Modern Lawyer


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    Wilson Sonsini Adds Cooley Capital Markets Pro In Calif.

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC continues adding Cooley LLP attorneys to its corporate team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a capital markets expert as a partner in its San Francisco office.

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    Ballard Partners' Quarterly Lobbying Revenue Surges To $25M

    Ballard Partners saw a more than five-fold increase in federal lobbying revenue in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, far outpacing law firms' earnings.

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    Fisher Phillips Expands Across Country With 4 New Partners

    Fisher Phillips has continued its recent growth throughout the last month with the addition of four partners at offices across the country, the firm said Tuesday.

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    Greenberg Traurig Opens 51st Office In Aspen, Colo.

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced the opening of a new office in Aspen, Colorado, on Tuesday, putting a franchise and distribution shareholder in charge of the firm's 51st location worldwide.

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    Debevoise Taps Goodwin Team For Private Funds Group

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has hired a team of secondaries lawyers from Goodwin Procter LLP, including a partner who will co-chair the firm's private fund transactions group.

  • ASU Law Opens AI And Legal Tech Studio

    As more law schools look to get ahead of the curve on artificial intelligence, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University announced Monday that it has established an AI and Legal Tech Studio under the leadership of the University of Oklahoma College of Law's former director of Technology Innovation.

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    What It Takes to Stay Elite As Legal Market Shifts

    The law firm market has undergone unprecedented change in recent years, allowing for more upward mobility for some firms yet presenting risks for the longtime stalwarts of prestige. Here's how law firms navigate those shifting dynamics.

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    The 2025 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders

    Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.

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    Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club

    As BigLaw firms continue to post record-breaking revenues, we're highlighting the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the most recent calendar year.

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    These Firms Are The 2025 Prestige Leaders

    Clients gravitate towards firms with sterling reputations, and so does exceptional legal talent. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.

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    The Key To GCs' Government Relations? Access To DC

    Evolving federal policies and the shifting geopolitical terrain under the Trump administration have underscored the need for companies to have a proactive government relationship strategy, which starts with forming a network in Washington, D.C., a group of attorneys said during a panel Monday.

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    Cleary Adds Proskauer Funds Atty Amid Changing Market

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has hired a new global funds group attorney in Washington, D.C., who is joining the team from Proskauer Rose LLP as retail and private investment markets continue evolving, the firm announced Monday.

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    Ropes & Gray Names 21 New Partners, Keeps 1-Tier Structure

    Ropes & Gray LLP has announced that it will stick to its unique one-tier partnership structure and is promoting 21 attorneys from four offices to partner as of Nov. 1.

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    O'Melveny Adds Corporate Finance Partner In Singapore

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP has added an experienced corporate finance partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to its Singapore office, amid an expansion of the firm's finance capabilities in Asia.

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    Latham Adds Gibson Dunn IP Transactions Ace In SF Bay Area

    Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its corporate team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP intellectual property transaction expert as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area offices.

  • Paul Hastings Adds Baker Botts Energy M&A Pro In Houston

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a Houston-based energy deal lawyer from Baker Botts LLP, expanding the firm's transactional capabilities in the energy industry and strengthening its Texas platform.

  • Miami Atty Accused Of Defamation For False Media Campaign

    A Miami luxury homebuilder is suing attorney Javier Lopez and his former firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton PA for defamation, claiming he made false statements to the press and to third parties calling the homebuilder a criminal who was under FBI investigation.

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    How GCs Can Keep The 'Essence' Of Their DEI Efforts

    While shifts this year in federal diversity, equity and inclusion guidelines may have changed the way corporate legal teams track and share demographic information — including for their external counsel — a panel of in-house attorneys who spoke Monday said their work on the issue continues.

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    Katten Names Real Estate Finance Atty As New Leader In LA

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has promoted a longtime real estate finance attorney to be the new head of its Los Angeles office.

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    Paul Weiss, NFL And FIFA Defender, Launches Sports Practice

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, whose attorneys have represented the National Football League and FIFA, and have helped lead multibillion-dollar transactions on the acquisition of sports teams and businesses, has launched a formalized sports practice, the firm announced Monday.

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    Reed Smith Opens 3rd Middle East Office In Saudi Arabia

    Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has expanded its Middle East operations by launching an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the help of three new hires from local law firm Mahassni & Co.

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    Goodwin Elects PE Pro As Incoming Managing Partner

    Goodwin Procter LLP has elected private equity partner Joshua Klatzkin as the firm's next managing partner to take over next year from Mark Bettencourt, who has held the role since 2019, the firm announced Monday.

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    Squire Patton Brings Back Corporate Ace In San Francisco

    A transactional attorney who started her legal career at Squire Patton Boggs LLP more than 20 years ago has rejoined the firm as a San Francisco-based partner.

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    Kirkland Rehires Esteemed NY Trial Lawyer From Latham

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that it has rehired a prominent trial attorney from Latham & Watkins LLP, touting his record of securing 18 complete defense verdicts and more than $1.8 billion in damages for plaintiffs since 2017.

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    Paul Hastings Adds TCV Vice President To Growing PE Group

    Venture capital firm TCV's vice president and associate general counsel has moved to Paul Hastings LLP as a technology-focused private equity partner.

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Expert Analysis

  • Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions Author Photo

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • 3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Author Photo

    Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value Author Photo

    As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.

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    Defining The Culture For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    We co-founded The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators to connect leading trial lawyers, litigation experts and academics, and our experience has shown that embracing opportunity, responding fearlessly to market realities, and relentlessly defining the organization’s culture have all been integral to success, say Stéphane Bonifassi, Lincoln Caylor and Elizabeth Ortega.

  • 5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year Author Photo

    A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee Author Photo

    Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.

  • 4 Biz Dev Steps For Attys Who Don't Know What They Want Author Photo

    Junior attorneys are increasingly expected to start building books of business while they are still figuring out their long-term career goals, but a few pointers can help young lawyers develop business even when they’re uncertain about their future direction, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Protecting Client Funds From Cyberattacks Author Photo

    As cyberattacks on law firms continue to escalate, bar associations, law firms and individual lawyers must all take steps to protect client funds in attorney trust accounts — from imposing cyber hygiene mandates to reimagining malpractice coverage — because once that money is gone, it’s generally gone for good, says Michael Epstein at The Epstein Law Firm.

  • Making Legal Cents: For Billing, Think Value, Not Time Author Photo

    Pricing strategy is one of the most consistently discussed but underleveraged tools in a firm's arsenal, and rather than keeping hourly billing because it's easy, firms should consider their differentiators when structuring more effective fee models, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.

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    Achieving Organic Growth For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • What GCs Value Most: 7 Habits Of Great Relationship Partners Author Photo

    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.

  • Roundup

    Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry Author Photo

    In this Law360 Expert Analysis series, legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits discuss how to overcome the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.

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    Generating Confidence In A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    I started LawWithoutWalls to change the way legal professionals see and think about their world, and it taught me the importance of giving people a reason to believe in your nonprofit mission, as well as how to achieve work-life integration, says Michele DeStefano at the University of Miami.

  • Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity Author Photo

    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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