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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Mitch Eitel
Mitch Eitel has had a busy year with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's financial services practice group — from advising UBS Group AG in a $3.2 billion takeover of Credit Suisse that was one of the most significant bank deals since the 2008 financial crisis, to advising Fulton Bank on its acquisition of failed Republic First Bank — earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Banking MVPs.
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Lewis Brisbois' Leader On Steering The Firm Forward
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has seen major leadership changes over the past year. Law360 Pulse caught up with managing partner Greg Katz to discuss the firm's vision moving forward, the impact of recent leadership transitions, and the strategies being implemented to navigate the competitive legal landscape.
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MVP: Kirkland's Steven Serajeddini
Steven N. Serajeddini, a restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has kept busy over the last year handling some of the largest and most complex bankruptcy cases in the country, including the sprawling insolvencies of flexible workspace provider WeWork Inc. and cancer healthcare company GenesisCare, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Farshad E. Morè
Farshad E. Morè, a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's Century City office and member of the firm's real estate department, advised longtime client KKR on two record-breaking multifamily and student housing transactions, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
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MVP: Steptoe LLP's Pantelis Michalopoulos
Pantelis Michalopoulos, a partner at Steptoe LLP, wasn't afraid to stand out from a crowd of defendants and guide his client Dish Network to forge a different path before the Seventh Circuit in a proceeding over franchise fees and public rights of way, and aided mergers involving EchoStar, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Telecommunications MVPs.
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Room For Improvement: How To Hone Atty 'MarTech' Use
Improving attorney adoption of marketing technology — otherwise known as "MarTech" — is a critical business need for law firms, but not enough lawyers have the skills needed to use such tools, platforms and software, according to an industry report made public Wednesday.
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How Mayer Brown Is Shaking Up Early Career Networking
For many lawyers in the earlier stages of their careers, activities like networking and business development don't come naturally. But with Mayer Brown LLP's NextGen platform, they may not have to.
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Pervasive Bullying In Law Is Impacting Young Attorneys
A report released earlier this month cataloging the experiences of more than 6,000 Illinois lawyers found that one quarter say they have experienced bullying within the last year. Among the youngest lawyers, that number jumps to 39%.
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Akin Gump Bolsters PE Team With Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced the addition of a private equity transactions attorney joining the firm in New York on Wednesday, saying the former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder will support the firm's position in the private capital market.
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Lewis Brisbois Assistant GC Joins Nossaman As Legal Chief
Nossaman LLP has hired the former assistant general counsel of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as its new general counsel.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Bradley Arant Banking Ace In Dallas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on a former Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP counsel to its Dallas office to meet client demand, bolstering the firm's expertise in guiding banks on financial regulatory compliance and enforcement matters with a former senior attorney for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Kasowitz Defense Tech Trio Joins Pillsbury In DC
As investment in government contracts, defense, technology and cyber deals continues to increase, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired a trio of policy experts to its government law and strategies team in Washington to assist with lobbying support of U.S. allied-owned defense companies and other clients.
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MoFo Adds Kirkland Capital Markets Ace In San Diego
Morrison Foerster LLP is boosting its transactions team, announcing Tuesday that it is bringing in a Kirkland & Ellis LLP capital markets pro as a partner in its San Diego office as part of the firm's plan to increase high-level talent on the West Coast.
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Share Of New Partners Who Are Women Decreased This Year
More than 80 major law firms had new partner classes in 2024 made up of at least 50% women, according to an analysis released Tuesday by a think tank focused on diversity and workplace flexibility. However, the analysis also found that the proportion of new U.S.-based partners who are women decreased.
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K&L Gates Hires Brussels Antitrust Pro From Gibson Dunn
K&L Gates LLP has added an experienced state aid and competition law specialist to its Brussels office, amid the European Commission's increased focus on renewable energy and the move to decarbonize.
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4th Circ. Unclear On LeClairRyan Founder's Tax Liability
A Fourth Circuit panel appeared confused and noncommittal Tuesday as it wrestled with a narrow question of contract interpretation that could determine whether Gary LeClair of defunct LeClairRyan PLLC is on the hook for massive tax bills tied to the firm's collapse.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Rosenthal Praises Zoom Hearings
While U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal calls the pandemic a disaster that "discombobulated" the federal courts, she thinks there was also a silver lining to the experience.
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How Certifications Became Ubiquitous For Privacy Attorneys
As privacy has become a more prominent and popular practice area, many attorneys have turned to certifications offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals to market their skills, with those in the field saying that the popularity is the result of privacy's rapid evolution and the ubiquity is unlikely to diminish.
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MVP: Beveridge & Diamond's Parker Moore
Parker Moore of Beveridge & Diamond PC, who helped advance the fiercely contested Mountain Valley Pipeline and settled litigation against a leading supplier of endotoxin testing products, is now helping defend tiremakers in litigation over the rubber additive 6PPD, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Environmental MVPs.
