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Holland & Knight Adds Ballard Spahr Litigator In Philly
A former U.S. attorney with expertise on anti-money laundering and complex tax matters recently moved his litigation practice to Holland & Knight after nine years with Ballard Spahr LLP.
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Hausfeld Adds Litigator In Philly
Plaintiffs' firm Hausfeld LLP has recently expanded its antitrust resources with the addition of an attorney specializing in class action and multijurisdictional litigation who moved her practice after more than nine years with Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador LLC.
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Bowman And Brooke Names New Firm Chair
Bowman and Brooke LLP announced a number of changes in firm leadership Tuesday, led by the appointment of a new chair alongside election of a new vice chair.
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Remorse, Sobriety, Therapy Help Pa. Atty Avoid Disbarment
A Fayette County, Pennsylvania, attorney who took accountability for ethics breaches including a money laundering conviction has escaped disbarment, with the state high court agreeing with its Disciplinary Board that mitigating factors should offset more stringent punishment.
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Ex-SEC Atty's Bias Case Not Holding, Despite Deal Talks
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to delay the upcoming trial in a lawsuit filed by a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who sued the agency for racial and age discrimination, despite a letter to the court saying that the parties are making progress toward a settlement.
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Fragomen Opens Pittsburgh Shop With 6 Dentons Attys
A team of six attorneys recently moved its immigration-focused practices from Dentons Cohen & Grigsby to help Fragomen open a new office in Pittsburgh, the firm announced Monday.
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Conservative Groups Say ABA Clerk, Intern Programs Illegal
Conservative advocacy groups urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday to scrutinize the American Bar Association's diversity and internship programs, claiming the organization is committing unlawful discrimination in the name of diversity.
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How Law Firms Are Helping Their Partners Generate Wealth
As U.S. law firms look back at another year of strong profits, many partners are left with a good deal of cash in their bank accounts and little time to think about how to invest it.
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Legal Sector Gains 900 Jobs In January Amid Data Revisions
The U.S. legal sector started the year with a modest boost, adding 900 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday following the agency's annual employment data revision that also lifted earlier job figures from the past year.
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Dentons US Names Capital Markets Leader Managing Partner
Dentons tapped capital markets partner and regulatory team leader John Holahan to serve as U.S. managing partner, the firm announced Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP kick off this week's Law360 Legal Lions, with a jury decision ending a $500 million antitrust lawsuit against their clients, U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer.
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BigLaw Firms Saw Double-Digit Profit Growth In 2024
Last year was "one of the strongest years on record" for U.S. law firm financial results, according to Citi Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group head Gretta Rusanow, with a survey by the bank of mostly large law firms showing a 16.6% increase in profits and a 12.3% increase in revenue over 2023.
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Cohen Vaughan Chair On New Philly Firm's Splashy Launch
After helping co-found Goldberg Segalla and run it for two decades, Richard “RJ” Cohen told Law360 Pulse in an interview this week how he shepherded the recent launch of Cohen Vaughan LLP, a new Philadelphia-based firm that opened its doors last month with 75 attorneys across 18 offices in seven states.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps Founding Partner As GC
The rapidly-growing firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Friday that it selected one of its Philadelphia-based founding partners to serve as the firm's global general counsel.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off February with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles in BigLaw and the Trump administration. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Jones Day Names 6 Office And Practice Leaders
Jones Day announced Thursday that six of its attorneys earned new practice group or office leadership roles, including at shops in Texas and California.
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Steptoe & Johnson Adds IP Attorney To Pittsburgh Office
An intellectual property attorney specializing in assisting clients with patents in the electrical, mechanical and software fields has recently moved her practice to Steptoe & Johnson PLLC's Pittsburgh office.
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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says
Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.
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US Attys To Shift Focus Amid Questions Of Staffing, Politics
The new U.S. attorneys under President Donald Trump's administration will almost certainly shift their offices' enforcement priorities, experts say, but they may also be faced with the impacts of a shrinking federal workforce and a politicized Justice Department, others worry.
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Philly Law Firm Settles $1.5M Fee Suit Against Metal Company
Philadelphia firm Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC and metalworking company M. Cohen & Sons have resolved a legal battle in which the firm sought to collect $1.5 million in fees while also attempting to fight legal malpractice counterclaims over an alleged conflict of interest.
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Reed Smith Adds Ex-BCLP Exec As Chief Marketing Officer
Reed Smith LLP has expanded its executive team with the recent addition of a marketing professional from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP with more than 20 years of experience helping law firms grow their brands.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In January? Netflix, Palantir And More
Legal leaders at Netflix and Palantir Technologies were among those corporate lawyers who welcomed the New Year by hauling in millions of dollars in stock sales in January.
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McNees Moves Philadelphia Office After 4 Years
Four years after taking its first steps into the Philadelphia region, McNees Wallace & Nurick has expanded its footprint with the relocation of its office to a larger space.
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Law Firms Add Marketing Chiefs Amid Biz Development Push
As law firms battle for business in a more competitive market, the new year has seen a wave of chief marketing officer appointments. This shift, experts say, reflects a growing emphasis on strategic leadership and business development, as firms look to differentiate themselves and drive growth.
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Blank Rome Adds Reed Smith Trio In Philly, Chicago
Three Reed Smith LLP attorneys jumped to Blank Rome LLP to bolster the firm's life sciences industry team as well as the business litigation group across two states, the firm announced Tuesday.