Business of Law

  • March 10, 2026

    J&J Opposes Beasley Allen Reinstatement Bid In NJ Talc Fight

    Johnson & Johnson is urging the New Jersey Supreme Court to not take the "extraordinary step" of intervening in an appellate panel ruling that disqualified Beasley Allen from representing hundreds of women in product liability litigation against the pharmaceutical giant after the Georgia-based firm "knowingly collaborated" with a former Johnson & Johnson outside counsel.

  • March 10, 2026

    Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Admits Tax Crimes, Will Pay $2.8M

    A former Moses & Singer LLP partner admitted to practice in New York and North Carolina courts has pled guilty to three counts of failing to file personal income tax returns and will pay $2.8 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced Monday.

  • March 10, 2026

    Wisconsin Judges Decline To Extend Interim US Atty's Term

    A majority of judges in the Eastern District of Wisconsin have declined to extend the tenure of interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel, according to an announcement Tuesday.

  • March 10, 2026

    Judge Nixed Over MAGA Op-Ed Seeks Reinstatement

    A retired Illinois state trial court judge pursuing First Amendment claims against the state Supreme Court after his right-wing opinion column resulted in his removal from a temporary judgeship has moved for immediate reinstatement to the Cook County Circuit Court.

  • March 10, 2026

    Mayer Brown Adds 6 McGuireWoods Attys In Houston, DC

    Mayer Brown announced Tuesday that it has hired six attorneys from McGuireWoods LLP for its litigation and dispute resolution and corporate and securities practices, including the former office managing partner of that firm's Houston office.

  • March 10, 2026

    Ex-Assistant US Atty Joins BakerHostetler In Orlando

    A former assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida will now serve as a partner at BakerHostetler, the firm where he got his start as an associate.

  • March 10, 2026

    DLA Piper Can't Rep Itself At Bias Trial, Fired Atty Says

    DLA Piper should not be permitted to represent itself at trial in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by a senior associate who was fired in 2022, lawyers for the plaintiff told a Manhattan federal judge.

  • March 10, 2026

    Baker Botts Adds King & Spalding M&A Whiz In Silicon Valley

    Baker Botts LLP continues its California expansion, announcing Tuesday it is adding a King & Spalding LLP corporate attorney as a partner in its Silicon Valley office and as its West Coast mergers and acquisitions chair.

  • March 09, 2026

    Ex-DLA Piper Atty Alleging Rape Can't Remain Anonymous

    A former Boston-based DLA Piper associate cannot use a pseudonym to pursue a lawsuit alleging she was raped by one of the firm's former partners, a Massachusetts judge ruled, noting that she already publicly revealed her identity in a related suit against the accused attorney.

  • March 09, 2026

    K&L Gates IP Atty Tapped For Wash. Supreme Court Seat

    A K&L Gates intellectual property litigator will become the Washington State Supreme Court's first justice of Middle Eastern descent, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said Monday, announcing his pick to replace veteran retiring Justice Barbara Madsen.

  • March 09, 2026

    Employment Law Cases Have Rebounded Except For FLSA

    Employment law cases overall have bounced back from pandemic-era lows, especially discrimination and disability accommodation suits, though a slump has continued for Fair Labor Standards Act claims, according to a report by legal analytics provider Lex Machina.

  • March 09, 2026

    Kavanaugh, Jackson Debate High Court Emergency Orders

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back Monday against critiques that the high court is ruling in favor of President Donald Trump in emergency appeals more often than it did for prior presidents, saying people who believe those allegations have "short" memories. 

  • March 09, 2026

    NJ US Atty Trio Booted In 2nd Leadership Ouster

    A federal judge on Monday disqualified the three assistant attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, finding the "byzantine" leadership structure is unconstitutional.

  • March 09, 2026

    McGuireWoods Beats Sun Pharma's DQ Bid In NJ Suit

    A New Jersey federal court has denied Sun Pharmaceutical's bid to disqualify McGuireWoods LLP from representing pharmaceutical company Biofrontera in litigation over the alleged breach of a settlement agreement, ruling the firm's continued representation won't harm Sun Pharmaceutical and will avoid significant harm to Biofrontera.

  • March 09, 2026

    Lewis Brisbois Renews Bid To Force Paralegal To Arbitrate

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP asked a Florida state judge on Friday to have a former paralegal arbitrate her defamation claims that its actions tarnished her reputation and cost her a job at another firm.

  • March 09, 2026

    Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 More Ballard Spahr Attys

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed four more former Ballard Spahr LLP lawyers in a move that comes on the heels of Barnes & Thornburg hiring 35 public finance attorneys from Ballard Spahr last month.

  • March 09, 2026

    SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein To Be Sentenced In June

    SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, currently under home confinement in Washington, D.C., after a Maryland jury convicted him on tax evasion and mortgage fraud charges, will face sentencing in June.

  • March 09, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket last week featured disputes spanning alleged forged board approvals at a telecom startup, evidence-destruction claims tied to WWE's blockbuster merger with UFC and investor scrutiny of a multibillion-dollar deal between Intel and the U.S. government.

