Business of Law

  • January 03, 2025

    States Debate High Court Solution To Election Map Catch-22

    Louisiana has implored the U.S. Supreme Court to decisively resolve litigation over its federal election map in one of three ways, suggesting the justices could toss the case on standing, decide the merits, or, preferably, find that federal courts have no role in refereeing redistricting disputes.

  • January 03, 2025

    Insurer Accuses Hinshaw Of Negligence Over $11M Trial Loss

    Texas Insurance Co. has sued the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and a partner in California state court, alleging they failed to advise the insurer that it could be liable for the bulk of an $11.15 million verdict in an underlying personal injury case.

  • January 03, 2025

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    How to deal with diversity, climate change and artificial intelligence are the key issues giving general counsel night terrors at the start of the new year. And in Delaware, the Chancery Court is allowing a stockholder suit to move forward against Fox Corp., related to its false reports of voting fraud in 2020.

  • January 03, 2025

    Giuliani Says Memory Faulty In Meandering NY Contempt Row

    A Manhattan federal judge mulled a bid to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of a $148 million defamation judgment Friday, during a day of sparring in which the former New York City mayor repeatedly told counsel for two defamed Georgia poll workers that he doesn't remember case details.

  • January 03, 2025

    Battling Berts: Judge Enjoins Ga. Law Firm In Trademark Row

    A Georgia federal judge Friday temporarily barred an Atlanta-based law firm from advertising and promoting its personal injury legal services through messaging like "If You're Hurt ... Call Bert!" and "If You're Hurt, Call Bert," ruling that it is too similar to another personal injury firm's trademarked slogan.

  • January 03, 2025

    Taft Hired BCLP Comms Director Ahead Of Merger

    Once its merger with Sherman & Howard LLC became effective at the start of the new year, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Thursday it had hired Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's former director of communications.

  • January 03, 2025

    Akin Forms Capital Solutions Team Under Private Credit Head

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is launching a capital solutions team dedicated to advising private capital investors and companies on global situations across debt and equity, hybrid and structured solutions, joint ventures, rollups and spinouts, the firm announced last week.

  • January 03, 2025

    NY Judge To Sentence Trump Jan. 10 But Says Prison Unlikely

    A New York state judge said Friday he will sentence Donald Trump on Jan. 10 after rejecting his motion to dismiss his hush money conviction in light of his status as president-elect, but suggested a prison term is highly unlikely.

  • January 03, 2025

    AI Chatbots Will Transform Legal Scholarship, AI Chatbot Says

    Generative artificial intelligence like OpenAI's ChatGPT software will redefine legal scholarship, according to a new paper primarily produced by the chatbot.

  • January 03, 2025

    Atty Wants Free Speech Suit Over Tenn. Court Rule Kept Alive

    A free speech challenge to a Middle District of Tennessee rule barring attorneys from making "any extrajudicial statements" about cases in the district should be allowed to move forward since the court is not entitled to sovereign immunity, according to the Nashville civil rights lawyer behind the suit.

  • January 03, 2025

    Holland & Knight Matches BigLaw Bonuses In Major Markets

    Holland & Knight LLP announced associates in major U.S. markets will receive year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, with attorneys working in regional offices making smaller figures, according to a report.

  • January 03, 2025

    Ex-GMU Prof.'s Accusers Say He Can't Prove $108M Damages

    Former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright allegedly failed to provide information to back his $108 million defamation damages claim and then walked out of a deposition, according to a Virginia court filing by two former students whom Wright sued over their statements to Law360.

  • January 03, 2025

    Biden Honors Del. Jurist For Role In Brown V. Board Ruling

    President Joe Biden issued a top civilian award, posthumously, to former Chancellor Collins J. Seitz of Delaware Chancery Court, father of the state's current chief justice, for his role in decisions woven into the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

  • January 03, 2025

    Clyde & Co. Merges With Dallas Insurance Boutique

    Clyde & Co. LLP has announced a merger with Dallas boutique Tillman Batchelor LLP, expanding the global law firm's insurance capabilities in Texas amid its ongoing growth in North America.

  • January 03, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Chris Eubank Jr. hit with a libel claim from a boxing promoter, a perfume boss face proceedings from his businesses following sanctions violations claims, and Israeli broadcasters file intellectual property claims against BT and Sky. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 02, 2025

    Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action

    The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer ethics complaints accusing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of unlawfully failing to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation, according to letters released Thursday.

  • January 02, 2025

    Election Officials Push To Certify NC High Court Race Results

    The North Carolina State Board of Elections should be allowed to move forward with certifying the results of the state Supreme Court race after a Republican candidate sought to block copious ballots, state officials and incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs said Wednesday.

  • January 02, 2025

    Calif. Federal Judge Escapes House Party Brawl Suit, For Now

    A California federal judge has been dropped, for now, from litigation over an alleged assault during a party supposedly hosted at the jurist's Pasadena home with underage drinking and insufficient supervision.

