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Squire Patton's next global corporate practice leader will be a partner who has been with the firm for nearly 20 years and who most recently was corporate deputy practice group leader in Washington, D.C., the firm has announced. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Sills Cummis & Gross PC announced that after nearly 20 years as managing partner, R. Max Crane will transition into the role of chairman and the firm's litigation co-chair will become managing partner. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Following the end of a 2026 summer associate program that the firm says was its largest ever, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced that it will expand its redesigned 1L split-summer program model to include 2L and 3L students in 2027. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Womble Bond Dickinson announced Monday that it has opened an office in Jacksonville, its first in Florida, with a three-member team of bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys anchoring the new location. www.law360.com/artic... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Major law firms across the country regularly deploy pro bono resources to help people in areas with few lawyers, and they rely on nonprofit and corporate partners with close community ties to direct those resources to where they are needed most. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

A patchwork of local pipeline programs aims to educate and bring the next generation of attorneys to rural communities and legal deserts across the country. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw #LegalDesert

Tiffany & Co.'s general counsel is trading one luxury brand for another, joining Capri Holdings, home of brands Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, as its legal leader. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Husch Blackwell LLP has launched a platform committed to providing tools to defendant companies facing complex torts litigation, dedicating more than 165 attorneys in over 30 states to the effort, the firm has announced. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI, following the release of the latest model of its ChatGPT software earlier this month, announced on Thursday a legal-specific configuration to perform legal research, analysis and writing. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Artificial intelligence could be pushing early-stage companies to hire lawyers earlier, a panel of general counsel at AI companies said Thursday during a conference hosted by the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. www.law360.com/artic... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Two former Kline & Specter PC attorneys have struck out on their own with a Philadelphia-based law firm built around complex litigation and a technology-forward approach to practicing law. www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has named two longtime private equity and M&A partners as the next corporate department co-chairs Wednesday after the former head of the group left for Cravath Swaine last week. www.law360.com/artic... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw