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Amid Court Setbacks, Trump Wants Foes To Foot Legal Bills
With judges hitting the brakes on the White House's aggressive agenda, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to up the ante with his legal adversaries by seeking legal costs and damages if his administration ultimately prevails after initial setbacks in litigation.
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East Coast Promos Lead Mid-Law Partnership Classes In 2025
While the number of Mid-Law partnership promotions remained relatively stable this year, a handful of East Coast markets saw substantial growth, while other traditional hotbeds, such as California, experienced a decline in numbers, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Ex-Conrail CEO Blames Saul Ewing For Casino Deal Fallout
Former Conrail CEO David LeVan has sued Saul Ewing in Pennsylvania state court for legal malpractice, claiming its representation of him during the fallout of a botched deal to open a casino in Gettysburg left him open to $11 million in liability.
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Judge Phyllis Beck Remembered For Trailblazing Legacy
The legal community in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania at large lost a remarkable, tireless trailblazer this week with the death of former Judge Phyllis Beck, the first woman to serve on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, according to her friends and colleagues who worked alongside her for years.
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2025 Mid-Law Partner Classes See Bigger Share Of Women
The percentage of women in Mid-Law partnership classes ticked upward in 2025, in what experts say may be a sign that efforts to boost women's representation in law firms are paying off, though the picture remains complicated, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Biggest Takeaways From 2025's Mid-Law Partner Classes
Partner class sizes among Mid-Law firms held steady in 2025 from the year prior, with experts saying firm leaders are likely being cautious about promotions in the face of uncertainty around the economy and artificial intelligence, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis.
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Maron Marvel's New Leader Has Eye On Expansion
Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC's new managing shareholder told Law360 Pulse this week that he is excited to serve in the post and help steer the firm's national growth.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In February? Netflix's Scored Big
Netflix Inc.'s David Hyman sold over $63 million worth of his company's stock in early February, surpassing the combined total for top lawyers at Live Nation Entertainment, Carlyle Group and Walmart Inc., who each earned between $8.1 million and $14.1 million in stock sales.
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Former Kaufman Dolowich Atty Settles Bias Suit Against Firm
A former Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP associate settled his lawsuit accusing the law firm of discriminating and retaliating against him after he requested accommodations for his hearing loss and urged the firm to better help attorneys with disabilities feel valued, the attorney's counsel told a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday.
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Four Firms Seek Top Roles In Pa. Warehouse Fire Litigation
Lawyers from four plaintiffs firms across the country have asked a Philadelphia judge to name them class counsel in recently filed litigation over the effects of an aircraft parts warehouse fire and also requested that the court consolidate all related lawsuits in the city.
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ABA Says Attys Victimized By Clients May Share Certain Info
An attorney who is a victim of a crime perpetrated by a client or prospective client may disclose client information "to the extent reasonably necessary to report a crime," the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has found in its latest ethics opinion, released Wednesday.
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Defunct Pittsburgh Law Firm Owes $1.3M In Rent, Suit Says
The court-appointed receiver for a downtown Pittsburgh office tower says in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court that the defunct law office of Rothman Gordon PC owes more than $1.3 million in rent and fees.
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McNees Wallace Adds 2 Attys To Its Litigation, Enviro Groups
Midsize Pennsylvania-based firm McNees Wallace & Nurick LLP has boosted its resources in its Harrisburg office with the additions of two attorneys to its litigation and environmental practices.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Ex-Saul Ewing Personal Wealth Atty
An attorney who specializes in estate and trust management for high net worth clients has recently moved his practice to Cozen O'Connor's Philadelphia office from Saul Ewing LLP as he looks to expand his business in the Florida market.
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Ex-BigLaw Chair: 'You Can't Outgrow Your Infrastructure'
After the law firm he founded in 2001, Goldberg Segalla LLP, saw massive growth under his two decades of leadership, Richard J. "RJ" Cohen Sr. said one major lesson he learned is that law firms need to ensure they don't outgrow their infrastructure and administrative teams.
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Littler Expands In Philly With Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty
Employment and labor-focused firm Littler Mendelson PC has expanded its Philadelphia office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice after four years with Greenberg Traurig LLP.
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Kline & Specter Adds Appellate Pro In Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh attorney with expertise in the appellate courts has left his boutique practice to join Kline & Specter's office in the Steel City and to help the firm manage its appeals docket.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Saul Ewing Wants Out Of Home Care Co. Asset Transfer Suit
Saul Ewing LLP told a Pennsylvania state court that merely being an "accessory" to a family accused of hiding assets from potential judgment wasn't enough to sustain a claim against the law firm under the Pennsylvania Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, since the law only allows claims against "transferees."
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The Top In-House Hires Of February
Sports general counsel were a hot item in February, with the NBA players union, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners all naming new legal chiefs. So were goodbyes, as Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and California berry producer Driscoll all saw longtime legal chiefs announce their retirements.
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Eckert Seamans Will Pay $38M To Par Funding Investors
A Florida federal judge has signed off on a $38 million deal resolving legal malpractice claims against Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC by investors who fell victim to a Ponzi scheme carried out by Par Funding, which enlisted the firm to help create the business model the lender ultimately used in the scheme.
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Trio Of Ex-US Attys Join McGuireWoods In Pa., Atlanta And NC
Three former U.S. attorneys are heading to private practice as they join McGuireWoods LLP's white collar and government investigations practice in the firm's Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Atlanta offices.
Expert Analysis
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Series
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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聽work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.聽
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
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.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.