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BakerHostetler Taps Partners To Lead Arbitration Subpractice
BakerHostetler announced Wednesday that it has chosen one of its longtime Washington, D.C., attorneys and a New York attorney who returned to the firm a few years ago from Alston & Bird LLP to co-lead its international arbitration and litigation team's investor-state arbitration subpractice.
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Clifford Chance Hires Investment Funds Partner From Kirkland
Clifford Chance LLP announced Tuesday the hiring of a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP for its funds and investment management practice in the U.S., a month after Kirkland picked up an investment funds partner from Clifford Chance.
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Benesch Taps Kramer Levin Talent Chief For Same Role
After a nationwide search, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has hired Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's former chief legal talent officer to lead its recruitment and hiring process.
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Eversheds, William Fry Call Off Irish Merger Talks
Eversheds Sutherland's Irish office will not go ahead with a discussed plan to merge with Dublin-based William Fry LLP, the two firms said Thursday.
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Robinson & Cole Leader On Finding Firm's 'Secret Sauce'
After nearly 35 years at Robinson & Cole LLP, including the past four as managing partner, Rhonda Tobin has learned what makes the firm special 鈥� its people. Tobin recently told 麻豆传媒360 Pulse about how integral the firm's people are to its culture and her job, and the challenges of becoming a firm leader in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Moore & Van Allen Brings On Entertainment Finance Co-Chair
Carolinas firm Moore & Van Allen PLLC has announced that an experienced finance and mergers and acquisitions attorney has joined the firm from O'Melveny & Myers LLP as the co-chair of its recently launched entertainment finance practice.
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Longtime Scholastic Atty Opens New Chapter As GC
Scholastic Corp. has appointed a new general counsel for the first time in about 17 years, as its longtime top lawyer prepares to retire from the role next week, the children's publishing giant said Tuesday.
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Fried Frank Adds KPMG International Tax Ace In NY
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has hired a KPMG international tax group principal as a tax partner in New York.
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Rate Hikes May Be Masking Big麻豆传媒's Financial Vulnerabilities
Revenue and profits have both been on a strong upward trajectory in recent years for large U.S. law firms, but those strides may not tell the whole story when considering factors like inflation and the role that aggressive rate hikes, which some say are unsustainable, have played in the increases.
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Greenspoon Marder Adds Former GC To Hospitality Group
Greenspoon Marder LLP hired a former general counsel and senior vice president for pizza and burger chain Emmy Squared as a partner for the firm's hospitality, alcohol and leisure industry group in its New York City office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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麻豆传媒 Firms Slow To Adopt $225K Associate 1st-Year Salaries
First-year associate salaries of $225,000 may make headlines, but they aren't yet the reality at most law firms surveyed for a new report by the National Association for 麻豆传媒 Placement.
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Gibson Dunn Helps 1st-Year Associates Connect With 'Pods'
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP launched a unique virtual program to connect first-year associates with other young attorneys in different U.S. offices. Five years later, the 鈥淣ew Associate Pods鈥� program is still going strong.
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Hamilton Miller Tops New Ranking Of Midsize 麻豆传媒 Firms
Miami-based Hamilton Miller & Birthisel LLP has topped the inaugural ranking of the leading 200 midsize law firms from legal software provider SurePoint Technologies, which scored firms based on factors such as gender and ethnic diversity, and attorney roster growth.
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OneTaste Co-Founder Tells Jury Of Group's Pressure Tactics
The co-founder and former chief operating officer of OneTaste on Tuesday testified that he and ex-CEO Nicole Daedone manipulated adherents of the sexual wellness company's teachings and described how psychological pressure was used to keep workers in line, as the trial of its former top executive and the head of sales entered its third week.聽
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Investor Proposals Are Being Excluded At Soaring Rate
Corporate challenges to investors' shareholder proposals have steadily increased 96% since the 2023 proxy voting season, according to a new study that also shows a growing number of those challenges are successful.
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Withers Taps London Trusts And Estates Atty As Next Chair
Withers announced Tuesday that its next chair will be a London-based trusts and inheritance disputes lawyer with more than 25 years at the firm, who is set to assume the role in July.
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WilmerHale Starts FCA Task Force Amid Trump Order Suit Win
WilmerHale announced a new task force Tuesday to represent clients facing threats from a recently launched federal initiative to use the False Claims Act to crack down on antisemitism and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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K&L Gates Names New Managing Partner, Committee Chair
K&L Gates LLP has kicked off a leadership transition process that will continue through next summer and will include the appointment of a new managing partner in July and a management committee chair by June 2026.
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Kirkland Lands 12 Litigation Partners From King & Spalding
Twelve former litigation partners from King & Spalding LLP are among close to 30 attorneys who are moving to Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the latter firm told 麻豆传媒360 Pulse Tuesday.
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Simpson Thacher Adds Benefits Attorney From Cravath In NY
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday it has expanded its New York office with the addition of an attorney specializing in taxation and executive compensation, who moved her practice after more than eight years with Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.
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Vice Media VP Rejoins Ogletree In NYC
A seasoned Big麻豆传媒 attorney who left Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC five years ago to move into an in-house legal position at Vice Media has rejoined the labor and employment law firm Tuesday as a shareholder.
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'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict
A New York federal judge questioned his authority to weigh in on Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's hiring decisions after it sought permission to employ a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney who Elon Musk claims could disadvantage him in a shareholder lawsuit, asking the firm and Musk to brief him on what may be an issue of first impression.
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King & Spalding Recruits NY Kirkland Capital Markets Partner
King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner for its corporate practice group in New York.
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SafeGuard Privacy Adds Ex-Sizmek GC As Legal Chief
SafeGuard Privacy, a compliance privacy platform used by in-house counsel and other corporate teams, has announced the hiring of a general counsel and chief legal officer formerly of advertising technology company Sizmek.
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Why Training Partners To Supervise AI Is Now A Priority
As law firms integrate generative artificial intelligence into their operations and teach attorneys to use it, some are getting their partners up to speed by training them specifically in how to supervise the use of these tools.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing 麻豆传媒 Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from Big麻豆传媒 partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A 麻豆传媒yer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she鈥檚 learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation 鈥� thus informing legal strategy with greater precision 鈥� and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel鈥檚 performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing 麻豆传媒 Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a Big麻豆传媒 associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs 鈥� as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of 麻豆传媒.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices 鈥� and some pitfalls to avoid 鈥� for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don鈥檛 leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they鈥檙e meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.