After FisherBroyles ramped up quickly to become the first distributed firm in the Am Law 200, it lost roughly half its lawyers to a spinoff. But there's a surprising lack of rancor surrounding the exodus.

"Although we are disappointed with the decision, we look forward to moving swiftly ahead with a bench trial before Judge Kelley and getting the Doelgers the justice they deserve," the plaintiffs' lead attorney, James R. Serritella, a partner with Kim & Serritella, told Law.com.

"It shouldn't be a crime to be human and homeless," said Alison Eisinger, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness. "Burien is better than this. We want to repeal this unjust law that effectively bans homeless individuals from living in Burien. This law is the opposite of helpful."

Plaintiffs' lawyers vying for leadership of the MOVEit data breach cases have submitted various proposals on how best to structure the team. Even the defendants have a suggestion.

"Viewing the allegations in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the plain language of the challenged statement—that Grover is 'under a serious state investigation'—is verifiable, even if confirming the existence of an investigation may require significant legwork. Either an investigation by the state exists, or it does not," U.S. District Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski for the Western District of Virginia said. "The context of the message is important, as it both (1) supports Grover's contention that a reasonable recipient would understand the challenged statement as stating a fact, and (2) reinforces the implication that Grover has engaged in illegal conduct related to charitable gaming."

Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz, holding what he said was a file folder containing checks, said as a gesture of good faith and an effort to resolve the longest-running Chancery case after nearly 10 years.

The court concluded that the collective bargaining agreement between the parties gave the arbitrator the power to determine whether an employee was justly discharged, and the trial court had therefore erred in vacating the arbitrator's award.

Former clients Adam and Daniel Kaplan sued the firm and former Cadwalader partner Todd Blanche last year, alleging legal malpractice. Cadwalader and Blanche have called the suit "baseless."

"I've never understood why a requirement of admission to the bar of the state in which the federal district court sits makes a lot of sense," said New York University School of Law Dean Troy A. McKenzie.

"Privacy roles remain very competitive," said Andrew Woods, general counsel of Pubmatic. "There's just not enough lawyers to do those jobs who have any sort of relevant experience."

"New Jersey is still an emerging market, yet we are already a positive example for other states for a number of reasons," said Christopher Riggs, chief counsel to New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission.