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As Climate Disasters Rise, Firms Play Vital Role In Response

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Major law firms are increasingly providing assistance to extreme weather victims, who are left with complex legal problems to navigate in the months and years following a natural disaster.

  • California Pulse

    Womble Bond Reports Data Breach Exposing Personal Info

    Womble Bond Dickinson was hit with a data breach in August that revealed personal information to an unauthorized third party, the firm said in a notice with the Massachusetts state government this week.

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    Courts

    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The justices heard just two arguments in this holiday-shortened week, one over how to apply a 1980s law concerning video rentals in the internet age and another over how much deference judges must give to agency commentary on sentencing guidelines. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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    Courts

    Dems Press Kirkland Again For Details Of $125M Trump Deal

    A trio of congressional Democrats once again accused Kirkland & Ellis LLP of subverting their oversight requests into the $125 million deal the firm cut with the Trump administration last year.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Schlichter Bogard LLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Eleventh Circuit overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court.

  • DC Pulse

    White & Case Taps 47 Partners In Largest US Class Since 2022

    White & Case LLP has elevated 47 lawyers to its partnership, its largest promotion round since a record 59 lawyers became partners at the start of 2022.

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    In-House

    Legal Operations Pros Seek Credibility In Credentials

    Legal operations professionals hope new certification programs will bring standardization and visibility to a field that has grown more vital as legal departments embrace artificial intelligence.

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    California Pulse

    Pond Lehocky Co-Founder On Firm's National Growth Push

    Significant gaps in the quality of workers' compensation representation around the country helped lead Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP this year to undertake one of the most significant expansions in its 16-year history, according to one of the firm's co-founders.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    Debevoise To Upgrade Its AI Adoption Tool For Clients

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is preparing to launch a new iteration of its Suite of Tools for Assessing AI Risk, or Staar, platform in 2027, in a move that it says will help clients with their artificial intelligence projects.

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    Morgan Lewis Announces AI Leadership Council

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP on Thursday announced the creation of an artificial intelligence leadership council to help the firm adopt new technologies and guide clients through the business opportunities and risks produced by emerging AI tools.

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    In-House

    PepsiCo GC Expands Role As Corporate Affairs Chief Retires

    PepsiCo Inc.'s legal leader is expanding his responsibilities following the retirement of its chief corporate affairs officer.

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