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Longtime DOJ Antitrust Litigator Joins Duane Morris
A veteran antitrust litigator at the U.S. Department of Justice left the federal government to join Duane Morris LLP as a partner, the firm has announced.
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Withers Launches East Coast L&E Team With Outten & Golden Trio
Withers announced Tuesday that it has launched an employment practice on the East Coast, welcoming three former Outten & Golden PC lawyers who have advised executives across a wide range of industries.
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Law Firms Merged At Record Rates In 2025 Amid Talent War
A record 59 law firm combinations were completed in 2025, 21 of which involved the largest 200 firms by revenue, according to statistics released by SurePoint Legal Insights, formerly Leopard Solutions, on Tuesday.
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Carter Ledyard Taps Litigator As Next Managing Partner
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP announced Tuesday that it has chosen an employment litigator who joined the firm in 2023 to lead the firm.
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How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership
The transition from steady pay as an associate to dealing with the financial nuances of being an equity partner calls for great diligence in how young attorneys manage their finances.
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Gibson Dunn Mentor Program Sets Up Attys For Success
January is National Mentoring Month. Law360 heard from attorneys who are in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s firmwide mentorship program about its top benefits.
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'Dirty Little Secret': Airbus Sued Over Toxic Cabin Air
Airbus is putting profits over the wellbeing of flight crews and passengers by refusing to take simple actions that could mitigate the potential for engine contaminants to leak into cabin air through the plane manufacturer's air system design, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York federal court.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.
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Judge Taps Ex-CIA, Corrections Pro To Clean Up NYC's Rikers
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday named a former Vermont corrections commissioner and ex-CIA officer to take the reins of New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail system as a "remediation manager," after yearslong efforts to clamp down on incidents of excessive force against the jail population.
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SEC Assistant Director Joins Goldman Sachs In New York
A former assistant director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved in-house at Goldman Sachs.
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Vedder Price Shortens Name In Rebranding Effort
Chicago-based law firm Vedder Price PC will now go by the name Vedder and has debuted a new website in an effort to better serve clients and employees.
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Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future
Both the managing partner and chair of Fox Rothschild LLP will start new terms in those positions in the spring, when a firm co-chair will join the leadership team to prepare for a possible transition to serving the role independently.
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Tanenbaum Keale Adds 10-Atty Team From Connell Foley
A team of 10 attorneys, including partners, associates and a special counsel, has joined the Newark-based litigation boutique Tanenbaum Keale LLP from Connell Foley LLP, Tanenbaum Keale announced Tuesday.
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2 Attys Sanctioned For AI Citations In Pa. Copyright Suit Filing
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has reprimanded two attorneys in a copyright infringement suit for filing a motion to dismiss that contained at least eight false case citations generated by artificial intelligence.
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Dentons Adds Legal Head From Cadwalader, Names CIO
The longtime general counsel for Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft will move to Dentons on Feb. 2, becoming the latest high-profile attorney to depart the firm before a projected merger.
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Jocko Fuel Sued In NY Over Cadmium In Protein Shakes
Jocko Fuel misleads consumers into thinking its chocolate protein shakes are made with "just premium protein and functional ingredients" that are tested for safety, despite the fact that the shakes are at risk of containing unsafe levels of cadmium, according to a proposed class action filed Monday in New York federal court.
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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus
About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Eversheds Sutherland Creates US Innovation Department
Eversheds Sutherland has combined its data, research and technology teams to form a 20-person innovation department in the U.S. focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies in legal work and client services, the firm said Monday.
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Hodgson Russ Taps NY Estates Atty As Managing Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP announced Monday that it is tapping a New York trusts and estates lawyer to lead the firm as managing partner during a continued period of growth.
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Pump.Fun Avoids Sanctions For Users' Harassing Meme Coins
Meme coin launchpad Pump.Fun defeated a sanctions bid on Friday over allegations it permitted crypto tokens on its platform that threaten individuals suing it, but a Manhattan federal judge said the bid could be renewed if the harassment starts up again.
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Dechert Lands 20-Partner Group From McDermott
Dechert LLP announced Friday it is bringing aboard 20 partners from McDermott Will & Schulte spanning litigation, intellectual property and other practice areas in six cities across the country, including for upcoming firm offices in Chicago and Dallas.
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How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents
As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.
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DOJ Alumni Back Maurene Comey In Effort To Keep Suit Alive
U.S. Department of Justice alumni and a group that includes attorneys, law professors and former judges have filed briefs supporting former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's call for a New York federal court to reject the DOJ's bid to dismiss a suit over her firing.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.
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Shook Hardy Adds 2 E-Discovery-Focused Partners
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has hired two e-discovery experts as partners for its complex litigation strategic counseling practice in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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Series
Expanding The Reach Of A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Legal Mentor Network with the goal of providing free legal mentoring to law students and early career attorneys, and the experience has highlighted how nonprofits can grow with the help of strong sponsorships and volunteers who all operate from a positive place, says Chrystal Mauro at the Legal Mentor Network.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.