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Legal Industry - March, 2026

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• 'Best Judicial System In The World': Alsup Reflects On Career
• Rats, Vapes And Vodka: Strange But True Cases For April Fool's
• 'Construction Has To Stop!': Judge Blocks Trump's Ballroom
• FBI Fired Agents Over Trump 2020 Election Inquiry, Suit Says
• FTC Backs Florida's Move To Kill ABA's Accreditation Monopoly
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Unilever, Afroman, Musk
• Senate Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Role In CTA Retreat
• 7th Circ. Scolds Ex-Judge For Citing Fake Cases In Brief
• Blumenthal Presses DHS Chief To Scrap ICE Warrant Memo
• Moye White, Ex-Landlord Settle $4M Denver Lease Dispute
• Beasley Allen Seeks Stay Of DQ In Federal J&J Talc MDL
• Habba, Ex-Firm Get Defense Redo In Suit Over Divorce Advice
• NC Attys Oppose DOJ Interference In State Ethics Complaints
• Nixon Peabody Hires Hometown Litigator In Rhode Island
• The 2026 AI Survey
• Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now
• Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work
• What Attorneys Really Think About AI
• Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs
• Burford Considers Arbitration After 2nd Circ. Tosses $16B Win
• Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit
• Justices Wary Of 'Odd' Arbitration Jurisdiction Theory
• FCA Qui Tams Are Unconstitutional, Eli Lilly Tells Justices
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 'Is It Kafka?' Judge Presses Pentagon On Press Restrictions
• Ex-Laffey Bucci Atty Accused Of Stealing Over $1.3M
• Pillsbury Asks To Toss Suit Over Nonclient Data Breach
• Bracewell Hires Norton Rose FERC Specialist In DC
• Exchanges Are First Line In CFTC Prediction Market Policing
• AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Ex-Williams & Connolly Clerk Accused Of Posting Client Info
• Mayer Brown's $21M Fee Bid In RI Truck Tolls Suit Rebuffed
• Judiciary Nixes Amicus Disclosure Reform Over Potential Chill
• Mich. Judge Signals No Stay If Attys Exit Retaliation Suit
• Amazon Swaps MoFo In, Perkins Coie Out In Cooker Suit
• Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Apollo, BlackRock Deny Asking Kirkland To Abandon Optimum
• Polsinelli Hires Practice Head From McDermott In NY
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Sanctioned For AI Hallucinations In Workers' Comp Row
• NJ Federal Judge DQs Beasley Allen In J&J Talc MDL
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• BigLaw Races To Capture Expanding Fund Finance Market
• Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• White & Case Staffer Sues Firm Over Nude Photo Ridicule
• Antitrust Leaders Say Lobbyists Don't Impact Outcomes
• Akin Must Explain Client's 'Self-Indulgent' 9th Circ. Appeal
• Bill To Give Admin More Control Over US Attys Advances
• Troutman, Former Associate Fight Over Scope Of Bias Trial
• Holland & Knight Adds White And Williams Litigator In Philly
• Maduro Judge Hints US Should Reconsider Legal Fee Refusal
• Steptoe Adds Barnes & Thornburg Financial Regulatory Leader
• Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says
• MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors
• Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases
• ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up
• DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution
• Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts
• Ashurst Adds 4 Ex-Bracewell Partners To Finance Practice
• Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse
• Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge
• Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row
• Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.
• FBT Gibbons Lands Public Finance Pros From BigLaw Firms
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys
• Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'
• Alston & Bird Hires Ex-FDA Deputy Counsel From DLA Piper
• DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions
• Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'
• Senate Confirms Chief Of New DOJ Fraud Division
• Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension
• Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says
• Skadden Adds Mayer Brown Class Action Trio In DC, Palo Alto
• Fraud Task Force May Boost White Collar Defense Work
• Akin Hires Jan. 6 Committee Atty As Investigations Co-Head
• Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard
• Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name
• Immigration Judges To Challenge Their Firing At Fed. Circ.
