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    Skadden Hires Paul Weiss Marketing Chief

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Wednesday it was bringing on a new chief business development and marketing officer who has led marketing efforts at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP.

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    Davis Wright Grows In SF With Ex-Prosecutor From Boutique

    A former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer who co-founded boutique Long & Stout PC brought his practice to Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in San Francisco.

  • Foley Hoag Wants Bulk Of Claims Axed In NY Wage Suit

    Foley Hoag LLP has asked a New York federal judge to toss most of the claims in an employee's suit alleging the firm failed to pay overtime wages and engaged in various forms of retaliation and discrimination against him, arguing the complaint "is largely devoid of well-pleaded factual allegations."

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    IP Litigation Duo Joins Holland & Knight In Dallas, Denver

    Holland & Knight LLP announced that a pair of experienced intellectual property attorneys joined the firm's Dallas and Denver offices as partners following a stint at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.

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    Baker Donelson Adds Kay Granger Chief Of Staff In DC

    The former chief of staff for Congresswoman Kay Granger, whose experience includes serving as an assistant to a vice president and stints in private sector leadership positions, has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as a senior public policy adviser, the firm announced Wednesday. 

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    DLA Piper Says 'Sloppy' Work Cost Pregnant Associate Job

    DLA Piper urged a New York federal court to throw out a former associate's lawsuit alleging that she was fired after requesting maternity leave, saying her work performance was "shockingly poor" during her one year with the firm.

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    23-Year BigLaw Leader Cautions Against Chasing Money

    James L. Shea Sr. spent 23 years as the managing partner and chairman of D.C.-based BigLaw firm Venable before retiring from the post in 2017. He recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about how the industry has changed over the course of his career, having had some time away from private practice to reflect before joining a small firm last year.

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    Polsinelli Expands Real Estate Team With Ex-Seyfarth Partner

    Polsinelli PC is continuing to add real estate talent to its ranks, announcing Tuesday that it has hired a partner from Seyfarth Shaw LLP to work out of its New York and Miami offices.

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    White & Case Adds Energy Pro In Houston From O'Melveny

    White & Case LLP has fortified its global project development and finance practice and bolstered its global energy industry group with a partner in Houston who joined from O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

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    UnitedLex Says Ex-CEO Terminated For 'Personal Conduct'

    UnitedLex said that it fired CEO James Schellhase on Oct. 4 after "learning information related to his personal conduct."

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    Ex-BigLaw Partner Gets 16 Months For Tax Evasion

    A former partner at Husch Blackwell LLP and Dykema Gossett PLLC who pled guilty to refusing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in income was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

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    Jenner & Block Grows Restructuring Team In NYC, Chicago

    Jenner & Block LLP announced Wednesday an expansion of its bankruptcy and restructuring practice in New York and Chicago with the addition of two partners from Mayer Brown LLP, including a former co-leader of that firm's restructuring group in New York.

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    Lewis Brisbois Founder, 2 Family Members Leave Firm

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP confirmed on Tuesday that founder and chairman emeritus Bob Lewis has departed from the firm, along with his son and grandson.

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    Skadden Picks Up Arbitration Co-Head From Sidley In Asia

    The co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global arbitration, trade and advocacy group has been tapped to lead Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, the firm announced on Monday.

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    Polsinelli Adds Merck Legal Director To Energy Group In Philly

    An attorney who specializes in representing energy and utility clients and has experience as in-house counsel has left Merck, where she was a legal director for nearly three years, to become the first new lateral shareholder to join Polsinelli's Philadelphia office since the firm opened its doors there in August.

  • Shoosmiths, Software Co. Launch AI Compliance Tool

    U.K. law firm Shoosmiths LLP and governance software developer Enzai have launched a platform called AI Comply to help companies navigate the changing regulatory landscape around artificial intelligence.

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    Holland & Knight Adds Fla. Litigator From Weinberg Wheeler

    A Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC partner with more than two decades of trial experience has made the move to Holland & Knight LLP's Central Florida litigation practice.

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    Ex-WH Senior Associate Counsel Rejoins Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP announced Tuesday that an attorney rejoined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as counsel after most recently serving as senior associate counsel to President Joe Biden.

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    V&E Adds Energy Tax Pro From Bracewell In Houston

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has bolstered its energy transition and tax practices with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Bracewell LLP and whose background includes substantial in-house experience advising on renewable projects.

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    Baker Botts IP Leader In Calif. Jumps To Morgan Lewis

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has grown its intellectual property team in California with the addition of the chair of Baker Botts LLP's IP department in the state.

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    How Law Firms Are Focusing Their Pro Bono Efforts

    Millions of people across the United States desperately need free or reduced-cost legal services, and attorneys and law firm leaders want to make a difference. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' pro bono priorities.

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    The 2024 Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up

    Law firms are often eager to burnish their social responsibility credentials by leveraging their training and experience to help communities that don’t have the resources to pay BigLaw billing rates. See which firms are leading the pack in pro bono hours.

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    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

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    These Firms Are The 2024 Social Impact Leaders

    Law firms are being heavily scrutinized for their social responsibility efforts, with attorneys, clients and critics all pushing for accountability. Find out which firms made Law360 Pulse's list of firms that are taking the greatest strides on social responsibility.

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    DLA Piper Taps Corporate Atty As Co-US Managing Partner

    DLA Piper has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm.

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Expert Analysis

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    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? Author Photo

    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. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    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.

  • 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule Author Photo

    Attorneys can use a new predeposition meet-and-confer obligation for federal litigation — taking effect Tuesday — to better understand and narrow the topics of planned testimony, and more clearly outline the scope of any discovery disputes, says James Wagstaffe at Wagstaffe von Loewenfeldt Busch.

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    Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers Author Photo

    To build the ranks of female trial attorneys, law firms must integrate them into every aspect of a case — from witness preparation to courtroom arguments — instead of relegating them to small roles, says Kalpana Srinivasan, co-managing partner at Susman Godfrey.

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    Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law Author Photo

    It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.

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    5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic Author Photo

    The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.

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    BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion Author Photo

    BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.

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    Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap Author Photo

    If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.

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    How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys Author Photo

    The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.

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    BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders Author Photo

    Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.

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    Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond Author Photo

    In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.

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    Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners Author Photo

    Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.

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