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Weil Launches AI-Focused 1L Summer Program
Weil, Gotshal & Manges chief AI and innovation officer Andrew Simon. Courtesy photo As law firms open their applications to 1L law students for 2028 2L summer associate programs, Weil, Gotshal & Manges saw an opening to do something different with a small cohort of 2027 1L summers. On Wednesday, the firm announced an AI program for 2027 1L summers that will pair AI-engaged law students with the firm’s AI and innovation team.
Inside Jones Day’s Fintech Startup Accelerator
Jones Day Washington, D.C. offices. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Jones Day will host its FinAccelerate program this week in its Silicon Valley office, where firm partners and institutional clients will bolster the next generation of fintech players. Fewer than 10% of applicants were accepted to this week’s event, which pairs promising young fintech firms with partners in Jones Day’s fintech practice as well as established fintech companies.
Lawsuit Alleges DLA Piper Committed Malpractice in Football Deals
Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/Law.com A former DLA Piper client and multimillionaire sports investor is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the law firm in a complaint that alleges malpractice in a series of European soccer club deals.
After Insider Trading Charge, Ex-Big Law Attorney Asks Court to Subpoena Former Law Firms
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, MA. Photo: Avalon Zoppo/ALM An ex-Big Law attorney charged with insider trading is seeking to subpoena his former firms in an effort to prove his innocence, a Wednesday court filing shows.
9-Figure Lawsuit Alleges DLA Piper Committed Malpractice in Soccer Deals
Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/Law.com A former DLA Piper client and multimillionaire sports investor is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the law firm in a complaint that alleges malpractice in a series of European soccer club deals.
AI Utilization Is 'Skyrocketing,' but Law Firms Aren’t Sweating Consumption Pricing
Credit: Sashkin/Adobe Stock As law firms scramble to extract value and efficiency from AI amid that industry’s push to recoup trillions of investor dollars by charging for consumption, it might appear that firms are staring down venture capital’s greatest gambit. Indeed, moves to consumption pricing this year have ground work to a halt in industries like software, and AI and innovation expenses are rising faster than any other category at law firms.
DLA Piper Hires O’Melveny IP Litigation Duo
Sean Trainor (L) and Robert Shaffer (R) of DLA Piper. Courtesy photos DLA Piper on Thursday announced the hiring of partners Sean Trainor and Robert Shaffer, former O’Melveny & Myers lawyers who joined and assumed leadership roles in intellectual property groups at DLA Piper's Washington, D.C., office. Trainor, who chaired O’Melveny’s International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation group, has joined DLA Piper as co-head of the firm’s U.S. ITC practice.
DLA Piper Hires O’Melveny IP Litigation Duo
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Foley Hoag Adds IP, Venture Capital Depth in Trio of Denver Hires
L-R: David Walker, Scott Perlov and Tyler Boschert of Foley Hoag. Courtesy photos Foley Hoag on Wednesday announced a trio of hires in Denver that will expand the firm's capabilities in intellectual property, life sciences, and emerging companies and venture capital. Partners David Walker and Tyler Boschert joined the firm's IP department from Denver IP boutique Sheridan Ross, and partner Scott Perlov joined the emerging company and venture capital practice from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Polsinelli Names New Restructuring Chair in Expansion-Focused Practice Rebrand
David J. Karp of Polsinelli. Courtesy photo Polsinelli has named new leadership for its restructuring practice, which the firm also rebranded as "restructuring and strategic capital" in emphasis of its goal of capturing middle market restructuring work from a broader array of sources. The new leadership consists of chair David Karp and vice chair Andrew Nazar. Karp joined the firm in late March from McDermott Will & Schulte.
McKool Smith Patent Litigation Duo Jumps to Gibson Dunn in Dallas
Nicholas Mathews (L) and Erik Fountain (R) of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Courtesy photos Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher announced the hiring of two McKool Smith patent litigators in Dallas on Thursday. Joining the firm’s intellectual property practice group as partners, Nicholas Mathews and Erik Fountain represent clients including telecommunications companies, medical device firms and others in high-stakes patent disputes.
