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Clifford Chance Mourns Ex-Leader Michael Bray
Clifford Chance LLP is mourning the loss of Michael Bray, a former global managing partner and eminent finance lawyer, after he died at the age of 78.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week, with more government attorneys moving to private practice, leadership changes and artificial intelligence-related court filing mishaps. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dentons, Boies Schiller Escape $300M Fraud Suit
A New York federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a $300 million fraud and racketeering lawsuit brought against Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client with respect to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds 4 Partners On East, West Coasts
International firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP added four new partners to its corporate, intellectual property and litigation teams in offices in Los Angeles, Washington state, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., in September, the firm announced Thursday.
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Jones Day Brings Back Latham M&A Pro In Silicon Valley
Jones Day is boosting its corporate team, announcing Thursday that it is welcoming back a Latham & Watkins LLP mergers and acquisitions expert who started his career at Jones Day as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
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Morgan Lewis Elevates 29 Lawyers To Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has promoted 29 attorneys from 12 offices and 10 practice groups to partner, the firm announced this week.
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Comey's 1st Task: Decoding A Cryptic Indictment
The criminal indictment of James B. Comey is unusually sparse for such a high-profile matter, leaving open questions for the ex-FBI director to probe that could shed more light on how the government intends to prove its case and create potential lines of attack for the defense, experts say.
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Goodwin Promotes 37 Attorneys To Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP kicked off October with the promotion of more than 35 attorneys at 11 of its offices to partner.
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Epstein Becker C-Suite Hires Talk 'Super Boutique' Ambitions
Epstein Becker Green recently built out its C-suite with two New York business and finance leaders amid its larger plans to position the midsize employment and healthcare firm as a high-value, streamlined alternative to its larger competitors.
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Ballard Spahr Adds Another Ace Fed. Prosecutor
Ballard Spahr announced Thursday that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota whose trial experience includes what the U.S. Department of Justice had described as the largest pandemic fraud prosecution to date.
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Arnold & Porter Bolsters DC Team With Energy Policy Adviser
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has hired the former executive director of government affairs for the Americas and of U.S. federal relations at Air Products, an industrial gas company that works with clients in a range of industries, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Winston & Strawn Finance Pro Joins Norton Rose In Dallas
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Thursday that it has brought on a corporate finance partner in Dallas from Winston & Strawn LLP, a reflection of the firm's commitment to meet the demand among middle-market private equity clients for leveraged and acquisition finance legal services.
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Baker McKenzie Brings New Suit Against Ex-Associate In DC
A former Baker McKenzie tax attorney who publicly accused the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault was previously in a relationship with the managing partner's son, the firm has said in a revised defamation complaint.
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Utah Unveils Skills-Based Option For Attorney Licensure
Starting next year, the Utah State Bar will begin offering a skills-based alternate pathway for law school graduates to become licensed attorneys.
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Crowell Cybersecurity Pro Joins Holland & Knight's DC Office
Holland & Knight LLP has added a former practice group leader from Crowell & Moring LLP who spent more than 11 years there working with privacy and cybersecurity issues and counseling clients on data privacy risks and other related matters.
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Legal AI Platform Harvey Expands To 11 More Law Schools
Harvey, a domain-specific generative artificial intelligence platform for legal professionals, announced Tuesday that it is expanding the law school alliance program it launched last month to even more institutions.
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DLA Piper To Usher In New In-Office Requirement
DLA Piper will ask the entirety of the firm's global workforce to work out of its physical offices at least three days a week after a new policy for the firm's non-U.S. offices goes into effect in November, the firm said this week.
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Google Unit Flags China-Linked Cyberthreat To Legal Sector
The U.S. legal sector, as well as the software and tech industries, are being targeted by hackers with suspected ties to the Chinese government who use malware to creep into computer systems and maintain access to the targeted organizations, according to a warning issued by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
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Ex-Akerman Employment Partner Accuses Firm Of Race Bias
A veteran employment attorney alleges in a California state lawsuit that Akerman LLP treated her less favorably than her non-Latino and male colleagues, including requiring her to deliver bad news to other attorneys' clients and not giving her adequate support staff, before firing her in retaliation for taking medical leave.
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Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Help Over Eletson Orders
Reed Smith LLP has urged the Second Circuit to nix an order displacing the firm as counsel and requiring it to turn over client files for international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. to lawyers representing the company's new owners, saying Eletson's bankruptcy plan has not validly taken effect.
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How Real Estate Attorneys Are Tapping Into Tech
Between the arrival of artificial intelligence in the mainstream and real estate companies' embrace of technology and data over the past few years, real estate attorneys have been confronted by a need to keep up, while also being presented with an array of new tools to enhance their work.
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Boies Schiller Hires Kobre & Kim Asset Recovery Atty In DC
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has hired a Kobre & Kim lawyer who will continue his practice focused on asset recovery and judgment enforcement matters at the firm as a partner, according to an announcement Wednesday.
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Georgia Bar Exam's July Pass Rate Continues Rise
Georgia bar exam test-takers continued their upward trend in the overall pass rate on the state's July exam with 73.3% of all examinees making the grade, which is up from last year's 10-year high of 70.4%, according to statistics released Wednesday.
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Baker Donelson Brings On Construction Biz COO In Atlanta
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has added the chief operating officer and former general counsel of construction, program management and real estate development company H. J. Russell & Co. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its real estate group.
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Covington Promotes 14 Lawyers To Partner Worldwide
Covington & Burling LLP announced Wednesday that it had promoted 14 lawyers from six offices around the world to its partnership.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.