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  • Trump Names 3 US Atty Picks For Idaho, Iowa, South Dakota

    President Donald Trump on Monday announced his picks for three U.S. attorney positions, including two familiar faces returning to Idaho and South Dakota.

  • Trump EOs And Skadden Face Pushback At Law Schools

    President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, and one firm's attempt to avoid a directive, have each received pushback at top law schools, with more than 90 Harvard faculty members objecting to the measures' effect on the rule of law and Georgetown students blasting Skadden's deal with Trump as a second firm associate publicly resigned.

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    Commercial Litigation Veteran Joins Parker Poe In Atlanta

    Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced that an experienced litigator who has spent more than 20 years working on a wide range of commercial business disputes has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a partner from Barnes & Thornburg LLP.

  • Carlton Fields Faces DQ Bid In $500M Miss America Suit

    Carlton Fields faces a disqualification bid for allegedly having a conflict of interest in a $500 million lawsuit regarding the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Adds Taylor English Health Pro In Atlanta

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former Taylor English Duma LLP partner who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and also has sleep medicine expertise to strengthen its healthcare practice.

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    Former Paramount Global VP Joins Day Pitney In Miami

    Day Pitney LLP has brought a former executive for Latin America at Paramount Global to its Miami office to help lead the firm's sports, media and entertainment practice, the firm announced Monday.

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    Windels Marx Elevates Longtime Attorney To Managing Partner

    New York-based Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP announced Monday that its longtime managing partner has stepped down from the role, to be replaced by a business litigator with more than 20 years of experience.

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    Firms Look To Build Ties With Clients Amid Lateral Churn

    The departure of a key partner from a law firm in many cases can mean the departure of a major client in tandem, a vulnerability law firms are increasingly looking to address through strategies to build stronger institutional relationships with their clients.

  • Shutts & Bowen Accused Of Sinking Florida Country Club Sale

    A real estate corporation is suing Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP and one of its partners for malpractice, alleging that as part of a fee dispute, they scuttled a deal for the sale of a country club that the business had been negotiating.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    UCLA School of Law's Supreme Court Clinic and Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP head this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank.

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    Lydecker Arrives In Texas With Pair Of Dallas-Area Offices

    National litigation firm Lydecker LLP has expanded into Texas by opening two locations in the Dallas area, a move that the leader of the offices told Law360 Pulse on Friday aims to meet client needs in a growing market.

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    Goulston & Storrs Adds 4 NY Attys Spanning 3 Practice Areas

    Goulston & Storrs PC has brought on three associates and a counsel to add to its capabilities in real estate, litigation and corporate matters, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Munck Wilson Promotes Labor Atty To LA Managing Partner

    Munck Wilson Mandala LLP has announced that an experienced labor and employment attorney who's been with the firm since 2021 has been named the new managing partner for its Los Angeles office.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry ended March with another action-packed week as firms elevated attorneys and President Donald Trump aimed another executive order at a prominent BigLaw shop. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    How Attys Saved Vistar Millions Ahead Of T-Mobile Buy

    Lowenstein Sandler LLP attorneys told Law360 Pulse this week that their documents-based strategy against an investors' suit in Delaware's Chancery Court helped save "tens of millions of dollars" for advertising technology company Vistar Media ahead of its acquisition by T-Mobile.

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    Former Capitol Hill Staffer Joins Taylor English In Southeast

    A veteran attorney with a wide variety of experience including stints on Capitol Hill, with the District of Columbia government and as a Bloomberg product director, has joined Taylor English Duma LLP as a partner in Florida and Georgia, the firm has announced.

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    Faegre Drinker Securities Ace Joins Spencer Fane In Denver

    Spencer Fane LLP has added a securities litigation partner from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP to its Denver office, the firm announced Thursday.

  • Guo Trustee Settles Clawbacks From Versace, Firms

    The Chapter 11 trustee handling convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve 10 clawback settlements with Hodgson Russ LLP, BakerHostetler, luxury retailer Versace and others, ending claims totaling $8.6 million but keeping the terms under wraps for six months.

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    Stoel Rives Hires 7 More Enviro Attys From Downey Brand

    Less than a year after hiring seven environmental attorneys from California-based Downey Brand LLP, Stoel Rives LLP announced the hire of another seven from the same firm consisting of three partners, an of counsel and three associates, located in San Francisco and the state's capital, Sacramento.

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    What Tomorrow's Attys Expect To See At Law Firms

    Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    It was a month of expansion for several law firms throughout the country, with some moving to larger offices and others adding new locations.

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    Honigman Gains New Insurance Recovery Partner In Chicago

    Business law firm Honigman LLP announced Wednesday the addition of a policyholder-side insurance and reinsurance recovery litigation partner, who left Reed Smith to join its Chicago office.

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    State AGs, Bars Urge Attys To Speak Up Over Trump Orders

    In a pair of letters released on Wednesday, dozens of bar associations and over 20 state attorneys general urged lawyers to speak out against perceived threats to the rule of law in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive orders against prominent law firms and his call for the impeachment of a federal judge.

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    Shutts & Bowen Brings On Benefits Atty From Stearns Weaver

    Shutts & Bowen LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced benefits attorney from Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA has joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office as a partner.

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    Associate Recruitment Helps Boost Law Firm Lateral Hiring

    After a two-year market downturn, U.S. law firm lateral hiring grew almost 14% overall in 2024, driven by a significant boost in associate recruitment, a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement found.

Expert Analysis

  • How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy Author Photo

    Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio Author Photo

    If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right Author Photo

    As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal Author Photo

    As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises Author Photo

    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections Author Photo

    One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.

  • Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market Author Photo

    Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.

  • Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year Author Photo

    While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.

  • Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application Author Photo

    Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.

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    Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader Author Photo

    Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.

  • How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025 Author Photo

    LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases Author Photo

    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.

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