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Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump Order
Office Snapshot: Ansell Grimm Gets Livelier Digs In Princeton
Flaster Greenberg Brings On Gordon Rees Litigator In NJ
Fox Rothschild Lands Enviro Ace From Connell Foley In NJ
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Ex-Cognizant CLO Seeks Trial Delay After Hiring New Counsel
After hiring new trial counsel Wednesday, a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges asked a New Jersey federal judge on Thursday for an adjournment of the April 7 trial date so his new attorney can review the evidence and the history of the case, which has been pending for more than six years.
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State AGs To Play Larger Role With Trump Back In Office
Many state attorneys general will have growing influence on national issues under the new Trump administration, as they ramp up regulatory enforcement in areas where the federal government pulls back, while also fighting against or in support of the administration's policies, lawyers and observers say.
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NJ Firm Can't Force Arbitration Of Ex-Leader's Firing Suit
New Jersey personal injury firm Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd LLP cannot steer a former managing partner who claims the firm retaliated against him for protected activity into arbitration after it waived the right to arbitrate his claims before a judge, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.
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Malbek Promotes Legal Tech Influencer To General Counsel
Malbek has promoted its very first legal hire to general counsel to help guide an ambitious growth phase, the New Jersey-based contract management software company announced Thursday.
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3rd Circ. Passes On Appeal Of NJ Judicial Privacy Law Ruling
Data brokers cannot consolidate dozens of lawsuits in federal court that claim they violated the New Jersey data privacy statute known as Daniel's Law, after the Third Circuit declined to revisit an earlier ruling that sent the lawsuits back to state court.
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Kennedys Tech Unit Releases AI Risk Analysis Insurance Tool
The client-facing technology division for U.K.-based law firm Kennedys released a tool on Wednesday to conduct fully auditable risk analysis for the insurance market.
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EEOC Bid For Law Firm DEI Info On Shaky Ground, Attys Say
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent call for law firms to cough up a trove of information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs lacks statutory authority and may contravene federal law, according to experts from both sides of the aisle.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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How BigLaw Is Tweaking Diversity Messaging Amid Pushback
As the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of diversity programs, some of the nation's leading law firms are quietly adjusting how they publicly present their diversity commitments, including softening language, scrubbing diversity reports, and, in some cases, erasing diversity pages altogether.
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PBF Energy GC Pay Dropped Over 30% In 2024
New Jersey-based PBF Energy paid its general counsel more than $3.6 million in total compensation in 2024, a 31% decrease from her pay a year earlier, as she and other executives received significantly smaller bonuses because the company missed its financial goals, it disclosed Tuesday.
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NJ Firm Blume Forte Hit With Disability Bias Suit
New Jersey personal injury firm Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari PC has been hit with a disability discrimination lawsuit in state court by a staffer who claims she was fired after a seizure and other health setbacks.
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Dem Ex-EEOC Officials Call Law Firm DEI Letters Overreach
A group of Democratic-appointed former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials urged acting Chair Andrea Lucas on Tuesday to rescind letters seeking information from 20 law firms about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, saying she had exceeded the agency's power.
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20 Law Firms Face EEOC Demands For DEI Employment Info
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written to 20 law firms seeking information about their diversity, equity and inclusion-related employment practices, the agency announced Monday.
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NJ Justices Take On Nonclients' Malpractice Case Against Atty
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to an appellate court decision tossing part and keeping part of a malpractice suit brought against an estate attorney by plaintiffs who were never his clients.
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How Public Companies Are Changing Their DEI Disclosures
So far in 2025, public companies appear to be adjusting to new legal and regulatory pressures surrounding diversity issues, with some jettisoning all mention of DEI in their disclosures and others maintaining broad commitments to equity in their operations, according to a study released on Monday.
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Clearway Energy GC's Compensation Rose To $1.4M In '24
Compensation for the New Jersey-based general counsel of San Francisco-headquartered Clearway Energy climbed to about $1.4 million in 2024, according to a recent proxy statement.
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Ex-Seton Hall Law Worker Avoids Jail In Embezzlement Case
A former employee of Seton Hall University School of Law was sentenced Monday to two years of probation with one year of electronic monitoring for her guilty plea in an embezzlement scheme that defrauded the school of $1.3 million over 13 years.
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New State Courts Org. President On Its 'Vitally Important' Role
Elizabeth Clement, chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and the incoming president of the National Center for State Courts, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about her new role in maintaining the functioning and independence of state court systems around the country.
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Startup Investor Says Cooley Knew About Fraud Probe
Attorneys for a dry cleaning delivery startup knew that the founder and sole director of the company had fabricated company documents and was the subject of an active securities fraud investigation in Texas as he solicited money from investors, an ex-board member said Friday in response to the law firm's bid to toss a securities fraud lawsuit.
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Convict Seeks Prison Delay Ahead Of Nadine Menendez Trial
An associate of former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez who is appealing his conviction for bribing the politician with gold and cash asked a New York federal judge Friday to postpone his voluntary surrender for imprisonment as he prepares to testify in the trial of the ex-politician's wife.
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NJ Firms Accused Of Losing $146K In Client Funds In Scam
Two Garden State law firms are accused in a New Jersey state lawsuit of falling for an email scam that led to the loss of more than $146,000 received in a medical malpractice settlement and meant for a client's special needs trust.
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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.
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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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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.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.