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Ex-Mayer Brown Chair Helman Recalled As Steadfast Leader
Former Mayer Brown chair Bob Helman, who stepped up to lead his firm through a fraught juncture in the 1980s during his decades in Chicago's legal community, has died at 90 years old, the firm said Friday.
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In-House Teams Using More GenAI And Fewer Law Firms
Nearly 60% of general counsel and chief legal officers expect a reduced reliance on outside legal service providers due to generative artificial intelligence — more than double since a 2023 survey showed 25% of respondents would cut the number of law firms they work with in the next year to slash costs, according to data released Monday.
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CM Law Grows With Litigation Partners In NY, DC And Texas
CM Law PLLC, formerly known as Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC, has grown with the addition of three litigation partners in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Texas.
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Navigating The Path To Equity: Tips For Nonequity Partners
The rapid growth of nonequity partners at major law firms has expanded career options for attorneys, but it also brings distinct challenges as many lawyers in these roles often face extended paths to equity partnership, unclear succession planning, and limited transparency around compensation.
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Baretz & Brunelle Adds Practice, Talent Management Pro
Legal consultancy Baretz & Brunelle welcomed a partner from legal executive search firm Calibrate who built her expertise at the intersection of talent and practice management, describing her as "one of the most experienced talent executives in the legal market" in a statement Monday.
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Milbank LLP Lands Departing SEC Enforcement Chief Grewal
Departing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement director Gurbir Grewal will land at Milbank LLP in New York after he leaves the agency later this month, joining the law firm's litigation and arbitration group, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Lateral Hiring Softens In Q3 As Partner Moves Slow
After a brief period of stability in the second quarter, lateral recruitment at law firms has softened once more in the third quarter of 2024, particularly in the hiring of partner candidates, according to recent data from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Outgoing NCSC Prez Talks Transparency, Checks & Balances
Mary McQueen, who is retiring after more than 20 years as president of the National Center for State Courts, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about transparency and safety in the courts and her legacy at the organization.
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White House Alum To Co-Lead Regulation At Lewis Brisbois
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has tapped an attorney with deep experience across multiple government positions, including serving in the White House Office of Management and Budget, to co-chair its administrative law and regulatory practice.
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Morgan Lewis Promotes 26 Lawyers To Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced this week that it has promoted 26 attorneys to partner across 12 offices.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Potter Anderson's representation of IBM in a patent suit and Vedder Price's work on $1 billion pair of drilling contracts lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4.
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Legal Industry Jobs Creep Back Up After 4-Month Decline
After four straight months of employment declines, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report shows positive signs for the legal industry.
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Mayer Brown Gains NY Corporate Atty From Freshfields
Mayer Brown LLP announced this week that its corporate and securities group has added a New York-based attorney from Freshfields.
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NY Immigration Boutique Buys Retiring Pro's Firm
New York immigration boutique Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners LLC has bought the decades-old Claudia Slovinsky & Associates PLLC from its retiring owner and founder.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP led this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a Delaware federal jury decided on Sept. 27 that Amazon Web Services infringed two computer network patents that were once owned by Boeing, telling the tech giant to pay $30.5 million in damages.
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Saul Ewing Adds Reed Smith Higher Ed Atty In New York
Saul Ewing LLP has expanded its litigation services in the New York office with this week's addition of an attorney who specializes in representing colleges and universities and moved his practice after 10 years with Reed Smith LLP.
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Ex-Skadden Partner Leaves Retirement, Joins AY Strauss
Commercial real estate boutique A.Y. Strauss announced Thursday that it had hired a former Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP litigator who is returning to the legal field after retiring in 2020.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off the first week of October with several partner promotions, lateral moves, law firm closures and mergers. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Why Ex-Paul Weiss Partner Left BigLaw For NY Justice Group
When Alexia Korberg, a veteran litigator known for their work on landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases like Dobbs, decided to leave Paul Weiss and private practice altogether for a New York nonprofit, they said increased politicization at the high court left them believing their best chance to do good was outside the federal judiciary.
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Outgoing JAMS CEO On Raising Profile, Revenues Of ADR Biz
Law360 Pulse caught up with Chris Poole to discuss his tenure as CEO of JAMS and why he stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the alternative dispute resolution service.
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Hogan Lovells Can Serve Taliban Via X And Email, Judge Says
A New York federal judge Thursday allowed Hogan Lovells to use alternative means to serve the Taliban, either by way of social media, publication or email, in the firm's effort to enforce a $1.2 million arbitration award against the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan over unpaid legal fees.
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12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar
One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.
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Allred Feud With Ex-Tenant Over 'Large Rodent' Puzzles Judge
Gloria Allred's long-running dispute with a former tenant — who said he fled rats in her Manhattan apartment eight years ago — spilled into New York federal court Monday, leaving the judge to wonder aloud why the celebrity attorney was still suing the man over a $25,000 claim as he sought bankruptcy protection.
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Kelley Kronenberg Expands NY Footprint With Albany Shop
Florida-based firm Kelley Kronenberg has launched an office in Albany, New York, its second in the Empire State, which will focus on general liability and third-party insurance defense.
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Former NY Jets GC To Return As CLO From Foley & Lardner
A former New York Jets general counsel is returning to the football team to serve as its chief legal officer, leaving his role as of counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he joined after running his own law firm.