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Firm Seeks Sanctions For Rhodium Settlement Fee Fight
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to sanction members of the board of bankrupt cryptocurrency miner Rhodium Encore LLC and their attorneys, saying they used false claims of misconduct to delay an $8.9 million fee payment.
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Securities Group Of The Year: Robbins Geller
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP secured one of the largest shareholder class settlements of all time in a deal with Under Armour Inc. and has defeated multiple attempts by Disney to fend off a lawsuit filed by its investors, making the firm one of the 2025 Law360 Securities Groups of the Year.
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Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Wachtell Lipton
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz guided Charter Communications through the biggest telecom merger of the year when it picked up Cox Communications for $34.5 billion in a deal that created the second-largest broadband company in the country, earning it a spot among the Law360 2025 Telecommunications Groups of the Year.
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Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Wilkinson Stekloff
Wilkinson Stekloff LLP led the NCAA to a historic $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement and helped the organization fend off challenges to its eligibility requirements, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.
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International Arbitration Group Of The Year: Hughes Hubbard
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP helped Panama fend off a $2 billion claim asserted by a subsidiary of Canada-based First Quantum Minerals after the company's concession for one of the world's largest copper mines was ruled unconstitutional, landing the firm among the 2025 Law360 International Arbitration Groups of the Year.
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Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
Last year, the fund formation team at Ropes & Gray LLP helped private equity giant TPG Inc. close a $3 billion credit-focused continuation fund, guided another major private equity player, Bain Capital, in securing $5.7 billion from investors for its second global special situations fund and aided a unit of the Carlyle Group in raising $20 billion for its latest secondary fund, landing it a spot among the 2025 Law360 Fund Formation Groups of the Year.
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Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: Williams & Connolly
Williams & Connolly LLP held onto the first contested injunction in Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act history and defended Pfizer's COVID-19 products against infringement claims, earning the firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.
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Cannabis Group Of The Year: Dykema
Dykema represented a coalition of Michigan cannabis interests in an ongoing effort to challenge the state's 24% wholesale tax on marijuana as well as steering a big-ticket transaction and advising on numerous regulatory matters, securing it a place as one of the 2025 Law360 Cannabis Groups of the Year.
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Employment Group Of The Year: Wigdor
Wigdor LLP secured settlements on behalf of an actress victimized by Harvey Weinstein and a fintech executive discharged after two pregnancies, and is leading the charge in high-profile employment litigation against the NFL and NCAA, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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Compliance Group Of The Year: Sidley
Sidley Austin LLP's regulatory and enforcement lawyers convinced the U.S. Department of Justice to do away with an independent compliance monitorship requirement in a settlement with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilder Austal, earning the firm a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Compliance Groups of the Year.
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Benefits Group Of The Year: Sanford Heisler
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP worked to secure UnitedHealth Group employee 401(k) plan participants a record-breaking, $69 million class action settlement to end allegations that underperforming investment offerings breached fiduciary duties, handily earning the plaintiffs-side firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Benefits Groups of the Year.
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South African Firm Webber Wentzel Sets Up Tech Subsidiary
South Africa-based law firm Webber Wentzel has announced that its technology division Fusion will now operate as a stand-alone subsidiary.
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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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Arnold & Porter Adds Transactions Partner From Freshfields
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced on Tuesday that it has hired a BigLaw veteran focused on capital markets and securities transactions for financial institutions who most recently worked for Freshfields LLP.
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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.
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Proskauer Boosts PE, M&A In Paris With Hogan Lovells Team
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired three partners from Hogan Lovells to expand its private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions team in Paris.
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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late
A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.
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Meet The Lawyer Athletes Competing At The Winter Olympics
At least two lawyers are among the American athletes competing in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, and they've both gained outsize attention — one for breaking an age record and the other for carrying a national flag in an opening ceremony watched by millions.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.
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Greenberg Traurig Taps Atty Duo For Atlanta Leadership Roles
Greenberg Traurig LLP has elevated its managing shareholder to serve as the first chair of its Atlanta office and named an administrative shareholder and chair of the firm's Atlanta business litigation group to succeed him.
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International Trade Group Of The Year: Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell LLP helped its clients successfully navigate numerous levels of the U.S.'s international trade apparatus — securing reversal of a country-of-origin designation, of overbroad duties against goods from 15 countries, and of a Department of Commerce ruling worth more than $4 million annually — earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 International Trade Groups of the Year.
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Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells continued to advise Major League Soccer franchise Inter Miami CF as it signed global superstar Lionel Messi to a contract extension and oversaw progress in its planned stadium, counseled the Paul Allen estate in selling the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and advised in the formation of a new partnership for the 174-year-old America's Cup international sailing competition, placing it among the 2025 Law360 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.
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Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
WilmerHale helped PNC Bank overcome patent trial losses amounting to multimillions of dollars, while also protecting director M. Night Shyamalan in a copyright suit, earning the firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.
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Employment Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP snagged substantial management-side wins last year, including a decision from the Maryland Supreme Court ruling that the de minimis doctrine for federal wage and hours cases applies to state claims, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.