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The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP outpaced last year's partner class by three, announcing Wednesday that it has promoted a slate of 34 attorneys, overwhelmingly from its complex tort and general casualty practice.
A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to halt New York criminal proceedings in his hush money case, clearing the way for a state judge to sentence the president-elect on Friday, days before he takes the oath of office.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP said Thursday that it has brought on a new financial services partner who recently served as general counsel at fintech firms.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP's New York office has welcomed a patent litigator, who brings nearly a decade of experience, including most recently as counsel at Davis Polk, as its newest partner.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday that it has appointed the former senior vice president and general counsel at Johns Hopkins University as general counsel and secretary.
More than 30 attorneys at Venable LLP have new job titles after the firm announced its promotion class for the start of 2025, down from the 40 attorneys elevated the previous year.
Womble Bond Dickinson has announced changes to its firm leadership, including new office managing partners in Atlanta, Delaware, Houston and New York, and a new leader of its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights team.
Morrison Cohen LLP has hired an Eastern District of New York prosecutor known for her roles in major cases like that against Mozambique's former finance minister, saying Thursday that she will focus on white-collar criminal defense, investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.
New York federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan federal judge to reject Nadine Menendez's request for a three-month delay in her trial on bribery charges, saying that the sentencing of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, on similar charges will not taint the jury pool for her trial.
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced that a veteran litigation attorney with more than 30 years of experience has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in what the firm said continues its efforts to expand the practice in the city.
The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.
Management-side labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC tapped its former Miami office managing shareholder and member of its management committee to serve as its next chief operating officer.
A Brooklyn federal judge granted former U.S. Rep. George Santos' request to delay his sentencing in order to earn money through his weekly gossip podcast "Pants On Fire" that can go toward paying the roughly $580,000 he owes in restitution and forfeiture.
After 17 years leading New York-based Mid-Law firm Pryor Cashman LLP, the firm's managing partner is stepping down at the end of January, saying that he is proud of the way the firm has grown under his leadership while still maintaining its identity.
Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.
Moore & Van Allen PLLC announced that longtime financial services counselor Mark Tibberts has joined its Charlotte, North Carolina, office as a partner, bringing with him knowledge on energy and infrastructure projects that will bolster the firm's offerings to its clients.
An attorney representing himself in a lawsuit seeking a court order saying he is allowed to sell unlicensed NFL merchandise took exception with a federal judge's suggestion that the league's merchandising arm may want to move for sanctions.
The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson Holdings are continuing their battle with the company's former owners and their counsel at Reed Smith in litigation over a $102 million arbitral award, alleging the BigLaw firm's "obstructionist conduct" is "causing chaos."
Rapper Jay-Z asked Wednesday that Texas attorney Tony Buzbee be sanctioned for filing a lawsuit accusing him and embattled rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl, claiming inconsistencies in the girl's story show Buzbee "knowingly filed a false complaint."
Leech Tishman is staying with the status quo for some of its top leadership positions after extending the firm's managing partner's 20-year tenure for another three-year term and reelecting two members of the management committee.
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
Florida-headquartered mid-size law firm Becker & Poliakoff PC has acquired New York boutique Anderson & Ochs LLP and is adding three partners with experience in representing cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners' associations.
Nixon Peabody LLP announced Wednesday that it has named longtime controller Susan Bileschi Tripi as the firm's new chief financial officer.