Gibson Dunn Hires White & Case Energy and Infrastructure Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Raymond Azar. Courtesy photo Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on Tuesday announced the hiring of partner Raymond Azar, who joined the firm's New York office from White & Case. Azar now works in Gibson Dunn's energy and infrastructure practice group and co-chairs its power and renewables practice group. He advises developers, lenders, and borrowers on each phase of power projects, per a firm press release.
SEC Investigations Group Founder Rejoins O’Melveny
O'Melveny & Myers partner David Leviss. Courtesy photo Veteran government investigations lawyer David Leviss has rejoined O’Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Monday. Leviss worked as an O’Melveny partner for 11 years before joining the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2022 to develop and lead the agency’s then-newly created Oversight and Investigations Group.
O'Melveny Continues NY Restructuring Expansion With Linklaters Hire
O’Melveny offices in Washington, D.C. O'Melveny & Myers on Thursday announced the hiring of New York bankruptcy and restructuring partner Penelope Jensen. Jensen's arrival from Linklaters marks the firm's second restructuring partner hire in the city this month after it welcomed corporate restructuring veteran David Botter from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
As Summer Associates Face Uncertainty, Strong Culture and Mentorship Set Leading Law Firms Apart
Credit: InfiniteFlow/Adobe Stock In most ways, the class of 2026 got the quintessential summer associate experience. There were boat cruises, tickets to Noah Kahan and Ariana Grande, substantive assignments, expensive lunches, and the usual assurances that this firm only hires associates who it believes will make partner.
Boies Schiller Hires Womble Patent Litigator in San Francisco
Dr. Christian E. Mammen of Boies Schiller Flexner. Courtesy photo Boies Schiller Flexner on Monday announced the hiring of IP partner Christian Mammen in San Francisco. Mammen arrived from Womble Bond Dickinson, where he led the San Francisco office and co-led an AI practice that he co-founded in 2023. In years prior to his move, Mammen led the firm's IP litigation team and sat on its global board.
Gibson Dunn Hires Paul Weiss Products Liability Lead in 3-Partner Move
L-R: Kimberly Branscome, Yahonnes Cleary and Jonathan Tam of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Courtesy photos Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on Friday announced the hiring of a three-partner mass torts and products liability team from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as the firm looks to take a leading role in major products liability cases.
Jones Day Hires Tech Investigations Lawyer From McDermott
Alexander Southwell, partner with Jones Day. Courtesy photo Jones Day on Monday announced the hiring of nationally ranked technology investigations lawyer Alexander Southwell, who joined the firm's New York office as a partner from McDermott Will & Schulte.
Unpacking the Ambitions of Sidley and Gibson Dunn
Credit: Teeraphon/Adobe Stock All data can be found in Law.com Compass. The full Global 200 package can be found here. If lateral partner hiring is a proxy of a law firm’s ambition, you’d be hard pressed to find two global firms with growth appetites more voracious than Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Sidley Austin.
Goodwin Debt Finance Veteran Jumps to Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag in Washington, D.C. August 11, 2015. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. Longtime Goodwin Procter debt finance partner Anna Dodson has moved to Foley Hoag, the latter firm announced Monday. Based in Boston, Dodson joined as a partner and a co-chair of the debt finance practice, which she now leads alongside fellow co-chair Thomas Draper.
Jones Day Lands McDermott Funds Partner
Jones Day partner Ariele Cohen. Courtesy photo Jones Day on Wednesday announced the hiring of partner Ariele Cohen, who joins the firm's corporate practice from McDermott Will & Schulte in New York. Cohen joined Schulte Roth & Zabel in 2022 as a special counsel and was elevated to partner last fall following Schulte's merger with McDermott Will & Emery. She previously held roles as corporate counsel and associate general counsel at Prudential Financial and AIG, respectively.
