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Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Kerry Donovan
Kerry Donovan of Winston & Strawn LLP was a key member of a team representing Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. and former executives at the U.S. Supreme Court that ultimately secured a 9-0 victory in a stock-drop class action, earning her a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Willkie's Stuart Lombardi
Stuart Lombardi of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has worked for bankruptcy clients including families seeking defamation payouts in Alex Jones' insolvency and the representative of as-yet-unknown asbestos claimants in a talc producer's Chapter 11, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: V&E's Stephanie Noble
Vinson & Elkins LLP's Stephanie Noble has scored high-stakes trial wins for oil and gas companies, including Antero Resources Corp. and Aera Energy LLC, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Babst Calland Expands To Western NY With Perkins Coie Atty
Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir PC has grown its environmental law offerings and established a presence in western New York with the addition of a longtime Perkins Coie LLP attorney.
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Troutman Adds Husch Blackwell Cyber Co-Leader
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a former Husch Blackwell partner for its privacy and cyber practice group in Philadelphia.
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Group Helps Federal Attys Facing Job Loss, Workplace Chaos
Amid the Trump administration’s push to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, lawyer assistance programs in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia have launched a support group aimed at helping current and former government attorneys manage the stress of job losses and to navigate career transitions.
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How Orrick's Technology Focus Sparked Miami Office Launch
As one of the founding partners of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's new Miami office, Ken Wiggins said it made perfect sense for the firm to set up shop in a city that is becoming an East Coast hub for "technology innovation."
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Weil Lands Latham IP Litigation Trio In California, Texas
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it has welcomed three intellectual property lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP, two of whom began their legal careers at Weil and will now co-head its IP, technology and science litigation practice.
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K&L Gates Names 14 New Practice Leaders
K&L Gates LLP announced Thursday that it has named 14 new practice leaders, calling the appointments part of the firm's "commitment to investing in its emerging leaders and establishing the next generation of management."
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Supersized Class Of 2024 Exceeds Job, Salary Predictions
The class of 2024 was the largest graduating law school class in nearly a decade, but it defied industry expectations by breaking records in overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median salaries, according to data released Thursday.
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How Law Firms Are Winning The Succession Game
Law firms take great care to ensure their longevity. To develop leaders, they carefully identify, mentor and groom the next generation. While top firms can outspend them, some firms are finding alternatives to acquire and retain partners. In a bid to win the loyalty of key clients, firms are increasingly involving them in their lateral hiring processes.
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Senate OKs Kirkland & Ellis Partner For Commerce Trade Role
The U.S. Senate confirmed William Kimmitt on Tuesday to lead the U.S. International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Saul Ewing Adds Two Trusts And Estates Attys In LA
Saul Ewing LLP is expanding its California team, announcing Wednesday that it is bringing on a pair of trusts and estates experts in its Los Angeles office, an Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP tax and trust expert as a partner and a Lurie Zepeda Schmalz Hogan & Martin APC trust and estates disputes attorney as an associate.
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McDermott Rife With Race Discrimination, Black Atty Says
McDermott Will & Emery LLP failed to address racist comments made during a diversity presentation, kept Black attorneys out of leadership and fired a Black associate who complained that she was repeatedly sidelined because of her race, the former employee alleged Wednesday in Illinois federal court.
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Wiggin And Dana Adds Real Estate Partner From Polsinelli
Law firm Wiggin and Dana LLP said Vasiliki Yiannoulis-Riva has joined as partner from Polsinelli PC in its real estate, environmental, construction and facilities department.
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Rising Star: Jones Day's Garrett Gibson
Garrett Gibson of Jones Day has notched several wins in notable construction cases, including a high-stakes dispute between a major contractor for the oil and gas sector and a petrochemical manufacturer in Texas, earning him a spot among construction law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Eric Meer
Eric Meer of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP guided RXR Realty through major recapitalizations and loan modifications on New York City office properties amid a tight rate environment as the Manhattan office market continued to take a beating, earning him a spot among the real estate practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: O'Melveny's Mark Liang
Mark Liang of O'Melveny & Myers LLP successfully represented Google and LG Electronics in disputes where they faced tens of millions of dollars in potential liabilities for alleged patent infringement, earning him a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Seyfarth's Leo Li
Leo Li of Seyfarth Shaw LLP has championed clients facing wage-and-hour class actions and California Private Attorneys General Act claims, including by securing a win on appeal for a Southern California Pizza Hut franchisee after a decade of litigation involving thousands of delivery drivers, earning him a spot among employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Norton Rose's Christine Brozynski
Christine Brozynski of Norton Rose Fulbright represented the lenders in a $6 billion project to deliver clean and renewable hydropower from Quebec to New York City, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Labaton Keller's Jake Bissell-Linsk
Jake Bissell-Linsk of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP has litigated on behalf of Boeing shareholders following safety failures involving 737 Max planes, resulting in several major victories, earning him a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Tristan Axelrod
Tristan Axelrod of Brown Rudnick LLP steered bankrupt cryptocurrency platform BlockFi through an $874 million settlement with FTX and a Chapter 11 reorganization that paid creditors in full, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Latham's Salvatore Vanchieri
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Salvatore Vanchieri has steered a gamut of groundbreaking deals, from electric-truck startup Rivian's blockbuster $11.9 billion initial public offering to private equity giant Sixth Street's investment in baseball's San Francisco Giants, landing him a spot among capital markets attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Kirkland's Catherine Mullaley
Catherine "Kate" Mullaley of Kirkland & Ellis LLP helped Johnson & Johnson win personal injury trials over its baby powder and vaginal mesh products while at a prior firm, and she is trial counsel for Snap Inc. in a suit claiming its social media platform is defective, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Fintech Payments Pro Moves Practice To Taft
An attorney specializing in advising clients on matters involving financial services has recently moved his practice to Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's Washington office after more than four years with Cooley LLP.
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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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.