While U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi on April 1 publicly stated the DOJ would try Luigi Mangione's case as a capital offense, federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Tuesday called the defense motion premature, arguing that they may not move to preclude the death penalty when their client hasn't been indicted.

WilmerHale partner Felicia Ellsworth, representing the Times, said the piece at the center of the lawsuit is not about the former Alaska governor, but about a tragic incident of gun violence that ended the career of a promising member of Congress. The statement came at the beginning of the second trial in the case; the first ended in 2019 with U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's decision to grant summary judgment to the defense as the jury deliberated.

Each year we dig through the numbers to compare the country's largest firms across more than a dozen financial metrics. Here we present some of the most important, interesting and surprising facts.

There were double-digit gains in both collective revenue and net income in 2024. And yet, it's a new and changed world in 2025.

With new threats and timeless points of vulnerability, fortification cannot save a law firm—but its foundation might.

While firms adding nonequity tiers chalk it up to talent management, a decade of data offers strong indications about profitability growth.

"Whenever there's uncertainty in the market, there's closer scrutiny on lateral hiring in terms of candidates who are on the margins."

Publix is facing a swarm of wage-and-hour claims by department managers.

In certifying the question for the Supreme Court of Illinois, the panel noted the ramifications the decision could have in the insurance industry. The cost to represent the companies in the underlying dispute could total over $150 million in defense costs, or the insurer could be removed from the litigation entirely if the Illinois Supreme Court allows the pollution exclusion to apply.

Kirkland and Simpson Thacher engaged lobbying powerhouse firm Ballard Partners for “advice related to employment practices as they were forming a deal with the White House, according to lobbying disclosure filings.

"The FTC's case ignores how the market actually works and chases a theory that doesn't hold up in the real world," Meta Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Newstead said.

Navigating this morass requires a principled approach. Firms must champion their independence and articulate how it serves not one side or another but democracy itself, regardless of political alignment.

"He's exceptionally well suited for this new position," said Eric A. Boden, a partner at Duane Morris.

“I was away from my computer for five minutes, and my cryptocurrency crashed by 99%, Liam Murphy, a partner at the Crypto Law Firm, said in an interview.

A Dallas Appeals Court finds four cases that don't appear to exist and gives the attorney 10 days to prove they do. Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania Court sanctions an attorney who allegedly submits fake cases and cases with errors to the court.

The order could “revolutionize how agencies operate by giving the executive broad power to interpret the Constitution for itself, even before federal district court review, said University of California-Berkeley law professor John Woo.

All honorees will be recognized, and winners in finalist categories announced, at the Pennsylvania Legal Awards event in June.

"If you can bring a top 100 law firm to heel, how can the clients of these firms resist, especially given we would have hired these very law firms for advice?" one GC told Law.com.

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Adina Storch, Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Global Industrial, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Anastasia Boyko, Legal Futurist at Filevine, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.