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Non-Law Firm Lobby Shops Overtake BigLaw In Trump Era

By Alison Knezevich

Law firms have been K Street's top earners in recent years, but some non-law firm lobbying shops, including Trump-connected Ballard Partners, have surpassed major legal industry players in 2025 as clients seek access to the White House in a year of upheaval.

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    After Merger, Troutman Pepper Locke Elects 20 New Partners

    In its first partner class since the merger of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and Locke Lord LLP at the beginning of the year, the newly combined Troutman Pepper Locke announced Tuesday it would be elevating 20 attorneys to the firm's partnership in January.

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    California Pulse

    Law Firms Being Tested With Associate Performance Reviews

    Eighty-three percent of U.S. and Canadian associates receive a yearly annual review, but there is room for improvement in how law firms evaluate their attorneys' performance, according to a new study.

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    Citing 'Retention Crisis,' New York State's DAs Seek $5M

    The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday that its offices across the state are experiencing a "recruitment and retention crisis," requesting $5 million in funding for a program to address it.

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    Florida Pulse

    PGA Of America Names New GC As Part Of Leadership Shuffle

    The Professional Golfers' Association of America has promoted a longtime in-house attorney to take over as its general counsel as part of a host of leadership changes announced by the organization this week.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds CSX Tax Legal Leader In Atlanta

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced it has brought on the former assistant general tax counsel of CSX Transportation Inc. as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, strengthening its state and local tax practice.

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    Republican Senators Seek Judge Boasberg's Suspension

    Six Republican senators, three of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are asking that Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia be administratively suspended while Congress considers his impeachment.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Ogletree Lands Ex-Delta Exec To Bolster Aviation Group

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Tuesday that it had brought on a former Delta Air Lines Inc. executive as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, adding a new co-chair to its aviation industry practice group.

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    DC Pulse

    Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Leader Returns To King & Spalding

    The former leader of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's healthcare antitrust team is returning to King & Spalding LLP, a firm where he worked for more than a decade, helping clients through deals reviews by the Federal Trade Commission, an agency where he once worked as an attorney.

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    CoCounsel Loses Some Early Adopters As Competition Grows

    CoCounsel has lost some of its earliest adopters while still welcoming new customers, spotlighting the ups and downs that legal artificial intelligence giants face as the market favors experimentation.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Search Continues For Missing Dallas Firm Co-Founder In Ga.

    Dozens of people are searching the wooded terrain of northern Georgia for Charles M. Hosch, co-founder of Dallas boutique Hosch & Morris PLLC, who has been missing for nearly a week, having last been seen on the Appalachian Trail on Veterans Day. 

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