Delaware Pulse


  • Del. US Atty Tapped For Acting Role After Interim Term Expires

    Delaware's former interim U.S. attorney has been appointed acting U.S. attorney after the district court declined to keep her as the top federal prosecutor in the First State when her term expired.

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    Delaware State University To Bring On New General Counsel

    The president of Delaware State University has announced that the school will welcome an in-house attorney who works for the City University of New York School of Medicine to be its next general counsel.

  • Efforts To DQ Judge In Venezuelan Debt Case Come Up Short

    A federal judge on Thursday denied efforts to unseat him and the court-appointed special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt, ruling that the motions are both procedurally defective and unmeritorious.

  • Coinbase To Move To Texas, Citing 'Litigious' Delaware

    Coinbase told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that the cryptocurrency exchange is leaving Delaware to reincorporate in Texas, citing the "increasingly litigious environment in Delaware" and the Lone Star State's recently enacted laws that place numerous restrictions on shareholder suits and help shield executives from investor litigation.

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    McDermott Exploring Selling Stake To Private Equity

    McDermott Will & Schulte on Wednesday acknowledged it is fielding interest from private equity investors, a development that underscores how some of the legal industry's largest players are considering moving to a nontraditional business model.

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    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

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    Law Firm Revenue, Demand Are Up, But So Are Expenses

    U.S. law firms saw an average of double-digit growth in both revenue and inventory during the first nine months of 2025, signifying they're on pace to end the year on a positive note, according to the results of a survey released Monday by Citi Global Wealth at Work.

  • Delaware Fee Inflation Worries Overblown, Study Says

    A newly published report by two Stanford University researchers asserts that high-dollar attorney fee awards in Delaware courts make up "a very small minority of cases" and are "no basis for concern," throwing cold water on growing worries about so-called fee inflation in the First State.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Latham & Watkins LLP and Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Home Depot illegally forced out a worker who showed support for Black Lives Matter.

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    BigLaw Tightens Attendance Rules, But Oversight Differs

    BigLaw's push to restore in-person work is picking up speed as more firms require attorneys to spend four days a week in the office. While additional firms are expected to follow, experts say the pace and enforcement will vary widely depending on firm culture, leadership priorities and individual performance.

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    Attys Brace For Turbulence As Flight Cancellations Begin

    The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cut hundreds of flights following an emergency order to slash air travel at 40 airports as the longest-running government shutdown in history drags on. Here, Law360 Pulse talks to attorneys who travel for work about how the air travel reduction is impacting them.

  • Del. Federal Court Won't Keep Trump's Interim US Atty In Role

    Delaware's federal court will not appoint the district's current interim U.S. attorney and President Donald Trump's choice for that position to remain in the role, according to a notice from the district's chief judge.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off November with another busy week as BigLaw firms launched new office attendance policies and expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • $10M Fee Likely For Ross Aronstam In Wireless Co. Case

    A Delaware vice chancellor Thursday signaled he is prepared to award roughly $10 million in attorney fees to Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP following the firm's successful challenge to an executive's ouster from Gabb Wireless, saying previous voting and settlement agreements include fee-shifting provisions that apply when a party must mitigate to protect bargained-for governance rights.

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    Disabled Law Students Report Less Support From Schools

    A fifth of law students have disabilities, but they feel less supported by their schools than do their nondisabled peers, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Indiana University.

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    Kaufman Dolowich Names Delaware Office Managing Partner

    Kaufman Dolowich announced Thursday that an experienced attorney with previous office leadership experience has been named the new managing partner for the firm's Wilmington, Delaware, location.

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    Barnes & Thornburg Unveils New Management Committee

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced its 2025-2026 management committee, with Andrew Detherage remaining the firm's managing partner and an Indianapolis-based partner joining the committee as an at-large member.

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    Cole Schotz Adds Litigator From Delaware Boutique

    Cole Schotz PC has added a litigator in Delaware from Wilmington-based Seitz Van Ogtrop & Green PA to expand its capacity to advise clients in commercial, bankruptcy, intellectual property and construction matters.

