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In Their Words: Women Leaders On Top Advice To Associates
In recognition of Women's History Month, Law360 Pulse spoke with five women with leading roles at five law firms about their tips for young female lawyers.
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Morgan Lewis Welcomes Another Former SEC Atty
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has added another former senior U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney to its ranks, announcing Wednesday that a special counsel for the commission's Division of Corporation Finance has joined its Washington, D.C., office.
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Quinn Emanuel Boosts Federal Clerkship Bonus To $175K
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP confirmed Wednesday that it is now offering $175,000 federal clerkship bonuses, plus $25,000 more for those with two qualifying back-to-back clerkships.
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Deals Down, BigLaw Usage Up As Litigation Finance Matures
New deal volume is down for a second year in the litigation finance industry, even as BigLaw firms continue to make up a larger percentage of its customer base, highlighting an industry "trending towards greater sophistication" despite macro headwinds that have kept capital tight.
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GCs Still Turn To Outside Counsel Even As AI Adoption Grows
General counsel are becoming more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence but are still more likely to turn to outside counsel for critical needs, the results of a new survey showed on Wednesday.
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Fix It Early, Do Your Homework: Bank Legal Chiefs Share Tips
Deutsche Bank's chief legal officer advised firms facing regulatory investigations to begin the remediation process sooner rather than later in a Tuesday panel featuring the legal chiefs for some of the world's biggest banks discussing lessons they've learned and their relationships with outside counsel.
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Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at Jenner & Block LLP, suspending security clearances for its employees and taking other actions in response to the firm's pro bono work and a former partner's role as a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller.
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McCarter & English Adds Ex-FBI Privacy Officer In DC
McCarter & English LLP said Tuesday it is strengthening its cybersecurity and data practice with the addition of a veteran FBI attorney who oversaw the bureau's response to data breaches and advised executives there on civil liberties issues.
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Crowell & Moring Healthcare Vet Jumps To Sheppard Mullin
A longtime Crowell & Moring LLP partner has moved his healthcare-focused practice to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's office in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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2nd Circ. Trims Ex-K&L Gates Atty's Cyberstalking Conviction
The Second Circuit has reversed one of three counts of conviction for a former K&L Gates attorney who was accused of cyberstalking and harassing his colleagues, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support claims that he made "true threats" to one of the accusers.
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Ogletree Hires Ex-Womble Bond Atty In Phoenix
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Monday that it has expanded its offerings in Arizona with the addition of a litigator from Womble Bond Dickinson.
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MoFo Adds Veteran Tech Adviser From Fenwick To NY Team
Morrison Foerster announced Tuesday that it has added a longtime adviser to tech-industry clients from Fenwick & West LLP to its mergers and acquisitions group.
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Quarles & Brady Adds Data Privacy Atty From Baker Donelson
Quarles & Brady LLP is continuing to uplift its intellectual property group, announcing Monday that the team has welcomed a former Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC attorney who advises on data privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence governance.
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ArentFox Schiff Hires Ex-Troutman Estate Planning Pro In DC
ArentFox Schiff LLP has added a former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner to its private clients, trusts and estates practice in Washington, D.C.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Fla. Cybersecurity Pro From Akerman
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that it has continued its expansion with the addition of a Florida partner for its cyberrisk, privacy and data security practice from Akerman LLP.
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Kirkland Adds 31-Year V&E Energy Group Veteran
A longtime Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney, who spent the past 31 years there working on energy regulatory matters related to natural gas and the electric power industry, has moved his practice to Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Trump Picks Morgan Lewis Partner As NLRB General Counsel
President Donald Trump has nominated Crystal Carey of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP to guide federal labor policy and enforcement as the National Labor Relations Board's next general counsel.
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Trump Taps Morgan Lewis Atty To Lead OFCCP
The Trump administration has selected a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney to lead the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, with the lawyer promising Monday to uphold the president's mandate of stripping the agency's legal authority to investigate bias complaints against federal contractors.
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Winston & Strawn Adds Leveraged Finance Partner In NY
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP counsel with a broad range of financing experience in both domestic and cross-border transactions as a partner in New York.
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O'Melveny Adds Willkie M&A Tech Pro In California
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP mergers and acquisitions ace with lots of technology company expertise as a partner in the firm's Silicon Valley and Orange County, California, offices.
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Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys
BigLaw attorneys, immigration lawyers and legal advocacy organizations have been quick to blast President Donald Trump for what some of them call an "inexcusable and despicable" memo that is meant to intimidate attorneys out of challenging the administration.
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Paul Hastings Plans UAE Launch With White & Case Attys
Paul Hastings is planning to launch its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi after hiring a cross-border infrastructure team from White & Case LLP, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
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Proskauer Continues Finance Growth With Weil Atty
Proskauer Rose LLP announced the addition of a New York global finance partner from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Monday after a series of recent additions to the team abroad, calling her a "recognized leader in syndicated bank lending."
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Foley & Lardner Expands State AG Practice With Cozen Trio
Three former state attorneys general who have been practicing from Cozen O'Connor's Washington, D.C., and Denver offices have moved to Foley & Lardner LLP to continue working on a range of matters related to state attorneys general investigations, the latter firm announced Monday.
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Mintz Fills New Senior AI And Innovation Role
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has promoted the managing director of its e-data consulting group to be its first-ever head of innovation, artificial intelligence and e-data consulting, the firm said Monday.