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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

By Jack Karp

An undivided U.S. Supreme Court issued five unanimous rulings this week, weighing in on the burden majority-group plaintiffs must meet in discrimination cases, what counts as a religious organization for purposes of an employment tax exemption, and whether Mexico can sue American gun companies for their alleged role in cartel violence. Here, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Legal Sector Jobs Ticked Up In May Amid Uncertain Economy

By Alison Knezevich

The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

¼«ËÙÈü³µ's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence.

Legal Marketing Heads Share Their Leadership Strategies

By Kevin Penton

Being a good listener yet having your own vision are some of the attributes that those looking to move up the ranks in the legal industry should look to have, said several marketing leaders during a recent discussion in New York.

Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Lieff Cabraser's Michael Sobol

By Kevin Penton

Michael Sobol has won significant settlements recently, including a $115 million deal over Oracle's allegedly unlawful sale of internet users' electronic profiles and a $62 million deal with Google over allegations it illegally stored and tracked the private location information of smartphone users, earning him a place among ¼«ËÙÈü³µ's 2025 Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar.

Lewis Brisbois Adds Gordon Rees Atty To Lead KC Office

By Rose Krebs

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has hired a partner from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP to serve as managing partner of its Kansas City office and bolster its capacity to handle commercial litigation and employment matters.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Clifford Chance Private Funds Atty

By Nate Beck

Greenberg Traurig LLP said Friday that it has added Daniel F. Rayner to its corporate private funds group from Clifford Chance LLP.

Goldberg Segalla Adds Toxic Torts Expert In NY

By Tracey Read

Civil litigation firm Goldberg Segalla LLP has added a trial lawyer who is an expert in complex asbestos litigation, product liability, personal injury and commercial litigation matters to its toxic torts and environmental law group in Garden City, New York.

Ex-SDNY Prosecutor Exits Paul Weiss For Jenner & Block

By Alison Knezevich

Just months after rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is leaving the firm to join Jenner & Block LLP.

Why Guided Talks Are Key To Retaining Women Attys

By Tracey Read

At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation?

Fox Rothschild Settles Suit Over $3M Real Estate Deal

By Ryan Harroff

Fox Rothschild LLP has settled a Colorado real estate investor's legal malpractice lawsuit over a $3 million development deal that went wrong, according to a new order filed in state court directing the parties to file for dismissal within a month.

Office Snapshot: Nixon Peabody's DC Space Turns 10

By Jack Rodgers

As Nixon Peabody LLP prepares to mark 10 years operating out of its current location in Washington, D.C., the nearly 100-attorney office recently saw the appointment of a new managing partner and is in the final stages of a redesign aimed at fostering collaboration among colleagues.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Perkins Coie Tech Transactions Pro

By James Mills

Greenberg Traurig LLP is expanding its technology team, bringing in a Perkins Coie LLP transactions whiz as a shareholder in its San Diego office.

Mayer Brown Adds Partner To NY Corporate, Securities Team

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Aideen Brennan, a former mergers and acquisitions and private equity senior managing associate at Sidley Austin, has joined Mayer Brown's global corporate and securities practice as a partner in New York.

Voir Dire: ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's Weekly Quiz

The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse’s weekly quiz.

Norton Rose Adds Corporate Pro To Growing Chicago Office

By Hope Patti

Norton Rose Fulbright announced the growth of its Chicago office Thursday with the addition of a "highly regarded corporate lawyer," who will serve as a partner in the firm's business practice group and as a member of its transactional and regulatory insurance team.

Pillsbury Brings On Buchalter IP Co-Leader In San Diego

By James Mills

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is boosting its intellectual property team, announcing Thursday it is bringing on the former co-chair of Buchalter PC's intellectual property practice as a partner in its San Diego office.

Trade Policy Whiplash Drives Firm Hiring Spree In DC

By Alison Knezevich

As President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policy changes fuel client demand, law firms are on pace for a nearly 60% increase in international trade hiring in the greater Washington, D.C., legal market this year, according to new data.

NY Trial Lawyer Joins Venable's White Collar Defense Group

By Tracey Read

Venable LLP announced this week that it has added a former federal prosecutor, who later founded two litigation boutiques, to its New York office.

Holland & Knight Entertainment Co-Head Joins Boutique

By Rachel Rippetoe

The co-chair of Holland & Knight LLP's entertainment practice has left the firm to join a fashion, entertainment and sports boutique, according to a statement Thursday.

Most Legal Departments Aren't Hiring ALSPs

By Michele Gorman

In-house lawyers' use of the Big Four accounting firms and other alternative legal service providers remains low, with less than one-third of departments participating in a recent survey saying they outsourced matters to those types of companies, according to findings released Thursday by Wolters Kluwer.

Foley & Lardner Says Palestine Support Didn't Doom Job Offer

By Andrea Keckley

Foley & Lardner LLP urged an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a bias suit by a former summer associate, arguing her job offer was rescinded not due to her Arab Muslim identity but because her public comments on Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel "violated the firm's core values" and showed "incredibly poor judgment."

Boom In Nonequity Partner Tiers Test Law Firms' 'Discipline'

By Xiumei Dong

As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability.

Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Joseph Saveri

By Daniel Connolly

Joseph Saveri, now one of the most successful plaintiffs lawyers in the U.S., said he's thought often about the story of his paternal grandparents, who left Italy around 1918, immigrated to America and traveled across the continent to settle in San Francisco.

Greenberg Traurig Lands Bracewell Employment Pro In Texas

By Lynn LaRowe

Greenberg Traurig LLP has strengthened its labor and employment practice with the addition of a Bracewell LLP attorney in Houston, boosting the firm's ability to serve clients in the growing Texas market and beyond.