BigLaw Firms Saw Increased Demand, Revenue In 2025
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California Pulse
ABA Delegates Back Forgiving Loans For Public Interest AttysThe American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday encouraged student loan forgiveness for lawyers engaged in public interest employment and asked that trust and estate law be part of the NextGen bar exam.
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Courts
New Acting NJ Comptroller Takes Reins At Battle-Tested OfficeShirley Emehelu, New Jersey’s new acting comptroller, is bringing a track record of top prosecutor jobs to the state's office of comptroller, a watchdog that was recently at the center of debate around government transparency.
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Daily Litigation
Baker Donelson Adds CFPB Founding Atty In DCA founding member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who co-founded and spent the past 2 ½ years as co-leader of boutique SeldenLindeke LLP, has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC in Washington, D.C., as a shareholder, the firm announced Monday.
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Georgia Pulse
Brach Eichler Expands To Georgia With Employment AttyNew Jersey-based Brach Eichler LLC has opened its second office in the Southeast and fourth office overall, tapping one of its labor and employment attorneys to establish and grow its Atlanta-area office, the firm announced Monday.
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Courts
2 Former Virginia Attorneys General Among 6 Torridon HiresFormer U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's litigation boutique Torridon Law PLLC and its affiliated consulting group have hired two former Virginia attorneys general and four others, including Mexico's former ambassador to the United States, according to Friday announcements.
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California Pulse
2 Arnold & Porter M&A Attys Join WilmerHale In Silicon ValleyWilmerHale continues boosting its dealmaking team with attorneys from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, announcing Monday that two technology mergers and acquisitions experts are joining its Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto, California.
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California Pulse
Sidley Brings On Cooley Class Action Leader In San DiegoSidley Austin LLP is boosting its litigation team, announcing Friday it is bringing in a Cooley LLP class action expert as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Modern Lawyer
Sheppard Mullin Rebrands With Streamlined NameSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has officially rebranded to "Sheppard" in anticipation of the firm's 100 years in business next year.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekKnobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury ordered Medtronic to pay nearly $382 million to business rival Applied Medical Resources Corp. for antitrust violations.
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Georgia Pulse
Chamberlain Hrdlicka's New Leader Sees 'Momentum' At FirmFor Larry Carbo, the new managing shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the "word of the year" at the firm is "momentum."
