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Willkie Hires 2nd Jones Day Partner In 2 Weeks In DC
Another member of the Jones Day litigation team who represented Boeing in its contract suit over production issues for fighter jet parts has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Washington, D.C., office as a partner, making him the second in as many weeks to make the move.
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How 2 Firms Helped Clients Beat $1.2B Straight Path Claim
Richards Layton & Finger PA and Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP attorneys told Law360 Pulse they helped their clients beat a $1.2 billion damages claim from former Straight Path Communications stockholders by tackling head-on aspects of the case that weren't favorable to their side.
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White And Williams Names New Insurance Team Leaders
White and Williams LLP announced that a pair of experienced attorneys have been named the new co-chairs of the firm's insurance coverage and bad faith practice.
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Anderson Kill Adds Saxe Doernberger Insurance Litigator
An experienced insurance coverage attorney has made the jump from Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC to Anderson Kill PC in Connecticut and New York.
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Bradley Arant Adds Former Hilgers Graben Name Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has strengthened its litigation practice with a partner in Dallas who came aboard from Hilgers Graben PLLC, where he was a founder of that firm's Dallas shop.
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Too Zealous? EscapeX Challenges Sanctions In Google Case
EscapeX IP is asking the Federal Circuit to review en banc a decision upholding $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google, arguing the decision contradicts precedent and raises questions for the whole legal profession.
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Wells Fargo Says It Didn't Know Ex-Atty Stole From Clients
Wells Fargo is seeking to shed claims in Texas federal court alleging it turned a blind eye to a convicted former attorney's misuse of client funds held in accounts at the bank, arguing that the victims of the lawyer's fraud failed to show it knew of the misconduct.
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11th Circ. Urged To Undo Atty Docs Disclosure In Peru Case
Florida attorneys representing more than 1,000 Peruvian lead refinery workers in a toxic exposure action urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to overturn an order requiring the disclosure of documents related to former cocounsel in a foreign criminal proceeding, saying the files are protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Ga. Health Providers Say It's Too Late For Subpoena, Judge DQ
A pair of Georgia healthcare providers asked a federal court to throw out a Florida couple's subpoenas for documents, arguing that their subpoenas and attempt to disqualify a Georgia federal judge are too late and not valid because they came after the dismissal of their medical malpractice suit was affirmed on appeal.
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Fla. Atty Faces Bar Referral Over 'Hallucinated' Case In Filing
A Florida appeals court will refer an attorney to the state's Bar after she filed a brief that included a "hallucinated" case.
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Litigation Shops Paying Above-Market Bonuses, Reports Say
Litigation boutiques Yetter Coleman LLP and Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP are giving above-market bonuses to their associates, according to reports from Above the Law and Bloomberg.
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Nonprofits Can't Sue Over Atty Exec's Disciplinary Case
Two judicial reform-focused organizations whose main executive is facing attorney disciplinary proceedings over statements he allegedly made about two state court judges don't have standing to sue over the underlying action, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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NJ Law Firm Accused Of Botching Investor Fraud Recovery
New Jersey firm Beattie Padovano LLC has been sued in state court by a man accusing it of legal malpractice that led to his inability to reclaim nearly $800,000 he says he lost in an investor fraud scheme perpetrated by former frequent CNBC guest James Arthur McDonald Jr.
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Akerman Beats Healthcare Cos.' Bid To Escape Fee Suit
Akerman LLP can continue its fees lawsuit against Rennova Health Inc. and other defendants after they lost their motion to dismiss the suit for being "facially time-barred, factually flawed and legally indefensible," a Florida state judge has ruled.
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Calif. Bar Exam Proctor Fights To Dismiss Class Claims
The company that proctored the fraught California Bar Exam in February wants to end a proposed class action brought by test-takers claiming they are owed monetary relief for funds they spent on the exam, which was rife with technical errors, though both sides have indicated they are open to a settlement agreement.
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Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance
U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct complaint for his appearance at a Trump event on Tuesday night.
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MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jeff Knox
Jeff Knox, co-managing partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Washington, D.C., office and co-head of the government and internal investigations practice, defended an individual client from a yearslong financial investigation and litigation this year, and resolved matters for clients including Deutsche Bank and the Dutch energy-trading firm Vitol, earning him a spot among the 2025 Law360 White Collar MVPs.
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MVP: Seyfarth's Jason Smith
Jason Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's construction practice took over the appeal of a lawsuit after a bench trial had already been conducted by another law firm, but nevertheless obtained a reversal of every aspect of the lower court's decision challenged on appeal, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction MVPs.
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MVP: Milbank's Fiona Schaeffer
Fiona Schaeffer, an antitrust partner at Milbank LLP, represented U.S. Steel in its $14.9 billion merger with Nippon Steel Corp., among other matters, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition/Antitrust MVPs.
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Stone Hilton Says Paxton Deputies Can't Duck Subpoenas
Stone Hilton PLLC attorneys facing a sexual harassment suit from a former employee defended their move to subpoena two high-ranking members of the Texas Office of the Attorney General this week, saying their "hands are tied" by the ex-staffer's use of an email related to the purported misconduct.
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Akerman Hires DOJ Civil Division Lawyer For Healthcare Team
Akerman LLP has brought on a former member of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, who will be joining the healthcare practice group as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
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Jack Smith To Launch Firm With Willkie Partner, 2 Ex-Deputies
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel appointed to investigate President Donald Trump, is set to launch his own firm alongside two of his former top deputies and the co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's investigations and enforcement practice.
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How BigLaw Is Redrawing Its Global Map For 2026
The U.S. remains by far the world's most important legal market, but as clients and capital flows become increasingly international, U.S. law firms are grappling with where and whether to expand their global footprint.
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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it take to stand out as a global legal powerhouse? The firms featured in this year's Law360 Pulse ranking have built a worldwide reach few can match.
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Tracking The Footprints Of Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
The law firms in this year's Law360 Pulse Global Leaders ranking have built networks that span the globe. Visualize the reach of those 50 firms with our interactive map.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.