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Shutts & Bowen Brings Back Real Estate Ace In Orlando, Fla.
Shutts & Bowen LLP announced on Nov. 13 that a real estate attorney has returned to the firm as a partner in Orlando, Florida, after having stepped away from legal work to run a family-owned candle business with her brother.
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Hilgers Graben Revamps Leadership Structure, Changes Name
Hilgers Graben PLLC said Tuesday that the commercial litigation and discovery counsel services firm has new leadership and a shortened name that reflects both its current status and future goals.
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Insurer Fights Margolis Edelstein's Bid To Toss Malpractice Case
An insurance company told a New Jersey state court this week that it should be allowed to proceed with a malpractice suit against Margolis Edelstein because the firm had a duty to represent it in an underlying insurance dispute under state law.
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Ex-Proskauer Exec Named Frost Brown CFO
A veteran financial executive who has worked at a number of major law firms has joined Frost Brown Todd LLP from Proskauer Rose LLP as the firm's chief financial officer, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds Atlanta Litigation Boutique Leader
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry has brought on the administrative managing partner of Bloom Parham LLP to its Atlanta office, strengthening its litigation practice with a litigator who has more than two decades of experience handling business disputes.
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Law Firm Drops 'Steamboat Willie' Suit Against Disney
Morgan & Morgan dropped its suit Wednesday against Disney that asked a Florida federal court to declare that an advertisement the firm planned to run featuring elements from the animated short film "Steamboat Willie" does not infringe Disney's intellectual property because the work entered the public domain last year.
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McDermott Exploring Selling Stake To Private Equity
McDermott Will & Schulte on Wednesday acknowledged it is fielding interest from private equity investors, a development that underscores how some of the legal industry's largest players are considering moving to a nontraditional business model.
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Porzio Bromberg Makes Florida Debut With Boutique Founder
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC has made its first venture into Florida with the opening of a Naples office and the addition of a founding member of Elias Sellitti LLC.
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Vedder Price Lands Cozen O'Connor M&A Pro In Miami
Vedder Price PC grew its Miami presence with the addition of a new corporate, growth capital and mergers and acquisitions shareholder from Cozen O'Connor.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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Fitch Even, Ex-Client Settle $1.2M Fee Fight
An Illinois federal judge suspended all briefing deadlines Monday in Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP's $1.2 million fee dispute with a former client and a litigation funder's CEO, following the parties' signal that they've resolved their legal issues in principle.
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Texas Associate Hiring Goes 'Gangbusters' In Booming Market
Law firms have ramped up their rosters of litigation and corporate associates in Texas this year as they race to keep up with rising demand for legal services within the state's thriving economy, with more experienced attorneys having the edge in the competitive market.
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McCarter & English Estate Suit Paused Amid 'Duplicative' Case
A Connecticut state judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McCarter & English LLP and a now-deceased attorney of mismanaging a mall developer's estate, which the firm argued is a duplicate of another pending action, but instead paused it while the first suit proceeds to a judgment.
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Midwest Firm Von Briesen Follows Clients' Needs To Florida
Wisconsin-based von Briesen & Roper SC has made its way into the Florida market, following many of its Midwest clients' needs and opening up possibilities for growth in certain practice areas.
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Cole Schotz Moves DC Office To K Street
Months after planting a flag in the nation's capital, Cole Schotz PC has relocated to 1875 K Street NW, a move it says solidifies its presence in the D.C. market, according to a Monday announcement.
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Law Firm Revenue, Demand Are Up, But So Are Expenses
U.S. law firms saw an average of double-digit growth in both revenue and inventory during the first nine months of 2025, signifying they're on pace to end the year on a positive note, according to the results of a survey released Monday by Citi Global Wealth at Work.
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Former Prosecutors Come Full Circle To Lead Munger Tolles
For former federal prosecutors and close friends Martin Estrada and Daniel Levin, being tapped to lead Munger Tolles & Olson LLP as co-managing partners marks a full-circle moment.
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Jeffer Mangels Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit By Ex-Associate
A former Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP associate has accused the firm of discriminating against women, especially pregnant women, claiming that she was harassed throughout her pregnancy and eventually fired after she advocated for herself and pointed out the disparate treatment.
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BNP Wants Plaintiffs Attys At Sudan Suit Misconduct Hearing
BNP Paribas has asked a New York federal judge to compel several plaintiffs' lawyers, including the eponymous founder of Hausfeld LLP, to testify at an upcoming hearing on withdrawn allegations of misconduct by their co-counsel, following a $20 million jury verdict against BNP in a suit brought by refugees accusing the bank of helping finance atrocities in Sudan.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Latham & Watkins LLP and Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Home Depot illegally forced out a worker who showed support for Black Lives Matter.
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BigLaw Tightens Attendance Rules, But Oversight Differs
BigLaw's push to restore in-person work is picking up speed as more firms require attorneys to spend four days a week in the office. While additional firms are expected to follow, experts say the pace and enforcement will vary widely depending on firm culture, leadership priorities and individual performance.
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Cole Schotz Adds Veteran Real Estate Atty In Dallas
Cole Schotz PC announced that a Dallas-based real estate attorney with over 25 years of experience has joined the firm as a member.
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Marshall Dennehey Fortifies Workers' Comp Team In Pa. Capital
Marshall Dennehey PC has expanded its workers' compensation resources in its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office with the recent additions of two attorneys who moved their practices from Lavery Law.
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Goulston & Storrs Leader On 125-Year-Old Firm's Rebranding
Goulston & Storrs' co-managing partner talks to Law360 Pulse about the firm's recent rebrand and the different elements it contains.
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Attys Brace For Turbulence As Flight Cancellations Begin
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cut hundreds of flights following an emergency order to slash air travel at 40 airports as the longest-running government shutdown in history drags on. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to attorneys who travel for work about how the air travel reduction is impacting them.
Expert Analysis
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.