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An Ohio appeals court declined Thursday to send a former Marshall Dennehey PC attorney's sexual harassment suit to arbitration, ruling that mocking comments he faced from a senior lawyer triggered the protection of a law that shields sex misconduct disputes from being kicked out of court.
Keeping up with the latest trends and developments in the legal industry is essential for staying competitive. One key area to watch is law firm leadership — the individuals who set the strategic direction of the firm and shape its culture and operations.
As the firm approaches its 90th year of operations, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP announced this week that the firm has completed a brand refresh to mark its "evolution" and sustained growth.
Knobbe Martens' work as IP counsel on a $9.9 billion transaction leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 13 to 27.
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC is bringing on an experienced employment litigator in Dallas from regional firm Hallett & Perrin PC.
Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The legal industry marked the end of February with another action-packed week as law firms expanded their talent and reach across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
Gibbons PC has asked a New Jersey state court to pare down a malpractice suit from a group of former clients suing the firm for allegedly mishandling the appeal of a $35 million judgment against them.
Failing to send out bills in a timely manner and allowing overdrafts in client trust accounts are among the common mistakes that can cause big problems for solo and small firm attorneys, a lawyer who works with a legal tech company warned during a webinar this week.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, some February matchmaking involving large groups of lateral hires helped several law firms expand their footprints into new markets over the past month.
Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA announced Thursday that it has renewed its lease to stay in its Woodbridge, New Jersey, headquarters through at least 2042, and will launch a redesign of the interior of the David T. Wilentz building.
Another former member of Ballard Spahr LLP's leadership has been added to Post & Schell PC's executive team as chief financial officer.
Ice Miller LLP announced earlier this week that the firm recorded record profits in 2025, with highlights including passing the $300 million revenue mark for the first time and achieving a substantial increase in profits per equity partner.
An attorney who handles corporate governance, transactional and other matters has rejoined Delaware-based Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP after more than three years at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC.
Connell Foley LLP's expansion into Delaware is a key strategic move that came about organically with the hiring of a team from FBT Gibbons LLP to launch a new bankruptcy and restructuring practice group, leaders of the mid-Atlantic firm told Law360 Pulse this week.
Greenberg Traurig LLP is growing its California team, bringing in a Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP tax and real estate expert as a shareholder in its San Diego office.
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP continues adding antitrust attorneys, announcing Wednesday that three former government attorneys are joining the firm as partners — one in San Francisco and two in Washington, D.C.
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has blasted as premature a bid from drugmakers in Pennsylvania federal court calling for the firm to cover the fees and costs of a special master who alleged the firm committed misconduct in product liability actions over the morning sickness drug thalidomide.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced on Wednesday that it has hired a group of four attorneys and one patent agent from McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. in the Chicago, Minneapolis and West Palm Beach, Florida, offices.
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP has hired a personal injury defense specialist from Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. as a partner in one of its suburban Philadelphia offices.
The onetime chief of staff for former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has joined Stevens & Lee PC as a shareholder and a managing director in the firm's lobbying subsidiary, Stevens & Lee Public Affairs, the firm said Tuesday.
Steptoe LLP has hired an antitrust and commercial litigator, who focuses his practice on pharmaceutical antitrust class action matters, trade secret disputes, multidistrict litigation and more, the firm has announced.
Despite being a third-generation lawyer, Claire E. Parsons had a recurring fear in the early part of her career that she did not belong as an attorney, at her firm, or in her practice.
Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who handled some of the nation's highest-profile cases before she was fired by the Trump administration, has joined Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.
Judiciary panels are poised for pivotal votes on controversial rules governing wide-ranging topics — from the age-old and analog to the newfangled and high-tech — after a six-month stretch of public hearings and trade group mobilization climaxed with an influx of impassioned opinions.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload?
Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments?
In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.