Legal Industry Archive » February, 2016

Legal Industry - February, 2016

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• Orrick, Pepper Hamilton See Revenue Boosts
• Law360 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• 5 Signs Your Firm Will Pass You Over For Partner
• Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Shortlist Still In The Works
• Texas Judge Who Survived Shooting Returns To Bench
• Justice Thomas Breaks Decadelong High Court Silence
• Federal Judge Hire Would Be Shrewd Addition For Debevoise
• Vinson & Elkins Boarding Up Abu Dhabi Office
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• The Incredible, Shrinking Dewey & LeBoeuf Fraud Case
• Trial Boutique Wilkinson Walsh Doubles Size In 4 Weeks
• Pa. Judge Nominees Shut Out Of Senate Hearing
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 2 More Firms Beef Up Revenues While Another Pair Falters
• Litigation Funder Makes Bid For BigLaw's Unpaid Fees
• Florida Bar Finds Gender Bias Still Rampant
• Hatch Reiterates GOP Refusal To Look At High Court Nominee
• 4 Bracewell Attys Follow Giuliani To Greenberg Traurig
• 5 Ways To Crank Up Your Networking Game
• 5 Go-To Boutique Trial Firms
• Hogan Lovells Opens US Business Services Center In Ky.
• Dentons Wants $2M Repayment From Ex-McKenna Partners
• Dewey Execs Escape Larceny Charges Ahead Of 2nd Trial
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Obama Taps SC Justice, Civil Litigator For Federal Bench
• Judge Lucy Koh Would Take IP Firepower To 9th Circ.
• Breyer Says 8-Justice Court Won't Change Most Rulings
• Pa. GOP Sen. Wants District Court Nominees Confirmed
• Latham Grosses $2.6B, Alston & Bird Earn Ticks Up 7%
• Obama Names Judge Lucy Koh To 9th Circ.
• House Passes Bill To Widen Standard For Fraudulent Joinder
• How GCs Can Make RFPs Easier For Law Firms
• Sandoval Turns Down Chance To Fill Supreme Court Slot
• High Court's Montgomery Ruling Fuels Demand For Pro Bono
• 5 Legal Writing Cliches Sure To Come Back And Bite You
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• NY Fed Judge Leaving Bench To Join Debevoise & Plimpton
• 3 Things To Watch For With BigLaw's Latest M&A Maneuver
• How To Get Clients To Pay Their Bill With A Smile
• Obama Vetting GOP Gov. Sandoval For Scalia's Spot
• How American Apparel's GC Helped Mend An Unraveling Brand
• WilmerHale Jumps In Revenue, While Weil Gotshal Inches Up
• Dewey Star Witness Reaches Partial Deal With SEC
• IP Slowdown Sets Stage For More Firm Combos
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• 4 BigLaw Firms Roll Out Their 2015 Revenue Results
• Former Reed Smith Attys Launch Mother-Daughter Boutique
• Supreme Court Can Function One Justice Short, Alito Says
• 5 Signs It's Time To Leave BigLaw
• GOP Judiciary Sens. Vow No Hearing For Scalia Replacement
• #Law360ProTip: How To Become Indispensable To Your Firm
• How Top Lawyers Faced Their Trial Nightmares
• BigLaw Laying Groundwork As India Moves To Open Market
• Legal Ops Becomes New Normal For GCs
• Pillsbury, Paul Hastings Associates Nab Market Bonuses
• BigLaw Equity Partner Risks Have Some Saying 'No Thanks'
• Chief Justice Lauds Scalia As 'Man For All Seasons'
• 4 Ways Female Attorneys Can Grow Their Careers
• Ex-Dewey Exec Slams DA For 'Gratuitous' Press Statement
• Jenner & Block Revenue Shot Up 14 Percent In 2015
• 5 Surefire Ways To Botch A Trial
• Squire Patton Boggs To Merge With 50-Atty Global Firm
• Justice Scalia's Funeral Draws Thousands
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Harper Lee's Atticus Finch Leaves Enduring Mark On The Law
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Former Del. Vice Chancellor Parsons Rejoins Morris Nichols
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Overworked GCs May Divert More Cash To Legal Tech
• What A Justice Srinivasan Would Bring To The Bench
• Alito's Sharp Questions Could Make Him Conservative Leader
• Polsinelli Approves Mass Acquisition Of Novak Druce Attys
• 3 Surefire Ways To Wreck A Deposition
• Revenue Was Down At Bracewell And Arnold & Porter In 2015
• How ITV's GC Used Emotional IQ To Win Over M&A Targets
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Block Jacoby & Meyers' Investment Suit
• Scalia Laid In Repose In High Court's Great Hall
• Why Obama Won't Make A Supreme Court Recess Pick
• The Art Of Argle-Bargle: Learning To Write Like Scalia
• Hot-Button Cases Could Be Reargued After Scalia's Death
• Cuomo Taps 10 From NY Supreme Court For Appellate Bench
• Dickstein Accused Of Breaking NYC Sublease Deal In $8M Suit
• Fire That Scorched Lewis Brisbois Office Sparks $20M LA Suit
• Biden Says Prez Eyeing 'Consensus' Pick To Replace Scalia
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 4 Ways To Win Client Loyalty
• Shorthanded High Court Has Historic Task To Finish Term
• Sidley Austin Sees Revenue Bump Up To $1.8B
• Stressed-Out Cravath Atty Divulged IBM Deal, Jury Hears
• If Republicans Could Pick A Scalia Successor, They'd Pick ...
