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Hall Booth Beats Appeal Over Failed DQ Bid In Med Mal Suit
A New Jersey appellate panel rejected a bid to disqualify Hall Booth Smith PC from representing a hospital and healthcare company in a medical malpractice suit, finding that the firm's prior representation of another defendant in the case is not materially adverse to the interests of its current clients.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard only three arguments this holiday-shortened week, with a potentially far-reaching one, over the government's ability to levy fines via administrative agency courts, stretching for nearly two hours. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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MVP: Greenberg Traurig's David Weinstein
David Weinstein of Greenberg Traurig LLP's environmental and toxic tort practice successfully defended Lockheed Martin against $800 million in claims that working near its plant caused birth defects, protected a shopping center from accusations that chemicals from a dry cleaner caused cancer, and secured millions for a developer strong-armed into relinquishing lucrative parking rights, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Environmental MVPs.
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MVP: HSF Kramer's Adam Rogoff
Adam Rogoff of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP led Del Monte through its complex sale process in Chapter 11 and advised the state of Connecticut in the more than $1 billion bankruptcy case of Prospect Medical Holdings, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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How AI Became The 'Backseat Driver' In Settlement Talks
Attorneys say the ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence by clients has put up barriers to resolving cases by giving litigants unrealistic expectations about their claims, introducing inaccurate or irrelevant case law, and making them second-guess their hired legal counsel more often.
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Greenberg Gross Partner Joins Ferguson Braswell In Calif.
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has hired an attorney who represents reality television star Erika Girardi and brings nearly 40 years of complex commercial disputes experience to the firm, according to a recent announcement.
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Ex-UPS Worker Appeals Judge's Refusal To Step Off Bias Suit
A Black former UPS worker said Friday he wants the Eleventh Circuit to review the dismissal of his race bias case, as well as a Georgia federal judge's refusal to recuse herself after she was disciplined for allegedly having sexual intercourse in her chambers.
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WilmerHale Picks Up Weil Litigation Duo In California
WilmerHale is the latest firm to land Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP attorneys as that firm winds down, hiring the co-leader of Weil's complex commercial litigation practice and another litigator in California.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as attorneys decamped from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and the firm's partners voted to dissolve. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Arbitration Assoc. Wants Consumers' Monopoly Suit Tossed
The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to toss a proposed class action that accuses the organization of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the plaintiff consumers are trying to hold it liable for contracts it never entered into.
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Coldwell Banker's Trade Secrets Win In Calif. Reversed
A split California state appeals court panel has reversed a directed verdict win for Coldwell Banker and some employees accused of stealing trade secrets from a rival real estate company, finding a lower court judge imposed an unreasonable trial time limit and forced the rival to rest before it could finish presenting its case.
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Proskauer Won't Rep Perplexity In Reddit Data-Scraping Suit
Perplexity AI Inc. has abandoned its effort to have Proskauer Rose LLP defend against a data-scraping lawsuit from Reddit Inc. after Reddit raised concerns about the law firm's past representation of the social media company.
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Ex-Kean Law Prof Can't Challenge NJ Policy, 3rd Circ. Says
A former Kean University adjunct law professor doesn't have standing to challenge the constitutionality of a workplace discrimination policy for New Jersey employees, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, saying she hasn't shown what actual or imminent harm she faces now that she is no longer subject to the policy.
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Judge Favors Arbitration Of Ex-Jackson Lewis Atty's Bias Suit
A California federal judge appears poised to back Jackson Lewis' bid to force a disability bias suit from one of its former attorneys into arbitration, according to a tentative Thursday order which said he's not persuaded that a law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment disputes covered her case.
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Posner Remembered For Wide Influence, Pragmatic Approach
The iconoclastic, prolific and hugely influential U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Posner is being remembered for a lifetime of relentless advocacy for a more pragmatic approach to the law and a legacy that will ripple through American jurisprudence for decades to come.
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Delaware Legal Aid Groups Take Spotlight In Documentary
From helping widows in the wake of World War II to assisting low-income renters facing eviction, the work of three legal aid organizations in Delaware over the past eight decades is celebrated in a new documentary.
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Quinn Emanuel, Atty Get Reduced Fee Awards In Buzbee Suits
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Mississippi lawyer can get a small fraction of the roughly $1.72 million in combined attorney fees they sought from prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee after defeating claims that they conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to retaliate against Buzbee and two of his former clients, a Texas state judge has ruled.
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Remembering Richard Posner: A Prolific Jurist
Judge Richard Posner died Tuesday at age 87, leaving a legacy as one of the most influential members of the judiciary who never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 revisits its coverage over the years of the prolific retired Seventh Circuit judge, including interviews with him about his pragmatic approach to the law, his belief that the courts mistreat pro se litigants and his love of felines.
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Tyson & Mendes Expands To Carolinas With 2 Partner Hires
Tyson & Mendes LLP announced Thursday that the insurance defense firm will open new offices in North and South Carolina following the hiring of a pair of experienced attorneys as partners from Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms LLC.
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Ex-NJ US Atty Hit With Ethics Charges Over Trump Club Case
New Jersey's former acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba Mildon has been hit with an ethics complaint over an alleged conflict of interest when she advised a former Trump Organization golf club server in connection with a sexual harassment suit.
