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Ex-Top Public Corruption Prosecutor Rejoins King & Spalding
The former chief public corruption prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice has returned to King & Spalding LLP, where he worked early in his career, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Baker McKenzie To Downsize Business Professional Jobs
Baker McKenzie, which has a legal services hub in Tampa, Florida, is in the process of downsizing business professionals' jobs, a firm spokesperson confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Ex-Hogan Lovells Regulatory Atty Moves To Honigman In DC
An attorney specializing in guiding life sciences companies through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulatory process has moved her practice to Honigman LLP's Washington, D.C., office after more than 11 years with Hogan Lovells.
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Ex-Pentagon GC Joins Bradley Arant's National Security Team
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired the former legal adviser to the National Security Council, who is joining the team in Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., to work with the firm's Government Enforcement & Investigations and Defense & National Security teams, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims
The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.
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White & Case Withdraws From $50B Yukos Award Case
White & Case LLP has now effectuated its withdrawal from a long-running case in which former Yukos Oil Co. shareholders are looking to enforce more than $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia, more than three years after the firm initially sought to halt its representation of the country.
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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats
The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.
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OCC's Ex-Chief Of Enforcement Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
A former acting director of enforcement at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's financial regulatory and enforcement litigation and investment management practices in Washington, D.C., marking his first move into private practice following an extensive career in public service.
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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims
Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.
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Clark Hill Expands Energy, Lobbying Teams With Hinshaw Atty
An attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients on energy litigation matters and policy has moved her practice to Clark Hill PLC's Washington, D.C., office after nearly three years with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.
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Squire Patton Hires Sheppard Mullin, Miller & Chevalier Attys
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a corporate attorney and an antitrust litigator from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP and Miller & Chevalier Chtd., respectively, who are joining the firm as partners in Washington, D.C., according to two Tuesday announcements.
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9 Winston & Strawn Attorneys Join King & Spalding
King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that the former Dallas managing partner and eight other litigation partners from Winston & Strawn LLP have joined the firm.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.
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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift
Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.
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The Top In-House Hires Of January
Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.
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Watchdog Renews Halligan Bar Complaint After Court Rulings
The nonprofit Campaign for Accountability on Monday once again launched a bar complaint against former interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia, after the Virginia State Bar declined to pursue an ethics investigation against the attorney last year, calling it a matter for the courts to determine.
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Mintz Adds Winston & Strawn ITC Practice Co-Leader In DC
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has grown its Washington, D.C., office by bringing a Winston & Strawn LLP equity partner as its International Trade Commission practice co-chair, strengthening the firm's intellectual property services with a patent litigator with two decades of experience.
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6th Circ. Clears Judge Boasberg In DOJ Ethics Complaint
The complaint the U.S. Department of Justice filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia has been dismissed.
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Paul Weiss Expands DC Antitrust Team With Davis Polk Atty
An attorney specializing in advising clients on high-profile mergers and acquisitions has moved his practice to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Washington, D.C., office after nearly 20 years with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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Former SEC Division Co-Chief Counsel Joins K&L Gates In DC
A longtime U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney has made the jump to private practice, joining K&L Gates in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.
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Akin Gov't Investigation Pros Move To Simpson Thacher In DC
Three former leaders of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's congressional investigations and state attorneys general practices have jumped to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Washington, D.C.
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Judiciary Open As Usual Until Thursday Despite Shutdown
The federal judiciary has enough funding to sustain normal operations until Thursday, following the partial government shutdown that started at midnight on Saturday.
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Reed Smith Elevates 29 To Partner In Global Promotions
Reed Smith LLP said Monday that 29 lawyers have made the grade as partners, with its office in London accounting for four new partners in the latest round of promotions.
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Norton Rose Grows In Key Cities By Adding 5 Polsinelli Attys
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has added five former Polsinelli PC shareholders as partners to grow its transactional and healthcare capabilities in two key U.S. markets.
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FTC Taps Goodwin Atty For Consumer Protection Deputy Role
A veteran of Goodwin Procter LLP has been tapped to serve as deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, the regulator announced.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.
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Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent
The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.
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Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.