Business of Law

January 13, 2025
Philadelphia Litigation Firm Born From 3-Firm Partnership

Drawing on decades of diverse experience, a group of seasoned leaders from three law firms have joined forces to launch Cohen Vaughan LLP, a Philadelphia-based litigation firm that brings 75 attorneys across 18 offices in seven Eastern states under one roof.
January 10, 2025
Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination.
January 10, 2025
In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.
January 10, 2025
Colorado Conduct Panel Dings Judges For Disclosure Lapses

A Colorado judicial commission on Friday criticized 48 judges for failing to file state-mandated personal financial disclosure reports in 2023, saying the lapses "cast a shadow" over the state's judiciary but did not warrant public discipline because no judges were dishonest or improperly secretive.
January 10, 2025
Sen. Durbin Questions Trump AG Nominee's Lobbying

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed federal agencies Friday to provide information on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee's past role as a foreign lobbyist ahead of her confirmation hearings next week due to concerns about possible conflicts of interest.
January 10, 2025
Feds Want 16 Mos. For Oath Keepers' Atty In Jan. 6 Case

A former attorney for the far-right Oath Keepers group should be sentenced to 16 months in prison for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have told a D.C. federal judge, saying her conduct and lack of remorse warrants a significant sentence.
January 10, 2025
Ga. Law Firm Latest To Fight Corporate Transparency Act

A federal law designed to combat money laundering violates the U.S. Constitution by forcing lawyers to disregard attorney-client privilege, a Georgia lawyer told a federal court, joining a chorus seeking legal action to stop the law.
January 10, 2025
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

A new report from a national group declares that general counsel and their corporate boards face five key dilemmas in 2025, thanks to the nation's chaotic and rapidly changing times. And in sports broadcasting, Disney and two other media companies have settled Fubo's lawsuit against their joint streaming venture, which they agreed to end.
January 10, 2025
Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report

Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.
January 10, 2025
As Lawyers Face Wildfire Losses In LA, Firms Step Up To Help

Amid the tragedy of losing their homes to the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, attorneys have found hope in the support of their firms and colleagues.
January 10, 2025
Wright Must Detail $108M Damages Claim Against Accusers

Joshua Wright, a former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, must reappear for a deposition to answer previously unanswered questions posed by two women he's suing for defamation on the details of his $108 million damages claim against them, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.
January 10, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

This past week in London has seen legal services group RBG Holdings face a winding-up petition from founder Ian Rosenblatt amid soured talks about the group's leadership, J.P. Morgan file a fresh claim against WeRealize, retailer Asda face an intellectual property claim over a specific type of mandarin and financier Nathaniel Rothschild sue German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst and his investment vehicle Tennor International. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
January 10, 2025
New York To Administer NCBE's NextGen Bar Exam In 2028

New York's highest court has announced the jurisdiction will adopt the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners beginning July 2028.
January 10, 2025
US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December

After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
January 10, 2025
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.
January 10, 2025
Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match

The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
January 10, 2025
Justices Seem Inclined To Uphold TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to uphold a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, despite some justices expressing concern over the law's impact on the free speech rights of Americans who use the wildly popular social media platform.
January 10, 2025
Litigation Funder Forms New Biz To Oversee Group Claims

Litigation funder Asertis confirmed Friday it has joined forces with law firm KP Law PC to create a one-stop shop for managing legal claims through a unique platform that offers funding, litigating and insuring services.
January 10, 2025
Former SDNY US Atty Williams Returns To Paul Weiss

Damian Williams is rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP after four years as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York under President Joe Biden, the firm announced Friday.
January 10, 2025
Trump Avoids Jail As Judge Points To Presidential Status

A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."
January 09, 2025
Skadden Opens Abu Dhabi Office With Freshfields Hire

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Thursday that its first Middle East office has opened in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, spearheaded by a new corporate transactional partner who previously led the region for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
January 09, 2025
Wash. Seeks To Ease Legal Practice Path For Military Spouses

