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Everything You Need To Know About GC Pay
Want to know which legal chief is earning the most at an S&P 500 company? How compensation compares across business sectors? Explore the ins and outs of general counsel compensation with our interactive graphic.
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Troutman Pepper Names 18 Partners Ahead Of Merger
With a megamerger with Locke Lord LLP in the works for January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP has announced the elevation to partner of 18 firm attorneys who hail from various offices around the country and a range of practice groups.
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Client's Late Arrival, Bankruptcy Complicate Age Bias Suit
The co-owner for a bankrupt Pittsburgh hotel almost lost his lawyer Tuesday, arriving late and introducing himself to the attorney for the first time in person at a hearing on the attorney's motion to withdraw from defending him against an ex-employee's age bias claim.
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Buchanan Ingersoll, McNees Wallace Duck Athlete's Bias Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge threw out a former student athlete's abuse of process claims against Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC over their representation of an athletic association in an unsuccessful challenge over his eligibility to play postseason high school sports.
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Compensation Atty Stays Close To Home With Move To RCCB
A shorter commute and more flexibility lured a seasoned attorney to move his employee benefits and executive compensation practice to Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC's office in the Philadelphia area after more than seven years with Blank Rome LLP.
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Firms Add Nonequity Partners, And Many Aren't Happy
Nonequity partners make up one of the fastest-growing tiers of lawyers at major law firms — and that tier is the most discontented, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Law Firm Compensation Survey.
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Equity Partners At Smaller Firms Are Most Content With Pay
Lawyers in private practice are generally happy with their compensation, and BigLaw associates are particularly satisfied, thanks to openly competitive rates of pay. But equity partners at smaller firms are happiest, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.
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A Deep Dive Into Law Firm Pay
The legal industry may be known for its relatively high pay, but don't tell that to lawyers: Barely half of all attorneys feel satisfied or very satisfied with what they make, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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GRSM50 Promotes 'Unprecedented' 51 Attys To Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, now known as GRSM50, has elevated 51 attorneys to partnership in 21 states across more than 10 practice groups in a broad range of legal areas.
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Cozen O'Connor Reelects CEO Michael Heller To Fifth Term
Cozen O'Connor's continuous steady growth over the last 12 years has prompted the firm's leadership to reelect its current chief executive for another three-year term.
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Philly Atty Suspended For Claiming To Rep Slain Boy's Father
A Philadelphia attorney has agreed to a year-and-a-half suspension of his law license for falsely claiming to represent the father of a boy who was killed by city police and trying to get him declared incompetent, acknowledging that his actions broke Pennsylvania's attorney conduct rules, according to state ethics board filing.
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Marshall Dennehey Adds Healthcare Litigator In Scranton, Pa.
Marshall Dennehey continued to expand its healthcare services with the recent addition of a litigator to its Scranton, Pennsylvania, office who joined the firm after nearly five years with Scanlon Howley & Doherty PC.
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Casino Giant's Legal Chief Elevated To President
Pennsylvania-based Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. announced Monday that the casino-focused real estate company's chief operating officer and chief legal counsel has also been elevated to president.
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Akin Launches New AI Director Role With Bryan Cave Pro
Akin is redoubling its commitment to emerging technology and artificial intelligence with a new director of practice technology and AI innovation at its London office who most recently was at Bryan Cave and previously spent more than seven years with Akin.
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Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid
An attorney who is suing three lawyers from Blank Rome LLP and has asked a federal court to disqualify the firm's other attorneys from representing their colleagues — alleging they contacted one of her witnesses — told the court Friday she accessed a phone message that strengthens her arguments.
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Nike's Conduct In TM Battle Warrants Atty Fees, Report Says
Sportswear giant Nike Inc.'s behavior and threats against a Pennsylvania apparel company during a trademark dispute are severe enough to support ordering Nike to pay attorney fees, a special master has said.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kicking off this week's legal lions list are four law firms that secured a summary judgment win Tuesday for DoorDash Inc. and other food app delivery companies in their federal lawsuit challenging a New York City law requiring delivery services to provide restaurants with certain customer info.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms promoted partners and federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Pros Grapple With Best Use Of AI As Clients Divide
BigLaw attorneys and in-house counsel speaking at the annual Berkeley Law AI Institute on Thursday talked about how they've recently grappled with using the tools known as artificial intelligence in representing clients, saying some clients have either demanded or prohibited attorneys from using the tools, and others have taken seemingly contradictory positions.
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Oil Co. Can Escape Most Claims In Shell Fraud Suit
A federal judge trimmed most of the claims from a lawsuit brought by a group of Western Pennsylvania landowners who say a Royal Dutch Shell PLC subsidiary fraudulently sold off $9.5 billion of its assets to avoid the possibility of being subject to a judgment in a separate lawsuit.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
The start of autumn brings changing leaves and growing law firms as offices big and small increase their footprints through the country. BigLaw firms, midsize shops and boutiques across the country all found room to grow in September.
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Paul Hastings Finance Director Jumps To CFO Role At Akin
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has found a new top finance leader in the former head of finance at Paul Hastings LLP.
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Pa. Justices Say State Lawmakers Can't Impeach Philly DA
The clock ran out for the Pennsylvania Senate's planned trial on the impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, the state's highest court ruled in an opinion published Thursday.
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New JAMS CEO Brings '360-Degree' View Of ADR Giant
After filling numerous duties in her 25 years with JAMS, Kimberly Taylor is ready to use her self-described "360-degree view" of the alternative dispute resolution service as she looks toward the organization's future as its new leader.
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Firms Say Moving Has More Positive Impact Than Renovating
Roughly 90% of law firms that recently relocated or renovated say the updated digs have been for the better regarding culture and "office energy," and such positive change has been most widely felt among firms that moved, according to a recent report from real estate brokerage firm Savills.