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Kaplan Kirsch LLP announced last week that the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation under former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a onetime chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration has joined the firm as a partner.
Hall Booth Smith PC has 12 new partners in a range of practice and geographic areas after they were promoted in an effort to cultivate leadership from within the firm.
FisherBroyles LLP announced that an experienced attorney who's spent over four decades working on asset protection and estate planning matters has joined the distributed law firm's corporate practice as a partner based in Washington, D.C.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC and Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission's planned "click-to-cancel" rule, which would have required companies to allow customers to ditch their subscriptions with a single click.
Barley Snyder has expanded its Philadelphia-area office with the recent addition of an attorney specializing in the food and agriculture industry who moved her practice after nearly seven years with Stewart Smith.
Jackson Walker LLP has bolstered its international and cross-border litigation offerings with a partner in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Holland & Knight LLP.
Michigan firm Varnum LLP has announced that a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attorney has joined the firm's Ann Arbor office as a partner in the firm's privacy and mobility practice.
Susman Godfrey's handling of patent suits against Amazon and Vedder Price's work on the sale of a portfolio company to GE Aerospace lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 27 to July 11.
A New York state court judge ruled that Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP can't claw back $38 million in rent paid to landlord SL Green Realty during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, finding that a Y2K era rent abatement clause is only applicable if the landlord fails to provide service.
The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Former Houston Texans in-house attorney Sunil Jamal joined Law360 Pulse to discuss joining Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC and launching the firm's new sports and entertainment group.
Miles & Stockbridge PC is adopting legal business management software from Atlanta-based Aderant to make processes like timekeeping and billing more efficient while providing generative artificial intelligence tools to its attorneys and staff, a move a firm leader said gives attorneys "information at their fingertips."
Jones Walker LLP's longtime managing partner has been reelected to the role for a fifth consecutive term, marking nearly 20 years spent leading the Southeast firm. He spoke with Law360 Pulse about his over 40 years at Jones Walker, the firm's growth and its approach to both internal culture and client service.
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has added a chief human resources officer who previously headed the human resources operations at Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the firm has announced.
Stevens & Lee has added the founder of a corporate boutique with over two decades of experience practicing and a team of associates to its Bergen County, New Jersey, location, the firm announced Thursday.
Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, the largest personal injury firm in the country, is growing its presence in New Jersey with an office in Wall Township at the Jersey Shore, the firm announced Wednesday.
UPDATED September 3, 2025 | Cyberattacks on law firms are rising at an alarming pace, compromising the personal, financial and health information that clients trust them to protect. Despite growing investments in cybersecurity, even the largest firms have struggled to respond quickly and transparently, with some taking months or even years to notify victims.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired an attorney in Delaware from Ballard Spahr LLP to bolster its capacity to handle corporate governance disputes, fiduciary duty claims and other matters in the state's Chancery Court and other venues.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP has grown its real estate offerings in the Nutmeg State with the addition of the longtime head of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC's real estate practice.
Phillips Lytle announced Wednesday that a veteran of the federal government has left the public sector to join its litigation practice as special counsel, where the firm says he will advise on regulatory compliance, public policy and matters involving government agencies.
A onetime FBI special agent who has spent the past 18 years in BigLaw has come aboard Lowenstein Sandler LLP's New York office as a partner in the firm's tax practice.
A prominent Shutts & Bowen LLP partner is set to join the Florida State University College of Law in August to serve as a professor and founding director of the law school's new First Amendment clinic, the firm announced Wednesday.
Stevens & Lee PC has hired an of counsel to GSL Public Strategies Group, the Stevens & Lee Companies' government, consulting, government affairs and corporate crisis communications firm, the firm announced recently.
Marshall Dennehey added the co-founder of a New Jersey healthcare law boutique as a partner in its professional liability department, the firm announced Wednesday.
Robins Kaplan LLP announced that an experienced insurance attorney who spent over 25 years working on a wide range of coverage matters has joined the firm's New York office as a partner.
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Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice?Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload?Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments?In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.