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Justices Won't Move Mich. Pipeline Suit To Federal Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to overturn a Sixth Circuit decision that rebuffed Enbridge's efforts to transfer from state court to federal court a lawsuit from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel seeking to shut down a pipeline between the U.S. and Canada.
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Trump's Sullivan & Cromwell Attys Head To Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday it is amping up its appellate practice with the addition of four Sullivan & Cromwell LLP litigators, including former acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall and Morgan L. Ratner, who have worked on the appeal of President Donald Trump's New York hush money conviction.
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Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again
After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.
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Eckert Seamans Re-Ups Executives, Announces 3 Directors
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has decided to keep its executive team intact for another year and has named three new members to its board of directors in moves firm leadership described as signs it is moving in the right direction.
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Fox Rothschild Hires Holland & Knight Sports Partner In DC
Fox Rothschild LLP has hired Holland & Knight LLP's co-chair of the sports industry team in Washington, D.C., to work with entertainment and related sports law issues, the firm has announced.
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10-Year Covington Vet Joins Holland & Knight In DC
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a litigation and dispute resolution partner, who is joining the firm after more than 10 years with Covington & Burling LLP, where she focused on white collar defense and investigations.
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Ex-Newman Clerks, Judges Back High Court Suspension Fight
A group of former clerks for Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, as well as former federal judges, have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the challenge to her suspension imposed by her colleagues.
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Kash Patel Sues Atlantic For $250M Over 'Fabricated' Report
FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic magazine for $250 million in damages Monday, claiming a recent report about his alleged drinking and absences from work was "fabricated" and designed to "drive him from office."
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Justices To Hear Catholic Preschools' Challenge To Colo. Law
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review two Catholic parishes' challenge to Colorado's universal preschool program, which requires that they accept students from LGBTQ+ families to receive state funding.
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Spencer West's US, UK Heads On American Expansion
United Kingdom-based distributed law firm Spencer West announced earlier this spring that it has officially launched a practice based in the United States with nearly 20 partners working in a wide range of major markets including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
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Is $20M Partner Pay Becoming Ubiquitous In BigLaw?
More BigLaw firms are offering top lateral partner candidates guaranteed compensation of $20 million or more per year, a pay scale that applied to a select few lawyers just five years ago.
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Holtzman Vogel Hires Gibson Dunn Atty To Lead NY Office
Washington, D.C.-headquartered Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC has opened a new office in Manhattan led by the former chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's New York administrative law and regulatory practice group, the firm said Monday.
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DC Ethics Office Says Ex-Interim US Atty Can't Remove Case
Washington, D.C., ethics officials have asked a federal court to send U.S. Department of Justice official Ed Martin's ethics case back to the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, arguing the D.C. federal court lacks jurisdiction over a disciplinary matter, which is neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution.
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White & Case Partner Moves To A&O Shearman In DC
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired a career White & Case LLP partner in Washington, D.C., who had spent the past 13 years there working with antitrust and other matters, the firm announced Monday.
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Simpson Thacher Adds 2 Partners To Data Center Team
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has hired two transactional real estate attorneys who specialize in digital infrastructure deals as partners in its Washington, D.C., and New York City offices, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.
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Justice Jackson Faults Quick Reversal In DC Stop Case
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday chided her U.S. Supreme Court colleagues for reversing a D.C. Court of Appeals ruling involving the Fourth Amendment, saying in a dissent that the lower court was correct and that the case "does not merit the use of our summary discretion."
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Clyde & Co. Launches Practice With Partner From Eversheds
Clyde & Co. LLP said Monday it has hired a former Eversheds Sutherland practice group leader, who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., to help it launch a regulatory and investigations group.
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Justices Won't Consider IP Theft Allegations Against Akin
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a former Cornell University graduate student's petition trying to revive his malpractice suit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP stemming from patent litigation against Illumina Inc. over DNA sequencing intellectual property.
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Dunn Isaacson Adds Ex-Biden WH Counsel From Latham
Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP has hired two attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP, who have backgrounds working for former President Joe Biden on a range of policy matters, the firm announced Monday.
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Up Next At High Court: SEC And FCC Enforcement Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court's final argument session of this term kicks off Monday, when the justices will consider the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's authority to seek disgorgement orders against alleged wrongdoers without proving investors were harmed. Here, Law360 breaks down the week's oral arguments.
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Office Snapshot: Grossman Young Moves Into The District
For Sandra Grossman, a founding partner of immigration firm Grossman Young & Hammond LLP, her firm's move from Bethesda, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., is part of an evolution that began almost two decades ago.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.
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Oil Giants Among Client List Of EEOC General Counsel Pick
President Donald Trump's nominee for general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has represented some of the largest oil producers and service providers in North America, including Chevron, according to a new financial disclosure report obtained by Law360 Friday.
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How Firms Can Remain Vigilant Amid 'Silent Ransom' Attacks
Even though cybercriminal organization Silent Ransom Group has been around since 2022, law firms are still falling victim to the group’s social engineering and phishing schemes. Here’s what cybersecurity leaders say law firms need to know about the group and how to protect themselves.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Series
Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.