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Ex-State Dept. Pro Goes Solo Again With Trade Controls Firm
After helping draft rules governing the trade in defense and military technology at the State Department in the 2010s, Christopher Stagg has used the experience to launch a successful career in private practice, including stints in BigLaw and, more recently, the opening of a new solo venture.
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Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Tank Firm Breakup Case, Judge Says
A Connecticut trial attorney and his new firm cannot invoke the state's anti-SLAPP law to dismiss claims brought by his former law partner, a state court judge held Thursday in one of multiple lawsuits stemming from Connecticut Trial Firm LLC's dissolution less than two years after it gained prominence with a record-setting personal injury verdict.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Atty Who Joined Steptoe In February
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a litigation shareholder from Steptoe LLP, who joined his former firm eight months ago.
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Legal Marketing Co. Inks $600K Call Center Rep Wage Deal
Legal marketing company Lawyer.com Inc. agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims in a New Jersey federal court that it misclassified call center representatives as independent contractors and failed to pay them overtime wages required under federal law.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began October with a slew of BigLaw lateral moves and fewer law firm combinations. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Justices Told Award Moots Burford's 3rd Circ. Challenge
A German claims aggregator is citing an award it received in ongoing arbitration involving Burford Capital as reason for the U.S. Supreme Court to pass on the litigation funder's certiorari petition seeking review of an unfavorable Third Circuit decision.
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Fla. Panel Trims Punitive Damages Claim By Ex-Marvel CEO
The former CEO of Marvel Entertainment can request punitive damages against his neighbor in a feud over the surreptitious collection of DNA evidence but not against the neighbor's attorney or a Chubb affiliate accused of helping him, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
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DA Looks To Stifle Subpoena In NC Digital Court Class Claims
A local district attorney is seeking to quash a subpoena in a proposed class action alleging glitches in North Carolina's electronic court system led to scores of individuals being wrongfully arrested or detained, calling the request "overly broad" and "unduly burdensome."
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Procopio Hires Ex-Perkins Coie IP Attorney As Partner In Calif.
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP announced on Thursday it has hired a former Perkins Coie intellectual property veteran to join the firm's Del Mar Heights, California, office as a partner.
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Attys For Former Delaware Gov. Reunite To Launch Boutique
Two attorneys who worked for the office of former Delaware Gov. Jack A. Markell have launched a boutique firm focused on corporate, business and government law, as well as regulatory and healthcare advisory matters.
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How Koskoff Attys Won $15.1M For Blinded Patient
Two Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC attorneys blended expert testimony with personal anecdotes and photographs to convince a Connecticut jury last month to award $15.1 million in damages to an elderly client who was blinded when an antiseptic solution dripped into her eye during brain surgery.
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IP Rights Group Urges Against Litigation Funding Disclosure
An inventor rights advocacy group has told a federal courts rules committee that requiring the disclosure of who is funding civil litigation would put independent inventors at a disadvantage when trying to enforce patents against a larger company.
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New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy
The National Fraud Enforcement Division's new corporate enforcement policy emphasizes the quick pursuit of certain types of fraud through data analysis and staff resources, expands the target list beyond traditional healthcare providers and highlights the division's growing dominance within the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.
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Buzbee Faces $970K Fee Bid In Dismissed Conspiracy Cases
A Mississippi lawyer is asking a Texas state court to award her more than $970,000 in fees after defeating claims that she and her law firm conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to retaliate against prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee and two of his former clients.
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Sheppard Mullin Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
A former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP paralegal launched a proposed class action against the firm in California federal court on Wednesday over a cyberattack it had in August, in which she says at least 1,000 people's names and Social Security numbers were stolen.
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Foley & Lardner Adds Ex-DOJ Antitrust Official In DC Office
A former assistant chief in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division moved back recently into the private sector and joined Foley & Lardner LLP's Washington, D.C., office.
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Fla. Court Vacates $5 Law Firm Sales In Litigation Funder Suit
A Florida state court vacated an order allowing a discount sale of an attorney's $20 million worth of shares in three law firms to a litigation funder seeking to collect on an out-of-state judgment, saying the auction notice wasn't issued properly.
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Longtime NJ Judge Looks Back Before Private Practice Return
Following nearly two decades on the New Jersey Superior Court, the former chief judge of its Appellate Division will join local firm Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader PC as of counsel, the firm has announced.
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DLA Piper Taps 2 O'Melveny Lawyers For Leadership Roles
DLA Piper has hired two O'Melveny & Myers LLP lawyers as the new leaders in two D.C.-based intellectual property groups, one of whom was the leader of his prior firm's International Trade Commission litigation group.
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Davis Goldman Adds Veteran Class Action Lawyer In Florida
Davis Goldman PLLC has added a veteran attorney with decades of experience in complex litigation, class actions, insurance disputes, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases to its Plantation, Florida, office.
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Benefits Co. Wants Sanctions For 'Frivolous' TCPA Suit
A Florida-based dental insurance carrier has asked a Michigan federal judge to sanction a dental practice and its attorneys at Bock Hatch & Oppenheim LLC and Shenkan Injury Lawyers, saying they pursued a baseless junk fax class action for years that resulted in millions of dollars in defense costs.
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Linklaters Adds Atty To Lead Latin American Arbitration
Linklaters has announced it hired a Paul Hastings LLP international counsel and former White & Case attorney to lead its Latin American arbitration team.
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Cornell Defendant Seeks To Nix James As Special Prosecutor
One of the seven men accused of drugging and raping a fellow Cornell University student at a fraternity home has asked a New York state court to void Gov. Kathy Hochul's appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case.
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Scheduling 'Cascade' Hangs Over Amazon's FTC, Calif. Trials
Amazon.com sparred with the Federal Trade Commission in a Washington federal court filing over whether to stick to a late March trial kickoff, or whether the multiple trials against the company in 2027 must be pushed back because a California state judge has called a January start unrealistic.
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Model Accuses Baldoni's Atty Of Perry Death Smear Campaign
A Los Angeles woman has accused prominent entertainment attorney Bryan Freedman and several public relations professionals in California state court of participating in an online smear campaign that falsely linked her to the death of actor Matthew Perry, claiming the campaign was part of a broader network of anonymous websites targeting critics and adversaries of the defendants and their clients.
Expert Analysis
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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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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.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
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How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.
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Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026
A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.