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Jones Day Vet Returns After 'Intense' Run In High DOJ Post
An appellate attorney who fought some of the second Trump administration's biggest legal battles — involving immigration, the environment, spending conditions and more — is rejoining Jones Day after more than a year in the U.S. Department of Justice's top ranks, the firm announced Monday.
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Quinn Emanuel Scoops Up Antitrust Pro From Kirkland In DC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced on Monday it has welcomed a Kirkland & Ellis LLP antitrust star with a storied background trying cases involving novel legal issues and representing major clients like UnitedHealth.
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Ex-Blanche, Bondi Aide To Join Boies Schiller In DC
A former chief of staff at the U.S. Attorney General's Office for both Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi is joining Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Holland & Knight Adds Duo From McDermott Lobbying Arm
Holland & Knight LLP has grown its federal government affairs practice in the nation's capital with the addition of an attorney and senior director from McDermott+, the now-closed consulting and lobbying affiliate of McDermott Will & Schulte, the firm said Monday.
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Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit
The two partners facing a $6 million clawback demand by Clifford Chance LLP have again asked a federal judge to decide whether English or New York law should govern the arbitration, claiming the firm's partnership agreement is unclear.
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Washington Litigation Group Makes Another High-Profile Hire
Washington Litigation Group, a D.C.-based boutique firm that says it aims to protect the rule of law, announced another high-profile hire on Monday, bringing on an attorney who argued Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of independent agencies.
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New Report Rings Alarm On Threats To Judicial Independence
Verbal attacks on judges, disinformation about the courts and the defiance of court orders are undermining the independence of the federal judiciary and significantly affecting individual judges' ability to do their jobs, a report out Monday says.
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Ex-Kirkland Private Funds Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added former Kirkland & Ellis LLP lawyer Sheldon Hunt Laing as a shareholder to its private funds group in New York City.
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K&L Gates Adds Northrop Grumman Atty To Trade Team In DC
K&L Gates LLP said Monday it added an international trade and national security attorney who brings in-house and law firm experience, hiring a Washington, D.C., partner who most recently was a senior corporate counsel with Northrop Grumman.
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Rising Star: Cooley's Denny Won
Denny Won of Cooley LLP advised the underwriters for StubHub, a leading secondary ticketing marketplace for live events, on its $800 million initial public offering — a complex transaction that involved extensive SEC engagement — earning him a spot among the capital markets law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Cooley's Bill Roegge
Bill Roegge of Cooley LLP has advised life sciences companies on several notable transactions, including cancer genomics company Personalis and vaccine maker Dynavax in their respective blockbuster buyouts from Tempus and Sanofi, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Ahmad Zavitsanos' Kelsi Stayart White
In the past year, Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC partner Kelsi Stayart White beat a $14 million lawsuit with a novel procedural argument and set precedent on civil barratry claims while winning a case before the Texas Supreme Court, earning her a spot as one of the appellate attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Norm Law Welcomes Sidley's Blue Sky Filings Team
The artificial intelligence-native law firm Norm Law LLP boosted its private funds practice Monday, adding a team of three from Sidley Austin LLP, including a pair of long-time attorneys.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Meta Atty In DC And Miami
A longtime Meta Platforms Inc. in-house attorney has jumped to Greenberg Traurig LLP to work in its digital infrastructure group in Washington, D.C., and Miami, the firm announced Monday.
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Recruiters Cash In On BigLaw Talent Wars, But Stakes Rise
As recruiting at top law firms has become increasingly lucrative amid rising compensation for lateral partners, new players have entered the field of legal recruiting expecting to find easy money, but the reality isn't so simple.
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Weil Adds Private Equity Attys From Dechert, Kirkland In SF
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has added two partners to its U.S. private equity group in San Francisco, including the former managing partner of Dechert LLP's office in the city.
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Simpson Thacher Welcomes DC Energy Atty From Skadden
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed an energy and infrastructure partner from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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Kirkland Lands Gibson Dunn State AG Co-Leader In Houston
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that it has expanded its litigation offerings in Houston with a former co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's state attorneys general practice.
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Snell & Wilmer Hires Former Lucid Motors Assistant GC In DC
Snell & Wilmer has hired the former assistant general counsel of environmental and sustainability at Lucid Motors, who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as part of the natural resources practice group, the firm said Monday.
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Buchalter Adds Litigator In Atlanta From Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Buchalter PC has added a former Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry shareholder in its Atlanta office, strengthening its litigation practice with an attorney with significant experience representing businesses in commercial litigation and creditor rights matters, according to an announcement Friday.
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McDermott Closing Health Policy Shop In DC
McDermott Will & Schulte is closing its healthcare lobbying and consulting shop after a dozen years in business.
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Where Law Firms And Legal Tech Vendors See Eye To Eye
There are now more options than ever for buying legal software, and law firms and vendors agree that strategic collaboration will be instrumental in creating the best value for all parties.
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Cooley Adds Goodwin Capital Markets Atty In San Francisco
Cooley LLP has expanded its ability to serve late-stage private companies, public companies and investment banks by hiring a new capital markets partner for its San Francisco office from Goodwin Procter LLP.
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Rising Star: Fox Rothschild's Saverio S. Romeo
Saverio Romeo of Fox Rothschild won full acquittals for both an accountant charged in a sweeping health care fraud and racketeering case and a three-term Philadelphia City Council member on charges in an alleged bribery scheme, earning him a spot among the white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Javad Asghari
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Javad Asghari helped guide EQT Infrastructure in its partnership with Blackrock's Global Infrastructure Partners to buy utility AES Corp. in a deal worth $33.4 billion, and Stonepeak's $5.7 billion investment in an $18 billion liquefied natural gas project, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Expert Analysis
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
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.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
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.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
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
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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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.