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  • Alston & Bird Expands West Coast Reach With LA Funds Atty

    Alston & Bird LLP has hired a former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder with in-house investment firm experience as an investment funds partner in Los Angeles.

  • NY Legal Aid Society Reaches Deal To Avert Atty Strike

    New York City has dodged the possibility of an ongoing legal services strike ballooning in size after the NY Legal Aid Society announced Wednesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with its nearly 1,100-member union.

  • Holland & Knight Hires Longtime Choate Leader In Boston

    A financing and restructuring partner at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, who spent nearly his entire career spanning more than 30 years with that firm and led its business department for almost two decades, has moved his practice to Holland & Knight's Boston office.

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    Freshfields Reelects Senior Partner For Second Term

    Freshfields said Thursday that it has reelected litigator Georgia Dawson as its senior partner for a second term amid strong backing for her leadership from the firm's partners.

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    Seyfarth Shaw Employment Atty Jumps To Akerman In LA

    Akerman LLP is boosting its employment team, bringing in a Seyfarth Shaw LLP class action litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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    Clients Name Top Firms For Service Amid Shifting Needs

    The set of client service-related behaviors corporate clients demand from their law firms has dramatically shifted, creating a shakeup at the top of this year's BTI Client Service A-Team ranking released Thursday.

  • Hinshaw Must Face Malpractice Suit, Fla. Panel Says

    A Florida appeals panel overturned Wednesday a lower court decision favoring Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in a malpractice claim brought by a pilot safety training company, ruling that the company didn't abandon its claims by settling an underlying arbitration.

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    Nonequity Partners Unsure How They Can Make Equity Partner

    The ranks of nonequity partners may be growing, but a recent report found many partners stating confusion about how attorneys can advance to the next level and ambiguity about whether the tier should be expanded.

  • American Arbitration Assoc. Looks To Duck Monopoly Claims

    The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Tuesday to toss a case accusing it of monopolizing the market for consumer arbitration services, saying the proposed class action hasn't come close to pleading predatory pricing.

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    DLA Piper Employment Atty Jumps To Davis Wright In LA

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is expanding its employment law team, announcing this week that it has brought in a DLA Piper litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

  • Rising Star: King & Spalding's Almiro Clere

    Almiro Clere of King & Spalding LLP has advised Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism on what planners say will be the world's largest artificial reef off Dubai, where 1 billion corals will live on a marine bed the size of New York City, earning him a spot among the construction law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    NY Finance Atty Joins Proskauer From A&O Shearman

    Proskauer Rose LLP announced that an experienced finance attorney who's spent over 20 years primarily working on collateralized loan obligations has joined the firm's New York office from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling.

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    Rising Star: Freshfields' Joe Soltis

    Joe Soltis of Freshfields LLP has advised companies on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including Cencora's $4.6 billion acquisition of Retina Consultants of America, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jacob Croke

    Jacob Croke helped Sullivan & Cromwell LLP locate and recover billions of dollars worth of missing assets left over from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, earning him a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Dominic Rupprecht

    Dominic Rupprecht of Reed Smith LLP has championed corporate policyholders by obtaining major wins for one of the "Big Three" wholesale drug distributors in opioid-related litigation and securing a settlement for Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC, earning him a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Wachtell's Mark Stagliano

    Mark Stagliano of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz led the team representing T-Mobile in large joint venture transactions with EQT and KKR, and companies as diverse as Azek and Capri Holdings, in deals involving billions of dollars in payments and investments, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Sidley's Jon Zucker

    Jon S. Zucker of Sidley Austin LLP acted as lead regulatory counsel to help guide pharmaceutical company Cencora Inc. during a $4.6 billion acquisition of Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Anthony Mongone

    Anthony Mongone of Ropes & Gray LLP has earned the trust of some of the world's largest real estate investors to guide them through complex, large-scale deals, such as Blackstone's acquisition of 20% of Signature Bank's $16.8 billion mortgage loan portfolio after the bank's failure, earning him a spot among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360.

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    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Michael Burshteyn

    Michael Burshteyn of Greenberg Traurig LLP has assisted clients wading through commercial cases with cryptocurrency and emerging technologies, including litigation involving a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud case with Mango Markets and advising artificial intelligence startups, earning him a top spot among cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    As AI Use Grows, Attys' Misgivings Remain, Survey Says

    While adoption of artificial intelligence tools by legal professionals have surged this year, users remain concerned about overreliance, reputational risk and challenges adapting to the technology, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by insurance company Embroker.

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    Ex-Seyfarth Partner Joins Legal AI Developer

    An attorney with nearly 20 years of experience with technology law and cybersecurity matters announced Wednesday he has joined the leadership team at Eudia, an artificial intelligence platform for in-house legal teams.

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    Bradley Arant Taps Arnall Golden Fintech Pro In Atlanta

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added a former Arnall Golden Gregory LLP attorney as a partner in the firm's banking and financial services group to extend its Atlanta team counseling technology companies.

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    Katten Welcomes Ex-Gibson Dunn Tax Pro In New York

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced on Tuesday that it has added a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP of counsel to its transactional tax planning practice, noting her extensive experience in the finance space.

  • Career Cooley Corporate Lawyer Joins DLA Piper In Va.

    A career Cooley LLP emerging growth companies lawyer who got his law degree after serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force is moving from the platform he's spent a decade with to DLA Piper's office just outside the nation's capital.

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    Former US Atty Talks Working With 'Integrity' At Perkins Coie

    Tara McGrath, who recently joined Perkins Coie LLP after serving as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, spoke with Law360 Pulse about what drew her to the firm, her time as a federal prosecutor and Marine Corps officer and her thoughts about today's legal landscape.

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Expert Analysis

  • Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape Author Photo

    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.

  • 'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms Author Photo

    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.

  • The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit Author Photo

    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.

  • 5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions Author Photo

    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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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Create A Succession Plan Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​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.

  • Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour Author Photo

    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.

  • How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    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.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    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.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    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.

  • Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right Author Photo

    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.

  • As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal Author Photo

    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.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises Author Photo

    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections Author Photo

    One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.

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