/pulse/connecticut-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:56:02 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421589 Executive orders, updated office attendance policies and private equity interests were three top issues that shaped the industry this year. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:55:30 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2425309?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2425309 Alston & Bird LLP has reportedly unveiled its year-end associate bonus tiers, matching the market scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP this fall. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:32:52 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424677?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424677 Unclear provisions in Connecticut's rules for legal practice may have misled a personal injury attorney about the proper appeal procedure amid a disciplinary case that resulted in his suspension, the state's high court ruled Monday in giving him another chance to bring a constitutional due process claim. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:09:11 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424636?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424636 Mandelbaum Barrett PC will expand its footprint into New England at the start of the new year when the firm adds two dozen attorneys, support staff and the Connecticut office of Ivey Barnum & O'Mara LLC to its resources. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:05:43 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423874?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423874 This year, judges across the country grappled with attorneys' use and misuse of generative artificial intelligence, and prominent federal prosecutor battles dominated headlines in some of the top legal ethics matters of 2025. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:38:33 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424719 Haynes Boone is handing its associates year-end and special bonuses in line with those offered by a significant portion of BigLaw this year, largely adhering to a bonus scale first put forward by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in November, a firm spokesperson confirmed Monday. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:23:01 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423375 As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:46:42 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423758 Billing rates from law firms varied widely in the first half of 2025, and corporate legal departments will need to anticipate tiered and regional shifts in fee dynamics to keep costs under control next year, according to a report released Monday by Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:44:18 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423920 As lawyers across the U.S. tally their hours and take stock of how the past year unfolded, a recent Law360 Pulse survey suggests many will meet their billable goals, but often at the expense of their mental health and work-life balance. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:34:30 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423923 Generative AI is raising questions about how time-based billing adapts when tasks become faster to complete, but most attorneys recently surveyed by Law360 Pulse are skeptical that AI will shift expectations anytime soon. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:32:53 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424254?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424254 Attorney Andrew Garza and his new firm, Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC, have invoked Connecticut's anti-SLAPP law in an attempt to dismiss litigation by his former law partner Ryan McKeen, one of several lawsuits between the partners after the dissolution of their firm, Connecticut Trial Firm LLC. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:18:11 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424137 Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:59:36 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424219?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424219 The deputy dean of Yale Law School, a career academic and public servant who clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, will take over the top deanship position next year, the school announced Friday. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:36:42 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2424161 Five firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the D.C. Circuit reinstated an order that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing grants for climate change projects. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:17:53 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423660 The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:26 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423363 In 2025, Mid-Law firms were under increasing pressure to grow, with mergers typically being the most attractive option, leading to several high-profile mergers of midsize, midmarket and regional firms being acquired and numerous Mid-Law firms themselves absorbing smaller firms amid ongoing industry consolidation. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:01:25 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423817?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423817 The Second Circuit on Thursday backed a finding that the owner of "Baby Shark" trademarks, which won a default judgment against dozens of Chinese companies, didn't properly serve two of those businesses, saying an email didn't pass muster under the rules of the Hague Service Convention. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:19:25 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423613?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2423613 Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission voted unanimously to fine the former chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the state agency's failure to comply with record requests from an Eversource subsidiary that has accused her of using her position illegally. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:35:19 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421606 From a mass exodus of attorneys from one longtime Connecticut firm, to another that added an outgoing U.S. attorney before seeing a second partner get tapped for the role months later, the Connecticut legal market notched a notable year in 2025. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:47:09 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2421644 As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.