A federal appeals court is weighing whether the size of a law firm should play a role in determining attorney fee awards, a question that could have broad implications for antitrust litigation across the western United States. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments this summer and is expected to rule soon, according to Reuters.

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Lawyers and financial advisers working on a Georgia-Pacific unit’s bankruptcy have billed almost $490 million over nearly eight years, but bankruptcy professionals say that’s not unusually high for a case that’s trying to settle with tens of thousands of people holding asbestos claims.

An ethics scandal that rocked the corporate bankruptcy world nearly two years ago is ratcheting up again, with pressure mounting for law firm Jackson Walker and the U.S. Justice Department's bankruptcy watchdog to reach a deal or go to trial over efforts to claw back millions of dollars in legal fees from the firm.

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Professor Nancy Rapoport has long been ahead of the curve. At a moment when legal professionals are grappling with how generative AI will reshape everything from billing structures to client expectations, Professor Rapoport is one of the few academic voices treating this shift with both urgency and nuance.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.