Gibson Dunn Mentor Program Sets Up Attys For Success

By Tracey Read

January is National Mentoring Month. Law360 heard from attorneys who are in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s firmwide mentorship program about its top benefits.

Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

Offit Kurman Beats Appeal In $40M Malpractice Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a lower court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Offit Kurman and two of its lawyers in a legal malpractice case.

Fox Rothschild Updates Leadership Team With Eye On Future

By James Boyle

Both the managing partner and chair of Fox Rothschild LLP will start new terms in those positions in the spring, when a firm co-chair will join the leadership team to prepare for a possible transition to serving the role independently.

Ballard Spahr Hires Business, Marketing Chief From Cooley

By Andrea Keckley

Ballard Spahr LLP has joined a growing number of law firms to add marketing and business development executives to their C-Suites, announcing the hiring of Cooley LLP's marketing director to lead a team of more than 50 business professionals.

2 Attys Sanctioned For AI Citations In Pa. Copyright Suit Filing

By Matt Perez

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has reprimanded two attorneys in a copyright infringement suit for filing a motion to dismiss that contained at least eight false case citations generated by artificial intelligence.

Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge

By Carla Baranauckas

The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.

3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients

By Matthew Santoni

A suspended attorney who was previously disbarred and jailed for a job-selling scheme within the Pennsylvania auditor general's office in the 1980s can't sue a state fund for compensating his clients after he allegedly siphoned money from their trust account, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.

Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

By Emma Cueto

About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

Pittsburgh Firm Closes As Attorneys Join Tucker Arensberg

By James Boyle

The managing shareholder at Yukevich Marchetti Fischer & Zangrilli PC recently decided to close the firm and move the attorneys and staff to Tucker Arensberg PC's Pittsburgh office after the death of one founding partner and the retirement of two others.

Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former PNC Capital Markets CLO

By James Boyle

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC strengthened its transactional resources in the Pittsburgh office with the recent addition of an attorney who previously served as the top in-house attorney for PNC Capital Markets LLC.

Saul Ewing Adds Marketing, Business Development Officer

By James Boyle

Philadelphia-based Saul Ewing LLP has expanded its professional executive team with the recent addition of a chief marketing officer, who plans to use his more than 20 years of business development experience to guide the firm's growth strategy.

Dechert Lands 20-Partner Group From McDermott

By Lynn LaRowe

Dechert LLP announced Friday it is bringing aboard 20 partners from McDermott Will & Schulte spanning litigation, intellectual property and other practice areas in six cities across the country, including for upcoming firm offices in Chicago and Dallas.

How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents

By Kevin Penton

As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.

Schnader Harrison Gets Final OK To Settle ERISA Claims

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania federal judge has given final approval to a $675,000 settlement of claims that former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP allegedly spent money meant for attorneys' retirement accounts to stay afloat, and awarded one-third of that amount to The Barton Firm LLP and The Garner Firm Ltd.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

Ex-Ross Feller Casey Atty Suspended For Misleading Clients

By James Boyle

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday handed down a three-year suspension to a former partner at Ross Feller Casey LLP who admitted to misleading clients about the status of settlements in mass tort litigation against the makers of Roundup and Risperdal.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients

By Lynn LaRowe

The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.

Pa. Justices Say Judge's Partisan Posts Warrant Suspension

By Hayley Fowler

Pennsylvania's highest court has adopted a balancing test for restricting a sitting judge's free speech outside the context of an election and, in doing so, affirmed the suspension of a state court judge who it said damaged the court's appearance of impartiality by making political posts on social media.

Duane Morris Promotes 14 Attorneys To Partner

By Jack Rodgers

Duane Morris LLP has promoted 14 associates and special counsel across seven U.S. offices into the firm's partnership, a move that Chairman Matthew Taylor said in a statement reflected optimism for the firm's future.

Eckert Seamans Expands Product Liability Practice In Philly

By James Boyle

An attorney specializing in defending clients against product liability claims recently moved his practice to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC after more than four years with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.

Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump

By Jack Karp

Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.  

Stevens & Lee Expands SALT Team In Philly With Tax Attorney

By James Boyle

A seasoned tax attorney has made his first foray into private practice with his recent move to Stevens & Lee PC's Philadelphia office after four years as a managing director for Big Four accounting firm KPMG.

Morgan Lewis Adds Crypto-Focused Investment Atty

By James Boyle

An attorney specializing in advising companies on cryptocurrency matters and derivatives transactions has moved his practice recently to Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Pittsburgh office after more than two years with Blank Rome LLP.