/pulse/new-york-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:06:00 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424472 The U.S. Department of Justice indicated Friday that it will appeal the dismissals of headline-grabbing indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge ruled the controversial prosecutor handling both cases was not properly appointed. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:22:51 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424118?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424118 The blockbuster combination between Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced this past week involves two law firms that have charted very different paths in recent years. Here, a look at what events led up to the firms joining together at the deal table. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:18:11 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-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 16:16:21 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424306?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424306 A nonprofit's unusual plan to make a mass pardon request directly to the Trump administration highlights burgeoning optimism among white collar defendants about their chances of securing relief, and a recognition that the clearest path to clemency no longer runs through the traditional channels. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:15:54 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424113 A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a disbarred California lawyer to 18 months in prison Friday for scheming to reap $4 million in advance fees for bogus letters of credit while holding himself out as chief of compliance for a fake bank. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:41:38 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2422912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2422912 Lowenstein Sandler LLP rolled out a new practice group this week focusing on state-level financial regulation to be co-led by the former chief of the Bureau of Securities in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:30:45 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424041?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424041 The chief executive tapped to lead what will be known as Hogan Lovells Cadwalader said Friday that the deal that will create the world's fifth‑largest law firm by revenue is set to succeed, promising to repeat the success of the merger that originally founded Hogan Lovells. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:41:46 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423975?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423975 Eletson Holdings on Friday argued in support of its bid to subpoena Reed Smith LLP and Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP as the shipping company seeks to enforce judgments of up to $873,000 that it won in September, telling a New York bankruptcy judge its requests for information were proper. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:36:42 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2424161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-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/new-york-pulse/articles/2423660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-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 13:24:08 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423089 Sbaiti & Co. PLLC has hired a former Seeger Weiss LLP partner to chair its consumer protection practice group and co-chair its mass tort practice group. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:26 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-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 19:45:55 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423809 A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Venezuela's state-owned oil company to find that service of a lawsuit over a roughly $62 million defaulted bond was insufficient under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, ruling that the company had waived its right to be served in compliance with the act. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:01:25 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423817?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-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 18:04:22 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423796 A New York judge has been suspended with pay, the state's highest court announced Thursday, after he was charged with stealing thousands of dollars in lotto tickets from a local Elks Lodge.  Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:04:06 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423838?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423838 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have promoted 18 attorneys to its partnership level — a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:14:35 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423387?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423387 Legal staffing and services provider Axiom announced on Tuesday the addition of eight new senior legal executives to its U.S. Client Advisory Board, including members from Google, Capital One, and Fidelity. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:16:19 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423609?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423609 Mounting workload pressure has led to nearly half of in-house legal professionals either actively or passively seeking new jobs, while departments that partner with alternative legal service providers cut their attrition risk among active job seekers in half, according to a new report. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:37:24 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423596 McGuireWoods LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a former senior bankruptcy counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, whose experience includes the two largest offshore oil and gas bankruptcies in U.S. history. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:14:20 +0000 /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/new-york-pulse/articles/2423726 Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are planning to combine, creating what the firms say will be the world's fifth-largest firm by revenue, they announced Thursday.