Snapshot: How One Lawyer Aided A $330M Ponzi Scheme

By Matt Perez

A former South Florida attorney pled guilty this month to helping to perpetrate a $330 million Ponzi scheme run through purported commercial lender 1 Global Capital LLC. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at how we got there.

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No Opinion On Nonattorney Reps In Fla. Medicaid Appeals

By Matt Perez

The Florida Bar's Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law declined to issue a proposed formal advisory opinion on whether nonattorney relatives can represent minors or incapacitated adults for appeals in Medicaid fair hearing decisions, according to a bar spokesperson.

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Shumaker Loop Names New Florida-Based Managing Partner

By Kevin Penton

Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP has promoted the head of its public affairs subsidiary in Florida as its managing partner, elevating an attorney who has worked on efforts to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba and keep the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.

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Fla. Justices Close Extra Damages Avenue For Policyholders

By Jeff Sistrunk

Florida's highest court has shut down a route for policyholders embroiled in property insurance disputes to recover amounts exceeding their policy limits, ruling Thursday in a case involving state-backed Citizens Insurance Corp. that such "consequential damages" can only be sought in actions alleging bad faith and not mere breach of contract suits.

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Kennedys Adds 3 Insurance Partners In Miami, Philly

By Matt Perez

London-based law firm Kennedys continued to add to its ranks in January, announcing Thursday that it had hired three insurance partners in its outposts in Miami and Philadelphia.

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Freeman Mathis Promotes 6 Attys To Partner

By Emily Johnson

National litigation firm Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP announced it has promoted six attorneys to partner at its offices in Georgia, Kentucky, Florida and California.

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Where 5 States Stand On Nonlawyer Practice Of Law Regs

By Aebra Coe

At least five states are in various stages of consideration and implementation of new attorney regulations that would expand the universe of who can practice law — in some cases to include nonlawyers.

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Anheuser-Busch Brews Up Discovery Cost-Saving Algorithm

By Steven Lerner

Anheuser-Busch InBev is making more than just beer, as the brewing giant's in-house legal department told Law360 Pulse it has developed a tool that could reduce time spent reviewing documents and cut discovery costs by millions of dollars.

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Legal Industry Still Largely White And Male, ABA Survey Says

By Marco Poggio

White men still occupy most law firm leadership roles and are more likely to move up the ladder than women, minorities and people with disabilities, according to a survey published Tuesday by the American Bar Association.

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These Firms Steered The Most Cases In The Last 3 Years

By Xiumei Dong

Attorneys have fielded hundreds of thousands of civil lawsuits in federal district courts over the past three years, according to Lex Machina's Law Firms Activity Report released Thursday. Here, Law360 Pulse digs into which law firms racked up the most litigation work.

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Fox Rothschild Hires Ex-Akerman Cannabis, Sports Partner

By Sarah Jarvis

Fox Rothschild LLP has hired former Akerman LLP partner Sean P. Coyle as a partner in its Corporate Department in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Coyle will focus on the cannabis industry and the professional sports sector.

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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Health Care Litigator In Orlando

By Matt Perez

New York-based Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP is investing further in its year-old Orlando office with the hiring of Christopher E. Brown as a liability litigation partner in its health care and managed care practice.

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Movers & Shakers

1Law's Jason Velez On Nonlawyer Investment

By Aebra Coe

Attorney Jason Velez launched his firm 1Law to experiment with new ideas around how to deliver legal services, including through technology. Here, he speaks with Law360 Pulse about seeking nonlawyer investment for the firm and other innovations.

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Analysis

Virtual Law Firms Grow Amid BigLaw Hiring Slump

By Xiumei Dong

Several law firms that have long embraced a remote work culture saw their headcounts and revenues soar in 2020, a trend some say will continue post-pandemic now that attorneys have gotten used to the work-from-home model.

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Legal Tech Expands As Remote Work Settles In

By Steven Lerner

As companies went remote in 2020 amid the pandemic, law firms and legal departments supported the changing work environment with new investments in technology.

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11 Tech Tips To Help Law Firms Prepare For Attys' Return

By Steven Lerner

As law firms bring their legal professionals back to the office, technology will be instrumental to ensuring a safe and productive work environment. Here are 11 ways firms can use technology to ready their offices for the new normal.

