/pulse/modern-lawyer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Modern Lawyer Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:30:01 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327591?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327591 A New Jersey personal injury law firm filed suit in state court against an expert witness it alleges had threatened to withdraw if he didn't receive an advance payment for preparing and attending his deposition, and then turned up to the deposition "confused, disoriented and out of touch." Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:57:04 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327335 WilmerHale and the U.S. Department of Justice traded salvos in the BigLaw firm's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting it, with the firm and the government offering "starkly different" versions of what's at stake in the dispute. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:49:52 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327023 John Saran, a busy healthcare deals partner at Holland & Knight, tells ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse why he was part of a group of lawyers who enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve last week. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:47:49 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327601?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327601 Joel Katz, the powerful music industry lawyer who co-founded Greenberg Traurig LLP's media and entertainment practice and helped bring the firm to the Atlanta market, has died at the age of 80, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ confirmed Friday. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:18:25 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327257 Reed Smith LLP has expanded its Miami office and strengthened its global commercial disputes practice by bringing on the former Las Vegas office managing partner for Cozen O'Connor. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:01:18 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327034?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327034 Milbank LLP has added a longtime Skadden counsel as a partner in its financial restructuring group in the New York office, as part of the firm's ongoing global expansion of its restructuring practice. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:09:44 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327415 Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:48:58 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327370 Fox Rothschild LLP has grown its corporate offerings in Pennsylvania with the addition of Saxton & Stump LLC's former mergers and acquisitions leader, according to a Friday announcement. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:58:21 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327177 Law firms' office real estate footprints are stabilizing as firms bolster their in-office attendance — through return-to-office programs and a focus on culture — and move away from space-sharing for attorneys, according to a report from CBRE. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:53:30 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327101?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327101 Alston & Bird LLP continued to bolster its corporate practice and New York office, announcing Thursday the hiring of a private equity partner formerly with Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:47:46 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326961?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326961 This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:57:41 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327070 Days after announcing its purchase of a 51% stake in an Intel Corp. semiconductor solutions business, private equity tech investor Silver Lake announced it has brought a key outside counsel inside the c-suite, with the addition of a new chief legal officer from Latham & Watkins. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:41:25 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2323230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2323230 Earlier this month, generative artificial intelligence-powered client conversations tool Querious, which was launched by a former in-house lawyer, tied for first place at the American Bar Association Techshow 2025 startup pitch competition. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:00:26 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327196?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2327196 Jenner & Block LLP on Thursday urged a D.C. federal court to reject the government's bid to dismiss its lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, saying the "legal profession as a whole is watching." Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:56:32 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326498?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326498 A law firm that bought thousands of client files left over from the collapse of bankrupt California-based debt relief business Litigation Practice Group PC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the bankruptcy estate to help settle a payment dispute that began months ago. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:09:40 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326832?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326832 An intellectual property attorney with expertise on advising clients on their patent strategies has moved his practice to Saul Ewing LLP's Philadelphia office after six years with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, according to a Thursday announcement. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:52:53 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326589 Greenberg Traurig LLP has bulked up both its private wealth services and finance practices in Austin, Texas, with one attorney coming aboard from Jackson Walker LLP and another returning to the firm following an in-house role with JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:32:38 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326186?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326186 The University of San Francisco School of Law said Wednesday that it's begun to incorporate generative artificial intelligence in its legal research, writing and analysis program, a required part of the curriculum for all first-year law students. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:53:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326480 Cooley LLP has hired a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner to join its global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:37:37 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2326373 Steptoe LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut with a history of prosecuting everything from fraud to violent crime.