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GCs Express Fear Of Giant Verdicts, Expect More Litigation
General counsel in a new survey increasingly fear the rise of "nuclear verdicts" — unexpectedly high jury awards — and they are expressing growing support for the use of artificial intelligence to save resources and spot risk.
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Kleinbard Expands Litigation Team, Elects New Partner
Philadelphia-based Kleinbard LLC has announced that it is expanding its litigation team by adding an attorney with more than 15 years of experience and elevating a member of its business and finance practice to partner status.
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Tucker Arensberg Expands In Harrisburg With Family Law Atty
Pennsylvania-based mid-sized firm Tucker Arensberg PC expanded its family law services in the Harrisburg area with the recent addition of an attorney with more than 20 years of experience handling matters such as custody, divorce and adoption.
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Attys Name Evolving Legal Tech As Industry's Top Challenge
Adjusting to ever-evolving technology including artificial intelligence, automation and emerging legal tech is the biggest challenge facing the legal industry in 2025, according to a new survey by peer-review publication company Best Lawyers.
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Western Pennsylvania US Atty Joins Pre-Inauguration Exodus
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Wednesday that he is stepping down in advance of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, joining the wave of similar resignations throughout the U.S. Department of Justice in recent weeks.
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Core Keeps Arch Resources CLO After Merger With Consol
Core Natural Resources Inc., the coal company formed by the merger of Arch Resources Inc. and Consol Energy Inc., announced the makeup of its new executive team Tuesday, including the general counsel of Arch as its first chief legal officer.
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Duane Morris Adds IP Vice Chair To Executive Committee
Duane Morris LLP announced this week that it added the Philadelphia-based vice chair of its intellectual property practice group to the firm's eight-member executive committee.
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K&L Gates Inks 15-Year Lease For Smaller Pittsburgh Office
K&L Gates LLP has signed a new 15-year lease to remain in its central business district location in the heart of Pittsburgh in a smaller, more flexible workspace, the firm announced Monday.
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Why Law Firms Are Seeing 'Profit Leakage'
Even as many law firms see rising profitability, a number of factors are still negatively affecting their profit margins, including write-offs and discounts, according to a new report out Tuesday.
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Attys Seek $4.4M In Fees For Gas Well Plugging Settlement
Attorneys from Bailey & Glasser LLP and Appalachian Mountain Advocates asked a West Virginia federal court for $4.4 million in fees, in a settlement that will require Diversified Energy Co. to more than quadruple its plans for plugging inactive oil and gas wells it had obtained from EQT in six states.
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Ex-Sacks Weston Atty's Theft Supports Suspension, Court Told
The severity of a suspended Philadelphia attorney's actions when he defrauded his former firm, Sacks Weston LLC, of almost $320,000 supports the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board's recommendation of a five-year suspension of his law license, the state's Office of Disciplinary Counsel has argued.
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Ex-Philly Solicitor Rejoins Dechert As Office Co-Leader
A former U.S. attorney and Philadelphia solicitor has returned to Dechert LLP’s Philadelphia office more than two years after leaving the firm to go in-house as general counsel for a green energy company in Massachusetts.
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Philadelphia Litigation Firm Born From 3-Firm Partnership
Drawing on decades of diverse experience, a group of seasoned leaders from three law firms have joined forces to launch Cohen Vaughan LLP, a Philadelphia-based litigation firm that brings 75 attorneys across 18 offices in seven Eastern states under one roof.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Parker Poe's work on the sale of a majority stake in a $575 million real estate portfolio and Keker Van Nest's handling of a first-of-its-kind challenge under a new California gaming law lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 1 to 10.
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Law School Admissions Council Sued For Bias By DEI Staffer
A Black woman and former manager of the Law School Admission Council's diversity initiatives on Friday sued the nonprofit, claiming she was passed over for promotion because she complained about alleged discrimination by one of her supervisors.
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Office Snapshot: Dilworth Paxson's New Philly Headquarters
Dilworth Paxson is weeks away from completing the move of its Philadelphia team to its new office occupying two floors at One Liberty Place, promising lower costs and a more efficient space that’s 40% smaller than its previous home.
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Lawyer Seeks New Trial Against Blank Rome Attorneys
A lawyer who lost her malicious-litigation case against Blank Rome LLP attorneys and an aviation company in Philadelphia last month has moved for a new trial in Pennsylvania federal court, citing what she called "numerous errors committed by the district court" in her first trial.
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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.
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Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match
The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
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Tyson & Mendes Head Talks Championing Women Leaders
Cayce Lynch, the first-ever national managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the significance of women seeing other women "in positions of success and leadership."
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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?
Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
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.
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Atty Survives Ex-Young Conaway Coworker's Assault Claim
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.
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Kleinbard 'Skill Game' Atty Wins Bid For Lottery Revenue Data
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.