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‘Strapped’ former BigLaw associate is arrested for alleged confrontation with National Guard members

A fired Covington & Burling associate was arrested last week for allegedly thrusting his shoulder into a member of the National Guard and making threatening statements to other National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C.

Sep 4, 2025 1:27 PM CDT

Former BigLaw partner pleads no contest to alleged domestic abuse of wife who was later found dead in stairwell

A former Duane Morris partner pleaded no contest in Berrien County, Michigan, on Friday to charges of domestic abuse against his wife and interfering with her 911 call.

Sep 2, 2025 3:24 PM CDT

11th Circuit upholds $144K sanction against food industry lawyer for repeating failed allegations in second suit

A federal appeals court has upheld a $144,000 attorney fees sanction imposed on New York food labeling lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a false advertising claim against Big Lots in a Florida federal court that repeated allegations in a failed lawsuit in another jurisdiction.

Aug 28, 2025 12:12 PM CDT

Equity partner profits jump 13.7% in first half of 2025 amid rising law firm revenue

Law firms held the line on equity partner ranks in the first half of 2025 as revenue increased, helping profits per equity partner increase 13.7% from the same period last year, according to a six-month survey of mostly larger firms by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.

Aug 27, 2025 8:58 AM CDT

After striking deal with Trump, this BigLaw firm worked with liberal groups to secure pro bono wins in 2 cases

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is one of nine law firms that reached deals with President Donald Trump to provide pro bono hours to causes they support. But that didn’t stop the firm from working with the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal organizations to secure recent wins in two cases.

Aug 21, 2025 3:27 PM CDT

What pro bono is BigLaw providing under Trump deals? Trade deals get help but not some conservative causes

Some law firms that reached pro bono deals with President Donald Trump appear reluctant to take on some conservative causes, and in some instances, they are taking cases adverse to the administration, according to news reports.

Aug 18, 2025 4:09 PM CDT

Distrusting justice system and institutions, Americans will take back power in jury room, survey finds

A majority of Americans have lost trust in the justice system and many are skeptical of corporations, according to a February 2025 survey of jury-eligible adults in 14 states by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Aug 14, 2025 4:33 PM CDT

BigLaw firms’ internal investigation likely protected from lawsuit disclosure, 6th Circuit says

The fruits of internal investigations conducted by two BigLaw firms for an energy company are likely protected from disclosure by attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine, a federal appeals court said in an Aug. 7 order.

Aug 13, 2025 9:10 AM CDT

Lawyers who quit BigLaw mostly jobless, but 2 work for opposition firm and another runs for Congress

Most lawyers remain unemployed after quitting their BigLaw firms in protest over pro bono deals reached with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders, according to a tally by Bloomberg Law.

Aug 12, 2025 11:34 AM CDT

Taft will have more than 1,200 lawyers after merger with this law firm

Taft Stettinius & Hollister is adding more than 100 lawyers to the law firm as a result of a merger with Morris, Manning & Martin, the firms announced Monday.

Aug 12, 2025 10:52 AM CDT

Second quarter was ‘unnaturally calm’ for law firms amid ‘tumultuous’ backdrop, new report says

Client preferences may be shifting to more specialized or cost-effective legal solutions, according to Thomson Reuters' Law Firm Financial Index.

Aug 12, 2025 10:27 AM CDT

Judge tosses fired associate’s suit alleging WilmerHale discriminated based on his Cameroonian origin

A fired associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr won’t be able to pursue his October 2023 lawsuit against the law firm and a former counsel who worked there.

Aug 7, 2025 2:47 PM CDT

This BigLaw firm will pay summer bonuses of up to $25K

Taking the BigLaw lead, Milbank has announced that it will pay summer bonuses to associates and counsel ranging from $6,000 to $25,000.

Aug 7, 2025 1:02 PM CDT

2 BigLaw firms make mass lateral hires involving at least 52 lawyers

Crowell & Moring and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer are hiring large groups of lawyers from other law firms.

Aug 6, 2025 1:48 PM CDT

Nonequity partner’s unjust enrichment suit against Duane Morris remains largely intact after judge’s ruling

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that Duane Morris saddles nonequity partners with business expenses and partnership taxes, even though they have no power in the law firm.

Aug 6, 2025 9:02 AM CDT