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    Denver Environmental Lawyer Rejoins V&E From Kirkland

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has announced the return of a Denver environmental lawyer from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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    Clifford Chance Extends Partnership With Legal Tech Biz

    Clifford Chance LLP plans to continue to make the most of new artificial intelligence technology from Wexler following a pilot to free up lawyers' time on complex disputes, the two organizations confirmed Thursday.

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    Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.

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    Your Competition Is Probably Investing In Their Clients

    Legal advisers typically sit beside, not across, from their clients, and advise on deals rather than take part in them.

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    Schulte Roth Restructuring Leader Rejoins Cadwalader In DC

    The former co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's business reorganization group has rejoined Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP after more than a decade away from the firm, Cadwalader recently announced.

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    Legal Tech Group ILTA Honors Five Influential Women

    Five attorneys, including leaders from CS Disco, King & Wood Mallesons and Legaltech Hub, were honored Tuesday by the International Legal Technology Association as part of its 2025 list of Influential Women in Legal Tech, an annual list published by the professional network.

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    Alston & Bird Securities Litigator Joins Katten In Calif.

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP added a former Alston & Bird LLP securities litigation partner whom one firm leader has hoped to hire after a stint working together decades ago.

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    Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump Order

    A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing a bribery trial next month has fired Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from his defense team following the Trump administration's revocation of the firm's security clearances, according to a withdrawal motion filed Wednesday by firm partner Roberto Finzi.

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    Norton Rose Continues Energy Growth With 4 Houston Attys

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced the additions of four energy attorneys from Texas boutique Alvarez Stauffer Bremer PLLC on Wednesday, bringing complex commercial litigation and catastrophic incident response experience as the firm continues to build on its momentum in the energy market.

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    EEOC Bid For Law Firm DEI Info On Shaky Ground, Attys Say

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent call for law firms to cough up a trove of information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs lacks statutory authority and may contravene federal law, according to experts from both sides of the aisle.

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    Pillsbury Adds Commercial Deal Pro From A&O Shearman

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has expanded its global sourcing and technology transactions practice with the addition of the U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's digital, data, intellectual property and technology practice.

  • Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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    Ex-Milbank Atty Hired To Lead Sichenzia Ross Corporate Unit

    A former Milbank LLP attorney has joined Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP in New York, to lead its corporate and securities department as managing partner, according to an announcement Tuesday.

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    Thompson Hine Taps Robins Kaplan Trio For Minn. Launch

    Thompson Hine LLP announced Wednesday that it launched a new office in Minneapolis, hiring three litigation partners from Robins Kaplan LLP, including the firm's former national trial chair, to lead the expansion.

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    How BigLaw Is Tweaking Diversity Messaging Amid Pushback

    As the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of diversity programs, some of the nation's leading law firms are quietly adjusting how they publicly present their diversity commitments, including softening language, scrubbing diversity reports, and, in some cases, erasing diversity pages altogether.

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    Fried Frank Adds Simpson Thacher Private Funds Pro In NY

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has expanded its global asset management practice with the addition of a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attorney, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    McDermott Launches San Diego Office Helmed By IP Veteran

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced Tuesday it is opening an office in San Diego and has tapped a longtime intellectual property attorney to lead it, while also naming that attorney to be one of the co-heads of its global IP practice.

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    Employment Ace Rejoins Littler In Houston From ADR Firm

    A former Littler Mendelson PC shareholder who spent the last 15 years as a business executive, general counsel and leader of his own alternative dispute resolution firm rejoined his former workplace to pick back up his private practice career.

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    Quinn Emanuel Adds Schulte Roth Co-Litigation Leader In NY

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has announced that it has hired the former co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's litigation group for its New York office, who also steered his former firm's shareholder activism litigation practice.

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    Simpson Thacher Gains Securitization Expert In NY

    A former Vinson & Elkins LLP aviation finance practice co-head has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a New York partner, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Dem Ex-EEOC Officials Call Law Firm DEI Letters Overreach

    A group of Democratic-appointed former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials urged acting Chair Andrea Lucas on Tuesday to rescind letters seeking information from 20 law firms about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, saying she had exceeded the agency's power.

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    Ex-BigLaw Exec's Legal Data Startup Raises $4.5M

    Entegrata, a legal technology startup that helps law firms manage and utilize data, closed its seed round Tuesday to bring its total funding to date to $4.5 million.

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    Greenberg Traurig Boosts Litigation Team With 4 Denver Attys

    A team of four litigators have joined Greenberg Traurig LLP's growing Denver office, including a shareholder who was tapped to lead the office's litigation practice. 

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    Ex-Goodwin, Gupta Wessler Attys Start Plaintiff Appeals Firm

    Two Goodwin Procter appellate attorneys, along with a former Gupta Wessler LLP lawyer, have branched out to start their own plaintiff-side appellate boutique, the attorneys announced on Tuesday.

  • Pa. Atty, Funder Can't Escape Litigation Funding Scheme Suit

    A Pennsylvania lawyer and a litigation funder must face a racketeering and negligence suit, as a Pennsylvania federal judge declined to dismiss claims brought by a client accusing his former lawyer of engaging in a conspiracy to improperly charge him inflated legal fees to cover high-interest litigation loans.

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Expert Analysis

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    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.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.

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