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Nelson Mullins Hires Akerman PE Attorney In DC
Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP has hired a former Akerman LLP attorney who focuses his practice on advising financial sponsors and corporate clients on a range of transactional issues and other matters, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Momentus CLO Quits To Advise Trump On National Security
The top attorney for U.S. commercial space company Momentus Inc. has stepped down from his post to join President Donald Trump's administration as an adviser on national security matters.
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Defense Department's Top Atty To Join Hilton As GC
The former general counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense, who was the first woman confirmed by the Senate as CIA general counsel, is joining Hilton in March as its top attorney, the global hospitality company has announced.
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Trump Taps Sullivan & Cromwell For NY Hush Money Appeal
President Donald Trump tapped a new legal team to handle the appeal of his hush money conviction, filing a notice on the New York state court docket Wednesday signed by a team of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP attorneys.
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Pam Bondi's Nomination To Be AG Goes To Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on Wednesday, along party lines, to send attorney general nominee Pam Bondi's nomination to the Senate floor.
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Feds Drop Appeal In Trump Classified Info Case
Federal prosecutors told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday they are dropping the prosecution of President Donald Trump's former co-defendants for the allegedly illegal retention of classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Non-Equity Partner Surge A 'Mixed Bag' For Associates
Many U.S. law firms have actively grown their non-equity partner ranks in recent years, creating more high-level job opportunities within law firms in what appears to be a win for young lawyers. But what seems like a positive development could come with some caveats, experts say.
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Miami-Based AXS Law Arrives In DC With Invenio Partnership
Miami-based business litigation boutique AXS LAW announced Tuesday that it is expanding into the nation's capital through a partnership with Invenio LLP.
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Paul Hastings Adds V&E's REIT Group Co-Lead In DC
Paul Hastings LLP has hired the former co-head of Vinson & Elkins LLP's real estate investment trust and corporate real estate practice, who told Law360 Pulse he wanted to bring his practice to the firm to join forces with some recent hires.
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Proud Boys Atty Beats Researcher's IP Claim In Mixed Verdict
A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday cleared an attorney who defended a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol of infringing a Texas-based researcher's copyright, but found that the attorney owes the researcher $77,000 for skipping out on his bill.
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Amid Big Bets, Tom Goldstein Argued 'Poker Is Not Gambling'
A federal indictment's jarring portrayal of pioneering U.S. Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein as an "ultrahigh-stakes" gambler who dodged taxes has left the legal community virtually speechless. But Goldstein's status as a serious poker player was not a secret, and in past court cases, he proclaimed the card game "fundamentally dissimilar" from conventional gambling, even while preparing to wager millions on matches.
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'Godfather' Of AG Defense Retiring From Cozen O'Connor
Bernard "Bernie" Nash, an attorney who pioneered the practice of defending companies against investigations by state attorneys general, is retiring from Cozen O'Connor and handing over the reins to his handpicked successors after nearly 50 years in private practice.
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Ex-DOJ Criminal Division Deputy Leader Joins Sidley In DC
Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that it has deepened its white collar defense bench in Washington, D.C., with a partner who formerly served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Gibson Dunn Launches Immigration Task Force
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday that it has launched a specialized Immigration Task Force aimed at providing clients with up-to-date alerts on the "anticipated complexities and rapid changes in the immigration landscape" under the Trump administration.
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Greenberg Traurig Digital Infrastructure Leader Joins Kirkland
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has picked up the longtime co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP's digital infrastructure, data center and cloud computing industry group, who has joined the firm's corporate practice group in Washington, D.C.
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GCs Told To Cut Costs Despite Growing Regulatory Risks
Over 40% of chief legal officers globally who responded to a recent survey received a cost-cutting mandate from their company in the past year, so it's not surprising that their top strategic initiative for 2025 is to operate more efficiently.
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Ex-White House Info Governance Leader Joins Nelson Mullins
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired President Donald Trump's former informational governance chief and a one-time assistant director in the Federal Trade Commission's litigation technology and analysis group, the firm announced Monday.
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Oklahoma Judge To Take Senior Status Next Year
Chief U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White of the Eastern District of Oklahoma has informed President Donald Trump that he will take senior status a year from now.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-Smithfield Foods Deputy GC In DC
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has grown its food and agribusiness litigation capabilities with the addition of the former deputy general counsel for pork processor Smithfield Foods.
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Colo. Atty Hits DC-Area Law Firm With Bias Suit Over Firing
A Colorado attorney has sued the Washington, D.C.-area firm Volkov Law Group, alleging it discriminated against her based on age and gender when she was "abruptly and unlawfully fired" in October 2023 at the age of 56, and accusing the firm of wrongfully withholding wages.
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Former FAA Chief Counsel Joins DLA Piper
The Federal Aviation Administration's former chief counsel Marc Nichols has joined DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., as partner and co-chair of its transportation practice, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Proud Boys Atty Calls Researcher Copyright Claim A 'Ruse'
A Texas-based researcher laid out her case against an attorney she accuses of violating her copyright and skipping out on his bill, claiming that her firm foundered after the lawyer, who was defending a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol, didn't tell her he couldn't pay.
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Banner Witcoff Elects New Leaders, Promotes Partners
Chicago and Washington, D.C., intellectual property firm Banner Witcoff has elected a longtime partner as its new president and named two new members of its board, the firm announced Monday.
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Holland & Hart Names New Senior Director Of Federal Affairs
Holland & Hart LLP said Monday that it is bolstering its federal affairs team with the addition of a lobbyist who previously led the energy and environment practice at Cassidy & Associates.
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Arnold & Porter Adds Former Interior Dept. Energy Solicitor
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has hired the former deputy solicitor for energy and mineral resources at the U.S. Department of the Interior, who is joining the firm's D.C. team as a counsel, the firm announced Monday.
Expert Analysis
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.