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A former third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice, who also held top positions in the Office of Personnel Management and served as solicitor general in his home state of Ohio, has joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
A Seventh Circuit panel reduced a $51.6 million fee award for class counsel who took on alleged price-fixing among the country's biggest producers of broiler chickens to about $47 million Wednesday, saying the district court made one easily-correctable error.
A central Pennsylvania county prosecutor's office on Thursday urged a federal court to grant an early win in an ex-clerk's race discrimination suit, arguing a "single, isolated incident" in which the clerk overheard a racial slur could not be tied into her firing weeks later.
The U.S. Trustee's Office and the largest creditor of Firstbase.io urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject three law firms' applications for $1.2 million in legal fees, arguing the bankrupt business services platform could become administratively insolvent and hasn't made enough progress in its Chapter 11.
It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.
Three sitting members of Florida's state House of Representatives — all Democrats and all Black women — are joining together to create a new law firm, and they're starting with the endorsement of a Florida attorney who has built a national profile for his representation of Black families: Ben Crump.
McCarter & English LLP argued a veterans' rights law does not apply in a former attorney's anti-veteran discrimination suit against the firm, while the attorney fought to preserve his claims relating to the law, according to briefs they filed in New Jersey state court Thursday.
Buchalter PC has named an Atlanta-based shareholder as administrative chair of the firm's intellectual property practice while also elevating a pair of shareholders to corporate and litigation leadership roles in Portland, Oregon, and Denver.
New Jersey is seeking a protective order to halt an ex-workers' compensation judge's "harassing" inquiries in her suit over her removal, telling a state court that her conduct over the past month raises serious concerns about the security of the individuals she is targeting.
A law firm has accused a New Jersey lawyer who is suing it in a complex fee dispute of filing a vexatious complaint designed to chill its legal work and gain an advantage in separate ongoing cases.
A Minnesota freight broker claims it had to settle a personal injury lawsuit with one of its employees following a crash for more than $3 million because the Lone Star State lawyer hired to defend the case allegedly failed to file motions and made misrepresentations to the court and the company.
A Third Circuit panel set to examine the constitutionality of a judicial safety law born out of the murder of a New Jersey federal judge's son is tasked with what experts are viewing as a lesser-of-two-evils choice: chilling free speech or chilling public service.
The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.
The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP has announced that its longtime partners James M. Yoch Jr. and Paul J. Loughman have been selected to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the firm's corporate litigation and counseling section.
The U.S. legal industry added 2,800 jobs in June, marking four months in a row of job growth in the sector, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A state court judge in California has granted Texas attorney Tony Buzbee's request to toss claims of defamation and extortion brought by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter over sexual abuse allegations connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs, finding that the state's free speech statute requires dismissal.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against a disbarred California attorney and several CEOs of penny stock companies, claiming that they helped an outside party facilitate a $112 million pump-and-dump fraud scheme.
A North Carolina Business Court judge has barred a Florida attorney from practicing in North Carolina for a year, after he was found to have made numerous false representations in applications for pro hac vice status in two separate suits on which he sought to appear in the Tar Heel State.
A cognitively impaired man has sued an attorney and a Florida real estate broker in Connecticut state court for alleged unscrupulous sales practices, saying they took advantage of his condition to purchase his home for a "predatory discounted price" and left him homeless.
Two Republican U.S. House members have asked the First Circuit to investigate a Rhode Island federal judge who blocked a Trump administration spending freeze, claiming the judge's link to a funding recipient constitutes a conflict of interest, one of those congressmen's office confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
R. Greg Hyden, GrayRobinson PA's newest shareholder in Boca Raton, Florida, never meant to make his lawyer father happy by going to law school.
Former U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg, who served Florida's Middle District, was born and raised in Orlando. Now, with three decades of experience, Handberg said his career is coming full circle after he was hired by GrayRobinson PA last month in his hometown office.
The two founders and an attorney from Miami-based law firm SMGQ Law have joined d'Arcambal Ousley & Cuyler Burk LLP to create a new firm, d'Arcambal Quesada Malyk Peters & Creed LLP, which boasts offices in New York, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize ConnectionsOne reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm LeaderReid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.