Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Modern Lawyer
-
MVP: Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis
John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan PA helped Google account holders secure a $425 million jury verdict over the tech giant's allegedly secret tracking of their app activity and notched several multimillion-dollar settlements for consumers affected by data breaches at companies such as MGM Resorts and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher, earning him a place among the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
-
MVP: Wachtell's Steven A. Cohen And Steven R. Green
Steven A. Cohen and Steven R. Green of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz advised Charter Communications on its $34.5 billion combination with Cox Communications Inc. and on its $15 billion acquisition of Liberty Broadband Corp., earning them a spot among the 2025 Law360 Telecommunications MVPs.
-
Dechert Increases Partnership Class To 17 Attorneys
After more than doubling its partner class from that of the previous year at the end of 2024, Dechert LLP announced Monday that it has grown its partner class again with the promotion of 17 attorneys across six practices and eight offices.
-
Clifford Chance Hires Another Day Pitney Energy Expert In DC
A little less than a year after joining Day Pitney LLP's energy practice, an attorney who moved there alongside a longtime colleague has followed him to a new firm once more, joining Clifford Chance's energy regulatory and markets practice as a counsel, the firm announced Monday.
-
Paul Hastings Adds Winston & Strawn Litigation Duo In Dallas
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a pair of seasoned litigators in Dallas who came aboard from Winston & Strawn LLP.
-
Split 6th Circ. Shields Baker Donelson, Not City Councilman
In a published opinion, the Sixth Circuit has found that Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC is shielded by qualified immunity as outside counsel for the city of Nashville in litigation over the law firm's firing of a city election commission chair and member of the firm.
-
MVP: Ropes & Gray's Abigail Gregor
Abigail Gregor of Ropes & Gray LLP advised Bain Capital on the formation of a new biopharmaceutical company focused on autoimmune disease treatments and AbbVie on its acquisition of a cell therapy developer in a potentially $2.1 billion deal, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Life Sciences MVPs.
-
MVP: Singleton Schreiber's Brett Schreiber
Brett Schreiber of Singleton Schreiber LLP won a $329 million verdict in a headline-grabbing suit against Tesla over a fatal crash in the Florida Keys, the first case to find Tesla's autopilot system defective, a win that secured him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Product Liability MVPs.
-
MVP: Steptoe's Pantelis Michalopoulos
Pantelis Michalopoulos of Steptoe LLP fought the Federal Communications Commission's decision to consider revisiting an extension given to Dish Network parent company EchoStar that jeopardized its spectrum licenses and helped resolve a carriage dispute between Comcast and a local New York sports network, making him one of the 2025 Law360 Telecommunications MVPs.
-
MVP: Proskauer's Bradley Ruskin
Proskauer Rose LLP partner Bradley Ruskin successfully defeated antitrust allegations against Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation, and guided the NBA and NFL in rebuffing a request for sensitive information from racing teams suing NASCAR over an alleged monopoly, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.
-
MVP: Reese Marketos' Pete Marketos And Josh Russ
Pete Marketos and Josh Russ of Reese Marketos LLP won a $1.64 billion award in a False Claims Act case against Janssen Products — thought to be the largest judgment ever in a qui tam case that went to trial — earning them spots as two of the 2025 Law360 Trial MVPs.
-
MVP: Latham's Lewis Kneib
Lewis Kneib of Latham & Watkins LLP helped space exploration firm Voyager achieve liftoff with a $440 million initial public offering, led self-storage operator SmartStop's $810 million IPO and worked on warehouse giant Lineage's $4.4 billion IPO, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Capital Markets MVPs.
-
MVP: Holland & Knight's Paul Bond
Paul Bond of Holland & Knight LLP's data strategy, security and privacy team has handled sprawling data privacy litigation in a rapidly evolving legal landscape, even ushering in a change to state law that curbed what he calls a "cottage industry" created by plaintiffs' attorneys, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity and Privacy MVPs.
-
Blank Rome's Reelected Leader Sees Values As Key To Growth
As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.
-
Akerman Matches 2023 Partnership Class With 15 Additions
Akerman LLP announced Tuesday that it has promoted 15 lawyers to its partnership, the same number it promoted to partner in 2023 and five fewer than it tapped in 2024.
-
Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses
U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.
-
Norton Rose's Year-Long Program Aims To Retain Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded a yearlong integration program that gives first-year associates, lateral attorneys and business services professionals a universal understanding of who the firm is.
-
Mayer Brown Attys Bear Witness To Immersive Depo Training
For over two decades, Mayer Brown LLP has hosted a skills workshop for U.S. litigation and intellectual property associates designed to immerse them into the real-life world of depositions.
-
Ropes & Gray Incentivizes AI Experiments With Billable Hours
Ropes & Gray LLP is encouraging first-year associates in the U.S. to experiment with generative artificial intelligence tools by letting them use 20% of their billable time for a pilot program launched last month.
-
How Vendors Are Tackling Security Issues With Agentic AI
Many legal technology companies are releasing agentic artificial intelligence tools that can access law firms' sensitive internal data, raising concerns about information leaks, misuse or the agent going rogue. Here's how companies are taking steps to prevent those security risks.
-
Haynes Boone Trial Academy Sets Up Associates For The Win
A pair of Haynes Boone associates this month notched a nearly $1 million verdict for a pro bono client in a civil fraud case in Texas state court — an accomplishment they credit to the rigorous preparation they went through as members of the firm's new trial academy.
-
Weil Elects 17 New Partners In US, Europe
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has elected 17 lawyers to join its partnership as part of a wider round of promotions in which the firm has also boosted its counsel numbers.
-
Gordon Rees Adds Healthcare Litigator, Ex-DEI Leader In SF
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a healthcare litigator who recently was the director of diversity, equity and inclusion in the San Franciso City Attorney's office.
-
6th Circ. Largely Shoots Down Ohio Derailment Atty Fee Fight
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday largely refused to revive Morgan & Morgan's bid to halt the allocation of attorney fees from a $600 million class settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents affected by the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment disaster, but remanded it for a look into the firm's individual allocation amount.
-
How GCs Are Turning Litigation Into Strategic Profit Tool
For most general counsel, litigation has meant playing defense to guard their corporations against outside threats. In 2025, however, a growing number have been taking on roles as quarterbacks seeking to score large policy or financial victories for their companies.
Expert Analysis
-
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.
-
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.
-
Series
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
.jpg)
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
-
Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
-
Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
-
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
-
Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
-
Series
Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.