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'Astonished' Homebuyer Says Atty Email Lapse Caused Hack
A New York City law firm has been ordered to provide internet security and login information to a homebuyer who claims she was left in "shock" when an impostor with access to her lawyer's email tricked her into wiring away over $730,000.
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Ashurst Perkins Adds Dentons IP Atty In NY
A former Dentons partner has joined Ashurst Perkins Coie's trademark, copyright, internet and advertising practice within the intellectual property division in New York.
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Maron Marvel Opens Newest Office On Long Island
Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, a defense firm focused on mass-tort litigation risk management, general liability, environmental law and commercial litigation, is expanding its presence in New York with a new office on Long Island.
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Determined To Expand, Law Firms Face Tight Office Market
Law firms are finding new ways to expand their office space, since finding sufficient space is proving to be a challenge in desirable areas such as Manhattan, where the top-tier office market has now fully recovered.
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NY Firm, Clinics Reject FedEx's 'Staged' Crashes Claims
A New York personal injury firm and various healthcare providers have told a Manhattan federal judge that FedEx has asserted implausible claims alleging they orchestrated an insurance fraud scheme to fabricate medical records and inflate accident claims, saying there is no such racketeering enterprise.
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Judges Say Social Media, Political Rhetoric Endanger Them
Increased access to social media and personal data via the internet, a larger number of high-profile cases, and inflammatory comments made by politicians have led to a rise in violent threats against judges and concerns about their safety, according to a recently published report.
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HSF Kramer Added To $1B King & Spalding Malpractice Suit
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP and several of its partners on Tuesday were added to a $1 billion legal malpractice suit against King & Spalding LLP alleging that the firms engaged in multiple schemes to enrich a lawyer's friend at the expense of investment firm White Oak Advisors.
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Massumi & Consoli Matches Milbank Associate Pay Scale
Associates at Massumi & Consoli will see salary increases of $10,000 and $20,000 this year, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Tuesday, matching the pay scale set by Milbank LLP in June.
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The Top In-House Hires Of August
Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Anthropic, Zillow and ConocoPhillips. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from August.
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Gordon Rees Elevates 73 Attorneys To Partners Nationwide
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP recently promoted more than 70 attorneys to the partnership level in 32 offices around the U.S., a record number of elevations for the firm.
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Fired FTC Commissioner Joins NYU Law Center As Sr. Fellow
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the former Federal Trade Commission commissioner whose firing led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the president's power to fire members of independent agencies, announced on Tuesday that she is headed to New York University School of Law for the next chapter of her legal career.
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Cahill Appoints First Chief AI Strategy And Innovation Officer
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP said Tuesday it has appointed Kelly Graves, previously its director of innovation and attorney advancement, as its first chief artificial intelligence strategy and innovation officer.
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Linklaters Welcomes J&J Litigation VP In New York
Linklaters LLP announced on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson's vice president of litigation has joined its ranks in New York, touting his experience "leading the company through some of its most significant and complex legal challenges, including the litigation and resolution of one of the largest and most consequential mass torts in U.S. history."
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Fla. Bar Seeks Protective Order Against Suspended Atty
The Florida Bar has asked the state's highest court for a protective order to "substantially" limit a suspended lawyer's "unduly burdensome" and "excessive" initial request for production of documents in a protracted disciplinary proceeding.
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4 Boutiques Launch Global Insurance Firm For Policyholders
Four insurance law firms that exclusively represent policyholders have joined forces to create a global firm operating in eight countries, including the U.S., the U.K., France and Spain, saying in an announcement Tuesday that it is the largest policyholder-side law firm in the world.
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EEOC Says NYT Retaliation Claims Lack Basis In Bias Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a New York federal judge Friday to toss The New York Times' counterclaims in a race and sex bias suit, saying the newspaper is trying to reframe a straightforward employment discrimination case as a dispute over press freedoms.
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Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit
The two partners facing a $6 million clawback demand by Clifford Chance LLP have again asked a federal judge to decide whether English or New York law should govern the arbitration, claiming the firm's partnership agreement is unclear.
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Top Takeaways From This Year's Public Defender Strikes
This summer, hundreds of New York City public defenders met their managers at the bargaining table armed with the same strategies their union peers used a year ago, though they found a changed financial and political landscape.
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New Report Rings Alarm On Threats To Judicial Independence
Verbal attacks on judges, disinformation about the courts and the defiance of court orders are undermining the independence of the federal judiciary and significantly affecting individual judges' ability to do their jobs, a report out Monday says.
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Ex-Kirkland Private Funds Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added former Kirkland & Ellis LLP lawyer Sheldon Hunt Laing as a shareholder to its private funds group in New York City.
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Recruiters Cash In On BigLaw Talent Wars, But Stakes Rise
As recruiting at top law firms has become increasingly lucrative amid rising compensation for lateral partners, new players have entered the field of legal recruiting expecting to find easy money, but the reality isn't so simple.
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Brithem Promotes First Partner Since Firm's 2025 Launch
Brithem LLP has promoted its first attorney to partner since the New York boutique's launch nearly one year ago, the firm announced Monday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Hinckley Allen's challenge to Rhode Island's "Taylor Swift tax" and Benesch's advising on the acquisition of a Southeast law firm lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Aug. 14 to 28.
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BofA's $72.5M Deal With Epstein Victims Gets Final Approval
A New York federal judge gave the final OK Friday to a settlement in which Bank of America will pay $72.5 million to as many as 75 women to settle claims that it facilitated what the court called Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous" sex trafficking and abuse, and approved an attorney fee award worth 30% of the settlement fund.
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Atty Fathers Find Connections In Growing Org's Local Groups
Matthew Korn had sought community with fellow lawyer dads, so he started an online forum for attorneys to connect, share resources and, above all, open up about the experience of being both an attorney and a father. Nearly two years later, Dad Esq. is rolling out new local chapters in cities across the country to offer spaces for support and connection.
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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.
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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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Expanding The Reach Of A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Legal Mentor Network with the goal of providing free legal mentoring to law students and early career attorneys, and the experience has highlighted how nonprofits can grow with the help of strong sponsorships and volunteers who all operate from a positive place, says Chrystal Mauro at the Legal Mentor Network.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.