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Katten Is Latest Firm To Match Milbank Associate Pay Raise
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has joined the growing list of firms that are largely matching a new pay scale for associates set earlier this week by Milbank LLP, with attorneys set to see annual pay increases of $10,000 to $20,000.
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DLA Piper Adds Ex-ArentFox Schiff Gov't Contracts Lawyer
DLA Piper LLP has hired a former ArentFox Schiff LLP government contracts partner who throughout his career has advised on multimillion-dollar deals for corporate, private equity and other clients.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off June with another action-packed week as firms doled out associate raises and expanded practices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Generics Cos. Get More Freedom In High Court Patent Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday shutting down a patent case involving a generic heart drug that uses a so-called skinny label establishes a road map for generics companies to avoid such suits and creates hurdles for branded companies pursuing infringement litigation, attorneys say.
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Goldstein Seeks Sentencing Delay, Citing New Tax Claims
SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein renewed his push Wednesday in Maryland federal court for a delayed sentencing, saying prosecutors blindsided his defense by including additional uncharged years of alleged tax avoidance in the government's sentencing memorandum.
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Norton Rose Adds Eversheds Sanctions Group Lead
Norton Rose Fulbright has hired Eversheds Sutherland's leader of domestic and global sanctions practice, who brings more than 20 years of experience counseling clients on export controls, foreign investment and more.
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DOJ Attys Launch Disability Suit Over Telework Revocation
Two federal immigration attorney-advisers have filed a proposed class action accusing the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review of violating the Rehabilitation Act by denying them telework accommodations for their disabilities.
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Blanche's AG Bid Could Face Rocky Path In Senate
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be tapped for the permanent role, but he might not have a smooth path to confirmation.
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Robinson & Cole Adds 4 Partners In DC, Del., Conn.
Robinson & Cole LLP recently added four partners — two in Washington, D.C., and others in Connecticut and Delaware — to bolster its capacity to handle bankruptcy matters and business litigation.
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Quinn Emanuel, Texas Boutique Match Milbank Associate Pay
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Texas-based litigation boutique are the latest firms to match Milbank LLP's pay hikes for associates, with annual increases of $10,000 to $20,000 that top off at $455,000.
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EEOC Taps New Senior Leaders With Conservative Ties
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made two new additions to its senior leadership team, tapping professionals connected to the Federalist Society and a religious rights advocacy group.
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House Speaker's Ex-Chief Of Staff Will Join K&L Gates In DC
The former chief of staff for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will join K&L Gates LLP's Washington, D.C., office on June 15 as a government affairs counselor, the firm announced Thursday.
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BigLaw Gives HR More Power, And Women Hold The Reins
A Law360 Pulse examination found that women hold the vast majority of top human resources jobs in BigLaw, giving them a pivotal role in how the U.S. legal industry manages attorneys and other firm employees.
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Justices Say FCC Fines Can Stand Without Jury Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue monetary penalties Thursday, knocking down challenges to nearly $200 million in fines against the Big Three wireless carriers for failing to protect consumer data privacy.
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Supreme Court Shuts Down 'Skinny Label' Drug Patent Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ended a patent suit over Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s generic version of a heart drug that uses a so-called skinny label, saying Amarin Pharma Inc. had not plausibly alleged that Hikma encouraged healthcare providers to infringe its patents.
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SEC Disgorgement Powers Stay Intact After High Court Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could collect ill-gotten gains from alleged fraudsters without having to identify victims who were financially harmed by the fraud, declining to place further limits on the agency's disgorgement powers six years after it last did so.
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The Plaintiffs Atty Now 5-0 At High Court With No Dissents
It's true that Jennifer Bennett is undefeated at the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's also an understatement. Bennett's five wins, including two recent ones, were all unanimous decisions. They showed that the plaintiffs bar can still persuade a conservative supermajority. And they turned the tide after a spree of decisions keeping workers and consumers out of court.
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Goldstein Cites Addiction To Avoid Time, DOJ Seeks 8 Years
Federal prosecutors recommended a 97-month prison sentence for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, telling a Maryland federal court he has bilked the government out of more than $9.5 million in unpaid taxes. Goldstein, meanwhile, asked for a suspended sentence and supervised release, citing a "severe and longstanding gambling addiction."
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Kilpatrick Hires New Business Development, Marketing Lead
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has appointed a new chief business development and marketing officer who will play a key role in its "tech-focused" innovation strategy, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Crowell Unveils DC Office In Revamped Former Metro HQ
Crowell & Moring LLP has a new home in the nation's capital, with the firm announcing Wednesday it has moved its D.C. office to the redeveloped former Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority headquarters.
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Graham Pushes Federal Tort Path After DOJ Drops $1.8B Fund
The U.S. Department of Justice seemed, at least briefly, to support a Republican senator's alternative solution to the "anti-weaponization" $1.8 billion fund that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday the department is abandoning.
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Hueston Hennigan Follows Milbank's Lead In Associate Pay
The race to match Milbank LLP's attorney pay hikes is officially on, with trial firm Hueston Hennigan the latest to announce it will increase associate pay by $10,000 to $20,000 annually.
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Honigman IP Duo Named Practice Co-Chairs
Honigman LLP has announced that a pair of intellectual property partners with substantial leadership experience have been named the new co-chairs of its IP department.
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Burr & Forman Names Veteran Atty Firm's First Litigation Head
Burr & Forman LLP has announced that an experienced attorney who has been with the firm's Birmingham, Alabama, office for more than a decade has been named its first head of litigation.
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Sidley Promotes 52 Attys After Adding Income Partner Tier
Sidley Austin LLP has elevated 52 attorneys to partner from 11 offices in 23 practice areas.