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Q&A

How Greenberg Traurig Added 37 Laterals In 19 Weeks

By Aebra Coe

Greenberg Traurig LLP has added 37 lateral shareholders since the beginning of 2021. CEO Brian Duffy talked to Law360 Pulse about the role in the firm's appeal of a management style light on "micromanaging."

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Day Pitney Snags Ex-Dentons Partner To Chair Tax Group

By Sarah Martinson

A former Dentons partner who has more than 30 years of experience handling tax matters as in-house counsel and at a private law firm has joined Day Pitney LLP and will helm its tax practice, the firm announced Monday.

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Judge Docks Fla. Lawyers Over Vulgar War Of Words

By Nathan Hale

An extended squabble that saw a Florida attorney curse out opposing counsel in multiple depositions will have financial repercussions for both lawyers, as a Florida federal judge formally sanctioned one and said neither should be paid for their unprofessional behavior.

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Why Willkie, Longford Want Their $50M Funding Deal Public

By Steven Lerner

The $50 million litigation funding agreement between Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Longford Capital Management LP is a market milestone in the acceptance of third-party financing among lawyers and clients alike. Here, leaders from Willkie and Longford tell Law360 Pulse why they made the deal public.

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Video Tech Glitches, Masked Jurors Spark 'Inevitable' Appeals

By Jack Karp

Technical hiccups in videoconferencing, masked jury selection and off-screen witness coaching are some of the pandemic-related issues cropping up in a growing number of appeals attorneys call inevitable.

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Ex-Kelley Kronenberg Partner Talks Move To Goldberg Segalla

By Matt Perez

Goldberg Segalla on Wednesday announced the addition of Timothy A. Dunbrack, the former managing partner of Kelley Kronenberg's Orlando office for the past 23 years. Here, Law360 Pulse speaks to Dunbrack about his transition to the firm, the evolution of his practice the past two decades and what he expects to see within workers' compensation moving forward.

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Fla. AG Appoints Former DOJ Atty As Solicitor General

By Matt Perez

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Friday the appointment of a former assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice as her office's newest solicitor general.

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Judiciary Seeks $1.54B For Renovations, Better Security

By Ryan Boysen

The U.S. federal court system has asked Congress for $1.54 billion to beef up security, renovate aging courthouses and overhaul inadequate IT systems, as lawmakers contemplate a massive, multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill.

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Katten Won't Set Return-To-Office Mandate

By Xiumei Dong

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will not require its attorneys and staff to work in the office for a set number of days once the firm reopens its offices in the fall, according to an internal memo shared with Law360 Pulse.

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Husch Blackwell's Virtual Office Now Among Firm's Largest

By Anna Sanders

Husch Blackwell LLP's virtual office has become one of the BigLaw firm's largest a year after opening during the coronavirus pandemic, with leaders saying the fully remote workspace has buoyed efforts to expand and support clients across the country.

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Do Virtual Courts Have A Harmful Effect On Litigant Empathy?

By Adrian Cruz

Courthouses and other legal bodies have had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in a similar fashion to many other institutions, by substituting most, if not all of their in-house proceedings with virtual ones typically done over Zoom. But do these virtual courts have a hidden side effect that puts litigants at a disadvantage?

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Polsinelli Adds Real Estate Shareholder In Miami

By Matt Perez

Polsinelli added to its growing real estate practice with the hiring of a new shareholder in its Miami office who brings experience in the renewable energy sector.

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Paul Weiss Joins Firms Delaying Return Plans, Mandating Vax

By Justin Wise

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is delaying the next phase of its office return plan and will Monday require all personnel and visitors to be vaccinated to enter its locations, according to a memo shared with Law360.

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Cryptic US Crypto Rules Seen Pushing 'Good Actors' Abroad

By Michele Gorman

The U.S. needs a clear cryptocurrency framework for "good actors" who want to run their businesses with clarity, or risk continuing to lose companies moving abroad where regulations in this space are more apparent, a group of panelists said Thursday during the American Bar Association's annual meeting.

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Do Diversity Reviews Actually Advance Progress?

By Cara Bayles

In recent years, corporate clients have been asking firms more and more for internal demographic data, in an effort to hold BigLaw to its diversity goals. But can client pressure and data gathering actually produce results?

