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Healthcare's Lessons For Law About Private Equity Unclear
As law firms become the latest sector to attract interest from private equity investors, the legal world may be more resistant to some of the effects of private equity money seen in areas like healthcare, but differences between the industries means the impact on the legal market remains unclear.
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Law Firm Mergers Accelerated In Q3 After Slow First Half
After a relatively quiet start to the year, U.S. law firms announced more combinations during the third quarter of 2025 than in any other third quarter going back five years, with the uptick driven largely by combinations between midsize and small firms.
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Ropes & Gray Pilots New Draftwise AI To Speed Up Contracts
Ropes & Gray LLP is piloting the new generative artificial intelligence features from Draftwise to help transactional attorneys draft documents faster, the firm told Law360 Pulse exclusively.
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Former California Solicitor General Joins WilmerHale In SF
WilmerHale is expanding its appellate team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in the former California solicitor general as a partner in its San Francisco office starting in early December.
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What Is 'Brickstorm' And How Law Firms Can Guard Against It
A recent cyberattack at Williams & Connolly LLP that compromised a few attorney email accounts is the latest reported event possibly linked to “Brickstorm” malware. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down what law firms and legal professionals should know about the cyberattacks.
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Texas Atty Indicted On 5 Counts Of Cyberstalking
A Texas attorney was indicted on five counts of cyberstalking Tuesday along with two charges of transmitting communications in interstate commerce, accused in federal court of harassing five people including attorneys via various forms of digital media.
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Jones Day Picks Up Gibson Dunn Corporate Ace In California
Jones Day announced Wednesday that it has added a partner to its corporate practice from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to bolster its capacity to advise clients on transactional, equity and other matters.
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Taft Grows Sunshine State Footprint With Post-Merger Lease
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is expanding its presence in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a 20,000-square-foot ninth-floor office space, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Gibbons, Frost Brown Combining As 800-Atty Nationwide Firm
Gibbons PC and Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Wednesday that they will combine at the beginning of 2026 to form FBT Gibbons LLP, creating a nationwide firm with strengths in litigation and transactional work.
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Democracy Forward Hires Ex-White House Lawyer, CFPB Atty
Democracy Forward, the quickly growing progressive nonprofit that has taken on more than 85 actions against the Trump administration, has hired four more attorneys to its expanding team of lawyers, including a former member of Joe Biden's White House Counsel's Office and a litigator from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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WilmerHale Appoints Ex-DOJ Division Head As Dept. Leader
WilmerHale announced on Wednesday that the former leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division will lead its regulatory and government affairs department at the start of 2026 after rejoining the firm earlier this year.
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Ex-Teva Counsel Joins Moore & Van Allen's IP Team
An attorney who provided in-house counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals for 10 years has moved back to private practice and joined Moore & Van Allen PLLC's Charlotte, North Carolina, office.
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Ex-CFTC Chief Trial Atty Joins Husch Blackwell In Kansas City
A longtime chief trial attorney for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has moved to Husch Blackwell LLP as a partner and member of the firm's financial services and capital markets industry team.
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Gibson Dunn Lands NY Real Estate Pro From Skadden
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday that a former Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP lawyer has joined its real estate practice in New York.
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Williams & Connolly Says It Was Targeted By Foreign Hackers
Williams & Connolly LLP recently discovered that hackers had wormed their way into a few attorney email accounts but that there is no evidence the threat is ongoing, the firm told Law360 Tuesday, amid other attacks on the legal and technology sectors by hackers with suspected ties to the Chinese government.
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MoFo Brings On Calif. Financial Protection Agency GC
Morrison Foerster LLP is growing its financial team, bringing in the general counsel of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation as a partner in its San Francisco office, the firm said Tuesday.
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Disney Recruits Gibson Dunn 'Driving Force' As Deputy GC
A Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney who throughout her career has represented big technology companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. in high-profile cases has chosen to take on her first ever in-house role, at The Walt Disney Co. as deputy general counsel for litigation and patents, the entertainment giant confirmed Tuesday to Law360 Pulse.
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Baker Donelson Forms Gov't Solutions, Public Funding Group
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced Tuesday that it has launched a government solutions and public funding group to help clients prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters — while identifying and securing public funding opportunities at the federal, state and local levels.
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Willkie Adds Ex-Asst. Solicitor General As Group Head
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added a former assistant to the solicitor general as its new firmwide chair of appeals and strategic motions practice group, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Jones Day Grows Investigations Team With K&L Gates Atty
An attorney with nearly 30 years of experience conducting internal investigations for clients on wide-ranging matters has moved his practice to Jones Day's Pittsburgh office after more than 27 years with K&L Gates.
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White & Case Lands Akin Energy Ace In Houston
White & Case LLP announced Tuesday that it has expanded its global mergers and acquisitions practice and global energy industry group with a partner in Houston who arrived from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
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Holland & Knight Adds Ex-EPA GC As Team Co-Chair In DC
Tampa, Florida-headquartered Holland & Knight LLP has hired as its new co-chair of the national environmental practice a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner who served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's general counsel during Donald Trump's first term and as the top attorney in Florida's Department of Environmental Protection.
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On The Ballot: NYC Mayoral Candidates' Plans For Law Dept.
The New York City Law Department could boost the number of attorneys on its bench or create a unit to reduce frivolous lawsuits, according to proposals from two of the three candidates vying to be the next mayor.
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Office Snapshot: Ballard Spahr Settles Into Seattle
Ballard Spahr merged with Seattle-based Lane Powell in January, and the combined firm's Seattle lawyers moved into a new space in June. Here, Law360 talks to firm leaders about their commitment to the Emerald City.
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Arnold & Porter Finance Leader Joins Seyfarth With 2 Peers
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former chair of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's structured finance and derivatives practice to co-lead its structured finance team, as well as two of his colleagues.
Expert Analysis
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
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.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
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
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.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
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.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
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.
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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.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
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.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
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
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.