Richards Layton & Finger PA and Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP attorneys told Law360 Pulse they helped their clients beat a $1.2 billion damages claim from former Straight Path Communications stockholders by tackling head-on aspects of the case that weren't favorable to their side.
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How 2 Firms Helped Clients Beat $1.2B Straight Path Claim

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA and Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP attorneys told Law360 Pulse they helped their clients beat a $1.2 billion damages claim from former Straight Path Communications stockholders by tackling head-on aspects of the case that weren't favorable to their side.

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Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct complaint for his appearance at a Trump event on Tuesday night.

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Bonus Spotlight

Pallas Offers Up To $232K In Bonuses To Top US, UK Lawyers

By Tracey Read

Litigation boutique Pallas Partners announced Thursday that it is offering high-performing senior U.S. and U.K. associates and counsel as much as $232,000 in bonuses this year.

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Firms Get $650K Fees For $2M Deal In Smart Lock Co. Suit

By Rose Krebs

A judge has approved $650,000 in fees for lead plaintiff's counsel as part of a $1.95 million settlement to end a Delaware federal court suit claiming a smart lock system company misrepresented key business metrics in the lead-up to its 2021 go-public merger.

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Costs Up 'Considerably' As More Firms Grow Nonequity Tier

By Aebra Coe

Law firm compensation expenses were up nearly 10% year-over-year as of the end of the third quarter and law firms' growing nonequity partner ranks were among the driving forces behind the jump, according to a report released Thursday.

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US Lawyer Numbers Surge With Hefty 2024 Graduating Class

By Tracey Read

The number of U.S. lawyers showed marked growth for the first time since 2020, due to a 2024 graduating class that was nearly 12% larger than any other class since 2012, a study from the American Bar Association released Monday showed.

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The 2025 Law360 Pulse Global Leaders

Explore Law360 Pulse’s Global Leaders to find out which firms are shaping the global legal landscape, with deep-pocketed clients, wide-reaching office networks and teams of lawyers around the world.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026

A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bernstein Litowitz

Bragar Eagel

Cravath Swaine

Cyrulnik Fattaruso

Fishman Haygood

Freshfields

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Milbank LLP

Pallas Partners

Richards Layton

Ross Aronstam

Sullivan & Cromwell

deLeeuw Law

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Above the Law

American Bar Association

Elizabeth Lampert PR

Google LLC

IDT Corporation

LinkedIn Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

National Association for Law Placement Inc.

Straight Path Communications Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Supreme Court