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Carter Ledyard Taps Litigator As Next Managing Partner
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP announced Tuesday that it has chosen an employment litigator who joined the firm in 2023 to lead the firm.
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How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership
The transition from steady pay as an associate to dealing with the financial nuances of being an equity partner calls for great diligence in how young attorneys manage their finances.
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Brown Sims Names 1st New Leader In 25 Years
Insurance defense firm Brown Sims PC has elected a Houston-based shareholder to serve as the firm's president, its first change in the top leadership role in a quarter century.
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Judiciary Panel Gets Earful On Legal Financing, Subpoenas
Plans to overhaul federal rules involving recusal and subpoenas fueled spirited debate Tuesday before a judiciary panel, as prominent lawyers outlined forceful views on transparency in third-party litigation funding as well as relaxed policies for serving court documents and obtaining trial testimony.
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Offit Kurman Beats Appeal In $40M Malpractice Suit
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a lower court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Offit Kurman and two of its lawyers in a legal malpractice case.
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16 McGlinchey Attys Join Spencer Fane Ahead Of Closure
A team of 16 former McGlinchey Stafford PLLC financial service attorneys, eight of them partners, have joined Spencer Fane LLP, the latest group of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys to find new homes after the firm announced its closure earlier this month.
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Vedder Price Shortens Name In Rebranding Effort
Chicago-based law firm Vedder Price PC will now go by the name Vedder and has debuted a new website in an effort to better serve clients and employees.
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Minneapolis Law Firms Give Support To Staff And Community
Minneapolis law firm leaders are looking to support their staffs, embrace their community and continue to offer pro bono legal aid to immigrants in the aftermath of federal agents killing an intensive care unit nurse this past weekend.
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Tanenbaum Keale Adds 10-Atty Team From Connell Foley
A team of 10 attorneys, including partners, associates and a special counsel, has joined the Newark-based litigation boutique Tanenbaum Keale LLP from Connell Foley LLP, Tanenbaum Keale announced Tuesday.
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Minn. Cos. Call For 'Immediate De-Escalation' After ICE Killing
Target Corp., 3M Co., UnitedHealth Inc. and General Mills Inc. are among dozens of Minnesota-based companies that signed a statement Sunday calling for an "immediate de-escalation of tensions" after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fatally shot a person in Minneapolis over the weekend.
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Bressler Names New Commercial Litigation Leaders
Bressler Amery & Ross PC has picked a new leadership duo for its commercial litigation group, tapping a Florida-based insurance expert and a trial attorney in New Jersey with experience working on high-profile cases, including litigation against New York City over claims stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus
About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Pittsburgh Firm Closes As Attorneys Join Tucker Arensberg
The managing shareholder at Yukevich Marchetti Fischer & Zangrilli PC recently decided to close the firm and move the attorneys and staff to Tucker Arensberg PC's Pittsburgh office after the death of one founding partner and the retirement of two others.
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Phelps Lands Real Estate Pro From Clark Partington In Florida
Phelps Dunbar LLP announced Monday that it has added a partner in Florida to help bolster its capacity to handle real estate development, business and other matters.
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Hodgson Russ Taps NY Estates Atty As Managing Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP announced Monday that it is tapping a New York trusts and estates lawyer to lead the firm as managing partner during a continued period of growth.
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La. Doctor Drops Porzio Bromberg Malpractice Suit In NJ
A Louisiana doctor has dropped his legal malpractice suit against New Jersey firm Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC after the firm moved to dismiss the suit, though the doctor left open the possibility of continuing to pursue claims.
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New Cadwalader Exits To Fuel Paul Hastings Charlotte Launch
A group of approximately 15 to 20 fund finance lawyers are leaving Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP and Haynes Boone to launch a Charlotte, North Carolina, office for Paul Hastings LLP, marking the third time a large law firm has set up shop in the banking hub in recent months.
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Offit Kurman Adds 2 Zerbe Miller Tax Litigators In Dallas
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law is growing its Texas team, bringing in two tax litigators from Houston boutique Zerbe Miller Fingeret Frank & Jadav LLP as principals in its new Dallas office.
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How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents
As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.
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Schnader Harrison Gets Final OK To Settle ERISA Claims
A Pennsylvania federal judge has given final approval to a $675,000 settlement of claims that former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP allegedly spent money meant for attorneys' retirement accounts to stay afloat, and awarded one-third of that amount to The Barton Firm LLP and The Garner Firm Ltd.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.
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Genova Burns' New Leader Eyes Growth, Maintaining Culture
Jennifer Borek, Genova Burns LLC’s new managing partner as of earlier in January, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about her goals for the New Jersey-based firm and her thoughts on leading the firm that’s been her professional home for over 20 years.
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3 Becker Attys Join Association Law Group In Florida
A trio of former Becker & Poliakoff attorneys have brought their practices to Florida condominium and homeowners association firm Association Law Group.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Proposed Subpoena Rule Change Raises Victim Privacy Fears
A proposal to loosen restrictions on the use of federal criminal subpoenas would endanger and further traumatize victims of crime, most of whom lack legal representation to fight the invasive demands, victims' rights advocates told a federal rules advisory committee on Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.