Legal Industry Archive » May, 2026

Legal Industry - May, 2026

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• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Trump Urges 3rd Circ. To Reverse 'Bizarre' Anti-SLAPP Loss
• Calif. Panel Reverses Order For Citing Atty's Bogus Case Law
• Akin Gump Owes Fees For Winebow's 'Self-Indulgent' Appeal
• Colo. Appeals Court Bars One-Way Fees In Eviction Cures
• Double Shooting Renews Courthouse Safety Fears In NC
• NY Judge Doubts Nussbaum-Linked Firms Belong In Ch. 11
• Fla. Panel Revives Firm's Suit Over Tobacco Case Referrals
• Baker McKenzie Asks Judge Not To Toss Suit Against Ex-Atty
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DLA Piper Hires Real Estate, Construction Partner In Seattle
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Boies Schiller's Matthew Schwartz
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Civil Rights Icon Clarence B. Jones Dies At 95
• Dems Say DOJ Blocked Bondi On Trump Questions
• Ex-Calif. Appellate Judge To Take Over As Law School Dean
• Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs
• Selendy Gay Doles Out Spring Associate Bonuses
• Davis Polk Adds A&O Shearman Antitrust Partner In NY
• Ex-Fla. Chief Justice Fred Lewis Dies At 78
• Injury Law Roundup: Freight Brokers, Uber Lose Key Cases
• Dem Sens. Ask DOJ To Preserve Trump-IRS Settlement Docs
• Parents Demand 'Bad Faith' Sanctions In Camp Mystic Case
• Goldstein Says Bad Jury Instructions Warrant New Trial
• Trump Considers Tech Entrepreneur For DOJ Grants Post
• King & Spalding Blocked From Exiting $300M Fraud Lawsuit
• Florida High Court Adopts AI Policy For Lawyers
• Fla. Court Refers Atty To Bar Over Bogus Case Citations
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Gupta Wessler's Deepak Gupta
• Commerce Department Senior Counsel Joins MoFo In DC
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Meet Biden's Attys Fighting DOJ Release Of Memoir Materials
• Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct
• Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case
• ProPublica Denied Access To Ranbaxy Antitrust MDL Docs
• Ex-Judges Urge Court To Scrutinize Trump-IRS Deal
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Gretchen Freeman Cappio
• Pierce Atwood Rips Billionaire's 'Absurd' Suit Over Asset Sale
• Seyfarth Adds Davis Wright Duo To Seattle Wage-Hour Team
• Trump Taps Ohio Appeals Judge For Federal Bench
• SPLC Says DOJ Indictment Is Baseless 'Retributive Campaign'
• Quinn Emanuel Sues To Collect $1.5M From Binance's Zhao
• Trump Admin Wants Federal Workers To Sign NDAs, Citing Leaks
• 3rd Circ. Disapproves Of Judge's Quips In Fatal Crash Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Copyright Suits Against Jan. 6 Attys Won't Be Tossed
• Wiley Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Holland & Knight Levels Up With Pair Of Nelson Mullins Attys
• Beasley Allen Fails To Overturn J&J Talc Disqualification
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Brent Johnson
• Justices To Consider Taking Judge Newman Case On June 11
• Comey Case Delayed Due To 'Gravity' Of Charges, Discovery
• DHS Pauses ICE Home Entries Under Administrative Warrants
• Pirro, Blanche Fight DQ Bid In Attempted Assassination Case
• Justices Order Redo In Immigration Judges' Free Speech Suit
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Attys Hijacked 1,000 Storm Cases In 'Shakedown,' Suit Says
• Why Big Tech Gets Advisory Juries In 'Socially Explosive' Suits
• Ala. Atty Suspended Over 'Atrocious' Bid To Cover Up AI Use
• Fox Rothschild Attys Shot Outside NC Courthouse After Hearing
• Nelson Mullins Faces $2B Suits Over Alleged Conflicts
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DOJ Hid Grand Jury Misconduct In ICE Case, Ill. Judge Says
• Former BakerHostetler Crypto Expert Launches New Boutique
• Discipline Upheld For Fed. Judge Who Had Sex In Chambers
• Some Attys Say Remote Hearing Expansion Comes At A Cost
• Fed. Judiciary Urged To Drop Unified Atty Admission Effort
• UC Berkeley Law Adopts Sweeping Restrictions On AI Use
• 'Can't Just Make Up Names And Sue,' 7th Circ. Judge Says
• Prosecutors Seek $1.98M Forfeiture In Goldstein Case
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Survey Finds Legal Malpractice Claim Frequency Grew In 2025
• PBM Swaps Cravath For WilmerHale In Price-Fixing Suit
• Goldstein Taps Ex-SG Prelogar Before Sentence, Likely Appeal
• 5 Podcasts To Keep IP Attys Entertained And Informed
• BigLaw Deals Scandal Puts Boston Back On White Collar Map
• Immigration Judges' 'Anxiety' Dialed Up Amid Mass Exodus
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Boston Litigator From Nutter
• Skadden Adds Ex-National Futures Association GC In Chicago
