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The legal industry kicked off February with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles in BigLaw and the Trump administration. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
An assistant chief litigation counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has left the agency to join Carlton Fields as a shareholder in the firm's securities litigation and enforcement practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.
Baker McKenzie announced that a former partner specializing in trade and customs law has rejoined the firm after serving as principal counsel and the lead adviser on global trade matters for Apple.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top lawyer is resigning, Law360 has learned, marking the latest high-level exit from the agency following President Donald Trump's firing of its former director Rohit Chopra.
Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.
The former legal leader for beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper has joined cheerleading giant Varsity Brands as its next chief legal officer.
Clearwater, Florida-based moving company PODS Enterprises LLC has promoted an in-house counsel — who was formerly the managing shareholder of Carlton Fields' Tampa office — to senior vice president and chief legal officer.
A Michigan State University law professor and onetime Jones Day litigator known for his involvement in Project 2025 and criticism of Big Tech will serve as the Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer.
The National Basketball Players Association said Thursday it has hired the chief legal officer of the Golden State Warriors, who has made a career melding music, sports and finance, to be the union's managing director and general counsel.
University of Southern California announced Wednesday that its general counsel Beong-Soo Kim, who is also a former federal prosecutor, will serve as the school's interim president once Carol Folt retires as USC leader at the end of June.
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has hired the former head of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, to join its Washington, D.C., office after nearly 40 years with the organization, the firm announced Tuesday.
The former acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement arm and a private capital specialist with in-house and private practice experience have come aboard Latham & Watkins LLP, the firm announced Wednesday, marking the latest in a flurry of lateral hires entering Latham's New York office since fall 2024.
Legal leaders at Netflix and Palantir Technologies were among those corporate lawyers who welcomed the New Year by hauling in millions of dollars in stock sales in January.
Wealth management company Amplify Platform has expanded its leadership team amid record growth over the past year, including with the addition of the former CEO of the NBA's Phoenix Suns as its legal leader.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has tapped the general counsel at crypto trust company Paxos to serve as its new chief legal officer.
Litigation funders and law firms are racing to pitch hospitals on opting out of the landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement, with some convinced the hospitals' claims could be worth billions each if they're willing to roll the dice and sue the health insurance giant directly.
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated McKinsey & Co.'s Chief Legal Officer Pierre Gentin to serve as the next general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to congressional records.
Prosecutors told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that the managing partner of DLA Piper's Houston office will testify at a Feb. 18 evidentiary hearing in a criminal bribery case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which tapped the law firm for an internal investigation into the alleged corrupt scheme in India.
Despite a federal judge and a House panel saying otherwise, the CEO and the chief counsel of shareholder advocacy group As You Sow want to set the record straight about what investor activists have done to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s financial value.
A former Atlanta corporate attorney has been tapped as the new executive counsel for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, filling the shoes of Kemp's former top lawyer, who is leaving the office to serve as general counsel for the Georgia Hospital Association, the governor's office said Tuesday.
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP beefed up its resources in artificial intelligence and technology this week with the addition to the San Francisco office of an attorney who previously served as deputy general counsel for Twitter and general counsel for StubHub.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped a top aide to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting head for the role of the agency's acting general counsel, elevating an attorney who formerly worked for Paul Hastings LLP and Littler Mendelson PC.
Law students whose job offers were revoked because of the federal government's hiring freeze are seeing an outpouring of support from people across the legal community.
Artificial intelligence company Inflection AI announced on Monday the hiring of a general counsel who served as a partner and practice lead for the past five years with international law firm Withers.
Karla Gilbride, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel whom President Trump fired last week, has landed a new job as deputy director of Public Citizen Litigation Group.