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Mid-Law Salaries Rising Amid Pressure From Market, BigLaw

By Emma Cueto

As BigLaw firms raise associate salaries to new heights, many midsize firms are also increasing their compensation, a move driven largely by the same market pressures affecting BigLaw.

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Shutts & Bowen Names 3 New Co-Chairs Out Of Miami

By Rachel Rippetoe

Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP announced a new crop of practice group leaders this week, promoting three partners from the Miami office to lead corporate, bankruptcy and tax practice groups.

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These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships

By Jacqueline Bell

Many law firms are seeing only modest progress as they seek to close the gender gap in their top ranks. But these firms are working to shake up that reality and forging a path to progress.

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Returning To The Office Isn't One-Size-Fits-All

By Xiumei Dong

As summer vacations draw to a close, a growing number of law firms are signaling their desire to bring attorneys back to their desks, with some adopting a four-day-in-office policy. However, as firms grapple with redefining their office culture, experts are cautious about the one-size-fits-all approach.

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Saul Ewing, Freeman Leaders On Why They Combined Forces

By Tracey Read

Saul Ewing LLP and Southern California's Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP have created a combined law firm with more than 400 lawyers across 18 offices. Law360 Pulse spoke with firm leaders on how the combination takes advantage of "strength on strength."

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Fla. Plan Floated To Put Law Grads To Work Before Admission

By Madison Arnold

Public defender and state attorney offices throughout Florida have been struggling to attract new talent, in part because of a high cost of living and low salaries, but a proposed program could expand the applicant pool by letting law school graduates start practicing before getting licensed.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Georgetown Law's Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic and Ellwanger Law lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the full Fifth Circuit unwound decades-old precedent that limited the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to "ultimate employment decisions."

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Fla. Judge Tosses Atty's Challenge To Trump's 2024 Eligibility

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit claiming Donald Trump is disqualified from serving a second presidential term due to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, saying that the attorney behind the suit lacks standing because he doesn't allege a "particularized" injury.

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Judges, Attys Must Pay Special Attention To Implicit Bias

By Jack Karp

While everyone has implicit bias, judges, lawyers and court staff can be particularly susceptible to unconscious prejudices, and their biases can have a greater impact on the people they encounter, according to a webinar held Monday.

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Meet The Attys Battling Over DEI Fellowships At BigLaw Firms

By Ryan Boysen

The legal teams squaring off in a pair of lawsuits over diversity fellowship programs at Perkins Coie LLP and Morrison Foerster LLP have a personal stake in the issue — plaintiff's counsel Consovoy McCarthy PLLC argued the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings the cases build on, while Perkins Coie's counsel at Jenner & Block LLP lead a team created to deal with those rulings' fallout.

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Red Mass: What Does It Mean To Be A Catholic Lawyer?

By Daniel Connolly

This fall, some Catholic lawyers are celebrating the Red Mass, a traditional blessing for the legal profession. An annual mass in Washington, D.C. has sometimes drawn U.S. Supreme Court justices. Amid the church’s ongoing challenges, what does it mean to be a Catholic attorney today?

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Why Gusto's CLO Puts Advocacy 'At The Heart' Of Her Work

By Michele Gorman

Growing up in Ukraine, Dina Segal was influenced by her grandfather, who as a lawyer helped solve complex issues in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. She remembers declaring at age 13 that she wanted to become a lawyer. Now, she advocates for small businesses as chief legal officer at software company Gusto, which helps simplify complex processes in HR services.

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​​​​​​​Dentist Hired Hit Men To Kill Florida Law Professor, Jury Told

By David Minsky

A dentist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, paid two men to kill his sister's ex-husband, a Florida law school professor who was locked in a bitter custody dispute and seen as a "big problem" because he wouldn't relocate back to South Florida with his children, a state prosecutor told a jury Thursday.

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Ex-Fla. Atty Seeks Lenient Sentence In NFL Fraud Case

By Ryan Boysen

Disbarred Florida attorney Timothy Howard is asking for mercy after pleading guilty to masterminding a bizarre scheme that stole millions from litigation funders and retired NFL players, saying the fact that he himself has "lost everything" in the fallout means he should receive "significantly" less prison time than the 14 to 17 years federal prosecutors are seeking.