• NJ Judges Name US Atty In Apparent End To Leadership Fight
• Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit
• Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'
• Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair
• Paul Hastings' Funds Growth Continues With Paul Weiss Atty
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Ore. Atty Sanctioned $10K For Brief With Fabricated Citations
• Bondi Keeps Ousted Wisconsin US Atty With New Title
• Balancing The Scales: $3M Jury Verdict, GEO Appeal Denial
• The Hypnosis That Helped Send A Man To Death Row
• Top SEC Enforcer Signals Continuity After Ryan Departure
• Up Next At High Court: Late Ballots And 'Last-Mile' Drivers
• 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Where Calif. State Courts Landed On Generative AI Use Rules
• Legal Sector Bracing For Impact Of Del. Corp. Law Changes
• Beasley Allen Can't Halt DQ Ruling In J&J Talc Litigation
• DOJ Rebuked Over Lack Of Candor For 'Imperious Client'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSF Kramer Hires Axinn Antitrust Lawyer In DC
• Fired 'Arctic Frost' Agents Accuse FBI Of Political Retribution
• DOJ Antitrust Head Tells Staff: Don't Worry About Criticism
• Judge Digs Into Counsel Over 'Astronomically High' Fee Bid
• Anatomy Of A Citation Hallucination: AI Edit, Associate Review
• Judge Quashes Subpoena Of 5 Firms That Repped Twitter
• Sitting Judges Take Stand Over Threats Growing 'Ordinary'
• Jackson Walker, US Trustee Reach Deal On Fee Settlements
• McGuireWoods Gains Former Fried Frank IP Litigator In DC
• Nomination For New DOJ Fraud Chief Heads To Senate Floor
• Alston & Bird Hires Derivatives Atty From K&L Gates
• Coaching Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Senator Unveils Draft AI Bill Intended To Wipe Out State Regs
• Texas Biz Court's Likely Role In Patent Fights Becoming Clear
• Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting
• Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element
• Powell Says He Won't Make Fed Exit While Facing DOJ Probe
• Health Litigator Rejoins Holland & Knight From In-House Role
• Biotech Investor Blames Pierce Atwood For Messy Asset Sale
• Conn. Justices Won't Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case
• Latham Hires Desmarais IP Partner In DC
• Deals In Jackson Walker-Judge Affair A 'Dilemma,' Judge Says
• IP Atty Appeals Order Requiring OK To File WDTX Patent Suits
• Pot Co. Escapes Potency Suit, Judge Warns Plaintiff Firm
• Willkie Adds Ex-O'Melveny Atty As Energy Partner In LA
• Lawmakers Want More Oversight For Antitrust Settlements
• 'No Disrespect' But Law Prof Mom Not SBF's Atty, Judge Says
• Prediction Markets Have Opened Compliance 'Pandora's Box'
• NJ Judge Boots Prosecutor, Orders US Atty Trio's Testimony
• Manatt Adds 3 Entertainment Attys In LA From Nixon Peabody
• Indiana Firm Drops Quintairos Prieto 'Mass Exodus' Suit
• Comer Subpoenas AG Bondi Over Epstein Investigation
• Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks On Judges 'Got To Stop'
• Senate OKs Conservative Think Tank GC As Louisiana Judge
• NJ Justices Create Attorney Readmission Board
• Eversheds Sutherland Adds 18th Litigator In 7 Months
• Reed Smith Launches In Boston With 12 Attys From 7 Firms
• Fenwick Healthcare Regulatory Atty Rejoins Latham In LA
• Pro Se Litigant Lawyered So Well He Owes $1.8M, Judge Says
• Excitement, Tinged With Skepticism, Over AAA's AI Arbitrator
• Don't 'Grimace, Nod, Laugh': Judge Breyer Slams Musk's Attys
• Winston & Strawn Sanctioned For Trying To 'Make Up Facts'
• Boris Epshteyn Targeted Over Trump Bid To 'Coerce' BigLaw
• Ga. Panel Says Minister Can't Rep His Church In Tax Case
• Democrats Push DOJ To Investigate Noem For Perjury
• Conservative Groups Back DOJ As Amici In Law Firm EO Suits
• Paralegal Calls Full Lewis Brisbois Arbitration Unenforceable
• The Benefits Of Choosing A Niche Practice In The AI Age
• SEC Enforcement Head Resigns After 7 Months