  • January 02, 2025

    Retired Justice Breyer To Sit On 1st Circ. As Visiting Judge

    Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is returning to the bench this month as a visiting judge on the First Circuit, joining three-judge panels hearing oral arguments Jan. 8 and 10, including a financial adviser's appeal of its $93 million loss to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • January 02, 2025

    Justices Urged To Review Copyright Attorney Fee Circuit Split

    A Florida real estate broker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if defendants hit with copyright infringement suits can collect attorney fees when those suits are dropped, calling the case "an obvious candidate" for high court review.

  • January 02, 2025

    DOJ Says Hur Tapes Are Protected From GOP Contempt Effort

    Two U.S. Department of Justice legal opinions made public on New Year's Eve further explain the Biden administration's positions opposing attempts by Republicans to obtain the audio recordings of President Joe Biden and his ghostwriter speaking with special counsel Robert Hur for his investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents.

  • January 02, 2025

    DC US Atty Matthew Graves Stepping Down Jan. 16

    Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for D.C. who led the federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said he'll be stepping down as the capital's top federal prosecutor four days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

  • January 02, 2025

    Biden Lauds Bipartisanship In Confirming Record No. Of Judges

    With less than three weeks left in office, President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated putting 235 lifetime judges on the federal bench.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ga. Judge Dies By Apparent Suicide In Courtroom

    A Georgia state judge died in an apparent suicide in the courtroom earlier this week during his final days in office shortly after Gov. Brian Kemp rejected his resignation and said it would have nullified the results of a runoff election that the judge lost last year.

  • January 02, 2025

    The Top In-House Hires Of December

    Legal department hires in the past month included high-profile appointments at Eaton Corp., Conde Nast, Constellation Energy Corp. and Turing. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • Identifying Deepfakes During Evidence Collection, Discovery

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    Attorneys must familiarize themselves with the tools used to create and detect deepfakes — media manipulated by artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic real people and events — as well as best practices for keeping this fabricated evidence out of court, says Bijan Ghom at Saxton & Stump.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • This Year's Insights On Attorney Well-Being

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    With the legal industry increasingly grappling with attorney burnout, depression, anxiety, stress and substance use disorders, Law360 guest experts proposed solutions this year ranging from mental health first aid training to exercises that build flexible optimism.

  • New Strategies For Enhancing Firm Culture

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    How can law firms work toward retaining legal talent and meeting business goals? This year, Law360 guest commentary dove into tips like embracing cognitive diversity and conducting so-called stay interviews.

  • The Latest Legal Writing Tips

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    In 2024, Law360 guest experts provided advice for improving many kinds of legal writing — explaining how attorneys can use syllogistic reasoning, emulate master chefs, and clean up drafts produced by generative artificial intelligence tools.

  • 2024 Pointers On Persuading Jurors

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    In a year where nuclear verdicts continued to proliferate, Law360 guest commentary focused on how trial attorneys can better select and connect with jurors, offering strategies for identifying anti-corporate sentiments and tactics to land one’s closing argument.

  • Associate Issues In The 2024 Spotlight

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    Law360 guest writers provided insights on a range of issues affecting associates this year, from the challenges of training new lawyers in the era of artificial intelligence, to nonfinancial factors that junior attorneys should consider before accepting a job offer.

  • Cybersecurity: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    From the CrowdStrike failure to the plethora of new and sometimes tricky regulatory requirements, to early decisions interpreting cyberinsurance coverage, guest authors broke down the implications of the biggest cybersecurity developments this year. 

  • AI Questions: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    As the legal discourse surrounding artificial intelligence shifted from theoretical to concrete this year, guest commentary focused on the proliferation of new AI-related litigation, enforcement actions and best practices, while tracking the judiciary’s experimentation with generative AI.

  • ESG And DEI: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    In their commentary on ESG and DEI topics this year, Law360 guest authors discussed Project 2025’s potential impact, the rise of greenwashing litigation, strategies for fostering employee retention amid a shaky regulatory landscape, and more.

  • Election Impact: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Donald Trump's election win initiated a deluge of predictions for the incoming administration, with Law360 guest writers covering key policy areas such as immigration, tax, energy, labor and competition, plus potential congressional themes and investigations.

  • Noncompetes: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Employee noncompete issues took center stage this year, as Law360 guest writers covered everything from state-level enforceability trends and alternative methods for protecting business interests, to a National Labor Relations Board ruling and the Federal Trade Commission’s attempted ban.

  • The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Double-patenting was one of the top intellectual property topics tackled in Law360’s Expert Analysis section this year, along with the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence, case distribution in the Western District of Texas, and more.

  • The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Readers were drawn to employment law commentary on a range of 2024 developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's Title VII ruling, impactful activity from the National Labor Relations Board, and state legislation targeting employee noncompete agreements.

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