Modern Lawyer


  • 3_up_BA.png

    Weakened CFPB Prompts Ballard Spahr To Form State Team

    Ballard Spahr LLP announced Tuesday that it has formed a new state attorneys general consumer finance response team in response to the Trump administration's efforts to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

  • 2_up_Sidley.png

    Sidley Expands In Calif. With Latham Emerging Cos. Atty

    Sidley Austin LLP is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Latham & Watkins LLP emerging companies specialist as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area offices.

  • David Keller .jpg

    Akerman Brings On Florida Litigation Firm's 8 Attys

    Akerman LLP has expanded its litigation capabilities in Florida with the addition of Keller Landsberg PA's founder and the firm's attorneys, Akerman said Tuesday.

  • Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Joins Fray Over Deal Funds

    The former BigLaw partner who fatally shot his wife has entered a Georgia state court dispute over the distribution of wrongful death proceeds related to her death, saying he was required to assign the proceeds to his wife's godson as part of his plea deal but took no position on the validity of that assignment.

  • Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP attorneys recently represented HPS Investment Partners on a $21.1 billion direct lending fund, and advised Goldman Sachs Alternatives as it raised more than $20 billion, earning the firm a place among the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.

  • Untitled-1.png

    Pillsbury Adds Reichman Jorgensen Trial Ace In Austin

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced Tuesday that it has strengthened its litigation bench with a partner who previously led the Austin, Texas, office of Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP.

  • Simpson Thacher Adds Willkie Farr Registered Funds Team

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a four-partner registered funds team formerly with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

  • medovoy-jeremy-scaled.jpg

    Career FERC Atty, Enforcement Leader Joins McGuireWoods

    Following a 16-year career at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that spanned myriad leadership roles, the former deputy director of the agency's enforcement wing has moved his practice to McGuireWoods LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • Rajat Rana.png

    Int'l Arbitration Attorney Returns To Quinn Emanuel As Partner

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Tuesday that an ace international arbitration attorney and former associate has rejoined the firm as a partner in New York.

  • Trials Group Of The Year: Keker

    Attorneys at Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP prevailed at trial last year in a $1.4 billion patent case with major implications for the global diabetes care market, one of a handful of courtroom victories that earned the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Trials Groups of the Year.

  • Transportation Group Of The Year: O'Melveny

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped Alaska Airlines obtain regulatory approval for its $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian Airlines, securing not only a rare consolidation in the aviation industry but also landing the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Transportation Groups of the Year.

  • Securities Group Of The Year: Robbins Geller

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP guided investors in securing a $490 million settlement from Apple Inc. in California federal court after alleging CEO Tim Cook had misled them, and obtained a $434 million settlement with Under Armour Inc. in Maryland federal court to settle claims the company had artificially inflated stock prices, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Securities Groups of the Year.

  • Product Liability Group Of The Year: Kline & Specter

    Kline & Specter PC's product liability practice group secured billions of dollars in verdicts in cases against Monsanto over its weedkiller Roundup and has helped to lead mass tort litigation over Elmiron's bladder drugs, earning it a place as one of the 2024 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.

  • Healthcare Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP attorneys advised Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC in its $8.9 billion acquisition, with TowerBrook, of revenue cycle management firm R1 and resolved a six-year battle involving EmblemHealth and its subsidiary Group Health Inc., earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Healthcare Groups of the Year.

  • Fintech Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP helped the first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund get U.S. approval, persuaded a federal agency not to take enforcement action against a stablecoin issuer, and assisted Visa with creating a novel stockholder liquidity program, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Fintech Groups of the Year.

  • Complex Financial Instruments Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown

    Mayer Brown LLP attorneys advised Goldman Sachs in a first-of-its-kind securities offering backed by capital call lines of credit and helped Sotheby's structure a groundbreaking securitization program made up of loans secured by fine art and collectibles, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Complex Financial Instruments Groups of the Year.

  • Competition Group Of The Year: Covington

    Covington & Burling LLP helped pull off a stunning interception-touchdown on behalf of the NFL, convincing a California federal judge to reverse a $4.7 billion jury verdict and carving out a spot for the firm as one of the 2024 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.

  • Class Action Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP counseled Hyundai and Kia in the face of consumer claims related to a TikTok trend involving vehicle thefts and attained a $580 million settlement for a proposed class of investors in a collusion dispute with major banks, earning it a top spot among the 2024 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.

  • Cannabis Group Of The Year: Vicente

    A state court ruling that allowed Massachusetts cannabis businesses to ship marijuana to nearby islands and the successful conversion of a cannabis retailer into an employee stock ownership plan were among the achievements that helped Vicente LLP win recognition among the 2024 Law360 Cannabis Groups of the Year.

  • iStock-975466936.jpg

    Cozen O'Connor Adds Father-Daughter Real Estate Duo

    Cozen O'Connor is expanding its real estate services in the Philadelphia office by adding a father-daughter duo that includes an attorney with more than two decades of experience who moved his practice after 19 years with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

  • Lisa Brown.png

    WilmerHale Adds Former US Dept. Of Education GC

    Lisa Brown, who most recently served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education, has entered private practice at WilmerHale, the firm said Tuesday.

  • 2_up_Squire Patton .png

    Squire Patton Adds LA, London Partners To Global Board

    A trial lawyer and a specialist energy attorney are the two latest members elected to serve on Squire Patton Boggs LLP's global board, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • Energy Group Of The Year: Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's energy attorneys led EQT Corp. in its $35 billion merger with Equitrans Midstream Corp. and counseled Global Infrastructure Partners in its $12.5 billion acquisition by BlackRock Inc., earning the team a place among the 2024 Law360 Energy Groups of the Year.

  • iStock-1436164447.jpg

    Amid Lateral Tussle, BigLaw Firms Eye 'Boomerang Partners'

    As many law firms continue to tap lateral partner hires to achieve their strategic goals, a handful of firms are focusing on attracting departed partners to return, a once rare phenomenon some say appears to be picking up steam.

  • Cleary To Merge Beijing Office Into Hong Kong This Summer

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has announced that it will close its Beijing operations in July and consolidate its Greater China presence into Hong Kong.

Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Modern Lawyer archive.

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
    Excerpt from Practical Guidance
    Author Photo

    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

  • Series

    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.

  • Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets Author Photo

    Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents Author Photo

    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together Author Photo

    It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.

  • How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers Author Photo

    A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.

  • A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy Author Photo

    Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.

  • Series

    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter Author Photo

    Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job? Author Photo

    Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law Author Photo

    Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.

  • AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024 Author Photo

    The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.

×

Law360

Law360 Law360 UK Law360 Tax Authority Law360 Employment Authority Law360 Insurance Authority Law360 Real Estate Authority Law360 Healthcare Authority Law360 Bankruptcy Authority

Rankings

NEWLeaderboard Analytics Social Impact Leaders Prestige Leaders Pulse Leaderboard Women in Law Report Law360 400 Diversity Snapshot Rising Stars Summer Associates

National Sections

Modern Lawyer Courts Daily Litigation In-House Mid-Law Legal Tech Small Law Insights

Regional Sections

California Pulse Connecticut Pulse DC Pulse Delaware Pulse Florida Pulse Georgia Pulse New Jersey Pulse New York Pulse Pennsylvania Pulse Texas Pulse

Site Menu

Subscribe Advanced Search About Contact