https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Pulse Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 16:59:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331812 Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:58:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2333163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2333163 A North Carolina trade executive's latest trip to the Second Circuit in his quest to win damages for alleged hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf should end like the others, with a dismissal, defense counsel argued Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:54:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332335 Josh Koskoff of the Connecticut-based law firm Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC, whose work against the gun industry earned him a spot last month as one of TIME Magazine’s hundred most influential people in the world for 2025, talks to Law360 Pulse about his involvement in mass shooting cases, his work on behalf of Sandy Hook families, and the future of other mass shooting lawsuits. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:56:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332880 Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:58:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332637?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332637 A former McCarter & English LLP client waited too long to challenge interest calculations that added more than $1 million to an attorney fee award, the firm has argued, asking a judge to reject Jarrow Formulas Inc.'s bid to reduce a March 12 judgment totaling $3.8 million. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:19:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331911 An experienced discrimination attorney has made the move to Harris Beach Murtha — a recently combined enterprise of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP — in its labor and employment practice group. Thu, 01 May 2025 13:45:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332330?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332330 Connecticut's Criminal Justice Commission has appointed Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Eliot D. Prescott to serve as the state's next inspector general, who investigates police use of force incidents and police or correctional officers' failure to intervene or report an incident. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:49:36 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332481?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2332481 A boutique Connecticut consumer protection law firm cannot block the IRS from collecting 2022 and 2023 payroll taxes while the firm challenges the government's alleged failure to process CARES Act payroll credit requests in 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice has argued. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330312 As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:55:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331643 Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:37:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331632?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331632 A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $10 million deal between Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee and the Chinese exile's onetime attorneys at Brown Rudnick LLP, and greenlighted 10 lesser settlements with other firms and luxury retailer Versace. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330075 Law firms and the legal profession are facing new uncertainties, shifting the stress levels, economic pressures, and overall contentment of lawyers in private practice, according to the 2025 Law360 Pulse Lawyer Satisfaction Survey. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2324551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2324551 In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2329788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2329788 Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2323491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2323491 In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:05:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2328747?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2328747 Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:53:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331175?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2331175 A Connecticut state court judge has paused a derivative lawsuit that an attorney filed against his onetime 50-50 law partner at Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, sending it instead to arbitration. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:56:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2329941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2329941 Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:13:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330471?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330471 Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:10:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330486?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2330486 They didn't start the fire — but this former BigLaw partner and her family hope to ignite curiosity with their children's history podcast inspired by the Billy Joel tune.