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Pierson Ferdinand Adds 6 More Partners In US, London
Fast-growing Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced that the firm added six new partners in five U.S. markets and in its London office during the month of October.
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Spencer Fane Adds Maritime Pro In Fla. From In-House Post
Spencer Fane LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired an in-house attorney from equity management company Sharfi Holdings Inc. for its litigation and dispute resolution practice group and to enhance its capacity to handle admiralty, maritime law and other matters.
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Hall Booth Making Arrival In Philadelphia In New Year
Hall Booth Smith PC will officially open an office in Philadelphia on Jan. 1 under the leadership of two attorneys, marking the Atlanta-based firm's first outpost in Pennsylvania and its 29th overall.
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McElroy Deutsch Adds 2 Litigation & Insurance Pros In NJ
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has added two attorneys in New Jersey who spent lengthy tenures at Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry LLP to bolster its litigation and insurance services practice group.
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Barley Snyder Launches Manufacturing Industry Group
Five years of mounting issues facing the manufacturing industry, from supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic to the increased use of tariffs, has led Pennsylvania-based Barley Snyder to launch a practice group dedicated to providing advice and resources to manufacturing clients.
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Law Firms Announce Merger To Widen Reach In Central NY
Binghamton, New York-based Levene Gouldin & Thompson LLP said this week that it will merge with Ithaca law firm Schlather Stumbar Parks & Salk LLP on Jan. 1 to increase its presence throughout central New York.
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Calif. Prop 65 Expert Joins Carlton Fields In Los Angeles
Carlton Fields announced Monday that an experienced defense litigator who focuses on California's Proposition 65 matters has joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Steptoe LLP.
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Cannabis Cos. Allege Hinckley Allen Malpractice Cost $25M
A group of cannabis companies have claimed that Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP's alleged malpractice stemming from the purported decision to prioritize the personal interests of a manager in a 2017 investor suit ended up costing them over $25 million in damages.
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Leech Tishman Adds Labor Partner In Erie, Pittsburgh Offices
Leech Tishman announced Monday the firm has expanded its employment law resources in Pennsylvania with the addition of an attorney who moved his practice to the firm's Erie and Pittsburgh offices following more than 30 years with Quinn Buseck Leemhuis Toohey & Kroto Inc.
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Law Firms Cite 'Value' In Staffing Up On AI Expertise
Law firms are creating more internal roles to bring on professionals to lead their artificial intelligence implementation, including a push to develop AI agents. But the competition to secure such skilled personnel is stiff.
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Michael Best Adds Ex-Electric Cooperative Assistant GC
The former assistant general counsel of a national nonprofit that promotes the interests of consumer-owned electric cooperatives has joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as a senior counsel focused on labor, employment and benefits issues.
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Munger Tolles Names New Co-Managing Partners
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Monday it has tapped two veteran trial lawyers, one the former U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, to be the firm's new co-managing partners.
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Alaska Joins Utah In Firing Motley Rice From Opioid Case
Alaska joined Utah this month in terminating its contract with Motley Rice LLC, which the state hired nearly a decade ago to pursue litigation over the opioid crisis, saying the law firm didn't disclose it was simultaneously representing other clients in separate opioid litigation.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Motley Rice LLC and Powell & Majestro PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit overturned a key ruling by a West Virginia federal judge in the first federal bellwether in multidistrict opioid litigation.
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Segal McCambridge Expands To Colorado, Opens 20th Office
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. has launched an office in the Denver suburb of Englewood, Colorado, the 20th city it has expanded to since launching in 1986.
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Law Firm Can't Escape NJ Cannabis Malpractice Squabble
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is allowed to pursue its malpractice suit against Trif & Modugno LLC, with a New Jersey state judge rejecting Trif & Modugno's motion to dismiss this week in litigation over a failed cannabis dispensary.
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Office Snapshot: Parker Poe Sizes Up In DC
After combining with a Washington, D.C., firm six years ago and doubling its attorney headcount in the city, the North Carolina-founded Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has moved to larger office space in the nation's capital.
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Kaufman Dolowich's Del. Leader Jumps To Lewis Brisbois
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has added the former leader of Kaufman Dolowich's Delaware office to bolster its professional liability and complex business and commercial litigation practices.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms announced partner promotions and expanded their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Foley Hoag LLP's work on the acquisition of a healthcare services platform and Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP handling a trademark suit for a luxury pen brand lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 17 to 31.
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Robinson & Cole Welcomes Another NY Construction Atty
Robinson & Cole LLP announced Thursday that it has added a former solo practitioner to its construction law group.
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NJ Attys Punch Up Governor's Race With Campaign Funds
New Jersey's legal community has donated more than $900,000 to the gubernatorial candidates this election, with the Democrat surpassing the Republican in contributions, campaign finance records show.
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61% Of GCs Boosting Budget For Outside Counsel In 2026
As corporate legal departments carry peak workloads and navigate through one of the most legally complex and risky environments ever, they are planning on seeking much more help from outside counsel in 2026, according to a new report.
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McCarter & English Used Doctrine As 'Whipsaw,' Panel Hears
A biotech company on Thursday urged a New Jersey appellate panel to revive its legal malpractice suit against McCarter & English LLP, arguing that the claims were distinct from the firm's own suit seeking unpaid fees.
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Education Firms Fagen Friedman, Kriha Boucek To Combine
Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP and Kriha Boucek LLC will combine next year, creating an education law practice with more than 150 lawyers in 11 offices across the country, according to an announcement this week.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
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.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
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.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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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.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
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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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.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
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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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.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
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.