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    Group Lateral Hires Fueled Office Expansion In 2025

    U.S. law firms leaned heavily on group lateral hiring in 2025, with more than 130 attorney teams changing firms as competition for top talent intensified and firms pursued growth through practice-area expansion and new market entry, according to a report released Monday.

  • Most Of Fulton Co. Residents' Suit Over 2020 Ballots Tossed

    A Georgia state judge has dismissed a majority of claims in a long-running suit filed by citizens who sought to review Fulton County's 2020 presidential election ballots, finding there wasn't enough future uncertainty to maintain their claims. 

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury ordered Medtronic to pay nearly $382 million to business rival Applied Medical Resources Corp. for antitrust violations.

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    Chamberlain Hrdlicka's New Leader Sees 'Momentum' At Firm

    For Larry Carbo, the new managing shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the "word of the year" at the firm is "momentum."

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry began February with another busy week as BigLaw firms shuffled their leadership and opened new offices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Swift Currie Adds Goldberg Segalla Insurance Pro In Atlanta

    Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP has bulked up its litigation team with an Atlanta-based litigator who brings broad insurance industry experience, particularly in cyber coverage, and joined the firm from Goldberg Segalla LLP.

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    Ga. DAs, State Spar Over Prosecutor Watchdog Challenge

    The state of Georgia and a group of district attorneys have filed dueling bids for an early win in litigation over a law creating a commission to prosecute and remove state prosecutors, with the district attorneys saying the law infringes on their prosecutorial discretion and freedom of speech and the state defending the law's constitutionality.

  • Judiciary Backs Bill To Let Judges Carry Concealed Guns

    The federal judiciary has come out in support of a Republican-led bill to allow judges and prosecutors to carry concealed firearms across state lines, according to a letter obtained by Law360.

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    Ga. Law Firm's CTA Challenge 'Hypothetical,' Feds Argue

    The U.S. Treasury Department has asked a federal judge to toss a Georgia lawyer's suit alleging that the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act could force him to violate attorney-client privilege, arguing the suit is based on future "hypothetical changes" to the federal policy of nonenforcement.

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    Chamberlain Hrdlicka Brings On 2 Product Liability Leaders

    Chamberlain Hrdlicka announced Wednesday that a pair of experienced product liability attorneys have joined the firm's Atlanta office from Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholders and practice co-chairs.

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    Ga. Chief Justice Highlights AI Risks, Civil Justice Gap

    Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels S.D. Peterson told state lawmakers on Wednesday that evidence fabricated by artificial intelligence is a greater threat to the judiciary than attorneys filing briefs with nonexistent cases based on AI hallucinations.

  • Ga. Justices Uphold $8.3M Verdict In MedMal Case

    The Georgia Supreme Court said it won't disturb a $6.5 million verdict or an additional $1.8 million attorney fee award in a suit over a botched knee surgery, with one justice clarifying what courts can do regarding jury instructions in medical malpractice cases.

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    CLOC Elects Delta Air Lines' Admin Director As First Chair

    The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has elected Delta Air Lines' legal operations and administration director as its inaugural chair, the member-run organization for in-house legal operations professionals announced Wednesday.

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    JAMS Adds Frost Brown Atty With Healthcare, Tech Chops

    Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has brought on a Frost Brown Todd LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its panel with an attorney experienced in regulated industries like healthcare. 

  • Georgia Atty Gives Up Law License After Forging Court Order

    The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted an attorney's voluntary surrender of his law license, finding Tuesday that his removal from the state bar was appropriate after the attorney admitted to forging a court order for a client.

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    5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.  

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    Georgia Judge Accused Of Bias Departing For Advocacy Role

    A Georgia state judge is resigning at the end of February to lead an antisemitism initiative at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, a move that comes after an advocacy group criticized her social media comments as anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim.

  • The Top In-House Hires Of January

    Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.

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    Morris Manning Partner Joins Enviro Boutique In Atlanta

    Environmental and energy boutique Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP announced Monday that an experienced attorney has joined the firm's Atlanta office after more than two decades with Morris Manning & Martin LLP.

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    Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules

    Two Alabama attorneys who were sanctioned for allegedly judge shopping in a civil rights case urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss the sanctions Friday, arguing the judges accusing them were seeking to "rewrite" the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    DiCello Levitt and Hausfeld LLP steering a suit against major petroleum companies and Lewis Rice LLC's work on behalf of a $3 billion redevelopment lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 16 to Jan 30.

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    Client Says Attys Settled Georgia Case Without Permission

    A pair of law firms and multiple attorneys are being sued by a former client in Georgia state court who alleges that they agreed to a settlement in a personal injury matter without consulting her.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. Circuit panel revived a lawsuit that accuses pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorism in Iraq.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the end of January with insight into law firm performance and news of a Hollywood adaptation. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Cunningham Bounds Grows Atlanta Presence With Atty Trio

    Cunningham Bounds, an Alabama-based personal injury law firm, has brought on the founding partner of Lance Lourie Law PC and its two attorneys to strengthen its presence in Atlanta ahead of its plan to move to a new office there this summer.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era Author Photo

    Jessica Starr and Monica Ulzheimer at Alston & Bird look at four areas where business development and other law firm administrative teams can take a leadership role in driving practice growth at a time when attorney interactions with clients and peers are limited.

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    Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions Author Photo

    Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham looks back at the racial barriers facing his first judicial campaign in 1984, and explains how those experiences shaped his decades on the bench, why judges should refrain from taking political stances, and why he was an early supporter of therapeutic courts that deal with systemic problems.

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