Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
DC Pulse
-
Arnold & Porter Hires Sidley's Telecom Co-Lead In DC
The former co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's telecommunications and internet competition practice has joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Washington, D.C., to continue representing clients in administrative proceedings and appellate matters before federal agencies.
-
Dentons US CFO Taking On New Role At Troutman
The chief financial officer of Dentons U.S. will be moving to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP at the end of the month to become its first chief operating officer, Troutman confirmed Friday to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse.
-
Voir Dire: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off September with another busy week as BigLaw firms made new hires and expanded practice areas. Test your legal news savvy here with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's weekly quiz.
-
Sterne Kessler Adds Ex-Deputy Chief PTAB Judge
The former acting head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's unit that reexamines patents after they have been granted has made the move to Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC, amid a series of personnel changes at the agency.
-
'Tone Matters,' Justice Kavanaugh Tells Fellow Judges
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the judiciary should recommit to using cool-headed and civil language in their writing and spoke about the difficulties the court faces in handling a flood of emergency relief cases at a conference Thursday.Â
-
Axinn Veltrop Raises Salaries, Offers Bonuses Up To $25K
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is bumping up its pay scale for its associates by $25,000 along with paying them special bonuses of up to $25,000, the firm announced Thursday.
-
Which GCs Sold Stock In August? Carlyle Group And More
General counsel Jeffrey W. Ferguson, who has been with the Carlyle Group for 26 years, cashed in some $19 million worth of stock in August.
-
Covington Brings Back DOJ Leader To Helm FCA Practice
Covington & Burling LLP is welcoming back a former deputy assistant attorney general overseeing civil fraud with the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as the chair of its False Claims Act investigations and litigation practice group, the firm said Thursday.
-
Chartwell Co-Founder Named Firm's 1st Managing Partner
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has named its founding partner as its first managing partner, a decision the firm said was made in response to its fast growth that has seen it expand from four attorneys to nearly 300 nationwide.
-
Ex-Solicitor General's Office Atty Rejoins Paul Weiss In DC
A former assistant to the solicitor general who argued nine matters before the U.S. Supreme Court is returning to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner after leaving the firm in 2020 as counsel to join the government.
-
Ex-DOJ Environmental Enforcer Joins Babst Calland In DC
An attorney who spent more than a decade representing the U.S. Department of Justice's interests in environmental matters left the public sector recently to start a new private practice at Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir PC's Washington, D.C., office.
-
Ex-Judicial Nominee To Challenge Senator Who Blocked Him
A district attorney in Mississippi who was nominated for a federal judgeship, but blocked by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., has launched a Senate bid against her.
-
This 'Jack-Of-All-Trades' CLO Tackles Tornadoes Of All Kinds
On any day, Nil Loy might deal with litigation, employment law, contracts, governance or investigations. But the first chief legal officer at Feed the Children also must deal with the unexpected, and business continuity and crisis management are part of the regular mix of issues that cross her desk.
-
Fisher Phillips Hires Liff Walsh Employment Group Leader
The former leader of Liff Walsh & Simmons' employment and labor practice, who worked as a counselor to the solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor and in several other public service roles, has joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in Washington, D.C.
-
Ex-Commerce Official Joins Eversheds Sutherland In DC
Eversheds Sutherland has brought on a former top lawyer in the U.S. Department of Commerce to help lead its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Thursday.
-
Ex-Latham Atty Who Quit Over Trump Deal Joins Stoel Rives
Former BigLaw associate Sam Wong, who publicly quit Latham & Watkins LLP earlier this year in response to a deal it reached with the Trump administration to avoid executive orders targeting the firm, said he has joined Stoel Rives LLP, where he will be advising clients on energy projects, regulatory matters and more.Â
-
Ex-OCC Acting Chief Counsel Joins Perkins Coie In DC
The former acting chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined Perkins Coie as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he will focus on bank mergers, regulatory matters, enforcement response and risk management, among other things.
-
Mid-Law Mergers: Some Eye Gains, Others Under Pressure
Mid-Law firms are increasingly eyeing tie-ups despite this year's lag in mergers, although industry observers note that some firms are jumping on opportunities while others are seeking a lifeline.
-
Six USAID Attys Are Latest Ex-Feds To Launch Own Firm
Six attorneys with decades of combined experience working in the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Wednesday that they are launching their own law firm, Mission Driven Counsel LLP, part of a growing trend of former federal workers leveraging recent job losses to start new businesses.
-
GE Aerospace GC Joins Tech Co. Red River As Legal Chief
Red River announced Wednesday the technology company has found its new chief legal officer in an experienced in-house attorney who most recently worked at GE Aerospace as a general counsel.
-
Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-Asst. To The Solicitor General
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant to the solicitor general whose wealth of appellate experience includes six arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
-
Mayer Brown Lands Justice Department Appellate Pro In DC
Mayer Brown LLP has bolstered its Supreme Court and appellate practice in Washington, D.C., with a partner who joined following more than a decade at the Department of Justice, where he most recently was a Civil Division appellate attorney.
-
Rural Broadband Association GC Joins Womble Bond In DC
The former general counsel of the National Telecommunication Cooperative Association's Rural Broadband Association, has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a senior counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
-
Legal Rates Surge Moderates, But Pressure Remains High
As legal departments face mounting pressure to manage costs, increases in hourly billing rates from law firms appear to be moderating, with the first few months of 2025 presenting a snapshot of this reality, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
-
The Top In-House Hires Of August
Legal department hires in the last month included high-profile appointments at the Association of Corporate Counsel, GE Vernova, and a California legal legend joining an AI startup named Anthropic. Here, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.
Expert Analysis
-
Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
-
Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
-
How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
-
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
-
Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
-
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.
-
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw 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.
-
Series
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Series
Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s 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.
-
3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
-
Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw 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.
-
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 — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
-
5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.