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Former SEC Division Co-Chief Counsel Joins K&L Gates In DC
A longtime U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney has made the jump to private practice, joining K&L Gates in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.
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Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed
A lawsuit that claims a Janus Henderson Group subsidiary schemed to take over a mass torts litigation funder can go forward, after a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled the funder's case was compelling enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
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Impossible Foods' CLO, 2 Execs To Lead As CEO Steps Down
Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness has stepped down from his role and the company's operations will now be run by its three-person executive leadership team comprising chief legal and operating officer Jason Gao, its chief demand officer and its chief supply officer, the company announced on Friday.
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Paramount Taps DC Lobbyist To Lead US Policy Operations
Paramount Skydance Corp. has picked a Washington, D.C., lobbyist and former staffer to several Republican senators to lead its U.S. policy operations.
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Stanley Black & Decker Hires Carrier CLO As Next Top Lawyer
Connecticut-based Stanley Black & Decker Inc. has found its new legal leader from climate solutions company Carrier just months after its longtime general counsel departed for a new role.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
When Minnesota-based companies publicly called for de-escalation after two fatal shootings by federal ICE agents, the nation saw how CEOs and their general counsel can step up amid controversy. And a new study shows that white collar offenders received more than half of all recent pardons. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Why This GC Came Out Of Retirement To Rejoin SoFi
Sixteen years at Sallie Mae. Twelve years at SoFi Technologies Inc. Rob Lavet is a dedicated in-house lawyer — so much that he returned this month to his most recent employer after retiring from the online lender and finance platform in 2024.
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ArentFox Schiff Adds 3-Atty Alcohol Regulatory Team
ArentFox Schiff LLP has grown its alcohol beverage regulatory capabilities with a four-person team, including three attorneys, one who led the alcohol group and co-led the food and beverage group at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP.
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Berkeley Law Offers Training Program On Privacy And AI
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law announced this week the launch of the Chief Privacy Officer Program, a new advanced online training program for senior leaders on privacy law and artificial intelligence governance.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with insight into law firm performance and news of a Hollywood adaptation. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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McDermott Hires Crypto Pro From OKX For Specialist Team
The former deputy general counsel and head of legal for the Americas at crypto exchange OKX has joined McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, the firm said.
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CLOs Going From Legal Advisers To Growth Architects: Survey
While still overseeing traditional legal risks, chief legal officers are increasingly dealing with issues surrounding business growth, changes in technology, regulatory volatility and geopolitical concerns, according to a survey released Thursday by the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Corporate Attorney In Delaware
Kaufman Dolowich LLP recently added a corporate attorney to its Wilmington, Delaware, office who previously worked as in-house counsel for a telecommunications company, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.
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Spotify GC Moves Over To SiriusXM As CLO
Satellite radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has tapped the general counsel for Spotify to serve as its new top in-house attorney and replace its retiring counsel.
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Retired Fifth Third Bancorp CLO Rejoins Dinsmore
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed back one of its longtime attorneys to serve as director of special projects and strategic initiatives after her retirement as Fifth Third Bancorp's legal leader.
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CFTC Taps Treasury Atty To Be General Counsel
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday it has hired a Treasury Department lawyer with BigLaw experience to serve as the derivatives regulator's new general counsel.
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Crowell & Moring Adds Tech Firm IP Atty In Southern Calif.
Crowell & Moring LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in an intellectual property attorney most recently with biotechnology firm Grail as a partner in its Orange County office in Irvine.
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Minn. CEOs Letter Highlights GCs' Role In Corporate Activism
This week's statement from dozens of Minnesota-based companies calling for "de-escalation of tensions" following fatal shootings by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents highlights the growing role of general counsel as strategic advisers — and may signal a renewed willingness in corporate America to take public stances despite political sensitivities.
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Nomura Unit Taps Legal Chief To Steer Crypto Trust Bank Plan
A crypto-focused subsidiary of financial services group Nomura has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank headed by its legal chief.
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Lambda Legal Taps Ex-Reuters Atty To Head Legal, Advocacy
Lambda Legal, the civil rights nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV, on Wednesday named a former deputy general counsel for WeWork and compliance leader at Reuters to head its legal department, effective Feb. 9.
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Baretz & Brunelle Launches Standardized AI Survey Initiative
Legal industry advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced an initiative focusing on better understanding the commercial impact of generative artificial intelligence in legal services, with inaugural partners that include the Ford Motor Co., Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
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SEC Blunts Some Shareholder Activists With Policy Reversal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reversed course on allowing shareholders with less than $5 million in holdings to publicize information about their proxy ballot proposals through the agency, saying it will object to such voluntary submissions going forward.
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Kelley Drye Adds Ex-23andMe, Facebook Privacy Pros
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP said Monday it is boosting its privacy and information security practice with the addition of a former 23andMe attorney in California and a former Facebook attorney in Texas.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.
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Kalshi Taps Ex-Amazon State Policy Pro For New DC Shop
Trading platform Kalshi is expanding its policy efforts amid battles with state gambling regulators and tribes with a new office in Washington, D.C., staffed by government relations specialists, including a former Amazon executive who spent close to a decade with the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.
Expert Analysis
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3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?
Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
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How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.
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Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking
The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.
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How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles
Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.
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The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.
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The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys
Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.