Business of Law

  • January 14, 2026

    Sinema Sued Under Rare Law By Her Former Guard's Ex-Wife

    Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney in Washington, D.C., destroyed a 14-year marriage by sustaining an affair with a former member of her security detail and U.S. Senate staff, according to a lawsuit that hit North Carolina federal court Wednesday.

  • January 14, 2026

    Tort Report: Los Angeles Tops Annual 'Judicial Hellhole' List

    Los Angeles' designation by a tort reform group as a top "judicial hellhole," and the latest in a suit over a Kentucky judge shot to death in his own chambers lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

  • January 14, 2026

    Jury Seated In Goldstein Trial, Arguments To Start Thursday

    A federal jury was seated in Thomas Goldstein's felony tax and mortgage fraud case Wednesday, but the government will wait until Thursday to begin making its case.

  • January 14, 2026

    Graham Blocks Bill To Repeal DOJ Lawsuit Provision

    Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., tried and failed Wednesday to expedite the passage of a bill that would repeal a provision of the government funding package enacted in November that allows senators investigated by former special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages.

  • January 14, 2026

    House Blocks GOP Bid To Cut Funds For DC Judges, Courts

    The House on Wednesday failed to approve a Republican-led amendment to a government funding bill that would decrease the funding for D.C. courts and take aim at two federal judges Republicans are looking to impeach.

  • January 14, 2026

    'The Work Has Changed': How White-Collar Attys Are Coping

    The Trump administration's dramatic policy enforcement changes over the past year, along with turmoil and turnover at the U.S. Department of Justice, has tilted the white-collar world on its axis, forcing lawyers and firms to abruptly shift focus and expand their practices, sometimes beyond traditional white-collar criminal defense matters.

  • January 14, 2026

    DOJ Calls On 3rd Circ. To Rethink Habba DQ Ruling

    In a request for rehearing en banc filed Wednesday, the federal government asked the Third Circuit to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, saying the issue is "of exceptional importance."

  • January 14, 2026

    Trump Renominates NY, Virginia US Attorneys

    President Donald Trump is taking a second crack at securing his picks for federal prosecutors in districts where he previously failed to obtain U.S. Senate approval, including renominating Lindsey Halligan to the role of U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after a federal judge ruled she was not lawfully serving.

  • January 14, 2026

    Calif. Bill Would Ban AI From Replacing Arbitrators' Analysis

    A bill introduced in the California state Senate seeks to regulate attorneys' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide, including banning lawyers from entering private client information into public AI systems and prohibiting arbitrators from utilizing AI in decision-making.

  • January 13, 2026

    Ex-Duane Morris Tax Partner Charged With Murdering Wife

    A former tax partner at Duane Morris LLP's Chicago office has been charged with killing his wife a little more than a year ago, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Illinois prosecutors.

  • January 13, 2026

    No Jury Yet In Goldstein Trial, But Celeb Witnesses Possible

    Day two of jury selection in Tom Goldstein's tax and mortgage fraud case wrapped without a jury being seated Tuesday, but did reveal that the government could call celebrities Tobey Maguire and Kevin Hart to the stand.

  • January 13, 2026

    Sen. Whitehouse Presses AG On Boasberg Complaint Results

    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ranking member of the courts panel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the results of the disciplinary complaint she filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia when the investigation wraps up.

  • January 13, 2026

    DLA Piper Can't Counsel Hudson Hotel In Ch. 11, Judge Says

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday rejected a bid by two bankrupt entities tied to the former Hudson Hotel to retain DLA Piper LLP as special counsel in their Chapter 11 case, saying the law firm's work for the entities' lender presented a conflict of interest.

  • January 13, 2026

    Halligan Blasts Court's 'Inquisition' Over US Atty Status

    Lindsey Halligan said Tuesday that she is still the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a recent ruling to the contrary, dismissing a federal judge's questions about why she's still using the title as an "inquisition" and a "gross abuse of power."

  • January 13, 2026

    Ex-Atty, Others Charged In Staged New Orleans Crash Scheme

    A disbarred attorney was hit with new charges claiming that he induced a witness to commit perjury and obstructed justice in the federal investigation of an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in the New Orleans area.

  • January 13, 2026

    Beasley Allen Talc Work Sends 'Bad Signal,' J&J Says

    Johnson & Johnson's talc unit told a New Jersey appeals panel on Tuesday that a lower court's ruling permitting Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys to represent plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over its talc-based baby powder "sends a very bad signal" to the state bar.