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MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra
Robert Giuffra Jr. of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped overturn an $18 billion judgment against the Republic of Argentina, and represented FirstEnergy Corp. in securities litigation and Volkswagen AG in litigation stemming from its diesel emissions scandal, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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MVPs: Latham's Janice Schneider And Stacey VanBelleghem
Janice Schneider and Stacey VanBelleghem of Latham & Watkins LLP's environmental practice won back-to-back high-stakes victories for Danish wind developer Orsted, beating federal stop-work orders at two of its U.S. offshore projects and earning them a spot as two of the 2026 Law360 Environmental MVPs.
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Litigation Boutique Watstein Terepka Brings On 1st COO
Watstein Terepka LLP has brought on an Atlanta-based engineer to serve as the firm's first chief operating officer.
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The Go-To Firms For Insurance Litigation In 2026
A Florida-based law firm filed the most insurance coverage actions in the first half of 2026, primarily representing policyholders in property damage disputes, while BigLaw firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani was the most frequent choice among insurer defendants.
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Kirkland Adds Weil Partner In Munich After Dissolution Vote
Kirkland reportedly bolstered its German litigation practice on Wednesday, hiring a litigator from Weil a day after partners at the 95-year-old Wall Street firm overwhelmingly backed its dissolution following a wave of departures.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Respond To A Crisis Of Confidence
Weil Gotshal's recent wind down shows that a crisis of confidence can occur when attorney departures are interpreted as a firmwide problem, so firm leaders should be prepared to recognize the warning signs, understand who is shaping the story and plan for what may happen next, says Ryan McSharry at Infinite Global.
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What Investors Actually Buy In Law Firm MSO Deals
While the growing trend of private equity investing in law firms by creating management services organizations strongly echoes these funds’ earlier foray into the accounting industry, the different earnings bases of these professions mean that what investors actually acquire and how firms are valued will differ, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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What In-House Candidates Want To Know About Cos.' AI Plans
For legal departments competing for strong in-house talent, artificial intelligence strategy has become part of the employer value proposition, and companies should be prepared to explain it with the same rigor they expect from candidates, says Pamela Salling at Major Lindsey.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Local Office Culture
From encouraging innovation to boosting morale, using community building strategies to nurture a local office identity has multiple benefits for all aspects of a national law firm and its business, says Kate Gallin, leader of Epstein Becker's Boston office.
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Lawyers can tighten their business development strategy by defining a niche digital presence, translating experience into client benefits in website materials, and using LinkedIn and attorney bios to demonstrate relevant expertise before prospective clients make contact, says Michael Mellor at 742 Advisors.
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Why Women Attys Aren't Using Firm Wellness Programs
The American Bar Association recently released the first national study centered on the mental well-being of women lawyers, but their recommendations misidentify why women with access to firm wellness programs are reluctant to use them for therapy, says Annia Raja at Helm Psychology.
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Defensible Pricing Principles For Law Firm MSO Fees
As private equity investors increasingly invest in law firms using management services organizations, several Internal Revenue Code principles provide a framework for evaluating market-based pricing terms that respects fee-sharing prohibitions and mitigates investor concerns, says Perry Urken at Ryan.
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Legal Tech Talks: Centari CEO On Shifting Atty Role
Kevin Walker, founder and CEO of Centari, discusses how new technology can expand access to information, identify issues earlier and allow attorneys to play a more continuous role in helping clients make decisions.
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Making Legal Cents: Get Better Intelligence For 2027 Planning
As strategic planning begins for the year ahead, firms must look beyond last year's numbers and ask harder questions about what is changing more broadly, what inside the firm needs to be fixed and what has to be true for the next investment or growth plan to work, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
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RFP Reset: In The Age Of AI, Evidence Beats Eloquence
As firms increasingly use artificial intelligence tools to quickly produce highly tailored responses to requests for proposals, polished prose alone tells clients less than it once did, so in-house teams should compare meaningful evidence and measure whether promised value is actually delivered, says Roger Rutkowski at Mercedes-Benz USA.
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The Road Map To A Law Firm MSO IPO
For managing partners considering outside capital, one potential three-phase path could allow firms to transition from a traditional limited liability partnership to a publicly traded managed services organization structure, provided they keep ethical rules and regulations top of mind, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Potential Risks Of A Law Firm MSO IPO
Though initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital as private equity invests in law firm management services organizations, ethics rules, partner runs, shifting regulations and market pressures pose potential challenges, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Economic Case For A Law Firm MSO IPO
As private equity investment in law firm management services organizations accelerates, initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital at a multibillion-dollar scale, particularly if the transaction uses a tax-efficient partnership structure, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Simplify Networking
The hardest part of business development is building relationships without feeling awkward or transactional, but to solve this networking conundrum we ranked networking activities from the least intimidating to the most challenging and shared a small, workable action item for each, say attorneys at Irell.
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Community Is Key To Addressing Rural Legal Deserts
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Pipeline programs for current and prospective lawyers to find and build careers in legal deserts should be designed with relationships and connection uppermost in mind and priority, says Presiding New York Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Garry.