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Husch Blackwell Adds To Growing Consumer Financial Bench
Husch Blackwell LLP has hired a former Alston & Bird LLP consumer financial attorney who represents auto finance and financial technology companies in regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters before a range of federal agencies, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Transit CLO, Litigator Join Greenberg Traurig In Atlanta
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought back the former chief legal officer for the Atlanta-area transit authority and has added a longtime former Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP partner in its Atlanta office, bolstering the firm's government law and policy and litigation practices.
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The Evolution Of The Real Estate Legal Practice
Clients increasingly expect real estate attorneys not only to prepare the documents underpinning deals, but also to understand their companies inside and out. Clients want more from their lawyers than mere legal grunt work; they want strategic advisers who can draw from a knowledge base that expands beyond property law.
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Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kirkland
Real estate attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis LLP played a big role in data center deals last year, including a $3.4 billion joint venture between Blue Owl and Crusoe Energy Systems, and worked on several more notable transactions, landing their practice a spot among the 2024 Law360 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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Mergers & Acquisitions Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's mergers and acquisitions team clinched some of the biggest deals that reshaped the technology and media landscapes in the past year, including Cisco Systems' $28 billion purchase of Splunk and Paramount's $28 billion merger with Skydance Media, landing the law firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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Construction Group Of The Year: Kaplan Kirsch
Kaplan Kirsch LLP guided a Denver transit authority's $150 million first-ever progressive design-build contract and the Chicago Transit Authority's historic $5.3 billion Red Line extension, earning its spot among the 2024 Law360 Construction Groups of the Year.
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Employment Group Of The Year: Epstein Becker
Epstein Becker Green's employment team convinced the Fifth Circuit to strike down a major U.S. Department of Labor rule governing employers' ability to take tip credits out of servers' wages, a blockbuster achievement that snagged it a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: Irell
Irell & Manella LLP won a $445 million infringement verdict for Netlist in Texas, less than a week after persuading a California federal jury that Samsung breached a contract with Netlist, earning the firm a place among the 2024 Law360 Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.
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Banking Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
Over the past year, the banking practice group at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP secured several wins for Goldman Sachs and guided alternative asset management firm Apollo Global Management through two major transactions — earning a spot among the 2024 Law360 Banking Groups of the Year.
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Duane Morris Is Latest Firm To Appoint New Marketing Chief
The latest in a string of chief marketing officer appointments in the legal world was at Duane Morris LLP, with the firm announcing its director of client development will succeed its retiring CMO.
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Kirkland Adds 5 Skadden Attys As Firm Plans Philly Launch
National law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP has announced plans for a new Philadelphia office to be helmed by a civil litigator who is one of five attorneys moving their practices to the firm from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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In-House Attorneys Have Saner Schedules, But Long Hours
It may once have been that the typical in-house lawyer worked a 40-hour week, but that no longer appears to be the case for many corporate counsel, with more than 40% reporting they exceed 50 hours at work each week in a recent survey by Law360 Pulse.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
In-house attorneys report high job satisfaction when it comes to schedule flexibility, team collegiality, and compensation, but concerns linger about workload and career advancement, particularly for mid-level lawyers seeking to climb the career ladder, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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In-House Etiquette — Tips For Outside Counsel
While most in-house lawyers seem generally happy with their outside counsel, about 9% of participants in Law360 Pulse's first In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey want more, saying they are fed up with being nickel-and-dimed while receiving low quality work and poor communication from their outside attorneys.
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Greenberg Traurig Taps Real Estate Atty As Austin Co-Lead
In keeping with Greenberg Traurig LLP's decades-long commitment to growth in the Lone Star State, the firm has selected a real estate-focused commercial litigator to co-lead its Austin shop.
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Dentons Adds International Arbitration Pro As Partner In NYC
Dentons has boosted its international arbitration capabilities with the addition of a partner in New York who brings more than three decades of experience in cross-border disputes to the global firm.
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Paul Hastings Adds Davis Polk Capital Markets Pro In NY
Paul Hastings LLP has hired a capital markets partner from Davis Polk LLP for its investment grade finance practice in New York, the firm announced Wednesday.
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SDNY Prosecutor Returns To Debevoise In San Francisco
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced the return of one of its litigators Tuesday after eight and a half years with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, most recently as deputy chief of the Criminal Division.
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As Fire Victims Seek Legal Help, Experts Warn Of Red Flags
As lawyers from across the nation descend upon Southern California to sign up those affected by the devastating wildfires, fire victims should not rush to hire an attorney, lest they also become victims of fraud or other predatory practices, the state bar and ethics-savvy attorneys warn.
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Dozen Morris Manning Attys Headed To Reed Smith, Firm Says
A dozen attorneys from Morris Manning & Martin LLP's Atlanta office, including the firm's private equity co-chair and other leaders, have told the firm they are leaving to join Reed Smith LLP, a Morris Manning spokesperson told Law360 Pulse on Tuesday.
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Quinn Emanuel Sees Attendance Jump With New NYC Office
After opening in December, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP’s new Manhattan office has already seen an increase in attendance.
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Clyde & Co. Adds Commercial Litigator From LA Boutique
Clyde & Co. LLP announced Tuesday it hired a commercial litigator as a new partner in the firm's Orange County, California, office, continuing the expansion of its North American trial team.
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McDermott Adds Legal Aid Vet In Fla. For Pro Bono Expansion
A former National Institute for Trial Advocacy attorney will now serve as transactions pro bono counsel for McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Miami, the firm announced Tuesday.
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BakerHostetler Adds Ex-ATF Director For 3rd Stint With Firm
BakerHostetler is bringing back the recently departed head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as a partner in its litigation practice group in Cleveland and Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.