Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
US Coverage
Law360 | The Practice of Law
State Specific Coverage
Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis
In-House
-
LexisNexis Opens Artificial Intelligence Lab In NYC
The legal and professional arm of LexisNexis has opened a space in New York City where clients can work with engineers to invent improvements to the company's artificial intelligence products, LexisNexis announced Tuesday.
-
Sony Music Promotes Atty After GC's Planned Departure
Sony Music elevated one of its in-house lawyers to the general counsel seat, replacing its most recent legal leader who left in June after an 18-year run, the company said Tuesday.
-
TikTok Regulatory Chief Joins Pillsbury's New Tech Practice
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced that it has launched an emerging technology laws and litigation practice, adding TikTok's head of North America regulatory to serve as the practice's co-leader.
-
McGuireWoods Adds Regulatory Pro As Energy Partner In DC
McGuireWoods LLP has hired an energy attorney who focuses his practice on negotiating complex agreements with federal regulators and other stakeholders, who joins the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday.
-
Ex-Coinbase CLO Grewal Moves To Cognition As Top Lawyer
Paul Grewal, the former chief legal officer at Coinbase who led the cryptocurrency exchange through a high-profile battle with U.S. regulators, is now the top lawyer at Cognition AI Inc., according to his most recent LinkedIn post.
-
The Top In-House Hires Of July
Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Goldman Sachs, Coinbase and Sanofi. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from July.
-
Conduent Hires Discover, Cantaloupe Vet As GC
New Jersey-based business process services company Conduent, which spun off from Xerox in 2017, has found its new top attorney in an in-house veteran who previously worked at Cantaloupe Inc. and Discover Financial Services.
-
Legal Workplaces Create More Stress For Female Lawyers
Female lawyers report being more stressed out than their male counterparts, and the reasons they give for that stress largely revolve around structural workplace factors, according to an American Bar Association report released Monday.
-
Ex-Associate GC Can Take ADA Retaliation Claim To Trial
A former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina will take her claim for disability retaliation to a bench trial later this month after a federal judge determined there were disputed questions of fact surrounding the timing of her termination.
-
Former Gates Foundation Deputy GC Joins Arnold & Porter
The former deputy counsel of the Gates Foundation has joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's life sciences and technology transactions teams in the corporate and finance practice, the firm announced Monday.
-
Latham Hires Hg Capital GC To Bolster London Tech Bench
Latham & Watkins LLP said Monday that it has hired the general counsel at private equity firm Hg as it continues to recruit partners who specialize in technology for its office in London.
-
Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
-
ABA House Of Delegates Resolutions To Watch
The American Bar Association is holding its annual conference in Chicago this year, and next week the organization's policymaking body will be tackling a wide range of topics, like student loan reform and establishing a commission to fight antisemitism.
-
FinCEN's Gacki To Join Citi As Global Head Of Sanctions
Andrea Gacki, director of the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, will join Citigroup this October as the bank's global head of sanctions, after more than 25 years of service in the departments of Justice and Treasury.
-
Occidental Names General Counsel As CLO Sets Departure
Occidental Petroleum Corp. has appointed its deputy general counsel to the top legal spot as part of a planned transition, the Houston-based company announced Friday.
-
Sundance Elevates GC To COO Ahead Of Festival Venue Shift
Sundance Institute, the nonprofit in charge of running the Sundance Film Festival, announced that its general counsel has been elevated to the role of chief operating officer ahead of its planned move to Colorado.
-
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
There has been a wave of cases alleging employers and their insurance brokers violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and experts say this marks an increasing litigation trend. In the meantime, the American Bar Association is eyeing the elimination of the first of multiple diversity-related law school standards. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
-
NetApp's Admin And Legal Chief Earned $6.6M Last Year
The chief administrative officer for NetApp Inc., a data management and software company, earned a total compensation of $6.6 million in fiscal year 2026, according to a recent securities filing.
-
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended July with another busy week as firms doled out associate bonuses and BigLaw shops expanded their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
-
Lionsgate Studios GC Sees Pay Rise $1.75M To $4.5M
Lionsgate Studios' top attorney received a roughly $1.75 million raise to $4.5 million after leading the entertainment company's separation from Starz and guiding transactions around its hit Michael Jackson biopic, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
-
Former NFL Legal Chief Pash Joins Proskauer Sports Group
Former NFL general counsel Jeffrey Pash is joining Proskauer Rose LLP as a partner in its sports group in New York, the law firm announced Thursday.
-
McDermott Adds Ex-Blackstone Exec For NY Funds Team
A former Blackstone executive who started his legal career at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP has returned to the revamped firm as a New York-based investment management partner.
-
Ex-Goldman CLO Says Epstein Referral Made Latham Millions
The former chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs told House investigators this month that Jeffrey Epstein's client referral produced "single-digit-millions" in billings for Latham & Watkins LLP, her former law firm, but that she didn't want the billionaire to be a client of the firm directly, according to a transcript of her testimony released Wednesday.
-
DOJ Suit Shows Bar Battles Have Reached New Fronts
The legal effort seeking to outlaw mandatory bar associations has made little progress in the courts recently. But some lawyers say the challenges have made it easier for the Trump administration and some state legislatures to oppose legal regulators.
-
Former Zoom, EBay Atty Joins Cardlytics As CLO
The new chief legal officer at Cardlytics Inc. sees data privacy and increasingly complex government regulations as among his biggest challenges when he joins the company on Monday next week.
Expert Analysis
-
What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
-
Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
-
5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
-
Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
-
6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
-
Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
-
Series
Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.
-
The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
-
How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
-
How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.
-
What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
-
Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.
-
Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026
A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.
-
What Law Firm Liability Risks In 2025 Signal For Year To Come
Trends and statistics reveal that law firms of all sizes and practice areas remained attractive litigation targets this year, so firms must take concrete steps to avoid professional liability risks in the year to come, say Douglas Richmond and Andrew Ricke at Lockton Companies.
-
5 New Archetypes Of Legal Talent For The Age Of AI
New job archetypes are rapidly replacing the traditional model of the lawyer as artificial intelligence proliferates, and to remain competitive, firms will need to embrace the diverse portfolio of talent required to navigate, design and critique algorithmic systems, says Dmitri Mehlhorn at Atoll Society.