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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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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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Haynes Boone, Seward & Kissel Announce Year-End Bonuses
Haynes Boone is handing its associates year-end and special bonuses in line with those offered by a significant portion of BigLaw this year, largely adhering to a bonus scale first put forward by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in November, a firm spokesperson confirmed Monday.
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Legal Departments Pushing Back Against Partner Rate Hikes
Billing rates from law firms varied widely in the first half of 2025, and corporate legal departments will need to anticipate tiered and regional shifts in fee dynamics to keep costs under control next year, according to a report released Monday by Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
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Lawyers Hit Billable Hour Goals, But At What Cost?
As lawyers across the U.S. tally their hours and take stock of how the past year unfolded, a recent Law360 Pulse survey suggests many will meet their billable goals, but often at the expense of their mental health and work-life balance.
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Abrams Fensterman Leader Takes Practice To Tarter Krinsky
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has hired a former Abrams Fensterman LLP partner who helped lead that firm's practice focused on cooperative and condominium work, as chair of its own cooperatives and condominiums practice, the firm recently announced.
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Lawyers Don't Expect AI To Lower Billing Targets
Generative AI is raising questions about how time-based billing adapts when tasks become faster to complete, but most attorneys recently surveyed by Law360 Pulse are skeptical that AI will shift expectations anytime soon.
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Winston Taylor Will Eye Growth Beyond $1.75B Merger
The architects of the deal to create a major new transatlantic player called Winston Taylor say that "there's no finishing point" to their plans for expansion as they signal an openness to more deals and even external investment.
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Weil Adds Kirkland PE Ace In New York
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced on Monday that it has added its ninth lateral partner to its private equity group this year, welcoming a former corporate attorney with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Feds To Appeal Dismissal Of Comey, James Indictments
The U.S. Department of Justice indicated Friday that it will appeal the dismissals of headline-grabbing indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge ruled the controversial prosecutor handling both cases was not properly appointed.
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Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader's Divergent Paths Led To Deal
The blockbuster combination between Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced this past week involves two law firms that have charted very different paths in recent years. Here, a look at what events led up to the firms joining together at the deal table.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19.
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More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
A nonprofit's unusual plan to make a mass pardon request directly to the Trump administration highlights burgeoning optimism among white collar defendants about their chances of securing relief, and a recognition that the clearest path to clemency no longer runs through the traditional channels.
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Disbarred Calif. Lawyer Gets 18 Mos. For Advance Fee Fraud
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a disbarred California lawyer to 18 months in prison Friday for scheming to reap $4 million in advance fees for bogus letters of credit while holding himself out as chief of compliance for a fake bank.
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Lowenstein Sandler Launches Financial Regulatory Group
Lowenstein Sandler LLP rolled out a new practice group this week focusing on state-level financial regulation to be co-led by the former chief of the Bureau of Securities in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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Hogan Lovells Seeks Repeat Merger Success With Cadwalader
The chief executive tapped to lead what will be known as Hogan Lovells Cadwalader said Friday that the deal that will create the world's fifth‑largest law firm by revenue is set to succeed, promising to repeat the success of the merger that originally founded Hogan Lovells.
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Eletson Defends Reed Smith, Rolnick Kramer Subpoenas
Eletson Holdings on Friday argued in support of its bid to subpoena Reed Smith LLP and Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP as the shipping company seeks to enforce judgments of up to $873,000 that it won in September, telling a New York bankruptcy judge its requests for information were proper.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Five firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the D.C. Circuit reinstated an order that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing grants for climate change projects.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Sbaiti Adds Longtime Plaintiffs' Atty From Seeger Weiss
Sbaiti & Co. PLLC has hired a former Seeger Weiss LLP partner to chair its consumer protection practice group and co-chair its mass tort practice group.
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2025 Marked Another Big Year For Mid-Law Mergers
In 2025, Mid-Law firms were under increasing pressure to grow, with mergers typically being the most attractive option, leading to several high-profile mergers of midsize, midmarket and regional firms being acquired and numerous Mid-Law firms themselves absorbing smaller firms amid ongoing industry consolidation.
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NY Appeals Court Lets $62M PDVSA Bond Feud Proceed
A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Venezuela's state-owned oil company to find that service of a lawsuit over a roughly $62 million defaulted bond was insufficient under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, ruling that the company had waived its right to be served in compliance with the act.
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2nd Circ. Bars Email Service In Chinese 'Baby Shark' Case
The Second Circuit on Thursday backed a finding that the owner of "Baby Shark" trademarks, which won a default judgment against dozens of Chinese companies, didn't properly serve two of those businesses, saying an email didn't pass muster under the rules of the Hague Service Convention.
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NY Judge Suspended Amid Lotto Ticket Theft Allegations
A New York judge has been suspended with pay, the state's highest court announced Thursday, after he was charged with stealing thousands of dollars in lotto tickets from a local Elks Lodge.
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Nelson Mullins Partner Class Back To 18 After 2025 Jump
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have promoted 18 attorneys to its partnership level — a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
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How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud
A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.