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Fake Attys, Judges, Hearings: DOJ Alleges Immigration Scam
A group of Colombian immigrants scammed clients out of $100,000 by pretending to be immigration lawyers at a fake firm and orchestrating phony hearings in which they pretended to be judges and federal agents, complete with fake judicial robes and uniforms, federal prosecutors in New York said Friday.
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Epstein's Advisers Ink $35M Deal With Sex Trafficking Victims
A class of victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme has asked a New York federal judge to grant the first OK in a settlement reached with Epstein's lawyer and accountant, who allegedly aided him in the scheme.
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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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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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Pryor Cashman Appoints Bankruptcy Chair To Exec Committee
Pryor Cashman LLP announced that an experienced attorney who has served in leadership roles in his nearly 20 years with the firm has been elected to a three-year term as a member of its executive committee.
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2nd Circ. Backs $286K For Childish Gambino's Attys
The Second Circuit has approved a $286,000 attorney fee award granted to lawyers representing rapper Childish Gambino and his record label in a case from another rapper who alleged part of the hit song "This Is America" was lifted from one of his tracks.
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Greenberg Grows NY Gov't Team With Davidoff Hutcher Duo
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a duo from Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP to its dedicated practice for New York law and policy matters.
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HSF Kramer Wants To Show BigLaw Can Also Be AI-Native
On the heels of its recent transatlantic merger, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP is one of the largest law firms seeking to become "AI-native," a term being used by several newly launched smaller law firms that promise to provide cheaper and faster legal services than traditional law firms.
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Simpson Thacher Plans Dallas Launch, Adds Capital Practice
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is planning to plant a second flag in the Lone Star State with a shop in Dallas after launching a capital structure solutions practice with a New York-based partner who came aboard from Kirkland & Ellis LLP at the helm.
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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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Fabiani Cohen Escapes Fired Black Atty's Discrimination Suit
A New York federal judge tossed a Black attorney's case claiming Fabiani Cohen & Hall LLP subjected her to racist harassment and fired her after she sued, backing a magistrate judge's conclusion that the alleged mistreatment wasn't severe enough and her case lacked evidence of prejudice.
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BCLP Adds Ex-McDermott Atty To Real Estate Platform In NY
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced Wednesday that it has brought a deals attorney from McDermott Will & Schulte to its real estate department, which the firm says it has targeted for growth this year.
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McDermott Adds Transmitter Licensing Atty To Crypto Team
McDermott Will & Schulte announced Wednesday that it has added a money transmitter licensing lawyer from Ketsal PLLC to its cryptocurrency team, which the firm calls "the industry's only crypto-exclusive team whose lawyers devote 100% of their practice to digital asset matters."
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Former Solo Practitioner Joins Goodwin's Funds Team
A former solo practitioner focused on the formation and life cycle management of private investment funds and related vehicles has joined Goodwin Procter LLP in New York, the firm announced Wednesday.
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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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Education Dept. Faces Suit Alleging Double Loan Reporting
The U.S. Department of Education has been causing student loan balances to appear doubled on borrowers' credit reports, a New York resident alleged in a proposed class action filed Wednesday in New York federal court, saying her $150,000 total loan balance was reported at $300,000.
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Crowell & Moring Antitrust Leader Jumps To Sidley In NY
Sidley Austin LLP said Wednesday it had hired the chair of Crowell & Moring LLP's New York antitrust practice.
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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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Former SEC Deputy Director Joins Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced on Wednesday that it has hired a former federal prosecutor who recently stepped down as deputy director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Linklaters Hires Americas COO From A&O Shearman
Linklaters LLP has brought on an Allen Overy Shearman Sterling executive to lead the law firm's operations in the Americas amid a "significant U.S. expansion," the firm announced on Wednesday.
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Benesch Launches State AG-Focused Practice Group
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has launched a practice to bolster its capacity to represent clients across the U.S. in regulatory, enforcement and litigation matters.