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Cooley's Bench-Growing Bet On More Gov't Scrutiny Paid Off
McDermott Welcomes Back Employee Benefits Atty In DC
Meet The Holtzman Vogel Atty Picked As Trump's WH Counsel
Gibson Dunn 'Titan,' Ex-Solicitor General Theodore Olson Dies
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Giuliani Gets New Atty As Poll Workers Seek To Collect $148M
Two days after Rudy Giuliani's lawyers asked a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation award against him, the embattled former mayor of New York found himself new representation.
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Meet Trump's Solicitor General Nominee John Sauer
A former Missouri solicitor general who later convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that former presidents have sweeping immunity from prosecution for their official acts is poised to become the next U.S. solicitor general, joining other members of President-elect Donald Trump's criminal defense team who are slated to take top roles at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The High Court Fee Case That Has Civil Rights Attys On Edge
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon make it more difficult for civil rights attorneys to get paid even when they successfully challenge harmful government policies, an "earthshaking disturbance" advocates say could deter lawyers from taking on indigent clients.
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What To Know About Digital Marketing Before Starting A Firm
At the New York City Bar's Small Law Symposium on Thursday, lawyers and a digital marketing expert broke down what attorneys looking to launch a law firm should be thinking about before launching a digital marketing campaign.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in only three cases during the holiday-shortened week, but that didn't stop the justices from positing a slew of hypotheticals in cases over a shareholder suit against Nvidia, a mobster's responsibility for a crime he didn't physically commit, and the inclusion of weekends in the government's 60-day deadline to voluntarily deport. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Beltway Moves: Holtzman Vogel, Freshfields, Skadden
A Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC partner is headed back to the White House to serve as its top lawyer in one of the major legal industry moves of the past few weeks in Washington, D.C.
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US Courts' Design Standards Increase Size, Costs, GAO Says
A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, publicly released Friday, has found that the judiciary's updated 2021 U.S. courts design guide would likely increase both the size and costs of federal courts.
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Wilson Sonsini Partnership Class Drops Slightly To 16 Attys
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has elected 16 attorneys to its partnership, marking a dip from the 20 partners elected for 2024 and a further decline from its 23-attorney partner class for 2022, which was its largest partner class since 1999.
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Another Paul Hastings Int'l Arbitration Atty Joins Linklaters
Linklaters has added a senior counsel in Washington, D.C., who joins the firm's international arbitration practice from Paul Hastings LLP, weeks after that firm's international arbitration practice co-chair made a similar jump.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiley Rein's work on a $5 billion telecommunications deal and Brownstein Hyatt's representation of a debt-collection trade group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Nov. 1 to 15.
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Walker & Dunlop Gives Interim GC Permanent Role
Commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm Walker & Dunlop Inc. has promoted its interim general counsel since May to the role permanently.
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Litigator Becomes Newest Member Of Whiteford's Exec Board
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP has announced the appointment of an experienced litigation partner who's been with the firm for more than 25 years to its executive committee.
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Grassley To Take 'Traditional Approach' To Blue Slips
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is signaling he will keep the process in place for home state senators' approval of district court nominees, although in the past he has claimed discretion to move forward when he thinks there's no good reason to block a nominee.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Covington & Burling LLP leads this week's list of Law360 legal lions for helping Mark Zuckerberg beat multidistrict litigation claims alleging Meta concealed social media's risks to young users.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments and Milbank kicked off BigLaw bonus season. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Trump Names Solicitor General, SDNY Picks
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday he is tapping for solicitor general the lawyer who represented him before the U.S. Supreme Court and will name his former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Trump Taps His Criminal Defense Lawyer For Deputy AG
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked his personal defense attorney Todd Blanche to serve as second-in-command at the U.S. Department of Justice as deputy attorney general.
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Gaetz's Slim Legal Resume Raises Concerns Over AG Role
Having never served as a prosecutor and with minimal experience practicing law, Matt Gaetz would have the thinnest legal resume of any attorney general in recent history and would face a steep learning curve, including daunting leadership challenges, if he were to take up the reins of the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.
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Giuliani Attys Signal Impasse In Bid To Exit Collection Cases
Attorneys representing disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a New York federal court to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation award against him, indicating they are at odds with the onetime New York City mayor.
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Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Firm Can't Hide Family Leave Memo
Two married ex-associates suing Jones Day over its allegedly discriminatory family leave policy want the firm to hand over a memo from 1994, which they claim could be key to the bitterly contested case.
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Judiciary Chair Calls For Release Of Gaetz Ethics Report
A day after President-elect Donald Trump announced former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, questions linger on whether the potentially damaging House Ethics Committee report on his alleged sexual misconduct will see the light of day now that he resigned.
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Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Lawyers Partnering With Non-Attys
A proposed ethics opinion from the State Bar of Texas says lawyers practicing in the Lone Star State cannot partner with law firms offering legal services in other jurisdictions if the partnership includes a non-lawyer, even if such arrangements are permitted in the jurisdiction where the law firm is based.
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Honigman Grows In DC With Ex-Latham Finance Atty
A finance attorney who specializes in assisting life science companies with early-stage growth recently moved his practice to Honigman LLP's Washington, D.C., office after eight years with Latham & Watkins LLP.
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4th Circ. Nomination Sent To Full Senate With NC Senator's Ire
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on Thursday the nomination of Ryan Young Park, solicitor general of North Carolina, to the Fourth Circuit, with one Republican senator repeating his warning that Park does not have the votes.
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Proskauer Taps Ex-Creative Artists Agency CFO As New COO
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former chief financial officer from Creative Artists Agency as its chief operating officer to oversee the firm's operations and 800 business services professionals.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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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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Series
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.