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NJ Atty Disciplined For Leaving Client Claims In 'Limbo'
The New Jersey Supreme Court last week reprimanded an attorney who left clients in "limbo" for years over their potential environmental contamination claims against drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb.
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ILFA Spotlight: Darrow Has Sights On $100M Revenue In 2026
Legal violation detection platform Darrow, which was named most innovative legal technology provider at the inaugural International Legal Finance Association awards, aims to reach up to $100 million in revenue next year, its chief revenue officer told Law360 Pulse.
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Leech Tishman Expands In Miami With Litigation Partner
Leech Tishman picked up a new partner for its litigation, real estate and construction practice groups in Miami from Pathman Law LLC.
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Calif. Chamber Of Commerce Counsel Rejoins Jackson Lewis
A former California Chamber of Commerce senior employment law counsel has rejoined Jackson Lewis PC as a principal, returning to the firm where she has already done a five-year stint, the firm announced.
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Ex-Sunoco Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig In Philly
A former Sunoco Inc. chief counsel and onetime adviser for the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania has returned to private practice at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Philadelphia.
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How 2025 Became The Year Of The Boutique
When news broke this month that former special counsel Jack Smith planned to open a new boutique law firm, it underscored a bigger trend: All year long, elite small firms have proliferated as many federal lawyers left government service and some disaffected attorneys left BigLaw jobs.
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Ex-Oura CEO Pushes To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Firing Suit
The onetime CEO of fitness tracker company Oura Health is pushing to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing the smart ring maker in his compensation suit, telling a San Francisco federal judge that he shared confidential information when he consulted with the firm about his claims prior to filing suit.
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Baker Botts Hires 2 New DC Partners For Enviro, IP Team
Baker Botts LLP has hired two new partners in its intellectual property and environmental safety and incident response groups, who will both be based in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, Baker Botts said in recent announcements.
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Patients Say Pa. Med Mal Firm Left Data Vulnerable To Hackers
A Pittsburgh law firm that handles medical malpractice and insurance litigation faces a proposed class action complaint alleging that it failed to protect the private health and personal data of patients whose information was stolen in a data breach.
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JPMorgan Rips Javice Attys' 'Absurd' Bills For Candy, Booze
JPMorgan has unveiled new details in its ongoing legal fee fight with Charlie Javice, accusing the convicted financial aid startup founder's Quinn Emanuel defense counsel and other firms of billing for "absurd" and "outrageous" expenses, including specialty cocktails, cellulite butter, a Cookie Monster toy and $530 on gummy bears.
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Media Companies Seek $520K Fees In Severance Suit
A360 Media LLC and Bauer Media Group USA LLC are urging a New Jersey federal judge to award them more than $520,000 in attorney fees and costs after defeating a former executive's ERISA severance suit, arguing they prevailed over a bad-faith claim by the exec and he should be saddled with the legal fees to deter others.
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Brothers In Cannabis Venture Seek Early Win In Email Dustup
An attorney and his brother embroiled in a "messy" dispute over a soured cannabis venture are both seeking an early win on the attorney's claims that his privacy was violated when his work emails were handed to his brother.
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LawFirms.com Beats LegalForce's TM Suit After Bench Trial
A California judge has concluded that a company that operates LawFirms.com did not infringe a law firm's trademarks for LegalForce, saying that during a four-day bench trial in October the court found "no one was actually confused or misled."
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ILFA Spotlight: Addleshaw, Hausfeld Nab UK Firm Honors
Addleshaw Goddard and Hausfeld picked up prizes at the inaugural awards ceremony of the International Legal Finance Association as use of litigation finance in disputes and competition claims rose.
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ILFA Spotlight: Boies, Kobre, Irell, McDonald Hopkins Saluted
The International Legal Finance Association has honored Kobre & Kim LLP, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Irell & Manella LLP and McDonald Hopkins LLC for trailblazing work in high-stakes litigation and facilitating litigation funding deals.
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4 Robbins Geller Attys To Join New Securities Boutique
The managing partner of the New York City office of midsized law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is leaving with three other securities partners to join a new securities boutique that was launched by a lawyer who recently left Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP in a contentious exit.
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Miss. Attys Sanctioned Over AI Misuse In Age Bias Case
A Mississippi federal court on Friday sanctioned three attorneys for misusing artificial intelligence in an age discrimination case against a school district, resulting in hallucinated citations in the matter as well as other cases in the state.
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IP Atty, Patent Exec File Dueling Bids To End Defamation Case
A patent licensing company executive and a Baker Botts LLP intellectual property litigator filed competing summary judgment motions in a defamation suit in Florida federal court.
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Calif. Atty Slams 'Protectionist' ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
A California attorney has pushed back on opposition from California's attorney general and the state's bar association amid his efforts to block enforcement of a ban on fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys, arguing the new state law is a "protectionist act, in defiance of the constitution."
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McCathern Shokouhi Shuffles Leaders For 'Enterprise Value'
McCathern Shokouhi Evans PLLC is entering the New Year with one of its name partners stepping into a new CEO role and a firm veteran being promoted to manage its Dallas headquarters, moves that leadership said positions the firm for growth and the creation of "enterprise value."
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Ex-Prosecutor Sues After Arrest During Protest Of Skadden
A retired prosecutor who protested Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's deal with the Trump administration has sued New York City and others in federal court, alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested outside the BigLaw firm's headquarters in Manhattan.
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Mandelbaum Barrett Growing To New England With IBO Team
Mandelbaum Barrett PC will expand its footprint into New England at the start of the new year when the firm adds two dozen attorneys, support staff and the Connecticut office of Ivey Barnum & O'Mara LLC to its resources.
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4 Legal Ethics Matters That Rocked 2025
This year, judges across the country grappled with attorneys' use and misuse of generative artificial intelligence, and prominent federal prosecutor battles dominated headlines in some of the top legal ethics matters of 2025.
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Insurer Fights Hall Booth's Bid To Ax Malpractice Claim In Ga.
A Hanover Insurance Group Inc. unit has urged a Georgia judge to keep alive its $10 million legal malpractice suit against Hall Booth Smith PC, arguing that whether it was ever actually a client of the firm is a fact issue not ready for adjudication.
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DOJ Challenges ABA's Standing In Law Firm Intimidation Suit
The Trump administration is not waging an intimidation campaign against U.S. law firms, the government said Friday, calling an American Bar Association lawsuit challenging its alleged "law firm intimidation policy" as total speculation that must be dismissed due to lack of standing.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.