Fewer clients on average are sticking with lateral partners, recent research suggests. But practice areas, experience, and regions of the country also appear to have an effect.

"We aren't charging for any of this work. But we are excited to contribute to these causes, and the professional satisfaction this brings is the best form of compensation,” co-founder Shainin Specter said of efforts including a case seeking to allow Pennsylvania independent voters to participate in primary elections and an amicus brief on behalf of law firms litigating against the Trump administration.

Friday's verdict for CME Group Inc. and its subsidiary, The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., comes in a class trial in Cook County Circuit Court that involved thousands of former pit traders who sought compensation following the shift to screen-based trading.

Major software companies are facing patent claims over their use of AI to combat cyberattacks.

Former employees of ezCater, which connects businesses with restaurants and caterers, alleged they were discriminated against based on their gender, race and/or pregnancy and retaliated against for complaining about the alleged discrimination.

In a statement Friday, a Wilmer spokesperson said the firm remains confident it will succeed.

A case involving the Consumer Product Safety Commission is the latest example of the Supreme Court policing the ability of lower courts to block, or reverse, actions by the White House.

"It's important to properly identify the elements of the plaintiffs' claims and evaluate the appropriateness of class certification in light of those elements," Jeff Cashdan of King & Spalding, counsel for Progressive, said. "That's the important teaching from these cases."

Both parties disputed the total amount awarded, with the plaintiff claiming the jury intended to award $25 million total in three separate portions and the defendants arguing there is only one $15 million award.

In a statement Friday, a Wilmer spokesperson said the firm remains confident it will succeed.

Law firms have continued to create and fill C-suite roles with business experts—or at least business-first lawyers—as Big Law continues getting bigger and more profitable.