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Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court. By Aebra Coe Corporate clients are booting their outside counsel for not following billing guidelines, but because of a phenomenon some are calling "law firm ghosting," those firms are completely unaware they've been sacked, according to a discussion of the results of a recent survey. Previous Next By Kevin Penton Lozano Smith LLP has promoted eight attorneys to partner, the California-based education and public agency firm has announced. By James Boyle A plain reading of a Pennsylvani...

New Jersey Pulse By Nick Muscavage Although the staff of New Jersey's judiciary has been handling the pandemic and its effects on the courts with vigor, the acting administrative director for New Jersey's courts warned that there could be a "pending crisis" looming. By Nick Muscavage President Joe Biden recently announced the formation of a commission to study possible reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the majority of the experts tapped for the commission are working as professors at the nation's top law schools. By Nick Muscavage The New Jersey Supreme Court has pushed back the potentia...

By Aebra Coe News of at least three more law firms awarding special bonuses rolled in on Friday, bringing the total to over 40. The associate bonuses build on others handed out last fall and winter, creating an extended bonus season that experts say is likely fleeting. By Sarah Martinson The attorneys of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP who steered reinsurance provider Wilton Re's $220 million buy of Allstate Life Insurance have extensive experience in corporation transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at the attorneys who guided this deal. By...

Pennsylvania Pulse By James Boyle Flaster Greenberg PC expanded its intellectual property practice by adding an attorney with more than 20 years of patent experience, part of the firm's goal to become a full-service platform for IP services. By James Boyle Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin PC has added a veteran attorney to its professional liability department in the firm's Philadelphia headquarters. By Kevin Penton Burns White LLC has appointed a member in the Philadelphia area as co-chair of its employment practices liability group, a unit geared toward resolving disputes between w...