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Steptoe LLP has expanded its transactions and tax practice by hiring a New York-based partner as a co-leader of the firm's insolvency and restructuring team.
A leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit has left the government for Mayer Brown LLP, while a veteran of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has joined Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, in two of the latest major moves in Washington, D.C.'s legal industry.
Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP and Selendy Gay PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Delaware vice chancellor ruled that Johnson & Johnson owes over $1 billion to a medical robotics developer and entrepreneur over a post-acquisition dispute.
Nixon Peabody has hired a former energy regulator, who was most recently at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, as new counsel focusing on energy-related regulatory, transactional and enforcement matters.
The legal industry lost 2,300 jobs in August, the fourth month in a row of declines, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At a time when misconduct accusations continue to hover over the U.S. Supreme Court, state court leaders have put forth a strategy to boost trust in local judicial officials that largely calls for them to take on more public-facing roles.
The legal industry kicked off September with another action-packed week as law firms shifted offices and made new hires. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman was barred Friday from hearing cases for at least another year due to her refusal to participate in an investigation into her health, with the appeals court's other judges deciding unanimously to extend a suspension that began last year.
Baker McKenzie has hired a tax partner in Washington, D.C., from Vialto Partners, a business consulting firm, the firm announced Thursday.
After a self-described nine-month sabbatical, an attorney who previously worked at Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox for more than two decades has returned to the Washington, D.C.-based firm to serve as general counsel.
A&O Shearman said Friday that it is cutting its global partnership by approximately 10% as the newly merged firm plows ahead with cost-cutting measures and seeks benefits from its transatlantic tie-up.
The United States and Germany are both backing Hungary as it urges the U.S. Supreme Court to nix a D.C. Circuit decision greenlighting expropriation claims by Czechoslovakian plaintiffs over the Hungarian government's confiscation of property owned by Jews during the Holocaust.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and Locke Lord LLP will merge in January 2025 to create a combined firm with more than 1,600 attorneys across 33 offices in the United States and two in Europe, the law firms announced Thursday.
Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC unveiled a new name and branding this week, beginning its second decade as CM Law PLLC with an eye toward expansion.
Nelson Mullins has welcomed a White House policy adviser, who helped shape President Joe Biden's early childhood agenda and served in the Obama administration, as a new partner in the law firm's education consulting arm.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired a chief operating officer who previously held that role at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, the firm said Thursday.
From caffeine and parenting to ergonomics and sleep, Haynes and Boone LLP has taken on a wide array of topics in its "Wellness in Law" podcast series. Abby Read, the firm's first wellness manager, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the initiative.
Longtime patent attorney Michael Kiklis — a former partner at both Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt LLP who has represented companies including SLB, Thermo Fisher Scientific's Life Technologies Corp. and Steuben Foods Inc. — has launched his own patent boutique in Alexandria, Virginia.
Wiley Rein LLP has hired an environmental lawyer who has helped clients understand the regulatory, public policy and enforcement impacts of climate laws on their businesses for more than 15 years, the firm announced Tuesday.
A D.C. federal judge said she wanted to see "forward motion" in former President Donald Trump's election case now that it's back in her courtroom, rejecting Trump's attorneys' calls for delay and clearing the way for prosecutors to present a trove of evidence by the end of the month.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has nabbed a Dechert LLP regional white collar practice chair and former federal prosecutor for its Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices in the wake of Dechert's recent decision to shutter its Windy City office.
An almost 19-year veteran of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission who helped lead a group of attorneys focused on mergers has moved to private practice, joining Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as an antitrust partner in the nation's capital, the firm announced Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon, on the bench in the District of Oregon since 2011, is married to U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and says "good faith and transparency" are key to avoiding conflicts of interest when both sides of a marriage work in legal affairs and lawmaking.
Netflix Inc. chief legal officer David Hyman added to his income by selling more than $29 million worth of company stock in August, while Apple Inc. general counsel Katherine Adams sold over $20 million worth.
Spencer Fane LLP has hired a partner from Nossaman LLP who works with nonprofits, political action committees and other clients on political and compliance law-related matters.
Opinion
It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For MisconductOn the heels of Thursday's congressional hearing on workplace protections for judiciary employees, former law clerk Aliza Shatzman recounts her experience of harassment by a D.C. Superior Court judge — and argues that the proposed Judiciary Accountability Act, which would extend vital anti-discrimination protections to federal court employees, should also include D.C. courts.
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.
Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.
Lawyers can use LinkedIn to strengthen their thought leadership position, generate new business, explore career opportunities, and better position themselves and their firms in search results by writing a well-composed, optimized summary that demonstrates their knowledge and experience, says Guy Alvarez at Good2bSocial.
Imposter syndrome is rampant in the legal profession, especially among lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds, leading to missed opportunities and mental health issues — but firms can provide support in numerous ways, and attorneys can use therapeutic strategies to quiet their inner critic, says Helen Pamely at Rosling King.
In 2022, partners considering lateral moves have new priorities, and firms that hope to recruit top talent will need to communicate their strategy for growth, engage on hot issues like origination credit and diversity initiatives, and tailor their integration plans toward expanding partners’ client base, says Gloria Sandrino at Lateral Link.
Lawyers are experiencing burnout on a massive, unprecedented scale due to the pandemic, but law firms and institutional players can and should make a difference by focusing on small, practical solutions that protect their attorneys’ most precious personal resource and professional commodity — time, says Chad Sarchio, president of the District of Columbia Bar.
Technological shifts during the pandemic and beyond should force firms to rethink how legal secretaries can not only better support timekeepers but also participate in elevating client service, bifurcating the role into an administrative support position and a more elevated practice support role, says Lauren Chung at HBR Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Ace My Upcoming Annual Review?Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.
In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.
Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal JudiciaryWith the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.