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AI Firm Bids For Weil Assets Spotlight Firm Data Value
Gibson Dunn Set To Bring On 120 Lawyers From Weil
Despite Industry Support, Weil Associates Face Hard Choices
Pay Up, Hours Down For BigLaw Partners
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Midterm Dem Wins To Scramble Lit Funding Legislative Efforts
Litigation funders can rest easy, for now, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will need to rethink its approach after last night's midterm elections saw Democrats rout Republicans, scrambling a yearslong effort for federal regulation of litigation finance that's so far relied on Republicans.
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Attys Ensure Voters' 'Right To Be Heard' In Midterm Elections
From BigLaw attorneys and solo practitioners to university professors, thousands of attorney volunteers turned out for Tuesday's midterm elections to ensure American voters' ballots would be counted.
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MVP: Holland & Knight's Jennifer Weaver
Dubbed the "Queen of the False Claims Act" by an opposing counsel, Jennifer Weaver of Holland & Knight LLP convinced the government to drop its investigation into California's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and successfully defended a Puerto Rican cardiologist against FCA and kickback claims, earning her a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.
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MVP: Paul Weiss' Brian Krause
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Brian Krause assisted drug company Metsera in its $10 billion acquisition by Pfizer and served as the lead tax counsel during Keurig Dr Pepper's $18.4 billion acquisition of coffee company JDE Peet's, earning him a place among the 2026 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous
Ted Boutrous of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP worked numerous high-profile cases involving the media and public figures this year, including The New York Times in its challenge to the Pentagon's restrictions on journalists and NPR in its funding fight, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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MVP: Nossaman's Elizabeth Cousins
Elizabeth Cousins of Nossaman LLP led counsel for several local government agencies in California on massive water supply and transportation infrastructure projects, landing her a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Construction MVPs.
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MVP: Kirkland's Kimberly McGrath
Kimberly McGrath of Kirkland & Ellis LLP is advising a consortium of investors acquiring Aligned Data Centers LLC in a $40 billion deal and is guiding CyrusOne LP on several multibillion-dollar data center transactions, earning her a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
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MVP: Lockridge Grindal's Brian Clark
Brian D. Clark of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP spearheaded a pro bono effort that freed unlawfully detained immigrants in Minnesota during the early days of ICE's Operation Metro Surge, and he secured more than $116 million in a sprawling PVC pipe antitrust suit — one of many multimillion-dollar outcomes for clients — earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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Ogletree Brings On 3 Attys In Calif. Specializing In Litigation
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has expanded two of its California offices with the recent additions of three attorneys who moved their practices to Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Partners From Constangy, Akerman
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced the arrival of two new partners — a cybersecurity attorney from Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP and a real estate attorney from Akerman LLP.
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Clark Hill Taps Taft Strategy Leader As Biz Development Chief
Executive search firm The Alexander Group announced Tuesday that Clark Hill PLC has hired a veteran of the legal industry from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP to serve as chief marketing and business development officer, touting her expertise in executive marketing and strategy leadership.
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Weil's London Wind-Down Could Outlast Partner Exits
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's proposed wind-down could leave its London partnership with continuing obligations to clients, employees and creditors long after departing lawyers have joined rival firms, legal and regulatory specialists say.
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Quinn Emanuel Hiring Weil Litigator And SDNY Alumnus
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP litigator and former federal prosecutor Adam Fee is joining Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as Weil prepares to close its doors, Quinn Emanuel co-managing partner Mike Carlinsky confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Tuesday.
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MVP: Debevoise's Peter Schuur
Peter Schuur, chair of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's global tax practice, steered the tax strategy for Warner Bros. Discovery's $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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MVP: Davis Wright's Elizabeth McNamara
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP partner Elizabeth McNamara persuaded a New York federal judge to dismiss President Donald Trump's $50 million copyright lawsuit over journalist Bob Woodward's recorded interviews and fended off defamation claims against several other clients, earning her a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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MVP: Dudensing Law's Ed Dudensing
Ed Dudensing of Dudensing Law won a $110 million verdict in a case involving a dementia victim at a private equity-backed senior housing facility and a separate $15.75 million total jury verdict in a neglected senior case, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.
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MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's John Rizio-Hamilton
LM SLOTTING -- John Rizio-Hamilton of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP worked to secure a $120 million settlement for investors over alleged conflicts of interest in the sale of Viacom securities and a $37.5 million recovery in a securities fraud class action against Silvergate Capital Corp., earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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DOJ Says Trump Adviser Needn't Answer ABA Subpoenas Yet
The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing that Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn shouldn't have to respond to subpoenas from the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Trump administration's campaign against law firms until the presiding judge rules on the administration's preexisting motion to quash them.
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Hospice Provider General Counsel Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has rehired the former general counsel of Elara Caring, a hospice, home health and personal care service provider, who joins the firm as an FDA and healthcare practice partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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BCLP Promotes 15 Lawyers To Partnership In US And Europe
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced Tuesday that it has promoted 15 lawyers to partner across eight offices in Europe and the U.S.