Data Breaches at McDermott, Quinn Cap Cyber-Siege Summer
Photo: Adobe Stock McDermott Will & Schulte and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan recently acknowledged data breaches in August, marking the end of a difficult summer for law firm cybersecurity. McDermott reported a breach to multiple state attorneys general on Aug.
Kirkland Tax Partner Jumps to Sidley in Century City
Sidley offices in Baltimore, MD. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/Law.com Sidley Austin has hired tax partner Michael Alcan to join its Century City office, the firm announced Tuesday. Alcan arrived from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was also a tax partner. He is also the second tax partner to join Sidley in the past week, following the recent hiring of former Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Deborah Paul as co-leader of the tax practice.
O'Melveny Hires Corporate Restructuring Veteran From Cleary
O'Melveny restructuring partner David Botter. Courtesy photo O'Melveny & Myers on Wednesday announced the hiring of David Botter as a partner in the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice. Botter moved from the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he worked for more than three years after 22 years as a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
The 1936 Summer Heat Wave Killed Thousands and Legalized Shorts
Extreme heat plagued the United States and Canada for three months during the summer of 1936. More Americans began wearing shorts in the 1930s, particularly during the blazing 1936 North American summer heat wave. H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images Published: September 01, 2026Last Updated: September 01, 2026 It was 120 degrees Fahrenheit the day residents of Altus, Oklahoma, believed Jasper Pendleton was wearing shorts while riding his bicycle.
Associates Say the Darndest Things, 2026: Fewer Dweebs, Please
Credit: Rekha/Adobe Stock All data can be found in Law.com Compass. The full Midlevel Associates Survey package can be found here. Each year, Law.com surveys around 3,000 mid-level associates at Big Law firms to understand what makes them happy, fulfilled, stressed and restless. Every time, we drink from a trough of invaluable intelligence that we do our best to convey to the marketplace in an actionable way. There are always some leftovers, though.
Fewer Midlevel Associates Believe They’re Cut Out for Partnership
Credit: backup_studio/Adobe Stock All data can be found in Law.com Compass. The full Midlevel Associates Survey package can be found here. Partners: Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re scaring the midlevels. It’s not that they can’t take constructive criticism or need to be coddled, but an increasing proportion of them don’t feel like they’re on the partnership track, and the lifestyle that some partners are modeling has something to do with it.
Associates Say the Darndest Things, 2026: Fewer Dweebs, Please
AnalysisLaw Firm Associates Our survey of nearly 3,000 midlevel associates fielded thoughtful, substantive responses on serious topics. It also yielded these. 3 minute read September 01, 2026 at 10:00 AM Credit: Rekha/Adobe Stock All data can be found in Law.com Compass. The full Midlevel Associates Survey package can be found here. A Subscription is Required to Access this Content.
In Latest Slate of AI Partnerships, Law Firms Claim Benefits of Early Access and Collaboration
Photo: Thurstan Hinrichsen/peopleimages.com via Adobe Stock. In a trio of AI partnerships announced this week, Big Law firms traded exclusivity for early access and direct collaboration with vendors. Four major law firms—Freshfields, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Williams & Connolly—announced early adoption deals with Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise for Legal.
In Latest Slate of AI Partnerships, Law Firms Claim Benefits of Early Access and Collaboration
AnalysisArtificial Intelligence Rather than keeping co-developed technology exclusive, firms are helping vendors develop tools that competitors will be able to purchase. 3 minute read August 27, 2026 at 01:56 PM Photo: Thurstan Hinrichsen/peopleimages.com via Adobe Stock. What You Need to Know Three recent AI partnership announcements underscore firms' appetite for collaboration and early access, even at the cost of exclusivity.
Chipping Away at Big Law’s Market Share
Credit: Firn/Adobe Stock A cadre of Big Law clients and ex-partners has invested more than $250 million into a regulatory artificial intelligence tool and an associated hybrid law firm designed to siphon work away from the billable hour. Should incumbent firms be worried? “The answer is absolutely yes,” said Jeff Grossman, a law firm consultant at Oxford Strategic Legal Advisors. “There’s smart money and smart people going into these tech ventures.
