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Fed. Circ. Says Navy Properly Canceled Deal Over Staffing

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed a Court of Federal Claims' ruling that the Navy properly canceled an agreement with ASG Solutions Corp. after the contractor failed to maintain a 20-member professional team. 

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9th Circ. Backs Honeywell Over Engineer's Retaliation Claims

By Ganesh Setty

The Ninth Circuit rejected an ex-Honeywell engineer's challenge to her firing after voicing concerns about avionic software that was part of a Boeing defense contract, finding any potential fraud to the government was too far removed to support a retaliation claim.

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Airplane Hangar Owner Seeks $1.4M From AIG In Hail Dispute

By Eli Flesch

The owner of several Dallas-area airplane hangars is suing an AIG unit for at least $1.4 million in coverage for hail damage, saying the insurer wrongfully determined the hail caused only cosmetic damage based on a biased engineering report.

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Brief

Ex-BAE Engineer Loses Retaliation Claim In Md. Jury Trial

By Irene Spezzamonte

A former engineer for BAE Systems did not prove that he engaged in protected activity in his suit claiming that the company fired him after raising concerns about his overtime pay, a Maryland federal jury found Friday.

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Blank Rome Hires Baker McKenzie Litigator In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Blank Rome LLP has hired a Baker McKenzie litigator who focuses his practice on technology, life sciences, aerospace, government contracts and energy industry-related matters to join the team in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced Monday.

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Bid Protest Spotlight: Vendor Selection, Standing, Impropriety

In this month's bid protest roundup, James Tucker at MoFo offers takeaways from recent decisions that examine an agency's selection of vendors for a federal supply schedule procurement, whether agency noncompliance with procurement regulations provides standing and whether a contractor's impropriety is grounds for exclusion from competition.

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Series

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

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Roundup

5 Big Litigation Developments Out Of Georgia In 2025

By Kelcey Caulder

It was a busy year for courts in Georgia, with a federal judge ordering the state's corrections system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people in prison, and prosecutors deciding to drop the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies. Here, Law360 recaps the biggest legal developments to come out of Peach State courts in 2025.

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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown

By Tracey Read

The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Year-End Billing Sprint Is Upon Us As Collections Lengthen

By Aebra Coe

It takes longer for corporate clients to pay their legal bills today than in the past, creating a challenge for law firms looking to nail down strong year-end revenue results, as collections continue to be heavily weighted to the year's final quarter.

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Quinn Emanuel Fee Fight Bound For Texas Or Mass. Court

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts federal judge is weighing whether to kick Quinn Emanuel's bid for $30 million in legal fees from a former client's parent company, Nano Dimension Ltd., to state court or to the Texas bankruptcy court where the client is undergoing Chapter 11 proceedings.

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Ex-State High Court Chiefs Start Group To Defend Rule Of Law

By Jake Maher

A group of over 40 former chief judges of state supreme courts across the country this week launched a new project to speak out against attacks on the judiciary's independence and educate about the rule of law. 

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Hagens Berman Sanctioned For Bot Errors In OnlyFans Case

By Emily Sawicki

A California federal judge sanctioned Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP for submitting four briefs that contained errors blamed on ChatGPT while representing OnlyFans users pursuing proposed class fraud claims against the online platform, tossing the suit but allowing the users a chance to refile.

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Ex-US Atty, Retired Judge To Guide NC Magistrate Search

By Hayley Fowler

A former top prosecutor and a retired judge have been tapped to help find a new magistrate judge for the Western District of North Carolina to replace U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez, who was confirmed this month for a U.S. district court seat.

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Law School Enrollment Increased In The Fall

By Kevin Penton

Enrollment in the nation's law schools increased by 4% during the 2025 fall term, with a growing number of students also enrolled in non-professional law degree programs, according to data collected by the American Bar Association.

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Bonus Spotlight

Susman Godfrey Bests Market With Bonuses Of Up To $280K

By Andrea Keckley

Susman Godfrey LLP announced on Tuesday that it is topping New York's bonus scale with payouts that range from a median of $120,000 for first-year associates to a median of $280,000 for the most senior associates.

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Bullivant Houser Files For Ch. 11 After November Closure

By Rose Krebs

The now-shuttered Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California, with its chief dissolution officer saying the bankruptcy was filed so the firm can liquidate its assets as it continues "an orderly wind-down" of its operations.

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Kasowitz Hid Plummeting Profits From Ex-Partner, Suit Says

By Andrea Keckley

A former Kasowitz LLP partner has accused the firm and its founder, renowned litigator Marc Kasowitz, of misrepresenting its finances and failing to pay him the millions he is owed in a lawsuit in New York state court, alleging the firm's profits have plummeted due to poor management.

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