– Ohio-based midsize law firms Bricker & Eckler and Graydon Head & Ritchey will merge in April to become Bricker Graydon, the latest in a string of large and midsize firm combinations announced since the start of the year.
– London-based Pallas Partners, that was launched last year by a group of former Boies Schiller lawyers, added Gibson, Dunn litigator Shireen Barday as a partner in New York.
– An updated version of the bar exam is set to debut in July 2026, but not all states are expected to use it right away.