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Tracking BigLaw Leadership Moves

By Xiumei Dong

Keeping up with the latest trends and developments in the legal industry is essential for staying competitive. One key area to watch is law firm leadership — the individuals who set the strategic direction of the firm and shape its culture and operations.

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    California Pulse

    Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

    A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.

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    In-House

    Bath & Body Works' CLO Will Exit Co. In March

    The legal chief for Bath & Body Works Inc. is leaving the company next month and has already stopped serving as chief legal officer, a recent securities filing shows.

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    Courts

    Fla. Legal Nonprofit Launches AI Tool To Bridge Justice Gap

    As a way to help fill an access to justice gap, Florida nonprofit public interest law firm Bay Area Legal Services recently launched Bailey B., a free AI-powered legal assistant meant to help residents navigate landlord-tenant issues.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    Swedish AI Co. Legora Opens Houston And Chicago Offices

    Sweden-based Legora, which offers a legal artificial intelligence platform, announced Friday the opening of two U.S. offices in Houston and Chicago, with the goal of growing its headcount to over 300 employees in the country this year as part of an international expansion stemming from the company's Series C capital raise late last year.

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    Courts

    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued four opinions this week, ruling on the U.S. Postal Service's immunity from lawsuits and the appealability of a lower court decision on immunity for private detention company GEO Group, while also hearing arguments in four cases, including two involving Fidel Castro's 1960 property seizures. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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    Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the end of February with another action-packed week as law firms expanded their talent and reach across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    Courts

    At 92, 'The Chief' Steps Back After Storied Pa. Legal Career

    A former chief federal judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is closing the book on a 60-plus-year legal career that has included private practice in his hometown of Allentown, 24 years on the federal bench and, most recently, 27 years with Blank Rome LLP.

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    DC Pulse

    Pryor Cashman Taps Foreign Service Vet As Gov't Lead

    A career foreign service officer who spent more than 15 years in senior roles in both political and consular affairs has joined Pryor Cashman LLP as the leader of government affairs, a new position the firm says will help clients navigate the federal policy and regulatory landscape.

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    Florida Pulse

    Carnival GC Saw Compensation Dip Almost $2.5M For FY25

    Carnival Corp.'s general counsel saw his compensation decrease by nearly $2.5 million for the fiscal year ending in November, mostly due to receiving less non-equity incentive plan pay, according to a Friday filing.

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