Chipping Away at Big Law’s Market Share
Law.com CompassLaw.com RadarVerdict SearchScholar .China Law & PracticeLegal Dictionary Click to enter your existing username and password or create a new account. Click to purchase an individual user subscription with your credit card. Related information Topics AnalysisArtificial Intelligence Without pursuing bet-the-company work, Blackstone-backed Norm Law is targeting a significant portion of Big Law’s diet.
How the Iowa State Fair Became a Must-Visit Political Campaign Stop
Since the 1970s, the August state fair has routinely hosted state and federal political candidates hoping to sway Iowa voters. President George W. Bush waves to the crowd at the Iowa State Fair on August 14, 2002. The fair has been a popular political campaign stop since the 1970s. Paul J.
How AI Will Impact the Future of Law Firm Excellence
Credit: Halim/Adobe Stock The full A List report can be found here, with additional data in Law.com Compass. Earlier this year, Law.com quizzed each firm in the Am Law 200 to identify their highest-priority AI investment areas and define their AI spend as a percentage of gross revenue.
How AI Will Impact the Future of Law Firm Excellence
AnalysisArtificial Intelligence The investments firms make today are likely to impact earnings, talent management, and many other areas that feed into overall firm excellence. 6 minute read August 12, 2026 at 09:00 AM Credit: Halim/Adobe Stock What You Need to Know Law firms' moves on AI in 2026 are likely to influence firms' performance in future A-Lists, subject matter experts said.
Holland & Hart Lifts 3-Partner Patent Team From Ashurst Perkins Coie
Denver skyline. Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com Holland & Hart gained three patent partners from Ashurst Perkins Coie, the firm announced on Monday. The partners include patent litigators Amanda Tessar and Daniel Keese, as well as transactional patent attorney David St. John-Larkin, who formerly led Ashurst Perkins Coie's Denver office. Tessar is also based in Denver, and Keese will work remotely in Portland, Oregon.
Big Law's Entry-Level Hiring Declines for Second Consecutive Year
Photo: Methaphum/Adobe Stock As the total number of graduating law students in 2025 shrank, law firms with more than 500 lawyers hired fewer entry-level associates for the second year in a row last year, a new report from the National Association for Law Placement found. Compared with the class of 2024, large firms hired 540 fewer entry-level lawyers in 2025, a decline of roughly 8%. Large firms overall hired 6,588 class of 2025 graduates, said the report, issued on Wednesday.
Jones Day Hires Morgan Lewis Tax Controversy Partner
Jones Day partner Jennifer Breen. Courtesy photo Jones Day on Wednesday announced the hiring of tax practice partner Jennifer Breen to the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Breen joined from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where she was a tax controversy partner for more than 11 years, as well as a firmwide hiring partner. Previously, Breen held director of tax controversy roles at Mattel and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Jones Day Hires Morgan Lewis Tax Controversy Partner
NewsLaw Firm Hiring An 11-year Morgan Lewis partner, Jennifer Breen also held in-house roles and worked at the IRS. 2 minute read August 05, 2026 at 09:00 AM Jones Day partner Jennifer Breen. Courtesy photo What You Need to Know Jones Day hired tax partner Jennifer Breen. Breen was a tax controversy partner and firmwide hiring partner at Morgan Lewis. She arrives with in-house and IRS experience as well.
Threat or Opportunity? Clients Ask Law Firms for Their Data Back
Credit: hvostik16/Adobe Stock Historical data from client matters has been instrumental in law firms’ ability to develop AI tools and workflows. Now, an increasing number of law firm clients want in on the action, according to Big Law AI leaders and advisors to large firms.
