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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Clement & Murphy PLLC, Ropes & Gray LLP, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the First Circuit determined that a major avenue for False Claims Act enforcement requires proof that kickbacks directly changed medical treatment decisions.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another action-packed week with a bevy of BigLaw hires and a new special spring bonus. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.
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Ex-SEC Lawyer Fights Gov't Bid To Ax Bias Claim Evidence
A former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer suing the agency for discrimination is fighting its request to have evidence of dismissed claims excluded from the upcoming trial, arguing the government's recent filing is an attempt to stymie her counsel in advance of the March trial.
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Former State Farm Atty Joins Goldberg Segalla In Philly
A planned move back to the Philadelphia area after more than four years in Illinois has prompted an attorney with expertise in product liability and toxic tort litigation to join Goldberg Segalla LLP's Philadelphia office.
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Troutman Pepper Launches Tariff Task Force
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP said it has formed a tariff task force aimed at helping clients navigate the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Lamb McErlane Arrives In Delaware With 6th Office
Lamb McErlane PC has opened an office in Delaware to better meet its clients' needs and plans to add more lawyers and practice areas in the future, the firm's managing partner told Law360 Pulse on Thursday.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Dechert Co-Chair On Managing A Firm And His Own Practice
Dechert LLP co-chair Mark Thierfelder talks about balancing his practice with managing a multinational law firm, the importance of meditation, and why change is good for attorneys.
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Lessons From A Landmark Year For Women Law Firm Leaders
In 2021, the legal industry saw a major wave of first-time women leaders. Law360 Pulse revisits that class and what experts say about the number of women in leadership positions across the legal profession.
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Landlords, Judiciary Brace For Federal Leasing Slimdown
As the General Services Administration pores over the federal real estate portfolio, lenders, landlords and institutional investors are scrambling to understand their exposure to federal leases, while the potential canceling of judiciary office leases is setting up a showdown between branches of government.
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IP Partner Returns to Duane Morris In Philadelphia
A patent litigation attorney with specialties in artificial intelligence technologies has moved back to Duane Morris LLP's Philadelphia office after practicing for more than two years with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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State Judges See Uneven Gains In Post-Lockdown Pay Hikes
State judges received an average 5% raise last year — a "significant" improvement over the 1% to 2% raises on offer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — but those pay increases were spread unequally across the country, with some state judges earning much higher salaries while the pay for others stagnated, according to a recent survey.
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Weakened CFPB Prompts Ballard Spahr To Form State Team
Ballard Spahr LLP announced Tuesday that it has formed a new state attorneys general consumer finance response team in response to the Trump administration's efforts to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Ex-Goldman Atty Squires Expected To Be Named USPTO Head
John A. Squires — Goldman Sachs' longtime chief intellectual property counsel, co-founder of Fortress' IP Investment fund and current Dilworth Paxson LLP partner — is expected to be chosen as the Trump administration's nominee for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director, about a half-dozen sources with knowledge of the agency said Tuesday.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Father-Daughter Real Estate Duo
Cozen O'Connor is expanding its real estate services in the Philadelphia office by adding a father-daughter duo that includes an attorney with more than two decades of experience who moved his practice after 19 years with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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Tucker Arensberg Adds Commercial Litigator In Pa. Capital
Tucker Arensberg PC has expanded its office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with the recent addition of a commercial litigator who moved his practice after five years with boutique tax law firm Van Allen LLC.
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Amid Lateral Tussle, BigLaw Firms Eye 'Boomerang Partners'
As many law firms continue to tap lateral partner hires to achieve their strategic goals, a handful of firms are focusing on attracting departed partners to return, a once rare phenomenon some say appears to be picking up steam.
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Pa. US Attorney Among Monday Departures
U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and multiple other U.S. attorneys stepped down Monday in the latest wave of federal prosecutors to quit or be fired as the second Donald Trump administration takes power.
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Pa. Injury Firm Botched Burger King Suit Service, Suit Says
A Pennsylvania woman has sued the law firm previously representing her in a slip-and-fall case against a local Burger King for legal malpractice after the state Supreme Court held that her former attorneys' attempts to have the complaint served were insufficient.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Delaware federal judge ruled that tech startup ROSS Intelligence infringed copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool powered by artificial intelligence.
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Office Snapshot: McNees Wallace Sizes Up In Philly Area
After McNees Wallace & Nurick LLP more than doubled the size of its roster and increased the range of services it offers in the four years since opening for business in the Philadelphia area, the firm recently decided it was time to find some more elbow room for the office's team.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their practices and President Donald Trump flexed his executive power with new appointments and policies. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Love And Law: How 2 Busy Lawyers Keep The Spark Alive
Nurturing a romantic relationship over many years can be challenging for anyone, let alone someone who has intense demands related to their careers the way many successful attorneys do. Here, two successful partners share some quick tips on how they each juggle their decades-long marriages alongside busy practices.
Expert Analysis
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How BigLaw Can Mirror Small Firm Attorney Engagement
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BigLaw has the unique opportunity to hit refresh post-pandemic and enhance attorney satisfaction by adopting practices that smaller firms naturally employ — including work assignment policies that can provide junior attorneys steady professional development, says Michelle Genet Bernstein at Mark Migdal.
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Ditch The Annual Review To Boost Attorney Job Satisfaction
In order to attract and retain the rising millennial generation's star talent, law firms should break free of the annual review system and train lawyers of all seniority levels to solicit and share frequent and informal feedback, says Betsy Miller at Cohen Milstein.
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How Attorneys Can Narrow LGBTQ Gap In The Judiciary
Lawyers can take several steps to redress the lack of adequate LGBTQ representation on the bench and its devastating impact on litigants and counsel in the community, says Janice Grubin, co-chair of the Judiciary Committee at the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.
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Employers Must Heed Rising Attorney Stress And Alcohol Use
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Krill Strategies’ Patrick Krill, who co-authored a new study that revealed alarming levels of stress, hazardous drinking and associated gender disparities among practicing attorneys, highlights how legal employers can confront the underlying risk factors as both warnings and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.
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Lawyers Can Get Ready For Space Law To Take Flight
While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate?
Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.
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How To Successfully Market Your Summer Associate Program
Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Opinion
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Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media?
Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Series
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.