• Bush-Appointed Missouri Judge To Take Senior Status
• How Exxon Attys Beat A 10-Year-Old Securities Class Action
• Haynes Boone Brings On Dentons Corporate Atty In Houston
• Paul Hastings Adds Litigator Who Co-Led Paul Weiss Group
• NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Bad AI Citation Sanction Slashed Amid 7th Circ. Guidance
• Blank Rome Adds 2 Infrastructure Pros To LA Office
• Hagens Berman Says Apple Smear Job Can't Stop Withdrawal
• Mich. Supreme Court Mulls Remote Court Access Rules
• Comey Wants Arraignment Pushed For Dismissal Bid
• Atty Withdrawals Not Limited To Fee Conflicts, ABA Says
• 2nd Circ. Pick Questioned At Hearing On Role As Trump Lawyer
• 2 Fla. County Courts Requiring AI Disclosure In Court Filings
• OpenAI Says ChatGPT Misuse Is Users' Responsibility
• Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing
• Quinn Emanuel Owes More Sanctions In Guardant Fight
• She Has A Point: Sheppard's Michelle Replogle
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $900M Suit Against Boies Schiller, Dentons
• $1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators
• Nelson Mullins Partner Confirmed To SC Federal Bench
• Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End
• Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need
• Ex-Trader Says Crypto Co.'s Bid For Sanctions Is 'Unfounded'
• Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case
• Cooley Adds Privacy Duo From Perkins Coie In DC, Denver
• The 2026 Summer Associates Survey
• NY Judge Largely Halts Manhattan Immigration Courts Arrests
• Wyoming Prosecutor Confirmed Despite Misconduct Rebuke
• Health Co. Wants Kirkland Off IP Case For 'Cardinal Sin'
• Half The Nation's Bar Apps Could Remove Rape Questions
• Ex-Willkie Atty Banned By SEC For Insider Trading
• Former County Planning Official Joins Saul Ewing In Baltimore
• Trump Seeks Circuit Seats For 2 Judges He Appointed
• Murdaugh Sues Ex-Court Clerk Who Tried To Sway The Jury
• K&L Gates Tax Trio Joins Holland & Knight In Dallas
• Holland & Knight Taps Wiley Leader As Telecom Chair
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Barred From Harvard Suit Over AI Error
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Dechert Brings On Another McDermott Attorney In Dallas
• Alston & Bird Adds MoFo's Investment Management Co-Head
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Atty Tied To Trump Pardon Headed For August Extortion Trial
• Fed. Circ. Drops A Theme Song, Talks Guest Judges
• Fed. Circ. Urges Justices To Reject Newman Suspension Case
• ABA Section Votes To Scrap Law School DEI Standards
• Alston & Bird, Banks Sued Again Over $328M Goliath Scam
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Balancing The Scales: Justices To Revisit Sentencing Rules
• Girardi Trial Judge Josephine Staton To Take Senior Status
• K&L Gates To Part Ways With Singapore Law Firm
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Colorado Passes Bill Banning Fee Sharing With Nonlawyers
• 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid
• 8th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Horse Breeder's Malpractice Suit
• Thomas Urges Defense Of Constitution At Judicial Conference
• Foster Garvey Names New CEO, CFO In Pacific Northwest
• Insider Trading Case Shows BigLaw Associate Vetting Gaps
• Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Asserts Broad Power In BigLaw Executive Order Appeal
• Ogletree Fights Atty's Discovery Bid For DQ Push In Bias Suit
• NYC Bar Endorses Random Audits For Law Firm Accounts
• Fenwick Hit With FTX Suit In DC Over $525M Losses
• Lover's Ex-Wife Fights Sinema's Request For Therapy Notes
• Trump's 8th Circ. Pick Clears Senate Panel Vote
• Blank Rome Adds Husch Blackwell's Dallas Leader
• DOJ Goes After DC Bar, Courts For Discipline Of Ex-DOJ Atty
• Judge Says LegalForce Must Pay $93K After Losing TM Suit
• Arbitrators See Global Stakes In Trump BigLaw EO Fight
• Apple Targets Hagens Berman 'Gamesmanship' In ICloud Suit
• DOJ Fraud Division Set To Shake Up White-Collar Enforcement
• Michigan Federal Judge Gets Probation For Drunken Driving
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• Texas Atty Must Pay $5M For Groping Opposing Counsel
• 6th Circ. Says Kentucky Judicial Hopefuls May Tout Ideology
• Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned By SC High Court
• Crowell & Moring Opens Minneapolis Office With 8 Lawyers
• Thompson Hine Hires Nelson Mullins, Ex-NHTSA Atty In DC
• Attys For Tufts Profs Didn't Blink In A Tenure Standoff
• Law Student Can't Get School To Nix Kirk Comment Discipline
• PayPal Settles Gov't DEI Probe With Small Biz Program
• Michigan Dems Noncommittal On Trump's Judicial Pick
• Fox Rothschild Adds Trial Partner From Nelson Mullins In Fla.
