Analysis

USDA Disclosure Rule Could Snag Energy Project Deals

By Keith Goldberg

Energy infrastructure projects could be subject to sweeping foreign ownership disclosure requirements under a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, injecting more uncertainty into acquisition, investment and development deals.

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Texas Oil Exec Asks 5th Circ. To Ax 'Lopsided' $210M Verdict

By Dorothy Atkins

Exxon-acquired company InterOil's founder has urged the Fifth Circuit to reverse his $210 million loss in a lengthy Texas battle with a Swiss financier, arguing it resulted from a "lopsided" trial with sleeping and distracted jurors and a "cascading series of prejudicial errors" that wrongly allowed his ex-lawyer to testify.

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Fed. Circ. Clears Commerce's Argentine Oil Pipe Levies

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce didn't double count certain oil and gas pipe produced in the U.S. in order to substantiate a petition for an antidumping investigation into such goods from Argentina that eventually resulted in a duty order, a Federal Circuit panel affirmed Friday.

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Pickleball Paddle-Maker Settles Most Patent Suits With Rivals

By Elaine Briseño

Pickleball paddle-maker Joola said it had resolved most of the nearly dozen patent infringement lawsuits it filed against its rivals, announcing it had most recently reached a settlement with Friday Labs LLC.

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Brief

Lenovo Drops Laptop IP Suit Against Asus After ITC Loss

By Dani Kass

Lenovo has voluntarily dismissed its patent infringement suit against Asus, more than a year after the U.S. International Trade Commission held that ASUS' Zenbook laptop imports don't infringe many of the same patents.

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Brief

EU Continues Above-Average Pace Probing Trade Practices

By Jack McLoone

The European Union saw its uptick in trade defense measures carry on in 2025, continuing the previous year's trend of a "significant increase" in antidumping and antisubsidy investigations over the historic average, according to a report released Friday.

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Brief

Mexico Deploys New Aluminum Trade Flow Monitor

By Dylan Moroses

The Mexican government deployed a new tool to help better trace trade flows of aluminum products within its borders, while improving the already existing monitor for steel products.

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Brief

Chinese Tin Mill Imports Face Triple-Digit Duties

By Jack McLoone

Chinese tin mill products entering the U.S. are facing an over 136% antidumping duty rate after the U.S. Department of Commerce found Friday that the imports are being sold at less than fair value.

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DOJ Revises Policies Over False Claims Act Suits

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Department of Justice issued revisions Friday to department policy governing False Claims Act lawsuits, emphasizing that agency guidance documents have limited effect and that the government should continually assess whether to seek dismissal of qui tam actions.

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Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Gets 4 Years For Bribe Schemes

By Gina Kim

A former Vitol oil trader was sentenced to four years in prison by a New York federal judge on Friday after being convicted of schemes to bribe Mexican and Ecuadorian officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-money laundering laws, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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Roundup

Transpo Tracker: Amazon Crash Suits, Md. Bridge Claims Trimmed

By Linda Chiem

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a deadly runway crash of an Amazon cargo plane has sparked a series of negligence and wrongful death lawsuits, while California scored two injunctions blocking the Trump administration's efforts to wipe out the state's Clean Air Act waivers. 

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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The 2026 Regional Powerhouses

By Cara Bayles

From major deals to high-profile litigation, the firms named to Law360's 2026 Regional Powerhouses list are leading the way across 14 states. They deliver deep regional expertise and make a lasting impact at the state and local level.

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Analysis

Attys 'Itching' To Join Congressional Probes Of Trump Admin

By Phillip Bantz

Efforts to recruit high-powered lawyers to Capitol Hill to potentially lead congressional committee probes into the various dealings of President Donald Trump's administration are gaining momentum as Democrats push to retake control of Congress in the quickly approaching midterm elections.

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Ex-DOJ Chief Lambastes 'Abuses Of Power' In Goldstein Case

By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervaded every stage of the proceedings," a former DOJ prosecutor told the Fourth Circuit.

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Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Latham, Sullivan

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check company, and Infineon Technologies sells its memory chip business to Winbond Electronics.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Keeps License Amid ICE Conviction Appeal

By Ryan Boysen

The ex-Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing an ICE arrest will remain an attorney in good standing while she appeals, after the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declined to suspend her law license.

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Richards Layton Litigator Selected For Chancery Seat In Del.

By Rose Krebs

A Richards Layton & Finger PA attorney has been nominated by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer to serve on the bench of the nationally important Chancery Court, a venue that adjudicates some of the biggest corporate law cases.

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Judge Questions Whether 'Lawfare' Fund Fight Is Really Moot

By Jared Foretek

A Virginia federal judge seemed unlikely to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's nixed "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and tax audit immunity for the Trump family Friday, saying she worries the fund could be revived in a different form down the road.

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Chief US District Judge In SC To Take Senior Status Oct. 1

By Courtney Bublé

Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Cain of the District of South Carolina has informed the president that he will be taking semiretired status on Oct. 1, according to an update posted Friday by the federal judiciary.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Starbucks settled a high-profile discrimination suit with Florida over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, agreeing not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting. And the SEC floated changing how publicly traded companies seek shareholder input, including promising to end one pathway for shareholders to place their proposals on corporate ballots. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Reed Smith Defends Docs Production In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP urged a New Jersey court on Thursday to reject an "impulsive" motion from a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination seeking to strike its answer and affirmative defenses.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Schemery Zicolello leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Third Circuit panel ruled that police cannot conduct warrantless strip searches outside of jails or prisons absent consent or an emergency.

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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.

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