Newly shortened litigation timelines and old-fashioned congeniality were among the points emphasized by the judges of Philadelphia's dedicated business court as they shared tips of the trade on Saturday during a gathering of lawyers who practice in the busy venue.

Business and insurance defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP has opened its first office in Georgia and named a partner with litigation expertise to open and lead the new location, a move that comes after the firm launched its first office in Florida.

Chicago midsize law firm Much Shelist PC has hired six attorneys and two staff members from small California healthcare-focused law firm Fenton Jurkowitz, a move that helps the larger firm expand in Los Angeles.

Foley Hoag LLP has added an attorney who previously served as inclusion director at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as its director of diversity, equity and inclusion, the firm announced Wednesday.

A former Texas correctional officer's $1 million jury award was miscalculated for her lawsuit alleging she was terminated for taking leave because of her diabetes, hypertension and back pain, a split Fifth Circuit panel found, scrapping the award because jurors wrongly included potential future retirement benefits.

Three former White House ethics attorneys have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice over what they call the "vindictive and meritless" criminal prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A nonprofit focused on protecting the Everglades has accused the Florida Division of Emergency Management of breaking the state's laws by refusing to provide information about federal grant funding for the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center.

A vacancy is set to open on the Connecticut Supreme Court as Justice Joan K. Alexander transitions to a new role next month as the state judiciary's top administrator, according to an email shared with Law360 on Wednesday.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP has strengthened its finance and restructuring practice with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from K&L Gates LLP.

Clifford Chance LLP is exploring further expansion in the U.S., including potential new offices in California and North Carolina, as it aims to increase its revenue from the world's largest legal market.

S&P Global Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire With Intelligence, a private markets data and analytics provider, from a group led by majority investor Motive Partners, for $1.8 billion.

The U.K. financial services watchdogs have said they will enable companies to pay senior bankers more flexibly from Thursday in a move to support domestic growth and competitiveness.

The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, MGX and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners said Wednesday they have agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co-investors, in a deal valuing Aligned at about $40 billion.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is in the process of closing its Tokyo office as its only Japan partner prepares to retire.

U.S. private equity entity Advent said Wednesday that it has persuaded 67.55% of shareholders in Swiss chipmaker U-blox Holding AG to sell their stakes, signaling the success of its 1.03 billion Swiss franc ($1.3 billion) takeover offer.

Michael Stuart, a former chief federal prosecutor for West Virginia, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as general counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services, where he has promised to make healthcare fraud enforcement a priority. 

An Oregon jury on Tuesday ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $26 million to the latest group of plaintiffs who fled Labor Day 2020 wildfires that the utility was previously found liable for starting.