The Law360 2009 Litigation Almanac offers an exhaustive analysis of business litigation trends in United States federal courts, with a detailed look at practice area size and number of cases filed in the last two years at more than 360 law firms.
Comprehensive
- More than 300 pages
- More than 10,000 data points
- More than 60 detailed rankings of over 360 law firms
- Biggest practice groups, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practice groups, by number of cases
- Comparative case load statistics for 2008 vs. 2007
- Fastest-growing practice groups, by number of cases
- Practice weight per firm, by concentration of lawyers and cases
- Litigation trend line
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- In-depth analysis of litigation trends in 10 core practice areas
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Table of Contents
Introduction
- Litigation outlook for 2009
- Number of cases filed in federal courts, 2004-2008
- Number of cases filed by practice area, 2007-2008
Class Action Suits
- Overview
- Five-year trend in class action filings
- Firms with the most class action representation
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in bankruptcy filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Top debtor’s counsel, by debtors’ assets
- Top creditor’s counsel, by debtors’ assets
Practice Area: Competition
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in antitrust filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Highest concentration of cases
Practice Area: Environmental
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in environmental filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Highest concentration of cases
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in intellectual property filings
- Five-year trend in patent filings
- Five-year trend in copyright filings
- Five-year trend in trademark filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Patent: Overview
- Patent: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- Patent: Highest concentration of cases
- Patent: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Copyright: Overview
- Copyright: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- Copyright: Highest concentration of cases
- Copyright: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Trademark: Overview
- Trademark: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- Trademark: Highest concentration of cases
- Trademark: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
Practice Area: Labor & Employment
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in employment filings
- Five-year trend in civil rights filings
- Five-year trend in FLSA filings
- Five-year trend in ERISA filings
- Five-year trend in ADA filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Highest concentration of cases
- Civil Rights: Overview
- Civil Rights: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- Civil Rights: Highest concentration of cases
- Civil Rights: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- FLSA: Overview
- FLSA: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- FLSA: Highest concentration of cases
- FLSA: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- ERISA: Overview
- ERISA: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- ERISA: Highest concentration of cases
- ERISA: Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- ADA: Overview
- ADA: Biggest practices, by number of cases
- ADA: Highest concentration of cases
- ADA: Increase or decrease in cases for last year's top firms
Practice Area: Product Liability
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in non-asbestos filings
- Five-year trend in asbestos filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Highest concentration of lawyers in the practice
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms for cases
- Highest concentration of cases
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
- Overview
- Cases to watch
- Legislation to watch
- Five-year trend in securities filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Busiest practices, by number of cases
- Increase or decrease in cases for last year’s top firms
- Highest concentration of lawyers
- Highest concentration of cases
Practice Area: Real Estate
- Overview
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Highest concentration of lawyers
Practice Area: Tax
- Overview
- Five-year trend in tax filings
- Biggest practices, by number of lawyers
- Highest concentration of lawyers
Biggest Practices: Over 360 Firms
Busiest Practices: Over 360 Firms
Washington Watch
- Change To Come Slowly To SG Office Under Obama
- Teamwork, Turf Wars For State AGs Under Obama
- DOJ Likely To Take New Antitrust Stance Under Obama
- Obama To Take Aggressive Stance On Antitrust
- Climate Change Could Shape Obama EPA Policies
- Under Obama, IP Reforms May Still Come Slow
- CPSC Swamped, But Better Times May Lie Ahead
- Obama Could Change Federal Preemption Picture
Legal Industry Outlook
Client relations and business development
- Firms Need To Tow Economic Line During Slump
- In-House Counsel Tightens Grip On Law Firms: Study
- Billable-Hour System Under Scrutiny From Clients
- General Counsel Cut Costs With In-House Hires
- 5 Things Firms Must Do To Stay Afloat In Tough Times
- How To Woo In-House Counsel In A Recession
- Firms' Slowed Growth Will Extend To '09, Experts Say
- Legal Experts Reveal Root Causes Of Firm Failures
Finances and firm management
- Law Firm Bonuses Might Be Headed For Overhaul
- Partners Rethink Retirement Amid Economic Turmoil
- Firms Clear Path For Part-Time Partner Track
- Uncertainty Looms For Nonequity Partners
- Inflexible Firms Risk Losing Both Clients And Partners
- Firms, Bar Recover From Kickback Prosecution
- How To Steer Clear Of 2009’s Legal Malpractice Suits
- E-Discovery Costs, Searches Likely Issues For ‘09
- Economic Woes Could Make For Stingy Juries
- As Lawyer Salaries Level Off, Hot Areas Still Pay Big
Recruiting and Retention
- Law360 Satisfaction Survey
- Antitrust Lawyers Have Rosy View Of Practice
- Bankruptcy Lawyers: Older, Male And Well-Paid
- Employment Lawyers Earn Less Than Peers
- Energy Lawyers Well-Paid, Happy At Work
- Environmental Attorneys Optimistic About Future
- IP Lawyers Happier Than Peers
- Product Liability Lawyers Less Happy Than Peers
- Securities Lawyers Well-Paid But Less Happy
- Culture Of Subtle Discrimination Still Evident At Firms
- Minorities See Fewer Prospects At Law Firms
- Survey Uncovers Female Trouble At Large Firms
- Women Attorneys Still Earn Less Than Men