Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz

White collar criminal defendants are more likely than other types of offenders to receive presidential pardons, especially under the Trump administration, a new analysis of clemency actions shows, raising concerns about a system one expert called "broken."

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Bondi Elevates Pa. US Atty Amid Appointments Scrutiny

By Matthew Santoni

The first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is being retained and elevated to full U.S. attorney, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Thursday, though the appointment will have to remain temporary or he could face the same questions about his appointment as other top prosecutors in President Donald Trump's administration.

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Analysis

Trade Secret Filings Hit Record High In 2025, Report Finds

By Ivan Moreno

Trade secret litigation reached an all-time high in 2025, with more than 1,500 federal cases filed for the first time ever, according to a new report by legal analytics firm Lex Machina, which also highlights trends about damages, the busiest courts and the law firms most frequently involved.

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First Woman To Serve As Oregon AG Joins Freshfields

By Jack Rodgers

Freshfields LLP has hired Ellen Rosenblum, the first woman to serve as Oregon's attorney general in state history, who has joined the firm as a senior counsel, the firm has announced.

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Official Defends Atty Access At Fla. Detention Center

By David Minsky

Attorney access at the immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades "far exceeds" standards for allowing legal representation than what Florida has in its prison system, a state corrections officer testified Thursday as a federal court considered a proposed class action.

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NJ Justices Disbar Pa. Atty Over Client Theft Conviction

By Adrian Cruz

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to prohibit a now-imprisoned Pennsylvania attorney from practicing law in the state, following a recommendation to disbar the man convicted for stealing around $90,000 from clients.

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Ex-Civil Rights Chief For Mass. District Returns To Seyfarth

By Chris Villani

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has hired the first and only chief of the Civil Rights Unit at the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, bringing back a former associate who stayed in touch through the firm's alumni program.

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Ga. Gov. Hopeful Wants 11th Circ.'s Take On Cash Limits

By Chart Riggall

Georgia Secretary of State and gubernatorial hopeful Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday he would ask the Eleventh Circuit to review a federal judge's decision from the day before shooting down yet another challenge to a state law allowing a rival in the race to rake in unlimited campaign cash.

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Ex-Fla. Cop Gets 10 Months After Plea In DEA Bribe Case

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former Florida police officer to 10 months in prison Thursday after he admitted knowing about $90,000 in bribes being paid to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration colleagues for tips and lying at a criminal trial.

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Retired EEOC Judge Joins JAMS In Philadelphia

By James Boyle

Alternative dispute resolution firm JAMS has expanded its Philadelphia resolution center for the second time this month with the addition of a former administrative judge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring

As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.

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