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Real Estate Pro Returns To GrayRobinson After Stint As Agent

By Madison Arnold

A former GrayRobinson PA attorney has rejoined the firm's real estate and land use section in Florida as an of counsel after spending the past two years working as a commercial real estate agent.

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Latham & Watkins Most Social Media-Savvy US Firm In 2023

By Andrea Keckley

Latham & Watkins LLP was deemed the most social media-savvy BigLaw firm in the U.S. this year by an annual analysis, released Thursday, of the top 200 U.S. firms' social media performance.

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Hall Booth Expands Miami Office With Five Attorneys

By Madison Arnold

Atlanta-based Hall Booth Smith PC just bolstered its Miami shop with five new attorneys, including two partners from Sastre Saavedra & Epstein PLLC.

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Bonus Spotlight

Kramer Levin, Katten Join Pay Hike And Bonus Bandwagon

By Xiumei Dong

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP are the latest law firms announcing year-end bonuses for associates and 2024 raises that are in line with the prevailing scales set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

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What's Keeping Small Firm And Solo Attys Up At Night In '24

By Daniel Connolly

As 2024 approaches and the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes further into the past, many of the big issues affecting small and solo law firms remain in flux, including office space, the role of remote work and remote hearings, and the proper role of AI.

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Cooley Brings On New COO From Fried Frank

By Madison Arnold

Cooley LLP announced Monday that it has hired the former chief operating officer at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP to fill the same role.

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Trump Should Reveal Atty Advice In Docs Case, Feds Say

By David Minsky

The Special Counsel's Office urged a Florida federal court to force former President Donald Trump to reveal advice he received from his attorneys about retaining classified records if he plans to cite that as a defense in his upcoming criminal trial, in which he's accused of illegally keeping said documents after leaving office in 2021.

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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 Decades With Firm

By Lynn LaRowe

Gibbons PC announced on Thursday that a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, including the past 20 years in leadership posts.

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These Cos. Are In The Hot Seat As Proxy Season Approaches

By Sue Reisinger

At least four high-profile corporations and their general counsel are gearing up for a tougher-than-usual 2024 proxy season — those three months in the spring when most companies hold their annual meetings.

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Fla. Judge Drops Bid To Avoid Depo In Rival's Ethics Case

By Jack Karp

A Florida state appellate judge told the state's highest court Tuesday he will comply with a disciplinary panel's order for him to sit for a deposition in an ethics case against a former campaign rival.

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These Are The Hottest Trends In Law Firm Design

By Tracey Read

Out with the law library and in with Zoom rooms? Law360 Pulse recently talked to architects and legal employers to find out what the biggest trends are in law firm design.

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Applebee's Atty's 'Mega-Blunder' Warrants Retrial, Court Says

By Y. Peter Kang

A Florida appellate panel said Friday that counsel for an Applebee's restaurant made an improper closing statement characterized by one panelist as a "mega-blunder," warranting a retrial of an injury suit accusing the restaurant of causing a customer's slip-and-fall injuries.

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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Mitchell Law PLLC, Gessler Blue LLC and Dhillon Law Group Inc. lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found that states can't bar former president Donald Trump from running for reelection this year based on a 14th Amendment provision.

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Florida Inmate Indicted For Threatening To Kill Federal Judge

By Lynn LaRowe

An inmate serving time in a Florida state prison for violent crimes has been indicted for allegedly sending letters on three dates last year that threatened to kill a U.S. district judge, prosecutors announced this week.

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Trump's Mystery Docket: Inside NY's Secretive Filing System

By Frank G. Runyeon

The first criminal indictment of a former American president may have arrived in 21st century New York, but it landed in a court system stuck in the past — where the official record is a disorganized and incomplete mass of paper with no accounting of what's inside.

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How Senior Associates Can Build Their Books Of Business

By Kevin Penton

As associates grow into their positions, there can come a point at which they realize that mastering the art of the legal brief or the deposition is not enough: They also need to learn how to attract and retain clients.

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Man Gets 14 Months For Threatening To Kill Justice Roberts

By Katie Buehler

A Florida man who admitted to calling U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' chambers and leaving a voicemail in which he twice threatened to kill the justice has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison. 

