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Katten's Profits Per Equity Partner Climb To $3.32M
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has reached several key financial growth milestones in the less than two years since litigator and former federal prosecutor Gil Soffer became chair of the Chicago-headquartered firm, without jumping into the recent law firm merger frenzy.
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Mintz Consulting Arm Hires Ex-HHS Official, Health Policy Pro
ML Strategies, a consulting subsidiary of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, has hired a former federal health policy director at consulting firm Guidehouse who brings almost a decade of experience in senior roles with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Trump Defends DOJ Investigation Of 'Incompetent' Fed Chair
President Donald Trump expressed support Wednesday for the U.S. Department of Justice continuing to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's headquarters renovation, saying the government must "find out what happened" with the project's $2.5 billion price tag.
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Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty On Google Case Joins Wilson Sonsini
A lead attorney on the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google LLC who left the agency last week joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday as a partner.
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Sotomayor Apologizes For 'Hurtful' Comments About Kavanaugh
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized Wednesday for comments she made at a University of Kansas appearance earlier this month criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Vedder, WilmerHale Attys Vie To Lead DC Bar In Quieter Race
Member elections are underway for the D.C. Bar, with attorneys from Vedder and WilmerHale facing off to lead the organization in what's been a lower profile contest than last year's headline-grabbing race that included the brother of former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Trump's 8th Circ. Pick Pressed On Leonard Leo Ties
President Donald Trump's nominee for the Eighth Circuit, who represented Trump in the two cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, came under scrutiny Wednesday for his affiliation with groups linked to longtime Federalist Society executive and Republican fundraiser Leonard Leo.
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Heavy Hitters File Amicus Briefs In Law Firm EO Appeal
With oral arguments scheduled next month at the D.C. Circuit on the Trump administration's 2025 executive orders targeting law firms, Law360 looks at some of the notable amicus briefs filed in recent weeks and the lead attorneys on those briefs.
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Higher Partner Rate Hikes Are The New Normal For GCs
The largest law firms continued to get the bulk of the work in 2025 despite having the most expensive rates, while mid-tier firms are grabbing a bigger piece of the action, according to a new report by LexisNexis CounselLink.
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White & Case Hires Reed Smith M&A Partner In DC
White & Case LLP has hired a former Reed Smith LLP partner, who is joining the team in Washington, D.C., to continue her practice focused on mergers and acquisitions matters.
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Holland & Knight Adds Former Senate Counsel, DOT Adviser
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a former Senate Commerce Committee counsel and adviser to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has joined the team as a partner in the public policy and regulation group.
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Hogan, Cadwalader Partners Vote To Forge Ahead With Merger
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader said Wednesday that their partners have voted in favor of their merger ahead of the scheduled launch of the combined law firm on July 1.
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Judiciary Panel Backs Legal Finance Project, Subpoena Rules
Federal judiciary advisers agreed Tuesday to develop transparency obligations for litigation funders despite "vehement" views in the defense and plaintiffs bars, while also advancing controversial subpoena rules involving remote testimony and process servers.
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Ex-CFTC Chair Departs Willkie, Law Practice For Fintech Work
The former leader of the nation's derivatives regulator dubbed "Crypto Dad" says he's leaving his law practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to focus on advising fintechs and crypto firms, researching public policy issues and working with nonprofit programs.
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Grassley Says Cruz And Lee Top His List If Alito Retires
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday that if U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito were to retire then he would recommend the president nominate either Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, or Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
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Mayer Brown Focuses On Increasing AI Adoption In 2026
Mayer Brown LLP is focused on increasing artificial intelligence adoption among its attorneys and staff this year and has launched an AI literacy program to help achieve that goal.
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Ginsburg Hack Conviction Upheld For Man Who Blamed Cat
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Tuesday a former hospital transplant coordinator's conviction for illegally accessing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's healthcare records, upholding a ruling that the defendant was not improperly coerced when he told FBI agents a coworker or his cat may have been responsible.
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Willkie Latest Firm Certified Under International AI Standards
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Tuesday that it has achieved certification for its artificial intelligence management system under standards established by two Switzerland-based international bodies.
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Grassley Hits 100 Judge Confirmations As 2 Clear Senate
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 100th district judge under Sen. Chuck Grassley's leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Constangy Appoints 5 New Members To Executive Committee
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has appointed five new members to its executive committee as its former members wrapped up their terms.
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House Dem Threatens Bondi Contempt Over Epstein Files
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is looking to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt if she does not appear before the committee to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein files.
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Law Firm Back Office Finance Needs AI, Too
As law firm finance and operations teams focus on boosting efficiency by migrating to the cloud and using more artificial intelligence in processes, areas of friction still exist today.
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Ex-Commerce Dept. Leader Joins Hogan Lovells In DC
A former U.S. Department of Commerce leader, whose office helped with the national security oversight of information and communication technology transactions, has joined Hogan Lovells' international trade and investment practice as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday.
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White & Case Leadership Trio Join Dechert In DC
Dechert LLP has hired the heads of White & Case LLP's practices in trials, sports and gaming, and U.S. government contracts to work in Washington, D.C., with its enforcement and investigations group.
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Squire Patton Kicks Off Sovereign Advisory Group
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has launched a new advisory group that's slated to expand the law firm's representation of sovereign governments, saying it offers a lineup of financial, economic, legal and public policy expertise provided by professionals with a background in global debt management.