As many law firms increase their associate pay and add nonequity partners, they may leave an established rank of attorney in the dust. Counsel and of counsel roles used to be a stepping stone between associates and equity partners, but now nonequity partners may fill that role. “For a lot…

Cooley has hired its first ever chief innovation officer, and it did it with verve. David Wang, the chief innovation officer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati since 2020 and assessed by many as one of the more innovative minds in the field, has joined the firm and will be…

A former head coach for Harvard University’s women’s ice hockey team filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the institution Tuesday over allegations of retaliation, gender bias and unfair pay. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar…

The Miami-Dade Bar Association has unveiled the results of its 2024 Judicial Poll, which provides attorney feedback on the performance of judges within the county. Three judges, in particular, received “exceptionally outstanding” reviews from the lawyers who have appeared before them.

One day after a federal court in Pennsylvania upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete clauses, FTC Chair Lina Khan said her agency’s rule has broad-based support from both workers and industry. “There’s actually a lot of support within the tech community itself for the limits on noncompetes…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/07/25/thoughts-on-making-the-move-from-federal-prosecutor-to-big-law-partner/ (l-r) John Bostic, Rebekah Donaleski, and Danny Grooms of Cooley. Courtesy photos CONVERSATION Danny Grooms, Rebekah Donaleski and John Bostic, three former federal prosecutors who are now partners at Cooley, discuss what it’s like going from having the United States…