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DOJ Top Enviro Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC
The former assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division has come aboard Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Question Scope Of ISP Liability In $1B Piracy Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices pressed Cox Communications on whether internet service providers could ever be liable for their customers' online piracy if it defeated a $1 billion case brought by music companies, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioning the company's attorney Monday if "selling internet services can ever be culpable conduct."
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Up Next At High Court: ISP Liability & State Subpoena Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for the first week of its December oral argument session, during which the justices will consider whether internet service providers can be held liable for contributing to their customers' infringing activity online and whether the subjects of state subpoenas are required to first challenge them in state court.
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Justices Delay Copyright Chief Case Until FTC Firing Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will defer ruling on whether the Trump administration's firing of the U.S. Copyright Office leader was legal until the justices resolve cases involving the terminations of a Democratic Federal Trade Commission member and Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.
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State High Courts See Little Progress In Improving Diversity
State supreme courts have seen minimal improvements in the racial and gender diversity of their jurists, as new justices have been disproportionately white and male, with even less progress made in seating justices with varied professional experiences, according to a recent report.
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Blank Rome's Reelected Leader Sees Values As Key To Growth
As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.
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DOJ Says Ex-Employees Can't Challenge Firings In Fed. Court
The government says a D.C. federal court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate a lawsuit filed by a former assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and two other ex-Department of Justice employees, alleging they were unlawfully fired.
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Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses
U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Democracy Forward Adds High-Profile Former DOJ Atty
A former top attorney in the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, who was fired in April after telling a court the deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García was made in error, has joined Democracy Forward as a senior counsel, the group announced Tuesday.
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Mayer Brown Attys Bear Witness To Immersive Depo Training
For over two decades, Mayer Brown LLP has hosted a skills workshop for U.S. litigation and intellectual property associates designed to immerse them into the real-life world of depositions.
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Norton Rose's Year-Long Program Aims To Retain Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded a yearlong integration program that gives first-year associates, lateral attorneys and business services professionals a universal understanding of who the firm is.
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White & Case Promotes 14 Lawyers To Local Partner Roles
White & Case said Wednesday that it has elevated 14 lawyers from across the globe to local partner, a position that the law firm offers in certain regions and locations as a step toward admission into its partnership.
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Weil Elects 17 New Partners In US, Europe
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has elected 17 lawyers to join its partnership as part of a wider round of promotions in which the firm has also boosted its counsel numbers.
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DOJ Official Sues Over Firing For Epstein Talk On Hinge 'Date'
A longtime official at the U.S. Department of Justice who was fired after he was secretly recorded discussing the Epstein files has sued the agency and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in D.C. federal court.
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Judges Decline Invites To Senate Hearing On Impeachment
Two federal judges, both of whom Republicans are looking to impeach, declined to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing next week on the impeachment of "rogue" judges, a source familiar with the situation told Law360 on Tuesday.
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Goldstein Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Pretrial Rulings
SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein is appealing a series of rulings from a Maryland federal judge denying his bid to toss five of the 22 federal tax charges he's slated to stand trial for next year.
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Weil Matches Year-End And Special Bonuses For Associates
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Tuesday joined a cadre of other firms in matching the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Ex-SEC Small Business Capital Leader Joins Michael Best
The former director of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission office that identifies and addresses capital raising issues for small businesses has joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as a senior counsel, the firm announced.
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Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP has elevated 18 attorneys to partner, two shy of last year's class.
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DOL Seeks To End 5th Circ. Fiduciary Rule Battle
The U.S. Department of Labor asked the Fifth Circuit to dismiss two appeals defending a package of Biden-era investment advice regulations that had expanded the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which two Texas courts had blocked in 2024.
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Jenner & Block Hires Ex-DOJ Atty, Space Force Adviser In DC
Jenner & Block LLP has tapped a former trial attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, who brings to the firm's team in Washington, D.C., the perspective of a former member of the U.S. Air Force and legal adviser to the U.S. Space Force, according to a Monday announcement.
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Cohen & Gresser Latest Law Firm To Eye Private Equity Deal
New York-based Cohen & Gresser LLP, an international law firm with around 70 lawyers, is in talks to sell a stake in its business to a private equity investor, a spokesperson confirmed Monday.
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5 BigLaw Firms Match Prevailing Year-End, Special Bonuses
BigLaw continues to dole out extra cash for attorneys just in time for the holidays, with five more firms matching the year-end and special bonuses previously announced by their peers.
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Gordon Rees Hires Commercial Litigator In Alexandria
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has hired a litigator in Alexandria, Virginia, who joined the firm after almost 13 years with Smith Gambrell & Russell, to work with its commercial litigation and antitrust practices, the firm recently announced.
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Comey, James Defeat Charges Over Halligan's Appointment
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the headline-grabbing indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding the controversial prosecutor handling both cases was not properly appointed.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.