Threat or Opportunity? Clients Ask Law Firms for Their Data Back
AnalysisArtificial Intelligence The AI era has some clients asking firms to compile and submit historical data, raising risks of insourcing as well as opportunities for improved service delivery and client stickiness. 4 minute read August 03, 2026 at 04:00 AM Credit: hvostik16/Adobe Stock What You Need to Know Historical data is useful in developing AI tools and workflows, and some clients are asking firms to compile and release their data in order to build new ones.
Savitt's Move Punctuates Pure Lockstep's Fall—and Gibson Dunn's Talent Share Rise
Gibson Dunn and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Kat's office signs. Courtesy photos Bill Savitt’s departure from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, along with a group of five other partners, followed in the wake of structural and cultural changes at the elite law firm as it shifted to better compete in the modern era of Big Law.
DLA Piper Adds Trio of Finance Partners
DLA Piper offices in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Gail J. Cohen/ALM DLA Piper has deepened its bench of finance-focused lawyers with the addition of three lateral finance partners and a counsel this week, the firm announced on Tuesday. Partners Kfir Abutbul and Jacob Durkin joined the firm's global capital solutions practice alongside counsel Brady Lambeth, and partner Kristine Manoukian joined the restructuring practice.
How Gibson Dunn Landed Wachtell's Savitt in Six-Partner Move
William Savitt. Courtesy photo This article has been updated with quotes and details about the move. William Savitt, the co-chair of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and five other litigation partners have left the firm to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. They are joining Gibson Dunn’s New York office, the firm said Tuesday. Savitt is joining as co-chair of the litigation department at Gibson Dunn.
How Gibson Dunn Landed Wachtell's Savitt in Six-Partner Move
Law.com CompassLaw.com RadarVerdict SearchScholar .China Law & PracticeLegal Dictionary Click to enter your existing username and password or create a new account. Click to purchase an individual user subscription with your credit card. Related information Topics AnalysisLaw Firm Hiring Savitt is joining as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s litigation practice group. 4 minute read July 28, 2026 at 01:51 PM William Savitt. Courtesy photo. This article has been updated with quotes and details about the move.
When 199 Men Attempted to Run Across the US on Route 66
In 1928, nearly 200 runners toed the line to cross America in a race so tough it earned the nickname the “Bunion Derby.” Nearly 200 men started the 1928 coast-to-coast footrace that was designed to promote the newly established Route 66. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Published: July 24, 2026Last Updated: July 24, 2026 The 1928 Transcontinental Foot Race, better known as the “Bunion Derby,” was one of the most ambitious sporting spectacles of the Roaring ’20s.
Training AI Tools on Client Data? Talk to Clients First
Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data concept. Machine cyber mind. Technology vector background. Credit: Alex/Adobe Stock Big Law firms are sitting on a mountain of data from past client engagements, and the AI tools they’re developing require real world data to be accurate and useful. The perfect match? Not so fast, clients say.
Single-Tier Partnership Helps Jones Day Attract Laterals, as Finance Partner Duo Arrives in London
L-R: Hope Schall, Charlotte Lewis-Williams, Harjeet Lall of Jones Day. Courtesy photos Jones Day on Wednesday announced a trio of new hires to its financial markets practice, including two partners in London and a counsel in Dallas. In London, the firm added Harjeet Lall from Pinsent Masons and Charlotte Lewis-Williams from DLA Piper. And in Texas, counsel Hope Schall joined from Comerica Bank, where she worked as a senior VP and deputy GC of regulatory affairs.
$1.2B Malpractice Suit Alleges Holland & Knight 'Eviscerated' Real Estate Brokerage
Holland & Knight Washington, D.C., offices. Courtesy photo Holland & Knight was hit with a $1.2 billion malpractice lawsuit in Florida state court on Tuesday, after a former client faced a litany of lawsuits and investigations. MV Realty PBC, a real estate brokerage once valued at $320 million, alleged that Holland & Knight failed to provide adequate legal counsel on MV Realty's business of paying homeowners upfront for the right to become their listing agent later on.
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