Small Law

LA Entertainment Firm Adds Ex-Lionsgate VP To Nonlegal Arm

By Rachel Rippetoe

Los Angeles boutique Newell Law Group has hired an entertainment industry veteran in a new role bolstering its nonlegal television and film packaging and sales arm, the firm announced Monday.

Georgia Atty Can't Shake Contempt Conviction For Tardiness

By Lynn LaRowe

An attorney who was hours late for jury selection in a felony case in Georgia received adequate notice that the matter was set for trial and cannot avoid a judge's criminal contempt finding, a state appellate panel ruled Tuesday.

The 2025 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders

Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.

What It Takes to Stay Elite As Legal Market Shifts

By Aebra Coe

The law firm market has undergone unprecedented change in recent years, allowing for more upward mobility for some firms yet presenting risks for the longtime stalwarts of prestige. Here's how law firms navigate those shifting dynamics.

Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club

By Xiumei Dong and Rachel Reimer

As BigLaw firms continue to post record-breaking revenues, we're highlighting the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the most recent calendar year.

These Firms Are The 2025 Prestige Leaders

By Rachel Reimer and Xiumei Dong

Clients gravitate towards firms with sterling reputations, and so does exceptional legal talent. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.

The Key To GCs' Government Relations? Access To DC

By Michele Gorman

Evolving federal policies and the shifting geopolitical terrain under the Trump administration have underscored the need for companies to have a proactive government relationship strategy, which starts with forming a network in Washington, D.C., a group of attorneys said during a panel Monday.

Miami Atty Accused Of Defamation For False Media Campaign

By Carolina Bolado

A Miami luxury homebuilder is suing attorney Javier Lopez and his former firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton PA for defamation, claiming he made false statements to the press and to third parties calling the homebuilder a criminal who was under FBI investigation.

How GCs Can Keep The 'Essence' Of Their DEI Efforts

By Michele Gorman

While shifts this year in federal diversity, equity and inclusion guidelines may have changed the way corporate legal teams track and share demographic information — including for their external counsel — a panel of in-house attorneys who spoke Monday said their work on the issue continues.

Conn. Firm, Former Client End Cybersecurity Dispute

By Matt Perez

A Connecticut personal injury firm and its former client have reached a joint stipulation of dismissal in a federal court dispute over the firm's hacked email system and a fraudulent email that resulted in the wiring of nearly $730,000 in closing costs on a residential property.

Bank Seeks Atty Fees For 'Vexatious' Patent Suit

By Elliot Weld

CIBC Bank has asked a Texas federal court to impose sanctions on a rival litigant, its principal and one of its attorneys, saying the patent claims they brought were "vexatious and substantively unsuccessful in every single aspect."

Law Firm Aims To Escape Pa. Suit Over Massage Envy Action

By James Boyle

South Carolina-based McGowan Hood Felder & Phillips LLC wants a malpractice lawsuit filed against the personal injury firm dismissed, telling a Pennsylvania federal court Monday the suit's underlying actions involving a botched sexual assault case against Massage Envy occurred in North Carolina.

Mass. Clients' Protection Board Seeks $1M From Disbarred Atty

By Emily Sawicki

A former Massachusetts attorney who was disbarred in 2023 and later pled guilty to embezzling funds from client accounts is now facing malpractice and conversion claims worth about $1 million.

Texas Firm Tries To Undo FLSA Ruling Just Before Trial

By Irene Spezzamonte

A Texas personal injury law firm argued that a federal judge was mistaken when he ruled that a paralegal was an independent contractor for only the first part of her tenure, urging the court to reconsider the decision days before a trial in the wage case.

LA County Commits An Added $828M For Sex Abuse Victims

By Hailey Konnath

Los Angeles County Friday said it has tentatively agreed to shell out an additional $828 million to settle hundreds of cases alleging childhood sexual abuse that occurred in county facilities, an amount that follows a $4 billion settlement announced earlier this year.

Atty Quits Ga. Bar's 'Facade' Committee On Client Solicitation

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia attorney resigned Friday as head of the state bar's committee on attorney-client solicitation, accusing the bar of not even "reaching for a garden hose" while unlawful solicitation of accident victims has spread "like wildfire" across the Peach State.

Law School Bulletin: AI Partnerships, Grants and New Clinics

By Matt Perez

This week across higher education, a legal tech company hopes to have more lawyers from Pacific Northwest legal deserts through a partnership with Seattle University, an artificial intelligence startup will offer its software to law students in South Carolina, Columbia University will name a newly renovated library after an alum who made a $15 million donation, and Cardozo School of Law will transform its clinic hub in Manhattan through a $6 million donation from a graduate.

Liberty Mutual Attys Face Sanctions Bid Over Citation Errors

By Emily Sawicki

A St. Louis federal court is weighing whether to sanction Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company's lawyers after they submitted a motion containing citation errors and then, after a warning, "somehow" submitted a second motion with the same types of mistakes.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Caldwell Cassady & Curry PC and Miller Fair Henry PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury found Samsung must pay nearly $445.5 million for infringing four wireless communication patents.

Miami Boutique Expands Its Big Vision In Little River

By Madison Arnold

Miami boutique Caldera Law has had a monumental month with the opening of a brand-new 2,800-square-foot office space in the city's Little River neighborhood, along with the addition of renowned talent in one of its emerging practice areas.

Boutique Co-Founder Joins Dinsmore's DC Office As Partner

By Jack Rodgers

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired one of the founding members of tax-exempt municipal bonds and loan transaction firm Norris George & Ostrow PLLC, which started the process of dissolving last month after its other two named partners, alongside several attorneys and staff, left for Robinson & Cole LLP.

Ark. Trust 'Trying To Determine' What NY Attys Did With $20M

By Emily Sawicki

A New York law group is facing allegations that it misappropriated $20 million that was meant to facilitate a business loan transaction on behalf of an Arkansas trust.

Plaintiff Drops Claim Against Litigation Funder And CEO

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A litigation funder has been dismissed from a suit brought by a plaintiff accusing his former lawyer of conspiring to charge him inflated legal fees to cover high-interest litigation loans, according to a court filing made public Friday.

AI Offers Class Action Firms An Edge — At A Price

By Sarah Martinson

Generative artificial intelligence is helping smaller class action firms gain an edge over well-monied BigLaw competitors, but litigation attorneys say the advantages come with several catches.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms expanded their operations and hired C-suite executives. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.