Legal Industry
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July 25, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.
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July 25, 2014
BigLaw Finds New Roles For Older Attys Amid Age-Bias Woes
In the face of age discrimination suits and calls from the American Bar Association to stop forcing older partners to retire, BigLaw has worked to find new roles for some aging partners that emphasize mentoring younger attorneys and big-picture business development while scaling back client work.
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July 25, 2014
Three High Court Justices Trusted Most With Divided Opinions
Three U.S. Supreme Court justices have established themselves as go-to opinion writers in the court's most controversial cases for their ability to keep fragile coalitions intact, while two others are rarely trusted to craft anything other than unanimous opinions because of their polarizing views.
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July 25, 2014
California Powerhouse: Pillsbury
Since opening its doors in San Francisco in the 1870s, the firm now known as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has spread throughout California, using its expansive roster of litigators and corporate transaction attorneys to retain century-old clients including AT&T Inc. and Chevron Corp.
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July 25, 2014
5 RFP Secrets Your Firm Needs To Know
Competition among law firms is getting sharper in a tepid market, and firms who respond to client solicitations — known as requests for proposals — using dated strategies will quickly find themselves out of the running. Here, experts share five recent trends in RFPs that firms need to know.
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July 24, 2014
Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
Legal lions at Jones Day and the U.S. federal government won divergent victories in federal appeals court this week over the same tax provision of the Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court battle. And cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. leads our legal lambs after it was burned by a historic $23.6 billion jury verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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July 24, 2014
Dewey Trustee Sues LCN Capital For Back Fees
The secured lender trustee for defunct Dewey & Leboeuf LLP sued real estate-centered private equity house LCN Capital Partners LLC on Wednesday seeking to recover $770,000 in allegedly unpaid fees on legal work done for the firm and a founding principal before Dewey's 2012 collapse.
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July 24, 2014
Senate Advances Controversial 4th Circ. Nominee
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced the controversial nomination of Georgetown University Law Center visiting professor Pamela Harris for a spot on the Fourth Circuit bench.
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July 24, 2014
California Powerhouse: Meyers Nave
In less than three decades, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson has grown from a small municipal law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area into one of the leading firms for local governments and public agencies throughout the state as well as private clients focused on complex, public-facing transportation and development projects.
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July 24, 2014
5 Dos And Don'ts For Cutting Ties With A Problem Client
Attorneys struggling with clients who constantly disagree with the litigation strategy — or worse yet, won’t pay the legal bills — may be tempted to cut them loose in a hurry, but ending a relationship without first laying the groundwork can subject lawyers to malpractice claims and a public relations nightmare. Here, experts offer tips for making a clean break from a problem client.
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July 24, 2014
Clifford Chance Shakes Up Leadership Structure
Clifford Chance said on Thursday it is establishing a new executive leadership group and appointing a number of top management posts in an effort to simplify its leadership structure and streamline operations, marking the firm’s first significant shakeup in more than a decade.
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July 23, 2014
5 Tips To Help Lawyers Make The Most Of Twitter
The wild world of Twitter still has relatively few users among lawyers, but those who are plugged into the Twitterverse say it’s a mistake to miss out on the commentary, breaking news and networking that it can provide. Whether you’re a novice tweeter or an expert, here are five tips for lawyers to make the most of this social media platform.
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July 23, 2014
Project Management Changing How BigLaw Does Business
Looking to improve client communications and keep legal costs in check, Paul Hastings LLP and other large firms are breaking legal work down into smaller parts and providing more real-time information to clients through an initiative called “legal project management," which experts say could become the standard way to practice law in coming years.
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July 23, 2014
California Powerhouse: Nossaman LLP
Longtime employees of Nossaman LLP's San Francisco office can remember when former state lawmaker John T. Knox — a prolific author of California legislation — first began roaming the halls of the firm that would, for a time, carry his name. Although the firm has since rebranded, Knox's passion for lawmaking helped anchor a public service mentality at the firm that echoes today in much of its work, its attorneys say.
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July 23, 2014
Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Blamed For Biotech's Downfall
A lawsuit filed in New York federal court Tuesday by Neogenix Oncology Inc. against its former executives also targets Nixon Peabody LLP and Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice and implicating them in the downfall of the now-bankrupt biotech company.
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July 22, 2014
Attys Get Cover To Collaborate Under NJ Privilege Ruling
A New Jersey Supreme Court decision that broadly protects the confidentiality of information shared between lawyers for clients with common interests should help attorneys develop joint litigation strategies and may leave plaintiffs facing a more unified defense, experts told Law360 on Tuesday.
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July 22, 2014
Associates May File OT Suits If Temp Lawyers' Cases Prevail
Contract lawyers pursuing wage-and-hour suits claiming the temporary document review work they did for white-shoe firms was too "routine" to qualify as overtime-exempt face an uphill battle, but experts say their bellwether cases could open up law firms to overtime claims from a wider pool of attorneys, such as associates.
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July 22, 2014
Akin Gump Tops Squire Patton Boggs In Lobbying Revenue
Midyear federal lobbying figures unveiled Monday reveal a potential changing of the guard for law firm lobbyists, with long-term leader Squire Patton Boggs LLP overtaken by perennial runner-up Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in the latest quarterly revenues.
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July 22, 2014
Ex-Yahoo Legal Chief Named LinkedIn General Counsel
Former Yahoo Inc. general counsel Michael Callahan will join LinkedIn later this month to serve as its new vice president, general counsel and secretary, replacing LinkedIn counsel Erika Rottenberg, the professional network announced Monday.
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July 22, 2014
BigLaw's China Needs Lead To Lateral Hiring Surge
The growth of the Chinese economy and the continuing ban on foreign firms practicing local law in China has led to a spate of lateral partner hires in the last few weeks as U.S. firms to look grow in Beijing and Shanghai, according to industry experts.