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DLA Piper Welcomes Longtime Goodwin Corporate Lawyer
DLA Piper has announced it has welcomed a longtime Goodwin Procter LLP attorney to its capital markets and public company advisory practice in New York, touting his skills representing investment banks, issuers and investors in a range of capital markets transactions.
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Firm Revenue, Demand Climbed In 1st Half Amid Tariff Fears
U.S. law firms saw, on average, modest demand growth and solid revenue increases during the first six months of 2025, outpacing expense growth, according to the results of a midyear survey by Citi Global Wealth at Work.
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Pro Bono 'Corps' Mobilizes Small Firms As BigLaw Pulls Back
As major law firms step back from certain pro bono work amid the Trump administration's campaign against BigLaw, the nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government is deploying what its leaders say is an untapped resource in high-impact litigation: small firms, solo practitioners and retirees.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as the president of the American Bar Association began her term and attorneys took on new roles. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Cadwalader Corporate Head Exits To McDermott After 40 Years
Ira Schacter, a senior partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, is leaving the firm after 40 years to lead a new section of newly merged McDermott Will & Schulte's transactions practice that will counsel clients where private equity, insurance and financial services matters meet, McDermott confirmed Thursday.
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2nd Circ. Publicly Reprimands Ghosting NY Attorney
The Second Circuit has rebuked a New York attorney who was removed from a case for disappearing on his client while appealing criminal migrant smuggling charges, and then failing to respond to a court order for years.
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Law Firms Face Hurdles Advising In-House Depts. On AI Risks
Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.
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Contract Analysis Startup Infinity Loop Raises $5M
Infinity Loop, a contract intelligence startup that relies on artificial intelligence, announced Thursday the raising of a $5 million seed round to accelerate its go-to-market expansion and meet enterprise demand for its platform.
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2nd Circ. Affirms Sanctions In Abandoned Suit Against Dylan
In a precedential ruling, the Second Circuit upheld limited fee sanctions imposed by a Manhattan federal judge against attorneys found to have violated a discovery order and committed other wrongs, despite having been warned, in a now-abandoned sexual assault suit against Bob Dylan.
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Scarinci Hollenbeck Adds 4 Litigators In NYC
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has added four litigators previously with Kishner Legal PC who have expertise in areas such as commercial litigation and real estate as attorneys in its New York City office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Pillsbury Adds Weil Duo To Lead East Coast Real Estate Team
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added two partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to serve as the co-leaders of its East Coast real estate practice, the firm said Wednesday.
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BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty
BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.
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Kelley Drye Hit With Class Action Over Client Data Leak
Poor security measures and inadequately trained employees at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP contributed to a data breach that exposed the personal information of clients earlier this year, according to a complaint filed in New York state court seeking to form a class action.
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2nd Circ. Says Allowing Biased Jury Strikes Can Be Strategic
A unanimous Second Circuit panel found Wednesday that a Black man sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempted murder and other crimes cannot win release by arguing his lawyer failed to adequately object to the dismissal of Black potential jurors, saying the attorney may have been acting "strategically."
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Willkie, Duane Morris, Latham Adopt Harvey's AI Platform
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP said Wednesday that it is rolling out Harvey's AI platform across the firm, following on the heels of Duane Morris LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.
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How Law Firms Are Future-Proofing IT Talent And Leadership
Law firm IT teams are rethinking their strategies to address innovation challenges, develop internal talent and ensure robust succession planning, according to insights shared by industry leaders at a legal technology conference on Wednesday.
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New ABA Leader Vows To 'Defend Liberty And Pursue Justice'
Wisconsin business attorney Michelle A. Behnke began her one-year term as president of the American Bar Association on Tuesday, saying the organization "must be ready to lead and focus on the mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice every day."
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Ex-Oppenheimer Counsel Joins Stradley Ronon In NY
A longtime Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. attorney who previously served as the investment bank's deputy general counsel and director of litigation has joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's New York office as senior counsel, the firm announced.
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Atty Apologizes For Citation Error In IP Dispute
A New York attorney who became one of many accused of using generative artificial intelligence for a brief after a federal judge found citations to nonexistent cases apologized Tuesday for a mistake in a more recent brief flagged for a false citation.
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Ex-Judges, DAs Blast DOJ Suit Over ICE Courthouse Arrests
New York district attorneys, legal aid groups, law professors and retired judges have expressed support for a state law that blocks federal immigration officials from making arrests near courthouses, calling it essential to a functioning justice system and urging the dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging the law.
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DOJ Demurs On Lawsuit Seeking Emil Bove Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice is contesting a watchdog's lawsuit seeking to obtain public records requests on now-Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who was formerly President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and a top DOJ official.
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Kirkland Hires Longtime Skadden Antitrust Atty In NY
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that an antitrust lawyer with no shortage of multimillion and billion-dollar deals under her belt joined its New York office from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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ABA Delegates Remove Diversity Requirements For Board
The American Bar Association's policymaking body approved changes to its Constitution on Tuesday to no longer require Board of Governors seats for women, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities.
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Ex-Cognizant, Chevron Exec Joining Galaxy Digital As CLO
Crypto institutional investment and trading firm Galaxy Digital has found a new chief legal officer in the former general counsel of Cognizant Technology Solutions, who also held roles at Chevron and UnitedHealth Group.
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Cadwalader Nabs Sidley Real Estate Partner With CLO Focus
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP has brought on a structured finance pro from Sidley Austin LLP to co-head its commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation practice, the firm announced on Friday.