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    Simpson Thacher Names New Latin America Practice Co-Head

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday that it has named a lawyer who advises on cross-border transactional matters to co-lead its Latin America practice.

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    Brown Rudnick Adds 34 Attys, Will Open Silicon Valley Office

    Brown Rudnick LLP announced on Wednesday that it had lured a 34-attorney intellectual property litigation group from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP and would be opening a Silicon Valley office with many of those lawyers.

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    These Firms Are Landing The Most Patent Litigation Work

    Rabicoff Law and Ramey LLP have maintained their roles as top patent suit filers, while Fish & Richardson PC and Gillam & Smith LP have remained leaders on defense teams, according to Lex Machina's annual patent litigation report.

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    Seyfarth Hires 7 L&E Lawyers, Mostly From Davis Wright

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced on Tuesday that its Seattle labor and employment practice has welcomed seven new attorneys to its ranks.

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    ABA Seeks Bar Exam Reform Following Tech Failures

    Over the course of its two-day annual meeting, the American Bar Association's policymaking body, the House of Delegates, approved measures to urge further bar exam oversight and backed measures to support law schools at accredited historically Black colleges and universities.

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    Morrison Foerster Welcomes Trio From Ellis George

    Morrison Foerster LLP has expanded its Los Angeles office with the recent addition of three attorneys who moved their practices from Ellis George LLP.

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    Foley Hoag DC Office Leader Joins Foley & Lardner

    Foley & Lardner LLP has hired Foley Hoag LLP's former Washington office partner-in-charge, who started her career at that firm as an associate almost 16 years ago, Foley & Lardner announced Tuesday.

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    ArentFox Schiff Enters Silicon Valley With 4 Reed Smith Attys

    ArentFox Schiff LLP announced Tuesday the launch of a Silicon Valley location, its third in California, which will be home base for a four-attorney trademark and brands team coming aboard from Reed Smith LLP.

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    Rising Star: Skadden's Judy Flumenbaum

    Judith A. "Judy" Flumenbaum of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has counseled Crypto.com in litigation with the state of Nevada over the legality of sports events contracts, counseled FanDuel, Fanatics and Caesars to protect sports wagering licenses in Washington, D.C., and advised former college football coach Brian Kelly in his successful bid for full payment of his contract by Louisiana State University, earning her a spot among the sports and betting law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Morrison Foerster's Christopher McKinnon

    Morrison Foerster LLP's Christopher McKinnon guided two record-breaking financing rounds from Japanese investment company SoftBank in OpenAI and advised the two parties on the first-of-its-kind Stargate Project seeking to scale AI infrastructure, earning him a spot among the technology attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Wiley's John Allen Riggins

    Wiley Rein LLP's John Allen Riggins has secured a host of favorable trade rulings ranging from duty determinations to trade court judgments for domestic producers across various U.S. industries, earning him a spot among the international trade lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Covington's Mike Hill

    Michael Hill of Covington & Burling LLP has made a career out of working for major sports organizations like the National Football League on massive distribution deals, including a package allowing NFL games to be seen on both digital and traditional television, earning him a spot among the media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: Foley Hoag's Allison Anderson

    Allison Anderson of Foley Hoag LLP helped negotiate a project labor agreement for the first offshore wind energy project in the U.S. and litigated a high-stakes trade secrets dispute that went to the First Circuit, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Lohr Beck

    King & Spalding LLP's Lohr Beck is helping clients navigate cutting-edge competition issues, winning dismissal bids in algorithmic price-fixing and benchmarking software cases, earning her a spot among antitrust law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Willkie Expands Litigation Bench To Texas With Hilgers Duo

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has brought its litigation practice to the Lone Star State with a pair of new Dallas-based partners who joined from Hilgers PLLC, one of whom will serve as the firm's new chair of litigation for Texas.

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    TikTok Regulatory Chief Joins Pillsbury's New Tech Practice

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced that it has launched an emerging technology laws and litigation practice, adding TikTok's head of North America regulatory to serve as the practice's co-leader.

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    Nelson Mullins Adds Alston & Bird Finance Atty In Texas

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has brought on an Alston & Bird LLP partner in its Dallas office, bolstering the firm's expertise in commercial real estate finance and structured finance matters.

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    Tyson & Mendes In Talks For Possible PE-Backed MSO Deal

    Insurance litigation defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday that it is in "preliminary discussions" about taking private equity investment via a managed service organization.

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    Hogan Lovells Adds Arnold & Porter Antitrust Atty In SF

    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announced on Tuesday that it has added the vice chair of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's tech and media industry group to its San Francisco office, strengthening the firm's antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice.

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    Holland & Knight Adds MSO-Focused M&A Atty In SF

    A former partner and general counsel at VLP Law Group has joined Holland & Knight LLP as a San Francisco partner on the firm's legal services transactions team.

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    A proposed class action data security suit against Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP was voluntarily dismissed on Thursday following a joint motion to stay the case in April to undergo mediation.

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    ABA Gives Symbolic Support For Law School DEI Standards

    In a split vote, American Bar Association House of Delegates members on Tuesday elected to uphold a rule requiring law schools to demonstrate DEI standards, but then followed up with a vote allowing another path to removing the standards, in an effort to avoid the Trump administration's threat to strip the ABA of accreditation authority.

  • Bronx Union Says Striking Atty Faced 'Impossible' Choice

    An attorney with the Bronx Defenders felt she had no other choice but to cross the picket line on Tuesday after an immigration judge ordered her to appear in court and the organization's managers did not commit to covering the proceedings without her, a union representative has told Law360.

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    Sidley Lands 11-Atty Funds Team From Hogan Lovells In NY

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that it is adding an 11-attorney team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader one month after the latter firm completed its megamerger.

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    Gunnercooke Expands To West Coast With Calif. Partner Hire

    U.K.-based law firm Gunnercooke LLP announced Monday that it has hired its first California-based attorney, giving it a formal presence on the West Coast to complement existing offices in Chicago and New York.

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Expert Analysis

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    Building Brand Awareness For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    I co-founded the Bridging the Gap Scholarship as a way to increase minority representation in BigLaw, and my advice for other legal professionals starting a nonprofit is to focus on building brand awareness early on, and to get comfortable delegating work to a dedicated team, says Imani Maatuka at Sidley.

  • Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly Author Photo

    Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically Author Photo

    Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave? Author Photo

    Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.

  • Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape Author Photo

    Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.

  • 'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms Author Photo

    As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit Author Photo

    Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions Author Photo

    Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Create A Succession Plan Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour Author Photo

    In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy Author Photo

    Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio Author Photo

    If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

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