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    Hogan Lovells Taps White & Case Atty As Derivatives Leader

    Hogan Lovells announced Monday that it has appointed Edward So, a New York lawyer from White & Case LLP, to serve as its head of derivatives for the Americas — touting his 20-plus years of experience in law firms and as in-house counsel. 

  • Legal Ed Platforms Settle Attorney's Data Harvesting Suit

    Two platforms for continuing legal education content have settled a proposed class action from a Seattle attorney which alleged that the companies violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by using Meta's Pixel tracking software on their sites, the parties said Monday.

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    Holland & Knight Adds Employment Litigator To DC-Area Office

    Holland & Knight LLP has hired a longtime employment litigator from Quarles & Brady LLP, who joins the firm in Tysons, Virginia, to continue her practice litigating restrictive covenants, business torts and trade secrets.

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    National Security Pro Joins Arnold & Porter White Collar Team

    A former deputy assistant attorney general has left the U.S. Department of Justice to become a partner in Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's white collar defense and investigations and national security practices in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Use Of AI In Law On Rise But May Be Behind Other Fields

    About half of the legal professionals who responded to a November survey said they used artificial intelligence at work — a percentage that's up from the previous year but still lower than the AI adoption rate of respondents in accounting, consulting and finance, according to a report released Tuesday.

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    Paul Hastings Gains Finance Pro From Latham In California

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Tuesday that it has expanded its global finance practice with a partner in Southern California who came aboard from Latham & Watkins LLP.

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    Bradley Arant's New Litigation Head Shares Guiding Principle

    Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's new head of litigation, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the personal connections within the team that are energizing her for the role.

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    Office Snapshot: McDermott Goes Sky-High In Dallas

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP gave Law360 Pulse an up-close look at its new office on the penthouse floor of uptown Dallas' tallest tower, where 15-foot windows provide a view of the city skyline and clouds that seemed at eye level.

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    Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Carlyle Director To Funds Practice

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has added the former legal director to global investment firm The Carlyle Group as a partner in its private funds practice in Washington, D.C.

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    BCLP Hires Career Crowell Commercial Atty In DC, Arizona

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has hired a former Crowell & Moring LLP commercial litigator who will split time between the firm's Phoenix and Washington, D.C., offices, and will bring his practice representing companies in high stakes healthcare and antitrust matters to the firm, according to a Monday announcement.

  • Polsinelli Lands Latham Real Estate Pro In Los Angeles

    In response to growing client demand, Polsinelli PC has added a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner with decades of experience to its real estate practice in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.

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    Covington Corporate M&A Atty Moves To Clifford Chance

    Clifford Chance LLP has hired a Covington & Burling LLP partner for its U.S. corporate mergers and acquisitions practice to strengthen its capabilities in the healthcare and life sciences sector, the firm said Monday.

  • Ex-Litigator Settles Disability Bias Suit Against Wilson Elser

    A former Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP litigator on Monday agreed to permanently drop his federal disability bias suit against the firm, after the sides came to a confidential resolution.

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    Kirkland Hires Former TPG Counsel As PE Real Estate Partner

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP said that private equity real estate attorney Yaman Shukairy has rejoined the firm as a partner after serving as general counsel for the private equity firm TPG Real Estate Partners for nearly a decade.

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    Mayer Brown Taps Sidley Attorney As Practice Co-Lead

    Mayer Brown LLP announced Monday that it has appointed a former Sidley Austin LLP attorney in New York to co-lead its financial services mergers and acquisitions practice.

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    Proskauer Adds Another M&A Atty In NYC From Ropes & Gray

    Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that it has brought another Ropes & Gray LLP attorney specializing in distressed mergers and acquisitions to its New York office.

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    Weil Hires Kirkland Real Estate Atty In New York

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP real estate partner has joined the firm's New York office.

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    Many Law Firms 'Soul Searching' About Their AI Goals

    While recent reports show that law firm adoption of artificial intelligence tools is jumping, many firms haven't reached the stage where they are measuring gains from their AI investments yet, according to current and former law firm leaders and consultants.

  • Accused Fox Video Hacker's Attys Slammed For Fake Citations

    A Florida federal judge has ordered an alleged Fox News video hacker's dismissal motion stricken from the record after finding it was full of fake legal citations and demanded an explanation from defense attorneys for the "unprofessional misrepresentations."

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    Susman Godfrey Expands DEI Scholarships Amid Trump Fight

    Susman Godfrey LLP announced Friday that the firm has expanded a scholarship program for law students of color to a total of $100,000 — up from $70,000 the firm handed out last year — amid criticism from the Trump administration that the prizes constitute racial discrimination as the firm battles the government over an executive order targeting it.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Hogan Lovells and the Fomby Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force.

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    From TV To WWE Ring: Morgan & Morgan's Far-Reaching Ads

    Through TV commercials and intentionally defaced billboards to major league sports sponsorships, and even upcoming skits during WWE events, personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan has achieved monumental growth with a sweeping advertising strategy that leans into innovation and lightheartedness to leave an impression on potential clients.

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    Ex-Womble Bond Atty Heads To Chicago With Shook Hardy

    Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has expanded its Chicago office with the recent addition of an attorney with nearly 40 years of experience representing clients in mass tort matters and commercial disputes.

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    How The Magic Circle Is Angling For Dominance In New York

    As the elite U.K.-based law firms have doubled down on their efforts to grow in New York's competitive market for lateral partners and lucrative transactional work, signs have begun popping up that the global firms are gaining traction and pose a true competitive threat to domestic juggernauts.

  • India Amends Rules For Foreign Attys To Practice In Nation

    Attorneys not based in India who enter the country to work on client matters will need to alert the nation's bar council before arriving and share various client details, according to new rules.

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Expert Analysis

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    Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap Author Photo

    If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.

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    How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys Author Photo

    The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.

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    BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders Author Photo

    Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.

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    BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion Author Photo

    BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.

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    Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners Author Photo

    Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.

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