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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another action-packed week with a bevy of BigLaw hires and a new special spring bonus. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.
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Bradley Arant Adds Securities, Tax Expert As Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP added a former Burr & Forman LLP partner to the firm's tax group and corporate and securities group in its Birmingham, Alabama, office.
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Weil Says Executive Partner To Retire, Adds Global Committee
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it will be restructuring its leadership team in anticipation of its executive partner Barry Wolf's retirement in a few years.
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Troutman Pepper Launches Tariff Task Force
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP said it has formed a tariff task force aimed at helping clients navigate the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Office Snapshot: Reed Smith Feels Downtown LA Energy
When Reed Smith LLP's lease in the Wells Fargo Tower in downtown Los Angeles was up for renewal, it opted to move to new offices about two blocks away at the City National Plaza complex. The firm wasn't looking for more space, just a change of scenery.
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Holland & Knight Adds Two To New Defense Industry Group
Holland & Knight LLP has added two members to its new group devoted to the defense and national security industry, hiring a former U.S. Senate counsel for the subcommittee overseeing defense spending and a former Department of Defense technical director.
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Product Liability Group Of The Year: DLA Piper
DLA Piper convinced an Arkansas jury to clear Monsanto of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in liability relating to the herbicide Roundup and also garnered some achievements in multidistrict litigation over Ozempic, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.
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Securities Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP won a Fifth Circuit ruling last year that repealed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that would have given the agency more oversight over hedge funds and private equity funds, earning the firm a spot on the 2024 Law360 Securities Groups of the Year.
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Transportation Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP lawyers advised Boeing in an $8.3 billion acquisition of its chief supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, amid corporate tumult and intense regulatory scrutiny of the American aerospace giant, earning the law firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Transportation Groups of the Year.
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Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Kirkland
Kirkland & Ellis LLP earned such key victories as advising Warburg Pincus on formation of its largest-ever private equity fund of $17.3 billion and working with KPS Capital Partners LP on two funds collectively worth $9.7 billion, landing it among the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.
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Class Action Group Of The Year: Bernstein Litowitz
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's class action practice group helped block Elon Musk's $55 billion compensation plan from Tesla Inc. and won more than $400 million in settlements in an investor suit over the sale of Columbia Pipeline Group to TC Energy, earning it a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.
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Complex Financial Instruments Group Of The Year: Cahill Gordon
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's expertise in leveraged finance helped it execute a bevy of high-impact deals in 2024 — including its representation of financial institutions that negotiated the blockbuster, $8.4 billion merger of entertainment giants Paramount Global and Skydance Media — earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Complex Financial Instruments Groups of the Year.
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Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP scored a trailblazing antitrust verdict for Epic Games when a California federal jury decided Google's Play Store illegally dominated the Android app market, making Cravath one of the 2024 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.
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Cannabis Group Of The Year: Dentons
The cannabis group at Dentons led the consolidation of the American assets of marijuana giant Canopy Growth, pioneered restructuring deals to ease cannabis companies' federal tax burden and lobbied Capitol Hill to create a comprehensive federal hemp policy, making the team one of the 2024 Law360 Cannabis Groups of the Year.
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Baker Donelson Fights Docs Request In Ponzi Scheme Suit
Baker Donelson is pushing back on a request for documents in a lawsuit alleging the firm allowed a timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme to unfold.
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Boies Schiller Hires Ex-Dechert International Arbitrator In NY
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a former Dechert LLP associate for its international arbitration practice, the second addition to the group so far this year.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Clifford Chance Adds White & Case Int'l Trade Atty In DC
Clifford Chance LLP has hired a White & Case LLP international trade attorney who expands the firm's capabilities in national security and a range of foreign investment-related matters in Washington, the firm announced this week.
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Career Telecom Attorney Joins Greenberg Traurig In DC
A Wiley Rein LLP attorney who spent 16 and a half years working on issues related to telecommunications, media, technology and satellites has jumped to Greenberg Traurig LLP's office in Washington, D.C.
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BakerHostetler Environmental Pro Jumps To Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has hired the former national co-chair of BakerHostetler's environmental team as a partner in its environmental litigation practice, the firm said Thursday.
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Dechert Co-Chair On Managing A Firm And His Own Practice
Dechert LLP co-chair Mark Thierfelder talks about balancing his practice with managing a multinational law firm, the importance of meditation, and why change is good for attorneys.
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Akin Taps Labor And Employment Head To Lead NY Office
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said it has named Rich Rabin, head of the firm's New York labor and employment practice, as partner-in-charge of the firm's New York office.
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Holland & Knight Adds Manatt Real Estate Pro In California
Holland & Knight LLP continues expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP real estate expert as a partner in its Orange County, California, office.
Expert Analysis
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The Law Firm Qualities Partners Seek In Lateral Moves
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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.
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Small Steps Can Help Employers Beat Attorney Burnout
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.
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The Evolving Role Of The Law Firm Legal Secretary
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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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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.
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How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige
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.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Successfully Switch Practices?
Associates who pivot into new practice areas may find that along with the excitement of a fresh start comes some apprehension, but certain proactive steps can help tame anxiety and ensure attorneys successfully adapt to unfamiliar subjects, novel internal processes and different client deliverables, say Susan Berson and Hassan Shaikh at Mintz.
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A Road Map For Creating Law Firm Sustainability Programs
Amid demands from clients and prospective hires for greater sustainability efforts, law firms should think beyond reusable mugs and create programs that incorporate clear leadership structures, emission tracking and reduction goals, and frameworks for reporting results, says Gayatri Joshi at the Law Firm Sustainability Network.
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Why Firms Should Help Associates Do More Pro Bono Work
Associates may hesitate to take on the added commitment of pro bono matters, but such work has tangible skill-building benefits, so firms should consider compensation and leadership strategies to encourage participation, says Rasmeet Chahil at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Confronting The Stigma Of Alcohol Abuse In Legal Industry
The pandemic has likely exacerbated the prevalence of problem drinking in the legal profession, making it critical for lawyers and educators to address alcohol abuse and the associated stigma through issue-specific education, supportive assistance and alcohol-free professional events, says Erica Grigg at the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.
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Opinion
Lawyers Have Duty To Push For Immigration Court Reform
Attorneys must use their collective voice to urge federal lawmakers to create an Article I immigration court outside executive branch control, helping address the conflicts of interest, political influence and lack of adjudication consistency that prevent migrants from achieving true justice, say Elia Diaz-Yaeger and Carlos Bollar at the Hispanic National Bar Association.
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How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
Based on their own firm's experiences, Kami Quinn and Adam Farra at Gilbert discuss strategies and unique legal industry considerations for law firms planning hybrid models of remote and in-office work in a post-COVID marketplace.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can 1st-Year Attys Manage Remote Work?
First-year associates can have a hard time building relationships with colleagues, setting boundaries and prioritizing work-life balance in a remote work environment, so they must be sure to lean on their firms' support systems and practice good time management, say Jenny Lee and Christopher Fernandez at Kirkland.
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5 Ways To Lead Lawyer Teams Toward Better Mental Health
Attorney team leaders have a duty to attend to the mental well-being of their subordinates with intention, thought and candor — starting with ensuring their own mental health is in order, says Liam Montgomery at Williams & Connolly.
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How Your Summer Associate Events Can Convey Inclusivity
As law firms begin planning next year's summer associate events, they should carefully examine how choice of venue, activity, theme, attendees and formality can create feelings of exclusion for minority associates, and consider changing the status quo to create multiculturally inclusive events, says Sharon Jones at Jones Diversity.