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Paul Weiss Alum Joins Dunn Isaacson After DOJ Stint

By Jack Rodgers

A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who worked in the agency's office responsible for representing the executive branch in civil litigation and who worked at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has joined a group of her former colleagues who left to launch Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP.

Jones Day Adds Ex-FDIC, Treasury Leaders To Financial Team

By Tracey Read

Jones Day has expanded its financial markets practice in Washington, D.C., with two new partners who have key experience at financial institutions and regulatory agencies.

US Supreme Court Term In Review: What You Need To Know

The U.S. Supreme Court considered many significant legal issues this term, including the proper venue for challenging agency actions and the level of scrutiny courts should apply to bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. But the emergency docket and a decision limiting nationwide injunctions loomed large. Here, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ takes a look at the cases and those who litigated them, as well as the sharpest writings from the justices.

Cooley Boosts DC Office With Top CPSC Trial Atty

By Jack Rodgers

A four-year veteran of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has joined Cooley LLP as a special counsel, where she'll work with the firm's global product compliance and East Coast business litigation group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.

Which GCs Sold Stock In June? Broadcom, US Steel And More

By Sue Reisinger

Mark David Brazeal, chief legal officer at Broadcom Inc., earned $25.76 million selling stock in his company last month. Close behind is Duane Holloway, the former general counsel of U.S. Steel Corp., who is walking away from the company on July 18 with over $18.5 million earned from stock sales in June, when his company was acquired.

New DC Bar Leader On Guiding Group Amid Political Tumult

By Alison Knezevich

New D.C. Bar President Sadina Montani wasn’t on the ballot this year, but she is taking the reins of the nation’s largest mandatory bar after a contentious election in which national politics took center stage.

Ex-FTC Antitrust Chief Returns To Covington As Co-Chair

By Kevin Penton

Covington & Burling LLP has rehired the former director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition as a co-chair of its antitrust and competition practice group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.

Latham Lawyer Joins Jenner & Block's DC Appellate Practice

By Jack Rodgers

A former Latham & Watkins LLP appellate attorney, who spent close to four years at the firm working with complex constitutional and regulatory matters on behalf of technology and entertainment companies, has moved to Jenner & Block LLP, the firm announced Monday.

DOJ Wants Md. Federal Judges' Immigration Orders Blocked

By Jack Karp

A Maryland federal court standing order temporarily staving off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions is barred by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that federal judges do not have authority to issue universal injunctions, according to the Trump administration.

Pierson Ferdinand Adds 5 New Partners Across The US

By Lynn LaRowe

Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its corporate, litigation, real estate, securities, data privacy and healthcare practices with the addition of five partners who have come aboard in Boston, Texas, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Brownstein Hyatt Breaks Into NY, Adds 5-Atty Crowell Team

By Tracey Read

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced Monday that it has hired five partners and a policy director from Crowell & Moring LLP and established its first New York office in the process.

Arnold & Porter Adds Biden DOJ Official To DC Team

By Jack Rodgers

A former third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice, who also held top positions in the Office of Personnel Management and served as solicitor general in his home state of Ohio, has joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.

Paul Hastings Adds Antitrust Pro, DOJ Alum From Paul Weiss

By Andrea Keckley

Paul Hastings LLP announced on Monday that it has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lawyer and U.S. Department of Justice alum known for his work on antitrust matters ranging from bet-the-company transactions to high-stakes litigation.

Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

By Jeff Overley

It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.

Justices Extend Due Process Pause To South Sudan Removals

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court clarified Thursday that its recent order allowing the Trump administration to send noncitizens to countries they have no connection to with little notice or chance to object extends to a group of men the government plans to send to South Sudan.

The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.

High Court To Hear Street Preacher's First Amendment Case

By Spencer Brewer

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a challenge to an ordinance in Brandon, Mississippi, that redirects demonstrations to a designated protest area, teeing up an examination of whether case law prevents someone who has been convicted from bringing a civil rights suit.

¼«ËÙÈü³µ's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty leads this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland school district burdened parents' religious rights when it declined to provide opt-outs from a policy that introduced LGBTQ-themed storybooks into its K-12 English curriculum.

Ex-Treasury Official Joins Covington's Nat'l Security Practice

By Madeline Lyskawa

Covington & Burling LLP has boosted its national security practice with the hire of the former head of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence under former President Barack Obama's administration as of counsel.

Disclosing Political Spend Wins Surprising Investor Support

By Sue Reisinger

While most shareholder activists are hitting a brick wall with environmental, social and governance measures at 2025 annual meetings, a proposal asking for increased transparency around corporate political spending has passed at five companies, surprising some experts.

Meet The New Leader In Clifford Chance's DC Office

By Jack Rodgers

When Will Lavery followed a longtime Baker Botts LLP colleague in moving his antitrust practice to Clifford Chance LLP in 2023, he told ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse in a recent interview that he never would have expected that just two years later he would be tapped to serve as managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

By Jack Karp

The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

Trumpeter-Turned-Atty Joins Dunlap Bennett's Team In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig announced Tuesday that it has hired a new entertainment law partner, who told ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse in an interview Thursday his background playing for a working band and music's centrality to his life are invaluable perspectives he draws on for the success of his practice.

Legal Sector Jobs Continue To Climb, Nearing All-Time High

By Aebra Coe

The U.S. legal industry added 2,800 jobs in June, marking four months in a row of job growth in the sector, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.