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Can the legal profession crack its glass ceiling? Does law school actually prepare people to be lawyers? Hilarie Bass, the new president of the American Bar Association, comes on the show to talk about her plans to answer these pressing questions. Also on this week’s show, we discuss a lawsuit filed over a device used in the Las Vegas mass shooting; the explosive phone calls between a pair of HSBC...

Can employers force workers to sign away the right to bring class actions, or does that violate federal labor law? That’s the issue the Supreme Court tackled this week, and senior employment reporter Vin Gurrieri joins the show to tell us all about his trip to the oral arguments and how the justices may be leaning. Also on this week’s show, we discuss a BigLaw firm sued by a former client despite...

This week's Pro Say is our Supreme Court preview special, where we spend the entire show with a former acting U.S. Solicitor General talking about why the upcoming Supreme Court term could be a blockbuster one. Ian Gershengorn, now the chair of Jenner & Block’s appellate and Supreme Court practice, discusses the term’s most high profile cases, including Trump's immigration travel ban, political ge...

Are you ready for the new Supreme Court term? We’ve got an episode of Pro Say coming up that will help you know what to expect and catch up on the cases you should be watching. Check out this preview of our talk with former acting U.S. Solicitor General and current chair of Jenner & Block’s appellate and Supreme Court practice Ian Gershengorn who tells us why the upcoming Supreme Court term could...

When a federal judge with a lifetime appointment stops playing nice with other judges and won’t fully participate in the work of the court, what can be done? An Ohio federal judge was asked to submit to a mental health evaluation after that exact type of scenario played out recently -- and he wasn’t happy about it. Senior legal ethics reporter Andrew Strickler joins us to talk about the lawsuit th...

Legal action by investors in the wake of high-profile data breaches has yielded mixed results in recent years, but the tide could be turning following last week’s news of a hack against consumer credit reporting agency Equifax. Senior securities reporter Carmen Germaine comes on the podcast to walk us through what Equifax may be facing. Also on this week’s show, we discuss a House-passed bill abou...

The Trump administration recently made the controversial decision to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that prevents the deportation of unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children. Senior immigration reporter Allissa Wickham comes on the show to discuss the aftermath of the rollback, including whether Congress will pass legislation to help these young...

As students head back to school, we issue a report card of our own to the judiciary. Nebraska federal judge Richard Kopf joins us to rate the courts as part of his review of Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner's new book on the state of the judicial branch. Also on this week’s show, we discuss the lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s looming ban on transgender individuals serving in mi...

Law firms have made no real progress over the past year in diversifying their workforce, according to the latest Law360 Diversity Snapshot. To talk about the results of the survey of more than 300 law firms and what some firms are doing to buck the trend, we’re joined by Law360 In Depth reporter Erin Coe. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss the legal implications of firing neo-Nazis, a who...

A two-week trial that saw clashes between union reps and reality television producers wrapped up in Boston this week after a jury acquitted four Teamsters of trying to strong-arm their way on to a production team for the popular cooking show Top Chef. We’re joined by court reporter Brian Amaral, to share some stories from inside the courtroom. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss a trial wh...

If you’re an employer, how do you react when one of your workers starts exhibiting erratic behavior? Senior employment reporter Braden Campbell joins us to talk about what to do -- and what not to do -- when it comes to mental illness. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss a landmark 7th Circuit ruling upholding the first conviction for the market manipulation tactic known as “spoofing,” two...

A recent Supreme Court ruling is threatening to end a single Texas town's outsized role in American patent law, but one local judge isn't taking the ruling lying down. Ryan Davis, senior patent reporter at Law360, comes on the show to talk us through what’s happening down in the Lone Star State. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss internet giants including Google and Facebook opposing a bi...

Are you looking around your firm and seeing a lot of men in leadership? This week Law360 released our latest Glass Ceiling Report, a look at the progress of women at law firms, and the findings are overall pretty bleak. Law360 In Depth reporter Natalie Rodriguez talks us through the report and what firms can do to advance gender equality. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss an eye-popping...

Hulk Hogan’s company-killing lawsuit against Gawker, largely funded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel out of a grudge against the media company, cast a harsh light on the little-known world of third-party litigation funding. Andrew Strickler, senior legal ethics reporter, comes on the show to talk about why the attention from the case is making litigation funders nervous. Also on this week...

When you hire a lateral attorney do you always know what you are getting? Even background checks aren’t catching everything. Senior white collar reporter Jody Godoy comes on the show to walk us through some of the problems BigLaw is facing as it looks to vet new hires. Also on this week’s show, the hosts discuss a contentious trial where Quincy Jones says he’s been stiffed on $30 million in royalt...

The Supreme Court term just wrapped up, so Pro Say put together a special all-high-court episode. In our main segment, senior reporters Jackie Bell and Ed Beeson stop by to talk about their exclusive interviews with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. But before that, the Pro Say hosts break down the term that was, including the impact of Justice Neil Gorsuch.

The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the constitutionality of President Trump’s immigration travel ban in a case that pits executive power in the name of national security against a policy some say was just a smokescreen for religious discrimination. Senior immigration reporter Allissa Wickham stops by to talk through the arguments on both sides and what will happen during this summer of limbo wi...

This week the Supreme Court ruled to limit where mass torts can be filed, just the latest ruling to make it hard to win class action lawsuits. Law360 In Depth reporter Sindhu Sundar comes on the show to walk us through the current state of the class action law and what steps firms are taking to thrive in a market that has undergone big changes. The Pro Say hosts discuss the high court handing the...

Hosts Amber McKinney, Bill Donahue and Alex Lawson give a look at what to expect from Law360's weekly Pro Say podcast. Why did we start this thing? What kind of stories can you expect each week? Click play to find out.

The giant WannaCry ransomware attack rocked the globe last week, but that might be nothing compared to the legal aftershocks. Law360 senior privacy reporter Allison Grande joins the show to discuss the possible legal repercussions from the breach and what companies can do to make sure they aren’t impacted by the next one. The Pro Say hosts dive in to the newest developments in the self-driving car...

While the 2008 financial crisis may have been nearly a decade ago, wrangling over federal bailouts is still making its way through the courts. Law360’s senior banking reporter Evan Weinberger comes on the show to walk us through a case challenging the constitutionality of the government takeover of insurance giant AIG and what it means for government power during a crisis. We also take a look at D...

In a buyer’s market for BigLaw services, corporate clients are increasingly getting firms to shoulder the risk of unforeseen or unwelcome outcomes from legal work. These indemnity provisions can have a serious downside, as Law360 senior legal ethics reporter Andrew Strickler explains on today’s show. The Pro Say hosts talk about the legal fallout from the Fyre Festival, a private-island music fest...

A pair of guests - reporters Jody Godoy and Stewart Bishop - come on the show to share stories about their time in court covering the second criminal case related to the fall of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. We’ll also take a look at the implications of Trump’s trade moves and discuss a group of Lyft drivers who have hit Uber with a lawsuit over tracking software nicknamed “Hell.”

On the heels of a gender discrimination suit lodged against Chadbourne & Parke LLP, firm members just voted out the partner who brought the suit. Vin Gurrieri, Law360 senior employment reporter, joins the show to talk about this latest development in a case that has put a spotlight on pay disparity in BigLaw. The hosts discuss a bombshell tax case involving Michael Jackson, hundreds of millions of...

Everyone watched the video of a passenger being forcibly removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight. This week, we’re joined by senior transportation reporter Linda Chiem who talks us through the potential legal fallout. We’ll also tackle newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s start on the bench, with a look at two cases where his vote could be the deciding one.