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International Arbitration Group Of The Year: King & Spalding
King & Spalding LLP lawyers were able to secure a nearly $900 million payment to Colombia's state-owned oil company following a dispute over a refinery modernization project with Dutch and British units of Texas-based construction firm McDermott International, landing the firm among the 2024 Law360 International Arbitration Groups of the Year.
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International Trade Group Of The Year: Covington
Covington tackled a broad range of high-profile trade matters in the last year, like getting the U.S. International Trade Commission to vote in favor of U.S. can manufacturers who relied heavily on foreign steel and guiding BAE Systems' $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace, earning Covington a spot among the 2024 Law360 International Trade Groups of the Year.
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Fintech Group Of The Year: Skadden
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP helped longtime client Squarespace go private in a $7.2 billion acquisition and stayed on the cutting edge of securities law questions for digital assets in litigation both in district court and the Second Circuit, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Fintech Groups of the Year.
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Compliance Group Of The Year: Covington
Covington & Burling LLP helped the Can Manufacturers Institute land a unanimous victory before the U.S. International Trade Commission — stopping proposed tariffs on imported tin mill products, and securing the firm's place among the 2024 Law360 Compliance Groups of the Year.
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McDermott Adds Litigation, Private Funds Partners In NY
McDermott Will & Emery announced Wednesday the hiring of a former Cleary Gottlieb partner for its litigation practice group in New York, as well as a former investment management partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP as head of its U.S. private equity fund regulatory practice out of New York.
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A&O Shearman Ups IVF, Adoption Benefits For US Employees
A&O Shearman has increased the benefits it offers U.S.-based personnel, with unlimited in vitro fertilization treatment and $40,000 in adoption or surrogacy services, the firm said.
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Morgan Lewis, Patent Specialist End Age, Race Bias Suit
A discrimination complaint filed by a former patent prosecution specialist against her former employer, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, has been dismissed from Washington, D.C., federal court after both sides reached a settlement agreement.
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Winthrop & Weinstine Brings In Tax Counsel Duo As Co-Chairs
Minneapolis-based Winthrop & Weinstine PA has added tax attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Shartsis Friese LLP to become shareholders of the firm and co-chairs of its tax practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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DOJ Exits Continue As Fraud Atty Leaves, Rejoins DLA Piper
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney, who most recently was the principal assistant deputy chief of the Criminal Division's fraud section, is among the latest lawyers to leave the agency, rejoining DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Sidley Litigator Tapped For Treasury GC Post
President Donald Trump has nominated Sidley Austin LLP regulatory litigation and white collar partner Brian P. Morrissey to become the U.S. Department of the Treasury's top lawyer, which would mark a return to the department where he was previously the number two lawyer.
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Munger Tolles Coaxes Corporate Pro Out Of Retirement
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a mergers and acquisitions specialist with 30 years of experience to its roster at its Los Angeles headquarters, in a role that will have him spearheading the expansion of the firm's corporate practice to meet clients' growing needs.
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Advisory Firm Aprio To Combine With Radix Law In Arizona
Atlanta-based advisory and accounting firm Aprio is planning to combine with full-service law firm Radix Law as an alternative business structure under the name Aprio Legal LLC in Arizona, the firms said Wednesday.
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Emerging Hot Spots In Real Estate Practices
New real estate practice areas are emerging as the commercial real estate lending landscape shifts, office landlords look to repurpose their buildings, distress plays out and a race to build data centers shows no sign of slowing.
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Squire Patton Brings On Polsinelli Tax Ace In Houston
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that a former Polsinelli PC shareholder has joined the tax strategy and benefits practice group in Houston, an addition that helps the firm address growing client needs.
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White & Case To Halt Affiliation With Indonesian Law Firm
White & Case LLP said Wednesday that it would no longer have a physical presence in Indonesia as of May 1, when it plans to end its exclusive association with Jakarta-based law firm Witara Cakra Advocates.
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Katyal Leaves Hogan Lovells To Lead Milbank Appellate Team
Veteran appellate litigator and former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal is leaving Hogan Lovells for Milbank LLP in Washington, D.C., Milbank announced Wednesday.
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DC Courts To Adopt NextGen Bar Examination In Early 2028
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions will administer the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners beginning February 2028.
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ABA Calls Trump Admin Out For Questioning Judicial Review
The American Bar Association expressed concerns Tuesday over recent remarks coming out of the Trump administration that raised questions on the judiciary's authority to keep the executive branch's power in check, saying that judicial review was among the "oldest and most revered precedent" in the nation's legal history.
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Proskauer Labor Partner Heads To Skadden In NYC
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a labor and employment partner for its New York office who spent a decade at Proskauer Rose LLP, where he recently helped a slew of major universities navigate the process of their graduate student workers unionizing.
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Beyond Averages: The Under- And Over-Performance Of Firms
Each quarter, Law360 Pulse reports on U.S. law firms' financial results from Wells Fargo and Citibank, often highlighting industry averages. But I wanted to dive deeper into the 2024 year-end results that just came out to dissect the highs and lows of law firm performance last year.
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Ex-Major Lindsey Employee Must Face Firm's $4.8M Claim
A New York bankruptcy court ruled Monday that a former Major Lindsey & Africa LLC employee embroiled in over a decade of litigation with the recruiting firm cannot discharge a $4.8 million claim it filed against her.
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Crowell & Moring Adds Two Former In-House Counsel
Crowell & Moring LLP has hired two attorneys who most recently worked in-house in leadership roles with the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the global technology investor Naspers, now joining the firm's privacy and cybersecurity group as senior counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Akin Gump Adds Gibson Dunn Special Situations Pro In Dallas
A former Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner rejoined the firm in Dallas after a two-year stint at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to continue his finance practice, Akin announced Tuesday.
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Trials Group Of The Year: Covington
Covington & Burling LLP persuaded or helped persuade trial judges to overturn two big jury losses for their clients, including AstraZeneca and the National Football League, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Trials Groups of the Year.
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International Arbitration Group Of The Year: Freshfields
Freshfields was able to secure a more than $470 million arbitral award against Venezuela for Irish sustainable packaging company Smurfit Westrock after its operations in the country were seized, landing the firm among the 2024 Law360 International Arbitration Groups of the Year.