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    Perkins Coie Lays Off 5% Of Staff Amid Strategic Review

    Perkins Coie LLP, which successfully fended off President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, has reportedly laid off roughly 5% of its professional staff this month, and attributed the reductions to the firm's strategic realignments following a yearlong review of its business operations.

  • Mastercard Faces Dueling Diversity Votes At Annual Meeting

    Mastercard Inc. is facing a pair of dueling diversity proposals at its annual stockholder meeting Tuesday that, under the first, asks the company to put together a study to enhance affirmative action policies, and, under the second, wants the company to assess the risks of so-called reverse discrimination lawsuits.

  • Dems Demand Info On Emil Bove's Alleged Misconduct

    Ahead of Emil Bove's hearing on Wednesday for his judicial nomination, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pressing for information on complaints alleging his misconduct while at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and Main Justice earlier this year.

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    Ex-SEC Atty Joins Bernstein Litowitz After Musk Fight

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel announced on Monday that he is joining investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as a partner in New York following a courtroom battle with Elon Musk that threatened to end his employment before it began.

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    Quinn Emanuel Joins Firms Launching State AG Teams

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Monday that it has become the latest major law firm to launch a state attorneys general practice group amid increasing activity from these offices, tapping two alumni of the public sector to lead the new team.

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    Goldman Sachs Real Estate VP Rejoins Haynes Boone In NY

    A former Haynes & Boone LLP attorney has returned to the firm's New York office as a real estate finance partner after leaving for three years to become a vice president on Goldman Sachs' real estate investment team.

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    Software Biz Improves Court Access But Raises Concerns

    State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say.

  • Milbank Atty Opens NYC Disputes Firm With 2 Past Colleagues

    A former Milbank LLP partner known for his work on high-profile international arbitrations announced Friday that he has teamed up with two former colleagues to launch a disputes boutique in New York City that he hopes will fill the gaps often left by how BigLaw decides which matters to take on.

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    Weil Gotshal Hires Akin Gump Tax Partner In NY

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday the hiring of a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a tax partner out of Weil's New York office.

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    Reed Smith's 1st Female Global MP Elected For 4 More Years

    Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term.

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    Ex-Sidley, Covington Partners Launch White Collar Boutique

    The former global co-head of Sidley Austin LLP's white collar defense and investigations practice has joined an ex-white collar partner from Covington & Burling LLP to launch a boutique litigation firm based in New York.

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    O'Melveny Names 11 New Office, Practice Group Leaders

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced major changes in leadership throughout the firm Friday, naming a new firm vice chair, announcing new leaders for five major practice groups and selecting new managing partners at seven offices including its flagship location in Los Angeles.

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    Kirkland & Ellis Taps Longtime Private Equity Pro As 1st COO

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has chosen a veteran of the private equity field with a work history at EIV Capital LLC, Ares Management and Blackstone and decades of experience in the energy sector as its first chief operating officer.

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    White And Williams Hires 6, Launches 3 New Practices

    White and Williams LLP announced this week that it has welcomed six Northeastern attorneys to its business department, two of whom will lead three new practice areas for the firm.

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    Current And Former GCs Urge Law Grads To 'Rise Up'

    From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

  • Phillips Lytle Forms Land Use, Permitting, Zoning Group

    Phillips Lytle LLP has created a team of 11 attorneys who will focus on land use, obtaining permits and zoning matters, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    McGuireWoods Adds Chief Talent Officer From A&O Shearman

    Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's former chief change officer has moved to McGuireWoods LLP in New York in a newly created chief talent officer role, the latter firm announced Wednesday.

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    Golenbock Eiseman Labor Head Joins Vedder Price In NY

    The former chair of the labor and employment department at Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP has joined Vedder Price PC's New York office as a shareholder, the firm announced.

  • Tarter Krinsky Brings Back Healthcare And Pharmacy Chair

    Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP announced on Wednesday the rehiring of its former healthcare and pharmacy law practice chair after a nearly two-year stint as a shareholder with Polsinelli PC's national healthcare group.

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    A Tale Of Two GCs And The OxyContin Scandals

    Here is a look at how the tragic opioid epidemic weaved through the careers of two general counsel and shaped their legacies for better or worse.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Adds Ex-Kelley Drye Restructuring Atty

    Eversheds Sutherland announced Tuesday the hiring of a New York-based counsel formerly of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP for its U.S. finance practice group.

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    Squire Patton Adds Polsinelli Trio To New Private Credit Group

    Squire Patton Boggs has added a three-lawyer team from Polsinelli PC to its private credit and direct lending practice group.

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    Flaster Greenberg The Latest To Launch AI Services

    Flaster Greenberg PC has announced the firm expanded its privacy and cybersecurity group to include artificial intelligence matters, becoming the latest firm to formalize its legal services related to the technology.

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Expert Analysis

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement Author Photo

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business? Author Photo

    Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.

  • 9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term Author Photo

    Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.

  • What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties Author Photo

    As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

  • NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times Author Photo

    New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.

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    Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark Author Photo

    Law firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.

  • A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate Author Photo

    Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.

  • Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms Author Photo

    To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law Author Photo

    Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.

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