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    McDermott Adds Cooley's Former Private Client Group Leader

    A veteran attorney who previously served as the private client department head at Cooley LLP has returned to private practice at McDermott Will & Emery LLP in California.

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    Partners At Coffey Modica Get To Be 'The New Guy' Together

    Business and insurance defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP has added two partners to its team in Tarrytown, New York, marking a homecoming of sorts for one, who worked as an associate under the firm's founding partner, while allowing both veteran attorneys to simultaneously be "the new guy."

  • NY Energy Atty Exits Troutman Pepper For Sheppard Mullin

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has brought on a former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner to its growing energy, infrastructure and project finance team in New York.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    White & Case LLP, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Fish & Richardson PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit handed Apple a significant victory in a dispute that might have led to a ban on imports of its smartwatches.

  • Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Ordered To Pay $15.5M To IRS

    A former Greenberg Traurig LLP attorney who was sentenced to prison for helping a musician skirt taxes owes $15.5 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, a New York federal judge ruled.

  • Advisory Firm ZRG Acquires Executive Recruiter EP Dine

    Talent advisory firm ZRG Partners LLC on Thursday announced its acquisition of executive legal recruiting company EP Dine Inc., effectively expanding its capabilities in placing general counsels and widening its talent pool to include law firm hires.

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    Recruiter Reflects On Law's Pay, Culture Changes

    Drawing from his four decades in the legal industry, including as a BigLaw litigator and more recently as a legal recruiter, Major Lindsey & Africa managing director Ronald Wood says a number of competing factors in the industry today are driving major shifts in the market.

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    Alston & Bird Hires Kramer Levin Funds Atty In NY

    Alston & Bird LLP has hired a registered funds attorney, who has advised investment companies, investment advisers, broker dealers and more, on a range of logistical matters for more than 25 years, the firm recently announced.

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    Paul Hastings' New Music Practice Chair On Evolving Industry

    Sidney Fohrman doesn't fear artificial intelligence, or even think that it could pose as a reaper for the world of music that he serves as the new head of Paul Hastings LLP's music industry practice.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    Attorneys had another action-packed week as data revealed law firm hiring practices and the legal industry continued to respond to President Donald Trump's policies. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Morgan Lewis Bringing SF Office To Pyramid Skyscraper

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP will leave its longtime home in San Francisco's Embarcadero in early 2026 to move into the Transamerica Pyramid.

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    Seyfarth Forms Tech Tools Partnership With CodeX

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has become the latest law firm to partner with Stanford University's CodeX, the BigLaw firm announced Thursday.

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    Meet The Attys Helping Perkins Coie Fight Trump Order

    As it fights the Trump administration over an executive order targeting the firm, Perkins Coie LLP has turned to a small army of attorneys with the Washington, D.C., litigation firm Williams & Connolly LLP.

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    Skadden Inks New Houston Lease In First Move In 2 Decades

    Skadden has signed a lease in Houston's downtown Texas Tower to accommodate a growing headcount and increased client demand.

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    E-Commerce Ace Rejoins Greenberg Traurig From GC Role

    Greenberg Traurig LLP is welcoming back an intellectual property pro as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office after three years away serving as general counsel for the Americas at e-commerce company Shein, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Akin's Energy Transition Group Grows With V&E Tax Atty

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired a Vinson & Elkins LLP tax counsel who has spent the past decade counseling clients on the federal income tax aspects of energy transition transactions, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Fox Rothschild Adds Boutique Law Leader As Denver Litigator

    A commercial litigator looking to expand his platform and resources for his clients has moved to Fox Rothschild LLP's Denver office after more than 7½ years as a managing partner with boutique firm Fortis Law Partners LLC.

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    Cozen O'Connor Announces Leadership Moves

    Cozen O'Connor has new office leadership in California, Minnesota and New York, and has named several practice group leaders.

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    Vetting Law Firm Compensation: Tips For Lateral Partners

    As law firms adjust their compensation systems to the changing legal job market, a system that works in favor of one lateral candidate could be a bad fit for another, forcing prospective laterals to wade through seemingly endless pros and cons related to partner pay.

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    Taft Leader Talks Merger Strategy Behind Florida Launch

    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's chairman and managing partner, Robert J. Hicks, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the firm's approach to mergers ahead of its combination with a Florida litigation boutique.

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    Paul Hastings Adds Ex-DLA Piper Structured Credit Pro In NY

    Paul Hastings LLP has added a structured credit attorney previously with DLA Piper as a partner in New York, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Legal Tech Co. Clio's ShareDo Deal Signals BigLaw Ambitions

    Legal technology giant Clio is making a play to serve BigLaw firms after acquiring the case and matter management provider ShareDo on Thursday.

  • SEC Answers Latham's Call To Free Up Private Capital

    Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance Wednesday that could allow accredited investors to self-certify their ability to participate in private securities offerings, a move that Latham & Watkins LLP said represents a "new era" for capital fundraising. 

  • Ex-Atty Gets 3 Years In Prison For Using Fake IDs To Get Jobs

    A former attorney has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to using false identification in order to obtain jobs at multiple law firms in Florida, California and elsewhere following his disbarment in Ohio, according to federal prosecutors.

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    Judge Blocks Order Limiting Perkins Coie Government Access

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday halted enforcement of the Trump administration's executive order against law firm Perkins Coie LLP that cited issues including its representation of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run, calling the order "viewpoint discrimination, plain and simple."

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Expert Analysis

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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