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The Litigation Reach Of The 100 Practice Footprint Firms
The top 100 firms on Law360's 2025 Practice Footprint ranking have left a clear mark across federal district courts. Our interactive map shows where each firm has appeared in district court cases over the past three years — revealing the breadth of each firm's national reach.
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The 2025 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
These 100 firms stand out for their impressive litigation footprints and transactions work. See who's leading the pack across four categories: variety of cases, range of jurisdictions, closing large merger and acquisition deals, and handling registered offerings.
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Hogan Lovells Adds Morgan Lewis M&A Pro In Philly, Houston
Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner to strengthen its corporate and finance practice group and its capacity to handle mergers, acquisitions and other transactions.
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Former Mintz Client Files Negligence Suit Over Patent Work
A former Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC client has hit the firm with a professional negligence suit in Texas federal court, saying the firm's allegedly "shoddy, substandard" legal work led to one of the company's patents being almost completely wiped out.
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Morgan & Morgan's New Marketing Head Talks Legal Ads
Personal injury juggernaut Morgan & Morgan PA has hired a new chief marketing officer who comes aboard from Geico to oversee Morgan & Morgan's national advertising efforts, with ambitions to help the firm shake up legal advertising and reach consumers with a message that resonates at a time when institutional trust is low.
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Squire Patton Adds K&L Gates Finance Pro In Dallas
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Monday that it has added a Dallas-based partner to its financial services practice group from K&L Gates LLP who brings substantial experience handling cross-border transactions.
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Houston Atty Rejoins Ogletree Deakins From In-House Role
Management-side employment law firm Ogletree Deakins announced Monday that a Houston-based shareholder has returned to the firm after serving for more than a year as assistant general counsel to David Weekley Homes.
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Newly Merged McDermott Will & Schulte Promotes 74 Attys
Recently merged international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte announced Friday that it has elevated 74 attorneys to partner and 13 to counsel, marking the largest class in the firm's history.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Hecht Partners LLP, Hausfeld LLP, DiCello Levitt and Zuckerman Spaeder LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury returned a landmark $20 million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas.
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Ex-Texas Solicitor General Appointed To State Supreme Court
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced the appointment of Kyle Hawkins, leader of the appellate practice at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP and a former Texas solicitor general, to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as one BigLaw firm elected a new managing partner and other shops expanded their rosters. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Cleared Of Min. Wage, OT Claims In Paralegal's Suit
A former paralegal at a Texas personal injury law firm has not proved that she was not paid minimum wage and also failed to show the firm knew she worked overtime, a jury concluded after a three-day trial in her misclassification suit.
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5th Circ. Vacates Lewis Brisbois' $1.5M Trademark Award
The Fifth Circuit vacated a $1.5 million damages award Thursday that Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP won against three attorneys who registered a business with the same name, saying the Texas federal judge who granted the award had not explained his reasoning under the relevant statutes.
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Offit Kurman Continues Dallas Growth With Mayer Litigator
In a continuation of its focus on growing in Dallas, Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law announced that it has added an experienced commercial litigator from Mayer LLP as of counsel.
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Helen Of Troy CLO Steps Down From Consumer Products Co.
The Texas-based chief legal officer of global consumer products company Helen of Troy is stepping down next month after more than a decade of service, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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BigLaw's 'New Normal' Is Fewer Hours Per Lawyer
Lawyers are billing fewer hours, even as their rates soar, ushering in what appears to be a "new normal" for billable hours.
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Racial, Class Gaps Persist In Strong Year For Law Grad Hiring
Employment for the class of 2024 reached near-record levels, but graduates from underrepresented backgrounds were less likely to secure attorney positions or judicial clerkships, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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Hinshaw Unveils Rebrand To Show 'Forward Momentum'
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on Wednesday announced a new website and rebranding during what it calls a period of strong financial performance and growth.
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AI Provider Matey Partners With SC Criminal Defense Assoc.
Matey, a legal technology startup that develops artificial intelligence tools for criminal defense, has partnered with the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as its exclusive AI partner for e-discovery, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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Kirkland Partner, Ex-Sen. Cornyn Counsel Tapped For US Atty
A Dallas-based Kirkland & Ellis LLP litigation partner who previously served as U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's chief counsel has been nominated as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
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Companies Report Increasingly Gearing Up For AI Risks
More than a third of major public companies in a study cite AI as a risk factor in their annual financial filings, and 73% report they are aligning with external cybersecurity standards. Both numbers are significantly higher than last year.
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Texas Legislature Bans Social Media, Text Legal Solicitations
Attention Texas attorneys: Be careful about sending out pitches to solicit new clients through text message or social media message, or hiring someone else to do it for you, because if you're not careful, you might run afoul of an updated Texas criminal law.
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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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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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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.
Expert Analysis
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.