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Mandelbaum Barrett Adds Garfunkel Wild Corporate Pro In NJ
Mandelbaum Barrett PC has added a former Garfunkel Wild PC partner to bolster its corporate practice group and its capacity to advise clients about mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
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McCarter & English Wants To Torpedo $22M Malpractice Suit
McCarter & English LLP on Thursday asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to sink a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit by two struggling insurers, saying failures to provide documents or knowledgeable people to testify during pretrial depositions warrant a "harsh" end to the nearly decade-old case.
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Kaufman Dolowich Picks Up 7 McGlinchey Stafford Attys
A group of seven former McGlinchey Stafford PLLC attorneys with a mix of practices have found a new home in Kaufman Dolowich LLP.
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Pashman Stein Eyes Atty Well-Being With Sabbatical Program
For over a decade, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC managing partner Michael Stein has been working to make his firm the "gold standard" of what a law firm can be, he says. This year, the firm is rolling out its latest move: a sabbatical program.
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New Carmody Leader On AI Challenges, Firm Growth
After joining Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP nearly a quarter-century ago, Fatima Lahnin recently took over as the Connecticut-based firm's managing partner with an eye on maintaining steady growth and examining how best to take advantage of technological advances like artificial intelligence.
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Michigan Litigator Named Miller Johnson Managing Member
Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey announced that an experienced Michigan-based litigation attorney who has been with the firm for over a decade has been tapped as its new managing member.
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Seward & Kissel Taps Watson Farley Atty As Maritime Leader
Seward & Kissel LLP has appointed a former Watson Farley & Williams attorney to serve as its head of maritime finance in a move the firm says positions it "for continued diversification into complementary areas of transportation finance."
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Freeman Mathis Adds 6-Atty Thompson Coe Team In Dallas
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP has fortified its insurance, complex litigation and trial advocacy offerings with six attorneys who joined the firm in Dallas from Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP, including partners who had decades of tenure at their prior firm.
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Ice Miller Arrives In Del. With Potter Anderson Bankruptcy Ace
Ice Miller LLP has opened an office in Delaware by bringing on an experienced bankruptcy attorney from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, which the firm's chief managing partner said is a strategic move to give the national firm a footprint in another key legal market.
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DiCello Levitt Taps SEC Vets For Whistleblower Practice
DiCello Levitt has acquired a boutique practice that represents U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblowers, bringing on a pair of former SEC attorneys whose clients have helped the government secure more than $2 billion in monetary sanctions, according to the firm.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Brings On 2 Product Liability Leaders
Chamberlain Hrdlicka announced Wednesday that a pair of experienced product liability attorneys have joined the firm's Atlanta office from Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholders and practice co-chairs.
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Drugmakers Say Hagens Berman Responsible For Costs
Drugmakers including GSK and Sanofi have told a Pennsylvania federal court that plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP should bear the costs for the special master tasked with sorting out long-running disputes in a since-dropped product liability suit.
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Hahn Loeser Arrives In Orlando With Immigration Firm Tie-Up
The immigration law firm of Catherine R. Henin-Clark PA has joined Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, establishing the latter firm's first Orlando office.
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Lucosky Brookman Grows In NJ With Wilentz Litigation Duo
Lucosky Brookman LLP added a pair of trial attorneys with long histories at Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA this week in a move that further strengthens the firm's litigation expertise, it announced Wednesday.
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Flaster Greenberg Unveils New Governance Structure
Flaster Greenberg PC is the latest major law firm to announce a remodeling of its organizational structure, saying Wednesday that the change "reflects a broader shift in the business world away from traditional hierarchical leadership models toward a more adaptive, enterprise-wide approach."
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Kean Miller Powers Up Energy Team With Louisiana Boutique
Kean Miller LLP announced that the firm has combined with energy-focused boutique Hargrove Smelley & Strickland PLC, adding five attorneys, including four partners, to its Shreveport, Louisiana, office.
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Lippes Mathias Adds Fla. Partners From Greenspoon Marder
Lippes Mathias LLP has brought on two partners from Greenspoon Marder LLP and an associate from Akerman LLP to bolster its West Palm Beach, Florida, office.
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McGlinchey Stafford Finance Trio Joins Husch Blackwell
Days after McGlinchey Stafford PLLC's official end of operations, a trio of the firm's consumer financial services attorneys including the former Houston office managing member have found a new home with Husch Blackwell LLP, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family
The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.
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Ariz.'s Non-Atty Partnerships Help Small Firms Think Bigger
When Arizona-based digital marketer James Hansen met up for lunch with a local attorney in 2010 to discuss how to promote his everything-but-the-kitchen-sink solo practice, there was little he could offer aside from helping to build out a website and encouraging him to focus more exclusively on family law.
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Walter Haverfield Completes Merger With Bernstein-Burkley
Pittsburgh-based regional firm Bernstein-Burkley PC has expanded its resources and grown its Ohio footprint through a merger with Cleveland firm Walter Haverfield.
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Morrison Cohen Launches Independent Sponsors Group
Morrison Cohen LLP announced on Monday that it is setting up a formalized independent sponsors practice group, calling the launch a reflection of "the growing role independent sponsors play in middle-market and lower-middle-market private equity transactions."
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Lowndes Expands Fla. Footprint With Rossway Swan Combo
Florida's Lowndes has grown along the state's east coast with the acquisition of Rossway Swan Tierney Barry & Oliver PL.
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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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California's Jeffer Mangels Changes Name Amid Departures
With the departure of one of its name partners, California-based Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP has officially changed its name to Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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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.