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Weil's Communication: Fast Changes, Bad Luck And Missteps
Kirkland Adds 40-Atty Weil Team Led By Ramona Nee
Firms Underfunding Their Business Development Plans
AI Firm Bids For Weil Assets Spotlight Firm Data Value
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Sidley in Talks to Add 200 Lawyers, Support Staff From Weil
Sidley Austin LLP is engaged in talks to add about 200 attorneys and staff from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP across offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe.
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Nelson Mullins Lands 17-Lawyer Shook Hardy Litigation Team
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired a 17-attorney litigation team from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP that includes eight partners who specialize in mass torts, crisis litigation and government investigations.
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MVP: Latham's Andrew Clubok
Andrew Clubok was a key player on the Latham & Watkins LLP team that won a complete dismissal of a precedent-setting securities class action for DocuSign Inc. that accused the software company and its top brass of misleading investors about its post-pandemic growth prospects, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Technology MVPs.
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MVP: Wachtell Lipton's Matt Guest
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's Matthew Guest helped usher Comerica past an activist challenge to complete its $10.9 billion merger with Fifth Third, guided Webster Financial through a $12.3 billion sale to Banco Santander and advised Capital One on its $5.15 billion purchase of Brex, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Banking MVPs.
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MVP: Hueston Hennigan's Douglas Dixon
Douglas Dixon of Hueston Hennigan LLP scored a series of jury trial and settlement wins for PacifiCorp as the power provider faced numerous damages claims from wildfires in 2020, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Environmental MVPs.
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MVP: Akin's Douglas Rappaport
Douglas Rappaport of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP was lead attorney on one of only three shareholder class actions that went to trial in the first half of this year, winning his client a jury verdict that landed him on the list of the 2026 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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MVPs: Blank Rome's Frank Segall And Scott Moskol
Frank Segall and Scott Moskol, co-leads of Blank Rome LLP's cannabis group, have been at the fore of finance and restructuring in the marijuana industry since its early days, steering major capital transactions for some of its largest operators, earning them a place as two of the 2026 Law360 Cannabis MVPs.
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MVP: Mayer Brown's Sydney Mintzer
Mayer Brown LLP's Sydney Mintzer successfully defended major U.S. manufacturing interests before the International Trade Commission over the past year, earning him a spot among the 2026 Law360 International Trade MVPs.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Stadium Financing Pro In NYC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired an ex-Winston Taylor real estate attorney who specializes in stadium and arena financing deals for a shareholder role in its New York City office, the firm announced.
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Ex-Todd Blanche Adviser Joins Dechert In DC
Dechert LLP expanded its litigation practice with the recent addition of a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official who recently departed the agency amid a wave of high-profile resignations following last week's midterm elections.
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Kirkland Furthers Texas Growth With Gibson Dunn Litigator
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced on Monday that it has deepened its appellate and litigation benches with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Weil's Securities Litigation Head Joins Paul Weiss In NY
A longtime Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP lawyer who most recently led the shuttering firm's securities litigation team has moved her practice to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's New York office, the firm announced Monday.
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Burford-Backed Kindleworth Opens New York Office
A law firm advisory and management business backed by litigation funder Burford Capital LLC said Monday it has opened its first U.S. office in New York to help BigLaw partners establish their own firms.
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Massumi & Consoli Adds Weil Atty For New Silicon Valley Post
Massumi & Consoli LLP announced Monday that it plans to open a new office in California's Silicon Valley with the addition of a former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP private equity and mergers and acquisitions partner.
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Sheppard Joins Firms With 4-Day In-Office Mandate
Sheppard confirmed Monday that it is the latest of many law firms expanding their return-to-office mandates, requiring U.S. attorneys to work in person four days a week starting next year.
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Latham Hires 6 Weil Attorneys, Including Real Estate Leader
As more former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP attorneys find new homes for their practices while the firm winds down operations, Latham & Watkins LLP confirmed Monday that it hired five partners and one counsel across multiple U.S. offices.
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Construction Atty Joins Morgan Lewis From Thompson Hine
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP continued the expansion of its Philadelphia team with the addition of an attorney specializing in construction litigation and government contracting who moved his practice after four years with Thompson Hine LLP.
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Legaltech Hub CEO Joins Davis Polk As AI Chief
The CEO of Legaltech Hub is stepping down from the legal technology insights and analysis company to join Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as the chief artificial intelligence and knowledge officer.
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Squire Patton, Baker McKenzie Hit With Data Breach Suits
Squire Patton Boggs LLP and Baker McKenzie failed to protect private personal information stored in the law firms' systems from separate cyberattacks and delayed notifying affected individuals for roughly two months, two proposed class actions filed in Ohio and Illinois federal courts have alleged.
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Blank Rome Partner, Hotel Founder Disputes $15.6M Tax Bill
A Blank Rome LLP partner who founded a luxury boutique hotel in Italy told the U.S. Tax Court the IRS improperly determined he owes roughly $15.6 million in taxes and penalties, disputing the agency's assertion that his hotel operations didn't qualify as a business for purposes of claiming expenses.
