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FBT Gibbons Lands Public Finance Pros From BigLaw Firms
FBT Gibbons LLP has added two public finance partners, one from Bracewell LLP in Houston and another from Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Columbus, Ohio.
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Firms Hold Steady In Middle East Despite Recruiting Jitters
The war with Iran hasn't yet prompted law firms to announce major changes to their operations in the Middle East, but the regional fallout is starting to weigh on the market, as recruiters report hesitation among some candidates considering a move to the region.
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Dechert Adds Paul Weiss Patent Partners In DC, NY
Dechert LLP has hired two Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lawyers who have backgrounds in life sciences and electrical engineering, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Reed Smith Hits Over $2M In Profits Per Equity Partner
Reed Smith LLP has announced that profits per equity partner climbed 11.3% last year to over $2.02 million as global revenue rose to $1.58 billion.
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How Senior Associates Can Find Time To Grow Their Practice
By the time senior associates learn how to thrive at their law firms, many realize that to continue to advance in their careers, they need to start building their own books of business.
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White & Case Expands In Brussels With Amazon Hire
White & Case LLP has recruited a senior in-house lawyer at Amazon for its office in Brussels, the law firm's latest technology-focused hire globally.
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Timekeeping In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
The way attorneys track billable hours has changed a lot over the last decade, and the transformation is being turbocharged by artificial intelligence tools. Law360 Pulse talks to lawyers and recruiters about best practices for timekeeping.
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Alston & Bird Hires Ex-FDA Deputy Counsel From DLA Piper
Alston & Bird LLP announced on Tuesday it has hired a longtime government lawyer and former DLA Piper attorney to assist with the firm's work helping companies handle FDA compliance issues and regulatory disputes over medical products.
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Haynes Boone Partner Duo Named Leveraged Finance Co-Chairs
Haynes Boone announced that a pair of experienced attorneys based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dallas, Texas, have been named co-chairs of the firm's leveraged finance practice group.
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Paul Hastings M&A, Energy Team Joins HSF Kramer In NY
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP announced on Tuesday that it has hired a team of transactional attorneys from Paul Hastings LLP, one of whom will head its Americas energy, mining and infrastructure team.
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Jones Day Consumer Protect Atty Joins Goodwin's OC Office
Goodwin Procter LLP is already expanding its newly opened Orange County office, bringing in another Jones Day consumer protection litigator as a partner in the office located in Newport Beach, California.
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Simpson Thacher Hires Arb. Atty With Latin America Focus
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has hired the former leader of Linklaters LLP's Latin American arbitration team, who spent almost 12 years with the firm and who has also practiced at the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
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White Males Continue To Dominate Partnership Ranks
Women and people of color remained significantly underrepresented within the legal partnership ranks in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Skadden Adds Mayer Brown Class Action Trio In DC, Palo Alto
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Tuesday that it has added three partners from Mayer Brown LLP to strengthen its capacity to handle class actions, multidistrict litigation, appellate and other matters.
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Akin Hires Jan. 6 Committee Atty As Investigations Co-Head
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired a former special counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, who previously helped lawmakers investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as its new congressional investigations practice co-leader.
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Incoming, Outgoing Morgan Lewis Chairs On Transition Plans
On Monday, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that longtime firm chair Jami McKeon will be retiring at the end of the year. Law360 Pulse spoke to McKeon and David A. McManus, who will start a five-year term as chair on Oct. 1, about the upcoming leadership change.
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Goodwin Grows PE Team In NY With Clifford Chance Attorney
Goodwin Procter LLP has added a former Clifford Chance LLP counsel to its private equity practice as a partner in its investment funds group.
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Attys Split Over Mandatory Hyperlinks To Curb Fake AI Cases
A new legal requirement to hyperlink case law is drawing support from legal professionals as a counter to artificial intelligence-generated fake cases in court submissions, but some aren't sure that it is enough to solve the problem and worry that it will be an added burden on lawyers.
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Ex-Md. Attorney General Joins Greenberg Traurig In DC
Former Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler and his longtime colleague from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP have moved their practices to Greenberg Traurig LLP, where Gansler will co-chair its nationwide state attorneys general practice, the firm announced Monday.
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In Their Words: Former Colleagues Remember Robert Mueller
Retired WilmerHale partner and former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is being remembered as a tough, principled and capable attorney with tremendous integrity who unflinchingly took on the daunting tasks of remaking the FBI and investigating the president.
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Akin Brings On Munger Tolles Employment Ace In LA
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a former Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner in Los Angeles to bolster its capacity to handle labor and employment matters.
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Blank Rome Opens West Palm Beach Office
Months after announcing the hires of two experienced West Palm Beach-based attorneys, Blank Rome LLP announced that the firm has officially opened an office in the South Florida city.
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Dechert's PEP Jumps 27% As Revenue Surges To $1.61B
Dechert LLP said on Monday that profit per equity partner jumped 27% in 2025, as revenue climbed to $1.61 billion, reflecting the continued expansion of the global law firm.
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V&E Launches Brussels Office With Hogan Hire In EU Growth
Vinson & Elkins said Monday that it has hired an antitrust specialist from Hogan Lovells to launch a new office in Brussels, the law firm's first in continental Europe.
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Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that the global leader of its labor and employment practice was unanimously elected as the firm's next chair to take over for Jami McKeon, who will retire at the end of the year.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
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.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
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.