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DC Pulse
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Ethics Guidance Lags Private Equity's Interest In Legal Field
More lawyers are expected to seek guidance on the ethical issues surrounding the growing interest in using managed services organizations to allow private equity investment in law firms, but thus far any input on the model from state ethics committees is in short supply.
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Willkie Adds Energy Regulatory Partner From Troutman In DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a partner from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, who is joining the energy regulatory team to advise clients on a range of matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an agency he used to work for.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds 35 Ballard Spahr Attys, 3 Offices
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that it has added all 35 public finance lawyers from Ballard Spahr LLP to its government services and finance department in multiple locations around the country, including three new markets in Baltimore, Denver and Phoenix.
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DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants
A senior U.S. Department of Justice official acknowledged that the government has violated dozens of court orders involving immigrants since early last December, according to a New Jersey federal judge's order directing government officials to detail how the Trump administration will ensure compliance with orders in the judicial district.
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Jury To Get Goldstein Case After Clashing Closing Statements
The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial will finally begin to deliberate on a 16-count verdict form, after federal prosecutors on Wednesday recounted lies they said he admitted to, and the defense slammed what it described as a shoddy investigation into the charges.
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This Firm Nabbed The Top Spot In Patent Activity Rankings
The law firm that secured the most utility patents in 2025, with 5,242 patents, retained the lead from 2024, although it experienced a slight dip in activity, according to a new report from Harrity Patent Analytics.
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Judges' Neutrality Must Extend Beyond Courtroom, ABA Says
The American Bar Association's ethics committee is guiding judges to maintain the same level of neutrality and impartiality in working with court staff that they exercise when presiding in the courtroom, according to its latest formal opinion on Wednesday.
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State High Court Chiefs To Review Law School Accreditation
State supreme court leaders said Wednesday they will conduct a thorough review of law school accreditation practices this year, a move that comes after state justices in Texas and Florida recently ended the American Bar Association's longstanding accreditation monopoly in those states.
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Kirkland, Ex-Tech Worker End Caregiver Bias Suit
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has reached an agreement with a Black former tech support supervisor to close his suit claiming the law firm paid him less than his white colleagues and discriminated against him for being a parent, according to a Wednesday filing in D.C. federal court.
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Orrick Adds Hogan Lovells Energy Practice Leader In DC
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired Hogan Lovells' global energy practice group leader, who spent almost 19 years with Hogan Lovells before making her recent move to the new platform, Orrick announced Wednesday.
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4 Tips For Attys To Climb The In-House Ladder
With just over one-third of the lawyers who participated in the In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey saying they’re satisfied with their advancement prospects, Law360 Pulse spoke with seasoned general counsel about how they advanced in their careers.
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Big Workloads Burning Out Mid-Level In-House Legal Execs
While in-house counsel generally report they are satisfied with their jobs, crushing workloads coupled with shriveling budgets are causing serious burnout among those sandwiched between the top dogs and junior attorneys, experts said.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
Most in-house lawyers remain satisfied with their roles and would choose the career again, but advancement opportunities continue to lag behind other measures of satisfaction, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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Latham Adds Ex-FCC Commissioner As Partner In DC
Geoffrey Starks, who stepped down from the Federal Communications Commission last year after 10 years at the agency, has joined Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner, where he'll advise clients on a range of communications matters such as broadband policies, data security and artificial intelligence.
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Miles & Stockbridge's Growth Chief Talks Of Expansion Plans
Suzzanne W. Decker, who was recently named chief growth officer at Miles & Stockbridge, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the firm's focus on expanding its presence in its traditional Mid-Atlantic markets and points further north.
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Goldstein Tax Trial Heads To Closing Args As Defense Rests
Jurors in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax fraud trial will hear closing arguments Wednesday, after the final two witnesses in the monthlong proceeding took the stand, and new emails regarding Goldstein's efforts to conceal poker debts came to light Tuesday.
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Supreme Court Adopts Rule To Suss Out Stock Conflicts
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that litigants will soon be required to include companies' stock ticker symbols in court documents as part of new rules aimed at helping the justices identify potential conflicts of interest.
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Law Professors Sue EEOC For Firm DEI Letter Records
Two professors at law schools in Michigan and Florida have sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in D.C. federal court, seeking documents related to 20 letters the agency sent to law firms over their purported diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
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DC Judge Won't Halt Bidding Process For New Dulles Terminal
A D.C. federal judge refused to stop the bidding process for a private luxury terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport, finding that a company in the running can't show that it was injured if the contract hasn't been awarded yet, undercutting its injunction request.
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Haynes Boone Hires Venable Antitrust Partner In DC
Haynes Boone has hired a Venable LLP antitrust attorney, who is leaving the firm where his legal career began more than 14 years ago, to join a mergers and acquisitions practice that will deepen his work with competition issues, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Sens. Concerned About Live Nation Case After DOJ 'Ousting'
A group of Senate Democrats is raising concerns about potential political influence at the U.S. Department of Justice, following the abrupt departure of the agency's top antitrust enforcer weeks before Live Nation is set to face trial in the government's monopolization case.
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Ex-Federal Workers Say Reductions Were 'Political' Firings
A group of more than 140 ex-federal employees has sued the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies in Maryland federal court, challenging the Trump administration's use of "reductions in force" to make what they contend are politically motivated firings.
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Managed Services Organization Opensity Debuts After Merger
A new managed services organization created by the previously announced merger of three legal industry providers, backed by a private equity firm, officially launched on Tuesday.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands With Key Trade Experts
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired two co-chairs of Foley Hoag LLP's international trade and national security practice, who are joining the firm in New York and Washington, D.C., to work with regulatory counseling matters, sanctions issues and with matters related to foreign investment in the United States.
Expert Analysis
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The Evolving Role Of The Law Firm Legal Secretary
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Technological shifts during the pandemic and beyond should force firms to rethink how legal secretaries can not only better support timekeepers but also participate in elevating client service, bifurcating the role into an administrative support position and a more elevated practice support role, says Lauren Chung at HBR Consulting.
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Series
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Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.
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How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige
In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.