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  • Saxton & Stump Grows Pittsburgh Shop With Litigation Pair

    Saxton & Stump continued to expand its new Pittsburgh outpost with the recent addition of two litigators, who are bringing their deep experience and practices dealing with construction and commercial matters from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP.

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    Hinshaw Brings On Marketing, Atty Recruitment Leaders

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced that the firm has made a pair of new executive hires from Jackson Lewis PC and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP to oversee its marketing and business development and attorney recruitment and retention efforts.

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    Today's Legal Workplace Is Hybrid, Collaborative, Survey Says

    Even as lawyers have returned to the office in larger numbers than in the years during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid in-person and remote work remains the norm at law firms today, which have turned their focus to creating flexible, collaborative spaces that "link presence to purpose," according to the results of a survey released this week.

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    Adams & Reese Expands Tampa Bench With Construction Atty

    Adams & Reese LLP has expanded its construction practice group with a new counsel in Tampa, Florida, who was previously with Paskert Divers Thompson.

  • Vedder Price Adds Labor Litigator In NY From Morgan Lewis

    Vedder Price PC has added a labor and employment shareholder in New York who brings with him deep expertise in litigation and employment counseling gained over a decade in BigLaw and the public sector.

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    Moritt Hock & Hamroff Expands In Florida With Boutique Trio

    New York-based commercial law firm Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced Wednesday that it has continued its expansion into Florida with the addition of the attorneys from Saavedra Goodwin, a Fort Lauderdale-based boutique.

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    Legal Depts. Play Catch-Up As Law Firms Embrace Innovation

    The legal industry is undergoing a technological transformation. While both law firms and in-house legal teams are embracing innovation, recent trends suggest law firms may hold the upper hand for now.

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    Meet The New Mediator In The Jackson Walker Fee Case

    Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years.

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    Stradley Ronon Reunites Ex-Fox Rothschild Partners In Philly

    A pair of litigators with specialties representing clients in healthcare disputes and fraud matters are working together again after a brief separation and have recently joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's Philadelphia office.

  • NJ Fights Investment Fund's Push To DQ Connell Foley

    New Jersey told a federal judge Monday that he was correct in rejecting a Black-owned investment fund's bid to disqualify Connell Foley LLP from representing the state in its bias suit, saying there was no previous attorney-client relationship.

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    Foley Hoag Adds Ex-HHS Counsel To Healthcare Team

    Foley Hoag LLP on Tuesday announced it is expanding its healthcare team with the addition of an attorney bringing nearly 15 years of experience from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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    Akerman Employment Pro Returns To GrayRobinson In Fla.

    A labor and employment attorney who currently serves as president of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division has rejoined GrayRobinson PA's Jacksonville, Florida, office from Akerman LLP as a shareholder, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Miller Johnson Merges With Chicago IP Litigation Boutique

    Michigan-based firm Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey PLC announced Tuesday it has merged with Chicago intellectual property boutique Irwin IP LLP, significantly increasing its presence in the Windy City.

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    Flaster Greenberg Taps IP Expert To Lead New Tech Group

    Flaster Greenberg PC expanded its intellectual property team with the recent addition of a former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner who now leads the firm's newly launched cybersecurity practice group from offices in the Philadelphia area.

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    Butler Snow Calls Bogus AI Citations An 'Isolated Event'

    Butler Snow LLP has told an Alabama federal court that fake citations in two of its filings in a prison abuse case that were the result of AI-generated "hallucinations" were an "isolated event," and it is revising policies and procedures to ensure such mistakes won't happen again.

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    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • Jackson Walker, US Trustee Agree To Mediator In Fees Case

    Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog have agreed to mediation in their fee dispute stemming from an ethics scandal in Texas, with the two sides agreeing that retired judge Joan N. Feeney should mediate.

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    Taylor Duma Leader Departs With 4 Attys For Firm Launch

    Taylor Duma LLP's former managing partner has left with four attorneys to start her own law firm and grow an existing alternative dispute resolution company, the second leader in recent months to depart the Atlanta-based law firm, which recently changed its name from Taylor English Duma LLP.

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    Susman Godfrey Founder, 'Preeminent' Litigator, Dies

    H. Lee Godfrey, one of the founders of litigation boutique Susman Godfrey LLP, died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy as a thoughtful leader who performed exceptional work as a trial attorney, firm leaders said.

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    Legal Reforms Leading To Different Results In Utah, Ariz.

    The top state courts in Arizona and Utah each implemented reforms allowing more companies and organizations to provide legal services that are leading to different results five years later, according to a study released Monday by Stanford Law School's Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession.

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    Cole Schotz Launches In Miami With Boutique Litigation Trio

    Cole Schotz PC announced Monday that it has added a trio of Miami-based litigation attorneys, including two members from local boutique firm Salazar Law LLP, spearheading the firm's launch into Florida's economic center.

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    Burr & Forman Launches Offices in DC And Chicago

    Burr & Forman LLP has opened offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and expanded its government contracts practice with attorneys from Fox Rothschild LLP and Thompson Hine LLP.

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    Armstrong Teasdale Names Four New Committee Members

    Armstrong Teasdale LLP announced Monday that four attorneys have been elected to three-year terms as new members of its executive and compensation committees.

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    Stevens & Lee Enters New England With RI Firm

    East Coast firm Stevens & Lee PC has expanded into New England by bringing Providence, Rhode Island, firm Duffy & Sweeney Ltd. into the fold, the firm announced Monday.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of May

    Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Adobe, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Duke Energy. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from May.

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Expert Analysis

  • Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll Author Photo

    As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.

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    Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice? Author Photo

    Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

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