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Career Butler Snow Attorney Joins Holland & Knight In NYC
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a transactional attorney who focuses her practice on new markets tax credits and other financial matters, and who spent her entire career up to now with Butler Snow LLP, the firm announced Thursday.
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Cohen & Steers Names General Mills' GC To Its Board
Investment management company Cohen & Steers Inc. announced Friday that it has appointed General Mills' general counsel Karen Wilson Thissen to its board of directors.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP lead this week's list of Law360 legal lions for helping a California biotech startup beat a nearly $460 million trade secrets trial before a federal jury in Delaware.
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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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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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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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How General Counsel Are Preparing For Trump 2.0
While the stock market surge after Donald Trump won election this week shows that business considers him a friend, corporations are still bracing for the impact of changes that a new administration will bring in 2025.
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Katten Adds Private Credit Partner From Weil In NY
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has added a former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP banking and finance counsel, who joined the team in New York as a private credit partner.
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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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Morrison Cohen Adds McLaughlin & Stern White Collar Pro
New York-based Morrison Cohen LLP announced Thursday it has added a white collar partner from fellow New York firm McLaughlin & Stern LLP.
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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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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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Trump's Victory Muddles NY Sentencing: 'No Playbook Here'
The fate of President-elect Donald Trump's criminal conviction in New York remains unclear following his resounding electoral victory Tuesday night, as last-minute motions, a pending decision on presidential immunity and appeals may derail or delay a punishment slated to be handed down before Thanksgiving.
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The Legal Work Awaiting Attys During Trump's Second Term
Former President Donald Trump's return to the White House following his election victory on Tuesday is sure to bring a series of policy changes that will keep lawyers busy, particularly attorneys working in international trade, immigration, tax and antitrust.
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Clerk Targeted During Trump Civil Trial Is Elected Judge
A law clerk under New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron who faced death threats after being singled out by now President-elect Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial last year has been elected as a judge.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In Oct.? Broadcom, T-Mobile And More
Legal leaders at Broadcom Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and United Therapeutics Corp. got their treats before Halloween as they made significant stock sales in October that gave them multimillion-dollar paydays.
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Kirkland Investment Funds Partner Joins Alston & Bird In NY
Alston & Bird LLP announced that a Kirkland & Ellis LLP investment funds attorney has joined the firm's New York office as a partner, which it said helps enhance its capabilities in areas such as fund formation and operational support.
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Kasowitz Hires Int'l Arbitrator From Baker McKenzie
New York City-based Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP has announced the hiring of a former associate at Baker McKenzie to step into a special counsel role.
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Veteran Corporate Atty Joins Olshan Frome In NY
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP announced that an experienced corporate attorney who most recently served as general counsel for a nuclear fusion technology company, joined the firm's New York office as a partner.
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Latham Adds Deputy Chief Of SDNY's Criminal Division In NY
Latham & Watkins LLP expanded its capabilities in complex investigations and proceedings with the addition of the deputy chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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Polsinelli's New Shareholder Class One Of 'Most Diverse Ever'
Polsinelli has elevated 27 attorneys to shareholder — more than half of whom are women or members of other groups underrepresented in the legal profession, the firm announced Tuesday.
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It's Too Early To Say Gen AI Will Kill The Billable Hour
Recent surveys are — again — saying the billable hour is about to go the way of the dodo. This time the predictions forecasting the billable hour's impending doom are because of the rise of generative artificial intelligence in law firms.
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How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases
Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls also translates to a win in the courts, as the second-term president will have the power to end both of his federal criminal cases. And the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity would shield him from any consequences for ordering his charges to be dismissed, experts say.
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The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin
Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to secure a second term in office.
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Do Most In-House Attys 'Have One Foot Out the Door'?
Most in-house attorneys think they need to switch employers to advance their careers, according to a new report that warns legal leaders of an upcoming wave of attrition.