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Retired Partner Stole $348K From Firm, Ill. Watchdog Alleges
The since-retired name partner of a suburban Chicago law firm is accused of using the firm's operating account to pay for nearly $350,000 in personal expenses including Disney World vacations, liquor and axe throwing, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
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Ski Biz 'Existential Crisis' Looms Amid Firms' Antitrust Fights
Two antitrust lawsuits against the country's biggest ski resort companies could represent an "existential crisis" to the ski industry, though they each tackle different types of terrain.
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Ex-Pardon Atty Says DOJ Fired Her Over Actor's Gun Rights
Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday in Washington, D.C., federal court, alleging the department unlawfully fired her for not recommending Mel Gibson get his gun rights back — a request she said was based on the actor's relationship with President Donald Trump.
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Jackson Walker, Watchdog To Argue Standing Despite Deal
The U.S. Trustee's Office and Texas law firm Jackson Walker LLP are heading for a fight next week about whether the bankruptcy watchdog has standing to claw back attorney fees after a scandal touched some of the firm's cases — but it's a battle that both sides no longer want.
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Kavanaugh Stays Out Of Mich. Voter ID Referendum Row
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh declined Thursday to wade into a dispute over Michigan election officials' refusal to put on ballots this November a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship to participate in state and local elections.
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Phil Berger Jr. Won't Seek Reelection To NC High Court
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. said Thursday that he will not seek another term in 2028, meaning the Republican justice will leave the state's highest court after completing his current term.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor In Los Angeles
Greenberg Traurig LLP has announced that a longtime federal prosecutor joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a litigation shareholder after nearly two decades with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Federal Judge Warns Threats Imperil Judicial Independence
U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida told Law360 that judges and members of the bar need to educate the public on the judiciary's important role in American democracy to combat increasing threats, speaking following the release of two reports this week that warn of safety concerns for judges and that defiance of court orders is undermining the federal judiciary's independence.
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Pirro Urges House Ethics Panel To Refer Crime Claims To DOJ
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has told the House Ethics Committee that as cases involving criminal misconduct come before it, her office should be involved too.
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Ex-IRL App CEO Says Prosecutors Ignored Ethics Breaches
The co-founder of defunct social app IRL is fighting fraud charges by claiming that the U.S. attorney's office prosecuting him is conflicted because an attorney who formerly defended IRL in an SEC investigation and is now with the office pushed for him to be charged — and he is disputing prosecutors' denial of impropriety.
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Judge Suggests Mail Ballot Rule Too Late For Midterms
A Massachusetts federal judge appeared poised Thursday to extend her block on the U.S. Postal Service implementing new requirements that would allow the agency to refuse to deliver potentially thousands of mailed ballots this November, suggesting the midterm elections are too close to make such a sweeping change.
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Former Girardi Keese CFO Drops Appeal Of 5-Year Fraud Term
The Seventh Circuit has granted onetime Girardi Keese financial chief Christopher Kamon's request to drop the appeal he lodged fighting an Illinois federal judge's order adding five concurrent years onto the 10 he is already serving for his role helping Tom Girardi, the head of the firm, steal millions from plane crash clients who settled cases in Chicago.
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Boutique Firms Emerge As Trump Admin's 'Achilles' Heel'
Less fearful of retribution than some of their BigLaw counterparts, small law firms are taking on an outsize role handling cases seen as adversarial to the Trump administration.
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Trump's Latest Birthright Order Flouts High Court, Judge Says
A Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's latest attempt to curtail birthright citizenship cannot be applied to a certified class of children, saying the U.S. Supreme Court already decided that the children were citizens once born.
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Thomson Reuters Cyberattack Hits North American Courts
A recent cyberattack on Thomson Reuters' court management software affected files associated with court systems in 11 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, and may have exposed sealed documents and individuals' personal information, according to a Wednesday announcement from the technology and information services company.
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House Rejects Amendment To Fix Court At 9 Justices
The House failed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment on Wednesday that would keep the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine.
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Proskauer Hires Goodwin Procter's Supreme Court Co-Head
Proskauer Rose LLP has added the former co-head of Goodwin Procter LLP's Supreme Court practice as the co-head of its compensation and benefits litigation practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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GOP Reps Question Georgia Judge's 'Lenient Punishment'
Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee have demanded answers from the federal judiciary after a Georgia federal judge was privately reprimanded for lying about having sex in her chambers and attending a political event.
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ABA Outlines Attys' Duties To Clients With Intellectual Limits
Attorneys have the same obligations to clients with decision-making limitations, should abide by those clients' decisions regarding their representation and must work to maintain an ordinary client-lawyer relationship as much as possible, the American Bar Association said in an opinion released Wednesday.
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Barnes & Thornburg Rehires SCOTUSblog Prosecutor In DC
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has rehired an attorney who started his legal career with the firm as a summer associate who helped prosecute Thomas Goldstein, the famed U.S. Supreme Court attorney and founder of SCOTUSblog, for tax evasion and mortgage fraud.
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Texas Atty Charged With Ponzi Scheme, SEC Obstruction
Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas attorney accused of running a $1.5 million Ponzi scheme and then lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in an attempt to dodge liability.
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Calif. Bill Regulating Atty AI Use Heads To Newsom's Desk
A bill regulating attorneys' and arbitrators' use of generative artificial intelligence has unanimously passed the California State Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
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11th Circ. Axes Ethics Complaint Over Fla. Judge's Israel Book
The Eleventh Circuit's chief judge has dismissed an ethics complaint against a Florida federal judge, finding the district judge's alleged actions promoting his book about Israel, including appearances from his judicial chambers, didn't violate the judicial ethics code.
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Lowenstein Sandler Adds Former NJ Judge To ADR Practice
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added a former magistrate judge who is retiring after 15 years on the New Jersey federal bench as a partner in its growing alternative dispute resolution practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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High Court Should Skip Ruby Tuesday Benefits Suit, SG Says
The U.S. solicitor general has urged the Supreme Court to decline to consider a suit from former Ruby Tuesday executives alleging Regions Bank inadequately protected their retirement plan benefits that were liquidated in bankruptcy, saying the "idiosyncratic" nature of the dispute makes it a poor candidate for high court review.
Expert Analysis
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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Judges On AI
Do artificial intelligence tools have any practical judicial applications? In this Expert Analysis series, state and federal judges explore potential use cases for AI in adjudication and beyond.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
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Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.