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Is $1,314 Per Hour Too Much For A Small Firm? Court Says No

By Daniel Connolly

In fights over attorney fees, should lawyers from small firms be forced to accept smaller amounts of money than their BigLaw counterparts? A federal appeals court recently concluded that it's not fair to discriminate against small-firm lawyers in this way.

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    Mid-Law

    McNees Opens 2 Offices With Fox Rothschild Education Team

    By James Boyle

    Pennsylvania-based McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC more than doubled the size of its education law practice and expanded into new offices in the Philadelphia suburbs and Berks County with the addition of a 24-person team of attorneys and professionals from Fox Rothschild LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    As Taylor Duma Closes, 14 IP Attys Join Smith Gambrell

    By Emily Johnson

    Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has added 14 intellectual property attorneys from the recently shuttered Taylor Duma LLP, mostly based in its Atlanta office, growing the firm's IP practice by about 37% to about 55 attorneys.

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    California Pulse

    Lyft's CLO Saw $2.6M Decrease In Comp Last Year

    By Christine DeRosa

    The top attorney for rideshare platform Lyft saw her compensation package drop by $2.6 million last year to about $5.3 million compared to nearly $8 million in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.

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    In-House

    Shopify Lawyer Says Clients Should Insist Firms Embrace AI

    By Michele Gorman

    As top corporate lawyers face increasing pressure to control outside counsel spending — while continuing to deliver high-quality legal work — they should ensure that law firms have "met the moment" by leveraging artificial intelligence in smart ways and allowing for client feedback, according to a Shopify lawyer who spoke during a webinar Tuesday.

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    Daily Litigation

    Foley Hoag Launches First Amendment Practice With New Trio

    By Tracey Read

    Foley Hoag LLP announced Wednesday that it has launched a First Amendment and media practice group with two former Greenberg Traurig shareholders who helped get defamation claims against five Gannett newspapers dismissed after a viral confrontation near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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    Mid-Law

    2 McCarter & English Attys Rise To Partner In NJ

    By Rose Krebs

    McCarter & English LLP announced Wednesday that it has promoted two Newark, New Jersey-based attorneys to partner, one who is in the firm's bankruptcy group and the other who handles liability, mass torts and class actions.

  • Florida Pulse

    Jones Walker Adds Tax Pro Duo From Sugarman & Susskind

    By Madison Arnold

    Jones Walker LLP announced Wednesday that it added two new attorneys as members of its tax practice group and employee benefits team in Miami from Sugarman & Susskind PA.

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    In-House

    AIG GC Took In Almost $6.7M In 2025

    By Andrea Keckley

    The general counsel and executive vice president of American International Group Inc. took in nearly $6.7 million in 2025, according to a Tuesday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that comes a little over two years after her appointment to the role.

  • Courts

    ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

    By Emily Sawicki

    A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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    Florida Pulse

    Holland & Knight Adds Business Development Director

    By Madison Arnold

    Holland & Knight LLP has tapped a new director of business development for its deal-sourcing and matchmaking platform who was previously with Validor Capital and Weatherford Capital.

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