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Ethics Guidance Lags Private Equity's Interest In Legal Field
MoFo Seattle Launch Was 'Right Time With The Right People'
McGuireWoods, MoFo Enter Seattle With Perkins Coie Attys
Sidley Hires Longtime WilmerHale IP Lawyers In DC
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9th Circ. Grants Atty Fee Appeal In Eye Drop Pricing Suit
District courts cannot reduce fee awards to attorneys based on a firm's size, the Ninth Circuit ruled in a published opinion Tuesday, sending a case back to a California federal court to recalculate attorney fees awarded to a "small" firm that represented wholesalers in a Robinson-Patman Act suit against eye drop manufacturers.
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Munchkin Can't Arbitrate Ex-GC's 'War On Families' Suit
Baby products brand Munchkin Inc. lost its bid to arbitrate its former general counsel's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about the company's "war on families," after a California judge ruled a sexual harassment claim added in an amended version of his suit exempted him from mandatory arbitration.
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Firm Ordered To Show Proof In Google Teen‑Harm Fee Fight
A Florida federal judge has ordered an Orlando firm to submit documents substantiating its claims that it is owed a cut of a pending settlement in a suit accusing Google LLC and a chatbot company of causing the suicide of a teen, after a former attorney said the firm's claims were "baseless."
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Clark Hill Faces DQ Bid In NJ Health Noncompete Fight
Clark Hill PLC is facing a disqualification bid in New Jersey federal court from a health consulting company arguing the firm is unethically seeking to take sides in a dispute between two codefendants.
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Semantics In Spotlight As Spine Docs Battle Over Arb. Award
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel mulled Tuesday whether a letter sent by a spinal surgery outfit to a rival could justify prejudgment interest on an arbitration award in a confidentiality and trade secrets dispute, despite the letter lacking the word "prejudgment."
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Callagy Law Ex-Client Pushes For DQ In Firm's Countersuit
A former Callagy Law PC client has asked a New Jersey federal judge to disqualify the firm from representing itself in a countersuit responding to a 2023 legal malpractice matter, alleging their past representation precludes them from handling a matter adverse to him.
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Personal Injury Firm Fights Sanctions Bid In Swipe-Fee Case
A personal injury firm and its referral partner have pushed back against a sanctions bid from a class of merchants in a long-running antitrust litigation against Visa and Mastercard over swipe fees, arguing the plaintiffs are seeking "drastic relief" without a showing that any class member was harmed by allegedly misleading information the firm gave them.
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Gunster Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Florida
A former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida will now handle business litigation and white collar defense at Gunster.
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Biotech Co.'s Ex-CEO Calls $816K Atty Fee Demand 'Padded'
Fox Rothschild LLP should receive no more than $200,000 in fees and costs for its successful prosecution of a breach of contract and conversion suit against a former biotech executive, the defendant told a Connecticut court in pushing back on a request for nearly $816,000.
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Pro Se Atty Asks 10th Circ. To Rehear Frontier Bias Suit
A self-represented attorney asked the Tenth Circuit on Monday to reconsider its decision to back the lower court's dismissal of her racial discrimination lawsuit against Frontier Airlines, arguing that a panel misread her allegations that gate agents mocked her Indian accent and denied her boarding.
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Product Liability Group Of The Year: Lieff Cabraser
The efforts of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP attorneys last year on headline-making litigation, such as the massive wave of lawsuits against social media giants over alleged ills to youth mental health, and their part in a $4 billion settlement for those affected by the deadly wildfires in Hawaii just a few years ago secured their place in the 2025 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.
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Calif. Firm Says Texas Immunity Law Blocks $11M Fee Suit
A California law firm is urging an Austin federal judge to dismiss claims that it participated in unlawfully withholding $11 million in attorney fees from a Texas law firm that allegedly helped secure a nine-figure verdict against Walmart, arguing a Texas immunity law protects the Golden State firm from being held liable to non-clients.
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Mintz Lands IP Pro From Wilson Sonsini In San Francisco
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC. announced Tuesday that it has added a patent litigation attorney who was at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC for more than two decades to bolster its intellectual property division.
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Judge Tosses Fitch Suit Against Ex-Client In Malpractice Row
An Illinois federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by intellectual property law firm Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP against the co-founder of a former patent client that accused it of malpractice, saying the firm was improperly seeking a declaration on state law claims without raising a federal question.
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Zumpano Patricios Launches In Houston With New Hire
Zumpano Patricios has planted its first flag in Texas with an office in Houston led by a partner in charge who previously operated a solo commercial litigation and labor and employment practice.
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Crowell & Moring Nabs Robins Kaplan NY Antitrust Head
The former head of Robins Kaplan LLP's New York antitrust group has joined Crowell & Moring LLP as an antitrust and competition group partner, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Firm Waived Arbitration When It Filed Fee Suit, Ga. Panel Says
The Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court's order sending a fee dispute between litigation firm Herman Jones LLP and an ex-client to arbitration, ruling Monday that there's "no clearer act" waiving the arbitration provision than the firm's decision to file a lawsuit instead.
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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Legal fee feuds, noncompete pact breach fights and post-closing "earnout" battles piled up in Delaware's equity and commercial law venues last week, with top jurists briefing lawmakers on efforts to better manage crowded dockets and expanded benches.
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Seton Hall Beats Former President's Whistleblower Suit
Seton Hall University's former president had his whistleblower suit against the school dismissed, with a state court ruling that he was barred from suing by the terms of his employment contracts.
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Greenberg Glusker Adds Land Use, Corporate Attys In LA
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP announced Monday the firm is expanding its ranks with the addition of two new partners to its Los Angeles office: a land use whiz from Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP and a transactional ace from Prospera Law LLP.
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4th Circ. Reverses $57K Atty Sanction In Engineer's Bias Suit
The attorney representing an Arab American worker in a civil rights retaliation suit against an engineering firm had legitimate grounds for opposing the firm's motion for an early win, the Fourth Circuit has determined, scrapping a $57,015 sanction a federal district judge imposed for allegedly dragging out the case.
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Lathrop GPM Absorbs California Construction Boutique
Lathrop GPM LLP announced Monday that the firm is adding five attorneys from a Northern California construction boutique, marking what the firm said was a substantial expansion of its construction practice group and continued growth in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Pittsburgh Law Firm Hit With Class Claims Over Data Breach
A Pittsburgh-based law firm has been hit with proposed class claims alleging it failed to protect clients' private information, which was compromised by a data breach in May.
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NJ Watchdog Takes File Fight In Hospital Row To 3rd Circ.
A New Jersey watchdog will take its bid to shield investigative files from discovery in a hospital's antitrust suit to the Third Circuit, according to a court notice.
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Ga. Law Firm Aims To Escape Nonprofit's Housing Deal Suit
A Georgia law firm and its attorney have argued that the state's anti-SLAPP statute should shield them from an affordable housing nonprofit's suit, urging a state judge to permanently toss the matter because the attorney's challenged acts are protected speech related to an issue of public concern.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
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How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.