Daily Litigation


  • NJ Atty Seeks Exit From Developer Suit Over Escrow Cashout

    A New Jersey attorney who served as agent on an escrow agreement asked to escape a developer's lawsuit that came after a venture capital firm failed to produce a $6 million loan to build a luxury hotel in Taos, New Mexico.

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    Maron Marvel's New Leader Has Eye On Expansion

    Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC's new managing shareholder told Law360 Pulse this week that he is excited to serve in the post and help steer the firm's national growth.

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    Elsberg Baker Credits Young Attorneys For First Year Success

    In its first year of business, New York-founded litigation and trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri was so successful representing clients from the financial services, real estate and tech industries that it was able to reward associates with end-of-year bonuses at 175% above the BigLaw scale.

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    O'Melveny Antitrust Pro Jumps To Paul Hastings In LA

    Paul Hastings LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in an O'Melveny & Myers LLP antitrust litigator as a partner in a Los Angeles office.

  • Former Kaufman Dolowich Atty Settles Bias Suit Against Firm

    A former Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP associate settled his lawsuit accusing the law firm of discriminating and retaliating against him after he requested accommodations for his hearing loss and urged the firm to better help attorneys with disabilities feel valued, the attorney's counsel told a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday.

  • Justices Asked To Recuse Fitbit Judge Over Google Ties

    A Silicon Valley-based patent-holding company that lost its infringement case against Fitbit is telling the U.S. Supreme Court that a California federal judge and her husband's financial ties to Fitbit parent Google are so strong that "if these circumstances do not warrant recusal ... then nothing does."

  • Houston Atty Says Rivals Solicited And Duped His Clients

    A solo practitioner in Houston has accused rival attorneys of legal malpractice and tortious interference for allegedly pretending to be associated with his law firm in order to trick his clients into entering misleading contracts and then launching fraudulent suits on their behalf, according to a $1 million suit filed in Harris County District Court.

  • Jay-Z, Buzbee Dispute Threats, Confession In Rape Case

    The monthslong legal feud between Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and prominent plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee has reached a new pitch, as Carter claims to have evidence proving he did not rape a 13-year-old alongside disgraced rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, while Buzbee claims Carter is trying to menace the victim into silence.

  • Willkie Farr Partner Gets $23K Fee In Suit Over Media Tip

    A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner has won the bulk of a $27,420 bid to recoup personal attorney fees after prevailing in a First Amendment feud with his former landlord's lawyer over a media leak, with a judge clipping just $3,550 for lack of a novel legal issue.

  • New Jersey AG Office Must Face Whistleblower Suit

    A New Jersey state judge on Wednesday largely rejected a bid from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to escape a lawsuit accusing the Warren County prosecutor's office of retaliating against two detectives for their part in uncovering an alleged fraud scheme.

  • Four Firms Seek Top Roles In Pa. Warehouse Fire Litigation

    Lawyers from four plaintiffs firms across the country have asked a Philadelphia judge to name them class counsel in recently filed litigation over the effects of an aircraft parts warehouse fire and also requested that the court consolidate all related lawsuits in the city.

  • Insurance Litigator Moves To Barclay Damon As Partner

    Barclay Damon LLP has hired a partner away from his private practice to boost its practices focused on insurance coverage and product liability defense, bringing the attorney to the firm's New York City office.

  • Defunct Pittsburgh Law Firm Owes $1.3M In Rent, Suit Says

    The court-appointed receiver for a downtown Pittsburgh office tower says in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court that the defunct law office of Rothman Gordon PC owes more than $1.3 million in rent and fees.

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    NYU Law To Open Innocence Project Clinic Next Fall

    The NYU School of Law announced on Wednesday that it was opening a clinic with the Innocence Project next fall where students can work on nonprofit cases and learn about postconviction and wrongful-conviction litigation as part of an expansive new partnership. 

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    Longtime DOJ Antitrust Litigator Joins Fried Frank In DC

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that a Cooley LLP attorney who previously spent more than 15 years in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner.

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    McNees Wallace Adds 2 Attys To Its Litigation, Enviro Groups

    Midsize Pennsylvania-based firm McNees Wallace & Nurick LLP has boosted its resources in its Harrisburg office with the additions of two attorneys to its litigation and environmental practices.

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    Weil Unveils New Leadership After Recent Departures

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Wednesday that it is shifting several leaders of its practices, departments and offices, weeks after updating its governance structure and in the wake of several recent high-profile departures.

  • Del. Corporate Law Bill Poses 'Grave Risk,' Plaintiffs' Firms Say

    Five of Delaware's most active corporate litigation plaintiffs' firms have branded pending legislation aimed at curbing stockholder suits as a "dangerous and radical" measure that attacks the state's courts and will put Delaware's nationally known incorporation franchise "at grave risk."

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    How Eversheds Sutherland Drew 12-Atty Tax Team In Atlanta

    New Eversheds Sutherland partner Hale E. Sheppard joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how he helped lead a team of 12 tax controversy attorneys to join the firm in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC.

  • Law Firm Beats Malpractice Suit From Ex-Fla. School Official

    A Florida state appeals panel refused to revive a onetime school district superintendent's complaint against the district's former counsel from a Florida law firm, alleging the firm improperly used confidential information she provided as part of a report that found she committed misconduct.

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    A&O Shearman Int'l Law Partner Moves To Gibson Dunn

    An international arbitration partner from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has moved to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he was excited to join a team committed to client service and a global powerhouse firm.

  • Fighters' Attys Get $115M In Fees For UFC Settlement Work

    A Nevada federal judge has awarded more than $115 million to the attorneys who struck a $375 million settlement with the UFC on behalf of more than 1,100 fighters alleging vast wage suppression, nodding to the considerable effort involved in litigating the decade-long case.

  • Blockchain Org. Wins $3.5M Fees From Trader's Seized Assets

    Crypto project the ICON Foundation is set to receive $3.5 million in attorney fees and costs after it successfully turned the tables on a user who sued the project after it took action to freeze millions of tokens he created by exploiting a bug in the project's software.

  • Judge Says She'll Ask What 'Nobody Else Will' In Romance Suit

    A federal judge expressed incredulity Tuesday that Jackson Walker didn't press its former partner harder to get the exact dates of her relationship with a former bankruptcy judge when allegations of their relationship came to light in 2021.

  • Construction Co. Slams Iraq Attys' Appearance In $120M Suit

    Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. has asked the D.C. Circuit to block a law firm from representing Iraq as the country fights efforts by the company to enforce a $120 million arbitral award in a dispute over a major port project.

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Expert Analysis

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement Author Photo

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business? Author Photo

    Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.

  • 9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term Author Photo

    Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.

  • What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties Author Photo

    As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.

  • NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times Author Photo

    New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.

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