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Orrick Hires Fenwick Partner To Expand TM Practice In NY
Trademark attorney Mark Jansen has joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner in New York after 15 years at Fenwick & West LLP, Orrick has announced.
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Weil's Corporate Leader, Team Join Cravath
A team of prominent mergers and acquisitions partners at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, including the attorney who chaired its 600-attorney corporate department, joined Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Friday, according to a source with knowledge of the departures. That person requested anonymity to discuss information that had not been publicly confirmed by Cravath.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, with a hearing over whether Colorado can exclude religious schools from its universal preschool program if they don't accept students from LGBTQ+ families clocking in at over two hours. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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US Legal Sector Jobs Reached Record High In October
The legal industry's hot streak continued last month, adding 2,400 more jobs in October to reach a record high, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Law Students Deliver $157M In Legal Services, AALS Says
Law students in the class of 2026 provided more than $157 million in legal work through clinics, other experiential courses and pro bono activities as part of their education, according to a survey released Friday by the Association of American Law Schools.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Respond To A Crisis Of Confidence
Weil Gotshal's recent wind down shows that a crisis of confidence can occur when attorney departures are interpreted as a firmwide problem, so firm leaders should be prepared to recognize the warning signs, understand who is shaping the story and plan for what may happen next, says Ryan McSharry at Infinite Global.
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What Investors Actually Buy In Law Firm MSO Deals
While the growing trend of private equity investing in law firms by creating management services organizations strongly echoes these funds’ earlier foray into the accounting industry, the different earnings bases of these professions mean that what investors actually acquire and how firms are valued will differ, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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What In-House Candidates Want To Know About Cos.' AI Plans
For legal departments competing for strong in-house talent, artificial intelligence strategy has become part of the employer value proposition, and companies should be prepared to explain it with the same rigor they expect from candidates, says Pamela Salling at Major Lindsey.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Local Office Culture
From encouraging innovation to boosting morale, using community building strategies to nurture a local office identity has multiple benefits for all aspects of a national law firm and its business, says Kate Gallin, leader of Epstein Becker's Boston office.
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Lawyers can tighten their business development strategy by defining a niche digital presence, translating experience into client benefits in website materials, and using LinkedIn and attorney bios to demonstrate relevant expertise before prospective clients make contact, says Michael Mellor at 742 Advisors.
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Why Women Attys Aren't Using Firm Wellness Programs
The American Bar Association recently released the first national study centered on the mental well-being of women lawyers, but their recommendations misidentify why women with access to firm wellness programs are reluctant to use them for therapy, says Annia Raja at Helm Psychology.
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Defensible Pricing Principles For Law Firm MSO Fees
As private equity investors increasingly invest in law firms using management services organizations, several Internal Revenue Code principles provide a framework for evaluating market-based pricing terms that respects fee-sharing prohibitions and mitigates investor concerns, says Perry Urken at Ryan.
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7 Ways Legal Leaders Can Foster Firmwide Stewardship
As the modern mandate for law firm leaders' responsibilities expands to become more untenable, a chairperson’s best work is reflected in teamwide judgment, the next generation's confidence and the firm's ability to act without routing every decision through one person, says Eric Belfi, chairman at Labaton Keller.
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Legal Tech Talks: Centari CEO On Shifting Atty Role
Kevin Walker, founder and CEO of Centari, discusses how new technology can expand access to information, identify issues earlier and allow attorneys to play a more continuous role in helping clients make decisions.
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Making Legal Cents: Get Better Intelligence For 2027 Planning
As strategic planning begins for the year ahead, firms must look beyond last year's numbers and ask harder questions about what is changing more broadly, what inside the firm needs to be fixed and what has to be true for the next investment or growth plan to work, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
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RFP Reset: In The Age Of AI, Evidence Beats Eloquence
As firms increasingly use artificial intelligence tools to quickly produce highly tailored responses to requests for proposals, polished prose alone tells clients less than it once did, so in-house teams should compare meaningful evidence and measure whether promised value is actually delivered, says Roger Rutkowski at Mercedes-Benz USA.
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The Road Map To A Law Firm MSO IPO
For managing partners considering outside capital, one potential three-phase path could allow firms to transition from a traditional limited liability partnership to a publicly traded managed services organization structure, provided they keep ethical rules and regulations top of mind, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Potential Risks Of A Law Firm MSO IPO
Though initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital as private equity invests in law firm management services organizations, ethics rules, partner runs, shifting regulations and market pressures pose potential challenges, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The GC's 1st 90 Days: How To Listen Before You Lead
For a new general counsel, scheduling conversations with your new team members, the C-suite and the company’s directors — where you can listen intently and strategically — is the fastest way to understand the company's fault lines and dynamics, says Alex Dimitrief, former general counsel at GE and Sotera Health.
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The Economic Case For A Law Firm MSO IPO
As private equity investment in law firm management services organizations accelerates, initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital at a multibillion-dollar scale, particularly if the transaction uses a tax-efficient partnership structure, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.