Business of Law

  • June 01, 2026

    Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation

    A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court. 

  • June 01, 2026

    Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

    A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.

  • June 01, 2026

    DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.

  • June 01, 2026

    Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Labaton Keller's Michael Canty

    When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be. 

  • June 01, 2026

    The Top In-House Hires Of May

    Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.

  • June 01, 2026

    Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

    Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.

  • June 01, 2026

    As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

    Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.

  • June 01, 2026

    Winston Taylor Deal 'Natural Outcome' Of Global Ambitions

    When Steve D'Amore was elected chairman of Winston & Strawn in 2023, he expressed a commitment to leading the firm's global expansion, a goal that took shape on Monday with the completion of its combination with U.K.-based Taylor Wessing.

  • June 01, 2026

    Epstein Becker Adds 6 Manatt Phelps Litigators

    Epstein Becker Green has added six litigators experienced in commercial and healthcare matters who previously worked for Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP in its Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices, the firm announced Monday.

  • June 01, 2026

    Hub Hires: Foley Hoag, Holland & Knight, Paul Hastings

    The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.

  • May 29, 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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Trump Urges 3rd Circ. To Reverse 'Bizarre' Anti-SLAPP Loss

    President Donald Trump urged the Third Circuit on Thursday to find a Pennsylvania anti-SLAPP statute shields him from the Central Park Five's defamation claims, slamming the lower court's "truly bizarre" ruling in an opening brief filed the same day a DLA Piper partner and others joined Trump's defense team.

  • May 29, 2026

    Calif. Panel Reverses Order For Citing Atty's Bogus Case Law

    A California appellate panel on Thursday reversed a judgment in favor of a man accused of abusing his son, finding that "without doubt" the trial judge abused her discretion by incorporating the man's bogus legal citations into her ruling, despite being alerted to the mistakes in advance.

  • May 29, 2026

    Akin Gump Owes Fees For Winebow's 'Self-Indulgent' Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered an importer's Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys to pay a European winemaker fees for having to defend against the importer's "spurious objections" to the winemaker's valid arbitral award, ruling that the importer's "self-indulgent" appeal warrants sanctions in the form of fees.

  • May 29, 2026

    Colo. Appeals Court Bars One-Way Fees In Eviction Cures

    A Colorado Court of Appeals panel on Thursday reversed the dismissal of a proposed class action against a group of landlords, Tschetter Sulzer PC and the Colorado Apartment Association accusing the collective of illegally extracting attorney fees from tenants during eviction proceedings.

  • May 29, 2026

    Double Shooting Renews Courthouse Safety Fears In NC

    The shooting of two Fox Rothschild LLP attorneys outside a courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, ahead of Memorial Day weekend has renewed calls to protect the safety of judges and lawyers in an increasingly volatile justice system.

  • May 29, 2026

    NY Judge Doubts Nussbaum-Linked Firms Belong In Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday questioned whether his court was the proper venue to wind down two commercial real estate law firms headed by Mark J. Nussbaum as the debtors sought to ditch an assignment for the benefit of creditors process in New York state court.

  • May 29, 2026

    Fla. Panel Revives Firm's Suit Over Tobacco Case Referrals

    A Florida state appellate court revived a law firm's complaint alleging tortious interference against a widow over a contingency fee agreement involving tobacco injury case referrals, finding that the lower court wrongly tossed the lawsuit based on extraneous information even though there was sufficient evidence to support a claim.

  • May 29, 2026

    Baker McKenzie Asks Judge Not To Toss Suit Against Ex-Atty

    A lawyer for Baker McKenzie on Friday urged a Washington, D.C., judge not to dismiss the BigLaw firm's defamation suit against a former tax associate who accused a firm office leader of sexual assault, telling the court the accusations were false and made with "malice."

  • May 29, 2026

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    Kirkland & Ellis says it's investing a half billion dollars into developing its own artificial intelligence platform to better serve clients. And Law360 looks at the general counsel who is guiding BP through its latest leadership crisis after the company abruptly dismissed its board chair.

  • May 29, 2026

    DLA Piper Hires Real Estate, Construction Partner In Seattle

    DLA Piper said it has added a Seattle-based real estate partner with experience advising a range of construction projects including data centers, mixed-use projects, schools and renewable energy facilities.

  • May 29, 2026

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Phillips Black Inc., Hogan Lovells and Watkins & Eager PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Black Mississippi death row prisoner who argued racial discrimination tainted his jury selection is entitled to habeas corpus relief.

  • May 29, 2026

    Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Boies Schiller's Matthew Schwartz

    Matthew L. Schwartz oscillated among many career aspirations as a kid, from astronaut to mayor of New York. When it was time to head off to college, the man who would go on to handle the prosecution of employees tied to Bernie Madoff and become chair of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP set his sights on science, earning an undergraduate degree in physics.

  • May 29, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen the billionaire who donated £5 million ($6.7 million) to Nigel Farage sue Ben Habib, the leader of far-right party Advance UK, for defamation; Mashreqbank bring claims against three subsidiaries of dissolved private equity giant Abraaj Group for commercial fraud; and the property and investment vehicle of the State of Kuwait be targeted by four real estate figures who filed a miscellaneous claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • May 29, 2026

    Civil Rights Icon Clarence B. Jones Dies At 95

    Civil rights icon Clarence B. Jones, a speechwriter and personal attorney to Martin Luther King Jr., died May 22 at an assisted living facility in the Santa Clara County city of Cupertino, California, his family confirmed earlier this week. He was 95.

Expert Analysis

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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.

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    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Most-Read Access To Justice Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Law360 guest commentary addressed several emerging access to justice issues this year, including courtroom transparency and public access, the constitutional and practical implications of new policing and surveillance technologies, and the importance of trauma-informed practices in sensitive cases.

  • The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Readers gravitated to employment law analysis spanning a variety of developments in 2025, including the Trump administration's sweeping impact on diversity, equity and inclusion programs; Title VII litigation and religious accommodation issues; state-level noncompete laws; and federal agencies lacking a quorum.

  • The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guest Articles Of 2025

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    This year, popular guest article topics explored major shifts in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership and enforcement priorities, particularly its evolving stance on crypto, as well as the implications of Delaware corporate law amendments and emerging trends in securities class actions.

  • The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2025

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    Shifting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy was one of the top intellectual property topics tackled in Law360's Expert Analysis section this year, along with the intersection of artificial intelligence and fair use, and the patent-drafting implications of new Federal Circuit rulings.

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