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BigLaw Firms Tap In-House Talent To Corner Finance Market
As elite law firms continue to battle to secure highly profitable legal work in the finance space, an increasing number are adding high-level in-house lawyers to their ranks, marking a departure from historic norms in which general counsel-to-law firm partner moves were less common.
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Latham Adds Ex-Senate Intelligence Atty From DLA Piper
An attorney who worked for the U.S. Senate committee that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has joined Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington, D.C.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Carma has accused its former chief legal officer and president of misappropriating the brand licensing company's trade secrets, filing a $10 million lawsuit in Illinois federal court. Meanwhile, T-Mobile became the latest company to end DEI programs under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission's chair. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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EV Charging Company's CLO Pulling The Plug On July 25
ChargePoint Holdings Inc. has announced that its chief legal officer is leaving the company, which provides charging networks for electrical vehicles, on July 25 "to pursue another professional opportunity."
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Former GE Atty Named CLO At Morehouse School Of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine announced this week that it has hired as its chief legal officer an attorney who formerly worked in General Electric's legal department for a decade and also has experience helping steer legal affairs for healthcare providers.
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Voir Dire: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Houston Texans Atty Tackles Munsch Hardt Sports Group
Former Houston Texans in-house attorney Sunil Jamal joined À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse to discuss joining Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC and launching the firm's new sports and entertainment group.
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How GCs Can Help Win Back Investor Trust On Compensation
A new study of Fortune 1000 companies shows how 24 of them used investor engagement to increase say-on-pay approval votes this year, including Norfolk Southern, Salesforce, Boeing and Disney.
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Veteran In-House Atty Heads McAllister Olivarius' US Practice
A former general counsel at PepsiCo and GE is now head of the U.S. practice at McAllister Olivarius, bringing decades of in-house experience to the British-American firm that represents survivors of sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination, according to an announcement.
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Air Products GC Resigns After CEO Succession Plan Failure
Pennsylvania-based industrial gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals Inc. is on the hunt for a new top in-house attorney after its current general counsel announced his resignation, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
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Ruli's Top Atty On Acting As Bridge Between AI, Other GCs
In a recent interview with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse, John Lee said the knowledge of how lawyers do their work is the biggest value he brings to his general counsel position at legal operations startup Ruli AI. When he speaks with his senior legal industry customers, Lee said he's able to share anecdotes from his own roles, acting as what he referred to as a lawyer-to-lawyer bridge.
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Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50-45 vote along party lines, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.
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Nutter Atty Promoted To Firm's GC Role
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP has picked its assistant firm counsel, who previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, as its new general counsel, the firm announced.
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Mayer Brown Adds Amherst Group GC To Real Estate Group
Mayer Brown announced Wednesday that it added a real estate and private equity expert to the firm's Los Angeles office, who joins the firm as partner following stints at The Amherst Group and Nuveen Real Estate.
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Apparel Brand Vuori Hires RH's Former Top Atty To Lead Legal
Athletic and lifestyle apparel brand Vuori said Wednesday that it has hired the former top lawyer at RH, formerly Restoration Hardware, as its chief legal officer.
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PrizePicks Taps Ex-Mass. Gaming Commission GC As Director
A career Massachusetts public servant who spent the past five years as the general counsel of the state's gaming commission has joined PrizePicks as its director of gaming regulatory compliance, the company said Wednesday.
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Tool Maker Enerpac Hires JBT Marel Atty To Replace Fired GC
After dismissing its general counsel at the end of June, Enerpac, a company that makes industrial equipment, has announced it is bringing on an in-house attorney from food processing machinery firm JBT Marel Corp. to serve as its new legal leader.
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AI Maturity Eludes Most Legal Teams Despite Budget Growth
As corporate legal departments race to adopt artificial intelligence tools, a new survey reveals a growing divide between leaders and laggards that law firms are capitalizing on to their advantage.
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As GC Roles Grow, Deputies Take On Expanded Duties Too
As general counsel roles continue to expand in today's rapidly changing economic and tech environment, legal chiefs are increasingly relying on their deputy general counsel to take over more of the day-to-day law department operations, according to a new report from legal recruiters Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Ex-Pfizer Immigration Lead Joins Jackson Lewis In NY
Jackson Lewis PC has added the former head of Pfizer's in-house immigration group as a principal in its White Plains, New York, office, the firm has announced.
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Steptoe & Johnson Adds Ex-GNC Legal Chief In Pittsburgh
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has continued its recent growth in Pittsburgh with the addition of the former general counsel for GNC Holdings LLC.
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Diversity Lab Hires Ex-Bank VP, BigLaw Atty As New CEO
Diversity Lab announced it has hired a former BigLaw lawyer, two-time public-company general counsel and longtime business executive as its new chief executive officer.
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Law Firm Lateral Hiring Rebounded In Q2, But Trails 2024 Pace
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest U.S. law firms by revenue showed a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2025, offering early signs of recovery after a slow start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Reed Smith Brings On Former SEC Atty From V&E In Dallas
Reed Smith LLP has added a pair of former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorneys in its Dallas office, including a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement attorney who bolsters the firm's global regulatory enforcement group, Reed Smith announced Tuesday.
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Ancestry Hires Ex-Airbnb Atty As Next Chief Legal Officer
Derek Smith, formerly an attorney at Airbnb and Palantir Technologies, has joined the genealogy website company Ancestry as its new chief legal officer, according to his posting on LinkedIn.
Expert Analysis
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.Â
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.