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Debevoise Hires 2 Private Capital Leaders From Freshfields
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced Monday that it has hired two practice leaders from Freshfields LLP, the latest in a series of additions to the firm's private capital platform.
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Carlton Fields Elects DC Leader To Succeed Longtime CEO
Carlton Fields announced Monday it has elected its Washington, D.C., office managing shareholder, a veteran financial services attorney, as its next chief executive officer.
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After Merger, Paramount Legal Chief Retains Title At Skydance
The chief legal officer at Paramount Skydance Corp., who led the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust unit during President Donald Trump's first term, will stay on the job following the company's anticipated $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the company said Monday.
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Brithem Marks First Anniversary, Adds Cravath Atty In NY
Brithem LLP announced it hired an attorney from Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP as the New York litigation boutique celebrated the first anniversary of its launch in September 2025.
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Crime Fraud Exception Sought In Ex-Adams Aide's Bribe Case
Prosecutors on Friday said the crime fraud exception should greenlight access to privileged material as part of their case against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' chief of staff, who's accused of taking bribes in exchange for steering a $6.8 million migrant housing contract to a Queens hotel owner.
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Freshfields Adds 2 Capital Markets Partners
Freshfields LLP has added two capital markets partners to its offices in Silicon Valley and New York, including one new hire and one promotion, a move that will bolster the firm's ability to advise companies and financial institutions on complex capital markets transactions.
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Recent Law Firm Hacks Highlight Growing Role Of AI
This year has seen a number of high-profile cyberattacks on law firms, a trend that reflects the increased role artificial intelligence is playing in security incidents as well as the growing sophistication of threat actors targeting the legal industry.
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ABA Accreditor Chair Dies Amid Trump Admin Fight
The chair of the embattled American Bar Association's law school accreditation council died Thursday, according to the ABA.
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How One School Debate Team Begat Top Lawyers, Judges
Thirty-one years ago, a group of students in Scarsdale, New York, joined an extracurricular activity that would end up shaping their future legal careers as federal appeals court judges, prominent litigators, top law firm chairs and law professors.
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Legal Sector Adds 2K Jobs, For 6th Straight Month Of Growth
While the overall U.S. economy's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, the legal industry was in the midst of a six-month hot streak.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California federal jury said Apple owes $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction for infringing two vibration technology patents, issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S. history.
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BCLP's New NY Leader Eyes Growth And Big Apple Branding
A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner who oversaw associate development and led the commercial real estate team will manage the firm's New York office and spearhead efforts to increase its bench of talent.
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Sills Cummis Managing Partners On Leadership Transition
Earlier this week, New Jersey-based Sills Cummis & Gross PC announced the appointment of a new managing partner, naming deputy managing partner Richard H. Epstein as the successor to longtime leader R. Max Crane, who has stepped into the role of chairman after nearly 20 years leading the firm.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry closed out September with a flurry of lateral moves and insight into the BigLaw "Billionaires' Club." Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Moses Singer's 3 New Hires Include Trusts And Estates Lead
Moses Singer LLP announced three additions to its ranks from prominent law firms, one of whom will chair its trusts and estates group.
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New Morgan Lewis Chair On Leading 'Very Special Firm'
It's been six months since Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that longtime firm Chair Jami McKeon will be retiring at the end of the year and passing the leadership baton to partner David A. McManus.
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Crowell & Moring Appoints Its Litigation Head As Firm Chair
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Thursday that next year it will elevate the chair of its litigation and trial department and managing partner of its New York office to serve as chair of the firm's management board.
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Wachtell Lipton Taps Ex-US Atty For SDNY From Cleary
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has hired the former chief U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP following the departure of former co-chair and top corporate litigator William Savitt over the summer, Wachtell Lipton confirmed on Thursday.
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Dechert Lands Ropes & Gray Capital Solutions Atty In NY
Dechert LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a partner from Ropes & Gray LLP for its capital solutions team in New York.
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CLO Of FanDuel Parent Co. Steps Down For 2nd Retirement
The chief legal officer of the online sports betting platform Flutter, which owns FanDuel, has resigned, saying on social media Thursday that he was taking another run at retirement since leaving his previous role as Target's legal chief.
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Choate Adds 11-Lawyer Litigation Team From Kasowitz
An 11-attorney team of commercial litigators who formerly practiced at Kasowitz LLP have moved their practices to Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's New York City office.
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The Top In-House Hires Of September
Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at MSG Sports, Nestle and the Associated Press. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from September.
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Clerk Rule Change Unlikely To Trigger Judicial Ethics Probes
A recent change to the rules governing how federal court leaders handle the reassignment of judicial clerks due to misconduct claims against a judge is unlikely to lead to investigations into those allegations and so won't improve those clerks' working conditions or judicial accountability, court reform advocates say.
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Morgan Lewis Taps Global Leaders As New Chair Starts Term
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced its new global leadership team Thursday as longtime partner David McManus kicked off his five-year term as firm chair.
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Whiteford Hires 6 Lazare Potter Partners In NYC
East Coast firm Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP announced Thursday that it has added six New York City attorneys from business law firm Lazare Potter Glazer & Moyle LLP ahead of an office relocation that it calls "part of the firm's continued growth in the market."
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Practicing Stoicism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Practicing Stoicism, by applying reason to ignore my emotions and govern my decisions, has enabled me to approach challenging situations in a structured way, ultimately providing advice singularly devoted to a client's interest, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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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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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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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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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.