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    DOJ Seeks To DQ Judge From Perkins Coie's Exec Order Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice moved Friday to disqualify the D.C. federal judge presiding over Perkins Coie LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm for its diversity-focused hiring efforts and its political representation.

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    Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP Law

    Onetime Federal Trade Commission member and law professor Joshua Wright, who recently dropped a $108 million defamation suit against two attorneys who accused him of sexual misconduct, is now fighting a sanctions bid brought by one of the women, arguing it hinges on "selective — and largely misleading — presentation of evidence."

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    Skadden Atty Quits Over Lack Of Response To Trump Orders

    An associate for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who led an effort pushing for BigLaw to rally behind firms targeted by President Donald Trump's executive orders has publicly resigned in a firmwide email after Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP struck a deal with the administration to get one such order rescinded. 

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    Littler Selects Longtime Calif. Litigator To Lead Fresno Shop

    Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson PC has tapped a longtime litigator to be the new head of its office in Fresno, California.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge upheld a $612.4 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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    New Ohio Gordon Rees Partner Feels Born For Healthcare Law

    As the child of a surgeon father and a mother who worked as an intensive care unit nurse, Megan Bosak grew up with the understanding that her dad hated lawyers.

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    Lawyer AI Personas Are Coming To Law Firms

    Law firms are starting to use and experiment with a type of agentic artificial intelligence known as AI personas to mimic specific attorneys at certain tasks, such as partners providing feedback to associates.

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    EPA Senior Atty Joins Holland & Knight As Senior Counsel

    Holland & Knight LLP has hired a former senior legal counsel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who is joining the firm to continue his work with environmental regulatory matters.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry began spring with another action-packed week as President Donald Trump continued to eye BigLaw diversity programs and firms expanded their presence and headcounts worldwide. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Trump Rescinds Paul Weiss Order After Firm Strikes Deal

    President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will rescind an executive order suspending security clearances held by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP employees after the law firm agreed to not adopt DEI hiring practices and to provide $40 million worth of pro bono services to support administration initiatives.

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    MoFo Adds 4 BraunHagey Corporate Attys In San Francisco

    Morrison Foerster LLP announced Thursday that it has continued adding corporate attorneys from BraunHagey & Borden LLP, bringing a team of venture capital specialists to its San Francisco office, two as partners and two as associates.

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    Ex-Cognizant CLO Seeks Trial Delay After Hiring New Counsel

    After hiring new trial counsel Wednesday, a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges asked a New Jersey federal judge on Thursday for an adjournment of the April 7 trial date so his new attorney can review the evidence and the history of the case, which has been pending for more than six years.

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    Frost Brown Adds Former Houston City Atty To Finance Team

    Frost Brown Todd LLP announced that it has hired an attorney from the ranks of Houston's city government to strengthen its public finance group, adding his expertise in state and local government operations, taxation and economic development.

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    Ashurst Reelects Global Chair, Aims For £1B Revenue

    Ashurst LLP has reelected its global chair for a second term, the firm announced Thursday, amid hopes of reaching its first year of £1 billion ($1.2 billion) revenue in 2025 after eight years of growth.

  • Hogan Lovells Names New Office Leaders In Singapore, Dubai

    Hogan Lovells has named two new managing partners for its offices in Singapore and Dubai.

  • Winston & Strawn Is The Latest Firm Leaving China

    Winston & Strawn LLP is closing its last-remaining China office in Shanghai after operating there since 2009, joining a long list of firms making their exits from the nation.

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    MoFo Threatened With UK Claim For Refusing Trans Client

    Morrison Foerster LLP is facing potential litigation in England after its London office allegedly failed to honor an agreement to represent a trans man, as the law firm is one of several facing scrutiny in the U.S. over its diversity policies.

  • Akin Hires White & Case Atty To Open Saudi Arabia Office

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a longtime White & Case LLP attorney to co-lead the launch of a new office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, touting the corporate attorney's project finance experience and client relationships with entities like multi-project developer Red Sea Global.

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    Denver Environmental Lawyer Rejoins V&E From Kirkland

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has announced the return of a Denver environmental lawyer from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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    Clifford Chance Extends Partnership With Legal Tech Biz

    Clifford Chance LLP plans to continue to make the most of new artificial intelligence technology from Wexler following a pilot to free up lawyers' time on complex disputes, the two organizations confirmed Thursday.

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    Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.

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    Your Competition Is Probably Investing In Their Clients

    Legal advisers typically sit beside, not across, from their clients, and advise on deals rather than take part in them.

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    Schulte Roth Restructuring Leader Rejoins Cadwalader In DC

    The former co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's business reorganization group has rejoined Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP after more than a decade away from the firm, Cadwalader recently announced.

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    Legal Tech Group ILTA Honors Five Influential Women

    Five attorneys, including leaders from CS Disco, King & Wood Mallesons and Legaltech Hub, were honored Tuesday by the International Legal Technology Association as part of its 2025 list of Influential Women in Legal Tech, an annual list published by the professional network.

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    Alston & Bird Securities Litigator Joins Katten In Calif.

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP added a former Alston & Bird LLP securities litigation partner whom one firm leader has hoped to hire after a stint working together decades ago.

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Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement Author Photo

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business? Author Photo

    Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.

  • 9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term Author Photo

    Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.

  • What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties Author Photo

    As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

  • NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times Author Photo

    New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.

  • Opinion

    Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark Author Photo

    Law firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.

  • A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate Author Photo

    Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.

  • Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms Author Photo

    To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law Author Photo

    Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.

  • Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions Author Photo

    Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.

  • 3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content Author Photo

    Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.

  • Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting Author Photo

    To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.

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