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The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Thursday that a former Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP attorney's assault claim against a onetime colleague at the firm is unviable because substantial proof exists to show that the actions in question were done to defend another person.
A Kleinbard LLC attorney who represents companies offering "skill games" in Pennsylvania can get a spreadsheet listing how much lottery revenue retailers take in per week compared to the number of skill games they have, after a state appellate court ruled Thursday that the data is a public record and not subject to any exemptions.
Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP has brought on a former Hartman Simons & Wood LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its national real estate practice with an attorney who's guided Home Depot on retail and warehousing real estate matters, the firm announced Thursday.
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC said Wednesday it has continued to grow in the Philadelphia suburbs with the recent addition of a construction attorney who joined the firm after more than two years at New York-based Smith Gambrell Russell LLP.
Morrison Cohen LLP has hired an Eastern District of New York prosecutor known for her roles in major cases like that against Mozambique's former finance minister, saying Thursday that she will focus on white-collar criminal defense, investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.
As the new year gets underway, numerous Delaware law firms recently announced attorney promotions, including Bayard PA, Morris James LLP, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP and Gordon Fournaris & Mammarella PA.
White and Williams LLP has elevated a longtime subrogation partner to chair of the firm's subrogation department, in which he has practiced for more than 30 years.
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced that a veteran litigation attorney with more than 30 years of experience has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in what the firm said continues its efforts to expand the practice in the city.
The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.
After 17 years leading New York-based Mid-Law firm Pryor Cashman LLP, the firm's managing partner is stepping down at the end of January, saying that he is proud of the way the firm has grown under his leadership while still maintaining its identity.
Delaware firm Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP has promoted its director of finance to serve as its chief financial officer to help steer its financial and strategic direction.
Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.
Moore & Van Allen PLLC announced that longtime financial services counselor Mark Tibberts has joined its Charlotte, North Carolina, office as a partner, bringing with him knowledge on energy and infrastructure projects that will bolster the firm's offerings to its clients.
As out-of-control wildfires reportedly killed at least five people and forced tens of thousands in Los Angeles to evacuate, lawyers and law firms in the city confronted a day of upheaval both at home and in their jobs.
Leech Tishman is staying with the status quo for some of its top leadership positions after extending the firm's managing partner's 20-year tenure for another three-year term and reelecting two members of the management committee.
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
Florida-headquartered mid-size law firm Becker & Poliakoff PC has acquired New York boutique Anderson & Ochs LLP and is adding three partners with experience in representing cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners' associations.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced Wednesday that it made its first push into Florida with the opening of a Tampa shop, its 13th office nationwide.
Spencer Fane LLP has promoted 13 attorneys to partner in what is the firm's largest class in recent years, according to an announcement.
Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC announced Wednesday it has tapped a former Kings County, New York, assistant district attorney, who joined the firm from Bressler Amery & Ross PC last year, to lead its litigation department in New York and New Jersey, where the firm has recently expanded its reach.
Munck Wilson Mandala LLP has moved its headquarters to a "meticulously crafted" space in the Uptown Dallas business district and relocated its North Dallas branch to a new space in Granite Park in Plano, Texas.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has brought on a senior leader from Goodwin Procter LLP as chief marketing and business development officer, the firm said Wednesday.
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.
With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.
The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.
Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.
In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court HeadwindsThough the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.