Modern Lawyer

Husch Blackwell Used 401(k) Cash To Pay Bills, Ex-Atty Says

By Grace Elletson

A former Husch Blackwell LLP attorney sued the firm in Missouri federal court Tuesday, claiming it violated federal benefits law by delaying sending employees' 401(k) contributions to their retirement plan so that the cash could be used to pay for the firm's operating expenses.

Office Snapshot: Kennedys Invests In US Presence At NJ Hub

By Jake Maher

Global insurance firm Kennedys announced a new location at The Park in Berkeley Heights for its New Jersey office — which houses much of the firm’s business operations staff — as the firm continues to invest in expansion in the United States.

Willkie Taps PE Head To Co-Lead The Firm In 2027

By Andrea Keckley

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Tuesday that the nearly decade-long head of its private equity practice will step up to co-lead the firm as its joint chairman at the start of 2027.

Cooley Adds Ex-McDermott Atty As Activism Defense Head

By Kevin Penton

Cooley LLP has added an attorney previously with McDermott Will & Schulte as the new chair of its activism defense practice, the firm announced Tuesday.

Loeb & Loeb Opens DC-Area Office With Ex-Reed Smith Attys

By Matt Perez

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced Tuesday the opening of a new office in Virginia, along with the arrival of an eight-person private client and tax controversy staff formerly of Reed Smith LLP.

Jones Day Adds FDA Regulatory Expert As Of Counsel In DC

By Gianna Ferrarin

Jones Day on Tuesday announced the arrival of an attorney who brings over a decade of experience at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advising on drug regulation.

Orrick Hires Ex-Chair Of Paul Hastings' Palo Alto Office

By Andrea Keckley

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced on Tuesday that it has hired the former chair of Paul Hastings LLP's Palo Alto office.

Blackstone Vet Joins Davis Polk Investment Practice

By Anna Sanders

A former senior in-house counsel at Blackstone Credit & Insurance joined Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as a partner after more than a dozen years with the credit investor, the firm announced Tuesday.

Stanford Tech Lab Partners With Cleary, Davis Wright, Vorys

By Matt Perez

Stanford Law School on Monday announced the official launch of its Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab, whose advisory board founding members include law firms and an artificial intelligence company.

Cadwalader Hires Trans-Atlantic Katten Private Wealth Partner

By Tracey Read

An international private wealth partner from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has jumped to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP as a partner in the firm's London and New York offices, Cadwalader announced Tuesday.

These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates

By Alison Knezevich

Working as a summer associate is a rite of passage for many law students, and these training programs can boost aspiring attorneys' confidence in their career paths. Find out what students valued most and how they rated those experiences in a new survey from Law360 Pulse.

Summer Associates Remain On The Fence About AI In Law

By Sarah Martinson

Most summer associates used generative artificial intelligence tools at their firms this year, but views on adoption were mixed. Students told Law360 Pulse the tools were useful for research and drafting, but voiced concerns over reliability, job loss and diminished writing skills.

What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms

We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here's the advice they shared for those ready to jump into law firm life.

Sotomayor Warns Civics Undereducation Leads To Bad Laws

By Kevin Penton

Those looking to change the nation's laws first need to understand how they work and why they are in place, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told a packed auditorium at New York Law School on Tuesday.

HHS OIG Senior Counsel Joins Polsinelli As Shareholder

By Jack Rodgers

A former senior counsel in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, who spent more than a decade in private practice before his most-recent six years in public service, has joined Polsinelli PC.

USPTO Regional Director Joins Holland & Hart In Denver

By Andrea Keckley

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's former regional director in the Rocky Mountains has joined Holland & Hart LLP as of counsel, the firm announced Monday.

BakerHostetler Manager Joins Troutman As AI Director

By Sarah Martinson

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP said Monday that it has hired a senior manager of legal tech consulting at BakerHostetler to fill a new post of director of artificial intelligence and automation.

Reed Smith Names Department And Practice Group Leaders

By Rose Krebs

Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has made changes to its department and practice group leadership, including the appointment of attorneys to lead its U.S. global commercial disputes practice group and co-lead its global litigation and dispute resolution department.

Law Firms Embrace AI, But Full Deployment Remains Rare

By Steven Lerner

Most law firms are currently using generative artificial intelligence tools, but a new survey with responses from hundreds of legal technology leaders has found that most adoption is occurring through pilots rather than firm-wide deployment.

K&L Gates Grows Public Policy Practice With NOAA Leader

By James Boyle

An expert on fisheries and maritime issues has left the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after more than 20 years and joined K&L Gates LLP's Washington, D.C., office.

Cooley Welcomes New York SEC Enforcement Leader Home

By Tracey Read

An associate regional director for the New York office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejoined Cooley LLP as a core member of the firm's SEC enforcement practice.

Weil Adds 2 Acclaimed Trial Attys From Paul Hastings

By Andrea Keckley

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced on Monday that it has welcomed two prominent West Coast litigators from Paul Hastings LLP, highlighting their extensive experience in headline-grabbing cases.

Former Nuclear Commission GC Joins Morgan Lewis In DC

By Jack Rodgers

The former general counsel of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who spent nearly her entire career there in roles at the intersection of nuclear law and policy, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm said Monday.

Paul Weiss Lands A&O Shearman Antitrust Trio In DC

By Rose Krebs

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Monday that it has added three antitrust attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, including the leader of its global antitrust practice, to strengthen its ability to provide antitrust counseling to clients and advise them about merger control matters, investigations and litigation.

Ex-Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey Sues DOJ Over Firing

By Emily Sawicki

Maurene Comey, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who brought high-profile criminal cases against the likes of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs, sued the Justice Department on Monday alleging her abrupt July firing came "solely or substantially" because she is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, a Trump critic.