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Jones Day Expands IP Team In San Francisco, Amsterdam
Jones Day has brought on an Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP partner and NautaDutilh's former technology group leader as partners in its intellectual property practice, the firm told Law360.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Skadden Atty As Leasing Practice Lead
Cozen O'Connor has hired an ex-Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP counsel to be the chair of its real estate leasing team in New York City, the firm announced Monday.
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Fragomen, Sheppard Report New Legal Industry Cyberattacks
Law firms Sheppard and Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP said Friday they were hit with data breaches this year, adding to the fast-growing list of cyberattacks on the legal industry in 2026.
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Clients, Firms Should 'Normalize' Conversations About AI Use
In-house and outside counsel who neglect to discuss artificial intelligence risk eroding their relationship, because assumptions will be made on both sides, a group of attorneys said during a panel Monday.
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V&E Adds Chief Talent Officer From Cambridge Associates
Vinson & Elkins LLP has found a new chief talent officer in a veteran talent and human resources leader at global investment firm Cambridge Associates, the firm announced Monday.
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Squire Patton Brings On Corporate Atty From Womble Bond
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a Womble Bond Dickinson partner who spent the past six years at that firm and who focuses his practice on a broad range of corporate matters and capital markets-related issues, the firm announced Monday.
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Debevoise Hires 2 Private Capital Leaders From Freshfields
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced Monday that it has hired two practice leaders from Freshfields LLP, the latest in a series of additions to the firm's private capital platform.
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O'Melveny Hires SEC Senior Enforcement Atty In DC
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Monday it has hired a senior enforcement attorney from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who is joining the firm's white collar defense and corporate investigations practice as a partner in Washington.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Ex-SG Assistants To Lead Appellate
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP on Monday added two partners to lead the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, joining from McGuireWoods LLP and Ashurst Perkins Coie to fill a gap left after the firm's former appeals head departed for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP this spring.
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Baker McKenzie Adds Kirkland Atty For Congressional Probes
A former White House lawyer during the Obama administration has left Kirkland & Ellis LLP to co-lead the congressional investigations practice at Baker McKenzie, the firm announced Monday.
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Tenn. High Court Keeps ABA As Law School Accreditor
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday declined to follow other conservative states in dropping the American Bar Association as the state's law school accreditor, though it indicated it is open to approving other accreditors in addition to or instead of the ABA in the future.
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Freshfields Adds 2 Capital Markets Partners
Freshfields LLP has added two capital markets partners to its offices in Silicon Valley and New York, including one new hire and one promotion, a move that will bolster the firm's ability to advise companies and financial institutions on complex capital markets transactions.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Food, Drug Law Atty In DC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added to its Washington, D.C., office a director from Hyman Phelps & McNamara PC who has more than three decades of experience in guiding clients in regulatory, compliance and transactional matters involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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California Legal Funder Law Seeks To Rein In Investors
California is at the forefront of states seeking to regulate corporate legal funders with a new law that creates legal liability for funders who violate existing legal ethics restrictions, but industry observers say it's uncertain whether other states will follow.
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Winston Taylor Adds Digital Assets Partner In Chicago
An attorney with expertise on cryptocurrency and technology has moved his practice to Winston Taylor LLP's Chicago office after more than five years with Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC.
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Ex-SEC Acting Enforcement Director Joins WilmerHale
WilmerHale announced Friday it has welcomed the former chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, who had spent more than 16 years with the agency, to the firm's team in Washington.
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Recent Law Firm Hacks Highlight Growing Role Of AI
This year has seen a number of high-profile cyberattacks on law firms, a trend that reflects the increased role artificial intelligence is playing in security incidents as well as the growing sophistication of threat actors targeting the legal industry.
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ABA Accreditor Chair Dies Amid Trump Admin Fight
The chair of the embattled American Bar Association's law school accreditation council died Thursday, according to the ABA.
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Miller & Chevalier Adds Former DOJ Healthcare Fraud Leader
Miller & Chevalier Chtd. has grown its litigation offerings with a U.S. Department of Justice veteran who most recently served as deputy chief of the National Fraud Enforcement Division's Health Care Fraud Section.
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How One School Debate Team Begat Top Lawyers, Judges
Thirty-one years ago, a group of students in Scarsdale, New York, joined an extracurricular activity that would end up shaping their future legal careers as federal appeals court judges, prominent litigators, top law firm chairs and law professors.
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Legal Sector Adds 2K Jobs, For 6th Straight Month Of Growth
While the overall U.S. economy's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, the legal industry was in the midst of a six-month hot streak.
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Fisher Phillips Launches Miami Shop With Zumpano Castro
Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has launched a new Miami office with help from boutique firm Zumpano Castro.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California federal jury said Apple owes $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction for infringing two vibration technology patents, issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S. history.
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BCLP's New NY Leader Eyes Growth And Big Apple Branding
A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner who oversaw associate development and led the commercial real estate team will manage the firm's New York office and spearhead efforts to increase its bench of talent.
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Munger Tolles Announces Clerkship Bonus Increases
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Thursday that it is increasing its clerkship bonuses to $180,000 for one qualifying clerkship and $200,000 for two or more qualifying clerkships.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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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.