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MVP: Latham's George Davis
George Davis, global chair of Latham & Watkins LLP's restructuring and special situations practice, negotiated successful prepackaged Chapter 11 plans for Joann Inc. and Audacy and helped Mallinckrodt navigate two bankruptcy cases tied to opioid litigation, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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The Psychology Of Top Firms' Growing Partner Pay Spreads
Dan Binstock, a legal recruiter who works with top law firms, recently said to me about partner pay, "You can never please everybody."
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MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Youngwood
Jonathan Youngwood of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's banking practice helped secure a New York state court reversal nullifying certain due diligence requirements for underwriters involved in offerings from Paramount Global, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Banking MVPs.
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Ex-Jones Day Litigator Joins Honigman In Detroit
Honigman LLP has brought on a former Jones Day business and tort litigation associate as a business litigation practice group partner.
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MVP: Davis Wright's Ambika Kumar
Ambika Kumar of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has worked on multiple high-profile online free speech cases, including successfully halting a groundbreaking California law surrounding online privacy protections for children, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Technology MVPs.
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MVP: Davis Polk's Derek Dostal
Derek Dostal of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP led the team representing underwriters in chip designer Arm Ltd.'s $4.9 billion initial public offering and advised placement agents in connection to the upsized private investment in public equity related to Lionsgate's $4.6 billion SPAC merger, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Capital Markets MVPs.
Expert Analysis
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The Evolving Role Of The Law Firm Legal Secretary
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Technological shifts during the pandemic and beyond should force firms to rethink how legal secretaries can not only better support timekeepers but also participate in elevating client service, bifurcating the role into an administrative support position and a more elevated practice support role, says Lauren Chung at HBR Consulting.
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Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.
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How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige
In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Successfully Switch Practices?
Associates who pivot into new practice areas may find that along with the excitement of a fresh start comes some apprehension, but certain proactive steps can help tame anxiety and ensure attorneys successfully adapt to unfamiliar subjects, novel internal processes and different client deliverables, say Susan Berson and Hassan Shaikh at Mintz.
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A Road Map For Creating Law Firm Sustainability Programs
Amid demands from clients and prospective hires for greater sustainability efforts, law firms should think beyond reusable mugs and create programs that incorporate clear leadership structures, emission tracking and reduction goals, and frameworks for reporting results, says Gayatri Joshi at the Law Firm Sustainability Network.
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Why Firms Should Help Associates Do More Pro Bono Work
Associates may hesitate to take on the added commitment of pro bono matters, but such work has tangible skill-building benefits, so firms should consider compensation and leadership strategies to encourage participation, says Rasmeet Chahil at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Confronting The Stigma Of Alcohol Abuse In Legal Industry
The pandemic has likely exacerbated the prevalence of problem drinking in the legal profession, making it critical for lawyers and educators to address alcohol abuse and the associated stigma through issue-specific education, supportive assistance and alcohol-free professional events, says Erica Grigg at the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.
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Opinion
Lawyers Have Duty To Push For Immigration Court Reform
Attorneys must use their collective voice to urge federal lawmakers to create an Article I immigration court outside executive branch control, helping address the conflicts of interest, political influence and lack of adjudication consistency that prevent migrants from achieving true justice, say Elia Diaz-Yaeger and Carlos Bollar at the Hispanic National Bar Association.
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How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
Based on their own firm's experiences, Kami Quinn and Adam Farra at Gilbert discuss strategies and unique legal industry considerations for law firms planning hybrid models of remote and in-office work in a post-COVID marketplace.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can 1st-Year Attys Manage Remote Work?
First-year associates can have a hard time building relationships with colleagues, setting boundaries and prioritizing work-life balance in a remote work environment, so they must be sure to lean on their firms' support systems and practice good time management, say Jenny Lee and Christopher Fernandez at Kirkland.
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5 Ways To Lead Lawyer Teams Toward Better Mental Health
Attorney team leaders have a duty to attend to the mental well-being of their subordinates with intention, thought and candor — starting with ensuring their own mental health is in order, says Liam Montgomery at Williams & Connolly.
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How Your Summer Associate Events Can Convey Inclusivity
As law firms begin planning next year's summer associate events, they should carefully examine how choice of venue, activity, theme, attendees and formality can create feelings of exclusion for minority associates, and consider changing the status quo to create multiculturally inclusive events, says Sharon Jones at Jones Diversity.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work?
Though the pandemic has shown the value of remote work, many firms are still reluctant to embrace flexible working arrangements when offices reopen, so attorneys should use several negotiating tactics to secure a long-term remote or hybrid work setup that also protects their potential for career advancement, says Elaine Spector at Harrity & Harrity.
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.