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MoFo, Irell Latest Firms To Unveil Competitive Bonuses
Morrison Foerster LLP and litigation boutique Irell & Manella LLP have joined a chorus of firms announcing associate bonuses that meet or exceed the BigLaw standard for associate bonuses this year, with MoFo offering up to $218,200 and Irell handing its lawyers as much as $175,000.
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How Lawyers May Sue The Trump Administration … Again
During the last Trump administration, BigLaw firms challenged White House policies, focusing on immigration, environmental regulations and healthcare. This time around, attorneys could rely on old tools, and some new tactics, to stall the executive branch.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
This week's Legal Lions leader comes from the public sector, as federal prosecutors secured a $650 million settlement from McKinsey & Co. to resolve a lawsuit over the consulting giant's role in Purdue Pharma's promotion of OxyContin.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms announced large associate bonuses, opened up new offices, and made notable hires. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dinsmore Adds Labor And Employment Duo In Denver
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired two labor and employment attorneys in Denver from a firm one of those attorneys helped found, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Top Takeaways For Mid-Law Firms In 2024
In 2024, midsize, midmarket and regional firms saw an overall strong year, several notable firm mergers and much conversation around new technologies, especially generative artificial intelligence.
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Hueston Hennigan, McKool Smith Bonuses Top Milbank Scale
Trial firm Hueston Hennigan LLP is the latest boutique to award above-market, year-end bonuses, the firm said Thursday.
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The Year In Legal Ethics: AI, Judicial Scandal And More
A number of legal ethics topics dominated the conversation in 2024, including artificial intelligence and the fallout of an undisclosed relationship between a Texas bankruptcy judge and an attorney whose firm appeared before him for years.
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Firms Expand Recruiting Departments Amid Strategic Push
Law firms have grown their internal talent acquisition and recruiting teams as they compete to add partners who further the firms' strategic goals, according to a survey released this week.
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Law Firms Tap Business-Savvy Leaders Amid 2024 Shakeups
The legal industry has seen ongoing leadership changes in 2024, with law firms increasingly turning to business-savvy leaders to oversee operations and better compete in a challenging market.
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Young Conaway Elects 3 New Partners From Its Del. Office
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP has announced that two bankruptcy attorneys and a corporate litigator will join its partnership on Jan. 1.
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Nixon Peabody Employment Litigator Jumps To Rimon In LA
Rimon PC is expanding its employment practice, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a former Nixon Peabody LLP litigator as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office.
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Attorney Billing Rates Continue To Climb In 2024
Billing rates for outside counsel continued to rise in 2024, with law firm associate rates experiencing the sharpest growth, increasing by 3.11% compared to the previous year, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
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Burns White Taps Atty Duo As Employment Group Leaders
Midsized law firm Burns White LLC has turned to two veterans in its Pennsylvania offices to lead its employment practices liability group.
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Lowenstein Sandler Dispensary Fee Suit Must Fail, Court Told
Lowenstein Sandler LLP sunk its own $766,000 breach of contract and unjust enrichment suit by failing to give proper notice prior to filing, a New Jersey cannabis dispensary told the state court, hitting back against the firm's claims that its complaint is a continuation of an "ancillary legal action" — a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Veteran Employment Atty Rejoins Jones Walker As HR Chief
Jones Walker LLP announced this week that a former attorney who was in the firm's labor and employment practice for over a decade has rejoined as its new chief human resources officer.
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The Top Judicial Ethics Cases Of 2024
Multiple federal judges, including a U.S. Supreme Court justice, found themselves in ethical hot water in 2024, with the fallout from some of the highest-profile of those cases likely to continue in 2025.
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Law Student Diversity Staying Constant, Despite High Court
The racial diversity of 2024's incoming law school classes remained largely unchanged from 2023, according to data from the American Bar Association, even in the face of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning race-based admissions criteria.
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Armstrong Teasdale Corporate Quintet Joins Spencer Fane
Spencer Fane LLP announced Tuesday that five corporate attorneys, including three partners, from Armstrong Teasdale LLP have joined the firm's Denver; Overland Park, Kansas; and St. Louis offices.
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Split Pa. High Court Revives Kleinbard Fee Row Over DA Work
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday revived Kleinbard LLC's bid to get Lancaster County to pay for legal work on behalf of a former district attorney, reasoning that a lower court hastily rejected the firm's factual assertions.
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PBS Atty Rolls The Dice With New Supreme Court Board Game
A forthcoming board game designed by Talia Rosen, an associate general counsel for PBS and lifelong gaming enthusiast, lets players experience the history of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Bonuses At Susman Godfrey, Other Boutiques Top Milbank's
Susman Godfrey LLP, Pallas Partners, Yetter Coleman LLP and other litigation boutiques are offering associates bonuses exceeding the market scale set by BigLaw firms this year.
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Gunster Expands In Miami With Real Estate, Employment Pros
Florida business law firm Gunster has picked up a pair of new shareholders for its Miami office, including a real estate attorney from Cozen O'Connor and a labor and employment attorney who was previously in-house at Costa Farms.
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Jackson Walker Adds Benefits Pro In Dallas
Texas-based Jackson Walker LLP has expanded its employee benefits team with an experienced attorney from Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP.
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Another Rimon Atty Joins Colleagues At Potomac Law Group
Potomac Law Group has hired its fourth Rimôn PC partner in the past three months, the firm announced Monday. He focuses his practice on intellectual property, artificial intelligence and blockchain matters.