Modern Lawyer


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    Goldman's Departing CLO, Gates Asked To Testify On Epstein

    The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday asked outgoing Goldman Sachs Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and others to testify about their connections to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Winston & Strawn Hires Structured Finance Pro from Katten

    Winston & Strawn LLP has hired a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner who specializes in structured finance deals for its transactions department in the firm's New York City office.

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    McDermott Must Trim 'Vastly Overbroad' Subpoena In Atty Suit

    A Black attorney who is suing McDermott Will & Schulte LLP for racial bias secured a court order Tuesday quashing the law firm's subpoena for some of her previous employment records, as a federal judge called the request "vastly overbroad" and directed the firm to narrow it.

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    Buchalter Taps Product Liability Atty As Orange County Head

    Buchalter PC has promoted a longtime products liability litigator to be the new head of its Orange County, California, office.

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    Winston & Strawn Hires Antitrust Partner From DOJ In DC

    A Justice Department trial attorney who helped represent the government in its ad technology monopolization fight against Google has joined Winston & Strawn LLP's Washington, D.C., team.

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    King & Spalding Adds 3 More Attys From Winston & Strawn

    King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that it is continuing to expand in Dallas by adding three more attorneys from Winston & Strawn LLP.

  • Appellate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP secured significant appellate rulings in its favor last year, including in U.S. Supreme Court cases dealing with the deadline to petition for judicial review of a removal order and whether a trademark plaintiff can recover profits from entities other than named defendants, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.

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    DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face

    A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.

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    DLA Piper Fills Out Finance Team With 3 Akin Partners

    DLA Piper has brought on three former Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP finance partners, one of whom was tapped to lead its new cross-border, multidisciplinary global capital solutions team.

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    Macfarlanes To Launch First US Office In New York

    Macfarlanes LLP said Tuesday that it will open a representative office in New York as it looks to strengthen its profile in the U.S. private capital market. 

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    DOJ Drops Law Firm Executive Order Appeals

    The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that it is dropping its fight over executive orders targeting four law firms.

  • Cadwalader Continues Restructuring Growth With UK, US Duo

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced on Monday that it is continuing to invest in its restructuring bench with two lawyers in New York and London.

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    O'Melveny Hires Antitrust Trial Attys In DC, San Francisco

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced on Monday the hiring of two antitrust and competition partners in its San Francisco and Washington, D.C., offices.

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    Winston & Strawn Arrives In New Miami Office

    Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday that it has moved into its new digs in Miami's financial district just four years after the firm made its debut in the market.

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    Clifford Chance Adds UnitedHealth Group Deputy GC

    Clifford Chance LLP has hired UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s former deputy general counsel, who is joining the Washington, D.C., team to work on antitrust issues related to transactions, litigation and compliance, the firm announced Monday.

  • Appellate Group Of The Year: Jones Day

    Jones Day won three victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including one barring the Mexican government from suing American gun manufacturers and another allowing e-cigarette retailers to challenge the government's denial of a vape company's marketing applications, earning it a place among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.

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    White & Case Adds Mayer Brown Energy M&A Pro In Houston

    White & Case LLP announced Monday it expanded its global mergers and acquisitions practice and global energy industry group with a Houston-based partner who came aboard from Mayer Brown LLP.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Taking 'Practical' Approach To AI Rollout

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP leaders say they are eschewing popular artificial intelligence programming like hackathons and broad policies requiring technology use in favor of a more "practical" approach.

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    Attys Sheltering In Place Amid Worsening Middle East Conflict

    U.S. law firms with offices in the Middle East are prioritizing employee safety while doing their best to support clients in the Persian Gulf Arab states as conflict in the region escalates.

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    20 Law Firm, Corporate Leaders Recognized For AI Pioneering

    Leaders from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Clifford Chance LLP, Google and Walmart were among those honored by the legal technology company Relativity ODA LLC on its annual list of Artificial Intelligence Visionaries on Monday.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Taps LA Atty As Next Litigation Chair

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Monday it has tapped a product liability attorney to be the chair-elect of its litigation department.

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    Arnold & Porter Forms Team To Tackle Scrutiny By State AGs

    With state attorneys general stepping up enforcement in a range of areas, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has formed a task force to help clients navigate the heightened scrutiny, the firm announced Monday.

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    With Practice's Launch, Jenner & Block Plants Flag In Space

    Jenner & Block LLP has been working with space industry clients for years, representing heavy-hitters like General Dynamics and Aerojet Rocketdyne across multiple practice areas.

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    Tracking BigLaw Leadership Moves

    Keeping up with the latest trends and developments in the legal industry is essential for staying competitive. One key area to watch is law firm leadership — the individuals who set the strategic direction of the firm and shape its culture and operations.

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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued four opinions this week, ruling on the U.S. Postal Service's immunity from lawsuits and the appealability of a lower court decision on immunity for private detention company GEO Group, while also hearing arguments in four cases, including two involving Fidel Castro's 1960 property seizures. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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Expert Analysis

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    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.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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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    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

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