Washington's state courts are considering rule changes to make it easier for attorneys married to military members and graduates of law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association to practice law in the state, part of a series of moves to reduce barriers to the legal profession.
January 09, 2025
Supreme Court Declines To Halt Trump's NY Sentencing

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to halt New York criminal proceedings in his hush money case, clearing the way for a state judge to sentence the president-elect on Friday, days before he takes the oath of office.
January 09, 2025
Alito-Trump Phone Call Sparks Unanswered Calls For Recusal

Democratic lawmakers' calls for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse from considering Donald Trump's bid to stay sentencing in his New York hush money case due to a phone call the pair had shortly before the emergency application was filed went unaddressed Thursday.
January 09, 2025
5 Questions Attys Have About Supreme Court's TikTok Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Friday in TikTok's challenge to a law requiring the wildly popular social media platform to be divested from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, in an unusual First Amendment case attorneys say also raises broad procedural and legal questions.

Expert Analysis

Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends

Though law firms face the dual challenge of external and internal pressures as they enter 2024, firms willing to pivot will be able to stand out by adapting to stakeholder needs and reimagining their infrastructure, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
Legal Practice In The AI Era: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Guest columnists explored the possibilities and challenges for the legal profession amid the rise of generative artificial intelligence, including privilege complications, demands for new types of legal skills, and the ethics of a ChatGPT-authored motion.
AI In Employment Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

This year, the most popular employment law topics related to artificial intelligence in Law360's Expert Analysis section included ChatGPT, new AI legislation, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
AI In Health Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

As the use of artificial intelligence accelerated this year, Expert Analysis writers examined AI's significant impact on the healthcare sector, ranging from key compliance considerations for companies utilizing AI tools to regulators' efforts to keep up with rapidly evolving technologies.
AI In IP Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Keeping up with generative artificial intelligence was the name of the game for intellectual property lawyers in 2023 as the government worked to determine whether AI-generated output is protectable under the law and guest writers assessed the technology's risks and rewards.
The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

Securities guest article topics that piqued reader interest this year include how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission utilized seldom-used rules to go after bad actors, and how Delaware courts increased scrutiny on boards of directors — sometimes in surprising ways.
The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

This year, some of the most popular employment topics in articles written for Law360's Expert Analysis section focused on workplace diversity, equity and inclusion, new unionization rules from the National Labor Relations Board, and proposed regulations for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Managing AI Risks: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023

Amid the rapidly developing legal landscape around artificial intelligence, Law360 Expert Analysis writers tackled a range of compliance and litigation challenges, providing insights on privacy in the age of AI, the role of class actions in AI risk mitigation, and the creation of corporate AI policies.
The Most-Read Law360 UK Guest Articles Of 2023

Benefits of the new EU Unified Patent Court, artificial intelligence regulation and M&A trends amid rising inflation were among the hot topics U.K. Expert Analysis articles explored this year.
The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office incentives and restrictions, Federal Circuit decisions on exact meaning, and lessons from the comedic whodunit “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” were among popular intellectual property topics guest authors tackled this year.
The Most-Read Trials Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

Law360 guest columnists provided a number of tips and insights for trial attorneys this year, including pitfalls to avoid in witness preparation, color psychology pointers that can enhance trial graphics, and strategies for excluding expert testimony.
The Most-Read Access To Justice Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

In their commentary on emerging access to justice issues this year, Law360 guest experts covered the importance of tiered legal assistance in eviction cases, the evolution of financial bail conditions, and the role of public defenders in addressing the root drivers of crime.
The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

A range of legal industry topics drew readers' attention in Law360's Expert Analysis section this year, from associate retention strategies to ethical billing practices.
So You Want To Write A Guest Article?

If your New Year's resolution is to spend more time writing, here's everything you need to know to pitch guest article ideas to Law360.
Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities

Attorneys who resolve to grow their revenue and client base in 2024 should be careful not to abandon their goals when they get too busy with client work, because these periods of zero bandwidth can actually be a catalyst for future growth, says Amy Drysdale at Alchemy Consulting.