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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Philly Litigator From Gordon Rees
Pierson Ferdinand LLP expanded its litigation team in Philadelphia with the addition of an attorney having expertise in representing nursing home and assisted living facilities, the firm announced Monday.
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Clarilis Teams Up With Addleshaw Goddard On VC Tool
Legal document automation company Clarilis has launched an automated document suite for early-stage venture capital transactions in the U.K. that was developed in partnership with its law firm client Addleshaw Goddard LLP, the company said Monday.
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Office Snapshot: King & Spalding Scores Slam Dunk In Dallas
Several months after gaining a foothold in Dallas, King & Spalding LLP has set up shop in The Link at Uptown building, giving the firm a convenient location for its growing city roster — not to mention a short walk to Dallas Mavericks games at American Airlines Center.
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Kennedys Gets Green Light For Net-Zero Goal
Kennedys said Monday its plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 has received approval from a scheme run by a coalition of nonprofit organizations to help businesses set goals and plans to reduce their pollutants.
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MVP: Cooley's Lila Hope
Lila Hope of Cooley LLP shepherded SystImmune Inc.'s $8.4 billion collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and advised Foreseen Biotechnology on its $1 billion licensing agreement with Ipsen, earning her a spot among the 2024 Law360 Life Sciences MVPs.
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Bondi Vowed Trump Payback. Ex-Colleagues Aren't Worried.
U.S. attorney general nominee Pam Bondi is an outspoken ally of President-elect Donald Trump and vowed during the campaign that his "prosecutors will be prosecuted," but people who've worked with her say she's well qualified to serve as the nation's top cop and downplayed concerns that she would politicize the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Newsom Names Appellate Judges In SF And Orange County
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped two long-tenured trial court judges for positions on the state's appellate benches, one in San Francisco, the other in Orange County.
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Law Faculties Growing More Diverse And More Credentialed
Law school faculties are becoming more racially diverse and include a greater share of women, who make up a majority of faculty members entering the profession in the past 20 years, according to a report out this week from the Association of American Law Schools.
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DLA Piper Adds China-Focused Patent Attorney In Seattle
DLA Piper announced the addition of an experienced patent attorney, who most recently co-led Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's China intellectual property practice, as a partner based out of Seattle.
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Glenn Agre Gains Longtime Foley & Lardner Litigator in NY
Three-year-old boutique Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP announced Friday that it has hired a longtime Foley & Lardner LLP litigator with a track record of victories in disputes ranging up to 10 figures.
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Perkins Coie's 2025 Partner Class Includes 23 Attorneys
Perkins Coie LLP has announced that it will promote 23 attorneys to partner on Jan. 1, a class that the firm touted for its skill set and diversity.
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Latham Adds 4 Restructuring Attys From Weil And Paul Weiss
Latham & Watkins LLP announced Thursday that it has tapped four restructuring practice leaders from two rival BigLaw shops to join its New York office.
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Jackson Lewis Taps Litigator As Chicago Office Leader
Jackson Lewis PC has appointed one of its longtime attorneys as the head of its Chicago office after the location's leader for the last four years stepped down.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former Associate GC To DC Team
The former associate general counsel for the American Society of Anesthesiologists has moved her practice to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, joining its corporate team in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, King & Spalding LLP, Holland & Knight LLP and Barnes & Thornburg LLP lead this week's list of Law360 legal lions for beating a Pennsylvania state court lawsuit brought against Bayer AG unit Monsanto by a woman who said she got cancer by using the weed killer Roundup.
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Mayer Brown Promotes 39 Lawyers To Partnership
Mayer Brown LLP announced Friday that it has promoted 39 lawyers to its partnership, with women accounting for nearly half of its latest cohort of newly minted partners.
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London Associates Add Big Bonuses To Big Salary
Newly qualified lawyers and associates at some top U.S. law firms in London will receive bonuses ranging from $21,000 to $150,000 in 2024 as pay for the more junior members of the profession continues to grow in the capital, reflecting trends from recent years.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as President-elect Donald Trump sought to dismiss his hush money trial and BigLaw firms elevated attorneys amid soaring billing rates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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MVP: Covington's Robert Newman
Robert Newman of Covington & Burling LLP's employee benefits and executive compensation practice group convinced the Second Circuit to affirm an arbitral award in favor of a New York nurses' pension plan and represented Verizon in a $5.9 billion transfer of pension plan liabilities, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Benefits MVPs.
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MVP: Skadden's Graham Robinson
Graham Robinson of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP represented Iveric Bio in its $5.9 billion sale to global pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc., earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Life Sciences MVPs.
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Top Firms Big And Small Join In On Milbank Bonuses
The latest law firms to follow Milbank LLP on 2024 associate bonuses late Thursday and into Friday run the gamut from global giant to boutique, according to firm memos shared with Law360 Pulse and media reports.
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Citibank Says Bankers Took Info On Its Atty Clients To Rival
Citibank NA on Wednesday accused two of its former bankers of jumping ship to instead work for competitor Bank of Montreal — and with confidential information regarding Citibank law firm and attorney clients, according to a suit filed in California federal court.
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Stanford AI Prof Accused Of Filing AI-Generated Expert Brief
A Stanford University professor who studies artificial intelligence and disinformation "ironically" likely used AI to prepare an expert opinion lodged in support of the Minnesota attorney general in a suit challenging a state law on deepfakes, according to the plaintiffs, who said the opinion "cites a study that does not exist."
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Trump Selects Ex-Fla. AG Pam Bondi As New AG Pick
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has selected Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for U.S. attorney general, just hours after former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
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Willkie Elects 19 Partners In Reduced Class
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that it promoted 19 attorneys to partner for the start of 2025, a slight decrease from the previous year, which saw 25 promotions across nine offices in the U.S. and Europe.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.