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Callagy Law Ex-Client Pushes For DQ In Firm's Countersuit
A former Callagy Law PC client has asked a New Jersey federal judge to disqualify the firm from representing itself in a countersuit responding to a 2023 legal malpractice matter, alleging their past representation precludes them from handling a matter adverse to him.
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Former PSE&G Deputy GC, Ex-Prosecutor Approved As NJ AG
Jennifer Davenport, a veteran prosecutor and former deputy general counsel at the utility PSE&G, was confirmed as New Jersey's next attorney general on Tuesday.
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ABA Mulls Repeal Of Embattled Law School DEI Standards
The American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has voted to move forward with a plan to repeal its diversity and inclusion standards for law schools, which have been suspended since last February amid the White House crackdown on DEI initiatives.
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Seton Hall Beats Former President's Whistleblower Suit
Seton Hall University's former president had his whistleblower suit against the school dismissed, with a state court ruling that he was barred from suing by the terms of his employment contracts.
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NJ Watchdog Takes File Fight In Hospital Row To 3rd Circ.
A New Jersey watchdog will take its bid to shield investigative files from discovery in a hospital's antitrust suit to the Third Circuit, according to a court notice.
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Barnes & Thornburg Head On Firm's Nonmerger Growth Motto
In an age of BigLaw megamergers, Barnes & Thornburg LLP has opted to expand strategically through steady, organic growth and lateral hiring rather than law firm combinations.
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Stevens & Lee Aims To Build On Growth Playbook In 2026
Following a year marked by three mergers and notable revenue growth, Pennsylvania-based Stevens & Lee PC is looking to keep expanding its headcount and geographic footprint in 2026, finding success in a challenging environment for midsize and regional firms.
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Beasley Allen Can't Pause NJ Talc DQ Order, Judge Rules
The Beasley Allen Law Firm can't delay an order disqualifying it from representing hundreds of women who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder while it seeks review from the New Jersey Supreme Court, a state judge ruled on Friday.
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2nd NJ Defendant Joins Bid To Disqualify US Atty Leadership
A second defendant in a New Jersey federal criminal case on Friday joined a pending bid to disqualify the three assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, escalating a constitutional challenge to the office's leadership structure.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Wigdor LLP and Elefterakis Elefterakis & Panek lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal judge denied the NFL's bid to force a class of National Football League coaches into arbitration.
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'Scare Tactics Work' But Hope Persists For Legal Industry DEI
The suspension of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Certification program is the latest indication that political threats against BigLaw are working, as the Trump administration targets DEI programs, observers say. Still, some supporters of legal industry diversity initiatives predict law firms will continue to pursue inclusive hiring practices — even if they don't talk about it publicly.
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What's Costing Legal Marketing Officers Sleep
Finding the best ways to implement artificial intelligence and maximizing employees' business development are some of the things keeping legal industry professionals up at night, according to a new report by public relations firm Greentarget.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as law firms hired new talent and named new leaders across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance CLO Joins BD As General Counsel
Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company, which is known as BD, has announced that an experienced in-house attorney who has served as Walgreens' chief legal officer will become its general counsel on March 16.
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Javerbaum Wurgaft Bringing On Attys From Closing NJ Firm
Springfield, New Jersey-based litigation firm Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC announced this week it will take in all 17 attorneys from the more than 150-year-old firm Lum Drasco & Positan LLC in the beginning of March.
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Disqualification Bids Mount For Trio Leading NJ US Atty Office
A New Jersey criminal defendant who previously challenged the legality of former interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment has now moved to disqualify the three assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the office, aligning himself with a growing bloc of defendants saying the leadership structure violates federal appointment laws.
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Ethics Guidance Lags Private Equity's Interest In Legal Field
More lawyers are expected to seek guidance on the ethical issues surrounding the growing interest in using managed services organizations to allow private equity investment in law firms, but thus far any input on the model from state ethics committees is in short supply.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds 35 Ballard Spahr Attys, 3 Offices
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that it has added all 35 public finance lawyers from Ballard Spahr LLP to its government services and finance department in multiple locations around the country, including three new markets in Baltimore, Denver and Phoenix.
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DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants
A senior U.S. Department of Justice official acknowledged that the government has violated dozens of court orders involving immigrants since early last December, according to a New Jersey federal judge's order directing government officials to detail how the Trump administration will ensure compliance with orders in the judicial district.
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Longtime NJ Education Dept. Official Joins Porzio Bromberg
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC announced Wednesday that an experienced education attorney has joined the firm as of counsel and assistant vice president of educational services at its compliance services unit following more than 20 years with the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Judges' Neutrality Must Extend Beyond Courtroom, ABA Says
The American Bar Association's ethics committee is guiding judges to maintain the same level of neutrality and impartiality in working with court staff that they exercise when presiding in the courtroom, according to its latest formal opinion on Wednesday.
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State High Court Chiefs To Review Law School Accreditation
State supreme court leaders said Wednesday they will conduct a thorough review of law school accreditation practices this year, a move that comes after state justices in Texas and Florida recently ended the American Bar Association's longstanding accreditation monopoly in those states.
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Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Novo Nordisk Investor Class Action
Levi & Korsinsky LLP has been appointed lead counsel in a proposed securities class action accusing Novo Nordisk A/S of misleading investors about its 2025 revenue outlook, after a New Jersey federal judge approved the firm's selection by the investor with the largest financial stake in the case.
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AY Strauss Starts Enviro Group With Ex-Bond Schoeneck Atty
New Jersey-based boutique A.Y. Strauss is building on recent growth in immigration, cannabis law and more with the addition of a new environmental law expert from Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC.
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Big Workloads Burning Out Mid-Level In-House Legal Execs
While in-house counsel generally report they are satisfied with their jobs, crushing workloads coupled with shriveling budgets are causing serious burnout among those sandwiched between the top dogs and junior attorneys, experts said.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.