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Emma Ross of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP has taken key roles in trials for Bayer over the pesticide Roundup and for Merck defending the safety of the Gardasil vaccine, earning her a spot among the trials attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Margaret Nettesheim of King & Spalding LLP is overseeing the development of the third-party risk management process at an international infrastructure company in the Middle East as it builds a megaproject, earning her a spot among the compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Javier Ortiz of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP advised financing banks on an unusual and complex cross-border asset-based loan for Apollo Global Management's $6 billion acquisition of auto parts-maker Tenneco Inc., earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Hogan Lovells' Katie Wellington was one of the chief architects of an argument that resulted in a win for a voting rights group in a dispute over the so-called independent state legislature theory before the U.S. Supreme Court, preventing state legislatures from changing election rules and maps without being subject to judicial review, earning her a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Elizabeth Phillips Corey's scientific aptitude, legal chops and client relations have made her an asset at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, where she's helped save an oil field that was in danger of being shut down and worked with a company hoping to usher in new nanotechnology, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has announced three more additions to its commercial mortgage-backed securities team from K&L Gates LLP, saying their hires will "further fortify the firm's competitive edge in the special servicing and litigation sectors."
Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a former in-house counsel at two major energy corporations as a partner in its regulatory affairs group.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced Thursday that it has added a Clark Hill PLC attorney to build and lead its new general counsel services team and strengthen its corporate and securities practice group.
Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.
Fox Rothschild LLP has added the former managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC's Delaware office to expand its real estate practice in the First State and beyond.
Latham & Watkins LLP's Ruchi Gill was key in guiding a court-ordered national security agreement in a major transaction for her client, earning her a spot among international trade lawyers named as ݮƵ Rising Stars.
Clark Hill PLC announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax and estate planning group in North Texas with an attorney who came aboard from Plunk Smith PLLC.
For advising major acquisitions, including sovereign wealth funds, before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and, more recently, guiding a major mobile games company in its acquisition of the makers of Pokémon Go, Katie Clarke of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP earned a spot among international trade practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Wednesday that a trio of experienced construction attorneys have joined the firm's Los Angeles office, including two hires from Akerman LLP.
Reed Smith LLP has tapped a veteran insurance recovery litigator to be the new office managing partner of its downtown Los Angeles office, the firm announced Wednesday.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added two partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to serve as the co-leaders of its East Coast real estate practice, the firm said Wednesday.
BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.
Sara Clark of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP was a key member of the team that secured a midtrial dismissal of a manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in connection with a fatal shooting during the filming of the movie "Rust," earning her a spot among the trial attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Jason Zarrow of O'Melveny & Myers LLP was instrumental in two U.S. Supreme Court victories reining in the government's prosecution of identity theft and public corruption, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Andrew Silton of Beveridge & Diamond PC led a landmark Clean Water Act victory before the U.S. Supreme Court that reshaped how environmental permits are written nationwide, and he's helping cities, developers and tech firms navigate the next wave of environmental law enforcement — earning him a spot among the environmental law attorneys under 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Samuel Levander of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP played key defense roles in two closely watched securities enforcement suits among the first to address how securities laws may apply to digital assets, earning him a spot among the fintech attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Christopher K.L. Young of Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP helped secure a $375 million settlement for mixed martial arts fighters in a class action against the UFC after nearly a decade of litigation, earning him a spot among the class action attorneys under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Katie Roddy of Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Hudson Pacific Properties on its $700 million sale of a shuttered Los Angeles mall to UCLA after the pandemic complicated Hudson's office redevelopment plans, earning her a spot among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Covington & Burling LLP's David Lefebvre's practice sits at the center of the changing landscape of media and entertainment programming and includes participating in forming the recent multibillion-dollar Disney joint venture with Reliance Industries in India, earning him a spot among the practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
Thomas Prommer of Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as lead counsel on a $7.5 billion private credit facility co-led by Blackstone and Magnetar Capital that provided cloud computing company CoreWeave with critical capital for expanding operations, earning him a spot among the complex financial instruments law practitioners under age 40 honored by ݮƵ as Rising Stars.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty BioIf maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize ConnectionsOne reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Biz Development Tip Of The MonthIn today's competitive legal market, attorneys must excel at business development in addition to the practice of law, despite a lack of business training in most law school curricula. In this Pulse Expert Analysis series, experts share real-world tips each month to help fill the learning gap.
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm LeaderReid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.