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Atty Sues After His Dog-Themed Meme Coin Gets Hacked
A former BigLaw attorney who created a meme coin in honor of his pet dachshund has sued the crypto wallet provider he used to hold his tokens over "catastrophic security failures and deliberate regulatory evasion" that allegedly allowed a hacker to steal half a million dollars' worth of his meme coin and tank the value of the project in the process.
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Hogan Lovells IP Pro Jumps To Venable In San Francisco
Venable LLP is expanding its intellectual property team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Hogan Lovells IP litigator as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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DC Bar Race In Spotlight As Bondi's Brother Seeks Top Role
Voting is underway in the D.C. Bar’s annual election, which is drawing more interest than usual as the brother of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeks the top role. Vying for the position of president-elect are Brad Bondi of Paul Hastings LLP and Diane Seltzer of the Seltzer Law Firm
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Law Students Say EEOC Overreached With DEI Info Demands
A trio of law students sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in D.C. federal court Tuesday, claiming the agency "grossly overstepped" by demanding workplace diversity information, including personal details about applicants and workers, from prominent law firms.
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Sheppard Mullin Brings On Troutman Energy Ace In NY
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has brought on another former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner in New York, bolstering its energy, infrastructure and project finance industry team again after bringing on a former Troutman partner last month, the firm said Tuesday.
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Ares Nabs Stake In Legal Asset-Focused PE Fund For $203M
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway, advised by DLA Piper, on Tuesday announced that major private equity firm Ares Management Corp., led by Clifford Chance LLP, has acquired a majority stake in its ninth continuation fund for approximately AU$320 million ($203 million) in cash.
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DLA Piper Says Ex-ArentFox RE Duo Bolsters Lender Services
DLA Piper has announced the latest additions to its real estate team, welcoming two former ArentFox Schiff LLP lawyers who the firm says will bolster its services for lending-focused clients.
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Former Transportation Department Deputy GC Joins Hunton
The former deputy general counsel of the Transportation Department's Office of the Secretary has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner with the firm's environmental practice in Washington, D.C.
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Holland & Knight Picks Up Reed Smith Oil & Gas Pro In Texas
Holland & Knight LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Reed Smith LLP partner to bolster its corporate oil and gas practice and advise clients about liquefied natural gas and other transactions.
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Unfilled Legal Jobs Up Amid Political, Economic Uncertainties
While hiring demand in the legal sector remains virtually unchanged from last year, more positions are going unfilled, which suggests a growing sense of caution among law firms due to broader economic uncertainty, according to a report released Tuesday by legal data company Leopard Solutions.
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King & Spalding Lands E-Discovery Ace From Kirkland In LA
King & Spalding LLP has added an e-discovery attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to its products liability and mass torts practice group to advise clients about information governance and other matters.
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Eckert Seamans Keeps Same Exec Team, Adds 2 Board Members
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC reappointed all seven members of its executive committee for the 2025-2026 term and has added two members to its board of directors, the firm has announced.
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White & Case Taps Latham AI Expert For Innovation Push
White & Case LLP has hired the global manager of emerging technology and innovation at Latham & Watkins LLP as the firm looks at ways to use new technology to enhance the delivery of legal services to clients.
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Weil White Collar Co-Leader Joins Ropes & Gray In NY
A former senior federal prosecutor and the co-head of the global white collar defense practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has come aboard Ropes & Gray LLP in New York as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Will Trump Deals Change BigLaw's Pro Bono Work?
The nine law firms that struck deals with the Trump administration in an effort to avoid punitive executive orders agreed to perform $940 million worth of free legal services for causes the president supports, but it's unclear how much those commitments will change pro bono practices at some of the nation's biggest firms.
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White & Case Rehires NY Energy Partner From Orrick
A former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP energy and infrastructure finance partner has rejoined White & Case LLP in New York, the firm said Tuesday.
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HSF Promotes 19 To Partnership Ahead Of Merger
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP said on Tuesday that almost 20 lawyers from across the globe have been promoted to its partnership as the firm prepares to merge with Kramer Levin.
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From Hello To Hired In 8 Weeks: Lateral Moves Pick Up Speed
The process of bringing on a lateral partner, once long and arduous, has been shortened and streamlined at many law firms in an effort to gain a leg up on the competition, according to two recruiters at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Buchalter Lands 4 White Collar Pros From Steptoe, DOJ
Buchalter PC is expanding its white collar team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor most recently with Steptoe LLP as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office, plus three of his former colleagues from Steptoe and the Department of Justice.
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Quinn Emanuel, King & Spalding Rep Harvard In Trump Letter
Harvard University on Monday turned to a pair of high-powered lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and King & Spalding LLP as the school pushed back on the Trump administration's policy demands linked to nearly $9 billion in federal funding — a move that prompted the government to freeze more than $2 billion in grants for the school.
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Holland & Knight Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Boston
Holland & Knight LLP announced Monday that a former assistant U.S. attorney has joined its litigation practice group in Boston and will help bolster its capacity to handle healthcare fraud and government investigations and complex litigation.
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V&E Makes Perkins Coie Atty Gov't Contracts Group Co-Head
Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired a partner from Perkins Coie LLP who is joining V&E's litigation practice and will co-head the firm's government contracts practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Fla. Grads See 10-Point Spike In Feb. Bar Exam Pass Rate
First-time test-takers who graduated from accredited Florida law schools passed the February bar exam at a rate of 63.5%, an almost 10 percentage point increase over the previous year's results, according to data released Monday.
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McElroy Deutsch Settles Theft Suit Against Former Execs
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has reached a settlement with two former executives who the firm accused of stealing millions through fraudulent bonuses and credit card use, capping off nearly two years of hard-fought litigation.
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Whistleblower Defense Attorney Returns To Littler In Boston
After leaving Littler Mendelson PC nearly 10 years ago, an attorney specializing in whistleblower cases has moved his practice back to the firm's Boston office.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
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.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
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.