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Former First-Chair Fed Prosecutor Joins Manatt In San Diego
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP is boosting its appellate team by bringing in a former federal prosecutor as a partner in its San Diego office.
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How AI Has Upended Traditional Legal Tech Procurement
The strategies law firms and legal departments use to evaluate vendors and adopt technology have taken on more importance in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel of experts said Wednesday during a session on the third day of ALM's Legalweek conference in New York City.
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Gibbons Bid To Trim Malpractice Suit 'Premature,' Court Told
A group of former Gibbons PC clients have asked a New Jersey state court to deny a call to trim their malpractice suit alleging the firm mishandled an appeal of a $35 million judgment against them, saying the request is "premature" and was made before "any meaningful discovery."
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Bar Exam Pass Rates Increased In 2025, ABA Says
The pass rate for first-time takers who sat for the bar exam rose by more than a percentage point last year over 2024, according to statistics released by the American Bar Association.
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Verrill Dana's New Conn. Leader Sees Room To Grow
Calvin Woo joined Verrill Dana LLP not long after the firm first planted roots in Connecticut in 2010 and has watched its presence grow there for nearly 15 years. Now, as the new partner-in-charge of the firm's two Connecticut offices, Woo is steering the firm's continued growth as it surpasses 20 attorneys in the state.
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Hedge Fund Founder's Wife Can Expand Seward & Kissel Suit
The estranged wife of billionaire hedge fund founder John Overdeck won approval from a New Jersey state court to file an amended complaint broadening her ongoing malpractice case against Seward & Kissel LLP.
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Moore & Van Allen Steps Outside Carolinas With Atlanta Office
Moore & Van Allen PLLC has opened an office in Atlanta to accommodate existing clients and attorneys there, its fourth office overall and its first shop outside the Carolinas, the firm announced Wednesday.
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NYSE Parent Privacy Head Joins Constangy In Atlanta
The former lead data privacy and security counsel at the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange has joined employment-focused Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP's Atlanta office as a partner, the firm announced.
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Tarter Krinsky Opens 2nd Long Island Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP announced Tuesday that it is expanding its presence on Long Island with a new office, which it says will expand the reach of the matrimonial group it launched a few years ago.
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Cipriani & Werner Grows Exec Team With Compliance Director
Cipriani & Werner PC has expanded its professional leadership team with the addition of a new director of the firm's ethics and compliance programs in the Pittsburgh corporate office.
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McCarter & English Adds NJ Lobbyist To Gov't Affairs Group
McCarter & English LLP expanded its government affairs practice group this week with a lobbyist with experience as a staff member in the New Jersey Assembly, including time as chief of staff for then-Assemblymember Angela McKnight.
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Spencer Fane Hires Transactions, Banking Partners In D.C.
Spencer Fane LLP has hired two attorneys in Washington, D.C., who focus their practices on consumer financial matters, financial services and compliance-related issues, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Foley Hoag Taps K&L Gates Insurance Pro To Lead Group
Foley Hoag LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a longtime K&L Gates LLP attorney to chair its insurance recovery practice and enhance its ability to advise clients about insurance coverage matters.
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Vedder Adds Experienced Trial Atty In San Francisco
The Vedder law firm, formerly known as Vedder Price PC, has hired an experienced trial attorney to join the firm's San Francisco office from litigation boutique Putterman Yu Wang LLP, Vedder announced Monday.
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Shipman & Goodwin, Pullman & Comley Attys Get Judge Nods
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that he has selected partners at Shipman & Goodwin LLP and Pullman & Comley LLC, as well as a former state lawmaker and several associate and assistant attorneys general, to fill vacant judgeships on the state's Superior Court.
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Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Admits Tax Crimes, Will Pay $2.8M
A former Moses & Singer LLP partner admitted to practice in New York and North Carolina courts has pled guilty to three counts of failing to file personal income tax returns and will pay $2.8 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced Monday.
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McNees Wallace Adds Litigator To Philadelphia Area Office
An attorney with expertise in both commercial litigation and trust and estate matters in Orphans' Court has moved her practice to McNees Wallace & Nurick's office in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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Former NJ Chancery Chief Joins Wilentz
A former state chancery court presiding judge has joined Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA as of counsel in its alternative dispute resolution practice, the firm announced this week.
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FBT Gibbons Adds Ex-McCarter & English Real Estate Atty
FBT Gibbons LLP announced that an experienced Philadelphia-based real estate attorney joined the firm as a partner from McCarter & English LLP as part of its continued growth in East Coast markets.
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KPMG Law Wants 'Unglamorous' Work, New Legal Chief Says
Big Four accounting giant KPMG LLP is hoping to stay in its own lane and build on its existing suite of services as it moves forward with its year-old law firm subsidiary KPMG Law US, the company's newly appointed U.S. legal chief, Christian Athanasoulas, told Law360 Pulse this week.
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Arnall Golden Hires Former Rhode Island Prosecutor In DC
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has hired a former Rhode Island assistant attorney general, who represented the office of the state's top attorney in an ongoing fight with Meta Platforms Inc. over its social media sites' allegedly addictive design.
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Costs Are Pushing Law Firms In A Corner Amid Consolidation
A growing mismatch between revenue-driving demand and expenses among U.S. law firms could drive more firms to either be acquired or fold.
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Dilworth Paxson Launches Appellate Advocacy Practice
Dilworth Paxson LLP announced Monday it had assembled a team of more than a dozen attorneys to provide expertise focused on appellate matters for clients in state and federal courts.
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Saxton & Stump Grows Exec Team With Director Of Applied AI
Pennsylvania-based firm Saxton & Stump has taken another step in keeping up with the quickly changing technology landscape in the legal industry with the recent addition to its leadership team of an expert on implementing innovations.
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Bass Berry Expands Executive Team Amid Leadership Reorg
Bass Berry & Sims PLC has added two new roles to its leadership team while expanding the responsibilities of other firm executives.
Expert Analysis
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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.