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Texas Atty Seeks Release In Cyberstalking Case
A Texas lawyer who is expected to plead guilty in a cyberstalking case involving BigLaw firm attorneys is asking a federal court to free her, saying circumstances are "materially different" because of mental health treatment she has received while behind bars.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Wilson On Trial By Zoom
Before she became a state court judge in Washington, Judge Coreen Wilson worked as a trial attorney litigating hundreds of cases, including the country's first binding virtual civil jury trial during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Legal AI Startup Athena Raises $2.5M Pre-Seed Funding
Athena, a startup founded by former employees at legal artificial intelligence giant Legora, announced on Tuesday the raising of $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm known as a16z Capital Management.
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Latham Hires Tax Partner In DC From Morgan Lewis
Latham & Watkins LLP has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner who spent 16 years with his previous firm working on tax and employee benefits issues.
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Top Real Estate Atty Joins Goodwin As Weil Winds Down
A prominent co-leader of the real estate practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is joining Goodwin Procter LLP as his former firm begins to wind down operations, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Expert Analysis
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What In-House Candidates Want To Know About Cos.' AI Plans
For legal departments competing for strong in-house talent, artificial intelligence strategy has become part of the employer value proposition, and companies should be prepared to explain it with the same rigor they expect from candidates, says Pamela Salling at Major Lindsey.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Local Office Culture
From encouraging innovation to boosting morale, using community building strategies to nurture a local office identity has multiple benefits for all aspects of a national law firm and its business, says Kate Gallin, leader of Epstein Becker's Boston office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Curate Your Web Presence.jpg)
Lawyers can tighten their business development strategy by defining a niche digital presence, translating experience into client benefits in website materials, and using LinkedIn and attorney bios to demonstrate relevant expertise before prospective clients make contact, says Michael Mellor at 742 Advisors.
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Why Women Attys Aren't Using Firm Wellness Programs
The American Bar Association recently released the first national study centered on the mental well-being of women lawyers, but their recommendations misidentify why women with access to firm wellness programs are reluctant to use them for therapy, says Annia Raja at Helm Psychology.
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Defensible Pricing Principles For Law Firm MSO Fees
As private equity investors increasingly invest in law firms using management services organizations, several Internal Revenue Code principles provide a framework for evaluating market-based pricing terms that respects fee-sharing prohibitions and mitigates investor concerns, says Perry Urken at Ryan.
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7 Ways Legal Leaders Can Foster Firmwide Stewardship
As the modern mandate for law firm leaders' responsibilities expands to become more untenable, a chairperson’s best work is reflected in teamwide judgment, the next generation's confidence and the firm's ability to act without routing every decision through one person, says Eric Belfi, chairman at Labaton Keller.
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Legal Tech Talks: Centari CEO On Shifting Atty Role
Kevin Walker, founder and CEO of Centari, discusses how new technology can expand access to information, identify issues earlier and allow attorneys to play a more continuous role in helping clients make decisions.
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Making Legal Cents: Get Better Intelligence For 2027 Planning
As strategic planning begins for the year ahead, firms must look beyond last year's numbers and ask harder questions about what is changing more broadly, what inside the firm needs to be fixed and what has to be true for the next investment or growth plan to work, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
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RFP Reset: In The Age Of AI, Evidence Beats Eloquence
As firms increasingly use artificial intelligence tools to quickly produce highly tailored responses to requests for proposals, polished prose alone tells clients less than it once did, so in-house teams should compare meaningful evidence and measure whether promised value is actually delivered, says Roger Rutkowski at Mercedes-Benz USA.
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The Road Map To A Law Firm MSO IPO
For managing partners considering outside capital, one potential three-phase path could allow firms to transition from a traditional limited liability partnership to a publicly traded managed services organization structure, provided they keep ethical rules and regulations top of mind, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Potential Risks Of A Law Firm MSO IPO
Though initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital as private equity invests in law firm management services organizations, ethics rules, partner runs, shifting regulations and market pressures pose potential challenges, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The GC's 1st 90 Days: How To Listen Before You Lead
For a new general counsel, scheduling conversations with your new team members, the C-suite and the company’s directors — where you can listen intently and strategically — is the fastest way to understand the company's fault lines and dynamics, says Alex Dimitrief, former general counsel at GE and Sotera Health.
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The Economic Case For A Law Firm MSO IPO
As private equity investment in law firm management services organizations accelerates, initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital at a multibillion-dollar scale, particularly if the transaction uses a tax-efficient partnership structure, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Simplify Networking
The hardest part of business development is building relationships without feeling awkward or transactional, but to solve this networking conundrum we ranked networking activities from the least intimidating to the most challenging and shared a small, workable action item for each, say attorneys at Irell.
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Community Is Key To Addressing Rural Legal Deserts
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Pipeline programs for current and prospective lawyers to find and build careers in legal deserts should be designed with relationships and connection uppermost in mind and priority, says Presiding New York Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Garry.