Jack Smith Debuts Litigation Boutique With Fellow DOJ Alums

By Jack Rodgers

Jack Smith, the former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel appointed to investigate President Donald Trump, two of Smith's top deputies, and the co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's investigations and enforcement practice, have launched their new firm, Heaphy Smith Harbach & Windom LLP.

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Paul Hastings Taps DOJ Alum From Cravath As Litigation Head

By Andrea Keckley

Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it is continuing to expand its litigation department with the hire of a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official who most recently chaired Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's investigations and regulatory enforcement practice, calling him "one of the nation's top litigators."

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Hughes Hubbard Acquires Schulman Bhattacharya In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya LLC, a commercial litigation and arbitration boutique, according to a Monday announcement from Hughes Hubbard.

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Chancery Tosses Repsol Claims Against Winston & Strawn

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court on Monday dismissed counterclaims brought by Repsol Renewables North America Inc. against Winston & Strawn LLP and one of its partners, ruling that Delaware law does not permit contract-based aiding-and-abetting claims and that Winston & Strawn did not owe fiduciary duties to a minority member in a limited liability company.

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Justices Won't Hear Claims Highland Ch. 11 Judge Is Biased

By Emily Lever

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear arguments from the founder of hedge fund Highland Capital Management that the judge who presided over Highland's bankruptcy case was biased, and that two novels she has published prove it.

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Greenspoon Marder Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Boat Fight

By Madison Arnold

A catamaran company has launched a Florida state lawsuit against Greenspoon Marder LLP and three of its attorneys alleging the law firm botched an underlying dispute over a vessel and cost the business commissions.

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Ex‑NJ Judge's Trial Postponed Amid Police Immunity Appeal

By Emily Sawicki

A New Jersey federal civil rights suit brought by a former state court judge against Woodbridge Township and two police officers stalled Monday, just days before a trial was set to commence, after the officers filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the court's refusal to grant them qualified immunity.

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Automotive Litigation Boutique Narain Maclear Opens In Calif.

By James Mills

The new year brings the opening of a California-based law firm, Narain Maclear LLP, an automotive litigation-focused boutique made up largely of lawyers and professional staff from LTL Attorneys LLP in Los Angeles.

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