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A Massachusetts federal judge who oversaw a yearslong attorney overbilling scandal and slashed a fee bid in another case over alleged false and misleading statements ordered a pair of firms to tell him why they should get one-third of a $4.3 million settlement with State Street Corp.
FTX customers told a Florida federal judge on Tuesday that Sullivan & Cromwell LLP can't dismiss customer claims it aided and abetted the defunct cryptocurrency exchange's fraud as "speculative allegations" when the customers' complaint "paints a much more detailed and nefarious picture."
A Washington federal judge rejected a group home's bid to disqualify counsel representing former residents alleging sexual abuse, ruling Tuesday that any conflicts between alleged victims now at odds with one another would not harm the group home.
Sidney Powell, a former attorney to Donald Trump, has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a former executive for Dominion Voting Systems accused of taking part in unfounded 2020 election conspiracy theories.
Since Buchalter PC opened its Salt Lake City office in the fall of 2021, the location's attorney roster has continued to grow, leading the firm to move to a larger space last October.
After prosecuting federal healthcare crimes in New Jersey, a former assistant U.S. attorney has returned to boutique firm Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP to guide clients as part of the firm's white collar criminal and regulatory defense and investigations practice with a focus on healthcare litigation and licensing, the firm announced Tuesday.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has ended a former partner's race and disability bias suit, announcing a settlement in Los Angeles Superior Court, while continuing to push for arbitration in a separate discrimination suit, also filed in Los Angeles, where a former equity partner has accused the firm of gender discrimination and "unethical billing."
Renowned trial lawyer and King & Spalding LLP partner Randy M. Mastro was tapped to be New York City's next corporation counsel, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday, over the objection of some city leaders.
Morrison Foerster LLP is expanding its litigation team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a former San Francisco city attorney most recently with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in its San Francisco office.
A Virginia federal court didn't support its decision to award nearly $420,000 in attorney fees and costs in two consolidated suits seeking unpaid overtime from a healthcare company, the Fourth Circuit ruled, sending the cases back.
Prince Lobel Tye LLP announced that the Boston-based firm opened an office in the nearby city of Worcester, Massachusetts, led by four attorneys formerly of local firm Bowditch & Dewey LLP.
Attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems are again urging a D.C. federal judge to disqualify a Michigan attorney from representing former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne in a defamation lawsuit, saying she and her client "lack any respect for the rule of law" and pose risks to Dominion employees.
From cameras in the courtroom to explanatory law review articles to posts on social media, Judge Stephen Dillard uses every tool at his disposal to improve transparency at the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Cozen O'Connor announced Tuesday that it has strengthened its intellectual property department with a Dallas-based litigator who came aboard from Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez PLLC.
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the second quarter of this year.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has hired the former head of Winston & Strawn LLP's Houston litigation practice as a partner in its general litigation and energy industry practice groups, it announced on Tuesday.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP's newest lateral hire is stepping back into private practice after two years as associate general counsel for orthopedic implant company Exactech, and should be a familiar face around the firm's Indianapolis office.
A divided D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that a lower court should have determined whether Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP had authority to represent Doraleh Container Terminal SA before deciding whether to enforce a $486 million arbitral award issued against Djibouti.
Jessica Benvenisty of King & Spalding LLP led the trial team for the mobile gaming platform Skillz Inc. and won a $42.9 million jury verdict in California in February against rival Aviagames for patent infringement related to fraud allegedly enabled by bots, earning her a spot among the trial attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Elizabeth Bock of O'Melveny & Myers LLP has mounted a staunch defense of Medicare Advantage organizations in False Claims Act cases, including her work securing the dismissal of two qui tam cases against Elevance Health Inc., earning her a spot among the healthcare attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Julian W. Kleinbrodt recently helped tobacco company Swisher undo an antitrust judgment after uncovering fraud on the part of plaintiff Trendsettah and has played a role in a number of recent victories for Apple Inc. in battles over antitrust claims related to its app store and watch, earning him a spot among antitrust practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
A Virginia bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a settlement of more than $1.4 million of claims against the estate of the defunct LeClairRyan law firm by two former firm attorneys.
Spencer Fane LLP's chair and managing partner has told Law360 Pulse that the firm's newly unveiled organizational structure is intended to foster a culture that gives attorneys more decision-making opportunities and control over their career paths.
A bankruptcy trustee who is removed can't retroactively receive administrative expenses, the Fourth Circuit has ruled, saying a former bankruptcy trustee is not allowed to later file an application for professional fees.
Vedder Price PC's newest Miami shareholder, Javier Lopez, always wanted to become a doctor, until a college baseball injury changed the trajectory of his life.