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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with insight into law firm performance and news of a Hollywood adaptation. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Bondi Elevates Pa. US Atty Amid Appointments Scrutiny
The first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is being retained and elevated to full U.S. attorney by Attorney General Pamela Bondi, his office announced Thursday, though the appointment will have to remain temporary or he could face the same questions about his appointment as other top prosecutors in President Donald Trump's administration.
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Saul Ewing Taps Litigation Partner, GC As Executive Partner
Saul Ewing LLP has named Alexander "Sandy" Bilus, a Philadelphia partner who also serves as general counsel, to be its executive partner.
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NJ Justices Disbar Pa. Atty Over Client Theft Conviction
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to prohibit a now-imprisoned Pennsylvania attorney from practicing law in the state, following a recommendation to disbar the man convicted for stealing around $90,000 from clients.
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Retired EEOC Judge Joins JAMS In Philadelphia
Alternative dispute resolution firm JAMS has expanded its Philadelphia resolution center for the second time this month with the addition of a former administrative judge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Israeli Document Co. Factify Raises $73M, Opens In Pittsburgh
Israel-based startup Factify announced Wednesday the raising of $73 million in a seed round to build an alternative document type in hopes of replacing Adobe Inc.'s established portable document format file system.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
A handful of law firms including Lathrop GPM LLP, Withers and Clark Hill PLC, started the new year either resolving to move teams to new offices or completing office moves with the opening of new locations.
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From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers
A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.
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Prosecutors Form New Group To Fight Federal Overreach
Several progressive prosecutors have launched a new group to hold accountable federal officials who "exceed their lawful authority," amid a growing backlash to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and the recent killing of two protesters by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
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Atty Who Sued Blank Rome Lawyers Ordered To Pay Fees
A Pennsylvania federal judge has adopted a special master's recommendation that a lawyer who lost her malicious prosecution case against several Blank Rome LLP attorneys and an aviation parts company should pay fees covering the defendants' bid to sanction her over alleged deposition conduct.
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Firm Revenue Up 12.6% As Billing Rates, Demand Grew In '25
Increased billing rates and strong demand helped drive another financially successful year for the U.S. legal industry in 2025, according to survey results released Wednesday.
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False Claims Expert Moves Philly Practice To Holland & Knight
Increased activity in litigation involving health care law and the False Claims Act has prompted a Philadelphia attorney to move her practice to Holland & Knight LLP after nearly 20 years at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Law Firms Merged At Record Rates In 2025 Amid Talent War
A record 59 law firm combinations were completed in 2025, 21 of which involved the largest 200 firms by revenue, according to statistics released by SurePoint Legal Insights, formerly Leopard Solutions, on Tuesday.
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How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership
The transition from steady pay as an associate to dealing with the financial nuances of being an equity partner calls for great diligence in how young attorneys manage their finances.
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Gibson Dunn Mentor Program Sets Up Attys For Success
January is National Mentoring Month. Law360 heard from attorneys who are in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s firmwide mentorship program about its top benefits.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.
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Offit Kurman Beats Appeal In $40M Malpractice Suit
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a lower court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Offit Kurman and two of its lawyers in a legal malpractice case.
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Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future
Both the managing partner and chair of Fox Rothschild LLP will start new terms in those positions in the spring, when a firm co-chair will join the leadership team to prepare for a possible transition to serving the role independently.
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Ballard Spahr Hires Business, Marketing Chief From Cooley
Ballard Spahr LLP has joined a growing number of law firms to add marketing and business development executives to their C-Suites, announcing the hiring of Cooley LLP's marketing director to lead a team of more than 50 business professionals.
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2 Attys Sanctioned For AI Citations In Pa. Copyright Suit Filing
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has reprimanded two attorneys in a copyright infringement suit for filing a motion to dismiss that contained at least eight false case citations generated by artificial intelligence.
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Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge
The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.
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3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients
A suspended attorney who was previously disbarred and jailed for a job-selling scheme within the Pennsylvania auditor general's office in the 1980s can't sue a state fund for compensating his clients after he allegedly siphoned money from their trust account, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.
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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus
About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Pittsburgh Firm Closes As Attorneys Join Tucker Arensberg
The managing shareholder at Yukevich Marchetti Fischer & Zangrilli PC recently decided to close the firm and move the attorneys and staff to Tucker Arensberg PC's Pittsburgh office after the death of one founding partner and the retirement of two others.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former PNC Capital Markets CLO
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC strengthened its transactional resources in the Pittsburgh office with the recent addition of an attorney who previously served as the top in-house attorney for PNC Capital Markets LLC.
Expert Analysis
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Roundup
Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed 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
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.
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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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Building Brand Awareness For A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Bridging the Gap Scholarship as a way to increase minority representation in BigLaw, and my advice for other legal professionals starting a nonprofit is to focus on building brand awareness early on, and to get comfortable delegating work to a dedicated team, says Imani Maatuka at Sidley.
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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.