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mass. Justices Won't Boost Pay For Court-Appointed Attys
• Trump To Get 5th North Carolina Federal Court Vacancy
• Atty Who Sought Trump Pardons Accused Of Extorting Client
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 'Swinging Dicks' Dissent Stirs Uproar Across 9th Circ. Bench
• She Has A Point: Finnegan's Cora Holt
• GSA Pans Giving 'Unelected Judiciary' Sway Over Property
• Judge Denies US Atty's Recusal Call Over Conflict Concerns
• NY Republicans Say Chief State Judge Crossed Ethics Line
• Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says
• Cohen & Buckmann Hires Holland & Knight Benefits Partner
• Ariz. Judicial Council OKs ABS Rules Despite Bar Concerns
• Immigration Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Secret Court Hearings
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Baker McKenzie Closing Legal Services Hub In Tampa
• Life Sciences Partner Hiring Up Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• NC Judge Brings Military Roots, Not Politics, To Biz Bench
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Esquire's $348M Signature Deal Bolsters Litigation Platform
• Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach
• Ex-Judge Testifies About Alleged Forgeries In Amazon Case
• Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court
• 4th Circ. Scolds Atty Suspected Of Using AI In Race Bias Suit
• Democrats Seek Review Of Bondi's Role In Brother's Cases
• Sheppard Welcomes Back Business Litigator In LA
• Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.
• Holyoak's US Attorney Nomination Advances
• CFTC Takes 1st Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulations
• Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Sidley Adds Cooley Corporate And Securities Pro In San Diego
• Exxon Cements Texas As Delaware's Emerging Rival
• Fed Corruption Prosecutor Joins Jenner & Block In Chicago
• VA, DOJ Cut Deal To Make Attys Mental Health Guardians
• 3 Attys Escape Ford's 'Retaliatory' Lemon Law RICO Suit
• Judges, Lawmakers Urge 4th Circ. To Affirm Halligan Ruling
• $600M IP Award, Quinn Emanuel Contempt Faulted On Appeal
• Trump Cybercrime Order Creates New Compliance To-Do List
• Ex-DOJ Atty Who Said 'This Job Sucks' Running For Congress
• Firm Probed In $4B LA Sex Abuse Deal Hit With UPL Charges
• Military Attys In DOJ 'Erodes Democratic Norms,' Ex-JAGs Say
• Judge Fumes As Live Nation Antitrust Trial Remains In Limbo
• Dems Confront Roberts At Wide-Ranging Judiciary Gathering
• Prosecutor Resigns, Judge Shows Slide Deck On AI Errors
• Calif. Atty Gets Over 11 Years For Solar $1B Ponzi Scheme
• DOJ Unveils Superseding Policy For Corporate Criminal Cases
• Judiciary Approves Supreme Court Public Defender Office
• DOJ Official Faces Ethics Case Over Georgetown DEI Letters
• J&J Opposes Beasley Allen Reinstatement Bid In NJ Talc Fight
• Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Admits Tax Crimes, Will Pay $2.8M
• Wisconsin Judges Decline To Extend Interim US Atty's Term
• Judge Nixed Over MAGA Op-Ed Seeks Reinstatement
• Mayer Brown Adds 6 McGuireWoods Attys In Houston, DC
• Ex-Assistant US Atty Joins BakerHostetler In Orlando
• DLA Piper Can't Rep Itself At Bias Trial, Fired Atty Says
• Baker Botts Adds King & Spalding M&A Whiz In Silicon Valley
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Alleging Rape Can't Remain Anonymous
• K&L Gates IP Atty Tapped For Wash. Supreme Court Seat
• Employment Law Cases Have Rebounded Except For FLSA
• Kavanaugh, Jackson Debate High Court Emergency Orders
• NJ US Atty Trio Booted In 2nd Leadership Ouster
• McGuireWoods Beats Sun Pharma's DQ Bid In NJ Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Renews Bid To Force Paralegal To Arbitrate
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 More Ballard Spahr Attys
• SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein To Be Sentenced In June
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• DOJ Forges Ahead With Law Firm EO Appeals At DC Circ.
