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Polsinelli has hired a former Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP partner who spent more than 17 years with that firm litigating Hatch Waxman matters in biomaterials and biological-based pharmaceuticals.
Mirroring the fast growth of white collar law since the start of the century, the Women's White Collar Defense Association has announced that in its 25th year, the diversity-focused organization has launched a chapter in its 50th location with an expansion to Virginia.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC has added a former fintech general counsel and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, reinforcing the firm's offerings for companies facing enforcement investigations or grappling with other compliance issues.
Foley & Lardner LLP has ramped up its innovative technology sector and transactions practice group with two former Burr & Forman LLP partners in Jacksonville, Florida, where a Foley & Lardner leader said their arrival aligned with the firm's strategic focus on four key sectors of the economy.
Jones Day announced Wednesday that it is boosting its real estate offerings in Dallas with a returning attorney whose regional knowledge and industry experience will be a "real asset" to clients and who previously practiced in the area with Winstead PC.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has welcomed an expert in leveraged finance from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, saying Wednesday that his diverse practice will strengthen the firm's liability management and opportunistic credit practices and support its position in the growing private credit sector.
As the new co-leaders of Perkins Coie LLP's litigation practice, partners Shari Brandt and Julia Markley are setting off on a "listening tour" among the more than 400 attorneys within the group.
Former President Donald Trump’s vows to “shatter the deep state” if he’s reelected could affect attorneys who work for the federal government through his plans to overhaul agencies and reclassify certain government employees.
Robert Giuffra Jr. of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped shepherd Goldman Sachs through 13 years of investor litigation that ended in a victory for his client last year when the Second Circuit applied a new U.S. Supreme Court standard for the first time, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.
Karessa Cain of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz successfully led Hess Corp. through federal antitrust scrutiny amid Chevron's ongoing $53 billion acquisition and represented eBay Inc. in a complex, cross-border transaction to take a Norwegian classifieds business private, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
Michael Moiseyev of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has helped tech behemoth Microsoft navigate a gauntlet of regulators across different countries and knock out antitrust challenges to large transactions, including its buy of Activision Blizzard, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Competition and Antitrust MVPs.
Joseph G. Petrosinelli led Williams & Connolly LLP teams in successfully defending major U.S. corporate clients, including Pfizer, Gerber and Google, from large class claims often spilling across multiple state and federal courts, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Product Liability MVPs.
Adam Emmerich and Robin Panovka of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's real estate practice group guided Spirit Realty Capital Inc. in its $9.3 billion all-stock acquisition by Realty Income Corp., one of a string of multibillion-dollar acquisitions that earned the practice group leaders a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
Sullivan & Cromwell's S. Eric Wang advised clients on the tax law implications of major deals over the past year, including a transaction that created the largest gas utility company in North America, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 2024 Tax MVPs.
Jonathan R. Streeter, co-chair of Dechert LLP's global litigation practice, guided Icahn Enterprises LP in the navigation of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and related civil litigation, and also represented Energy Harbor through a corruption investigation that was followed by a successful sale of the company earlier this year. Streeter's efforts in these matters, among others, earned him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 White Collar MVPs.
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the green light to the California State Bar's push to make the Golden State's bar exam mostly remote starting in February 2025, according to an order that also backed a study pretesting "experimental" exam questions.
A New York federal judge Tuesday ordered Rudy Giuliani to hand over most of his property to two Georgia poll workers, including his Manhattan apartment, Mercedes-Benz, luxury watches and valuable sports memorabilia, to help cover the $148 million judgment the former mayor owes for defaming them.
People with disabilities still face challenges when pursuing a legal career, but law firms, law schools, bar associations and corporate legal departments can take steps to help advance disability equality, according to panelists speaking Tuesday for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Some BigLaw lobbying practices in the nation's capital reported flat federal lobbying revenue in the most recent quarter compared to the same period of 2023, but with the election weeks away, lobbyists anticipate busy months ahead as clients seek to influence a new administration and Congress.
Norton Rose Fulbright has elevated the firm's U.S. arbitration team leader and a London-based partner to co-lead its global international arbitration practice, shaking up the group's leadership for the first time in over a decade, the firm announced Tuesday.
Three energy attorneys from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP have moved to Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholders in Denver, the firm announced Tuesday, as it builds out the practice in response to clients seeking new development opportunities.
The nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government, or L4GG, announced the recipients of its 2024 Pro Bono Awards on Monday, recognizing three law firms and Yale Law School for their work in support of environmental justice, immigrant rights, children's rights, racial equity and reproductive freedom.
Arizona-based law firm Axiom Advice & Counsel, has welcomed a corporate and securities attorney from DLA Piper, growing its offerings to private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, venture-backed entities and closely held businesses, the firm said.
As Winston & Strawn LLP continues to build out its transactions team, the firm has hired a new attorney from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP with a focus on the tax aspects of real estate financing.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has tapped a transactional attorney from its mergers and acquisitions group to take over as leader of the firm's Philadelphia location.
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCDKelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: LibrarianLisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: RecruiterSelf-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.