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    Latham Adds Energy Ace In Houston From Bracewell

    Latham & Watkins LLP has boosted its energy sector offerings with the addition of a Houston-based oil and gas partner who came aboard from Bracewell LLP.

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    From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

    A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

  • Sanctions Motion Allowed In Barratry Suit, Texas Court Says

    A Texas appeals court has kept intact a motion for sanctions against a man who accused a law firm of barratry, saying Wednesday the motion was based on "ancillary conduct" and therefore not subject to the state's anti-SLAPP law.

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    Prosecutors Form New Group To Fight Federal Overreach

    Several progressive prosecutors have launched a new group to hold accountable federal officials who "exceed their lawful authority," amid a growing backlash to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and the recent killing of two protesters by immigration agents in Minneapolis.

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    Firm Revenue Up 12.6% As Billing Rates, Demand Grew In '25

    Increased billing rates and strong demand helped drive another financially successful year for the U.S. legal industry in 2025, according to survey results released Wednesday.

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    Law Firms Merged At Record Rates In 2025 Amid Talent War

    A record 59 law firm combinations were completed in 2025, 21 of which involved the largest 200 firms by revenue, according to statistics released by SurePoint Legal Insights, formerly Leopard Solutions, on Tuesday.

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    How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership

    The transition from steady pay as an associate to dealing with the financial nuances of being an equity partner calls for great diligence in how young attorneys manage their finances.

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    Brown Sims Names 1st New Leader In 25 Years

    Insurance defense firm Brown Sims PC has elected a Houston-based shareholder to serve as the firm's president, its first change in the top leadership role in a quarter century.

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    Gibson Dunn Mentor Program Sets Up Attys For Success

    January is National Mentoring Month. Law360 heard from attorneys who are in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s firmwide mentorship program about its top benefits.

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    Kelley Drye Adds Ex-23andMe, Facebook Privacy Pros

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP said Monday it is boosting its privacy and information security practice with the addition of a former 23andMe attorney in California and a former Facebook attorney in Texas.

  • Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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    16 McGlinchey Attys Join Spencer Fane Ahead Of Closure

    A team of 16 former McGlinchey Stafford PLLC financial service attorneys, eight of them partners, have joined Spencer Fane LLP, the latest group of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys to find new homes after the firm announced its closure earlier this month.

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    Vedder Price Shortens Name In Rebranding Effort

    Chicago-based law firm Vedder Price PC will now go by the name Vedder and has debuted a new website in an effort to better serve clients and employees.

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    Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future

    Both the managing partner and chair of Fox Rothschild LLP will start new terms in those positions in the spring, when a firm co-chair will join the leadership team to prepare for a possible transition to serving the role independently.

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    Texas' Kane Russell Names New Board Chair, Directors

    Texas firm Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC announced Tuesday that founding partner Raymond Kane is stepping down from the role of chair and handing the reins to a Dallas-based lawyer with more than two decades at the firm.

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    Texas Law Firm-Linked Plane Crashes In Maine With Fatalities

    A private plane connected to Texas-based litigation firm Arnold & Itkin LLP overturned and caught fire Sunday night as it attempted to take off from a Maine airport, killing at least six people on board, according to authorities and public records.

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    Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

    About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Creates US Innovation Department

    Eversheds Sutherland has combined its data, research and technology teams to form a 20-person innovation department in the U.S. focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies in legal work and client services, the firm said Monday.

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    Orrick Adds Skadden Energy M&A Pro In Houston

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a partner in Houston from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who brings particular expertise advising clients across the energy industry.

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    Offit Kurman Adds 2 Zerbe Miller Tax Litigators In Dallas

    Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law is growing its Texas team, bringing in two tax litigators from Houston boutique Zerbe Miller Fingeret Frank & Jadav LLP as principals in its new Dallas office.

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    Dechert Lands 20-Partner Group From McDermott

    Dechert LLP announced Friday it is bringing aboard 20 partners from McDermott Will & Schulte spanning litigation, intellectual property and other practice areas in six cities across the country, including for upcoming firm offices in Chicago and Dallas.

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    How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents

    As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.

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    Judges In Colo., La. And Texas Launch Judge-Only AI Forum

    Judges from Colorado, Louisiana and Texas on Friday launched the Judicial Artificial Intelligence Consortium, a judge-only educational forum focused on the use of AI in the courts.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Expert Analysis

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • What Social Media Process Service May Look Like In Texas Author Photo

    The Texas Supreme Court's recently proposed rule change allowing substituted service through social media and email could take effect in December, and practitioners will need to know how to establish that the defendant received notice through a technological method, says Marcus Eason at McGinnis Lochridge.

  • Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump Author Photo

    Law firms will be hiring conservatively well into 2021 and beyond, but associates eyeing a new firm or market can successfully make a move if they are pragmatic about their requirements, say Rebecca Glatzer and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

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