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DLA Piper Unifies Leadership and Will Consult Partners on Aligning Separate Pay Models

Fri, 2026-04-24 00:08

The firm says it has voted to dissolve its current verein structure as it creates a new global LLP, but will maintain its separate profit pools.

       

Davis Polk Poaches Paul Weiss Litigation Co-Chair, Launches Supreme Court and Appellate Group

Thu, 2026-04-23 18:04

Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are joining Davis Polk to launch a new practice for the firm.

       

Law Firm Disrupted: PE Eyes Another Sector of the Legal Industry

Thu, 2026-04-23 17:50

Two figures from the investment world make the case for why the personal injury world is an ideal destination for outside investment.

       

'It Sets a Very Bad Precedent': Roundup Settlement's Critics Ask Federal Judge to Intervene

Thu, 2026-04-23 17:27

Two co-lead plaintiffs' counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation filed an injunction motion earlier this month before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in California's Northern District, to intervene in a $7.25 billion class action settlement preliminarily approved last month by 22nd Judicial District Judge Timothy Boyer in St. Louis, Missouri.

       

Founded on AI, Newcomers Look to Transform the Legal Services Market

Thu, 2026-04-23 17:17

New legal technology startups, hybrid law firms and “AI-native law firms are sprouting up to challenge the legal industry's existing order, convinced there is a better way to delivery legal services in the AI era.

       

Virginia Poised for Major Expansion of Employee Protections

Thu, 2026-04-23 14:20

The measures bolster pay transparency, place more restrictions on the use of noncompete agreements and increase the minimum wage.

       

In-House Lawyers Staying Put, Despite Underwhelming Pay Raises

Thu, 2026-04-23 11:28
“High-caliber general counsel and senior legal leaders are rarely raising a hand in the current market, said Mary Rombaut of the recruiting firm BarkerGilmore.
       

States Moving to Open Liability Against ICE Agents Face Major Legal Hurdles

Thu, 2026-04-23 10:27

"It has arguably never been harder in American history than it is today, in 2026, to sue a federal official for money damages if they violate your constitutional rights," Harrison Stark of the University of Wisconsin Law School said.

       

Japan Blocks MBK's $1.7B Makino Acquisition Citing National Security Concerns

Thu, 2026-04-23 04:42

Rare intervention is only the second time Japan has blocked a deal under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.

       

Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar on Orchestrating a $4 Billion Big Law Merger

Thu, 2026-04-23 00:11

Miguel Zaldivar, the CEO of the soon-to-be Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, speaks with Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith about the genesis of the deal, the process he and the firm went through to secure the partnership vote, and what comes next.

       

'Material Litigation Risk': Live Nation Antitrust Jury Trial Buoys State AGs

Wed, 2026-04-22 18:26

"The state attorneys general aren't backup singers anymore, they are now headliners," an Armstrong Teasdale business litigation partner said after state AGs secured a monopolization jury trial verdict against defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, while a California federal judge ruled in favor of state plaintiffs in a case challenging the legality of the Nexstar-Tegna broadcast merger.

       

Law Grad Employment Outcomes Slip in 2025

Wed, 2026-04-22 18:05

More than 2,500 fewer 2025 graduates were employed in full-time, long-term bar admission-required/anticipated or J.D. advantage jobs, including school-funded positions, compared to the previous graduating class.

       

If Sullivan & Cromwell Can File an AI-Contaminated Brief, Is Risk-Proof Use of the Technology Even Possible?

Wed, 2026-04-22 16:58

The Wall Street elite firm filed a brief in a New York bankruptcy case with fictitious and inaccurate citations generated by artificial intelligence, illustrating that no one is immune to the reputational and ethical risks tied to the emerging technology.

       

LASIK Malpractice Plaintiff Convinced a Jury to Award Seven Times a Damages Cap—and Got to Keep It

Wed, 2026-04-22 16:57

"While the lost future earnings awarded to [the] plaintiff are perhaps uniquely high, [the] plaintiff's projected future earnings and earnings capacity are uniquely high," the judge reasoned.

       

Eric Swalwell Placed on Leave From Maryland Law School Board of Visitors

Wed, 2026-04-22 15:45

Eric Swalwell has been accused of sexual misconduct—charges he denies.

       

Suit Alleges Highly Personal Information Stolen in Mercor Data Breach

Wed, 2026-04-22 15:00

A new lawsuit alleges an AI hiring platform's use of automated interviews and worker%E2%80%91monitoring tools turned a data breach into the exposure of full employment records. The case frames the incident as a consequence of broader AI hiring practices, not just a cybersecurity failure.

       

Chicago Woman Awarded Record $7.25M Verdict for Hysterectomy Case

Wed, 2026-04-22 14:57

The Circuit Court of Cook County jury issued the record-breaking verdict Monday on behalf of a 32-year-old woman who underwent a hysterectomy following negligent complications during the procedure and delayed recognition of a postpartum hemorrhage.

       

In Turbulent Year, UnitedHealth Legal Chief Saw Duties Expand, Pay Double

Wed, 2026-04-22 14:44

Christopher Zaetta's 2025 compensation totaled $15.8 million, 130% higher than a year earlier.

       

Call for Nominations: The D.C. Legal Awards

Wed, 2026-04-22 14:15

Nominations are now open for The D.C. Legal Awards, formerly named The National Law Journal Awards.

       

How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Develop Discipline, Resilience and Systems Early,' Says Michael Eisenbaum of Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee

Wed, 2026-04-22 10:59

"Billings, receivables, taxes, budgeting—those responsibilities don't go away simply because you're in trial. Firm leadership means thinking like both a lawyer and a business owner simultaneously. So my advice is this: develop discipline, resilience and systems early."

       

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