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Offit Kurman Taps Philly Healthcare Atty To Lead New Practice
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has established its own healthcare practice by bringing in an attorney to the firm's Philadelphia office who closed his solo practice after nearly 10 years to chair the new practice group.
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Office Snapshot: Honigman Keeps Up With Windy City Growth
About a decade after arriving in the Windy City, Honigman LLP has moved into a new riverfront office in downtown Chicago to accommodate a growing roster that has already tripled in attorney headcount.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider more than two dozen proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including two resolutions concerning judicial security as violence against judges is on the rise.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with another action-packed week as firms expanded practices and hired high-profile government attorneys following the ascent of President Donald Trump. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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McGlinchey Stafford Moves To Bigger Space In Southern Calif.
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has moved its Orange County office to a new and bigger location, convenient to the federal courthouse in downtown Irvine, California.
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Law Firms See Generational Shift In Leadership In 2024
The legal industry saw a wave of leadership transitions in 2024, with a growing number of top executives in the nation's top 200 law firms stepping down, paving the way for a new generation of leaders, according to an upcoming report by Leopard Solutions.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
A new year brought new surroundings for a number of law firms throughout the U.S., including Honigman LLP's move to a new office in Chicago nearly 10 years after launching in the Windy City, and Snell & Wilmer LLP launching another San Diego office to accommodate its growing staff.
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Sports-Focused Immigration Team Joins Robinson+Cole In Pa.
An attorney specializing in advising professional athletes and teams on U.S. immigration law recently moved his team, including an associate and a paralegal, to Robinson+Cole's Philadelphia office after more than a year at Fox Rothschild.
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Kelley Kronenberg Brings On NBCUniversal Exec As New CFO
Kelley Kronenberg has brought on a new chief financial officer who has more than 15 years of experience in financial leadership roles at international corporations, including NBCUniversal.
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Pashman Stein Brings On Bankruptcy Pros In Delaware
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has added two attorneys, including one from Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, to continue to grow its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights practice in Delaware and beyond.
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Experienced Employment Atty Joins Epstein Becker In LA
Epstein Becker Green has announced that an experienced employment litigator who most recently practiced at Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.
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Barclay Damon Announces New Group, Committee Leaders
New York regional firm Barclay Damon LLP has promoted a new chief operating officer and named a number of new attorneys to leadership positions in its practice groups and firm committees, the firm announced Thursday.
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Office Snapshot: Porzio Bromberg Moving HQ In Northern NJ
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC recently announced that it is moving its Garden State headquarters from Morristown to a smaller, more modern location in a Parsippany office park.
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JCPenney Says Jackson Walker Owes $1M For Judge's Affair
Jackson Walker LLP should have to return the more than $1 million paid to it by J.C. Penney given the firm's failure to disclose that one of its partners had a romantic relationship with the judge who had overseen the retailer's bankruptcy, the retailer's estate says in a new lawsuit in Texas federal court.
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Margolis Edelstein Taps Philly Litigator To Co-Lead Firm
Insurance litigation firm Margolis Edelstein announced the appointment of a Philadelphia-based litigator with 30 years of experience at the firm as its new co-managing partner.
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Ex-US Atty Joins Stevens & Lee As White Collar Co-Chair
Weeks after leaving his post in the U.S. attorney's office in the middle district of Pennsylvania, a seasoned litigator has recently moved into private practice as part of Stevens & Lee's white collar defense and investigations group.
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Lowenstein Sandler Hit With Malpractice Suit From Dispensary
A cannabis dispensary facing a lawsuit from Lowenstein Sandler LLP for unpaid legal fees has fired back with a malpractice suit against the firm, alleging its attorneys helped the dispensary's former CEO in an attempted hostile takeover of the company.
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Largest Firms Saw Outsized Income Growth In 'Strong' 2024
U.S. law firm revenue rose 12.5% on average in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking the industry's biggest jump in revenue outside of 2021, with the 50 largest law firms driving the average upward with outsized increases in income and profits, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.
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Non-Equity Partner Surge A 'Mixed Bag' For Associates
Many U.S. law firms have actively grown their non-equity partner ranks in recent years, creating more high-level job opportunities within law firms in what appears to be a win for young lawyers. But what seems like a positive development could come with some caveats, experts say.
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Procopio Biz Litigator Joins Glaser Weil In San Diego
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP is beefing up its litigation capabilities, bringing in a Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP business litigator as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Firms Hook $850K Fee Award In Eyewear Co. Data Breach Deal
Class counsel in a data breach suit against eye wear company Luxottica of America Inc. secured $850,000 in attorney fees on Tuesday as part of a $250,000 settlement ending claims the retailer failed to protect customers' personal information, according to an Ohio judge's order.
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Pearl Cohen Expands To Bay Area Via IP Firm Merger
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP has merged with San Francisco-based intellectual property firm Vierra Magen Marcus LLP, the firm has announced.
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How Ice Miller's Diversity Head Will Navigate Anti-DEI Climate
Ice Miller LLP partner Myra Selby joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how she plans to approach her new role as the firm's first chief equity and inclusion officer amid a nationwide pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Taps Houston Litigator As Next Leader
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC announced Tuesday that a commercial litigation partner in Houston will be its next managing shareholder, stepping into the role once its current head finishes his term.
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Tyson & Mendes Adds Lewis Brisbois Litigator In Calif.
Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced that a former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP litigator has joined its office in Sacramento, California, as a partner.
Expert Analysis
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.