/pulse/modern-lawyer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Modern Lawyer Copyright 2025 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. en-US Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:25:35 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378982 Two California attorneys who were key players in the legal dispute between the Winklevoss twins and Mark Zuckerberg over the origin of Facebook are reportedly the latest intellectual property litigators to exit Goodwin Procter LLP for King & Spalding LLP. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:19:58 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2379069?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2379069 Online legal services provider LegalZoom announced Tuesday the launch of a streamlined alternative to traditional patent filing through its Arizona-based law firm LZ Legal Services. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:58:16 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2377191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2377191 Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:42:13 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2379063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2379063 Buchalter PC has added a veteran intellectual property attorney from Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP to serve as chair of its medical technology practice group, the firm announced on Wednesday. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:22:58 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378821 U.S. law firms leased 5.9 million square feet in the first six months of 2025, the most active first half since 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by real estate services company Savills. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:17:57 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378852?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378852 Former Husch Blackwell LLP chair Catherine L. Hanaway has been appointed Missouri's next attorney general by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, according to the firm on Tuesday. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:12:19 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378805?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378805 Eversheds Sutherland has grown its U.S. real estate practice group with the addition of a former senior corporate counsel at Microsoft, the firm said Tuesday. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:00:29 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2360083?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2360083 Nikolaus Caro of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is advising Sycamore Partners in its take-private acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, earning him a spot among the private equity practitioners under age 40 honored by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ as Rising Stars. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:00:28 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357951?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357951 David Kennedy, a partner in Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's finance practice group, advised one of the largest-ever private credit deals in the U.S., with the refinancing of Finastra Group's existing first-lien and second-lien credit facilities, earning him a spot among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ as Rising Stars. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:24:24 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378151?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378151 Seyfarth Shaw LLP added a commercial real estate finance pro to its real estate group from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, two months after expanding its offices with a 22-person transactional team from Morris Manning & Martin LLP. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:22:48 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378612 A year after moving his intellectual property practice to White & Case LLP, a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner is returning to his old firm, where he had spent over 14 years. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:20:53 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378594 Saul Ewing LLP hired two former Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP partners who specialize in public finance, corporate and real estate matters as partners for its Baltimore office. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:58:54 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378538 A former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer who helped the Biden administration fight for the removal of a 1,000-foot buoy barrier in the Rio Grande and defended EPA guidance on forever chemicals has joined McGuireWoods' office in Washington, D.C. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:49:18 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378468 Three Baker Donelson shareholders have been named to new leadership roles. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:37:22 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378537?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378537 Squire Patton Boggs announced the return of its former government investigations and white collar practice head on Tuesday after the Department of Justice alum spent the last four years co-leading the white collar and corporate investigations practice at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:10:24 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378279 Buchalter PC said Monday that it was adding H. James Abe as an intellectual property shareholder to its Los Angeles office, bringing on an attorney who previously worked at Alston & Bird LLP and has experience with commercial disputes, transactions and licensing. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:47:33 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378075 Burford Capital LLC, the world's largest litigation funder, is eyeing an investment model to put money directly in U.S. law firms after years of investing in U.S. lawsuits, its chief development officer told À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:42:49 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378155 King & Spalding LLP announced Monday that it has added two intellectual property attorneys from Goodwin Procter LLP to strengthen its business litigation practice group and its capacity to handle patent and trade secrets disputes. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:38:43 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378049 Now-shuttered LabMD Inc. and its CEO are pushing back against a bid from Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and a legal nonprofit to have a malpractice suit in Georgia federal court tossed, saying they haven't abandoned the case but rather were delayed in pursuing arbitration because they were searching for "competent counsel." Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:12:07 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378307?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2378307 Goldberg Segalla LLP announced Monday that it has grown its employment and insurance services in New York with the recent addition of two attorneys who moved their practices from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP and Clyde & Co. LLP.