  • March 06, 2026

    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.

  • March 06, 2026

    DOJ Forges Ahead With Law Firm EO Appeals At DC Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved ahead with filing appeals at the D.C. Circuit to defend executive orders issued by President Donald Trump targeting four law firms, just three days after the agency backtracked on its decision to drop the fight.

  • March 06, 2026

    Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Pleads Guilty For Role In Client Scandal

    Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin pled guilty to criminal contempt in Illinois federal court on Thursday for his role in the firm's failure to pay millions ​in client settlement funds to relatives of victims killed in the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

  • March 06, 2026

    Courts Aren't Ignoring Justices' TPS Orders, Ex-Judges Say

    Over 175 former federal and state judges have slammed the Trump administration's claim that lower courts "flouted" interim orders from the U.S. Supreme Court in litigation involving the administration's revocation of foreign nationals' temporary protected status, saying they weren't binding.

  • March 06, 2026

    Florida Bar Rescinds Claim Agency Is Investigating Halligan

    The Florida Bar said Friday that it is not investigating controversial former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, walking back a previous assertion it had made in a letter to a nonprofit that it was probing Halligan's actions.

  • March 06, 2026

    NJ Talc Suit Will Proceed Amid Beasley Allen DQ Appeal

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to stay multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder brought by hundreds of women who allege their ovarian cancer was linked to the product, while Beasley Allen appeals its removal as plaintiff's counsel over a firm partner's collaboration with the pharmaceutical giant's former outside counsel.

  • March 06, 2026

    Constantine Cannon Defends Handling Of Sutter $75M Fee

    Constantine Cannon LLP pushed back against Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP's allegations it unfairly reduced Schneider Wallace's share of a $75.4 million fee award in Sutter Health's $228.5 million antitrust deal, arguing in California federal court that the firm "sat on the sidelines" for most of the decadelong fight and isn't entitled to a bigger cut.

Expert Analysis

  • The Latest Legal Writing Tips

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    In 2024, Law360 guest experts provided advice for improving many kinds of legal writing — explaining how attorneys can use syllogistic reasoning, emulate master chefs, and clean up drafts produced by generative artificial intelligence tools.

  • 2024 Pointers On Persuading Jurors

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    In a year where nuclear verdicts continued to proliferate, Law360 guest commentary focused on how trial attorneys can better select and connect with jurors, offering strategies for identifying anti-corporate sentiments and tactics to land one’s closing argument.

  • Associate Issues In The 2024 Spotlight

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    Law360 guest writers provided insights on a range of issues affecting associates this year, from the challenges of training new lawyers in the era of artificial intelligence, to nonfinancial factors that junior attorneys should consider before accepting a job offer.

  • AI Questions: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    As the legal discourse surrounding artificial intelligence shifted from theoretical to concrete this year, guest commentary focused on the proliferation of new AI-related litigation, enforcement actions and best practices, while tracking the judiciary’s experimentation with generative AI.

  • ESG And DEI: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    In their commentary on ESG and DEI topics this year, Law360 guest authors discussed Project 2025’s potential impact, the rise of greenwashing litigation, strategies for fostering employee retention amid a shaky regulatory landscape, and more.

  • Election Impact: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Donald Trump's election win initiated a deluge of predictions for the incoming administration, with Law360 guest writers covering key policy areas such as immigration, tax, energy, labor and competition, plus potential congressional themes and investigations.

  • Cybersecurity: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    From the CrowdStrike failure to the plethora of new and sometimes tricky regulatory requirements, to early decisions interpreting cyberinsurance coverage, guest authors broke down the implications of the biggest cybersecurity developments this year. 

  • Noncompetes: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Employee noncompete issues took center stage this year, as Law360 guest writers covered everything from state-level enforceability trends and alternative methods for protecting business interests, to a National Labor Relations Board ruling and the Federal Trade Commission’s attempted ban.

  • The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Double-patenting was one of the top intellectual property topics tackled in Law360’s Expert Analysis section this year, along with the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence, case distribution in the Western District of Texas, and more.

  • The Most-Read Access To Justice Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Law360 guest commentary addressed several emerging access to justice issues this year, including growing case backlogs, a dearth of legal services in rural communities and amendments to long-standing sentencing policies.

  • The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

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    This year, popular securities guest article topics included controversial Delaware court decisions and their legislative aftermath, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s focus on emerging industries amid struggles to implement its rulemaking agenda.

  • The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

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    Readers were drawn to employment law commentary on a range of 2024 developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's Title VII ruling, impactful activity from the National Labor Relations Board, and state legislation targeting employee noncompete agreements.

  • The Most-Read Law360 UK Guest Articles Of 2024

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    The start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law under Labour, a ruling on artificial intelligence-driven credit scores and strategic law firm expansion were among the hot topics U.K. Expert Analysis articles explored this year.

  • Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments

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    As 2024 draws to a close, significant rulings and policies aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices or addressing emerging challenges have reached patent law, says Michael Ellenberger at Rothwell Figg.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

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