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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robinson & Cole's handling of a $146.5 million healthcare transaction and Munger Tolles' defense of OpenAI in a trade secrets suit lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 3 to 17.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Caldwell Cassady & Curry PC and Miller Fair Henry PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury found Samsung must pay nearly $445.5 million for infringing four wireless communication patents.
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Saul Ewing Expands In Pittsburgh With 2 Attorneys
A former assistant U.S. attorney in Michigan and an attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients on trusts and estates matters have recently moved their practices to Saul Ewing LLP's Pittsburgh office.
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Plaintiff Drops Claim Against Litigation Funder And CEO
A litigation funder has been dismissed from a suit brought by a plaintiff accusing his former lawyer of conspiring to charge him inflated legal fees to cover high-interest litigation loans, according to a court filing made public Friday.
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How Frost Brown, Gibbons Merger Plans Took Root
The proposed tie-up of Midwest-based Frost Brown Todd LLP and Northeast middle-market peer Gibbons PC is being praised as a smart combination in an increasingly competitive middle market where consolidation pressures are driving an increase in merger activity.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms expanded their operations and hired C-suite executives. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Faegre Drinker Grows Philly Office With Franchise Specialist
An attorney specializing in assisting clients with matters involving franchise law has moved her practice to Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP's Philadelphia office after five years with Quarles & Brady LLP.
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Saul Ewing Asks For End To Ex-Conrail CEO's Legal Mal Suit
Following a federal court decision upholding an $11 million arbitration award against former Conrail CEO David LeVan that stemmed from a failed Gettysburg casino project, Saul Ewing has urged a Philadelphia judge to find that LeVan is time-barred from bringing his malpractice case against the firm, in which he accused it of poorly advising him during the fallout of the collapsed deal.
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ABA Says Attys Must Be Clear About Neutrality In Mediations
Attorneys who agree to work as neutral, third-party mediators must make it explicitly clear that they are not advising or holding privilege with participants, the American Bar Association has warned in its latest ethics opinion.
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Buckle Up And Be Nice: Philly Biz Court Judges Share Tips
Newly shortened litigation timelines and old-fashioned congeniality were among the points emphasized by the judges of Philadelphia's dedicated business court as they shared tips of the trade on Saturday during a gathering of lawyers who practice in the busy venue.
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Archer Adds Sports Law Duo From Cowan DeBaets In NY, Pa.
Archer & Greiner PC has expanded its Philadelphia and New York offices with the recent additions of two attorneys with expertise representing clients in the sports and entertainment industries who moved their practices from Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP.
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Pittsburgh Solicitor Departing To Go In-House At Utility
Pittsburgh's city solicitor is preparing for her departure from government to move into the private sector as an in-house attorney for utility provider Duquesne Light Co.
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Ex-OneTaste Staffer Fights Firm's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
A former OneTaste employee is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reject Kohn Swift & Graf PC's bid to dismiss her legal malpractice suit alleging that the firm was negligent when it represented her in connection with a federal subpoena related to an investigation of the sexual wellness company, asserting that her claims are valid.
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Ogletree Brings On New COO From BCLP In DC
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has added a former chief operating officer for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as its chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Philly Healthcare Duo Joins Burns White
Burns White LLC announced that a pair of experienced Philadelphia-based attorneys have joined the firm's healthcare practice as a member and of counsel.
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Attys Suspect AI In Police Surveillance Could Lead To Bias
A panel of Pennsylvania attorneys speaking on advances in the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice and surveillance expressed concern over the potential misuse of such technologies, predicting they could result in rights violations on both individual and mass scales.
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Ex-Atty Says Contested Embezzlement Not Denial Of Remorse
A Pennsylvania attorney disbarred for allegedly embezzling money from the Philadelphia school district told an ethics panel Tuesday that he should be reinstated because a disciplinary hearing committee ignored evidence that he had shown remorse, all while denying he'd directly benefited from the scheme.
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Q3 Law Firm Lateral Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism
Lateral attorney hiring at the nation's largest law firms continued to climb in the third quarter of 2025, signaling that the legal talent market is gradually stabilizing after a sluggish start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Pa. Law Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Disability Bias Suit
A Pennsylvania law firm has agreed to settle a former paralegal's lawsuit claiming she was fired for taking medical leave to undergo treatment for a panic disorder, according to a filing in federal court Friday.
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Office Snapshot: Polsinelli Spreads Out In Philadelphia
After planting a flag in Philadelphia a little over a year ago, Polsinelli PC gave its more than 50 local attorneys and staff members more elbow room last month as it finished moving into a new office that doubled its overall space in the city.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A law firm combination and BigLaw group hires made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Jenn Mascott Of WH Counsel's Office Confirmed To 3rd Circ.
The Senate voted 50-47 on Thursday to confirm Jenn Mascott, currently serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the Delaware seat on the Third Circuit.
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Federal Prosecutor Joins Saxton & Stump In Pittsburgh
A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after more than 13 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, joining Saxton & Stump's Pittsburgh office.
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Hausfeld Brings On 3 Attorneys From Government Agencies
An ex-Philadelphia prosecutor and two former federal government attorneys have moved out of the public sector and into private practice by joining Hausfeld LLP's offices in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C.
Expert Analysis
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.