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    White & Case Hires 2 Tax Pros From Paul Hastings In London

    White & Case has boosted its global tax practice by hiring two new partners from Paul Hastings in London.

  • Buckle Up And Be Nice: Philly Biz Court Judges Share Tips

    Newly shortened litigation timelines and old-fashioned congeniality were among the points emphasized by the judges of Philadelphia's dedicated business court as they shared tips of the trade on Saturday during a gathering of lawyers who practice in the busy venue.

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    Crowell & Moring Adds Seasoned Healthcare Trial Atty

    Crowell & Moring on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its healthcare team with the addition of a first-chair trial attorney who co-founded the healthcare practice at Robins Kaplan LLP, where he was most recently a partner.

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    Foley Hoag Brings On New DEI Director From Paul Weiss

    Foley Hoag LLP has added an attorney who previously served as inclusion director at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as its director of diversity, equity and inclusion, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Greenberg Traurig Lands Wilson Sonsini Life Sciences Pro

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a California partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with in-house and government legal experience to enhance its capacity to handle matters for clients in life sciences, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other industries.

  • King & Spalding Opens In Sydney With Int'l Employment Pro

    King & Spalding LLP announced Wednesday that it is opening an office in Australia under the leadership of its global human capital and compliance practice head, supported by a team of attorneys who advise on corporate transactions, energy and infrastructure projects, complex global workforce matters and high-stakes disputes.

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    Longtime IT Consultant Joins Phelps Dunbar As CIO

    Phelps Dunbar LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a longtime consultant in information technology and now artificial intelligence to serve as its first chief information officer.

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    Dorsey & Whitney Adds K&L Gates Restructuring Pro In Dallas

    Dorsey & Whitney LLP has strengthened its finance and restructuring practice with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from K&L Gates LLP.

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    Clifford Chance Looks To Go West With California Office

    Clifford Chance LLP is exploring further expansion in the U.S., including potential new offices in California and North Carolina, as it aims to increase its revenue from the world's largest legal market.

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    Tokyo Office Shake-Ups For O'Melveny, A&O Shearman

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP is in the process of closing its Tokyo office as its only Japan partner prepares to retire.

  • California Bans Fee Sharing With 'Alternative' Law Firms

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that blocks Golden State lawyers and firms from sharing contingency fees with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers.

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    As Shutdown Drags On, Judiciary To Face Belt-Tightening

    With no end in sight to the government shutdown, the situation for the federal judiciary will get worse after Friday.

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    Legal Tech Funding Dips, But 2025 Still Set For Record Year

    Funding for legal technology companies fell slightly year-over-year in the third quarter, even as companies were on track to raise more money in all of 2025 than in the previous year.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Adds RE Partners In Dallas, Atlanta

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Tuesday it has added attorneys in Dallas and Atlanta to bolster its real estate department, including another addition from Morris Manning & Martin LLP.

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    Latham Real Estate Leader Decamps For Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP said Monday it has hired the global chair of the real estate practice at Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner.

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    Ogletree Brings On New COO From BCLP In DC

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has added a former chief operating officer for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as its chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.

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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.

  • 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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