/pulse/new-york-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Pulse Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:30:36 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350567 Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:24:58 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2335079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2335079 The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:38 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350585 The University of Virginia School of Â鶹´«Ã½ Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of Â鶹´«Ã½360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:12:12 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350020?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350020 Being a good listener yet having your own vision are some of the attributes that those looking to move up the ranks in the legal industry should look to have, said several marketing leaders during a recent discussion in New York. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:02:51 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2348524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2348524 A group of energy lawyers coming out of the federal government have launched their own boutique in Washington, D.C., aimed at helping clients through a rapidly changing regulatory environment, the attorneys announced this week. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:53:51 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349715 Lowenstein Sandler LLP has announced it has made another addition to its investment management and emerging companies and venture capital groups, this time a Goodwin Procter LLP partner who has a combination of fund-side and company-side expertise. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:41:00 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349729?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349729 Counsel Press Inc., a legal services platform and appellate services provider, has announced its acquisition of Legalex LLC, expanding its capabilities in the realm of process serving. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:38:07 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350496 Greenberg Traurig LLP said Friday that it has added Daniel F. Rayner to its corporate private funds group from Clifford Chance LLP. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:36:11 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350117?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350117 Global beer, wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands' chief legal officer saw his compensation drop for the second year in a row, according to the company's 2025 proxy filing on Thursday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:23:58 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350000?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350000 Civil litigation firm Goldberg Segalla LLP has added a trial lawyer who is an expert in complex asbestos litigation, product liability, personal injury and commercial litigation matters to its toxic torts and environmental law group in Garden City, New York. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:22:25 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350493 Just months after rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is leaving the firm to join Jenner & Block LLP. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:15:56 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349835 At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:35:26 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2345427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2345427 Aideen Brennan, a former mergers and acquisitions and private equity senior managing associate at Sidley Austin, has joined Mayer Brown's global corporate and securities practice as a partner in New York. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:31:15 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350030 The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigÂ鶹´«Ã½ firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse’s weekly quiz. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:10:40 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2350082 Counsel for OneTaste co-founder Nicole Daedone on Thursday told a Brooklyn federal jury that Daedone's provocative teachings involving "orgasmic meditation" don't matter to the forced labor conspiracy charges she and her deputy face, unlike the free will of those who say they were victimized. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:43:56 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349924 Microsoft's Brad Smith may not carry the title anymore, but he is still the company's top lawyer, and he cashed in $35.3 million worth of company stock in May. Other big law department winners last month were Intuit's Kerry McLean with $12.18 million and Loar Holdings Inc.'s Michael Manella with $12 million.  Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:43:52 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349995?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349995 After the merger of Stevens & Lee PC with Providence, Rhode Island, firm Duffy & Sweeney Ltd., the leaders of both firms say that they expect the combination will allow them to grow their business throughout New England, with the combined firm also eyeing a further expansion into Boston. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:42:43 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349510 Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP said it has hired one of the Southern District of New York's most experienced financial crimes prosecutors who has tried 14 cases to verdict over his decade-plus career there. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:29:36 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349264?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2349264 Venable LLP announced this week that it has added a former federal prosecutor, who later founded two litigation boutiques, to its New York office. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:01:55 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2348094?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2348094 As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability.