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    Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Javier Ortiz

    Javier Ortiz of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP advised financing banks on an unusual and complex cross-border asset-based loan for Apollo Global Management's $6 billion acquisition of auto parts-maker Tenneco Inc., earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Margaret Nettesheim

    Margaret Nettesheim of King & Spalding LLP is overseeing the development of the third-party risk management process at an international infrastructure company in the Middle East as it builds a megaproject, earning her a spot among the compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Katie Wellington

    Hogan Lovells' Katie Wellington was one of the chief architects of an argument that resulted in a win for a voting rights group in a dispute over the so-called independent state legislature theory before the U.S. Supreme Court, preventing state legislatures from changing election rules and maps without being subject to judicial review, earning her a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Troutman's Elizabeth Phillips Corey

    Elizabeth Phillips Corey's scientific aptitude, legal chops and client relations have made her an asset at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, where she's helped save an oil field that was in danger of being shut down and worked with a company hoping to usher in new nanotechnology, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Troutman Adds 3 More CMBS Attys From K&L Gates

    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has announced three more additions to its commercial mortgage-backed securities team from K&L Gates LLP, saying their hires will "further fortify the firm's competitive edge in the special servicing and litigation sectors."

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    Ex-TVA, Duke Energy Atty Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Partner

    Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a former in-house counsel at two major energy corporations as a partner in its regulatory affairs group.

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    Bradley Arant Adds Clark Hill Atty To Lead GC Services Team

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced Thursday that it has added a Clark Hill PLC attorney to build and lead its new general counsel services team and strengthen its corporate and securities practice group.

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    Law Firms Face Hurdles Advising In-House Depts. On AI Risks

    Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.

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    Fox Rothschild Lands Cohen Seglias' Delaware Office Leader

    Fox Rothschild LLP has added the former managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC's Delaware office to expand its real estate practice in the First State and beyond.

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    Rising Star: Latham's Ruchi Gill

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Ruchi Gill was key in guiding a court-ordered national security agreement in a major transaction for her client, earning her a spot among international trade lawyers named as Law360 Rising Stars.

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    Clark Hill Expands Tax Bench With Plunk Smith Atty In Texas

    Clark Hill PLC announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax and estate planning group in North Texas with an attorney who came aboard from Plunk Smith PLLC.

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    Rising Star: Skadden's Katie Clarke

    For advising major acquisitions, including sovereign wealth funds, before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and, more recently, guiding a major mobile games company in its acquisition of the makers of Pokémon Go, Katie Clarke of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP earned a spot among international trade practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Seyfarth Adds Construction Trio From Akerman And Boutique

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Wednesday that a trio of experienced construction attorneys have joined the firm's Los Angeles office, including two hires from Akerman LLP.

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    Reed Smith Taps Insurance Pro To Lead Downtown LA Office

    Reed Smith LLP has tapped a veteran insurance recovery litigator to be the new office managing partner of its downtown Los Angeles office, the firm announced Wednesday.  

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    Pillsbury Adds Weil Duo To Lead East Coast Real Estate Team

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added two partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to serve as the co-leaders of its East Coast real estate practice, the firm said Wednesday.

  • BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty

    BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.

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    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Sara Clark

    Sara Clark of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP was a key member of the team that secured a midtrial dismissal of a manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in connection with a fatal shooting during the filming of the movie "Rust," earning her a spot among the trial attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: O'Melveny's Jason Zarrow

    Jason Zarrow of O'Melveny & Myers LLP was instrumental in two U.S. Supreme Court victories reining in the government's prosecution of identity theft and public corruption, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Cleary's Samuel Levander

    Samuel Levander of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP played key defense roles in two closely watched securities enforcement suits among the first to address how securities laws may apply to digital assets, earning him a spot among the fintech attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Andrew Silton

    Andrew Silton of Beveridge & Diamond PC led a landmark Clean Water Act victory before the U.S. Supreme Court that reshaped how environmental permits are written nationwide, and he's helping cities, developers and tech firms navigate the next wave of environmental law enforcement — earning him a spot among the environmental law attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Kirkland's Thomas Prommer

    Thomas Prommer of Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as lead counsel on a $7.5 billion private credit facility co-led by Blackstone and Magnetar Capital that provided cloud computing company CoreWeave with critical capital for expanding operations, earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Kirkland's Katie Roddy

    Katie Roddy of Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Hudson Pacific Properties on its $700 million sale of a shuttered Los Angeles mall to UCLA after the pandemic complicated Hudson's office redevelopment plans, earning her a spot among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Joseph Saveri Law Firm's Christopher K.L. Young

    Christopher K.L. Young of Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP helped secure a $375 million settlement for mixed martial arts fighters in a class action against the UFC after nearly a decade of litigation, earning him a spot among the class action attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Covington's David Lefebvre

    Covington & Burling LLP's David Lefebvre's practice sits at the center of the changing landscape of media and entertainment programming and includes participating in forming the recent multibillion-dollar Disney joint venture with Reliance Industries in India, earning him a spot among the practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Moore & Van Allen's Kate Wellman

    Kate Wellman of Moore & Van Allen helped a systemically important bank transition loan portfolios tied to U.S. dollar Libor and the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index, earning her a spot among compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    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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    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.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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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    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    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.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    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.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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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    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 Author Photo

    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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