Armando Albarrán, who worked at Freshfields for nearly 30 years and is considered a top dealmaker, joins Gibson Dunn as the firm continues to expand in the U.K. and continental Europe.

       

"The repeated and consistent nature of Malloy's sworn falsehoods and misrepresentations during discovery threatened the integrity of this litigation particularly and the judicial process generally," the judge said.

       

Tom Goldstein, the heavyweight appellate attorney who argued more than 40 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, denies all charges in his criminal jury trial in Maryland federal court alleging he committed tax crimes and mortgage fraud while amassing large gambling debts.

       

The National Law Journal and Law.com's Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S. based law firms that have performed exemplary and cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs.

       

One of Beveridge & Diamond's cofounders, Albert Beveridge, passed away earlier this month at the age of 90.

       

As crypto rules take shape, uncertainty isn't disappearing—it's transforming, with private lawsuits and new liability theories redefining some of the industry's next legal battles.

       

According to Arkansas State Rep. Nicole Clowney, the decision was driven by political differences that surfaced after Emily Suski was appointed dean, which prompted "multiple state elected officials to threaten to substantially reduce funding in the upcoming fiscal session.”

       

Nearly 150 managing partners from across the country took the time to answer questions about how the past year went, giving us deep insights into a range of hot topics such as merger interest, the likelihood of layoffs in the coming year and whether AI can help boost profitability.

       

The court applied an adverse inference against the company for failing to call two witnesses, and interpreted the parties' collective bargaining agreement (CBA) by inserting an intent requirement that was not explicitly included in the agreement. While the affirmance of an arbitration award is unsurprising, the court's discussion of these nuances warrants attention.

       

The Wall Street firm believes the changes will foster growth and retention.

       

Leaders at Slaughter and May, Macfarlanes, Travers Smith and other firms discuss the surge in Big Law mergers, and what the consolidation trend means for their sleek businesses.

       

The focus on earlier diligence—sometimes just after the first meeting with a candidate—reflects the escalating risks and stakes in partner recruiting.

       

“We find ourselves in a paradox. Organizations are more globally connected than ever, yet operating in an increasingly fragmented and unpredictable geopolitical environment that is fundamentally altering risk calculations, said Sunny Mann, global chair of Baker McKenzie.

       

Emory Law School banned Milano Wayne, a 1L, from campus due to social media posts from late December regarding a woman who made "false allegations" against him, which the school has purportedly been investigating for a few months.

       

The suit, brought by structural steel fabricator Cives Corp., seeks to recover over $14 million for its allegedly unpaid work on Boston's Fenway Center project.

       

"If we merely identified it as the first step of a root-canal procedure but never characterized it as a standard-of-care violation, then we might have an argument there—it's just part of the factual description of what happened. The problem is, in both trials, the plaintiffs went way further than that and characterized it repeatedly as a standard of care violation," argued defense attorney R. Page Powell Jr.
       

Firms such as Brownstein, Akin, Dentons, Bracewell, Miller & Chevalier and Ballard Partners have all represented some of the same oil and gas companies that met with Trump late last week, according to Lobbying Disclosure Act filings from 2025.

       

“Political instability and economic pressures have driven significant divergence in employment regulation, and understanding these shifts is essential for effective workforce planning," said Mike DeLarco, global head of labor and employment practice at Hogan Lovells.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that candidates for federal elective office have automatic standing to challenge the vote-counting rules in their elections, regardless of whether they are "long-shots" or "shoo-ins."

       

Mistakes—even forgetting to include a word on a label—could be a technical breach and spawn litigation under a directive being transposed into EU member states' national legislation this year.