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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
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Tanenbaum Keale Leaders Talk Selective Growth At Trial Firm
Tanenbaum Keale LLP chair James Keale and managing partner Phil McGovern joined Law360 Pulse for discussion how a recent 10-attorney hire fits into the litigation boutique’s plans for growth as it enters its ninth year in business.
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Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink $162K Fee Award In Ramey Case
The Federal Circuit will not reconsider its earlier ruling upholding a $162,000 fee award against a patent owner represented by attorney William Ramey III and his firm, Ramey LLP, after a district court found Ramey had brought a "weak" patent suit against television maker Vizio.
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9 Winston & Strawn Attorneys Join King & Spalding
King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that the former Dallas managing partner and eight other litigation partners from Winston & Strawn LLP have joined the firm.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.
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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift
Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.
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Manatt Appellate Star Leaves To Join Duane Morris In LA
Benjamin G. Shatz has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner at the firm's appellate division of the trial practice group in Los Angeles, after spending more than two decades at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, according to an announcement issued Monday.
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Hinshaw Adds 16 McGlinchey Attys, Launches In Cleveland
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has opened a new Cleveland office and greatly expanded its consumer financial services practice with a group of 16 attorneys from the recently shuttered McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, the firm said Monday.
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Army Corps Contractor Says Law Firm Sent $1.3M To Hackers
A Houston-based law firm sent $1.3 million in settlement proceeds won by a government contractor to cyber thieves after failing to verify transmission details, according to a petition filed in Texas state court.
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Fenwick Reaches Deal In FTX Crypto Scam Suit
Fenwick & West LLP and victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam are working toward a settlement in a case over the firm's alleged role in the trading platform's collapse.
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Spencer Fane Expands To New Orleans With Litigation Hire
Spencer Fane LLP announced that an experienced Louisiana-based attorney from Phelps Dunbar LLP has joined the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team as a partner, marking the fast-growing firm's initial foray into the New Orleans market.
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Watchdog Renews Halligan Bar Complaint After Court Rulings
The nonprofit Campaign for Accountability on Monday once again launched a bar complaint against former interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia, after the Virginia State Bar declined to pursue an ethics investigation against the attorney last year, calling it a matter for the courts to determine.
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Porzio Bromberg Unveils New NJ HQ, Brand Refresh
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC announced Monday that it has moved into new headquarters in New Jersey, a move the firm's managing partner told Law360 Pulse will better enable attorneys to meet client needs in a more modern setting.
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Class Action Group Of The Year: Bernstein Litowitz
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP helped obtain a $167 million settlement for EQT shareholders over an overvalued acquisition and also secured a $139 million deal for Turquoise Hill Resources investors, earning it a spot among the 2025 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.
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Mintz Adds Winston & Strawn ITC Practice Co-Leader In DC
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has grown its Washington, D.C., office by bringing a Winston & Strawn LLP equity partner as its International Trade Commission practice co-chair, strengthening the firm's intellectual property services with a patent litigator with two decades of experience.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Five Insurance Attys In Dallas, Philly
Five attorneys have expanded Cozen O'Connor's insurance litigation resources in Dallas and Philadelphia after moving their practices from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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Plaintiff Pulls Data Breach Claims Against Brown Paindiris
The last remaining plaintiff in a proposed class action against Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP over a 2023 data breach and the law firm's response to it filed for voluntary dismissal Friday in Connecticut federal court.
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Hotel Lender Says It Had No Part In Latham's Loan Error
The lender that benefited from an allegedly botched $152 million Miami hotel loan, in a reply last week to counterclaims, said there was no error on its part and said claims against it are barred because the borrowers, two veteran real estate investors, could instead sue their attorney, a practice leader at Latham, for malpractice.
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3rd Circ. Affirms Fee Awards For Immigration Habeas Actions
A Third Circuit panel ruled federal law authorizes attorney fee awards for immigrants who successfully challenge their detention through habeas actions, affirming awards made to two noncitizens who were detained for over a year and denied bond hearings.
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Amazon Shoppers' Counsel Admit To AI Errors In Motion
Lawyers representing Amazon customers in a proposed class action over supplement labeling have apologized to a Seattle federal judge for artificial intelligence hallucinations included in a recent filing, acknowledging "certain miscitations and misquotations" resulted from a Just Food Law PLLC attorney's use of the nascent technology and a failure by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP co-counsel to catch the errors.
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Weil Launches Austin Shop With Firm's IP Co-Chair
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has planted its flag in the Lone Star State's capital city with the firm's co-head of intellectual property, technology and life science litigation practice anchoring the new Austin shop.
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Akin Gov't Investigation Pros Move To Simpson Thacher In DC
Three former leaders of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's congressional investigations and state attorneys general practices have jumped to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Washington, D.C.
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Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed
A lawsuit that claims a Janus Henderson Group subsidiary schemed to take over a mass torts litigation funder can go forward, after a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled the funder's case was compelling enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
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9th Circ. Says DOJ Can Withhold VW Grand Jury Records
The Ninth Circuit on Friday held that the U.S. Department of Justice couldn't be forced to hand over about 6 million Volkswagen documents that were part of a Jones Day investigation into the automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal, as the government obtained them through a grand jury subpoena.
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Susman Faces Suit After Ex-Client's Arbitration Loss
Susman Godfrey LLP and a litigation funding business were hit with a lawsuit in Texas state court by an Irish patent litigation business that is challenging the outcome of an arbitration proceeding putting it on the hook for more than $37.8 million.
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DOJ Seeks Halliburton's Legal Memo In $35M Tax Fight
Halliburton has overblown its attorney-client privilege claims over a set of key legal documents the U.S. Department of Justice wants the global oil field operator to disclose as part of the company's $35 million tax refund dispute, the DOJ told a Texas federal court.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.
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Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026
A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.
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What Law Firm Liability Risks In 2025 Signal For Year To Come
Trends and statistics reveal that law firms of all sizes and practice areas remained attractive litigation targets this year, so firms must take concrete steps to avoid professional liability risks in the year to come, say Douglas Richmond and Andrew Ricke at Lockton Companies.
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5 New Archetypes Of Legal Talent For The Age Of AI
New job archetypes are rapidly replacing the traditional model of the lawyer as artificial intelligence proliferates, and to remain competitive, firms will need to embrace the diverse portfolio of talent required to navigate, design and critique algorithmic systems, says Dmitri Mehlhorn at Atoll Society.