.
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Chiesa Shahinian Unveils Equipment Leasing, Finance Group
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC launched a new equipment leasing and finance practice group this week to take advantage of a $40 billion industry in New Jersey for financing construction, medical and other kinds of equipment.
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Ex-Morgan Lewis Bankruptcy Leader Joins Moore & Van Allen
Following more than a decade at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, the firm's former bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency co-head has joined Moore & Van Allen PLLC as a member.
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23 Firms Remain GCs' Top Picks Despite Referral Drop
Even as corporate legal departments become more selective in recommending outside counsel to their peers, 23 law firms have managed to earn top marks for building trust and relationship management, according to a report released Wednesday by BTI Consulting Group.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Weiss & Arons Patent Pro In Miami
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Wednesday that it has boosted its intellectual property offerings with a partner in Miami who joined from Weiss & Arons LLP.
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Gunster Expands Fla. Footprint With 14-Atty Boutique Merger
Florida business law firm Gunster added 14 attorneys to its growing roster through a merger with boutique Katz Barron, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Burns White Adds Estates, Health Attys, Plans New NJ Office
A pair of recent additions to Burns White LLC's litigation and healthcare practices are helping the firm grow, one by expanding its team in Pittsburgh and the other by preparing for the opening of a new office in northern New Jersey.
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Marshall Dennehey Adds Professional Liability Attorney
A seasoned attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing clients in insurance and professional liability matters has moved his practice to Marshall Dennehey's Pittsburgh office.
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Constangy Taps Atlanta Atty As Trade Secrets Group Co-Chair
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has appointed a co-leader for its trade secrets and unfair competition practice group.
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Freeman Mathis Fuels Fla. Growth With Tampa Boutique Attys
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP announced Tuesday it has continued growing in Florida with the addition of three attorneys from Batteese Agliano & Gale PLLC in Tampa.
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Honigman Adds Kilpatrick Private Client Leader In Chicago
Honigman LLP announced Tuesday that the private credit practice co-leader at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has joined the firm's Chicago office as a private client and corporate partner.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Tymkovich On New Judgeships
When Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich testified before Congress recently about the need for more federal judges, it had been about 10 years since he'd made a similar request of Congress, which hasn't expanded the federal bench since 2002.
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Trump Names 3 US Atty Picks For Idaho, Iowa, South Dakota
President Donald Trump on Monday announced his picks for three U.S. attorney positions, including two familiar faces returning to Idaho and South Dakota.
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Trump EOs And Skadden Face Pushback At Law Schools
President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, and one firm's attempt to avoid a directive, have each received pushback at top law schools, with more than 90 Harvard faculty members objecting to the measures' effect on the rule of law and Georgetown students blasting Skadden's deal with Trump as a second firm associate publicly resigned.
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Commercial Litigation Veteran Joins Parker Poe In Atlanta
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced that an experienced litigator who has spent more than 20 years working on a wide range of commercial business disputes has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a partner from Barnes & Thornburg LLP.
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Carlton Fields Faces DQ Bid In $500M Miss America Suit
Carlton Fields faces a disqualification bid for allegedly having a conflict of interest in a $500 million lawsuit regarding the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Taylor English Health Pro In Atlanta
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former Taylor English Duma LLP partner who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and also has sleep medicine expertise to strengthen its healthcare practice.
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Former Paramount Global VP Joins Day Pitney In Miami
Day Pitney LLP has brought a former executive for Latin America at Paramount Global to its Miami office to help lead the firm's sports, media and entertainment practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Windels Marx Elevates Longtime Attorney To Managing Partner
New York-based Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP announced Monday that its longtime managing partner has stepped down from the role, to be replaced by a business litigator with more than 20 years of experience.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.