Amanda O'Brien

The long-running dispute between Kline & Specter and former firm attorney Tom Bosworth returned to a Philadelphia courtroom Thursday, with Bosworth bringing back Michael van der Veen, who had previously withdrawn, as his counsel.

Investor Marc Abramowitz claims that the firm prioritized its own financial interests when it failed to achieve a global settlement in a case against Palantir and when it advised him to sell his stock in the tech company for $6 per share in 2020.

New Jersey firms have been cashing in on increased lobbying demand, according to an analysis of lobbying expenditures from 2024.

Amid ongoing merger talks with multiple suitors, the firm promoted four new partners in London and three in New York.

Several of the largest firms rooted in the Keystone State earned more than $1 billion in revenue or broke their own financial records in the previous calendar year.

Goldberg, who announced his retirement in September 2025, will join the firm as a partner in its business litigation practice at the start of 2026.

Goldberg, who announced his retirement in September 2025, will join the firm as a senior counsel in its business litigation practice at the start of 2026.

The world's highest grossing firm opened an office in Philadelphia early in the year. Meanwhile, an Am Law 100 firm launched a Pittsburgh office and several midsize firms also moved into the state.

Surveying 274 respondents from midsize law firms, the report highlighted year-over-year shifts in leadership priorities, with attracting new clients and managing costs now taking a backseat to practice growth and technological investment.

In a year of flat revenue and a smaller partnership, A&O Shearman's PEP was up about 12% year over year.