Delaware Pulse

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026

TOP NEWS

Chancery's Senior Magistrate Is Del. ADR Biz's Newest Hire

By Rose Krebs

The former senior magistrate of Delaware's Chancery Court has joined an alternative dispute resolution business based in the First State that continues to grow by adding former judges and seasoned attorneys.

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GC Of DuPont Electric Spinoff Qnity Gets $3.3M Comp In 2025

By Rose Krebs

The general counsel for DuPont spinoff Qnity Electronics Inc. received total compensation of roughly $3.3 million in 2025, including a salary of about $442,000, according to a public filing.

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Del. Judge Orders Disclosures Over PE Investors In Law Firms

By Rose Krebs

As ethics concerns mount over the growing interest in allowing outside investment in the legal industry, Delaware's top federal judge is requiring attorneys seeking pro hac vice admission in his court to certify that they do not practice law or share fees with nonlawyers, with certain exceptions.

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Attys, Scholars Can Back Khalil In 3rd Circ. Detention Fight

By Carla Baranauckas

The Third Circuit granted three separate motions from civil rights groups, immigration experts and habeas scholars Thursday to file amicus briefs supporting Mahmoud Khalil's request for en banc review of a precedential decision that cleared the way for the government to continue detaining the Columbia University activist.

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Porzio Bromberg Hires Its First Chief Operating Officer

By Rose Krebs

Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC announced Tuesday that it has hired an experienced legal services manager who has held posts at KPMG, Goldman Sachs and Prudential Financial and also spent time in private practice, to serve in a newly created chief operating officer post.

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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

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BigLaw C-Suites Are Going In On AI And Innovation Roles

By Sarah Martinson

Artificial intelligence and innovation chief roles have gained the most traction at the largest U.S. law firms over the last three years, while the chief knowledge officer title is decreasing in popularity, a Law360 Pulse analysis found.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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Mid-Law Led The Way On 1st Quarter Law Firm Mergers

By Aebra Coe

U.S. law firms announced 25 combinations during the first quarter of 2026, according to the Law360 Pulse Merger Tracker. Of those, the vast majority involved a midsize law firm acquiring a smaller firm.

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Law Firms Weigh ChatGPT As New Advertising Platform

By Steven Lerner

New advertising options on the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT have piqued the interest of some law firms, but most are still in a wait-and-see mode as a pilot ad program remains in testing.

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The State Of Senior Lawyers

Law360 Pulse's latest reporting finds that while many late-career attorneys remain deeply engaged in their work, structural shifts in the legal industry are reshaping how — and how long — they practice.

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EDITORIAL BOARDS

Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms

The U.K. offers 14 years' worth of data on private equity's involvement in the legal market, demonstrating for U.S. firms what worked, what didn’t and why, and illustrating several lessons about operational readiness, cultural fit and timing, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.

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Making Legal Cents: A Strategic Plan For Lateral Partner Hires

Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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8 Mistakes That Derail Law Firms' Sector Strategies

When firms attempt to deliberately organize their expertise, client relationships, business development, and thought leadership around specific industry verticals – sometimes called industry sector programs – several missteps commonly arise, but with discipline and alignment any firm can successfully grab market share, say Heidi Gardner at Harvard Law School and David Harvey at Harvey Global Consulting.

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