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May 10, 2019
Want to be a partner at these firms? Better have rainmaker potential. Here is the list of firms with the most elite partnerships, according to Law360's annual law firm ranking.
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April 16, 2018
Lathrop Gage lost more than 15 percent of its attorneys in 2017. Can a new managing partner help bolster its headcount?
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April 16, 2018
BigLaw’s brass ring has grown more elusive in recent years, Law360 data shows, and experts say a number of potentially market-changing forces may be at work.
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April 16, 2018
Andrews Kurth Kenyon saw a more than 12 percent drop in headcount in the year before its February merger with Hunton & Williams — a story experts expect to become familiar for regional firms in Texas.
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April 16, 2018
De-equitized partners. Contracting offices. Declining headcount. The leaders of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan say it’s all part of the plan — a plan that’s already paying dividends.
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April 13, 2018
The biggest of BigLaw are widening the gap between themselves and their rivals, as firms of all sizes grapple with fluctuating demand and seek out their place in the legal landscape.
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April 13, 2018
Amid years of attorney migration between intellectual property boutiques and their general practice rivals, the IP specialists saw a slight downtick in 2017, as these firms continued to adjust to practicing under the America Invents Act.
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April 13, 2018
These firms saw double-digit growth in 2017 — one hire at a time. Here, their leaders tell Law360 of their varied approaches to attracting top talent.
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April 13, 2018
The annual Law360 400 ranks the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component by domestic attorney headcount.
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April 16, 2018
The three largest employment boutiques are getting bigger at a faster rate than their rivals, according to this year’s Law360 400. Here’s our look at the trends that shaped the sector in 2017.
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April 13, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis LLP leapfrogged its way to the top of this year’s Law360 400, our annual ranking of the largest law firms in the country.
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May 30, 2017
After a rough stretch that resulted in two intellectual property firms going belly up, IP boutiques have adjusted to heightened price scrutiny and a slowdown in patent cases to stabilize their headcount, according to the latest Law360 400.
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May 30, 2017
Three of the smaller nationwide employment firms are far outpacing their general practice counterparts in growth, according to the latest Law360 400. Here’s how they took advantage of their unique position in the market.
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May 29, 2017
In a highly competitive legal market, U.S. law firms on average appear to be leaning on a strategy of slow-but-steady growth as they continue to adjust to sluggish demand for legal services, according to the latest Law360 400.
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May 29, 2017
The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component, as measured by domestic attorney headcount.
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May 29, 2017
Four firms saw their roster of U.S.-based attorneys shrink by more than 10 percent last year, according to the latest Law360 400. In some cases, a dramatic exodus can be devastating, but experts say there can also be a silver lining.
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May 29, 2017
Greenberg Traurig LLP is celebrating its golden anniversary with a trip to the top of Law360's list of the largest U.S. law firms, capping off decades of steady growth by ousting Jones Day from the No. 1 spot.
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May 29, 2017
Often with one hire at a time, five firms drove double-digit growth last year, according to the latest Law360 400. Here’s how they added headcount without putting their culture at risk.
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May 29, 2017
The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component, as measured by domestic attorney headcount.
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March 30, 2016
Jones Day has edged its way back to the top of the Law360 400, reclaiming its title as the largest U.S. law firm after falling to second place last year, according to our annual ranking of the largest firms in the country. Morgan Lewis & Bockius shed some of its attorneys since adding hundreds of U.S.-based attorneys from Bingham McCutchen in 2014, causing it to fall from first to third place on the list as Greenberg Traurig snagged the No. 2 spot.
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March 29, 2016
Business is booming for the 18 firms on the Law360 400 that call Florida home, and with increasing opportunities in technology and midmarket transactional work, the firms expect continued growth despite a projected cooling off of the South Florida real estate market.
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March 29, 2016
While many of the New Jersey firms on the Law360 400 saw their ranks dip slightly in 2015 amid nationwide trends of conservative hiring and sparing lateral moves, there were bright spots of growth in the Garden State, with Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC leading the pack in new hires.
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March 29, 2016
While both of the two biggest Pennsylvania-based firms included on the Law360 400 experienced significant contractions in 2015, midmarket outfits were using their strong foundations in the Keystone State to seize new growth opportunities throughout the country.
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March 28, 2016
More than 40 law firms with California headquarters landed on the Law360 400, with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP topping the list, and experts say that booming business from new private equity investments and technology-driven shifts in the entertainment industry are giving firms outside of Silicon Valley a shot at explosive growth.
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March 28, 2016
Following a year of plunging commodity prices and ever-increasing competition from national firms edging into what remains a hot market, Texas law firms on the Law360 400 kept it conservative in 2015, with most firms growing by less than 5 percent or slightly shrinking.