How to Use private law in a Sentence

private law

noun
  • His fame and impact, though, arose from his private law practice.
    — Samuel G. Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2023
  • The city has retained a private law firm to litigate the case.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
  • There’s more work to be done in private law practices in particular.
    — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Chilukuri is a lawyer at Munger, Tolles & Olson, a private law firm.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Murdaugh was a part-time prosecutor in the office and worked for a private law firm.
    — NBC News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • In addition, two private law firms are serving as pro bono outside counsel.
    — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Murell works for the Unglesby law firm, which for a time partnered with Williams' private law firm.
    — Ramon Antonio Vargas, NOLA.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • That's what this whole fight was about—the culmination of thirty-years war to codify private law for the few.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2018
  • Matsumoto now works for a private law firm in the Treasure Valley.
    — Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The younger D’Alesandro didn’t seek re-election as mayor and went into private law practice.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The younger D'Alesandro didn't seek re-election as mayor and went into private law practice.
    — NBC News, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Her private law firm also represents a key lieutenant of Cuomo’s.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Madigan is also accused of using his position of power to steer business to his private law firm.
    — Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Working from a private law firm, Foltz drew maps that later were thrown out, according to local press reports.
    — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Isaak left the governor’s office in early March and returned to private law practice.
    — oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Last year the city of Aurora hired a private law firm to prosecute drunken driving cases in the city.
    — David Sharos, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 May 2018
  • Another departed for a private law firm and has expressed reservations about the merits of the case.
    — Adam Goldman, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Another departed for a private law firm and has expressed reservations about how the case was handled.
    — Adam Goldman, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Prior to joining the court, Timmer was a state Court of Appeals judge and worked in private law firms.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
  • That environment, Biden said, prompted him to quit his job at a private law firm and become a public defender.
    — Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020
  • Like other major clients of private law firms, the city requires invoices to be filed electronically.
    — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Reuters Television footage showed the roof of the ornate building, a private law academy, all but destroyed after the strike.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • At the same, he's started increasingly outsourcing major cases to private law firms.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • He is licensed to practice law in Indiana and Arizona and has a private law practice on the west side of Phoenix.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Walk was a consultant to the WRA who maintained a private law practice alongside his agency work.
    — Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Yet there is little risk to the school district because a private law firm filed the complaint on a contingency basis in which the firm is paid only if the case succeeds.
    — Gene Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2023
  • To put it bluntly, these companies spent $205 million to carve out a private law that benefits only themselves.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • And a columnist wonders why Utah taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars to private law firms to defend controversial laws.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The mayor’s office said a private law firm has offered to represent the city at no charge, in case San Jose does face legal pushback from gun rights groups.
    — Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
  • In early October, it was announced that Mueller had returned to work at the private law firm WilmerHale.
    — Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2020

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