New Jersey Pulse

Ahmuty Demers Booted Off NJ Fatal Crash Case Over Conflict

By Jake Maher

A New Jersey state appeals court affirmed Wednesday that Ahmuty Demers & McManus is not allowed to represent both a paving company and one of its employees at the same time in a case in which the employee allegedly caused a fatal car crash.

SEC's Top Cop Departing After Record-Breaking Tenure

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that enforcement director Gurbir Grewal will be leaving the agency next week following a three-year tenure, during which the agency brought in record penalties and frequently clashed with crypto industry participants objecting to a string of lawsuits brought under Grewal's leadership.

A Deep Dive Into Top GC Pay

By Sue Reisinger

Law360 Pulse looked beyond bare financials to see how business sectors, law firms and schools could influence the pay of top-earning GCs in S&P 500 companies. Here’s what we found.

These Are The Legal Chiefs Who Command Top Dollar

By Michele Gorman

With the increasingly dynamic role of the top corporate lawyer playing out across sectors — as well as stock awards that far outpace the amounts they see in their salaries and bonuses — the pay packages for most general counsel and chief legal officers continue to stay strong.

Everything You Need To Know About GC Pay

Want to know which legal chief is earning the most at an S&P 500 company? How compensation compares across business sectors? Explore the ins and outs of general counsel compensation with our interactive graphic.

Troutman Pepper Names 18 Partners Ahead Of Merger

By Lynn LaRowe

With a megamerger with Locke Lord LLP in the works for January, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP has announced the elevation to partner of 18 firm attorneys who hail from various offices around the country and a range of practice groups.

Data Brokers Decry 'Ill-Tailored' NJ Judicial Privacy Law

By George Woolston

Data brokers such as Equifax, Thomson Reuters and Zillow urged a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday to toss a suit accusing them of violating Daniel's Law, arguing the state's judicial privacy measure is unconstitutionally broad and unevenly applied. 

Former Rutgers Law Dean To Serve As University's Interim GC

By Bonnie Eslinger

A former Rutgers Law School dean will serve as the university's interim senior vice president and general counsel following John J. Hoffman's confirmation to the New Jersey Supreme Court, Rutgers announced Tuesday.

McElroy Deutsch Must Face 'Malicious' Claim From Fired Exec

By Jake Maher

A former business development director from McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has been given the go-ahead from a New Jersey state judge to bring a malicious-prosecution claim against the firm in litigation over her and her husband's alleged multimillion-dollar embezzlement from the firm.

NJ Panel Backs Conflicts Waiver, Rejects Online Rebukes

By Jake Maher

A New Jersey Supreme Court committee overseeing attorney ethics rules has decided against recommending the state bar's request to give lawyers latitude to disregard client confidentiality when responding to posts online accusing them of misconduct, while supporting conflict of interest waivers for the state's attorney general.

Firms Add Nonequity Partners, And Many Aren't Happy

By Brandon Lowrey

Nonequity partners make up one of the fastest-growing tiers of lawyers at major law firms — and that tier is the most discontented, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Law Firm Compensation Survey.

Equity Partners At Smaller Firms Are Most Content With Pay

By Alison Knezevich

Lawyers in private practice are generally happy with their compensation, and BigLaw associates are particularly satisfied, thanks to openly competitive rates of pay. But equity partners at smaller firms are happiest, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.

A Deep Dive Into Law Firm Pay

By Kevin Penton

The legal industry may be known for its relatively high pay, but don't tell that to lawyers: Barely half of all attorneys feel satisfied or very satisfied with what they make, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.

GRSM50 Promotes 'Unprecedented' 51 Attys To Partner

By Tracey Read

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, now known as GRSM50, has elevated 51 attorneys to partnership in 21 states across more than 10 practice groups in a broad range of legal areas.

Cozen O'Connor Reelects CEO Michael Heller To Fifth Term

By James Boyle

Cozen O'Connor's continuous steady growth over the last 12 years has prompted the firm's leadership to reelect its current chief executive for another three-year term.

McCarter & English Adds 10 Attys From Burns & Levinson

By Jake Maher

McCarter & English LLP has picked up 10 attorneys in Boston working in trust and estates, real estate and business litigation from Burns & Levinson, which announced last week that it is shutting down.

Ex-Jersey Shore Mayor Admits To Benefits Theft, Tax Crimes

By MJ Koo

The former mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey, has admitted to unlawfully obtaining state health benefits, failing to disclose his outside employment and neglecting to report income from that job on state tax returns, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability announced Monday.

NJ Senate Confirms Rutgers GC To Supreme Court Seat

By Jake Maher

John Jay Hoffman was approved to be the newest New Jersey Supreme Court justice by the state Senate on Monday, marking a new high point in the career of the Rutgers general counsel and former New Jersey acting attorney general.

NJ Atty Reprimanded For Keeping Client In Dark On Fee Hike

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded a criminal defense attorney for failing to provide a client with a retainer or any bills for over four years until notifying the client that, due to an unannounced rate change, the client owed over $170,000.

Cooley Accused Of Hiding Fraud From Startup Investors

By Carla Baranauckas

A former board member of a dry-cleaning delivery startup has alleged in New Jersey federal court that Cooley LLP and its attorneys deliberately kept investors in the dark about fraud claims against the startup's chief executive.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Aebra Coe

Kicking off this week's legal lions list are four law firms that secured a summary judgment win Tuesday for DoorDash Inc. and other food app delivery companies in their federal lawsuit challenging a New York City law requiring delivery services to provide restaurants with certain customer info.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms promoted partners and federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

Legal Pros Grapple With Best Use Of AI As Clients Divide

By Dorothy Atkins

BigLaw attorneys and in-house counsel speaking at the annual Berkeley Law AI Institute on Thursday talked about how they've recently grappled with using the tools known as artificial intelligence in representing clients, saying some clients have either demanded or prohibited attorneys from using the tools, and others have taken seemingly contradictory positions.

Law Firm Real Estate Report

By James Boyle

The start of autumn brings changing leaves and growing law firms as offices big and small increase their footprints through the country. BigLaw firms, midsize shops and boutiques across the country all found room to grow in September.

Seton Hall, Ex-Prez Point Fingers On Who Broke Deal First

By Carla Baranauckas

Seton Hall University urged a New Jersey state judge Thursday to toss a whistleblower lawsuit by the school's former president, contending that the very filing of the suit broke his separation agreement that both sides willingly signed.