/pulse/modern-lawyer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Modern Lawyer Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:57:21 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372412 Craig C. Martin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's chief for its Americas operations, told ¼«ËÙÈü³µ on Friday that he is excited to serve in the newly created post to help steer the continued growth of the firm and ensure that the best services are being provided to clients. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:48:06 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372147?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372147 Amy Wilson is taking the helm of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP's Atlanta office with an eye on building on its strengths in mergers and acquisitions and litigation. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:27:30 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372476?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372476 In a recent interview with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development general counsel Benjamin Klubes said he opted to launch his own practice after leaving the government, instead of joining a bigger firm, so he could more freely represent clients in cases challenging the Trump administration. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:14:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372373 Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Epic Games Inc.'s 2023 antitrust jury trial win, along with an injunction requiring Google to open its Google Play Store to rivals. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:05:54 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371633?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371633 Mintz said Wednesday that it has added a longtime Fenwick & West LLP lawyer who helped his former firm establish itself in New York to its intellectual property prosecution practice. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:02 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2368671?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2368671 Elina Coss of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC led a team that closed a massive $1.4 billion deal for two battery storage projects and was lead counsel to a clean energy provider in a record-setting $977.5 million securitization of solar leases and power purchase agreements, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:01 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358856?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358856 George Bauer of Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP helped a pension fund win a landmark settlement that returned more than $734 million to Tesla following allegations its directors awarded themselves excessive compensation, earning him a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:01 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2359565?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2359565 Justin Martin of Jones Day has represented McDonald's and Google in high-profile litigation before the National Labor Relations Board in unfair labor practice cases that alleged the companies jointly employed workers with franchisees and contractors, earning him a spot among the employment practitioners under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:01 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358739?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358739 Last year, London-based Chrishan Raja of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP steered several companies through complicated changes in U.K. regulatory policy, advising on landmark deals that totaled more than €8 billion ($9.23 billion at the current exchange rate), including the listing of Canal+ on the London Stock Exchange as an independent company, earning him a spot among the capital markets attorneys under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:01 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358249?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2358249 Timothy Chen Saulsbury of Morrison Foerster LLP helped defeat a $900 million trade secrets suit over wearable medical device technologies and won a favorable jury verdict for Epic Games on a patent infringement claim, earning him a spot among the intellectual property lawyers under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:04:00 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2357892 Lindsey Henrikson of Paul Hastings LLP advised Colombian refinery Reficar in a high-stakes global restructuring that preserved a $1.3 billion arbitration award and secured equity in McDermott International, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ as Rising Stars. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:28:56 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372207 A veteran Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP antitrust litigator has made the jump to Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, the firm announced Friday. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:00:17 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371394?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371394 As New York private equity heavy hitter Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP merges with McDermott Will & Emery LLP, industry observers say the tie-up is a smart and unique marriage that reflects the trend of consolidation among law firms, especially in markets like New York. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:48:31 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372342?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2372342 The difficult decision to dissolve Pittsburgh-based Walsh Barnes PC this summer after just over two decades in business was made a little bit easier for the firm's name partners when Marshall Dennehey agreed to add most of its attorneys and support staff. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:46:13 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371745?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371745 Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced the launch of a dedicated practice group focused on handling employment tax matters in areas such as compliance, audits and transactions related to payroll obligations. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:12:07 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371895 The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse’s weekly quiz. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:24:44 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2360160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2360160 For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:28:17 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2370933?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2370933 Many BigLaw associates haven't seen a base pay scale increase since 2023, and inflation-adjusted associate salaries at large law firms appear to have fallen to a decade low. Additionally, experts say it's unlikely most large law firms will offer a pay boost before the end of the year. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:44:25 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371728 July was a month of debuts for a handful of firms that opened offices and expanded into new markets. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP entered the Seattle market with the help of three former K&L Gates LLP attorneys, and boutique Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP opened its first office in Washington, D.C., after launching earlier this year. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:43:21 +0000 /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/modern-lawyer/articles/2371463 A team of six attorneys has left the recently launched Cohen Vaughan LLP to join Goldberg Segalla as they seek a better fit for their employment and civil litigation practices following the retirement of their former leader.