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Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
Milbank LLP has added a former King & Spalding LLP tax attorney as a partner in its global project, energy and infrastructure finance group in Washington, D.C.
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DOJ Civil Rights Appellate Leader Joins Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring LLP hired the acting deputy chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's Appellate Section as a senior counsel who will be based in Washington focusing on a range of higher education matters, the firm announced Thursday.
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Holtzman Vogel Launches State AGs Practice Group
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC has announced the launch of a new state attorneys general practice group in response to an increased demand for services related to the government officials' work.
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Trump Replaces Martin With Pirro As US Atty Pick
President Donald Trump said Thursday he would withdraw the nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, replacing him with former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.
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Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
President Donald Trump signed off on more pardons and commutations during his first 100 days in office than any president in modern history while bypassing the traditional clemency process that goes through the U.S. Department of Justice, potentially giving false hope to those who believe they have a chance to benefit from the executive actions but lack White House connections.
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3 Ways Troutman Used AI Tools To Streamline Its Firm Merger
In January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP merged with Locke Lord LLP to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Leaders of the new firm spoke with Law360 Pulse about how they used artificial intelligence tools to save time and money while combining the two firms.
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Durbin Seeks Probe Of 'Disturbing' Pizza Deliveries To Judges
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the Trump administration is doing about reports of threatening pizza deliveries sent to federal judges and their families, amid widespread criticism that the administration's own rhetoric is fueling those types of threats.
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DLA Piper Follows Trade Lateral Trend With DC Partner Hires
As the Trump administration continues making global trade policy one of its top priorities, law firms are fortifying their legal teams focused on national security regulations governing international trade deals, including DLA Piper, which has hired two new partners in Washington, D.C.
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Ex-DOJ Attys Launch DC Firm Focused On Federal Workers
Two former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys who recently left their government positions have launched a Washington, D.C.-based firm they say will fight the Trump administration's efforts "to dismantle the federal workforce."
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MPA Veteran Joins Entertainment Software Association As GC
The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group representing video game companies, has found its new legal leader in a former executive at the Motion Picture Association, the group said Wednesday.
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Jenner & Block Brings On Former White House Tech Adviser
Jenner & Block LLP has added a former senior White House official with deep experience in telecommunications and national security to strengthen its bench in emerging technologies, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Healthcare Duo Joins Epstein Becker In California, DC
Epstein Becker Green announced Wednesday that the firm hired a pair of experienced healthcare regulatory attorneys based in California and Washington, D.C. who came aboard following longtime stints with Crowell & Moring LLP and Reed Smith LLP.
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Ice Miller Adds Pair of Business Group Partners In NY, DC
Ice Miller LLP has expanded its business offerings with the addition of two experienced attorneys in Washington, D.C., and New York.
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BigLaw Dreams? These Schools Can Make Them Real
More law school students are finding that a position at a law firm is their preferred landing place after graduation. Here's a look at the choices students are making and the schools that are sending the highest percentage of their students directly to BigLaw.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2024
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree opens up a range of job opportunities, in private law firms, government, business and beyond, the ABA's data shows. Find out which schools came out on top for job placements in BigLaw, federal and state court clerkships, public interest and more.
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Obama Admin Secretary Johnson To Retire From Paul Weiss
Former Homeland Security secretary under President Barack Obama Jeh Johnson is planning to retire from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP at the end of June, leaving his post as co-chair of cybersecurity at the law firm and taking up a co-chair position on Columbia University's board of trustees, according to a recent announcement.
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Seyfarth Adds Tech Gov't Contracts Partner From Fenwick
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has hired the former co-leader of a Fenwick & West LLP practice group focused on defense and government technology contract matters, who joins the team's office in the nation's capital as a partner and brings more than 25 years of experience.
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Trump Announces Mo., DC Judicial Nominations
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced via Truth Social a slew of judicial nominees for Missouri and the District of Columbia.
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Sen. Judiciary Panel Clouds Prospects For DC US Atty Pick
It's looking more likely that Ed Martin, nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia now serving in an interim capacity, will not be confirmed before his short-term status is up.
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DC Bar Candidates Clash Over 'Politicization' Of Contest
Two attorneys vying to become president of the D.C. Bar sparred Monday over whether one had injected national politics into the closely watched race to lead the nonpartisan organization.
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A&O Shearman Atty To Lead Baker McKenzie Fintech Team
Baker McKenzie announced Tuesday it had tapped an Allen Overy Shearman Sterling attorney, one of two lawyers it was bringing aboard from the London-based firm, to serve as the new chair of its North American fintech and payments practice.
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Career Morgan Lewis Antitrust Atty Moves To Latham
An attorney who focuses his practice on the antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions has moved his practice from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he had spent his entire career, to Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Buchanan Adds Senate Health Policy Vet To Gov't Practice
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has hired the majority staff director of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who aided Republican lawmakers, including its chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, in advancing health policy legislation.
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Ex-Perkins Coie Corporate Partner Joins Dorsey & Whitney
A former Perkins Coie LLP partner whose niche is representing portfolio companies of private equity firms has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP's mergers and acquisitions group in New York and Washington, D.C.