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Chicago-based Much Shelist PC announced Tuesday it has launched a tech innovation, data and financial regulation practice following the addition of a five-attorney team from boutique firm Actuate Law Services.
Maynard Nexsen PC has added a Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its credit and restructuring practice.
Co-counsel for plaintiffs in litigation over a Norfolk Southern train derailment urged a federal court to reject Morgan & Morgan's bid to probe the allocation of attorney fees stemming from the $600 million class settlement, arguing that it was unnecessary to revisit the issue and that the firm may have even gotten more than it deserved.
A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.
Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC announced Tuesday that an experienced attorney and leader who has spent over 25 years with the New York-based firm has been elevated to name partner.
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC announced Tuesday that it has hired an experienced legal services manager who has held posts at KPMG, Goldman Sachs and Prudential Financial and also spent time in private practice, to serve in a newly created chief operating officer post.
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has hired two Barnes & Thornburg LLP lawyers with more than 15 years of experience between them to its team in Washington, D.C., where they will co-chair the international trade practice.
Day Pitney LLP announced Tuesday that a longtime real estate attorney based in Connecticut has taken over as managing partner to steer the strategic direction of the firm.
More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.
Former Connecticut State Rep. John Shaban has withdrawn his nomination to serve as a Superior Court judge, days after the General Assembly's judiciary committee peppered him with questions about a 2019 domestic incident with his now-fiancée.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced Monday that it has hired a new chief financial officer with over 20 years of experience in the field from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Brach Eichler LLC has announced the makeup of the executive committee guiding the firm for the next two years, with the firm's personal injury practice chair moving up to the leadership body.
Atlanta-based Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has named four new chief officers, which the firm said Monday has primarily been done to reflect its focus on integrating artificial intelligence technology and future growth plans.
New advertising options on the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT have piqued the interest of some law firms, but most are still in a wait-and-see mode as a pilot ad program remains in testing.
Arizona personal injury law firm Rafi Law Group is taking on $125 million in private equity money to invest in technology, buy up other law firms, and expand across the country in the largest publicly announced such deal yet.
Flaster Greenberg PC has expanded its transactional resources in the Philadelphia area with the recent addition of two attorneys specializing in corporate counsel and real estate.
National litigation firm Manning & Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester LLP has announced new leadership in its Orange County, California, office with a trial attorney with more than a decade at the firm and the office's founder teaming up to serve as co-managing partners.
Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.
The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Slightly more than 1 out of 8 lawyers in the United States were age 65 or older in 2025. Law360 Pulse spoke with several senior attorneys who said they plan to continue working full time, finding the job to still be professionally and personally rewarding.
BigLaw's upper ranks were long anchored by partners who extended their careers deep into older age. But in a post-pandemic market shaped by tighter economics and stricter succession planning, federal labor data suggest that late-career longevity has stalled.
The legal industry kicked off April with another busy week of BigLaw hires and insights about how attorneys use artificial intelligence. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
The co-chair of Connecticut's judiciary committee expressed "real concerns" Thursday about the way a former state lawmaker answered questions related to a 2019 disorderly conduct incident, hinting during his nomination hearing that it may affect the vote on his candidacy for a Superior Court judgeship.
Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.