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Nixon Peabody Names Entertainment And Sports Team Heads
Nixon Peabody LLP has appointed two new leaders for its growing entertainment and sports practice, to which it also added a pair of Los Angeles-based associates.
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Katten Partner Rejoins Epstein Becker In DC For 3rd Time
Epstein Becker Green LLP has rehired, for the third time, a healthcare transactional attorney who focuses his practice on guiding hospital systems, private equity-backed entities and professional practices on transactional matters and regulatory compliance.
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PGA's Former Legal Chief Tees Up New Gig At McDermott
McDermott Will & Schulte has grown its abilities at the intersection of sports, media, governance and high-stakes deals with the addition of the former longtime legal leader of the Professional Golfers' Association of America.
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Katten's Profits Per Equity Partner Climb To $3.32M
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has reached several key financial growth milestones in the less than two years since litigator and former federal prosecutor Gil Soffer became chair of the Chicago-headquartered firm, without jumping into the recent law firm merger frenzy.
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O'Melveny Adds M&A Duo From BakerHostetler In Dallas
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Thursday that it has bulked up its mergers and acquisitions and private equity group with a pair of Dallas-based partners who came aboard from BakerHostetler, further strengthening the firm's growing presence in the Lone Star State.
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Mintz Consulting Arm Hires Ex-HHS Official, Health Policy Pro
ML Strategies, a consulting subsidiary of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, has hired a former federal health policy director at consulting firm Guidehouse who brings almost a decade of experience in senior roles with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Freshfields Names 47 New Partners Worldwide
Freshfields LLP said Thursday that it has promoted 47 lawyers to its partnership, with London-based solicitors representing around a quarter of the cohort.
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Ariz. Gov. Vetoes Shifting Atty Licensing Away From State Bar
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have shifted the responsibility to license the practice of law from the state bar to the state supreme court, amid her moratorium on signing nearly all legislation until Republican legislators reveal their state budget proposal.
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How Winston & Strawn's Growth Is Part Of Miami 'Evolution'
Just four years after first launching in the South Florida market, Winston & Strawn LLP is taking part in Miami's "evolution" with a recent move to a larger space that the office's leader said enables the firm to serve clients across the world.
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Consumer Cases Drive Class Action Spike, Report Says
Federal class action filings spiked in 2025 after nearly a decade of relative stability, fueled by a surge in consumer protection lawsuits tied to data breaches, digital commerce and online accessibility claims, according to a new report from Lex Machina.
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Arbitration Assoc. Says Monopoly Suit Poses 'Massive Risks'
The American Arbitration Association has urged an Arizona federal court to reconsider a ruling that allowed a monopoly suit against the association to proceed, saying that sustaining antitrust claims against the arbitration provider based on template arbitration clauses on its website poses "massive risks" for millions of customer arbitration contracts.
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Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty On Google Case Joins Wilson Sonsini
A lead attorney on the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google LLC who left the agency last week joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday as a partner.
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Sotomayor Apologizes For 'Hurtful' Comments About Kavanaugh
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized Wednesday for comments she made at a University of Kansas appearance earlier this month criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Vedder, WilmerHale Attys Vie To Lead DC Bar In Quieter Race
Member elections are underway for the D.C. Bar, with attorneys from Vedder and WilmerHale facing off to lead the organization in what's been a lower profile contest than last year's headline-grabbing race that included the brother of former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Heavy Hitters File Amicus Briefs In Law Firm EO Appeal
With oral arguments scheduled next month at the D.C. Circuit on the Trump administration's 2025 executive orders targeting law firms, Law360 looks at some of the notable amicus briefs filed in recent weeks and the lead attorneys on those briefs.
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Willkie Adds O'Melveny Litigator To Los Angeles Office
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP expanded its Los Angeles office with the recent addition of a litigator who moved her practice after nearly 15 years with O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
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Higher Partner Rate Hikes Are The New Normal For GCs
The largest law firms continued to get the bulk of the work in 2025 despite having the most expensive rates, while mid-tier firms are grabbing a bigger piece of the action, according to a new report by LexisNexis CounselLink.
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White & Case Hires Reed Smith M&A Partner In DC
White & Case LLP has hired a former Reed Smith LLP partner, who is joining the team in Washington, D.C., to continue her practice focused on mergers and acquisitions matters.
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Sidley Adds Another NY Capital Markets Pro From Cravath
Sidley Austin LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired another New York-based capital markets attorney from Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, touting her history advising venture capital-backed companies, founders, investors and financial institutions on a range of corporate matters.
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MoFo Brings On Former Federal Prosecutor In San Francisco
Morrison Foerster LLP announced Wednesday that it has expanded its investigations and white collar defense group with a partner in San Francisco who has served as an assistant U.S. attorney and as a deputy attorney general with the California Attorney General's Office.
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A&O Shearman's 33-Partner Round Keeps Focus In Europe
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling said Wednesday that it had promoted 33 lawyers to partnership roles, with the U.K. and Europe dominating the latest round two years after the firm's founding merger.
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Holland & Knight Adds Former Senate Counsel, DOT Adviser
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a former Senate Commerce Committee counsel and adviser to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has joined the team as a partner in the public policy and regulation group.
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Hogan, Cadwalader Partners Vote To Forge Ahead With Merger
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader said Wednesday that their partners have voted in favor of their merger ahead of the scheduled launch of the combined law firm on July 1.
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Ex-CFTC Chair Departs Willkie, Law Practice For Fintech Work
The former leader of the nation's derivatives regulator dubbed "Crypto Dad" says he's leaving his law practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to focus on advising fintechs and crypto firms, researching public policy issues and working with nonprofit programs.
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Mintz Can't Halt Texas Malpractice Suit For Fee Fight In Mass.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday declined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's request to halt a former client's legal malpractice case against the firm in Texas federal court while the two fight over a $2 million "success fee" the law firm claims it is owed.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
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
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.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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
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.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
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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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.