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2nd Circ. Reinstates Ex-Exec's $4M Bridgegate Fees Suit
The Second Circuit on Tuesday revived claims from former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive William E. Baroni Jr. seeking $4 million in legal fees over his Bridgegate criminal case, saying the trial court was wrong to find that the Port Authority had sovereign immunity.
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The Top In-House Hires Of November
Elon Musk's xAI has a new but familiar general counsel, while several sports groups — including the New York Mets, PGA of America and the SEC college athletic conference — also brought on new legal leaders in November.
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Sheppard Mullin To Offer Larger Bonuses To Busy Associates
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP associates who labored past 2,000 hours in 2025 can expect to see a little extra in their upcoming bonus checks, according to an internal memo obtained by Law360.
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Crypto-Focused Forward Industries Taps Fintech Vet As GC
Solana treasury company Forward Industries Inc. has tapped the former chief legal officer of digital broker-dealer Securitize Inc. and top lawyer at crypto-focused Anchorage Digital to serve as its general counsel.
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Lowenstein Sandler Launches Digital Infrastructure Group
Lowenstein Sandler LLP launched a new, cross-disciplinary practice group to represent data centers and other players in the digital infrastructure industry, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Data Consultancy JMAN Group Names General Counsel
JMAN Group said Tuesday that it has taken on a new general counsel, bolstering its senior team to support its global growth.
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Paul Weiss Hires Sidley Private Equity Trio In New York
Three corporate finance partners from Sidley Austin LLP have moved to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Paul Weiss announced Tuesday.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Atty Trio In Ga., NY, Texas
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has added three partners across its Atlanta, Austin, Texas, and New York offices, further growing its litigation and corporate practices.
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Dechert Increases Partnership Class To 17 Attorneys
After more than doubling its partner class from that of the previous year at the end of 2024, Dechert LLP announced Monday that it has grown its partner class again with the promotion of 17 attorneys across six practices and eight offices.
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3rd Circ. Says Habba Barred From Serving As Acting US Atty
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer cannot serve as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, the Third Circuit ruled Monday in a precedential opinion holding that her appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and undermined the constitutional safeguards of Senate confirmation.
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How Choosing A Side Helped These Insurance Attys Win Big
A handful of attorneys in insurance recovery law had been following Robin Cohen from law firm to law firm for decades before she and longtime partners Kenneth Frenchman, Adam Ziffer and Keith McKenna finally decided four years ago it was time to open their own shop.
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State High Courts See Little Progress In Improving Diversity
State supreme courts have seen minimal improvements in the racial and gender diversity of their jurists, as new justices have been disproportionately white and male, with even less progress made in seating justices with varied professional experiences, according to a recent report.
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Kasowitz Litigator To Join New York Mets As GC
A longtime Kasowitz LLP complex commercial litigator is departing the firm to become the legal leader for the New York Mets, the firm confirmed on Wednesday.
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Blank Rome's Reelected Leader Sees Values As Key To Growth
As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.
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Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses
U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Office Snapshot: Brownstein Hyatt Gears Up To Grow In NYC
Months after announcing its initial expansion to New York with a team of intellectual property attorneys from Crowell & Moring LLP, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced that the firm opened its permanent office in the iconic Rockefeller Center complex.
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Norton Rose's Year-Long Program Aims To Retain Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded a yearlong integration program that gives first-year associates, lateral attorneys and business services professionals a universal understanding of who the firm is.
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Mayer Brown Attys Bear Witness To Immersive Depo Training
For over two decades, Mayer Brown LLP has hosted a skills workshop for U.S. litigation and intellectual property associates designed to immerse them into the real-life world of depositions.
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White & Case Promotes 14 Lawyers To Local Partner Roles
White & Case said Wednesday that it has elevated 14 lawyers from across the globe to local partner, a position that the law firm offers in certain regions and locations as a step toward admission into its partnership.
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Weil Elects 17 New Partners In US, Europe
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has elected 17 lawyers to join its partnership as part of a wider round of promotions in which the firm has also boosted its counsel numbers.
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How GCs Are Turning Litigation Into Strategic Profit Tool
For most general counsel, litigation has meant playing defense to guard their corporations against outside threats. In 2025, however, a growing number have been taking on roles as quarterbacks seeking to score large policy or financial victories for their companies.
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MSG Seeks To Boot Atty From Ex-Exec's Bias, Retaliation Suit
A Reavis Page Jump LLP attorney representing a former Madison Square Garden security executive in a discrimination suit is too enmeshed in the facts of the case, MSG said, urging a New York federal court to kick the lawyer and firm off the suit if it's not outright dismissed.
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Beverly Hills Law Firm Heads East With NYC Office
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP has expanded beyond its Beverly Hills roots for the first time in its 70-year history to New York City, with a Rosenberg & Estis PC litigator set to lead its new location.
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Weil Matches Year-End And Special Bonuses For Associates
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Tuesday joined a cadre of other firms in matching the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
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Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP has elevated 18 attorneys to partner, two shy of last year's class.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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Perspectives
Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
To close the diversity gap between the judiciary and the litigants that regularly appear in criminal courts, institutions including police departments, prosecutor offices and defense law firms must be committed to advancing Black and Latino men, says New York Supreme Court Justice Erika Edwards.
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The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
Recent law firm trademark disputes highlight how the tension between legal ethics rules and trademark law can make it difficult for firms to select brands that are distinctive and entitled to protection, say Kimberly Maynard and Tyler Maulsby at Frankfurt Kurnit.