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HSBC Partners With Harvey For AI Legal Efficiency
HSBC said Tuesday that it has entered into a partnership with legal artificial intelligence platform Harvey as it looks to ensure that its lawyers are delivering support more efficiently.
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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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India E-Retailer Flipkart Plucks Compliance Chief From Tyson
Flipkart Group, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant of India, has named a former Arkansas farm girl who grew up to become an acting U.S. attorney and a Tyson Foods executive as Flipkart's new chief ethics and compliance officer.
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J&J Largely Loses Bid To Toss Former Atty's NJ Bias Suit
A New Jersey federal judge largely shot down Johnson & Johnson's bid to scrap a former company data privacy attorney's racial and gender discrimination suit and rejected its bid to sanction her over the case.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week with more lateral moves, leadership changes and C-suite promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week, U.S. House lawmakers approved a bill that would restrict how retirement plan managers can consider environmental, social and governance issues when picking investments.
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TE Connectivity's GC Earned Over $3.7M In 2025
The longtime legal leader for TE Connectivity saw his compensation package last year top over $3.7 million, a nearly $200,000 increase compared to 2024, according to a Thursday securities filing.
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Jenner Atty And Ex-Newsom Aide O'Leary Heads To OpenAI
Jenner & Block LLP public policy partner Ann O'Leary, who previously worked as chief of staff for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has joined OpenAI in the newly created role of vice president of global policy, according to an announcement this week.
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Ex-Acting NLRB GC Tapped To Lead Agency's Regions
Former National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel William Cowen took over management of the agency's regional offices after general counsel Crystal Carey's arrival last week.
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Long-Time Stanford U. General Counsel To Retire In August
Stanford University is searching for a new general counsel after long-time legal chief Debra Zumwalt announced this week that she will retire in August after serving five university presidents and dealing with several school scandals.
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Ex-GC At Armstrong World Industries Tapped To Become CEO
Armstrong World Industries Inc., a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, manufacturer of interior design materials, has announced a leadership transition plan that will have the company's former general counsel move up from chief operating officer to CEO and president in the spring.
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Legal Chiefs Shift Work From Firms Amid 'Threshold Moment'
Nearly all the chief legal officers and general counsel who participated in a recent survey said they plan to move more law firm work in-house or to alternative providers within the next two years as increasing outside counsel rates, artificial intelligence and ongoing efficiency pressure factor into how they distribute work, according to a report published Wednesday.
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SEC Taps Ex-BlackRock, GSA Atty To Be General Counsel
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday a former BlackRock senior attorney and U.S. General Services Administration top lawyer will be its next general counsel, as the agency gets underway with a regulatory agenda that prioritizes easing administrative burdens and facilitating capital formation.
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Archer Expands Higher Education Team With Wilkes U. GC
The general counsel for Wilkes University in northeastern Pennsylvania has left the college for an opportunity to help multiple schools with their legal matters and Title IX issues as part of Archer & Greiner PC's Philadelphia office.
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Atlanta-Area Health System Taps Industry Veteran As CLO
Grady Health System has named the assistant vice president and associate general counsel of Ochsner Health as its chief legal officer, bringing on an attorney who has guided complex, public-facing organizations in healthcare, government, nonprofit and corporate settings for more than two decades.
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Ex-Teacher Turned GC On How She's Grown Into Partner Role
When general counsel Deborah Carrillo was recently named a partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, she had traveled a long way from being the middle school math teacher who aspired to use the law to right the inequities of public school systems.
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Ex-DOJ Fraud Chief Joins Jenner & Block In DC
The former chief of the fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division has joined Jenner & Block LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.
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Ex-Mozilla CLO Returns To Search Engine As Business Chief
Tech company Mozilla has welcomed back its former top in-house attorney to serve the company in an expanded role.
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MoFo Taps Ex-FTX GC, Associate Counsel As Fintech Partners
The former top lawyer and another former in-house counsel at imploded cryptocurrency exchange FTX have joined Morrison Foerster LLP as partners in its financial services and fintech industry groups, the firm announced on Wednesday.
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GCs Uneasy, Wary Of Litigation Amid Tight Budgets In 2026
Cybersecurity risks keep escalating and employment disputes remain a challenge while general counsel also face changing enforcement priorities and tightening budgets, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Former USPTO Solicitor Joins Orrick's Supreme Court Group
A veteran U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorney has come aboard Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, Orrick announced Tuesday.
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Gibson Dunn Hires Thrive Capital's Top Lawyer As DC Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired Marian Fowler, the former general counsel and chief compliance officer at venture capital firm Thrive Capital Management LLC, to join the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner and member of its investment funds practice group, the firm announced Monday.
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Holland & Knight Hires Drone Delivery Co. Policy Head
The former leader of global policy for an international drone delivery company has joined Holland & Knight LLP in Washington, D.C., where he'll work as a senior policy adviser in the public policy and regulation practice group.
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Chipotle Replaces Legal Chief Amid Leadership Moves
Chipotle Mexican Grill has promoted its chief human resources officer, announcing Monday that she is now also the restaurant chain's chief legal officer.
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Sandstone Emerges From Stealth With $10M Seed Round
A legal technology startup that wants to use artificial intelligence to sync in-house counsel with critical business information emerged from stealth on Tuesday with a $10 million seed funding round.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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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.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.