New Jersey Pulse


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    Robins Kaplan Takes Aim At Benicar MDL Fees Suit In NJ

    Robins Kaplan LLP told a New Jersey federal court Wednesday that a suit over fees the firm collected in multidistrict litigation over blood pressure medication should be thrown out, saying it "parrot[s]" claims from earlier suits that were already dismissed.

  • NJ Atty Calls Fla. Bar's High Fees Unconstitutional

    A New Jersey lawyer urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive his suit accusing the Florida Board of Bar Examiners of violating the dormant commerce clause by charging out-of-state attorneys disproportionately high fees to sit for the Florida bar exam.

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    Law Firms Merged At Record Rates In 2025 Amid Talent War

    A record 59 law firm combinations were completed in 2025, 21 of which involved the largest 200 firms by revenue, according to statistics released by SurePoint Legal Insights, formerly Leopard Solutions, on Tuesday.

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    How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership

    The transition from steady pay as an associate to dealing with the financial nuances of being an equity partner calls for great diligence in how young attorneys manage their finances.

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    Gibson Dunn Mentor Program Sets Up Attys For Success

    January is National Mentoring Month. Law360 heard from attorneys who are in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s firmwide mentorship program about its top benefits.

  • Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

  • Ex-NJ Judge Wants To Revive Civil Rights Suit Over Arrest

    A former New Jersey state court judge urged a federal court to reconsider the dismissal of her federal civil rights claims against a municipality and its police director, arguing that the court wrongly imposed an excessive evidentiary bar and misread a record of constitutionally deficient internal affairs investigations.

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    Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future

    Both the managing partner and chair of Fox Rothschild LLP will start new terms in those positions in the spring, when a firm co-chair will join the leadership team to prepare for a possible transition to serving the role independently.

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    Tanenbaum Keale Adds 10-Atty Team From Connell Foley

    A team of 10 attorneys, including partners, associates and a special counsel, has joined the Newark-based litigation boutique Tanenbaum Keale LLP from Connell Foley LLP, Tanenbaum Keale announced Tuesday.

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    Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge

    The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.

  • 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients

    A suspended attorney who was previously disbarred and jailed for a job-selling scheme within the Pennsylvania auditor general's office in the 1980s can't sue a state fund for compensating his clients after he allegedly siphoned money from their trust account, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.

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    Bressler Names New Commercial Litigation Leaders

    Bressler Amery & Ross PC has picked a new leadership duo for its commercial litigation group, tapping a Florida-based insurance expert and a trial attorney in New Jersey with experience working on high-profile cases, including litigation against New York City over claims stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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    Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

    About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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    Hodgson Russ Taps NY Estates Atty As Managing Partner

    Hodgson Russ LLP announced Monday that it is tapping a New York trusts and estates lawyer to lead the firm as managing partner during a continued period of growth.

  • La. Doctor Drops Porzio Bromberg Malpractice Suit In NJ

    A Louisiana doctor has dropped his legal malpractice suit against New Jersey firm Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC after the firm moved to dismiss the suit, though the doctor left open the possibility of continuing to pursue claims.

  • Trio Leading US Atty Office Raises 'Red Flag' For Judge

    The same federal judge who disqualified President Donald Trump's former personal counsel Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor asked the government Friday to explain why the "triumvirate of attorneys" now supervising the office was any more legitimate.

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    How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents

    As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

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    Genova Burns' New Leader Eyes Growth, Maintaining Culture

    Jennifer Borek, Genova Burns LLC’s new managing partner as of earlier in January, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about her goals for the New Jersey-based firm and her thoughts on leading the firm that’s been her professional home for over 20 years.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients

    The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.

  • Duane Morris Promotes 14 Attorneys To Partner

    Duane Morris LLP has promoted 14 associates and special counsel across seven U.S. offices into the firm's partnership, a move that Chairman Matthew Taylor said in a statement reflected optimism for the firm's future.

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    Chiesa Shahinian Selects New Corporate, Litigation Leaders

    Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC named leaders for its corporate and litigation groups this week, selecting a middle-market mergers and acquisitions expert and a former FINRA regulator to hold those respective roles.

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    Former NJ Deputy AG Tapped As Jersey City's Legal Chief

    James Solomon, Jersey City's newly elected mayor, has chosen a former New Jersey deputy attorney general with experience in civil rights law to serve as corporation counsel for the city.

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    Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump

    Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.  

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Expert Analysis

  • How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds Author Photo

    By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.

  • Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning Author Photo

    As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.

  • AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking Author Photo

    As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.

  • How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search Author Photo

    Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.

  • An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential Author Photo

    Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects? Author Photo

    Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.

  • 6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions Author Photo

    Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies Author Photo

    As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.

  • 6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff Author Photo

    Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Extend Your Content's Life Author Photo

    Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.

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    Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy Author Photo

    Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.

  • Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent Author Photo

    The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.

  • Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions Author Photo

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • 3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Author Photo

    Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

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