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  • Bondi Subpoenaed To Testify On DOJ's Epstein Investigation

    The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into deceased child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with five Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues to compel Bondi's testimony.

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    Akerman Hires Real Estate, Litigation Partners For NC Office

    Akerman LLP hired three new partners who used to work at Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in order to strengthen its real estate and litigation teams in Charlotte, North Carolina, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Ex-FBI Special Counsel Moves To Crowell & Moring's DC Team

    A former special counsel to the FBI director has joined Crowell & Moring LLP's privacy and cybersecurity group, where he'll counsel clients on cybersecurity threats and help them navigate the changing legal and regulatory environment related to those dangers.

  • Real Estate Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP attorneys advised a joint venture by RXR Realty and Elliott Investment Management on a $1 billion-plus office acquisition in Manhattan and provided counsel on other notable deals in the New York City area last year, landing the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • Appellate Group Of The Year: WilmerHale

    Last year, WilmerHale attorneys helped save a man's life in the U.S. Supreme Court, overturned a headline-grabbing fraud conviction and wiped out more than $500 million in patent infringement jury verdicts on appeal, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.

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    Fisher Phillips Unveils New Branding To Mark Growth

    Employer-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips debuted new branding this week, featuring a new logo and updated website, to mark its growth in the last several years into what it called a global power in the employment law space.

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    Ex-Tensor Auto GC Joins Wilson Sonsini's Residency Program

    The former chief legal officer of autonomous vehicle manufacturer Tensor Auto is the latest addition to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's general counsel in residence program, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • Gordon Rees Opens New Offices In North Carolina, Wisconsin

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has expanded its reach in the Southeast and Midwest by opening new offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Madison, Wisconsin.

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    Haynes Boone Names Disputes Head To New UK GC Role

    Haynes Boone on Wednesday named the head of the dispute resolution team in its London office as the firm's first general counsel in the U.K.

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    O'Melveny Adds Holland & Knight Corporate Ace In Houston

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Wednesday that it has boosted its capital markets bench with a partner in Houston who joined from Holland & Knight LLP.

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    BCLP Adds Capital Markets Specialist From Kirkland In LA

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, which is also known as BCLP, is expanding its transactions team, bringing in a Kirkland & Ellis LLP capital markets expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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    Hogan Lovells' Revenue Climbs 11% As Merger Looms

    Hogan Lovells' global revenue rose by almost 11% in 2025 to about $3.3 billion, the firm said Wednesday as it presses ahead with a planned partner vote on its proposed merger with New York‑based Cadwalader.

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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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    If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.

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