As he prepared to take over as Richards Layton & Finger PA's president this week, Paul N. Heath told Law360 Pulse that he aims to ensure the firm maintains its place as a leader in Delaware's legal marketplace and that he builds on the work of his two immediate predecessors.
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Richards Layton Leader Aims To Keep 'Culture Of Expertise'

By Rose Krebs

As he prepared to take over as Richards Layton & Finger PA's president this week, Paul N. Heath told Law360 Pulse that he aims to ensure the firm maintains its place as a leader in Delaware's legal marketplace and that he builds on the work of his two immediate predecessors.

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Young Conaway Taps New Corp. Litigation, Counseling Heads

By Rose Krebs

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP has announced that its longtime partners James M. Yoch Jr. and Paul J. Loughman have been selected to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the firm's corporate litigation and counseling section.

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Ballard Spahr Lands Saul Ewing Public Finance Ace In Del.

By Rose Krebs

Ballard Spahr LLP has added a partner from Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, who has served as bond counsel for Delaware and its agencies for years, to enhance the firm's capacity to handle public finance matters.

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Delaware Firm Richards Layton Promotes 8 Of Its Attorneys

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA has promoted five attorneys to director and three attorneys to counsel, with the Delaware firm's new president saying they each have a skill set that makes them valuable assets to the firm and its clients.

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Legal Sector Jobs Continue To Climb, Nearing All-Time High

By Aebra Coe

The U.S. legal industry added 2,800 jobs in June, marking four months in a row of job growth in the sector, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Disclosing Political Spend Wins Surprising Investor Support

By Sue Reisinger

While most shareholder activists are hitting a brick wall with environmental, social and governance measures at 2025 annual meetings, a proposal asking for increased transparency around corporate political spending has passed at five companies, surprising some experts.

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Analysis

What Judges Might Ponder In Judicial Safety Law Challenge

By Carla Baranauckas

A Third Circuit panel set to examine the constitutionality of a judicial safety law born out of the murder of a New Jersey federal judge's son is tasked with what experts are viewing as a lesser-of-two-evils choice: chilling free speech or chilling public service.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland school district burdened parents' religious rights when it declined to provide opt-outs from a policy that introduced LGBTQ-themed storybooks into its K-12 English curriculum.

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SUPREME COURT

Analysis

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

By Jack Karp

The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

By Jeff Overley

It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.

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Analysis

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

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Analysis

The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Achieving Organic Growth For A Legal Nonprofit

We started Law Rocks to promote music education for underprivileged youth and raise funds for local nonprofits, and our 15-year journey has shown that enthusiasm, persistence and a great network can lead to a surprising amount of organic growth, say Nick Child and Ted Scott at Secretariat.

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