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Daily Litigation
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McDermott Must Trim 'Vastly Overbroad' Subpoena In Atty Suit
A Black attorney who is suing McDermott Will & Schulte LLP for racial bias secured a court order Tuesday quashing the law firm's subpoena for some of her previous employment records, as a federal judge called the request "vastly overbroad" and directed the firm to narrow it.
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Litchfield Cavo Makes Ohio Debut With Insurance Team Hire
Litchfield Cavo LLP announced that a 10-person team based in Cleveland has joined the insurance defense firm, marking its first office in Ohio and the 25th location in its portfolio.
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Cozen Professional Liability Pro Joins Eckert Seamans
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has grown its professional liability practice in Philadelphia with the addition of a Cozen O'Connor PC attorney specializing in representing healthcare professionals in medical malpractice litigation, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Georgia Judge Not Immune From Jailing Suit, Court Told
A woman has asked a Georgia federal court to reject a former state judge's bid to escape a lawsuit alleging the judge improperly jailed her when she was a witness in her parents' divorce, arguing judicial immunity didn't shield the decision to lock her up.
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Winston & Strawn Hires Antitrust Partner From DOJ In DC
A Justice Department trial attorney who helped represent the government in its ad technology monopolization fight against Google has joined Winston & Strawn LLP's Washington, D.C., team.
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King & Spalding Adds 3 More Attys From Winston & Strawn
King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that it is continuing to expand in Dallas by adding three more attorneys from Winston & Strawn LLP.
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Day Pitney Faces DQ Bid Over Ex-Justice's Role In $1.3M Case
Day Pitney LLP should be sidelined from a $1.3 million private equity management company's windup lawsuit because former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a partner at the firm, heard the case before it was earmarked for a new trial, three company owners have argued.
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Appellate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP secured significant appellate rulings in its favor last year, including in U.S. Supreme Court cases dealing with the deadline to petition for judicial review of a removal order and whether a trademark plaintiff can recover profits from entities other than named defendants, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Appellate Groups of the Year.
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NJ Firm Faces DQ Bid After Port Authority Chair Added To Suit
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney suing over alleged anti-veteran discrimination in New Jersey state court has moved to have his opposing counsel at O'Toole Scrivo LLC disqualified after having named the firm's managing partner — chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — as a new defendant.
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Berger Singerman Expands In Fla. With Litigation Firm Combo
Attorneys and staff members at litigation firm Rocke McLean Sbar have joined Florida business law firm Berger Singerman LLP through a business combination.
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Skadden Hit With Sanctions Over 'Vexatious' Gaming Suit
A Manhattan federal judge has sanctioned Papaya Gaming and its attorneys from Skadden for what the court said was a "blatant" attempt to relitigate claims in Virginia that had already been dismissed in a false advertising dispute in New York with Skillz Platform, one of its competitors.
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NY Judicial Watchdog Says Complaints Break Record Again
New York's judicial watchdog has reported a record number of new complaints filed against judges for the fourth year in a row in 2025.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds New Partners In 4 US Offices
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced the hiring of four partners across the U.S. to bolster its corporate, employment, intellectual property and litigation departments.
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Texas Boutique Rebrands With Norton Rose Litigator
A San Antonio litigation boutique formerly known as Valkenaar PLLC has changed its name to Valkenaar O'Donnell PLLC with the addition of a veteran trial lawyer who most recently served as managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright's office in the Texas city.
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.
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Ex-Atty Kossoff Axed From Bankruptcy Case Amid Appeal
A New York bankruptcy judge determined he has jurisdiction over litigation stemming from the collapse of real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC after its principal stole $14 million from its clients, finding the firm's founder may be dismissed as a defendant because the now imprisoned, disbarred lawyer "appears to be judgment-proof."
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Cozen O'Connor Lands 2nd Highest-Ranking NJ AG Leader
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that it has brought on the former second-highest ranking state prosecutor for New Jersey as a member in its state attorneys general group.
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DOJ Drops Law Firm Executive Order Appeals
The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that it is dropping its fight over executive orders targeting four law firms.
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O'Melveny Hires Antitrust Trial Attys In DC, San Francisco
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced on Monday the hiring of two antitrust and competition partners in its San Francisco and Washington, D.C., offices.
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Hagens Berman Denied Rehearing Bid In Sanctions Dispute
The Third Circuit on Monday rejected plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's request to reconsider weighing in on the sanctions dispute in a since-dropped product liability case that resulted in the trial court judge referring the firm for possible criminal investigation.
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Mich. Law Firm Sued Over Data Breach
Chapman & Associates PC was hit Monday with a proposed class action in Michigan federal court nearly a month after announcing it had experienced a cybersecurity breach.
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Univ. Aims To Pull Montgomery McCracken Into Property Suit
Rider University is seeking permission to add Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP as a defendant to an ongoing legal malpractice lawsuit in New Jersey state court stemming from a dispute over the school's ownership of a $42 million property.
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Texas Firm Sues Former Associate For Running Her Own Firm
Texas law firm Hoover Slovacek LLP has sued a former associate in state court, accusing her of running her own law firm and representing clients adverse to her employer while still working there full-time.
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Attorney, Law Firm Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
An attorney and his law firm urged a Florida federal judge to throw out fraud claims a proposed class of EB-5 investors lodged against them over what they called a sham real estate development in Orlando, Florida.
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6th Circ. Backs Ohio Judge's Firing Over Campaign Attack Ad
An Ohio magistrate judge who was fired after sharing campaign mailers attacking a fellow judge's work ethic may not pursue a freedom-of-speech suit against her supervisor and the court, a Sixth Circuit panel determined, finding that the election advertisements publicly undermined the court's policy decisions.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.