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Palestinian Ex-Associate Slaps DLA Piper With Bias Claim
• Squire Patton Adds Terrorism Financing Leader From Treasury
• Dinsmore Grows With Addition Of Litigation Firm In Chicago
• Fired Immigration Judge Says Trump Can't Skirt Bias Laws
• Employee Benefits Atty Joins Freshfields From Debevoise
• Pa. Law Firm, Doctors Can't Shake Uber, FedEx RICO Suit
• CORRECTED: Senate Advances 13 US Attorneys In En Bloc Vote
• Trump Taps 6 Judges, Including Picks Needing Blue Slips
• Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance
• NY Ethics Panel Finds US Attorney Committed Misconduct
• Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use
• Quinn Emanuel Founder Exiting Executive Chair Role
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Ex-Wachtell Lipton Atty Tied To Stolen BigLaw Info Trades
• Tort Report: Tesla's Legal Exposure Seen As High As $14.5B
• DLA Piper Accused Of 'Frivolous' Suit To Please Chipotle GC
• Prosecutor Faces Probe Into Withheld Immigration Case Info
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Top Atty In DOJ Appeal Over Law Firm Exec Orders To Depart
• Paul Weiss Says Atty Cuts Were Part Of Performance Reviews
• Legal Industry Bounces Back, Gaining 2,400 Jobs In April
• Prosecutors Oppose Move To Put Off Goldstein Sentencing
• Morgan Lewis Hires 2 More Hunton Litigators
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judiciary Panel Punts AI Rules, Mulls Judges' Survey Results
• SEC Fines Ex-BigLaw Atty For Insider Trades On Apollo Deal
• How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases
• Womble Bond Atty's 'Draconian' Penalty Gives 4th Circ. Pause
• Ex-Jackson Walker Atty Seeks Breakup With Romance Suit
• NC Judge Tosses Atty's Suit Against State Bar Panel Member
• Broadfield Adds Corporate Partners From Sidley, Cooley In NY
• Comey Retains NC Criminal Defense Pro For 2nd Indictment
• Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America
• King & Spalding Adds Congressional Health Policy Duo In DC
• Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints
• FBI Assistant GC Joins FBI Alum At Fenwick
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Alston & Bird Adds Ex-Katten Corporate Pro In Chicago
• Roberts Says High Court's Job Is To Make Unpopular Rulings
• NC Man Pleads Guilty To Doxxing Justice's Home Address
• Feds Say 4th Circ. ICE Ruling Doesn't Help Ex-Wis. Judge
• Atty Sanctioned Over Bogus Citations In Forced Labor Case
• McDermott Is Cutting Its Associate Ranks
• Judge Won't Force Hunter Biden's Foreign Agent Registration
• Feds Say Stolen BigLaw Deal Info Aided Huge Trading Scheme
• The Top Law Schools For Every Career Path: Class Of 2025
• Miller & Chevalier Hires DOJ Nat'l Security Atty In DC
• Firm Leaders Report Rising Rates Fueling Client Churn
• DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'
• Kilpatrick Adds Buchalter Financial Services Partner In Seattle
• Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case
• SEC Lifts NY Atty's Lifetime Practice Ban
• FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles
• Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation
• High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs
• Freshfields Adds Skadden White Collar Lawyer In DC, NY
• 2nd Circ. Raises Concern Over Challenge To NY US Atty's DQ
• Wash. Bar Task Force Spotlights Atty Mental Health Issues
• DOJ's In-House Detention Legal Aid Plan Is MIA
• DOJ Apology For Hidden Warrant Not Satisfying For Judge
• Calif. District OKs Civil Court Audio Feeds Including Musk Trial
• Mass. Justices Uneasy Over Judge's Handling Of ICE Incident
• Orrick Partner Jumps To Pillsbury IP Team In LA
• Attys Defend $85M Fee Bid Blasted By Judge In Google Deal
• Maduro Gets June Court Date After US Relents On Atty Fees
• Lewis Brisbois Gets Ex-Paralegal's Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Longtime South Fla. Federal Judge James King Dies At 98
• Military Atty Can Prosecute Minn. Civilian Despite Regulations
• Sinema Pans 'Gross Distortion' By Ex-Guard's Wife In Tryst Suit
• Atty Seeks Docs To Back Ogletree DQ Bid In Bias Suit
• Bondi Spurs Ethics Doubts By Using DOJ Official As Counsel
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• Alston & Bird Adds Winston & Strawn IP Leaders In NY, SF
• WilmerHale Adds SEC Veteran As Financial Services Partner
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty
• FTC, DOJ Say ABA Reliance Limits Law School Competition
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• California High Court Rejects Dunn's Bid To Nix Suspension
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• Whistleblower Says DOJ Rushed SPLC Indictment
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• McDermott Adds Restructuring Pros From Ropes & Gray In NY
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-Bondi Adviser Tapped As Fraud Task Force's Chief Lawyer
• SEC's Corp. Governance Shift Puts Onus On States, Cos.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nelson Mullins Hires Career Faegre Drinker Pharma Trial Atty