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Ex-Government Attys Launch Anti-Corruption Law Firm
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
Barnes & Thornburg Taps LA Atty As Next Litigation Chair
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Atty Seeks To Boot Ogletree From Microsoft Bias Suit
An attorney who claimed Microsoft fired her out of pregnancy discrimination sought to disqualify Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from representing the tech giant, telling a Washington federal judge the move is necessary because the firm also backs a client she's fighting in another case.
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Indiana Firm Drops Quintairos Prieto 'Mass Exodus' Suit
Less than a month after suing Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA for allegedly causing a "mass exodus" of attorneys, Indiana-based Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC has chosen to dismiss the matter, according to a recent court filing.
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2nd Circ. Kills Contempt Order In Starbucks False Ad Suit
A New York federal judge overstepped in holding an attorney in contempt for filing what the lower court deemed a "meritless" false advertising lawsuit over the amount of potassium in a Starbucks coffee flavor, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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Hall Booth Smith Expands To New Mexico With Partner Trio
Months after announcing the opening of a Philadelphia office, Hall Booth Smith PC revealed its latest expansion, opening an office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, following the hire of three partners from a local firm.
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Connell Foley Adds Harwood Lloyd Employment Veteran In NJ
Connell Foley LLP has brought on a labor and employment expert blending expertise in both litigation and employment law counseling as a partner from Harwood Lloyd LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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NYU Report Privilege Beats Ex-Prosecutor's Defamation Suit
A former Philadelphia prosecutor can't sue New York University, its law school and a legal scholar over a report that cited efforts to undo a murder case she'd prosecuted, with a federal judge finding New York's "fair report privilege" defeated her defamation claim.
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Seward & Kissel Lands McDermott Atty As Litigation Leader
Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that it has added the former co-leader of McDermott Will & Schulte's investment management regulatory and enforcement practice to chair its litigation and investigations group.
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Ga. Atty Disbarred For Cutting Client Contact, Keeping Funds
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred an attorney found to have violated the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in three client matters, allegedly cutting off communication with clients without terminating representation and failing to release settlement funds in his possession despite multiple court orders.
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Eversheds Sutherland Adds 18th Litigator In 7 Months
Eversheds Sutherland has hired a former Winston & Strawn LLP partner in Washington, D.C., who spent almost 19 years before her last role with Squire Patton Boggs, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Ex-Crowell & Moring E-Discovery Co-Chair Rejoins Pillsbury
The former co-chair of the e-discovery and information management practice at Crowell & Moring LLP joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP to serve as head of e-discovery consulting and counsel in its litigation group, according to a LinkedIn post Monday.
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Winston & Strawn Sanctioned For Trying To 'Make Up Facts'
A California federal judge sanctioned Winston & Strawn LLP on Monday for making up facts and otherwise misrepresenting the record in contract litigation over its client's app being removed from Apple's platform, then separately dismissed the case on the merits.
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Trump Admin Wants Student Loan Forgiveness Suits Tossed
The Trump administration on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a pair of lawsuits challenging a change to eligibility requirements for student loan forgiveness, calling the potential repercussions from the new rule "speculative."
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Firms Fight Discovery In Sanctions Bid Following Eletson Row
Greenberg Traurig LLP and Reed Smith LLP have each urged a New York federal court to deny discovery requests by Levona Holdings as the company pursues sanctions against the firms following the court's vacatur of a $102 million arbitral award found to have been the product of fraud, calling the requests "intrusive" and "improper."
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Ga. Panel Says Minister Can't Rep His Church In Tax Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals said Monday that nonattorneys can't be allowed to represent unincorporated associations in court, backing a trial court's dismissal of a minister's bid to represent his church in a property tax dispute with his home county.
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Meet The Attorneys Facing Off Over NJ Judicial Privacy Law
Top appellate litigators at private firms, state agencies and public interest organizations will square off Tuesday before the New Jersey Supreme Court over a state-of-mind question at the center of a constitutional challenge to Daniel's Law, a state judicial privacy law.
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Georgia Atty Can't Pursue Defamation Suit Against Lawyer
Georgia's Court of Appeals concluded Monday that an attorney cannot pursue a defamation suit against another lawyer over a series of emails related to a charitable project, finding the trial court erred by denying a motion to dismiss under the state's anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation statute.
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Mullen Coughlin Grows Litigation Team With E-Discovery Atty
Data-privacy-focused firm Mullen Coughlin LLC is expanding its team, bringing in as a partner an artificial intelligence, e-discovery, and privacy and security expert who most recently was with Guidepost Solutions.
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Judges Using AI For Some Tasks, But Cautious About Risks
Every federal and state judge who participated in a recent survey said they are using generative artificial intelligence in their work, but acknowledged the risks the technology poses and insisted it should only help with speeding certain tasks, according to a new report.
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Top Takeaways From 2026 Mid-Law Partner Promotions
Mid-Law firms this year continued a trend of promoting smaller partnership classes amid an overall trend for consolidation within the legal industry, while women lawyers held onto minor gains in partnership ranks and promotions varied across markets around the country, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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NY Suspends Atty Accused Of Scamming Clients There, Fla.
A New York appellate court has suspended the law license of a Florida-based lawyer accused of "causing great public harm" by abandoning dozens of clients' cases after charging them nonrefundable retainer fees.
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Northeast Slowdown, Midwest Gains In Mid-Law Promotions
An overall drop in the most recent partner classes at Mid-Law firms was marked by declines in Northeast and Southeast markets, while promotions rose throughout the Midwest and West Coast, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Ex-SDNY Prosecutor To Join Lowell & Associates In DC
A former assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York has departed MoloLamken LLP after more than 7 1/2 years to join Lowell & Associates PLLC, the firm announced Monday.
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Mid-Law Promotions Reflect Slow Progress In Gender Parity
Women accounted for about 43.5% of Mid-Law partner promotions during the 2026 promotion cycle, roughly in line with the prior year and reflecting the slow pace of progress toward gender parity, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Conservative Groups Back DOJ As Amici In Law Firm EO Suits
Conservative groups are backing the Trump administration's attempts to revive executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, arguing in an amicus brief to the D.C. Circuit that Perkins Coie LLP had "unclean hands" for its part in what they called the "Russiagate hoax."
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PFAS Judge Again Declines Recusal Over DuPont, 3M Ties
A Connecticut federal judge again declined to recuse himself in a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances lawsuit, dismissing the plaintiffs' concerns that his former law clerk's representation of several DuPont-related defendants as well as his daughter's employment at a firm representing co-defendant 3M would affect his ability to remain impartial.
Expert Analysis
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
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Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.