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The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP outpaced last year's partner class by three, announcing Wednesday that it has promoted a slate of 34 attorneys, overwhelmingly from its complex tort and general casualty practice.
The alternative dispute resolution service Judicate West is expanding its roster of neutrals, bringing in a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP litigator and Rand Corporation strategist as a mediator and arbitrator.
A vape-maker has urged a California federal court to deny a bid by the founder of vape distributor Next Level to arbitrate the manufacturer's claims that he broke into a laptop to access its confidential information, saying he's not a signatory to an underlying arbitration agreement.
A California state appeals court upheld a $493,600 attorney fees award handed to a freight trucking company worker whose sexual harassment case made it to the state's highest court, finding her former boss failed to show she didn't deserve the sum as the suit's prevailing party.
DLA Piper is boosting its California investment team, announcing Thursday that it is bringing in a Morrison Foerster LLP fund formation expert as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
More than 30 attorneys at Venable LLP have new job titles after the firm announced its promotion class for the start of 2025, down from the 40 attorneys elevated the previous year.
The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.
Management-side labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC tapped its former Miami office managing shareholder and member of its management committee to serve as its next chief operating officer.
After 17 years leading New York-based Mid-Law firm Pryor Cashman LLP, the firm's managing partner is stepping down at the end of January, saying that he is proud of the way the firm has grown under his leadership while still maintaining its identity.
Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.
California intellectual property boutique Friedland Cianfrani LLP is expanding its team, bringing in a former corporate counsel for IP at Amazon as a partner.
Counsel representing a whistleblower will receive $8.7 million in fees and expenses — less than requested — for their role in reaching a $38.5 million deal with Academy Mortgage in a suit accusing the company of submitting false claims, according to a newly public order.
As out-of-control wildfires reportedly killed at least five people and forced tens of thousands in Los Angeles to evacuate, lawyers and law firms in the city confronted a day of upheaval both at home and in their jobs.
Leech Tishman is staying with the status quo for some of its top leadership positions after extending the firm's managing partner's 20-year tenure for another three-year term and reelecting two members of the management committee.
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
Nixon Peabody LLP announced Wednesday that it has named longtime controller Susan Bileschi Tripi as the firm's new chief financial officer.
Spencer Fane LLP has promoted 13 attorneys to partner in what is the firm's largest class in recent years, according to an announcement.
Eversheds Sutherland announced that a longtime partner and its former co-head of global litigation has been appointed its new U.S. general counsel following his predecessor's decision to step down into a senior counsel role.
California-based Moloco, an operational machine learning and performance advertising company, announced Wednesday it has added a former in-house attorney with Airbnb Inc. and Google to serve as its new legal leader.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has brought on a senior leader from Goodwin Procter LLP as chief marketing and business development officer, the firm said Wednesday.
K&L Gates LLP has promoted 33 attorneys across 18 of the firm's 45 offices, 27 of whom will join its partnership, along with a handful of other promotions of employees who will take on government affairs and of counsel roles, the firm recently announced.
Ballard Spahr LLP officially merged with Lane Powell PC on Jan. 1, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest. Law360 Pulse spoke with Peter Michaud, chair of the combined firm, and Barbara Duffy, former Lane Powell president, about their leadership priorities, integration strategies and growth plans.
A fugitive recovery agent urged the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to revive malicious prosecution claims that a lower court struck under the attorney-malpractice law's one-year statute-of-limitations, arguing that he never had an attorney-client relationship with the defendant and so the two-year statute-of-limitations for tort claims must apply.