Private Equity Eyes Legal Field As Alternative Paths Open Up

By Ryan Boysen

This could be the year that private equity finally cracks the ramparts of the U.S. legal sector, as the rise of alternative business structure programs and managed services organizations chip away at the long-standing ban on nonlawyer ownership of law firms.

Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

Boutiques Loomed Large In Latest Bonus Season

By Aebra Coe

Sometimes referred to as the BigLaw bonus scale, year-end associate bonuses of more than $100,000 have included prestigious boutique law firms in recent years, with a notable outpouring of large bonuses among such firms in 2025, an analysis of data compiled by Law360 Pulse shows.

Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Kellogg Hansen's handling of an antitrust suit against Google and Choate's work on a $215 million acquisition of a medical device maker lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 2 to 16.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sher Tremonte LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit upheld a ruling requiring Getty Images to pay out nearly $88 million to investors who said they were blocked from purchasing shares in the company once it became public.

Do's And Don'ts For How To Handle That Year-End Bonus

By Kevin Penton

While associates' bank accounts may be flush after the recent round of year-end bonuses at many of the country's top firms, whether the money leads to additional benefits or problems hinges on how attorneys handle the influx of cash, financial experts tell Law360 Pulse.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Sarah Martinson

The legal industry had another action-packed week with more lateral moves, leadership changes and C-suite promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

Maynard Nexsen Adds Freeman Mathis Financial Services Ace

By Emily Johnson

After entering Atlanta through a 2025 merger with a boutique, Maynard Nexsen PC has strengthened its presence in the city by bringing on a Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP partner who has guided brokerage firms and financial institutions.

Georgia Magistrate Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation

By Lynn LaRowe

The chief judge of the Telfair County Magistrate Court in Georgia has resigned as part of a deal to resolve ethics allegations concerning his purportedly ex parte communications and "extrajudicial activity" with litigants at a rental home he owns.

Lateral Hiring Finished 2025 Strong Despite Q4 Dip

By Xiumei Dong

Large U.S. law firms capped 2025 with higher lateral hiring totals than the year before, despite a late-year slowdown, as demand for partners and counsel remained strong, new information from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC shows.

Ga. Election Board Disputes $435K Cost For County Records

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia's State Election Board has challenged the estimated $435,000 that Fulton County's elections director said it would have to pay to obtain the county's 2020 presidential election records.

Ex-Judge Sues Atlanta For Wrongful Arrest, Excessive Force

By Emily Johnson

A former Douglas County Probate Judge has alleged that the City of Atlanta improperly trumped up a narrative that she committed violent felony crimes — although those charges were dismissed — after a city police officer wrongfully arrested her outside of a nightclub and used excessive force, including "slamm[ing] Plaintiff head-first to the ground."

Legal Chiefs Shift Work From Firms Amid 'Threshold Moment'

By Michele Gorman

Nearly all the chief legal officers and general counsel who participated in a recent survey said they plan to move more law firm work in-house or to alternative providers within the next two years as increasing outside counsel rates, artificial intelligence and ongoing efficiency pressure factor into how they distribute work, according to a report published Wednesday.

Atlanta-Area Health System Taps Industry Veteran As CLO

By Emily Johnson

Grady Health System has named the assistant vice president and associate general counsel of Ochsner Health as its chief legal officer, bringing on an attorney who has guided complex, public-facing organizations in healthcare, government, nonprofit and corporate settings for more than two decades.

Ogletree's New Data Chief Hopes AI Use Becomes Widespread

By Sarah Martinson

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC recently promoted Timothy Fox to the newly created role of chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Here, Fox spoke with Law360 Pulse about what he wants to accomplish in the role and his hopes for widespread generative AI adoption in the legal industry.

Judge Seems Reluctant To Block Ga. Campaign Finance Rules

By Kelcey Caulder

A federal judge indicated Wednesday she was unlikely to grant an injunction freezing enforcement of a campaign finance scheme Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says gives his rival an advantage as they campaign for governor.

Trump, Co-Defendants Aim To Mute DA Willis On Fee Demands

By Emily Johnson

President Donald Trump and others say that the Fulton County District Attorney's Office shouldn't be allowed to weigh in on their request for millions of dollars in legal fees after the district attorney's office was disqualified from the now-dropped election interference case.

GCs Uneasy, Wary Of Litigation Amid Tight Budgets In 2026

By Sue Reisinger

Cybersecurity risks keep escalating and employment disputes remain a challenge while general counsel also face changing enforcement priorities and tightening budgets, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Rapidly Expanding Clark Hill Names Chief Growth Officer

By Aebra Coe

Following several years of growth via lateral hires and combinations, Clark Hill PLC has tapped the former co-leader of its litigation practice group to take on the new role of chief growth officer, the firm announced Wednesday.

Trump Codefendants Seek Legal Fees In Ga. Election Case

By Kelcey Caulder

A dozen defendants targeted in the state of Georgia's case alleging unlawful interference in the 2020 presidential election have followed President Donald J. Trump in demanding millions of dollars in legal fees for their efforts fighting the now-dropped charges.   

Thompson Hine Lands Jones Day Finance Deals Pro In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Thompson Hine LLP has brought on a Jones Day counsel to its Atlanta office, strengthening its commercial and public finance practice with an experienced commercial finance transactional lawyer.

Ogletree, Littler, Norton Rose Announce New Innovation Roles

By Sarah Martinson

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Littler Mendelson PC and Norton Rose Fulbright have all announced new innovation appointments and hires this week.

Law Firms Bet Big On Tech Leadership In 2025

By Xiumei Dong

The latest wave of leadership moves shows law firms increasingly adding tech-savvy executives to drive innovation and transformation, as firms race to keep pace with emerging technologies, shifting client expectations and intensifying market pressures.

Ex-Security Guard Details Sexual Assault In Harassment Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A former security officer broke into tears on the witness stand Monday as she told an Atlanta federal jury about an alleged sexual assault she said she suffered at the hands of her former employer's then-vice president of operations.

Atlanta Housing Agency Taps Social Security Vet For GC

By Emily Johnson

The Atlanta Housing Authority has named the former associate general counsel of the U.S. Social Security Administration as its general counsel, bringing on an attorney with more than two decades of experience.