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CLO Of NY Tire & Auto Co. Monro Earned $1.25M In FY '26
Maureen E. Mulholland, executive vice president and chief legal officer of auto and tire company Monro Inc., based in Rochester, New York, earned total compensation of $1.25 million in fiscal 2026, mostly thanks to increased stock awards, according to a securities filing Thursday.
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Levona Pans Greenberg Traurig, Reed Smith Privilege Claims
Levona Holdings has urged a New York federal judge to order Reed Smith LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP to turn over privilege logs in discovery related to the company's motion for sanctions, saying there are "reasons to doubt" the firms' privilege claims.
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Niche AI Legal Tools Gain Ground At Law Firms
While general legal artificial intelligence assistants like Harvey and Legora dominate headlines, law firms are increasingly betting on practice-specific AI platforms designed for particular legal tasks.
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Trump's $5M Loss Ordered To Be Paid Out To E. Jean Carroll
It's time for President Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the case.
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Painful Reality — When In-House Counsel Blow The Whistle
It is exceedingly rare when in-house counsel snitch on their own company. But when they do, in-house whistleblowers often suffer severe consequences.
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Trump's SDNY Pick Steps In As Clayton Focuses On DC
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's pick to succeed him, James McDonald, will assume a leadership role as Clayton works on his own nomination for director of national intelligence in Washington.
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M&A Private Equity Atty Rejoins Akin From Paul Weiss
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP mergers and acquisitions and private equity partner has returned to its New York office.
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Nadine Menendez Loses Bid To Delay Prison For Surgery
A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied Nadine Menendez's request to postpone her prison surrender by more than three months so she could complete breast cancer-related reconstructive surgeries, rejecting the request after a telephone conference with the parties.
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Desire To Be 'Bold,' 'Edgy' Fueled Winston Taylor's New Look
After announcing their intent to merge last December, leaders from Winston & Strawn LLP and the U.K. arm of Taylor Wessing LLP embarked on a "listening road show" to help guide the visual identity of the new firm. They saw an opening to stand out from other major law firms.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-CFTC Chief Counsel From Willkie Farr
K&L Gates LLP has brought on a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorney who is a former chief counsel to ex-Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, the firm said Wednesday.
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$17.5M Amex Antisteering Deal Is Approved
A New York federal court this week approved a $17.5 million settlement with American Express Co. in a lawsuit alleging that the credit card company's so-called antisteering rules caused non-Amex cardholders to pay higher charges.
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Pillsbury Hires Ex-Simpson Thacher Exec As Chief AI Officer
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced on Wednesday the hiring of the former chief knowledge and innovation officer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as its chief artificial intelligence officer.
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Friedman Kaplan Hires Ex-JBS Foods Ethics Chief, DOJ Alum
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP has hired the former global chief ethics and compliance officer at JBS Foods as a litigation and white collar defense partner, touting his combination of in-house, law firm and government experience in its announcement on Tuesday.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Launches In US With Withers Hires
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Wednesday that it has hired a team of lawyers from Withers to establish a permanent presence in the U.S. for the first time, the next step in its international expansion strategy.
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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90
A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In June? Rocket Lab, Broadcom, More
Some legal chiefs used June to spring high-level stock transactions, led by Rocket Lab's Arjun Kampani, who reported $13 million worth of deals. Broadcom's Mark Brazeal earned nearly $9.7 million in stock sales last month, while Erin Kerber of Credit Acceptance Corp. and Paul Mahon of United Therapeutics both reported selling $9 million worth of their companies' stocks.
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Generative AI To Be 'Core Lawyering Skill' At Haynes Boone
Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has launched a firmwide initiative treating generative artificial intelligence as a "core lawyering skill," with workshops at all attorney levels administered by legal learning platform Hotshot.
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Moving Jobs The Norm For Young Lawyers, Survey Finds
Young lawyers continue to be very mobile, with roughly two-thirds of new graduates saying they have already held two or more jobs in a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement, which also found high levels of job satisfaction and large but decreasing amounts of law school debt.
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Celsius Ex-GC's Ch. 11 Suit Against Other Execs Tossed
A New York bankruptcy judge tossed a former Celsius Network LLC executive's lawsuit that blamed alleged oversight issues at the crypto platform on three other executives, finding that his claims belonged to Celsius and were waived under its Chapter 11 plan.
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Pryor Cashman Adds Simpson Thacher Atty To Litigation Team
Pryor Cashman LLP said Tuesday it has continued growing its litigation group with a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyer, who has represented "some of the most prominent names in private equity and finance," the firm said.
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Former IBM Atty Takes Helm Of Kyndryl's Law Team
IBM spinoff Kyndryl Holdings Inc. said on Monday that it has appointed a longtime senior lawyer at Interpublic Group to serve as its next general counsel, following the abrupt departures of its general counsel and chief financial officer earlier this year in the aftermath of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry.
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Simpson Thacher Adds Energy Tax Partner From Weil In NY
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday that a former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner has joined the firm's New York office to advise clients on the U.S. tax aspects of energy and infrastructure transactions.
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Kasowitz Sued Over College Antisemitism Settlement Fees
A group of Columbia University students who reached a settlement with the school over alleged antisemitism on campus accused Kasowitz LLP of wrongfully taking over $6 million from the deal and engaging in "self-dealing and misappropriation."
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CS Disco Investors Seek Initial OK Of $11.5M Deal
E-discovery provider CS Disco has reached a nearly $12 million deal with shareholders that would end claims that the company concealed information regarding the sustainability of its rapid revenue growth in 2021 and sexual harassment allegations against its former CEO.
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Summer Lull Fades As BigLaw Partner Hiring Intensifies
A lot has changed in BigLaw recruiting as firm leaders increasingly look strategically to partner hires to add revenue. For instance, the summer lull in hiring is gone, top recruiters say.
Expert Analysis
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As AI Rewrites BigLaw Hiring, Mid-Law May Snag Edge
Similar to the way the transfer portal changed how many NCAA men’s basketball teams are built, artificial intelligence use in the legal industry is changing BigLaw’s lateral hiring market and creating a field where midmarket firms that develop their talent will hold an edge in the legal profession's next era, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.
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5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.