Firm Revenue Up 12.6% As Billing Rates, Demand Grew In '25

By Alison Knezevich

Increased billing rates and strong demand helped drive another financially successful year for the U.S. legal industry in 2025, according to survey results released Wednesday.

Ex-DOJ Atty, UGA VP Joins Miller & Martin In Atlanta

By Adrian Cruz

Miller & Martin PLLC announced that an attorney who previously served as vice president of government relations at the University of Georgia and Civil Division chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia has joined the firm's Atlanta office.

Smith Currie Taps Construction Law Vet As New Leader

By Jake Maher

Smith Currie Oles LLP announced a new managing partner this week, with a Seattle-based partner who joined as part of a 2023 merger stepping into the role.

NJ Atty Calls Fla. Bar's High Fees Unconstitutional

By Carolina Bolado

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.

Law Firms Merged At Record Rates In 2025 Amid Talent War

By Tracey Read

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.

How Associates Can Financially Prep For Equity Partnership

By Kevin Penton

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.

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.

Akerman Taps Atlanta Health Atty For Pro Bono Counsel Role

By Madison Arnold

Akerman LLP has turned to one of its healthcare partners to serve in a newly formalized role of pro bono counsel.

Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future

By James Boyle

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.

Logistics, Real Estate Co. Americold Grows Legal Exec's Role

By Nate Beck

Americold Realty Trust Inc., a temperature-controlled logistics and real estate company, said Tuesday that it has expanded the role of its chief legal officer as part of a series of executive leadership changes at the company.

Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

By Emma Cueto

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.

Eversheds Sutherland Creates US Innovation Department

By Sarah Martinson

Eversheds Sutherland has combined its data, research and technology teams to form a 20-person innovation department in the U.S. focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies in legal work and client services, the firm said Monday.

Blue Bird Bus Company's GC Sees Boost In Compensation

By Rose Krebs

School bus company Blue Bird's general counsel received roughly $1.4 million in compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $1 million the prior year, according to a public filing published Monday.

High Court Won't Review Social Security Judge's Removal

By Chart Riggall

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a Federal Circuit decision upholding the removal of a Georgia-based Social Security judge who was accused of on-the-job misconduct and shoddy work.

Ga. Med Mal Win Nixed Since Atty Juror Not Struck For Cause

By Jake Maher

The Georgia state appeals court has reversed a medical malpractice trial win for an OB/GYN, finding the trial court was wrong in not dismissing a potential juror who worked as an attorney for the doctor's medical insurer for cause, a ruling that led the former patient to use a peremptory strike to remove the lawyer from the panel.

How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents

By Kevin Penton

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.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

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.

Ga. Atty Disbarred Over 'Warrantless' Suit, Bogus Fees

By Chart Riggall

An Atlanta attorney has been disbarred by the Supreme Court of Georgia over charges that he filed a "warrantless" suit against a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs guardian and charged his client a 40% fee for a couple of hours of work in forwarding a $200,000 check to him.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

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.

Nappy Roots Hit With Infringement Suit Over 'Good Day' Bop

By Rae Ann Varona

Rap group Nappy Roots sampled a 30-second snippet in its hit song "Good Day" despite not having permission from the music sample's co-composers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court.

Judge Recommends Toss Of Ex-Deputy's Political Firing Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia federal judge has recommended tossing a former metropolitan Atlanta deputy sheriff's suit alleging he was forced to resign because he supported the sheriff's 2024 election opponent, while also urging sanctions against the deputy's attorney for citing nonexistent cases and misstating the law.

ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients

By Lynn LaRowe

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.

Jones Day Atty Picked As New Georgia Solicitor General

By Emily Johnson

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has appointed as the state's solicitor general a Jones Day associate who was a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court and two other appellate courts.

Arnall Golden Starts Gender-Affirming Care Defense Team

By Emily Johnson

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has started a team to defend healthcare providers and others who are facing federal investigations and enforcement actions over gender-affirming care.

Ex-Ga. GOP Chair Likely Stuck With Party's Settlement Bill

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Court of Appeals signaled Thursday it was unlikely to throw out a judgment the state Republican Party won against its former chairman after he allegedly botched settlement talks in an underlying suit, due largely to his failure to obtain the trial court's record.