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Pleads Guilty For Role In Client Scandal
• Courts Aren't Ignoring Justices' TPS Orders, Ex-Judges Say
• Florida Bar Rescinds Claim Agency Is Investigating Halligan
• NJ Talc Suit Will Proceed Amid Beasley Allen DQ Appeal
• Constantine Cannon Defends Handling Of Sutter $75M Fee
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Investors Accuse Alston & Bird Of Aiding $328M Crypto Fraud
• Louisiana Atty Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Filing
• Legal Jobs Up 19th Straight Month In 'Goldilocks' Economy
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Dems Again Push For Independent Immigration Courts
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Lindsey Halligan Faces Fla. Bar Investigation, Watchdog Says
• OpenAI Practices Law Without A License, Insurer Alleges
• A Look At Four States' Tort Reform Legislation Fights
• Atty's Scheduling Error Dooms Appeal In AT&T Forfeiture Suit
• UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US
• Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana Judicial Nominees Advance
• Criminal Contempt Of DOJ Attys Unlikely For Violating Orders
• Troutman And Former Atty Push To Limit Scope Of Bias Trial
• Ex-Judge In Wis. Says ICE Prosecution Theory Has No Limits
• Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Bondi Subpoenaed To Testify On DOJ's Epstein Investigation
• Trump's FCA Expansion Plan Heightens Compliance Risk
• Judge Questions DOJ Stance In ABA's Intimidation Suit
• Akerman Hires Real Estate, Litigation Partners For NC Office
• Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling
• DOJ Seeks Power To Block State Bar Probes Of Agency Attys
• Comey, James Urge 4th Circ. To Reject Indictment Revival Bid
• Appeals Panel Debates NJ's Duty In Prosecutor Ethics Case
• Gordon Rees Opens New Offices In North Carolina, Wisconsin
• SEC, PCAOB Auditor Enforcement Plummeted In 2025
• Goldman's Departing CLO, Gates Asked To Testify On Epstein
• Meta Atty's Slip Reveals Social Media Trial Plaintiff's Identity
• New Whistleblower Program Adds 'Bit More Stick,' DOJ Says
• Early Publicity Could Poison DOJ's Criminal Cases, Attys Say
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance
• Buchalter Taps Product Liability Atty As Orange County Head
• Winston & Strawn Hires Antitrust Partner From DOJ In DC
• DOJ Turns To 2nd Circ. In Bid To Revive James Subpoenas
• Day Pitney Faces DQ Bid Over Ex-Justice's Role In $1.3M Case
• Skadden Hit With Sanctions Over 'Vexatious' Gaming Suit
• NY Judicial Watchdog Says Complaints Break Record Again
• DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
• Dems Probe Trump 'Fixer' In Kirkland Pro Bono Deal
• Ex-Atty Kossoff Axed From Bankruptcy Case Amid Appeal
• 4 Things That Likely Sealed Fate Of SCOTUSblog Founder
• Scientists Slam 'Political Attack' On Judges' Reference Book
• 5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues
• DOJ Drops Law Firm Executive Order Appeals
• Cadwalader Continues Restructuring Growth With UK, US Duo
• O'Melveny Hires Antitrust Trial Attys In DC, San Francisco
• Hagens Berman Denied Rehearing Bid In Sanctions Dispute
• Winston & Strawn Arrives In New Miami Office
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Eversheds Sutherland Adds WilmerHale Securities Atty In DC