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    MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Salvatore J. Graziano

    Salvatore J. Graziano of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP took the lead in defending Meta and Nvidia investors in a pair of cases that were quietly set aside by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, leaving the lawsuits intact and earning Graziano a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Securities MVPs.

  • MVP: Bass Berry's Michael Hess

    Michael Hess of Bass Berry & Sims PLC represented private equity firm Sycamore Partners in its roughly $24 billion deal taking Walgreens off the public market, earning him a spot among the 2025 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.

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    MVP: Cadwalader's Christopher Dickson

    Christopher Dickson of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's real estate practice was lead partner advising lenders Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and The Goldman Sachs Group in the record-breaking $1.15 billion refinancing of a mixed-use waterfront development in Washington, D.C., earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.

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    MVP: Foley & Lardner's Lisa Glahn

    Lisa F. Glahn, vice chair of Foley & Lardner LLP's litigation department and construction practice, has guided major projects such as the NFL's Denver Broncos' breaking ground on a new 205,000-square-foot facility and Army Football's $135 million Michie Stadium renovation, achievements that earned her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction MVPs.

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    Crowell & Moring's Asia IP Practice Co-Leader Joins Pillsbury

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired the co-head of Crowell & Moring LLP's Asia intellectual property specialty practice, the firm said in an announcement this week.

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    Baker Botts Gains Jackson Walker Energy Ace In Houston

    Baker Botts LLP has added an experienced energy partner in Houston to its global projects department who came aboard from Jackson Walker LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Longtime Bracewell Partner Joins White & Case In DC

    A former Bracewell LLP partner who spent nearly 16 years there advising clients on the regulatory aspects of energy infrastructure transactions and on related matters has joined White & Case LLP's Washington, D.C., office as a partner, the firm has announced.

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    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

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    Texas Associate Hiring Goes 'Gangbusters' In Booming Market

    Law firms have ramped up their rosters of litigation and corporate associates in Texas this year as they race to keep up with rising demand for legal services within the state's thriving economy, with more experienced attorneys having the edge in the competitive market.

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    Legal Tech Giant Clio Raises $500M At $5B Valuation

    Major legal tech company Clio announced Monday it raised $500 million in a Series G funding round that values the company at $5 billion.

  • 'Extraordinary' NC Atty Janet Ward Black Dies At 66

    Prominent North Carolina personal injury attorney Janet Ward Black, who founded the Greensboro firm Ward Black Law, has died at 66.

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    Squire Patton Launches Veterans Business Resource Group

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Monday a new business resource group aimed at connecting employees with military service backgrounds, with a kickoff event planned for Veterans Day.

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    Law Firm Revenue, Demand Are Up, But So Are Expenses

    U.S. law firms saw an average of double-digit growth in both revenue and inventory during the first nine months of 2025, signifying they're on pace to end the year on a positive note, according to the results of a survey released Monday by Citi Global Wealth at Work.

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    Reed Smith Nets Ex-Leicester City GC As Partner In London

    Reed Smith LLP said Monday it has hired the general counsel of former Premier League champions Leicester City FC as a London-based partner in its entertainment and media practice.

  • Trump Pardons Giuliani, Others Accused Of Election Crimes

    President Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned scores of lawyers accused of attempting to interfere in the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Sidney Powell, according to a social media post created by the president's pardon attorney, Ed Martin.

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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in five cases this week, but it was the blockbuster dispute over President Donald Trump's tariffs that drew the most attention and could have the biggest impact.

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    Mayer Brown Adds Goodwin Real Estate, Hospitality Trio In SF

    Mayer Brown LLP is boosting its West Coast team, bringing in a trio of Goodwin Procter LLP real estate and hospitality experts as partners in the firm's San Francisco office.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Latham & Watkins LLP and Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Home Depot illegally forced out a worker who showed support for Black Lives Matter.

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    BigLaw Tightens Attendance Rules, But Oversight Differs

    BigLaw's push to restore in-person work is picking up speed as more firms require attorneys to spend four days a week in the office. While additional firms are expected to follow, experts say the pace and enforcement will vary widely depending on firm culture, leadership priorities and individual performance.

  • UC Irvine Law Launches Center For Technology And Justice

    The University of California, Irvine School of Law announced Wednesday the opening of a new Center for Technology and Justice, which will focus on studying and addressing issues such as digital abuse, privacy and tech regulation.

  • Greenberg Adds Gov't Relations Pro From Citi In Albany

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Thursday that it had hired the managing director and head of state and local government affairs at Citi for its office in Albany, New York.

  • Proskauer Hires White & Case Antitrust Partner In DC

    Proskauer Rose LLP has brought on a White & Case LLP antitrust partner to its litigation department in Washington, D.C.

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    Office Snapshot: Wilson Sonsini Rises From Studs In Calif.

    More than three decades after the construction of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's Silicon Valley headquarters in a Stanford Research Park building, the firm recently completed a total renovation that its leader says modernizes the space and inspires employees to come into the office.

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    Attys Brace For Turbulence As Flight Cancellations Begin

    The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cut hundreds of flights following an emergency order to slash air travel at 40 airports as the longest-running government shutdown in history drags on. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to attorneys who travel for work about how the air travel reduction is impacting them.

  • Polsinelli Continues Real Estate Growth With Fried Frank Atty

    Polsinelli PC announced another addition to its real estate team this week, welcoming a New York attorney from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP who represents institutional lenders, financial institutions and real estate investment companies.

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Expert Analysis

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    Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap Author Photo

    If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.

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    Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners Author Photo

    Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.

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