/pulse/new-york-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:16:50 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357448 The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion to stay a Manhattan federal judge's order to turn over client files amid a conflict over the legitimate ownership of international shipping company Eletson, which is in a dispute with competitor Levona. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:42:04 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357555?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357555 Hodgson Russ LLP has hired the former longtime deputy commissioner and general counsel of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to bolster its environmental and energy practices and expand the reach of its Albany, New York, office. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:28:38 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357070 O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has launched a special credit and liability management group, announcing the move Tuesday as a reflection of "growing client demand for integrated, end-to-end support across the credit cycle, particularly as capital solutions become increasingly complex and bespoke." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:05:09 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356182?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356182 Latham & Watkins LLP has added an attorney from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to bolster its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice and capacity to handle various types of transactions globally. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:29 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356820?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356820 A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:58:35 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356973 A former McDermott Will & Emery LLP restructuring partner has returned to Winston & Strawn LLP after more than two decades away, becoming the latest member of its transactions department in New York. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:59:03 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2357358 As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:52:06 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356712?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356712 Reed Smith should not be allowed to halt court proceedings amid its effort to hold onto a client file sought by postbankruptcy owners of Eletson Holdings Inc., a reorganized international shipping company, amid its ongoing dispute with Levona Holdings Ltd., according to briefs both sides filed before the Second Circuit. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:15:04 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356426 Vinson & Elkins LLP has brought on three new partners to strengthen its investment management and finance practices. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:59:15 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356528 A corporate attorney who worked on the financing of Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn's Barclays Center and other high-profile projects has joined Akerman LLP as chair of the New York public finance practice, the firm announced this week. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:55:52 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356950 Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to Kasowitz LLP, becoming the latest firm to shorten its name. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:23:55 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356516?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356516 DLA Piper fired an information technology employee because of his depression and anxiety, he told a New York federal court, saying the firm cited a poor "culture fit" to gloss over terminating him at the end of his medical leave. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:03:25 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356796 Goodwin Procter LLP has added the former general counsel of private equity firm Gurnet Point Capital to bolster its life sciences and healthcare practice groups. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:48:08 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350128 Legal tech companies have been snagging record amounts of funding in recent years, but founders and executives in the industry said startups should think carefully about how much money they raise from investors. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:18:55 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356467?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356467 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has launched a practice catering to the legal needs of insurance underwriters, product leaders and managing general underwriters and agents, hiring a former executive vice president at insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC to co-chair it. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:02:31 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356535 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. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:00:43 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356162?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356162 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. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:34:53 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356342?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356342 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. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30:42 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2327036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2327036 Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:29:13 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356498?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2356498 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.