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'Eat Or Be Eaten': Mid-Law Drove Q1 Law Firm Mergers

By Aebra Coe

As firms feel the pressure to grow to meet client demands, midsize law firms appear to be more eager to gobble up small law firms and less thrilled by the idea of being acquired, according to consultants and first quarter U.S. law firm combination results collected by Law360 Pulse.

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Fla. Boutique Expands Roster With Veteran Litigator

By Madison Arnold

Miami-based commercial litigation boutique Sanchez Fischer Levine LLP has picked up a veteran litigator with experience including in private practice and in-house at Ernst & Young LLP and mortgaging service company Ocwen Financial Corporation.

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Chicago Bears Recruit Miami Heat Atty For CLO Spot

By Jake Maher

The NFL's Chicago Bears announced a changeup in its legal leadership Tuesday with a high-level leader in sports and media law joining the organization as its legal chief from the NBA's Miami Heat.

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Proxy Snapshot: L3Harris Technologies Inc.

By Sue Reisinger

Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. will hold a shareholder advisory vote Friday at its annual meeting on whether to offer greater transparency about its lobbying efforts.

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Hinshaw Adds Liberty Mutual, Groelle & Salmon Attys In Fla.

By Madison Arnold

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has brought on two new insurance litigation partners from Liberty Mutual Insurance and Groelle & Salmon PA who are experienced in both complex commercial litigation and first-party coverage matters to the firm's office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Ga. Bar Race Bias Suit Should Stay Dead, 11th Circ. Told

By Chart Riggall

The State Bar of Georgia told the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday that a federal court was right to wash its hands of a racial bias suit filed by an attorney against the bar last year, because the Peach State's high court is the only court with jurisdiction over attorney discipline issues.

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11th Circ. 'Emphatically' Upholds JCPenney's Sanctions Win

By Emily Sawicki

The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a $63,000 sanction against an Alabama shopping mall amid its lease dispute with JCPenney, finding that the mall acted in bad faith by not notifying the court of a lack of diversity jurisdiction, eventually sinking the case — only after JCPenney won partial summary judgment and a later mediation failed.

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Littler Atty Named Miami Leader Less Than 1 Year After Arrival

By Madison Arnold

Littler Mendelson PC has selected one of its newest shareholders in Miami to take over the office managing shareholder position, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Legal Affairs VP For Boat Dealer Cruises Into GC Role

By Adrian Cruz

Recreational boat and yacht dealer MarineMax Inc. announced Monday that it elevated its vice president of legal affairs to general counsel.

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Judgeship Threatened If Trump Aide Didn't Flip, Atty Says

By David Minsky

An attorney representing Donald Trump's personal aide urged a Florida federal judge Wednesday to dismiss an indictment alleging obstruction in the investigation of whether the former president illegally kept documents after leaving office, saying a government attorney threatened to derail a potential judicial nomination if his client didn't cooperate.

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Once A Standard, US News Rankings Now 'Entirely Irrelevant'

By Alison Knezevich

Once "the bellwether of the legal academy," the annual law school rankings published by U.S. News & World Report don't matter to today's prospective law students, a pair of law professors say in a new study.

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Law Firm Faces Sanctions Bid For Happy Meal 'Extortion' Suit

By Emily Johnson

McDonald's has urged a Florida federal court to sanction Fischer Redavid PLLC and its clients for bringing a recently dismissed lawsuit seeking a warning on Happy Meal containers, accusing them of trying to extort the company for a bigger payout after securing an $800,000 jury verdict in a related case for the second-degree burns suffered by a girl from a dangerously hot Chicken McNugget.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Sonosky Chambers Sachse Endreson & Perry LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Sidley Austin LLP and Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government is required to reimburse two Native American tribes millions of dollars in administrative healthcare costs.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Beveridge & Diamond PC's successful pursuit of a writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court in a Clean Water Act case and Farella Braun & Martel LLP's work on a cannabis company business loan lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from May 24 to June 7.

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11th Circ. Sets Briefing Schedule In Mar-A-Lago Docs Appeal

By Carolina Bolado

Briefing in special counsel Jack Smith's appeal of the dismissal of the classified documents criminal case against former President Donald Trump will run through mid-October, according to a scheduling notice from the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday.

