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Quinn Emanuel Fee Fight Bound For Texas Or Mass. Court
A Massachusetts federal judge is weighing whether to kick Quinn Emanuel's bid for $30 million in legal fees from a former client's parent company, Nano Dimension Ltd., to state court or to the Texas bankruptcy court where the client is undergoing Chapter 11 proceedings.
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Year-End Billing Sprint Is Upon Us As Collections Lengthen
It takes longer for corporate clients to pay their legal bills today than in the past, creating a challenge for law firms looking to nail down strong year-end revenue results, as collections continue to be heavily weighted to the year's final quarter.
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Willkie Adds Another Kirkland Restructuring Pro In New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added another restructuring attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP after recently welcoming a Kirkland attorney as chair of its restructuring group.
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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown
The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Another Dechert IP Atty Leaves, This Time For Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis LLP has added another departing member of the Dechert LLP intellectual property team, who joins the firm in Boston after Dechert's global intellectual property practice co-chair, two partners, and a total of 30 professionals moved to Cooley LLP last week.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Starts Digital Infrastructure Practice
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has formed a digital infrastructure practice group aimed at advising on large and impactful transactions in digital infrastructure, the firm announced Monday.
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Colo. Agriculture Co. Says Firms' Malpractice Cost It $12M
A Colorado agricultural manufacturer has filed a malpractice lawsuit in state court against a pair of Denver law firms and an attorney, alleging they mishandled their representation of the manufacturer in a derivative action that cost the company more than $12 million.
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Arbitration Ruling Stands In Morgan & Morgan Class Action
A Georgia federal judge said Monday she won't backtrack on her decision to send a malpractice lawsuit from a former client of Morgan & Morgan PA to arbitration, once again rejecting his arguments that his proposed class claims were exempt from an agreement to arbitrate disputes.
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Former DLA Piper Associate Alleges Ex-Partner Raped Her
A former Boston-based DLA Piper associate on Monday launched a state lawsuit alleging she was raped at the firm's Delaware office by a former partner purportedly known for heavy drinking and inappropriate workplace conduct toward female subordinates.
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Cooley Adds Crypto-Focused Atty From Waymaker
A fintech litigator whose clients have included Mango Markets trader Avraham Eisenberg and Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is heading to Cooley LLP after 12 years at Waymaker LLP, Cooley announced Monday.
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Blank Rome Hires Baker McKenzie Litigator In DC
Blank Rome LLP has hired a Baker McKenzie litigator who focuses his practice on technology, life sciences, aerospace, government contracts and energy industry-related matters to join the team in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeffrey Wall
Cases won by Jeff Wall of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP ushered in the end of net neutrality and allowed energy companies to sue over state environmental regulations. Changes to government policies and court precedent earned him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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MVP: Blank Rome's John Gibbons
John Gibbons of Blank Rome LLP's insurance recovery practice beat an insurer's attempt to relitigate a yearslong coverage battle over underlying asbestos claims and defeated an insurer's bid to avoid covering defense costs over a company's sale of subsidiaries, landing him a spot among the 2025 Law360 Insurance MVPs.
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ABA Flags AI Fears: Making Attys 'Worse At Their Jobs'
The erosion of skills for junior associates, deepfakes as evidence in court and the lack of technical knowledge in law firms were among the top fears and challenges listed by the American Bar Association in a new report about artificial intelligence in the legal profession.
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Kirkland Lands V&E Corporate Pro In Dallas
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that it hired a partner for its corporate practice group in Dallas from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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Honigman Adds BigLaw Biz Pro From Cooley To Its C-Suite
Honigman LLP announced Monday that it has hired Cooley LLP's former marketing director to serve as its chief business development and marketing officer, touting his long history within the legal industry.
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Sen. Tim Scott's Ex-Chief Of Staff Joins Holland & Hart
Holland & Hart LLP has tapped the former chief of staff for Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., to serve as a senior director of federal affairs in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, according to a Monday announcement.
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Cadwalader Promotes 7 To Partner In London, NY
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership, with those from its offices in London and New York representing the latest class of newly minted partners.
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Law Firms' Junior Roles At Risk From AI, Report Says
Law firms are looking at the reduction of junior roles in the coming decade, alongside increases in technical roles and new payment structures due to the adoption of generative artificial intelligence, according to a new report.
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Winston, Taylor Eye Spring Launch For $1.75B Merged Firm
Taylor Wessing said Monday it has agreed to merge with U.S. firm Winston & Strawn to form a new transatlantic business with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion.
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Baker Donelson Adds 14 Akerman Attys, Opens New NC Office
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced on Monday that it is opening its fourth location in the Carolinas in four years, recruiting 11 Akerman LLP attorneys to establish a presence in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and three other Akerman attorneys to join in different locations.
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Elsberg Baker Exceeds, Cohen Ziffer Matches Atty Bonuses
Trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC announced Monday that its associates will earn up to $226,250 in extra cash this year.
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Quinn Emanuel Elects 12 Lawyers To Partnership
Quinn Emanuel said on Monday that it has elected 12 lawyers to its partnership, taking the total number at the firm to 312.
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Wash. Justices Retroactively Lower Bar Exam's Passing Score
As Washington state is preparing to transition to a new bar exam, its Supreme Court has ordered a retroactive adjustment to the current exam's minimum passing score, making an estimated hundred-plus law school graduates who narrowly failed in recent years newly eligible for admission to practice law.
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Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal
Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.