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Divided 2nd Circ. Backs DQ Of Acting NDNY US Attorney
The Second Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court's decision that found the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, John Sarcone III, was unlawfully serving in his position when he obtained grand jury subpoenas of the New York attorney general's office.
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SEC Files Insider Trading Case Against Ex-BofA Bankers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued a New York attorney and former Bank of America employee, accusing him of passing along insider information to a friend ahead of a publicly announced $8.1 billion deal to buy a New Jersey natural gas company.
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Law Schools Flooded With Applicants For 3rd Straight Year
This year's U.S. law school applicant pool is up nearly 8% over 2025, with significant growth in Asian and Black prospective attorneys, according to new data from the Law School Admission Council.
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Trump Admin Moves Toward Nixing ABA's Accreditor Status
The Department of Education has made a preliminary finding that the American Bar Association is not in compliance with the department's regulations and standards as an accreditor of law schools, a move that comes as the ABA seeks to modify or repeal standards related to diversity, equity and inclusion in an attempt to preserve its accreditor status.
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McKool Smith To Match Milbank Associate Pay Scale In 2027
McKool Smith will raise its 2027 salaries for associates to match the pay scale announced in June by Milbank LLP, the firm has announced.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Eversheds Sutherland, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after Maryland's tax court held that the state's first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act.
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Beauty Co.'s CLO To Receive $1.28M Bonus Over 2 Years
Coty Inc., a publicly traded beauty company, has announced it will give its Chief Legal Officer Kristin Blazewicz a bonus of nearly $1.28 million, paying half in June 2027 and half in June 2028, subject to her continued employment.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
One of the final weeks of summer brought with it multiple large lateral group moves in the legal industry, as well as a lawsuit over a state bar's law firm advertising rule. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Harris Beach Adds Environmental Atty From Nixon Peabody
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has hired former Nixon Peabody LLP attorney Aaron B. Goldman as a senior counsel on its commercial real estate and environmental teams in New York.
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What To Know About The Hacker Group Targeting Law Firms
Law firm attacks by the hacker collective Silent Ransom Group increased this month following an uptick in April, with Mayer Brown LLP among the latest targets.
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Hudson Valley Bank Adds Ex-GC, Crisis Manager To Board
Rhinebeck Bancorp Inc., a full-service community bank in New York's Hudson Valley, has reappointed a former general counsel who founded two crisis strategy companies to its board of directors and key committees, according to a securities filing Tuesday.
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Blank Rome Adds 3 Real Estate Attys On East, West Coasts
Blank Rome LLP announced Thursday that it has gained three real estate attorneys in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.
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Littler Names New Office Leaders In New York, California
Management-side labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC said Wednesday that it has appointed new leadership for its offices on Long Island and in San Jose, California.
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NY Attorney Can't Arbitrate $33M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Case
A Texas federal judge has ruled that New York attorney Peter D. Hatzipetros and two alleged co-conspirators can't send a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding investors of $33 million through a crypto Ponzi scheme to arbitration, saying none of the defendants had proved they could enforce the arbitration agreements against any of the plaintiffs.
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Ex-Loeb & Loeb RE Pro Joins Greenberg Traurig In NYC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired former Loeb & Loeb LLP real estate partner Brian L. Helweil as a shareholder for its global real estate practice team in New York City, the firm has announced.
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Akerman Names Affordable Housing Transactions Chair In NY
Akerman said Wednesday that a veteran dealmaker has returned to the firm's real estate practice group in New York to lead its affordable housing transactions section.
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Warshaw Burstein Adds Tax Pro From Foley & Lardner
Warshaw Burstein LLP has added a Foley & Lardner LLP attorney to its tax and corporate and securities groups.
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Over 50 Cipriani & Werner Attys Join New Cybersecurity Firm
A trio of former Cipriani & Werner PC attorneys, including the firm's former life sciences chair and cybersecurity co-chair, have left the firm along with around 50 of their colleagues to create a virtual law firm, a Tuesday announcement said.
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BakerHostetler Launches Crypto Asset Disputes Team
BakerHostetler announced Tuesday that it has a new crypto asset disputes team that will focus on advising clients about matters involving crypto assets, blockchain technology and emerging digital markets.
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US Law Firm Leasing Surges To Strongest Quarter In 8 Years
U.S. law firms inked 4.3 million square feet of lease deals in the second quarter, the strongest quarter in at least eight years, according to a report out Tuesday from brokerage firm Savills.
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Jackson Lewis Atty Appointed Privacy, AI Lead Of L&E Global
Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC announced Tuesday that its attorney Mary T. Costigan was appointed co-leader of data protection and artificial intelligence at L&E Global, an alliance affiliated with Jackson Lewis.
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Humans First, Tech Second: Winston Taylor's New Atty Prep
With most law firms focused on training associates to use artificial intelligence, Winston Taylor took a different approach by also teaching the next generation of attorneys how to communicate, collaborate, exercise judgment and build client relationships.
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DLA Piper Taps Weil Partner As New York PE Co-Lead
DLA Piper has announced it hired a Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner to co-lead its private equity practice in New York.
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How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts
Nonprofit operations, civil rights and immigration remained the leading areas where law firms focused pro bono work in 2025, even as participation shifted across other public interest areas, according to Law360 Pulse's latest survey.
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Pro Bono Leaders See AI's Potential To Close Justice Gap
Law firms and legal aid leaders see artificial intelligence as a powerful tool that could help bridge the justice gap by saving attorneys' time and enabling them to serve more clients in the future, but the complete impact of AI on pro bono work today is unclear.
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5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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How Attys Can DIY Their Own System For Professional Growth
Amid law firm layoffs of business development staff, lawyers cannot depend solely on their firms to foster their professional growth, and must instead create their own initiatives for building community, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Practicing Stoicism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Practicing Stoicism, by applying reason to ignore my emotions and govern my decisions, has enabled me to approach challenging situations in a structured way, ultimately providing advice singularly devoted to a client's interest, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.