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Faegre Drinker Adds Former Honigman Construction Pro
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has strengthened its construction and real estate litigation group in Chicago with Raj Patel, previously a partner with Honigman LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
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Husch Blackwell Hires 5 Attorneys From Lewis Brisbois
Husch Blackwell LLP announced Wednesday it is welcoming a five-attorney litigation team from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP to an expanding Minneapolis office, following Husch Blackwell's addition of a transportation practice leader and others from the same rival early this year.
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4 Legal Tech Cos. Make List Of Most Innovative Businesses
Four legal technology businesses secured spots on an annual list of the world's most innovative companies, which featured more than 600 companies and covered nearly 60 industries.
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Mayer Brown Draws Energy Deals Pro From Clifford Chance
Mayer Brown LLP has hired an energy transition and project finance expert, as the international firm looks to strengthen its energy transactions practice across Europe.
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Law Firms Weathered Economic Storm In 2023, Report Finds
Despite steep increases in operating costs and reduced billable hours, law firms experienced only a slight decline in profits last year, as the sector continues to show resilience in the face of economic adversity, according to a Wednesday report.
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Eversheds Sutherland Plans To Stay Put In London
Eversheds Sutherland will keep its office in London for the foreseeable future after ruling out other alternatives in the city, the firm said Wednesday.
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ABA Gives Advice To Avoid Atty Conflict Hitting Whole Firm
An American Bar Association ethics opinion released Wednesday offers new guidance on when a lawyer's conflict of interest after meeting with a prospective client should be considered to impact the whole firm and how lawyers can try to avoid sparking that whole-firm conflict.
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Stanford Law School Picks Professor As Its Next Dean
Stanford Law School has looked within for its new dean, tapping a professor and associate vice provost for research for the role.
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Office Snapshot: Wilson Sonsini Debuts New London HQ
The antique-looking American flag and the collection of weathered baseball bats are impossible to ignore in the main conference room of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's new London offices.
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Clifford Chance Pulls Offers From Trainees Who Failed Exam
Clifford Chance LLP has withdrawn offers from U.K. trainees who failed to pass the solicitors' qualifying exam on their first attempt as the new system continues to prove challenging for aspiring lawyers.
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Slaughter And May Cuts Partner Promotions By Half In 2024
Slaughter and May said on Wednesday that it is adding to its bench of up-and-coming leaders by promoting five lawyers to its partnership — only half the number it elevated in 2023.
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King & Spalding Adds Ex-PwC Tax Pro As Partner In NY
An experienced tax attorney has joined King & Spalding LLP in New York after working at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for six years.
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Pillsbury Energy Ace Jumps To Baker Botts In NY
A former Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner with close to 20 years of experience has made the leap to Baker Botts LLP, bolstering the energy, projects and transactions section of the firm's global projects department.
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US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws
Amid concerns from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about third-party litigation funding, including from potentially hostile foreign entities, state legislatures in Indiana and West Virginia have recently passed bills imposing restrictions on the practice.
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Paul Hastings Adds Longtime White & Case Arbitration Pro
Paul Hastings LLP announced Wednesday that it has recruited the longtime leader of White & Case LLP's Latin America arbitration practice to serve as global co-chair of its international arbitration practice.
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Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty Sues Firm, Pointing To Racist Emails
A former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP lawyer filed race and disability discrimination claims against the firm on Tuesday, alleging that he was forced to resign after dealing with medical issues that prompted the firm to take away his cases and wrongfully withhold his pay.
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Kirkland Restructuring Ace To Join Hilco Global As Vice Chair
James H.M. Sprayregen, the founder of Kirkland & Ellis' restructuring practice group and a well-known deal-maker in the corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions community, is set to join Hilco Global as a vice chair, the financial services holding company announced Tuesday.
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Herbert Smith Names 4 Lawyers To Head Global ESG Team
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has appointed a senior associate in its office in London to one of four new roles leading its global environmental, social and governance practice as clients increasingly seek advice on areas including human rights and responsible investing.
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Future Of Judge-Shopping Reform Hazy After Rule Proposal
The policymaking body for U.S. courts provoked a stir last week when it proposed a rule designed to curb "judge shopping," with observers saying that the policy does address one type of the practice but that it remains to be seen if individual federal district courts will be willing to adopt even that limited reform.
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WilmerHale Elevates 5 Leaders Known For High-Stakes Work
WilmerHale unveiled five major firmwide and office leadership appointments on Monday, elevating practice and department leaders on both coasts as the firm continues making its mark on headline-grabbing disputes.
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Crowell & Moring Hires Allen & Overy IP Litigator In Brussels
Crowell & Moring LLP has added a new partner to its Brussels office, strengthening its European intellectual property practice as clients increasingly seek advice to navigate rapidly changing liability regulations.
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2 Arbitration Bodies Donate $750K For Diversity Efforts
Two nonprofits focused on the alternative dispute resolution field — the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation and the JAMS Foundation — jointly announced on Monday a $750,000 grant to support efforts to increase diversity among arbitrators and mediators.
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Alston & Bird, Ex-Staffer Dodge Ga. Judge's Contempt Threat
A Georgia federal judge in a hearing Tuesday backed off a threat to hold in contempt lawyers for Alston & Bird LLP and a former diversity staffer who sued the firm, alleging unpaid overtime claims, over their repeated failures to file a $55,000 settlement agreement with the court.
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Norton Rose Launches Technology Transactions Practice
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has formally launched a technology transactions practice team in the U.S. to help advise clients about matters including those involving artificial intelligence and digital outsourcing.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-DLA Piper Commodities Pro In Dallas
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has strengthened its finance and restructuring practice in Dallas with partner Deanna Reitman, an experienced commodities lawyer who previously worked at DLA Piper.