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Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump

By Jack Karp

Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.  

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    Former SG Prelogar Joins Cooley Team On Trump EO Appeal

    Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has joined the legal team representing Jenner & Block LLP in its fight with President Donald Trump's administration over his executive order targeting the BigLaw firm, according to a new court filing.

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    California Pulse

    Robins Kaplan Name Partner Shaped Trial Firm's Identity

    Elliot Kaplan, a name partner at Robins Kaplan LLP who died this month after more than six decades with the firm, is being remembered for helping to build it into a national trial firm while also maintaining a jovial personality that endeared him to clients.

  • Daily Litigation

    Litigation Funder, Former GC Reach Deal In Trade Secrets Suit

    Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC and its former general counsel have reached a settlement in the company's lawsuit, alleging the GC used trade secrets to form a rival litigation funder.

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    Courts

    George Floyd Atty Takes On Minneapolis ICE Killing Case

    A Chicago attorney who teamed up with high-profile lawyer Ben Crump to secure a $27 million settlement for the family of George Floyd has taken another major case in Minneapolis, representing the family of the woman killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this month.

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    Daily Litigation

    McCarter & English Lands Former Bressler Leader

    The former managing principal of Bressler Amery & Ross PC has moved to McCarter & English LLP as a litigation partner in New Jersey, McCarter & English announced on Wednesday.

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    California Pulse

    Baker Botts' Record Hiring Builds On Strengths, Leader Says

    With the 2025 addition of the most lateral partners in a single year in firm history, Baker Botts LLP is pursuing a strategy its leader said is designed to build "strength on strength" and bulk up practice areas where the firm has "true market edge."

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    Daily Litigation

    Gibson Dunn Formalizes First Amendment Practice

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Wednesday that it has formalized its First Amendment and free expression practice group under the leadership of three veteran litigators.

  • Courts

    House Speaker Johnson Supports Impeachment Of Judges

    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday threw his support behind efforts to impeach federal judges in Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

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    Modern Lawyer

    O'Melveny Corporate Finance Chair Hops To Pillsbury In NY

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has boosted its debt finance capabilities by bringing on the former chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's corporate finance practice.

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    DC Pulse

    V&E Lands Gov't Contracts Co-Chair From Greenberg Traurig

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired the co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP's government contracts practice in Washington, D.C., team to help colead V&E's practice, the firm has announced.

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