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Morgan Lewis Partner Exits Grow As 3 Join Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it has brought on three partners from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, bringing the total number of recent departures from Morgan Lewis' telecommunications, media and technology practice this week to five.
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EDNY Financial Crimes Prosecutor Joins Carlton Fields
A longtime federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York known for his role in some of the largest judicial forfeiture recoveries in the nation is joining Carlton Fields, the firm has announced.
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Bejin Bieneman Boutique Trio Joins Taft's Detroit IP Team
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has hired three attorneys from intellectual property boutique Bejin Bieneman PLC, including one of that firm's name partners, who have joined Taft's Detroit office, the firm announced this week.
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Weil Continues Building Funds Group With Ex-Goodwin Atty
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced the fourth addition to its private funds group over the past several months, welcoming a former Goodwin Procter LLP partner to its New York office.
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Less Office Space? Not For Greenberg Traurig's London MP
Fifteen years have passed since Fiona Adams co-founded the London office of Greenberg Traurig, and after she overcame early challenges the firm is thriving in the capital. Here, Adams looks back at those times — and forward to the next few years.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Former Katten Litigation Head In Dallas
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has bulked up its litigation group with a partner in Dallas who previously served as head of commercial litigation at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Cozen O'Connor Recruits Goulston & Storrs Bankruptcy Pro
Philadelphia-headquartered Cozen O'Connor has hired a corporate restructuring professional from Goulston & Storrs PC for its bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring practice as a member in the firm's growing New York City office.
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Law Firm Bottom Lines Likely To Benefit From Fed Rate Cuts
Average U.S. law firm revenue rose at a historic clip during the first half of 2024, but law firm financial experts are predicting a further influx of business for midsize and large firms primarily as a result of increased transactional activity following Wednesday's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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Squire Patton Hires Ex-Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, who clashed with former President Donald Trump, has joined Squire Patton Boggs LLP to advise clients on national security matters and domestic and foreign policy, the firm announced Thursday.
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Jenner & Block Adds Former Senior DOJ Official In DC
Jenner & Block LLP has continued to build out its Washington, D.C., office with the addition of a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official who served as an adviser to former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the firm announced Thursday.
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Venable Co-Managing Partner Dies After Lengthy Illness
Venable LLP announced Wednesday that the firm's co-managing partner Larry Gesner died this week following an illness that lasted several years.
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Pillsbury Brings Back Ex-Covington Insurance Pro In LA
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has welcomed back in Los Angeles a former Covington & Burling LLP of counsel who has guided commercial policyholders on insurance coverage matters for over two decades and has recovered $1 billion from insurers for his clients.
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Ex-Gunster Client Says Firm Can't Shake Data Breach Suit
A former client urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to reject a bid from Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA to toss a proposed class action related to a data breach in 2022.
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Cooley Adds DC Telecom Trio From DLA Piper, Morgan Lewis
Cooley LLP on Wednesday said it brought on a trio of experienced partners in Washington, D.C., to help clients in the telecommunications, media and technology sector navigate regulations, litigation, transactions and more.
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Gibson Dunn Loses Fee Fight With Ex-Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP must pay an additional $141,000 in legal fees to ex-partner and hotshot appellate attorney Mark A. Perry, on top of the roughly $585,000 the firm owes him after losing a legal battle over his departure to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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Sidley Can't Escape Malpractice Suit In Ga. Over Tax Scheme
A Georgia federal judge has found that Sidley Austin LLP must face its former clients' legal malpractice claims alleging they participated in a tax scheme under the firm's guidance, but threw out indemnity claims seeking reimbursement for paying the IRS $7 million over the scheme.
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Norton Rose Adds Family Office Ace From Sidley In Dallas
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Dallas shop with the addition of a former Sidley Austin LLP attorney to its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice who boasts substantial expertise in the family office industry.
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Office Snapshot: Vinson & Elkins' Renovated DC Digs
Vinson & Elkins isn't new to the Washington, D.C., scene by any means, but the firm's attorneys are operating out of newly renovated digs. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the firm's offerings in the country's capital.
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Wayne State Law Student Refused Accommodations, School Says
Wayne State University argued Wednesday it did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by not letting a law student attend class virtually, telling a Michigan federal judge the student, who sued the university, turned down its offers of in-class accommodations, on-campus housing and other resources to help her attend lectures.
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GCs Expect Bigger Budgets And Deeper Focus On AI In 2025
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
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Clifford Chance Hires Investment Management Attorney In DC
Clifford Chance has grown its Washington, D.C., office with the addition of an attorney who formerly held an in-house post at Atalaya Capital Management and previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, Linklaters LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Latham Adds A&O Shearman Energy Group Co-Lead In DC
Latham & Watkins LLP has hired the former co-head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's U.S. energy, natural resources and infrastructure group to its team of transactional tax partners based in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Ex-Government GC, Alston & Bird Atty Joins Noridian's Board
A former government general counsel and BigLaw attorney has been added to the board of Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, according to a Tuesday announcement from the company, which develops solutions for federal, state and commercial healthcare programs.
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Law Firms Embrace Technology To Foster Ethnic Diversity
Asian and Black students face more discrimination and have fewer opportunities for work experience or sponsorship at law firms as they go through the education system — but law firms are embracing technical solutions to try to tackle the problem.
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Sidley M&A Leader To Head Firm's Exec Committee
Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that a co-head of the firm's M&A and private equity practice will be the next chair of its executive committee, tapping an attorney who has been with the firm for more than three decades to fill the leadership post.