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Federal judge warns law firm that ‘judge shopping ain’t a thing here’

Plaintiffs can’t go looking for “greener judicial pasture” by dropping 213 of 218 defendants from a lawsuit and then filing a new suit against the same 213 defendants, according to a federal judge in Chicago.

May 3, 2023 3:14 PM CDT

More than 110 lawyers leave this BigLaw firm to join new shop

More than 110 lawyers are leaving Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to join a new law firm founded by two of its longtime lawyers.

May 2, 2023 3:03 PM CDT

Former Baker Donelson lobbyist pleads guilty for role in timber investment scheme

A former Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz lobbyist pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for participating in a scheme to defraud investors in timber investments.

Apr 28, 2023 8:40 AM CDT

What some BigLaw firms are doing that makes them look more profitable

Ninety-eight of the nation’s top 100 law firms had 44 fewer partners last year than in 2021, continuing a long-term trend of firms “pulling up the ladder,” according to an analysis by Bloomberg Law.

Apr 27, 2023 12:37 PM CDT

Criminal defense lawyer convicted for conspiracy to launder drug cash loses federal appeal

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a criminal defense lawyer accused of using his position as a law firm partner to help two clients launder drug money.

Apr 26, 2023 3:12 PM CDT

BigLaw CEO bought property partly owned by Gorsuch, who didn’t disclose the buyer

Greenberg Traurig CEO Brian Duffy contracted to buy a property partly owned by Justice Neil Gorsuch nine days after the former appeals judge's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Apr 25, 2023 2:47 PM CDT

Alito ‘packed a lot of grievance’ in dissent as Supreme Court allows access to abortion pill—for now

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to allow continued full access, for now, to the abortion medication mifepristone. But Alito spoke only for himself in a written dissent; Thomas did not indicate the reason for his dissent.

Apr 24, 2023 11:03 AM CDT

Which firms snagged top spots for gross revenue, profits per lawyer and equity partner?

Fifty law firms had gross revenue of $1 billion or more in 2022, including 18 firms with more than $2 billion in gross revenue, according to the latest rankings published by Law.com.

Apr 20, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

BigLaw partner agrees to pay more than $7.2M to settle allegations of unpaid taxes

A Williams & Connolly partner has agreed to pay more than $7.2 million to settle the federal government’s civil suit for unpaid federal income taxes. Lawyer Robert Shaughnessy and Susan Shaughnessy, identified as a person living in his home, agreed to pay that amount in a joint motion for consent…

Apr 18, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Baker & Hostetler partner ‘spoke words but did not provide answers’ in deposition, special master says

A special master has ordered a Baker & Hostetler partner to sit for a second deposition after finding that he was “an extraordinarily difficult and evasive witness” during the first round of questioning.

Apr 17, 2023 3:07 PM CDT

Lawyers report high level of satisfaction with their jobs, but stress remains an issue, survey finds

Eighty-three percent of surveyed attorneys report they are stressed at least some of the time, but 71% of the lawyers would not switch careers if given a chance for a do-over, according to survey findings by Law360 Pulse.

Apr 12, 2023 8:43 AM CDT

Lawyer who created fake documents to lower capital contribution should be suspended, review board says

An Illinois lawyer who created phony documents to lower his capital contribution to his law firm should be suspended for five months, an Illinois review board has found.

Apr 4, 2023 3:15 PM CDT

Cadwalader partner reportedly resigns to lead Trump’s representation in Manhattan DA’s criminal case

A partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has left the law firm to join the defense team representing former President Donald Trump. Todd Blanche wrote, “I have decided it is the best thing for me to do and an opportunity I should not pass up.”

Apr 3, 2023 2:22 PM CDT

Former Cohen Milstein partner who led firm’s sex-abuse team charged with child-porn possession

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll has fired a Florida partner after he was charged with possession of child pornography.

Apr 3, 2023 9:30 AM CDT

Work slowdown is just one reason for 2022 profit drop among Am Law 200 firms

Profits decreased by double-digit percentages for many law firms in the Am Law 200 in 2022, but the blame is not entirely with a work slowdown.

Mar 30, 2023 10:17 AM CDT

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