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BigLaw Lateral Hiring Stays Steady In Third Quarter
Large U.S. law firms hired steadily in the third quarter, as modest gains in associate and counsel moves helped offset a drop in partner hiring, according to figures from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Adds Macquarie Fund Finance Pro
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has expanded its offerings in New York with the addition of an experienced fund finance attorney from financial services company Macquarie, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Another Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has grown its public finance team with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr LLP attorney who specializes in real estate financing, bringing its total lateral hires from Ballard Spahr to 40 since February.
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Clark Hill Expands In Pittsburgh With Ex-Strassburger Group
A five-person estate planning team made up of three attorneys and two staff members has moved from Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky to Clark Hill PLC's Pittsburgh office.
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Ogletree Adds 8 Labor, Employment Attys From Fisher Phillips
Management-side labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins LLP said Wednesday it has hired eight attorneys from Fisher Phillips.
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Strong Job Market Is Less So For Black, First Gen Law Grads
The Class of 2025 saw near-record levels of employment, but there were significant disparities in occupation outcomes by race or ethnicity and first-generation college student status, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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Willkie Grows DC Office With Senior Westinghouse Atty
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has expanded its offerings in the nation's capital with a nuclear energy attorney who most recently worked in-house at U.S.-based global nuclear power provider Westinghouse Electric Co.
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Sidley Taps Kirkland Atty As Private Equity Funds Co-Leader
A Kirkland & Ellis LLP investment funds partner has moved to Sidley Austin LLP to become a co-leader of its private equity funds group.
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Mayer Brown Taps Ex-Sheppard Leader As Group Co-Lead
Mayer Brown LLP has hired Sheppard's former governmental practice group co-chair to be the co-chair of its global investigations and white collar defense practice.
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Schillings, Clare Locke Launch US Intelligence Venture
Schillings said Wednesday that it has joined forces with U.S. law firm Clare Locke to launch a strategic intelligence business for high-profile clients, marking the latest step in the London firm's international expansion.
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Skadden Adds 5 DLA Piper Mass Torts Attys To Chicago Office
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP continues to grow its mass torts and products liability litigation offerings in its Chicago office with the addition of five veteran litigators from DLA Piper, the firm announced on Tuesday.
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Nelson Mullins Adds Ex-Berger Singerman Tax And Estate Pro
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired a new partner from Berger Singerman to bolster its international tax, estate planning and private wealth capabilities in Miami.
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Troutman Grows Life Sciences Litigation Group In Philly, NY
A pair of attorneys specializing in healthcare and life sciences litigation recently moved their practices to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP's offices in Philadelphia and New York City.
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Reed Smith Names New Chair Of Global Private Equity Group
Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday that a New York partner has been named global chair of its private equity group.
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Haynes Boone Launches In San Diego For 4th Calif. Location
Haynes Boone has opened its first San Diego office to deepen its life sciences, healthcare and technology capabilities and has selected a co-chair of its biotechnology practice to lead its fourth workplace in California.
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Mayer Brown Adds Former CFTC Senior Counsel In NY
Mayer Brown LLP has grown its capital markets offerings in New York with the addition of a former senior special counsel at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Dentons Adds K&L Gates Lawyer To Healthcare Practice In DC
Dentons has hired a former K&L Gates LLP counsel as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, where he will advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on a range of matters related to regulatory and transactional oversight, the firm announced.
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McDermott Hires Ex-Greenberg RE Atty For NYC Office
McDermott Will & Schulte has hired former Greenberg Traurig LLP real estate finance attorney Paul K. Kovachev to be a partner in its transactions practice group in New York City, the firm announced.
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Clifford Chance Breaks Up With Singapore Ally After 14 Years
Clifford Chance said Tuesday that its formal alliance with Singapore-based Cavenagh Law has ended after 14 years, with both firms deciding it was the right time to go their separate ways and focus on their strategic priorities.
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Former Wilson Sonsini Subsidiary Launches AI Tool For HR
Employment law compliance platform SixFifty, which Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC sold to payroll provider Paychex last year, announced Tuesday that it has launched what it calls the human capital management industry's "first agentic HR compliance specialist."
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Weil Hires Skadden Atty For New Asia Capital Markets Practice
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has launched an Asia capital markets practice headed by a new corporate partner who previously led Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's Beijing office.
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Weil Hires Freshfields PE Partner Amid Wave Of Exits
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Monday that it has added a Freshfields LLP partner to its London private equity practice, bolstering its dealmaking ranks as the firm navigates leadership changes and a wave of partner exits on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Trump Admin Aims To 'Rein In' ICC With New Sanctions
The Trump administration Friday imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, which swiftly condemned the move as "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order."
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Calif. Commission Bumps Up 3 Judges To Appellate Posts
California's Commission on Judicial Appointments voted to elevate three Superior Court judges to state appellate court positions in Los Angeles and Santa Ana, the commission announced Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Alston & Bird LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit overturned a pivotal decision in multidistrict opioid litigation that had dramatically expanded claims against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.
Expert Analysis
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.