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An Olympics Volunteer, This GC Still Seeks To Be Champion

By Sue Reisinger

Robert Herbst, a former general counsel and world champion weightlifter, has woven together the law and sports throughout his career, including this week in Paris where he is working with the U.S. Olympic team as a volunteer.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Fillmore Law Firm LLP, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center and the Business Roundtable lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal judge blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts.

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The Road Map For Restoring Public Trust In State Courts

By Lynn LaRowe

At a time when misconduct accusations continue to hover over the U.S. Supreme Court, state court leaders have put forth a strategy to boost trust in local judicial officials that largely calls for them to take on more public-facing roles.

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Better Days Ahead For Associates, Recruiters Say

By Ryan Boysen

Things are looking up for associates, recruiters say, as a strong economic outlook for the legal industry appears to be driving increased demand for younger attorneys after two straight years of layoffs.

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Disbarred Fla. Atty Sentenced To Jail Time For Contempt

By Christine DeRosa

A disbarred Florida attorney has been sentenced to time in jail followed by probation and ordered to pay a nearly $24,000 fine for indirect criminal contempt and continuing to practice law even after his license was revoked.

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Cozen O'Connor Reelects CEO Michael Heller To Fifth Term

By James Boyle

Cozen O'Connor's continuous steady growth over the last 12 years has prompted the firm's leadership to reelect its current chief executive for another three-year term.

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Federal Judges Fear Slower Courts After 'Devastating' Veto

By Jack Karp

The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.

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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?

By Aebra Coe

Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.

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Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report

By Carolina Bolado

Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.

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Ex-Fla. Prosecutor Keeps Eye On Drug Treatment At New Firm

By Madison Arnold

After recently wrapping up his last term as the state attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida, Dave Aronberg has entered private practice with plans to ensure the drug treatment industry follows the law.

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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says

By Xiumei Dong

Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.

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DaBaby Gets Fla. Atty Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Claims

By Hailey Konnath

A Florida federal judge has sanctioned a Florida lawyer for "objectively frivolous" civil conspiracy claims brought against rapper DaBaby following an alleged altercation that happened before a scheduled performance, saying that his conduct "causes the court to question whether [he] should be appearing before any court in our district or state."

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Trump Names US Attorneys For DC And Florida

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has named picks to be U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Florida.

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Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry

By Aebra Coe

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday his decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.

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11th Circ. Appears Dubious Of Ex-Judge's Defamation Claims

By Chart Riggall

An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of former Alabama judge Roy Moore's claims that he was defamed by a Democratic PAC's ad referencing allegations that he made sexual advances on underage girls, suggesting the court could strike an $8 million verdict he won after the charges dragged down his 2017 bid for U.S. Senate.

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Boutique IP Litigator Returns To Mintz In Miami

By Madison Arnold

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC strengthened its Miami ranks with the addition of a new patent litigator from his own firm, Goma Law PLLC.

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Roundup

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's work monitoring compliance in the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's role in the $6.1 billion acquisition of the Boston Celtics lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 4 to 18.

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DLA Piper Hires New CFO From Knight Frank

By Ashish Sareen

DLA Piper said Monday that it has appointed Knight Frank's group chief financial officer to take on a similar role as it looks to achieve its goals for growing the business.

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Q&A

Gordon Rees Leader Talks Handing Reins To New Blood

By James Mills

As he approached two decades at the helm of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, managing partner Dion Cominos says he knew it was time to turn over leadership of the firm to a "new generation."

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Ch. 11 Judge Escapes Energy Drink Co. Founder's Bias Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Florida bankruptcy judge was freed Tuesday from a suit alleging he was biased while presiding over the Chapter 11 case of the company behind Bang energy drinks. 

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How These Small Firms Have Withstood The Test Of Time

By Rachel Rippetoe

According to the leaders of small law firms that have survived for generations, and whose legacies include prosecuting secessionists after the Civil War and taking on Ford Motor Co. in one of the first automobile-related product liability cases, succession planning and deep community ties have been key to their longevity.

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Primo Brands Names CLO After Combining GC, Admin Roles

By Christine DeRosa

Primo Brands, the parent company of water brands such as Poland Spring and Deer Park, has combined its general counsel and chief administrative officer roles and named a chief legal officer.

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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs

Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

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