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DOJ Says NY Court Can't Handle Maurene Comey Firing Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice has said former prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit challenging the circumstances of her firing should be dismissed, arguing that it is an attempt to sidestep the Civil Service Reform Act.
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Willkie Adds Another Kirkland Restructuring Pro In New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added another restructuring attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP after recently welcoming a Kirkland attorney as chair of its restructuring group.
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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown
The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Starts Digital Infrastructure Practice
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has formed a digital infrastructure practice group aimed at advising on large and impactful transactions in digital infrastructure, the firm announced Monday.
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Palin Can't Get 3rd Trial In NYT Defamation Case
A New York federal judge on Monday denied Sarah Palin's attempt for another redo of her libel trial against The New York Times, saying her lawyers "seriously misconstrued" a Second Circuit decision as reducing what she had to prove at trial.
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ABA Flags AI Fears: Making Attys 'Worse At Their Jobs'
The erosion of skills for junior associates, deepfakes as evidence in court and the lack of technical knowledge in law firms were among the top fears and challenges listed by the American Bar Association in a new report about artificial intelligence in the legal profession.
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Cadwalader Promotes 7 To Partner In London, NY
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership, with those from its offices in London and New York representing the latest class of newly minted partners.
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Winston, Taylor Eye Spring Launch For $1.75B Merged Firm
Taylor Wessing said Monday it has agreed to merge with U.S. firm Winston & Strawn to form a new transatlantic business with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion.
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Elsberg Baker Exceeds, Cohen Ziffer Matches Atty Bonuses
Trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC announced Monday that its associates will earn up to $226,250 in extra cash this year.
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Trump's 2016 Campaign Must Face Bias Suit, Judge Says
A New York federal judge said Friday President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign committee can't escape state and New York City claims from an ex-consultant who worked on the campaign mostly in the city that she was effectively fired for becoming pregnant, ruling her Florida residency is immaterial.
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Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal
Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit handed Epic Games Inc. a partial win by mostly affirming an injunction blocking Apple Inc. from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems.
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Axinn Veltrop's Bonuses Reach Up To $240K
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is giving out bonuses of up to $240,000 for its associates, according to an in-house memo seen by Law360 Pulse.
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2nd Circ. Probes ConEd's Sudden Firing Of Atty Alleging Bias
The Second Circuit raised questions during a hearing about Con Edison's decision to terminate a longtime company lawyer shortly after she complained her boss was targeting her because she's an older woman, hinting some support for the attorney's fight to have her discrimination suit reinstated.
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2nd Circ. Remands $100K Award To Fired Atty In Bias Case
A Second Circuit panel vacated a $100,000 charging lien awarded to an attorney who represented a man who sued Marriott International Inc. for race-based harassment, agreeing that the lawyer was fired without cause but finding that the lower court appeared not to address several arguments in favor of a lower amount.
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Norton Rose Boosts 51 Lawyers To Partner Status Globally
Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted 51 lawyers from 12 practice areas and 22 offices around the world, down from the 56 attorneys it elevated for 2025.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms announced year-end bonuses and continued to expand their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Sidley Promotes 29 Lawyers To Partner, 15 To Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP has elected 29 lawyers to its partnership and named more than a dozen new counsel, with all the newly promoted individuals being based in offices in the U.S. and Europe.
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Feds Reportedly Fail To Reindict NY AG Letitia James, Again
New York Attorney General Letitia James' attorney Thursday celebrated reports that another Virginia federal grand jury declined to reindict her on charges of mortgage fraud, the second jury in a week to reject a case President Donald Trump had pushed prosecutors to pursue against a political opponent he's called "guilty as hell."
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Meet The Incoming SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Shireen Barday
A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.
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Nelson Mullins Launches Family Office Transactions Group
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a new group focused on private investment and mergers and acquisition opportunities by family offices.
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Pallas Offers Up To $232K In Bonuses To Top US, UK Lawyers
Litigation boutique Pallas Partners announced Thursday that it is offering high-performing senior U.S. and U.K. associates and counsel as much as $232,000 in bonuses this year.
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Debevoise Launching AI Decathlon For All Attorneys In 2026
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is planning to hold a decathlon featuring 10 monthly in-person events where attorneys can learn advanced artificial intelligence skills starting in January, building off the success of its AI hackathon for first-year associates.
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Anderson Kill Adds Saxe Doernberger Insurance Litigator
An experienced insurance coverage attorney has made the jump from Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC to Anderson Kill PC in Connecticut and New York.
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Costs Up 'Considerably' As More Firms Grow Nonequity Tier
Law firm compensation expenses were up nearly 10% year-over-year as of the end of the third quarter and law firms' growing nonequity partner ranks were among the driving forces behind the jump, according to a report released Thursday.