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Republican state attorneys general representing 21 states are pushing back against proposed changes to the American Bar Association's diversity and inclusion standards for law schools, cautioning that they run afoul of precedent the U.S. Supreme Court established when it struck down affirmative action in 2023.
The next wave of states that test and permit nonlawyer ownership of law firms will be driven primarily by advancements in legal technology.
Ballard Spahr LLP officially merged with Lane Powell PC on Jan. 1, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest. Law360 Pulse spoke with Peter Michaud, chair of the combined firm, and Barbara Duffy, former Lane Powell president, about their leadership priorities, integration strategies and growth plans.
Liskow & Lewis APLC, a Gulf Coast-based firm focusing on matters in the energy sector, has opened an office in New York City and hired two new shareholders to lead the firm's maritime practice in New York.
FordHarrison LLP announced Tuesday that it has named three office managing partners in Orlando, Florida; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Washington, D.C.
Braverman Greenspun PC said Tuesday it has acquired real estate boutique Zingman & Associates PLLC, allowing it to deepen its capabilities in landlord-tenant related issues.
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announced a number of leadership appointments this week, including a new chief financial officer, practice group leaders and members of the firm's management committee.
Florida-based Greenspoon Marder LLP and New York-based Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP have entered into a strategic alliance, which will expand the offerings for both firms' clients in the two states, they announced Tuesday.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced a class of five new partners for 2025 this week, drawing on attorneys working from New York and New Jersey and bringing expertise in tax law, environmental law, white collar defense and more.
Gibbons PC has expanded its employment and labor law practice group with the addition of the former chief legal officer for labor and employment at Prudential.
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC is the latest firm to get in on the exploding lateral movement in the energy legal market following the 2024 presidential election, adding a former Trump administration attorney who served in a first-of-its-kind role in the first administration's Interior Department.
Stoel Rives LLP said construction and real estate attorney Kirsten Worley has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office.
Tyson & Mendes LLP has elevated a California-based attorney under 40 as its first-ever national managing partner, a position that she hopes will allow her to continue supporting women leaders in the legal industry and beyond.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a $700,000 judgment in favor of a cost-cutting consulting firm, arguing the lower court failed to follow a procedural rule requiring specificity in directed verdict motions.
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has added eight attorneys across four cities and eight practice areas to its partnership ranks in the New Year, growing its class from just six in 2024.
Florida law firm Shutts & Bowen LLP has elevated the longtime co-chair of its government law practice to serve as managing partner of the firm's Fort Lauderdale office, turning to an attorney who has been with the firm for more than 25 years, the firm announced Monday.
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP announced Monday it has brought on a partner to lead its land use practice, who joins the firm after 25 years as a name partner at a recently shuttered boutique.
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC named a new managing partner on Monday, tapping its former litigation practice group leader and former deputy general counsel for the leadership role.
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has defeated an attempt from an attorney and former client to countersue it for breach of contract in New Jersey state litigation from the firm over unpaid fees, accusing the lawyer of a "flagrant attempt to manipulate the judicial process."
A former Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, school superintendent has left the education field after more than 30 years to join Barley Snyder as the firm's new chief operating officer.
Texas Insurance Co. has sued the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and a partner in California state court, alleging they failed to advise the insurer that it could be liable for the bulk of an $11.15 million verdict in an underlying personal injury case.
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has bolstered its San Francisco office with a partner of nearly 10 years at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, who brings experience in compliance and workplace litigation around a variety of California employment laws.
Large law firms engaged in more lateral hiring in 2024 than the year before, but a strong start to the year fizzled out with a substantial dip in hiring across all job categories in the fourth quarter, according to new information from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
Litchfield Cavo LLP has kicked off the new year with a leadership change, appointing its third managing partner in firm history and the first woman to hold the position.