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    Via Brings In Ex-Clear GC As Legal Chief Recasts Role

    Via Transportation Inc. has hired as its new chief legal officer a former leader of biometrics company Clear Secure, as the rideshare business' top lawyer prepares to move into an advisory role later this month, according to a recent securities filing.

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    Arnold & Porter Names Director Of IT Apps As Chief AI Officer

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced on Monday the appointment of Roger Maeda, previously its director of information technology enterprise applications and application development, as its chief artificial intelligence officer, joining other firms that have recently assigned a C-suite executive to oversee the software.

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    Simpson Thacher Adds Insurance Trio From 2 Firms

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has brought two Clifford Chance LLP attorneys and one Mayer Brown LLP attorney to its mergers and acquisitions practice, touting their experience in insurance M&A, reinsurance, private equity-backed insurance transactions and complex regulatory matters.

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    BigLaw Grew More Selective On Second Quarter Lateral Hires

    Lateral hiring at large U.S. law firms slowed in the second quarter of 2026 after a strong start to the year, with associate and counsel moves declining while partner hiring remained relatively steady, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.

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    Coffey Modica Expands Transportation Practice With 4 Attys

    East Coast defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP announced Monday that it is expanding its transportation practice with four attorneys from insurance defense litigation firm Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP.

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    Paul Hastings Kicks Off New Sports Practice With Ravens GC

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has formally launched a global sports practice with two new partners, including the Baltimore Ravens' top in-house lawyer.

  • NYT Says 'Baseless' EEOC Suit Is Payback For Reporting

    The New York Times scoffed at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's allegations that it unlawfully denied a white editor a promotion, arguing in counterclaims that the "baseless" lawsuit is retaliation for the newspaper's reporting on the Trump administration.

  • NY Nonprofits Want ICE Docs On Courthouse Arrest Policies

    Nonprofit groups suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over courthouse arrest policies pressed a Manhattan federal judge to force the agency to produce documents and testimony concerning arrests it conducts outside immigration courts after the agency's revised policy concerning such arrests in Manhattan was put on hold.

  • MTA Says Top Atty's Exit Was Planned, Not Forced Over Costs

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's general counsel for the past 4½ years is poised to leave at the end of the month, the New York agency confirmed Friday, but emphasized her departure was planned and not the result of a news article alleging the MTA's legal costs surged under her tenure.

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    Atty's 'Fabricated Quotes,' 'Reliance on AI' Panned By Judge

    A New York magistrate judge struck a brief Friday filed by an attorney representing a client suing Roc Nation after finding that it included numerous fabrications that may have resulted from artificial intelligence hallucinations, noting that the attorney has been "repeatedly" sanctioned or warned by multiple courts for the same behavior. 

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Ludd & Ludd lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a San Diego jury ordered Hyatt to pay $15.5 million over the death of a guest who was left uncontacted for a day after failing to check out.

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    Reed Smith Creates AI-Focused Legal Services Team

    Reed Smith LLP has created a department to bring lawyers, e-discovery and AI professionals and others to support clients and the firm with legal, business and technology-focused guidance, and tapped a partner in Philadelphia to spearhead the effort.

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    MedReview Hires CLO From Aesthetics Co. Peachy

    MedReview Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York County Health Services Review Organization, announced that it has hired the general counsel and chief people officer at preventative aesthetics company Peachy.

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    Latham Lands Davis Polk Capital Markets Duo

    Latham & Watkins LLP has landed two capital markets partners from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP known for working on initial public offerings for companies including SpaceX and Circle Internet Group Inc., the firm said Friday.

  • Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

    The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another busy week as BigLaw firms expanded headcounts and practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

  • NY Courts Ban 'Smart' Glasses Over Secret Recording Abilities

    "Smart" glasses containing cameras and other recording devices will be banned from all state courts in New York beginning later this month, making it the apparent first in the nation to implement a statewide blanket ban on the wearable technology.

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    95% Of Surveyed Law Firms Losing Clients, Report Finds

    Hundreds of law firms say they are increasingly losing clients and cite problems delivering their legal services as the top reason for the attrition, according to a report released Thursday.

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    5 Clifford Chance Finance And Tax Attys Join Sidley In NY, DC

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Thursday that five Clifford Chance LLP attorneys have joined the firm's global finance and tax practices in New York and Washington, D.C.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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Expert Analysis

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement Author Photo

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business? Author Photo

    Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.

  • 9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term Author Photo

    Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.

  • What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties Author Photo

    As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

  • NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times Author Photo

    New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.

  • Opinion

    Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark Author Photo

    Law firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.

  • A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate Author Photo

    Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.

  • Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms Author Photo

    To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

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