M&A Atty, Others Deny Roles In BigLaw Insider Trading Ring

By Carolyn Muyskens

Fifteen defendants, including an ex-Goodwin Procter LLP associate, pled not guilty Monday to participating in an insider trading scheme involving confidential deal information stolen from some of the largest U.S. law firms.

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4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In May

By Julie Manganis

A bankruptcy trustee may continue to pursue claims that a lender violated an oral amendment to a loan agreement, a former executive for a Dunkin' franchisee cannot push his case to Delaware, and a law firm hired to represent an investment fund is not responsible for the revocation of a visa for one of the fund's co-founders after he was terminated, judges in Suffolk County's Business Litigation Session concluded in May.

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Roundup

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

By Julie Manganis

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.

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GE Can't Change Judge's Mind On Vineyard Wind Work Order

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts state court has refused to lift an order requiring a GE Vernova subsidiary to continue work on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm, finding none of the information GE presented changed the reality that the company remains vital to the project's commercial success.

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1st Circ. Says BIA Botched Reopening Bid Over Late Brief

By Elaine Briseño

A First Circuit panel said the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion when rejecting a Colombian woman's attempts to continue her fight against deportation, finding she was likely prejudiced by ineffective counsel.

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EPA Beats States' $7B Solar Grant Cancellation Suit In Wash.

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge sided with the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday in a multistate challenge of the U.S. government's cancellation of a Biden-era solar energy grant program, concluding she cannot resolve the dispute because it involves contractual questions that the Tucker Act delegates to the Court of Federal Claims.  

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Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector

By Emma Cueto

The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

By Tracey Read

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

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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

By Emily Sawicki

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.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of May

By Michele Gorman

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.

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

By Gianna Ferrarin

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. 

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

By Courtney Bublé

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.

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

By Benjamin Morse

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.

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

By Allison Grande

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. 

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