Business of Law

April 03, 2025
'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told

Federal employee unions and advocacy groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to pause a California court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers fired from six agencies, arguing the government can't escape self-inflicted harms brought on by its allegedly unlawful actions.
April 03, 2025
Pick For DC's US Atty Exits Roles To Prepare For Confirmation

The nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, has made his law firm inactive and resigned from other roles in preparation for his confirmation.
April 03, 2025
Ex-Weil Atty To Co-Lead Sidley's Employee Benefits Team

Sidley Austin LLP said Wednesday that a former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner will co-lead its employee benefits and executive compensation practice from New York.
April 03, 2025
Judge OKs Toss Of FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs

A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday granted the federal government's bid to end the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., ending a legal battle that was beset by delays throughout its six-year run.
April 03, 2025
Adams Case Threatens NY Southern District's 'Supremacy'

The controversial end to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic criminal corruption prosecution could threaten the Southern District of New York's privileged status within the Justice Department and its leverage over other districts when it comes to vying for the lead on high-profile cases, experts say.
April 02, 2025
Perkins Coie Urges Court To End Trump's 'Assault' On Firm

Perkins Coie LLP on Wednesday asked a D.C. federal judge to permanently block enforcement of President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional assault" on the firm and the rule of law, filing a summary judgment bid the same day the federal government pushed for the firm's suit to be tossed.
April 02, 2025
'Zero Support In The Bar': Judiciary Downsizes Amicus Project

Faced with wide-ranging opposition and potential constitutional challenges, federal judiciary advisers Wednesday sharply scaled back plans to strengthen scrutiny of amicus briefs, a retreat that won praise from disparate corners of the legal industry.
April 02, 2025
Milbank Latest To Ink Trump Deal To Avoid Executive Order

Milbank LLP became the fourth firm to strike a deal with President Donald Trump in the wake of a series of executive orders targeting BigLaw, pledging on Wednesday to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal work supported by the administration and to refrain from what the White House deems discriminatory and "illegal" diversity hiring.
April 02, 2025
Ex-Kirkland Atty To Drop Bias Suit, Appeal Atty Firing Ruling

A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate is expected to drop her claims against the law firm and related defendants, while also appealing a ruling that precluded her from firing her attorney in the case, the parties told a California federal court Tuesday.
April 02, 2025
When Can Attys Decide To Drop Clients? ABA Says It Depends

Lawyers can drop clients at will as long as doing so won't harm the client's legal objectives or needlessly drive up costs, according to new guidance by the American Bar Association — but the guidance also notes that "getting out of a matter can be a lot harder than getting in."
April 02, 2025
Kramer Levin DC Leaders Head To Hogan Lovells With Team

A quartet of former Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP attorneys, two of whom helped co-lead the firm's Washington, D.C., office and held other leadership roles, have moved their broad commercial litigation practice to Hogan Lovells, the firm announced Wednesday.
April 02, 2025
Holland & Knight Opens In Seattle With 16 Karr Tuttle Attys

Holland & Knight LLP has opened a Seattle office with 10 partners and six associates from Karr Tuttle Campbell that will be led by former Davis Wright Tremaine LLP managing partner Scott MacCormack, the firm announced Wednesday.
April 02, 2025
Ogletree Opens Kentucky Office With Boutique Attys

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, a big law firm representing employers in labor and employment disputes, is opening a Lexington, Kentucky, office and has hired the two leaders of a Kentucky boutique law firm with experience in representing mining companies.
April 02, 2025
Forum Shopping Debated At Nationwide Injunctions Hearing

Legal experts gave varying testimony at a Senate hearing on Wednesday about how addressing forum shopping would remedy issues related to nationwide injunctions, which Republicans have been highly critical of due to the vast number issued against President Donald Trump's policies since he came into office.
April 02, 2025
Feds Drop FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs

The federal government on Wednesday moved to dismiss its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives, ending a long-running case that had been stalled by President Donald Trump's executive order curtailing bribery prosecutions and another now-rescinded presidential decree targeting Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, which had been representing one of the defendants.
April 02, 2025
American Airlines Taps Latham Atty As New Legal Chief

American Airlines announced Wednesday that it has chosen a Latham & Watkins LLP partner to serve as the company's chief legal officer, effective May 5.
April 02, 2025
Man To Plead Guilty To Justice Kavanaugh Murder Attempt

A California man charged with attempting to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has agreed to plead guilty and forgo a trial originally scheduled for this summer, according to Maryland federal court filings Wednesday.
April 02, 2025
Justices Broaden RICO Reach To Personal Injuries

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expanded the type of civil actions that can be brought under a federal racketeering statute, asserting that claims stemming from personal injuries are redressable if they can be shown to have caused economic harm.
April 02, 2025
Eric Adams Case Dismissed As Judge Rebukes DOJ 'Bargain'

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, heeding advice from court-appointed counsel Paul Clement even as he gave credence to district prosecutors' claims of a quid pro quo between Adams and Trump administration officials in the Justice Department.
April 01, 2025
Schiff Says He'll Hold On Trump's Pick For DC US Attorney

