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Brownstein Hyatt Breaks Into NY, Adds 5-Atty Crowell Team
Richards Layton Leader Aims To Keep 'Culture Of Expertise'
Morris Manning Weighing Merger Amid Tough Atlanta Market
Office Snapshot: Ice Miller's Rapid Baltimore Growth
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Knol Hanly Entertainment Atty Joins Manatt In LA
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP announced Tuesday that it is boosting its entertainment team by bringing in a Knol Hanly PC television ace experienced in unscripted content as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Burr & Forman Adds Fla. Trio From Akerman, Shutts & Bowen
Burr & Forman LLP announced Tuesday the expansion of its commercial litigation practice in Jacksonville, Florida, with a new partner and two associates from Shutts & Bowen LLP and Akerman LLP.
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Grieving Texas Legal Community Steps Up After Flood Losses
Texas lawyers are rallying around colleagues whose children were killed in the Guadalupe River's floodwaters last weekend, as attorneys around the Lone Star State organize widespread efforts to assist victims and hard-hit communities.
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Law Firm Lateral Hiring Rebounded In Q2, But Trails 2024 Pace
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest U.S. law firms by revenue showed a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2025, offering early signs of recovery after a slow start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Bricker Graydon Elects New Managing Partner
Bricker Graydon LLP has elected the head of its public sector industry group as its new managing partner, succeeding the managing partner who led the firm during the COVID-19 pandemic and a major merger, the firm said in a Monday announcement.
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Duane Morris Insurance Specialist Returns To Stradley Ronon
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's recent expansion of its insurance practice has prompted a former partner and practice chair to return to the Philadelphia office after nearly two years at Duane Morris LLP.
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Robinson & Cole Adds Trademark Atty To Growing NY Office
Robinson & Cole LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed a trademark prosecution lawyer from intellectual property boutique Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC to its expanding New York office, touting his expertise in managing complex domestic and international trademark portfolios.
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Jackson Walker, US Trustee Have A Week To Finish Mediation
A Texas federal judge has given Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog a week to finish mediation in a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a former firm partner.
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Fitch Even Fights Bid To Toss Prenatal Test Patent Suit
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP is urging an Illinois federal court not to toss its suit seeking a declaration that the co-founder of a former client isn't the inventor behind a prenatal test patent, contesting her argument that the firm lacks standing to sue.
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Lathrop GPM Names St. Louis Leader To Exec Committee
The head of Lathrop GPM LLP's St. Louis office has been named to the firm's 12-member executive committee for a three-year term, the firm announced Monday.
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Asset Manager's Suit Against Lowenstein Sandler Tossed
A New York state judge has handed an early win to Lowenstein Sandler LLP against allegations it provided faulty advice in a client's bankruptcy, finding the asset manager that brought the suit was simply attempting "to shift the financial cost of the troubled company's failed business from its owners to its lawyers."
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Kelley Kronenberg Starts Insurance 'Fraud Fighters Team'
Florida-based Kelley Kronenberg has formed a new specialized "Fraud Fighters Team" dedicated to combating insurance fraud, the firm announced Monday.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds 5 New Partners Across The US
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its corporate, litigation, real estate, securities, data privacy and healthcare practices with the addition of five partners who have come aboard in Boston, Texas, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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Greenspoon Marder Partner Named GC Of Florida Univ.
A longtime real estate partner at Greenspoon Marder LLP will serve as the next general counsel and vice president for legal affairs at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the school announced Monday.
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Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.
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The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.
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Tarter Krinsky Opens Expanded LA Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP announced that in response to its focus on growing its Los Angeles operation, the firm has opened an expanded office in the city's Century City neighborhood.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland school district burdened parents' religious rights when it declined to provide opt-outs from a policy that introduced LGBTQ-themed storybooks into its K-12 English curriculum.
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Delaware Firm Richards Layton Promotes 8 Of Its Attorneys
Richards Layton & Finger PA has promoted five attorneys to director and three attorneys to counsel, with the Delaware firm's new president saying they each have a skill set that makes them valuable assets to the firm and its clients.
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Disclosing Political Spend Wins Surprising Investor Support
While most shareholder activists are hitting a brick wall with environmental, social and governance measures at 2025 annual meetings, a proposal asking for increased transparency around corporate political spending has passed at five companies, surprising some experts.
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Procopio Names M&A Leader To Management Committee
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has tapped one of its longtime corporate partners in California to serve on the firm's management committee.
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.
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Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.
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Young Conaway Taps New Corp. Litigation, Counseling Heads
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP has announced that its longtime partners James M. Yoch Jr. and Paul J. Loughman have been selected to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the firm's corporate litigation and counseling section.
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Legal Sector Jobs Continue To Climb, Nearing All-Time High
The U.S. legal industry added 2,800 jobs in June, marking four months in a row of job growth in the sector, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Achieving Organic Growth For A Legal Nonprofit
We started Law Rocks to promote music education for underprivileged youth and raise funds for local nonprofits, and our 15-year journey has shown that enthusiasm, persistence and a great network can lead to a surprising amount of organic growth, say Nick Child and Ted Scott at Secretariat.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Engage With The Media
Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Habits Of Great Relationship Partners
When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo.
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Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.