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Akerman Beats Healthcare Cos.' Bid To Escape Fee Suit
Akerman LLP can continue its fees lawsuit against Rennova Health Inc. and other defendants after they lost their motion to dismiss the suit for being "facially time-barred, factually flawed and legally indefensible," a Florida state judge has ruled.
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MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jeff Knox
Jeff Knox, co-managing partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Washington, D.C., office and co-head of the government and internal investigations practice, defended an individual client from a yearslong financial investigation and litigation this year, and resolved matters for clients including Deutsche Bank and the Dutch energy-trading firm Vitol, earning him a spot among the 2025 Law360 White Collar MVPs.
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MVP: Seyfarth's Jason Smith
Jason Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's construction practice took over the appeal of a lawsuit after a bench trial had already been conducted by another law firm, but nevertheless obtained a reversal of every aspect of the lower court's decision challenged on appeal, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction MVPs.
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MVP: Gupta Wessler's Deepak Gupta
Deepak Gupta of Gupta Wessler challenged the president's power to remove independent agency board members and rescued the class action device from two existential threats in the Supreme Court, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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MVP: Latham's Brad Faris
Brad Faris of Latham & Watkins LLP helped guide Omnicom in its planned $13.5 billion acquisition of Interpublic, worked on a pending $34.5 billion deal as Cox Communications is acquired by Charter Communications Inc. and is leading an expected $5.75 billion deal as Lumen Technologies sells off its fiber optic network business to AT&T, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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MVP: Willkie's David Drewes
David C. Drewes, co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's real estate department, has guided major transactions, such as Saks Global's $2.7 billion Neiman Marcus Group acquisition and Henry Crown & Company's $3.5 billion Rockefeller Center refinancing, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.
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MVP: Milbank's Jenna McGrath
Jenna McGrath of Milbank LLP took the regulatory lead in getting major transactions in the power sector to the finish line, earning her a spot among the 2025 Law360 Energy MVPs.
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MVP: Milbank's Fiona Schaeffer
Fiona Schaeffer, an antitrust partner at Milbank LLP, represented U.S. Steel in its $14.9 billion merger with Nippon Steel Corp., among other matters, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition/Antitrust MVPs.
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MVP: Latham's Les Carnegie
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Les Carnegie guided a healthcare business after it found trace amounts of a restricted material in one of its products and helped a biopharmaceutical corporation sell part of its operation to an Indian company, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 International Trade MVPs.
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Nelson Mullins Adds Former K&L Gates Partner In Pittsburgh
An attorney with more than 30 years of experience counseling clients on their investment management strategies has moved his practice to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Pittsburgh office after nearly 12 years with K&L Gates.
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Jack Smith To Launch Firm With Willkie Partner, 2 Ex-Deputies
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel appointed to investigate President Donald Trump, is set to launch his own firm alongside two of his former top deputies and the co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's investigations and enforcement practice.
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How BigLaw Is Redrawing Its Global Map For 2026
The U.S. remains by far the world's most important legal market, but as clients and capital flows become increasingly international, U.S. law firms are grappling with where and whether to expand their global footprint.
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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it take to stand out as a global legal powerhouse? The firms featured in this year's Law360 Pulse ranking have built a worldwide reach few can match.
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Tracking The Footprints Of Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
The law firms in this year's Law360 Pulse Global Leaders ranking have built networks that span the globe. Visualize the reach of those 50 firms with our interactive map.
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Winston & Strawn Moves Chicago Office After 35 Years
Winston & Strawn LLP has moved its Chicago team for the first time in 35 years, settling into a riverside skyscraper that firm leaders credit for inspiring greater in-office attendance.
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Starbucks Gov't Affairs Pro Joins Cozen O'Connor Policy Arm
Cozen O'Connor's government affairs subsidiary announced that it has hired the former regional head of policy and government affairs for Starbucks.
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OFAC Inks $1M Russian Sanctions Deal With Ex-Gov't Official
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Tuesday that an unidentified attorney and former government official has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations the individual violated Russian sanctions by acting as a fiduciary for the family trust of a blocked Russian oligarch.
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Estate Planning Law Firm Gains PE Stake In Tech Platform
Hargrove Firm, a Kentucky-based trust and estate planning law firm, has worked out a deal for a private equity investment in its related technology platform known as NetLaw at a time of growing interest in nontraditional business arrangements within the legal industry.
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MoFo, Kellogg Hansen Exceed Prevailing BigLaw Bonus Scale
Morrison Foerster LLP and boutique law firm Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC both recently unveiled above-market bonuses, according to a MoFo in-house memo and a media report.
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US, UK Duo Named Cadwalader Restructuring Chairs
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced Tuesday that it has named a pair of experienced partners based in London and in New York and Washington, D.C., to lead the firm's financial restructuring practice.
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Benefits, Bonuses Rose As Remote Work Dipped In 2024
More firms are offering benefits such as parental leave and bonuses, and the legal industry appears to be settling on the amount of remote work that attorneys and staffers are allowed to perform, the Association of Legal Administrators has found in its latest annual report.
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Trustee Says Winston & Strawn Is Liable For $1.7B Fintech Bust
The trustee of the bankrupt self-styled "anti-woke" financial technology startup GloriFi said Winston & Strawn LLP shouldn't be allowed to escape a malpractice lawsuit over the company's $1.7 billion failure, saying the firm was a knowing participant in the allegedly unlawful activities of its then-CEO.
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Cooley Adds 30-Person Life Sciences IP Team From Dechert
A trio of Dechert LLP partners, including the co-chair of its global intellectual property practice, have joined Cooley LLP alongside a team of special counsel, associates and patent agents, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Jenner & Block To Require 4 Days In Office Starting In March
Jenner & Block LLP is planning to call attorneys and other employees into the office four days a week next year, joining a growing number of BigLaw firms that have announced increased in-person work requirements.
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Akerman Adds Steptoe Counsel To DC Corporate Team
Akerman LLP has hired a former of counsel from Steptoe LLP who started his career in public service working as an attorney advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the firm announced Monday.