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NY M&A Partner Moves Surge As Firms Target Lateral Hires
As New York continues to lead as the global epicenter of merger and acquisition activity, a new report from the legal search firm Macrae shows that top firms are increasingly betting on lateral hires to drive growth, with partner moves reaching a five-year high in 2024.
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Mondelez In-House Atty Returns To Ogletree Deakins In NJ
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC's Morristown, New Jersey, office this week has welcomed back a former partner with 15 years of legal experience who left the firm for an in-house role at the food company Mondelez International.
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BigLaw Shying Away From Some Pro Bono Work 'Out Of Fear'
Amid President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, nonprofit leaders whose organizations have long worked with the industry tell Law360 Pulse they have seen attorneys shy away from certain legal work that may be looked on unfavorably by the administration.
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Lowenstein Sandler Doubling DC Office Space By Next Year
Lowenstein Sandler LLP will take over an entire floor in its current Washington, D.C., office building, doubling its footprint, to keep up with demand in the nation's capital, office managing partner Zarema A. Jaramillo told Law360 Pulse in an interview Thursday.
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Davis Wright Launches Recruitment, Retention Departments
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has created two new departments to focus on recruiting and professional development for its lawyers and business professionals, tapping two firm executives to lead those efforts and help drive the firm's growth.
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Magic Circle Hiring Surges In New York's M&A Market
Magic Circle firms have gone from making no hires to nearly a dozen a year in New York's mergers and acquisitions market, as they continue to target growth in the world's most lucrative jurisdiction, according to research published Thursday.
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Reed Smith Lands Alston & Bird Finance Pro In Atlanta
Global law firm Reed Smith LLP has added a former Alston & Bird LLP partner to the Atlanta office that opened in late January, strengthening its financial industry group, the firm said Thursday.
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Wilson Taps Health Tech Pro For GC In Residence Program
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced that it has added a healthtech industry expert who currently chairs the board of leading drug development preclinical trial solutions provider Instem to its recently launched general counsel in residence program.
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Littler Hires Veteran Atty From Small New Haven Firm
A veteran attorney from a small firm in Connecticut has joined BigLaw employment firm Littler Mendelson PC to serve as special counsel in its New Haven office, the firm announced this week.
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Thompson Hine Appeals Arbitration Denial In Harassment Suit
Thompson Hine LLP notified a New York federal court Wednesday of its plans to appeal last week's ruling that a former income partner who accused the firm of allowing a "toxic boys club" to flourish in its Manhattan office can still pursue her harassment suit outside arbitration.
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Sidley Snaps Up Cadwalader Real Estate Finance Team
Sidley Austin LLP recruited a team of real estate finance attorneys from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, including the co-head of the firm's real estate financing group and three other partners, Law360 Real Estate Authority has learned.
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Dentons Corporate Tech Lawyer Relocates To McGuireWoods
A former venture technology group counsel at Dentons has joined McGuireWoods LLP as a partner in Charlotte, North Carolina, the firm said Thursday.
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At Law Firms, LinkedIn And Facebook Are In, While X Is Out
LinkedIn and Facebook are the social media platforms of choice for law firms and their attorneys, while use of X, formerly Twitter, continues to decrease, according to law firm marketing experts and data from the American Bar Association.
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Tech GC Moves To Private Practice At Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard Mullin has added a special counsel to its Silicon Valley corporate practice group who brings a range of diverse experience, most recently serving as general counsel at a venture-backed digital privacy company.
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Susman Godfrey Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
Susman Godfrey LLP became President Donald Trump's latest BigLaw target when he signed an executive order Wednesday revoking its access to government resources and buildings, a directive the firm immediately blasted as "unconstitutional" and vowed to fight.
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Why Some GCs Joined Perkins Coie's Trump Order Fight
Former and current general counsel who joined an amicus brief this week supporting Perkins Coie LLP's fight against the Trump administration say their decision to back the firm wasn't a hard one, but added they understand why many corporate legal leaders may feel their fiduciary duties keep them from signing.
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Buchalter Adds Gordon Rees Environmental Litigator In SoCal
Buchalter PC is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a longtime Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP environmental expert as a shareholder in its San Diego office.
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Kirkland Hires Ex-Clifford Chance Investment Funds Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced the hiring of a former Clifford Chance partner for its investment funds practice group.
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Pillsbury Expands Houston Office With 3 Corporate Attys
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added three attorneys with unique dealmaking experience to its growing Houston office.
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Freshfields Litigation Co-Leader Joins Baker Botts In NY
A former Freshfields U.S. commercial litigation practice co-head with expertise in cross-border disputes has joined Baker Botts LLP in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Freshfields Partners With Google For Gemini AI Integration
Google Cloud announced on Tuesday a new partnership with Freshfields LLP in which the U.K.-based law firm will integrate Gemini, the tech giant's artificial intelligence tool, across its operations while also working together on new software solutions.
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Ogletree Moving NYC Office To Rockefeller Center
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC is relocating its New York City office from its current midtown Manhattan location at Lexington Avenue to a larger space at Rockefeller Center.
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US Law Firm Lateral Hiring Continues Downward Trend
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue has slowed for the second quarter in a row, falling 27% compared to the third quarter of 2024, according to a new report by legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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MoFo Hires Ex-Proskauer Private Equity Partner In NYC
Morrison Foerster LLP has announced the hiring of a former partner at Proskauer Rose LLP based in New York as the latest addition to its private equity group.
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Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Seek Shutdown Of Trump Orders
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale on Tuesday asked Washington, D.C., federal judges for permanent court orders blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, saying the directives threaten the firms, their clients and the entire legal system.