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Ex-Illinois Privacy Chief Joins BakerHostetler In Chicago
BakerHostetler has hired the former chief privacy officer in the data security unit of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General as a digital assets and data management partner in Chicago, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Attys Suspect AI In Police Surveillance Could Lead To Bias
A panel of Pennsylvania attorneys speaking on advances in the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice and surveillance expressed concern over the potential misuse of such technologies, predicting they could result in rights violations on both individual and mass scales.
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Ex-Virginia Solicitor Gen. Joins Hunton Andrews As Co-Chair
A former Virginia solicitor general has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as the co-chair of the firm's issues and appeals practice in Washington, D.C., bringing to the team experience at the U.S. Department of Justice and private practice firms, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Littler Names Brookdale Legal VP As 1st Chief Legal Officer
Employment and labor law practice Littler Mendelson PC has named one of Brookdale Senior Living's longtime legal leaders as its first chief legal officer and general counsel.
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Why Former Government Attorneys Are Choosing MoFo
Morrison & Foerster LLP has hired an array of former government attorneys this year, with many of them citing the West Coast firm's "government ethos" and support for building a new book of business.
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Orrick Boosts Fund Formation Team With Wilson Sonsini Duo
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on two former Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC attorneys in Silicon Valley, one of whom will lead the firm's fund formation group.
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Paul Hastings Adds Finance Atty From Skadden
Paul Hastings LLP is continuing to add lateral talent to its global private equity and mergers and acquisitions platforms, announcing Tuesday that it has brought a prominent finance partner from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to its New York office.
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Q3 Law Firm Lateral Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism
Lateral attorney hiring at the nation's largest law firms continued to climb in the third quarter of 2025, signaling that the legal talent market is gradually stabilizing after a sluggish start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Office Snapshot: Polsinelli Spreads Out In Philadelphia
After planting a flag in Philadelphia a little over a year ago, Polsinelli PC gave its more than 50 local attorneys and staff members more elbow room last month as it finished moving into a new office that doubled its overall space in the city.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term with arguments in six cases this week, including one involving a ban on gay "conversion" therapy and another over a congressman's challenge to state election rules. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the Supreme Court.
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Nelson Mullins Adds 3 Constangy Attys Across Offices
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has welcomed three experienced employment attorneys from Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP to its offices in New York, Miami and Atlanta.
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Cooley Litigator Jumps To Weil, Joining Boston Office
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has hired a first-chair trial and appellate lawyer from Cooley LLP as a Boston-based litigation partner.
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3 Takeaways From Legal Tech Conference Relativity Fest
Legal technology company Relativity held its annual conference this week in Chicago, where leaders at law firms and e-discovery service providers shared practical insights about generative artificial intelligence and data governance. Here are three takeaways from the event.
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Bill Would Let Judges, Prosecutors Carry Concealed Guns
Two Republicans have introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow current and retired federal judges and state, local and federal prosecutors to carry concealed firearms in response to increasing concerns about judicial security.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Crosby, Vulcan Technologies
Several legal technology startups secured new funding rounds this week.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A law firm combination and BigLaw group hires made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Baker Botts Adds 2 Tax Pros From Venable In San Francisco
Baker Botts LLP is expanding its West Coast transactional team, bringing in a pair of Venable LLP tax attorneys as partners in its San Francisco office.
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Taft Adds DC Mayor's Ex-Adviser To Lead New Gov't Group
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's longtime top adviser has left government to lead a new group at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
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Elite Law Firm Billing Rates Continue To Outpace Economy
Top law firms commanded sizable increases in billing rates this year, continuing a multiyear trend that legal technology leaders warn may be out of step with today's market and competitive landscape.
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Wilson Elser Keeps Up Pacific NW Growth With 17 Litigators
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP announced a substantial expansion of its Seattle office Thursday, noting the addition of 17 attorneys, including eight partners, who joined from regional litigation firms Bullivant Houser Bailey PC and Lee Smart PS Inc.
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Greenberg Traurig's Singapore Office Gains 6 More Attys
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced on Wednesday that its Singapore location has added the former leader of Simmons & Simmons LLP's Asian investment funds practice, along with five other attorneys.
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False-Statement Case Puts Comey In Rare Company
Former FBI director James Comey is the latest addition to the relatively short list of government officials who have been criminally charged over the past several decades with making false statements to Congress.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Impersonators Hit With NY Fraud Claims
New York Attorney General Letitia James is attempting to take down a slew of businesses whose names are variants of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, accusing them of attempting a scheme to fraudulently redirect checks meant for the global corporate law firm.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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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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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
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.