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Whistleblower Atty Leaves Motley Rice, Launches New Firm
Longtime securities and whistleblower attorney Rebecca M. Katz has left plaintiffs litigation firm Motley Rice LLC and has launched her own small firm, Katz Whistleblower Law LLC.
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Ashurst Reelects Global Chair, Aims For £1B Revenue
Ashurst LLP has reelected its global chair for a second term, the firm announced Thursday, amid hopes of reaching its first year of £1 billion ($1.2 billion) revenue in 2025 after eight years of growth.
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State AGs To Play Larger Role With Trump Back In Office
Many state attorneys general will have growing influence on national issues under the new Trump administration, as they ramp up regulatory enforcement in areas where the federal government pulls back, while also fighting against or in support of the administration's policies, lawyers and observers say.
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'Jailhouse Lawyer' Ran Unauthorized Practice, NY Jury Finds
A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday convicted a longtime "jailhouse lawyer" who began charging inmates' families for legal services after serving prison time himself, finding he engaged in the unauthorized practice of law but clearing him on a conspiracy count.
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Your Competition Is Probably Investing In Their Clients
Legal advisers typically sit beside, not across, from their clients, and advise on deals rather than take part in them.
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Jury Deliberates Fraud Charges Against 'Jailhouse Lawyer'
A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday weighed charges accusing a longtime "jailhouse lawyer" of unauthorized practice of law, conspiracy and fraud after he began charging inmates and their families for legal services upon leaving prison.
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NJ Lawyer Says SDNY Filing Ban Not In Court's Power
A lawyer who was barred from filing new petitions in the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine for an alleged pattern of filing and then abandoning bankruptcy cases is trying to overturn the judgment, arguing the court "overlooked matters" that would have counted in his favor.
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Legal Tech Group ILTA Honors Five Influential Women
Five attorneys, including leaders from CS Disco, King & Wood Mallesons and Legaltech Hub, were honored Tuesday by the International Legal Technology Association as part of its 2025 list of Influential Women in Legal Tech, an annual list published by the professional network.
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EEOC Bid For Law Firm DEI Info On Shaky Ground, Attys Say
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent call for law firms to cough up a trove of information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs lacks statutory authority and may contravene federal law, according to experts from both sides of the aisle.
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Pillsbury Adds Commercial Deal Pro From A&O Shearman
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has expanded its global sourcing and technology transactions practice with the addition of the U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's digital, data, intellectual property and technology practice.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Sills Cummis Adds Commercial Litigator From Wilson Elser
Sills Cummis & Gross PC has welcomed a commercial lawyer from the defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, touting his experience in industries like aviation, hospitality, food and beverage, construction and cosmetics in its announcement on Tuesday.
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Ex-Milbank Atty Hired To Lead Sichenzia Ross Corporate Unit
A former Milbank LLP attorney has joined Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP in New York, to lead its corporate and securities department as managing partner, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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How BigLaw Is Tweaking Diversity Messaging Amid Pushback
As the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of diversity programs, some of the nation's leading law firms are quietly adjusting how they publicly present their diversity commitments, including softening language, scrubbing diversity reports, and, in some cases, erasing diversity pages altogether.
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Eisner Lands 2 Reed Smith Entertainment Pros In NY, Calif.
Business and entertainment firm Eisner LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired two attorneys from Reed Smith LLP to enhance its capacity to negotiate entertainment industry transactions.
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Fried Frank Adds Simpson Thacher Private Funds Pro In NY
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has expanded its global asset management practice with the addition of a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attorney, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Gibson Dunn Adds Capital Markets Partner In New York
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added a partner from Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, strengthening its capital markets practice group and expanding its expertise in high-yield debt, private credit and restructuring transactions.
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Quinn Emanuel Adds Schulte Roth Co-Litigation Leader In NY
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has announced that it has hired the former co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's litigation group for its New York office, who also steered his former firm's shareholder activism litigation practice.
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Simpson Thacher Gains Securitization Expert In NY
A former Vinson & Elkins LLP aviation finance practice co-head has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a New York partner, the firm said Tuesday.
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Dem Ex-EEOC Officials Call Law Firm DEI Letters Overreach
A group of Democratic-appointed former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials urged acting Chair Andrea Lucas on Tuesday to rescind letters seeking information from 20 law firms about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, saying she had exceeded the agency's power.
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Fla. Healthcare Boutique Wolfe Pincavage Opens In NY
Miami-based healthcare boutique Wolfe Pincavage is launching a second office in White Plains, calling the move a response to "a surge in client demand across New York" in a statement Monday.
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Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Apis Atty Amid Expected M&A Pickup
The former head of legal compliance at Apis & Heritage Capital Partners is now Hogan Lovells' head of New York financial institutions mergers and acquisitions, the firm announced Monday as it prepares for what it expects will be a rise in M&A activity.
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Career Kramer Levin Atty Moves To Pryor Cashman In NY
Pryor Cashman LLP's new bankruptcy lateral, Joseph A. Shifer, invoked the words of journalist H. L. Mencken when explaining in an interview on Tuesday why he'd stuck with working on creditors' rights issues for more than 17 years: to him, the practice is "the life of kings," he told Law360 Pulse.
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'Jailhouse Lawyer' Admits Firing Off Error-Filled Filings
A convicted fraudster accused of duping people into paying him for legal work told a Manhattan federal jury on Monday that he "wanted to help people," before a prosecutor showed evidence that he "cut and pasted" often-sloppy court papers in rapid-fire fashion.
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20 Law Firms Face EEOC Demands For DEI Employment Info
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written to 20 law firms seeking information about their diversity, equity and inclusion-related employment practices, the agency announced Monday.
Expert Analysis
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
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NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.
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Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark
Law firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
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Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms
To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
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Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
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3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?
Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.