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    Ex-Young Conaway Corporate Litigation Head Joins Akerman

    Akerman LLP has brought on an experienced corporate attorney who formerly steered Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP's corporate litigation and counseling group to bolster its litigation practice group in Delaware.

  • Del. Justices Hear Early Challenge To Corp. Law Amendments

    Delaware's corporate litigation elites squared off before the state's Supreme Court on Wednesday over arguments that state lawmakers either righted — or subverted — the Court of Chancery's equity powers in amending the state's General Corporation Law earlier this year.

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    Mid-Law's Big Leap: The Rise Of The 'Super Mid-Market' Firm

    As consolidation pressure mounts, some Mid-Law firms have bulked up to BigLaw scale without moving away from their focus on midsized clients, with this so-called "super mid-market" tier of firms likely to keep expanding.

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    Del. Parent Of Debt Collection Cos. Promotes Atty To CLO

    PCA Global Ventures, the parent company of Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ardent Credit Services, Invenio Financial and The Estate Registry, has named a new chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and president.

  • Covington, Reed Smith Sue Vyaire Over Lost Fees

    Covington & Burling LLP and Reed Smith LLP have brought an adversary lawsuit against onetime ventilator maker Vyaire Medical and its Chapter 11 plan administrator in Delaware bankruptcy court, alleging the company has failed to pay the law firms after it settled a dispute over product recall insurance coverage.

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    'Frankly, They're Irrelevant:' ABA Ratings In Trump's 2nd Term

    The American Bar Association, long considered the gold standard for rating judicial nominees, no longer gets to interview them as Trump officials claim the group's "not qualified" rating for some nominees during Trump's first term shows it is a biased and "leftist" organization. Ironically though, ABA ratings for President Donald Trump's second-term picks are mostly positive so far.

  • New Loan Forgiveness Rule Targets Trump Critics, States Say

    Two lawsuits filed Monday, one by a coalition of states and the other by a group of cities, unions and advocacy organizations, are challenging a new Trump administration rule imposing "intentionally vague" and allegedly illegal restrictions on student loan forgiveness for public employees intended to stifle dissent.

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Expert Analysis

  • How BigLaw Can Mirror Small Firm Attorney Engagement Author Photo

    BigLaw has the unique opportunity to hit refresh post-pandemic and enhance attorney satisfaction by adopting practices that smaller firms naturally employ — including work assignment policies that can provide junior attorneys steady professional development, says Michelle Genet Bernstein at Mark Migdal.

  • Ditch The Annual Review To Boost Attorney Job Satisfaction Author Photo

    In order to attract and retain the rising millennial generation's star talent, law firms should break free of the annual review system and train lawyers of all seniority levels to solicit and share frequent and informal feedback, says Betsy Miller at Cohen Milstein.

  • How Attorneys Can Narrow LGBTQ Gap In The Judiciary Author Photo

    Lawyers can take several steps to redress the lack of adequate LGBTQ representation on the bench and its devastating impact on litigants and counsel in the community, says Janice Grubin, co-chair of the Judiciary Committee at the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.

  • Employers Must Heed Rising Attorney Stress And Alcohol Use Author Photo

    Krill Strategies’ Patrick Krill, who co-authored a new study that revealed alarming levels of stress, hazardous drinking and associated gender disparities among practicing attorneys, highlights how legal employers can confront the underlying risk factors as both warnings and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.

  • Lawyers Can Get Ready For Space Law To Take Flight Author Photo

    While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.

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    Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate? Author Photo

    Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.

  • How To Successfully Market Your Summer Associate Program Author Photo

    Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.

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    Judges Deserve Congress' Commitment To Their Safety Author Photo

    Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media? Author Photo

    Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.

  • Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes Author Photo

    Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Firms Coach Associates Remotely? Author Photo

    Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.

  • How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers Author Photo

    As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.

  • Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools Author Photo

    Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.

  • A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion Author Photo

    While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.

  • Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers Author Photo

    Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

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