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DLA Piper announced this week that it has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm. Here, Gerry Williams talks to Law360 Pulse about his main priorities.
A Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday urged the House to pass his bipartisan bill to add 66 new and temporary judgeships to address the "overwhelming caseloads" in the federal courts.
Law school graduates of color from the class of 2023 continue to find employment at lower rates than their white peers despite a red-hot job market, according to a report released Wednesday.
A former U.S. bankruptcy judge is hoping to sink a subpoena from the U.S. Trustee's Office for his banking records in connection with its inquiry into his concealed romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner who appeared before him in a number of cases.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Wednesday it was bringing on a new chief business development and marketing officer who has led marketing efforts at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Spencer Fane LLP announced Tuesday that a trio of insurance litigators from Husch Blackwell LLP joined the fast-growing firm as partners based in Dallas and Kansas City, Missouri.
Holland & Knight LLP announced that a pair of experienced intellectual property attorneys joined the firm's Dallas and Denver offices as partners following a stint at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.
James L. Shea Sr. spent 23 years as the managing partner and chairman of D.C.-based BigLaw firm Venable before retiring from the post in 2017. He recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about how the industry has changed over the course of his career, having had some time away from private practice to reflect before joining a small firm last year.
White & Case LLP has fortified its global project development and finance practice and bolstered its global energy industry group with a partner in Houston who joined from O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
The parent company of Apache Corp. has announced the retirement of its general counsel and the promotion of a longtime in-house attorney to serve in the role in an acting capacity.
A Texas personal injury law firm failed to pay its employees for overtime and tried to put off back pay in order to buy time, nine paralegals said in a proposed collective action filed in federal court on Tuesday.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP confirmed on Tuesday that founder and chairman emeritus Bob Lewis has departed from the firm, along with his son and grandson.
The co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global arbitration, trade and advocacy group has been tapped to lead Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, the firm announced on Monday.
Vinson & Elkins LLP has bolstered its energy transition and tax practices with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Bracewell LLP and whose background includes substantial in-house experience advising on renewable projects.
Millions of people across the United States desperately need free or reduced-cost legal services, and attorneys and law firm leaders want to make a difference. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' pro bono priorities.
Law firms are often eager to burnish their social responsibility credentials by leveraging their training and experience to help communities that don’t have the resources to pay BigLaw billing rates. See which firms are leading the pack in pro bono hours.
A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
Law firms are being heavily scrutinized for their social responsibility efforts, with attorneys, clients and critics all pushing for accountability. Find out which firms made Law360 Pulse's list of firms that are taking the greatest strides on social responsibility.
DLA Piper has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm.
Attorney discipline, much like the criminal justice system, is rarely a simple math equation where authorities can plug in a type of wrongdoing and an appropriate punishment is spit out.
FisherBroyles LLP, which bills itself as the first and the world's largest distributed law firm, is shaking things up in its corporate department, appointing 10 new practice area chairs.
As he prepares to start his fifth three-year term as CEO of Cozen O’Connor, Michael Heller recently talked to Law360 Pulse about how the firm overcame the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to adapt, and why Philadelphia has become a popular market for larger firms.
After 64 years in business, Boston-based law firm Burns & Levinson LLP is closing its doors this month after a tumultuous year that saw nearly half of its attorneys leave and merger talks fail.
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP top this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California federal judge wrapped up a high-profile antitrust fight filed by Epic Games against Google that began in 2020.
The former chief legal officer at natural gas company CSI Compressco LP joined Kean Miller LLP's Houston office as special counsel, according to a recent firm announcement.