Mid-Law


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    CM Law Adds Ex-SEC Enforcement Atty In Texas

    CM Law PLLC has brought on a former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney in Austin, Texas, as a partner in the firm's corporate and business services, litigation and dispute resolution and government, regulatory and compliance practice groups.

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    Ex-National Security Prosecutor Rejoins Munger Tolles In LA

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP is welcoming back an attorney who oversaw national security matters in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California.

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    Hagens Berman Fights Sanctions Over Thalidomide Suits

    Plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP strenuously denied claims that it should be sanctioned for filing since-dropped product liability cases, responding to a judge's show cause order by saying it spent hundreds of hours researching the legal theories it pursued before filing the cases and devoted substantial time and resources to them.

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    Archer & Greiner Selects Enviro Chair As Next Firm President

    Archer & Greiner PC announced Monday that a longtime presence at the firm who currently chairs the firm's environmental practice has been elected to be the firm's next president, effective at the start of 2026.

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    Frost Brown Adds Porter Hedges Commercial Finance Pro

    Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Monday that it added a new partner to its commercial finance practice group in Houston from Porter Hedges LLP.

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    How Law Firm Leaders Are Keeping Teams Connected

    Internal podcasts, monthly town halls and piling on airline miles in the name of one-on-one meetings are just a few of the strategies that law firm leaders are employing to keep their ever-expanding network of people connected.

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    Orrick Adds 37-Lawyer CLO Team From Cadwalader

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Monday that it has opened a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and added a 37-lawyer collateralized loan obligations and asset-backed lending team from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, part of a larger exodus of Cadwalader attorneys tracked by Law360 Pulse. 

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    Moritt Hock Launches Business Divorce Practice

    Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP has formed a business divorce practice group to resolve complex disputes between owners of closely held businesses, the New York-based commercial law firm announced Monday.

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    Some Longtime Legal Blogs Go Quiet As Platform Shuts Down

    When the online publishing platform Typepad launched more than two decades ago, it became a hub for a then-growing community of law professors and legal bloggers. Its closure this week marked the end of an era that has found some bloggers looking for new homes or opting to call it quits.

  • Jackson Walker, Ex-Insurer Settle Judge Romance Claims

    In the latest settlement with Jackson Walker over a former partner's secret romance with an ex-bankruptcy judge, the litigation trustee for defunct life insurance bond settler GWG Holdings Inc. reached a $405,000 deal Friday to settle its claims against the law firm.

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    Jones Walker Adds Atty Who Operated Litigation Boutique

    Jones Walker LLP has hired an attorney who formerly operated her own litigation boutique to bolster the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring team and its capacity to handle various types of insolvency and commercial matters.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Hausfeld LLP's handling of a suit on behalf of the city of Philadelphia and Foley Hoag LLP's work on an $8 billion biotech acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Williams & Connolly LLP and Skaggs Faucette LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge issued a rare post-mistrial verdict arrangement that ordered Biogen to pay Genentech Inc. more than $88 million in royalties.

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    Offit Kurman Expands To Northern Calif. With Veteran Litigator

    Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has announced that the firm has expanded its California operations to include the San Francisco Bay Area and the state's Central Coast with the hire of a veteran attorney with over 30 years of commercial litigation experience.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another busy week, with more government attorneys moving to private practice, leadership changes and artificial intelligence-related court filing mishaps. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Scott + Scott In San Diego

    Plaintiffs firm Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a former U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney as a partner in its San Diego office.

  • Jackson Walker Can't Duck Judge Romance Suit, Court Told

    A group of bondholders Thursday urged a Texas federal judge not to throw out its suit over a former Jackson Walker LLP partner's secret romance with a bankruptcy judge, arguing that the firm "has a problem with telling the truth" and it's "back at it again."

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    Conn. Award Spotlights Day Pitney's Pro Bono Commitment

    Day Pitney LLP was recently named this year’s Pro Bono Leader for Justice by the Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation in recognition of the firm’s decades-long partnership with the organization. Firm leaders, however, say the dedication to pro bono work spans across Connecticut and multiple areas of law.

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    Kelley Kronenberg Launches Cyber Insurance Defense Team

    Kelley Kronenberg announced that the firm has launched a team focused on handling cyber insurance defense matters in response to the fast growth and increased demand for services in the area.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Adds 4 Partners On East, West Coasts

    International firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP added four new partners to its corporate, intellectual property and litigation teams in offices in Los Angeles, Washington state, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., in September, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Hall Booth Adds Workers' Comp Atty From Eraclides Gelman

    Hall Booth Smith PC has added a partner to its Atlanta office from Eraclides Gelman, strengthening its workers' compensation team, the firm has announced.

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    Steptoe & Johnson Moves Pa. Office, Names 2 Office Leaders

    The relocation of its Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, location is one of three office changes Steptoe & Johnson PLLC made at the start of October, including new leadership in the firm's offices in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Columbus, Ohio.

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    Genova Burns Lands NJ Education Vet From College GC Role

    Genova Burns LLC added a longtime expert in New Jersey education law, most recently serving as general counsel for Essex County College, as of counsel, according to an announcement this week.

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    Snapshot: Delaware Expands Scope Of Anti-SLAPP Law

    Delaware's governor recently signed into law expanded protections against lawsuits meant to discourage public participation and speech, including broadening whose speech is protected and requiring those who do file such suits to possibly pay attorney fees and damages.

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    MG+M Absorbs 9-Atty Calif. Litigation Firm Berkes Crane

    National litigation and trial firm Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP is expanding its ranks in California, announcing Wednesday it is bringing aboard nine attorneys from shuttering Los Angeles-based trial boutique Berkes Crane Santana & Spangler LLP.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role Author Photo

    As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys Author Photo

    As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn Author Photo

    Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.

  • Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring Author Photo

    As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.

  • How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals Author Photo

    Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.

  • How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring Author Photo

    The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

  • How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center Author Photo

    In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.

  • For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect Author Photo

    Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.

  • Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law Author Photo

    The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.

  • 10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration Author Photo

    To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.

  • How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds Author Photo

    By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.

  • Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning Author Photo

    As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.

  • AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking Author Photo

    As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.

  • How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search Author Photo

    Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.

  • An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential Author Photo

    Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.

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