  • January 13, 2026

    4th Circ. Combines DOJ Appeals Of Comey, James Dismissals

    The Fourth Circuit has granted the Trump administration's request to combine its previously separate appeals of the dismissals of prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

  • January 13, 2026

    Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Next Week

    Former special counsel Jack Smith is slated to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 after, according to his attorney, having been "ready and willing" to do so for a while.

  • January 13, 2026

    Approach The Bench: Judge Bough On Ethics

    Years of experience as a plaintiff's attorney influenced U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough's disclosure rules for litigators appearing in his court.

  • January 12, 2026

    4 Ways DOJ Probe Into Powell Could Be Risky For Trump

    The criminal probe that President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice has opened into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dramatically escalates administration pressure on the central bank, but it is not without significant potential risks for the White House.

  • January 12, 2026

    The Issues That Could Decide The Tom Goldstein Tax Case

    Federal prosecutors are set to begin making their case against famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein at trial Wednesday, alleging that he deliberately hid millions of dollars in high-stakes poker winnings from the Internal Revenue Service between 2016 and 2021 and lied on mortgage applications.

  • January 12, 2026

    House Passes Bill To Double Ch. 7 Trustee Fee

    A bipartisan bill doubling the fixed per-case fees for Chapter 7 trustees is headed to President Donald Trump for a signature, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed it Monday night.

  • January 12, 2026

    SEC Draws From BigLaw To Appoint Enforcement Deputies

    Two former BigLaw attorneys, one of whom served as counsel to President Donald Trump during his first term in office, have joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as deputy directors of enforcement, the agency announced Monday.

  • January 12, 2026

    Compromise Funding Bill Gives Judiciary $9.7B

    Congressional appropriators have unveiled a bipartisan compromise funding bill for the federal judiciary for fiscal 2026, which includes the judiciary's requested funding for court security and federal public defenders.

  • January 12, 2026

    Haynes Boone Opens Boston Office Led By Ex-K&L Gates Atty

    Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has opened its 20th office in Boston, and that it has added a former K&L Gates LLP asset management and investment funds partner to lead the Beantown launch.

Expert Analysis

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties

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    Relationship-building should begin as early as possible in a law firm merger, as intentional pathways to bringing people together drive collaboration, positive client response, engagements and growth, says Amie Colby at Troutman.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

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    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

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    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • AI Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Law360 guest writers looked at how evolving laws and enforcement priorities are shaping artificial intelligence use across industries, with commentary spanning workplace compliance, environmental and insurance risk, federal policy shifts, and a wide range of intellectual property, antitrust and litigation issues.

  • Tips On Working With Witnesses

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    As courts in 2025 sharpened scrutiny of expert testimony, Law360 guest writers mapped out practical courtroom strategies, including juror psychology principles to demystify complex testimony, trust-fall questions to head off witness credibility questions, and a less-is-more approach to cross-examination.

  • The 2025 Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Guest authors this year tackled some of the profession’s most charged ethical flashpoints, from Trump administration actions that tested lawyers’ professional obligations, to the boundaries of attorney online speech after Charlie Kirk’s murder, to renewed debate over who should be allowed to own and control law firms.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • DEI: The Top Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Amid a federal crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Law360 Expert Analysis articles dissected the executive orders, agency guidance, enforcement shifts and court rulings that are transforming compliance, insurance and litigation exposure across the public and private sectors.

  • Class Action Insights From The Last Year

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    Law360 guest writers covered a wide range of class action topics in 2025, including shifting circuit court standards for class certification and diversity jurisdiction, emerging trends in consumer and securities class actions, and the expanding — and increasingly scrutinized — role of artificial intelligence.

  • Tariffs: The Top Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Tariffs were a major focus of Law360 Expert Analysis this year, with guest writers examining court challenges and regulatory uncertainty, potential changes to rules of origin, heightened customs fraud and False Claims Act enforcement, and the ripple effects across contracts, disclosures, insurance and intellectual property.

  • Crypto: The Top Guest Articles Of 2025

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    With crypto regulation in flux this year, Law360 Expert Analysis contributors​​​​​​​ considered changes in federal and state crypto oversight, emerging enforcement trends, compliance issues tied to staking and tokenization, intensifying efforts to curb crypto fraud, and the legal lessons from prominent prosecutions.

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