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Chicago-based Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC announced Friday the hiring of a general counsel at venture firm Anzu Partners who was a former head transaction attorney for the corporate department of the city of Chicago.
Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit revived Florida-based NTE Energy Services' anticompetitive lawsuit accusing Duke Energy of squeezing it out of the market in North Carolina.
A cyber litigation specialist has moved from leading his own practice for over a decade to the rapidly expanding Pierson Ferdinand LLP in Ohio, the firm said Thursday.
As Milbank LLP becomes the latest law firm to award midyear bonuses, legal recruiters anticipate a ripple effect, with other major firms expected to follow suit in announcing similar bonus payments for their attorneys.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP's Michelle Francois helped an environmental remediation services company successfully protest an $80 million contract and persuaded the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer a company relief from a loan repayment plan that would have decimated its operations, earning her a spot among the government contracts law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Caleb Seeley of Seeger Weiss LLP has advocated for plaintiffs facing the often life-altering effects of lapses in products used by millions of consumers, including in what is thought to be the largest mass tort in American history, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Liliana Paparelli Ranger of Latham & Watkins LLP frequently handles high-profile matters such as representing Skydance Media in a recently announced merger with Paramount Global, earning her a spot among the media and entertainment practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Rich Le Page has advised high-profile clients such as Major League Baseball, brewing giant AB InBev, Swiss bank UBS and the Atlanta Hawks ownership group in a variety of complex deals and corporate matters, earning him a spot among the sports and betting practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Ryan Adams of Morrison Foerster uses expertise gained during his time at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to deliver "impossible results" for major companies on SEC issues, earning him a spot among compliance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Nicole Lueddeke of Paul Hastings LLP represented a multibillion-dollar Japanese medical device company in a U.S. Department of Justice investigation involving alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in one of the firm's largest white collar defense cases, earning her a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Nikhil Gore of Covington & Burling LLP has fought for Ukraine, its military and its businesses throughout Russia's war and shut down a startup's purportedly insincere "David and Goliath" suit against an international air carrier in Singapore, earning him a spot among the international arbitration attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Lang Liu of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has helped steer companies like DoorDash Inc. and Lyft Inc. to successful initial public offerings in the face of uncertain markets, earning her a spot among the capital market attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Jack Orford of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regularly acts as finance counsel to various private equity firms, including Brookfield Business Partners on its $13.2 billion acquisition of Johnson Controls' power solutions business, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the American Bar Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Jackson Lewis PC announced Thursday that it had hired two principals in Florida and Virginia whose practices focus on separate but essential areas of labor and employment law, one of whom is joining after spending his entire legal career at his previous firm.
Linklaters LLP has reportedly sanctioned a partner accused of inappropriate behavior during a work trip with a female colleague to Vienna.
Litigators are being mindful of their ethical obligations when using artificial intelligence tools by double-checking AI outputs in light of a smattering of standing orders that judges have issued on the topic.
As she takes on the role of Baker McKenzie's California managing partner, Denise Glagau hopes her journey will be a source of inspiration for fellow women attorneys in the legal industry.
Former Taylor English Duma LLP attorney Seth Trimble joined Law360 Pulse to discuss launching Buchalter’s new Atlanta office as part of a recent series of attorney departures from Taylor English in the city
A former engineer suing defense contractor Parsons Corp. for discrimination pushed back Thursday against the company's bid to disqualify his counsel, Maynard Nexsen PC, for allegedly representing both parties at the same time, saying the firm did not actually represent Parsons.
Genetic Networks LLC has sued California-based Cooley LLP in Florida state court, alleging the law firm failed to file documentation needed to secure a lien when preparing loan papers for $1.2 million lent to ECI Pharmaceuticals.
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP urged a New Jersey bankruptcy court Thursday to throw out a Chapter 11 filing from its former chief financial officer, who has been sent to prison for stealing over $1 million from the firm, slamming it as a bad faith "tactical maneuver" to stall ongoing civil litigation.
Milbank LLP plans to award midyear bonuses of up to $25,000 to all associates and special counsel, according to an internal email sent Thursday by Chairman Scott Edelman.
Nearly 50 Holland & Knight LLP attorneys around the country have moved their practices to Polsinelli PC, led by 35 shareholders, counsel and associates who helped the firm launch a new office in Philadelphia.
Randa Adra of Crowell & Moring LLP helped lead a $1.7 billion arbitration between an Egyptian state agency and Damietta International Port Co., playing a significant role in the infrastructure dispute involving complex financial and engineering issues and landing her among the international arbitration attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity GapIf 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 AttorneysThe 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 LeadersHiring 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 BeyondIn 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 PartnersServing 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.