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Kirkland Aiding Navy SEAL Nonprofit's Governance Policies
Kirkland & Ellis LLP capital markets partner Bob Hayward actively counsels pro bono the Navy SEAL Foundation, a nonprofit that provides over 30 programs for SEALs, veterans and their families. Hayward talked to Law360 Pulse ahead of Veterans Day on why he chooses to give his time to the cause.
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Cozen O'Connor Vet Leader On Affinity Group, Military Service
Affinity groups have become one way for law firms to make sure diverse groups of lawyers in their organizations feel connected and supported. Cozen O' Connor is among the firms that provide a forum for attorneys with military service to link up with one another along with provide pro bono work to veterans dealing with legal issues such as benefits and disability compensation matters.
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Office Snapshot: Litigating The 'Quinn Emanuel Way' In Miami
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is preparing for continued growth at its shop in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami after having already expanded its roster there with what the office leader said were attorneys looking "to litigate the Quinn Emanuel way."
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Office Snapshot: Fox Rothschild Crosses The Street In Philly
The more than 100 attorneys and over 250 staff members working from Fox Rothschild LLP's Philadelphia headquarters recently finished setting up shop in their new home at Two Commerce Square in Philadelphia's Center City neighborhood.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms named new leaders and Donald Trump became president-elect. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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MVP: Winston & Strawn's Thomas Melsheimer
After completing six jury trials and pulling out a win for an app developer suing Google for patent infringement, and a victory for U.S. Well Services over three patents owned by Halliburton, Tom Melsheimer is one of the 2024 Law360 Trial MVPs.
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MVP: Skadden's Timothy G. Nelson
Timothy G. Nelson of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has achieved exceptional successes, securing a rare annulment of an award that had dismissed his client Agility's $664 million claim against Iraq and defending a key court win for NextEra Energy against Spain, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 International Arbitration MVPs.
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V&E Reinforces DC Energy Team With Ex-Locke Lord Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired a longtime Locke Lord LLP partner who represents several natural gas, crude oil and liquids pipeline and storage companies, boosting the firm's energy regulatory practice in Washington, D.C.
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MVP: Latham's Michele D. Johnson
Michele D. Johnson of Latham & Watkins LLP successfully defended big names like X, formerly known as Twitter, Apple and Peloton from consumer class actions this year, earning herself a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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Brooklyn Law Closes Tuition Scholarship Gap For Veterans
Starting next year, Brooklyn Law School will provide full-tuition scholarships for students who have served in the armed forces to better support veterans and boost the school’s recruitment efforts.
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MVP: Paul Weiss' Brad Karp
Brad Karp, chair of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, led the legal team defending the National Football League in high-profile suits filed by two former head coaches and a former league network reporter, and defended Major League Baseball against a proposed class action over its merchandise licensing agreements, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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MVP: Sidley's Tara Higgins
Tara Higgins, co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global energy practice, represented Invenergy as part of the equity financing needed for the $1.5 billion acquisition of a renewables portfolio from American Electric Power, including 14 projects in 11 states, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Energy MVPs.
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What's In A Global Footprint? Firms Slim Down In Profit Hunt
Faced with geopolitical events, hybrid working and disruption caused by artificial intelligence, BigLaw is rethinking its international footprint, signaling that legal business must continue to evolve if it is to stay profitable.
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Latham Elevates 24 Associates To Partner In Reduced Class
Latham & Watkins LLP will promote 24 associates to partner at the start of 2025, a number that is down significantly from the 34 associates who were promoted to partner in January 2024, the firm has announced.
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Wilson Sonsini Accused Of Wrongfully Firing Legal Assistant
A former practice group assistant at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has filed a wrongful termination suit in California state court, accusing the firm of discriminating against her because of her disabilities and firing her in retaliation for raising hostile work environment and other concerns.
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Polsinelli Adds Reed Smith Employment Litigator In DC
Polsinelli PC has hired a new shareholder in Washington, D.C., who spent more than two decades with Reed Smith LLP, which included time as that firm's global labor and employment chair.
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Shook Hardy Adds Former Assistant Illinois AG
In its effort to become one of the nation's premier white collar firms, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP is bringing in from Dechert LLP a former Illinois assistant attorney general as a partner in its Chicago office.
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Buchalter Hires Ex-McGuireWoods White Collar Partner
Buchalter PC has hired a McGuireWoods LLP partner and former federal prosecutor for its litigation and white collar and investigation practice groups in Los Angeles, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Fried Frank's New People Officer Is Latest C-Suite Move
After internally promoting two longtime executives, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has gone with an outside hire for its next chief people officer, who has joined in New York from Proskauer Rose LLP, the firm has announced.
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BCLP Adds Former AUSA, FINRA Lawyer In San Francisco
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP on Thursday announced that a former assistant U.S. attorney and in-house lawyer at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner.
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New Morgan Lewis Litigation Head Aims To 'Move The Needle'
Troy Brown, a longtime Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP litigator, took over as global head of the firm’s litigation department in October. He joined Law360 Pulse to catch up about the journey to the new position and his plans for the firm’s largest practice group.
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McGuireWoods Elects 13 Lawyers To 2025 Partnership Class
McGuireWoods LLP has announced that 13 attorneys will soon join its partnership, with the new partners spanning many of its offices and practice areas.
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MVP: Weil's Drew Tulumello
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Drew Tulumello helped PepsiCo Inc. and subsidiary Frito-Lay Inc. fend off multiple proposed class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, and got a $228 million damages award against BNSF Railway Co. in BIPA litigation wiped out, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Matthew Hoffman
Matthew Hoffman of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's insurance and reinsurance practice group helped secure wins for AIG insurers in major areas of coverage litigation involving opioid, COVID-19 and sexual abuse claims, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Insurance MVPs.
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MVP: Wilkinson Stekloff's Rakesh Kilaru
Wilkinson Stekloff LLP partner Rakesh Kilaru negotiated a landmark settlement resolving a collection of antitrust class actions over benefits and compensation for NCAA athletes and led post-trial briefing to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict in a lawsuit over the NFL Sunday Ticket television service, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.