Senate Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff announced Tuesday he will hold on President Donald Trump's nomination of Ed Martin to be the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., calling Martin a "one-man wrecking ball" demolishing the wall between the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice.
April 01, 2025
Willkie Becomes 3rd Firm To Reach Deal With Trump

After issuing a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting BigLaw firms, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP had agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services for certain causes and to refrain from what Trump has called discriminatory diversity hiring practices.
April 01, 2025
Fight Over AI Training Pushes Copying Question To Forefront

When courts weigh fair use in copyright disputes, how much a defendant takes from a particular work is usually overridden by other factors. But with artificial intelligence requiring immense amounts of training material, a legal tech company is trying to change that as it battles infringement claims by Thomson Reuters over the media company's Westlaw platform.
April 01, 2025
Ex-Speaker Gingrich Lends Support To Limited Injunctions Bill

Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on Tuesday endorsed the idea behind Republican legislation that would require nationwide injunctions imposed by lower courts against White House policies to be quickly brought before the U.S. Supreme Court.
April 01, 2025
Hub Hires: Ropes, Sherin, Nixon Peabody

March gave us a little madness in the Boston legal scene, with a former U.S. attorney returning to his old BigLaw stomping grounds, a smaller firm bringing on a real estate veteran, and the launch of a new plaintiff-side boutique.
April 01, 2025
Venezuelans Ask Justices To Keep Block On Removals

Five detained Venezuelans urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny President Donald Trump's move to lift a D.C. federal judge's order prohibiting the removal of alleged gang members from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act, arguing the president's "staggering" assertion of authority under the wartime law is unsubstantiated.

Expert Analysis

Identifying Deepfakes During Evidence Collection, Discovery

Excerpt from Practical Guidance

Attorneys must familiarize themselves with the tools used to create and detect deepfakes — media manipulated by artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic real people and events — as well as best practices for keeping this fabricated evidence out of court, says Bijan Ghom at Saxton & Stump.
An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
This Year's Insights On Attorney Well-Being

With the legal industry increasingly grappling with attorney burnout, depression, anxiety, stress and substance use disorders, Law360 guest experts proposed solutions this year ranging from mental health first aid training to exercises that build flexible optimism.
New Strategies For Enhancing Firm Culture

How can law firms work toward retaining legal talent and meeting business goals? This year, Law360 guest commentary dove into tips like embracing cognitive diversity and conducting so-called stay interviews.
2024 Pointers On Persuading Jurors

In a year where nuclear verdicts continued to proliferate, Law360 guest commentary focused on how trial attorneys can better select and connect with jurors, offering strategies for identifying anti-corporate sentiments and tactics to land one’s closing argument.
The Latest Legal Writing Tips

In 2024, Law360 guest experts provided advice for improving many kinds of legal writing — explaining how attorneys can use syllogistic reasoning, emulate master chefs, and clean up drafts produced by generative artificial intelligence tools.
Associate Issues In The 2024 Spotlight

Law360 guest writers provided insights on a range of issues affecting associates this year, from the challenges of training new lawyers in the era of artificial intelligence, to nonfinancial factors that junior attorneys should consider before accepting a job offer.
AI Questions: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

As the legal discourse surrounding artificial intelligence shifted from theoretical to concrete this year, guest commentary focused on the proliferation of new AI-related litigation, enforcement actions and best practices, while tracking the judiciary’s experimentation with generative AI.
Election Impact: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

Donald Trump's election win initiated a deluge of predictions for the incoming administration, with Law360 guest writers covering key policy areas such as immigration, tax, energy, labor and competition, plus potential congressional themes and investigations.
Cybersecurity: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

From the CrowdStrike failure to the plethora of new and sometimes tricky regulatory requirements, to early decisions interpreting cyberinsurance coverage, guest authors broke down the implications of the biggest cybersecurity developments this year.
ESG And DEI: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

In their commentary on ESG and DEI topics this year, Law360 guest authors discussed Project 2025’s potential impact, the rise of greenwashing litigation, strategies for fostering employee retention amid a shaky regulatory landscape, and more.
Noncompetes: The Top Guest Articles Of 2024

Employee noncompete issues took center stage this year, as Law360 guest writers covered everything from state-level enforceability trends and alternative methods for protecting business interests, to a National Labor Relations Board ruling and the Federal Trade Commission’s attempted ban.
The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

Readers were drawn to employment law commentary on a range of 2024 developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's Title VII ruling, impactful activity from the National Labor Relations Board, and state legislation targeting employee noncompete agreements.
The Most-Read Access To Justice Guest Articles Of 2024

Law360 guest commentary addressed several emerging access to justice issues this year, including growing case backlogs, a dearth of legal services in rural communities and amendments to long-standing sentencing policies.
The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2024

Double-patenting was one of the top intellectual property topics tackled in Law360’s Expert Analysis section this year, along with the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence, case distribution in the Western District of Texas, and more.