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Attys, Broker Ask 4th Circ. To Overturn Tax Fraud Convictions
Two St. Louis tax attorneys and a North Carolina insurance broker have asked the Fourth Circuit to unravel their convictions for participating in a $22 million tax scheme, arguing the government failed to prove at trial that the tax plan they used was actually illegal.
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New Trade Group Joins Litigation Finance Lobbying Fight
A new trade group for litigation funders has launched with the aim of enlisting personal injury and mass tort attorneys in a fight against proposed federal laws that it says could threaten the $16 billion litigation finance industry.
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Panel OKs Sentence In Ex-Ky. Prosecutor Sex Bribe Scandal
A former Kentucky state prosecutor must serve 41 months behind bars after a Sixth Circuit panel upheld his conviction on wire fraud and government bribery charges tied to his alleged criminal scheme of assisting a criminal defendant in exchange for sexual favors and explicit photos.
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How New Judges Can Quell Patent Litigation Fears
Patent litigation has a reputation for being particularly complex due to its technical content, which can be intimidating for litigants, attorneys and judges alike. In the first of a two-part series, several judges in the trenches of patent law spoke with Law360 about how new judges can make patent litigation less overwhelming.
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Comey, James Fight DOJ Push To Combine Dismissal Appeals
Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are pushing back against federal prosecutors' effort to consolidate their currently separate appeals of the beleaguered prosecutions against the pair at the Fourth Circuit.
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Ex-Chester County Judge Heads Back To MacElree Harvey
A former Chester County, Pennsylvania, judge is returning to MacElree Harvey Ltd. and picking up his litigation and mediation practice where he left off after a brief stint filling a vacancy on the bench last year.
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NY Courts Open To Attys Using AI To Prep Filings
Lawyers should not be barred outright from using artificial intelligence tools to prepare court documents, a New York court system advisory committee said in its annual report on Thursday.
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Bruce Fein Unauthorized To Represent Maduro, Atty Says
When constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein entered an appearance as counsel for former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on Tuesday, it was without having ever spoken to the client, according to a Thursday filing by Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack seeking to remove Fein from the case.
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How NY Atty Helped Win 12-Year Fight Over Hospital Pricing
When Matthew Cantor got involved in a sweeping antitrust case against California-based healthcare network Sutter Health, his youngest son was in the first grade. By the time the case settled in the fall, he was a sophomore in college. Here’s the story of how Cantor and his team kept fighting for more than a decade.
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Law Firms Closed 2025 With Continued 'Appetite For Hiring'
The legal sector continued to defy hiring expectations in spite of uncertainty in the U.S. economy as 2025 drew to a close.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off the new year with a busy week filled with lateral moves, leadership changes, office openings and judicial nominations. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Justices OK Federal Prisoners' Repeat Conviction Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday resolved a circuit split in ruling that a 1996 antiterrorism law does not bar people incarcerated in federal prisons from making repeated challenges to their convictions and sentences, or from seeking high court review if they fail.
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Calif. Judge Will Resign, Cop To Workers' Comp Fraud
A California state judge has agreed to resign and plead guilty to a felony fraud charge after prosecutors alleged he knowingly hired a physician previously convicted of healthcare fraud to prepare medical reports to submit to the state's workers' compensation program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday recused himself from considering Chevron and ExxonMobil's effort to place Louisiana pollution lawsuits stemming from the companies' World War II-era production in federal court, just days before the justices hear oral arguments in the case.
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House OKs $540M For Imperiled Legal Services Corp.
The "minibus" appropriations bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday includes a lifeline $540 million allocated toward the nonprofit Legal Services Corp. — representing a reduction of $10 million, or 3.6%, compared to fiscal year 2025's budget — whose funding the White House previously suggested should be slashed.
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New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House
Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the creation of a new assistant attorney general role for fraud, which will be overseen by him and the president.
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Judge's 'Grudges' Book, Obscenities Spur Conduct Complaint
A Pennsylvania magisterial judge has been charged by the state's Judicial Conduct Board with professional misconduct, including keeping a "book of grudges" and a desk calendar with sexually explicit jokes, and shutting a defendant outside of her courtroom during a hearing in his case, court administrators announced Thursday.
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Miami Dade College Seeks Judge DQ In Trump Library Case
Miami Dade College said a Florida state judge should be disqualified from presiding over a dispute concerning its transfer of land to the state for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, arguing that the judge thanked and hugged the retired Florida International University professor challenging the transfer and discussed facts that weren't in court documents.
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NJ County Prosecutor, 9 Judicial Noms Get Senate Panel's OK
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee voted at a hearing Thursday to advance the acting Hudson County prosecutor for the full-time position and signed off on nine nominees for the state Superior Court.
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Meet The Md. Federal Judge In Goldstein's Tax Crimes Trial
The Maryland federal judge presiding over the criminal tax evasion trial of former SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein is known as a meticulous jurist who spent decades in public service before joining the district court several years ago and overseeing a number of high-profile cases.
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La. Judge Is Senate's 1st Judicial Confirmation Of 2026
The Senate voted 53-40 on Thursday to confirm former acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook to be a district judge in the Western District of Louisiana.
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Mandelbaum Barrett Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In NJ
Mandelbaum Barrett PC has added a former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer to its ranks in New Jersey from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.
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McNees Wallace Boosts White Collar, Family Law Teams In Pa.
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLP has bolstered two of its Pennsylvania offices with the addition of a pair of attorneys boasting more than 65 years of combined legal experience, one of whom is a longtime federal prosecutor who focuses his practice on complex criminal, regulatory and appellate matters.
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Holland & Knight Adds DOJ Cybercrime Advisor In Dallas
Holland & Knight LLP announced Thursday that it has expanded its litigation practice with the addition of a Dallas-based partner who previously served as the global attorney advisor for dark web and cryptocurrency matters in the U.S. Department of Justice's office of overseas prosecutorial development, assistance and training.
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Trump Seeks $6.2M In Legal Fees In Ga. Election Case
President Donald Trump asked a state judge Wednesday to award him more than $6.2 million in legal fees from his Georgia election interference case, invoking a recent state law allowing defendants to recoup their expenses from public coffers if their prosecutors are disqualified for misconduct.
Expert Analysis
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Weighing Opportunities, Risks Of PE Investment In Law Firms
Though law firms and private equity firms appear to be strange bedfellows, such combinations may offer opportunities for ailing midsize firms — which must be weighed against risks to culture, brand and growth prospects, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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3 Forces Reshaping The Legal Buyer-Seller Relationship
This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.
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5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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How Attys Can DIY Their Own System For Professional Growth
Amid law firm layoffs of business development staff, lawyers cannot depend solely on their firms to foster their professional growth, and must instead create their own initiatives for building community, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.