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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and the Liberty Justice Center lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit held that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were improperly imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Legal Sector Jobs Creep Back Down After 5 Months Of Gains
U.S. legal industry jobs inched down by 200 positions last month, reflecting a loss for the first time in six months, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Arnold & Porter Hires Sidley's Telecom Co-Lead In DC
The former co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's telecommunications and internet competition practice has joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Washington, D.C., to continue representing clients in administrative proceedings and appellate matters before federal agencies.
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Dentons US CFO Taking On New Role At Troutman
The chief financial officer of Dentons U.S. will be moving to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP at the end of the month to become its first chief operating officer, Troutman confirmed Friday to Law360 Pulse.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off September with another busy week as BigLaw firms made new hires and expanded practice areas. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Admonished For 'Entitlement,' Pillsbury Atty Ducks Sanction
A Nevada federal judge opted against sanctions for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner Mark Krotoski, and instead issued a formal admonishment on the "entitlement" behind "misleading arguments and representations" about the reason an expert witness was unavailable during a wage-fixing and wire fraud trial.
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Axinn Veltrop Raises Salaries, Offers Bonuses Up To $25K
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is bumping up its pay scale for its associates by $25,000 along with paying them special bonuses of up to $25,000, the firm announced Thursday.
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DOJ Counsel Takes Over As Skadden Foundation's Leader
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's fellowship foundation announced Thursday that it had hired an alumnus who most recently worked for the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as its executive director, replacing the attorney who announced her resignation from the role two months after the firm struck a deal with President Donald Trump.
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Covington Brings Back DOJ Leader To Helm FCA Practice
Covington & Burling LLP is welcoming back a former deputy assistant attorney general overseeing civil fraud with the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as the chair of its False Claims Act investigations and litigation practice group, the firm said Thursday.
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ABA Tax President-Elect Plans To Build On Section's Success
Lisa Zarlenga, a Steptoe LLP partner, is serving as president-elect of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation for the 2025–2026 term, officially taking on the role this month with the goal of building the strength of the organization for the next generation of tax attorneys. In an interview with Law360, Zarlenga discussed what she enjoys about tax practice, how the section has shaped her career and her vision for strengthening the organization to support future generations of tax attorneys.
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Morris Manning Litigator Joins Kilpatrick Amid Merger Plans
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has expanded its Atlanta bench with an experienced litigator from Morris Manning & Martin LLP, nearly a month after that firm unveiled plans to merge with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP at the end of the year.
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BCLP Appoints New Office Managing Partner In Seattle
A medical malpractice, product liability and tort law attorney who joined Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP just last year is the firm's new office managing partner in Seattle.
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Ex-Solicitor General's Office Atty Rejoins Paul Weiss In DC
A former assistant to the solicitor general who argued nine matters before the U.S. Supreme Court is returning to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner after leaving the firm in 2020 as counsel to join the government.
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Barnes & Thornburg Names 5 IP Department Leaders
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that it tapped five new leaders for its intellectual property department in an effort to further help clients protect, enforce and leverage their assets.
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Polsinelli Adds M&A Pro From Dallas Boutique
Polsinelli PC announced Thursday that it has added a shareholder in Dallas from Atwood & McCall PLLC whose background includes significant in-house experience.
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Wilson Elser Adds Six More Bullivant Attorneys In Portland
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP added another six attorneys from Bullivant Houser Bailey PC to the firm's Portland, Oregon, office after hiring eight practitioners from the same regional litigation shop in July, the firm said Thursday.
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Squire Patton Partner Who Helped Save Ohio Insurer Dies
A longtime Squire Patton Boggs partner who was the legal architect behind one of the most momentous corporate governance battles in Ohio business history has died after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the firm announced.
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Fisher Phillips Hires Liff Walsh Employment Group Leader
The former leader of Liff Walsh & Simmons' employment and labor practice, who worked as a counselor to the solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor and in several other public service roles, has joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Polsinelli Emerging Companies Ace Rejoins Pillsbury In SF
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is expanding its venture capital team, welcoming back an emerging companies specialist most recently with Polsinelli PC as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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Ex-Commerce Official Joins Eversheds Sutherland In DC
Eversheds Sutherland has brought on a former top lawyer in the U.S. Department of Commerce to help lead its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Thursday.
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Mid-Law Mergers: Some Eye Gains, Others Under Pressure
Mid-Law firms are increasingly eyeing tie-ups despite this year's lag in mergers, although industry observers note that some firms are jumping on opportunities while others are seeking a lifeline.
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Musk Atty Spiro's Latest Gig: Cleaning Fluid Co.'s Crypto Pivot
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro is set to chair the board of directors for a cleaning product company pivoting to a crypto strategy as it builds a $175 million treasury of Dogecoin, a crypto token favored by Spiro's client Elon Musk.
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Akin Opens In Chicago With 4 New Partners
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has opened the doors to its newest office, in Chicago, the firm announced Wednesday, with a quartet of partners who joined the firm this spring from Mayer Brown LLP.
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Covington IP Atty Joins WilmerHale In San Francisco
WilmerHale announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property attorney has joined the firm's San Francisco office after nearly 15 years at Covington & Burling LLP.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-Asst. To The Solicitor General
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant to the solicitor general whose wealth of appellate experience includes six arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.