BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year

By Aebra Coe

Rapid business growth, cultural changes caused by remote work and generative AI are creating challenges and opportunities for law firm leaders going into the New Year. Here, seven top firm leaders share what’s running through their minds as they lie awake at night.

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Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook

By Courtney Bublé

In 2025, President Donald Trump put 20 district and six circuit judges on the federal bench. In the year ahead, a fight over home state senators' ability to block district court picks could make it more difficult for him to match that record.

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4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court justices will return from the winter holidays to tackle several constitutional disputes that range from who is entitled to birthright citizenship to whether transgender individuals are entitled to heightened levels of protection from discrimination. 

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Legal Ethics Cases To Watch In 2026

By Emily Sawicki

Federal judges will continue tackling notable ethics issues in 2026 — a U.S. Justice Department battling former federal prosecutors in court and an immigration justice system in upheaval.

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The Topics Appellate Attys Are Tracking Most Closely In 2026

By Jeff Overley

A few far-reaching topics will dominate the appellate practice in 2026, attorneys predict, as appeals courts navigate an ever-growing thicket of Trump administration litigation and thorny questions involving artificial intelligence.

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Florida Legislation To Watch In 2026

By David Minsky

The 2026 Florida legislative session is looking to be slightly less active than recent ones as Gov. Ron DeSantis faces his final year in office, observers told Law360, yet state lawmakers will likely tackle a slew of issues relevant to attorneys, including property taxes and potential regulation of AI technologies.

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Patent Cases To Watch In 2026

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to weigh in on generic drug skinny labels, while the Federal Circuit is examining an effort by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shield decisions from review. Here's a look at those cases and others that attorneys will be tracking in 2026.

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Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2026

By Y. Peter Kang

Multidistrict litigation against the biggest tech companies over purported social media addiction and a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding state medical malpractice lawsuit requirements are among those that injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in 2026.

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California Cases To Watch In 2026

By Dorothy Atkins

Legal experts following California courts in 2026 are tracking high-stakes personal injury, antitrust and copyright battles against giants in the social media, artificial intelligence and entertainment industries, as well as wide-ranging legal disputes arising from Los Angeles wildfires and high-profile appeals pending before the California Supreme Court.

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Merger Settlements Keep Rolling, With A Hitch

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission took a more business friendly approach to merger reviews in 2025 than the previous administration, with a string of settlements allowing deals to move ahead without a challenge.

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5 Cases In Georgia To Keep An Eye On In 2026

By Kelcey Caulder

Attorneys in Georgia will be watching several legal battle battles involving hot-button issues in the new year, including a suit over gender-affirming healthcare in state prisons, multidistrict litigation seeking to hold Meta and others liable for alleged social media addiction and a bid by the U.S. Justice Department to obtain 2020 election records. Here is look at five cases to follow in 2026.

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Approach The Bench: What Judges Had To Say In 2025

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

Jurists discussed their strategies for decision-making, the difficulties of case management, and their predictions for the future of litigation in a dozen interviews with Law360 this year.

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