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Although general counsel had little to do with the collapse of three U.S. banks in less than a week — most fingers are pointing at the CEOs, chief financial officers and chief risk officers there — the general counsel are dealing with the fallout, and probably will be for some time, according to several experts.
Trumpeting a return to "pre-pandemic operations," federal court leaders released data Tuesday showing a significant dropoff in new civil case filings in 2022 and lighter caseloads overall in much of the sprawling system.
As some attorneys make career decisions based on remote work options, recruiters say Mid-Law firms may be able to use the situation to pick off high-quality talent from the bigger players — if these firms are willing to offer the flexibility candidates are looking for.
As litigation began mounting after last month's derailment in Ohio of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals, the railroad dispatched a pair of seasoned Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC litigators familiar with the task that lay ahead.
The sudden demise of Silicon Valley Bank has rocked the technology landscape, including legal tech providers that were either customers of or received financing from the bank.
As ESG becomes an increasingly common concern for businesses, a handful of law firms have recruited in-house legal experts to help their clients navigate the issues. Will more firms look to do the same, and thus threaten the expertise that legal departments have gained?
Michael Reilly, executive vice president and general counsel for Philadelphia-based agriculture company FMC Corp., earned more than $2.1 million in total compensation for 2022, according to the company's financial proxy filing released Friday.
A suburban Cleveland law firm facing threats of legal malpractice claims by a Pennsylvania developer and several companies associated with him has asked a judge to order that any impending lawsuits be filed in Ohio.
Plaintiffs litigation and class action firm Berger Montague is opening offices in San Francisco and Chicago, bringing the 53-year-old, Philadelphia-based firm to a total of six offices nationwide.
Job growth in the legal industry rose in February for the fifth straight month but at a slower clip, with the sector gaining approximately 1,500 jobs since January, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Two experts with the National Center for State Courts, along with the president of the National Association for Court Management, presented preliminary data on juries from local court surveys in which many respondents said their courts had adopted liberal excusal and deferral policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the researchers said that their data did not reflect this.
Anne M. Foulkes, senior vice president and general counsel for Pittsburgh-based paint and coating supplier PPG Inc., earned more than $1.2 million in total compensation for 2022, according to the company's financial proxy filing released Thursday.
Pryor Cashman LLP's defense of a copyright suit against pop star Halsey and Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC's handling of an acquisition of a for-profit college lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 24 to March 1.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended a Philadelphia-area attorney's license for one year after he failed to properly explain a fee agreement with a client and tried to take advantage of her confusion to increase his compensation.
Employment firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete LLP has announced that it launched a new practice area dedicated to working with employers on cannabis and employee substance abuse issues.
As the legal industry grapples with workplace burnout exacerbated by the pandemic, a phenomenon called "quiet quitting" has been on the rise in law firms. Here’s why experts say it won’t be catching on in BigLaw.
A former Anapol Weiss client has dropped claims that he first filed against the firm nearly six years ago in New Jersey federal court, alleging that the injury law firm misled him about the terms of a settlement he entered into with Cessna Aircraft following a 1981 crash.
March came in like a lion when it comes to legal-sector news, with reports of two big lateral groups on the move, notable legal ethics actions regarding technology, and a new job for Tesla's former legal chief. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Only six historically Black law schools are currently operating in the U.S., but alumni say they punch above their weight, nurturing students and producing service-oriented lawyers. Five attorneys who graduated from HBCU law schools spoke to Law360 Pulse about the challenges and achievements of their legal careers.
Incomplete answers in a questionnaire and a lack of commitment to pay more than $70,000 in fines and reimbursements has prevented a suspended Pittsburgh-area attorney from having his license reinstated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
More than two dozen attorneys have been elevated to the partner level in 15 of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's offices in the U.S., the firm announced this week.
The Third Circuit on Thursday affirmed a ruling that an attorney who formerly represented the bankrupt American Center for Civil Justice did not breach the terms of a settlement agreement between them by suing the center for breach claims.
An Iraqi telecom operator is free to subpoena Dechert LLP for discovery in an ongoing commercial arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce after a federal judge in Pennsylvania granted the company's motion on Wednesday.
California bar officials are on tricky terrain by charging a lawyer who tweeted calls for Black Lives Matter protesters to be "shot," ethics experts said, and will likely draw a spirited First Amendment defense.
As a growing share of women enter the legal profession and new moms seek out more flexible accommodations from law firms, they're getting a boost from a new federal law that closes a loophole and requires employers in the industry to provide lactation breaks and space to nursing mothers.
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