• High Court Candidate Battle Likely To Shape Next Senate
• Nevada's GOP Senator May Entertain Obama High Court Pick
• Kennedy May Hold Key To High Court Cases Absent Scalia
• Gonzalez Saggio, Wis. Firm With 100-Plus Attys, Shuts Down
• The 10 Law Firms Influencing The Supreme Court's Writing
• Revenues Surge At 2 BigLaw Firms, Less So At 2 Others
• Keep Client Info Releases To Minimum, ABA Says
• Orrick Cuts Deal In Spat With 'Longest-Lived Dead Law Firm'
• 6 Fatal Faux Pas In The Courtroom
• Williams & Connolly Takes Chance On Dewey's Zach Warren
• LA Judge, Ex-Hogan Lovells Partner Killed Crossing Street
• Attorneys Pay Tribute To Scalia, A Beautiful Legal Mind
• Justice Scalia's Business Law Legacy
• EXCLUSIVE: Polsinelli Set To Acquire Novak Druce Attorneys
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Obama Promises 'Outstanding Legal Mind' For High Court Pick
• Law Firms Recruited More Entry-Level Attys In 2015: Report
• Law Firms Are Feeling The Heat To Keep Costs Low
• Hogan Lovells Revenue Jumps 2% In 2015
• Dewey's Warren Gets Deferred Prosecution On Eve Of Trial
• Orrick Adds 7 More Partners To New Houston Office
• Reed Smith Layoffs Signal BigLaw's New Profit Play
• More Republicans Vow To Block High Court Nominee
• The Legacy Of Justice Scalia On IP Law
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Dickstein Deal May Leave Ex-Partners With Lighter Wallets
• In-House Attys Like Jobs But Want More Control
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Weekly Top 5
• MoFo Associates Score Market Bonuses For Valentine's Day
• Calif. Bar Issues Revised Guidelines For Attorney Blogs
• Irell Posts 19% Revenue Decline After Atty Exits
• BigLaw Leader Clinches 2 Pro Bono Wins In 1 Day
• Dewey Exec Rails Against DA In Bid To Dodge 2nd Trial
• How To Spot A Lousy Lawyer In A Lateral Interview
• 3 Tips For Landing More Arbitration Work
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Judges, Attys Differ On E-Discovery, Survey Says
• Obama Taps Ala. Judge To Fill 11th Circ. Vacancy
• How Lawyers Botch Client Emails
• Fastest Courts Share 'Culture' Of Speedy Dispositions
• Dickstein Shapiro Deal Sends 100 Attys To Blank Rome
• Skadden Closes Long-Standing Sydney Office
• Law360 Closed For Presidents Day
• Cooley, Covington And Polsinelli See Revenues Rise In 2015
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• BigLaw Adapts As Internet Of Things Groups Proliferate
• Senate Unanimously Confirms Strand To Iowa Federal Bench
• Fearing Career-Killer, BigLaw Attys Pass On Flex Time
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Admits Threat To Murder Ex-Coworker
• 4 Ways Bitcoin's Tech May Soon Change Lawyers' Lives
• 5 Signs It's Time To Ditch BigLaw For A Boutique
• UK Firms Report Healthy Financial Outlook — With A Caveat
• 3 BigLaw Firms Boast Revenue Increases In 2015
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Few Attys Take Advantage Of Firms' Flexible Hours: Survey
• The 5 Hottest Legal Markets In 2016
• 5 Ways GCs Can Step Up Their In-House Service Game
• Why BigLaw Associates Should Take The Time For Lunch
• Nationalized Bar Exam Endorsed By ABA
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Felled By Firm Policy Violations
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• 3 BigLaw Firms See Revenues Jump, 4th Stagnates
• ABA Sets Standards For Regulating Nonlawyer Legal Services
• Kaye Scholer Atty Taps Gupta Prosecutor In Shkreli Case
• Greenberg's Hilarie Bass Tapped For ABA Presidency
• Kirkland Antitrust Pro OK'd To Serve On NY's Highest Court
• Senate Elevates Iowa State Judge To Federal Bench
• 5 Ways Departing Lawyers Can Avoid Burning Bridges
• How To Hold On To Foreign Workers After A Merger
• Kirkland Raises 1st-Year Atty Pay In London To £100,000
• Cadwalader Revenue Takes Hit Amid Litigation Slowdown
• Joseph Slights Of Morris James Tapped For Del. Chancery
• GCs Can't Stop Raving About These 4 Attorneys
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Legal Sector Loses 1,400 Jobs In Jan., Despite Prior Growth
• NY Bar Hammers ABA Plan For Legal Services Oversight
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Convicted Of Insider Trading
• McDermott, Eversheds See Flat Revenues, While Others Jump
• More BigLaw Firms Jump On Outsourcing Bandwagon
• Capital Law Starts £50M Litigation Fund In UK First
• Ex-Blank Rome IP Atty Says He Was Axed Over LGBT Support
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Knew Of Pre-Merger Trading, Jury Told
• Conflicts Push Talent Out Of Firms As BigLaw Sharpens Focus
• King & Spalding, Paul Weiss See 2015 Revenue Surpass $1B
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• 5 Ways Law Firms Lose Clients
• Greenberg Traurig's UK Branch Sees Fall In Profits
• Judge Koh Would Bring Silicon Valley To 9th Circ.
• Manhattan DA Rips Dewey Execs' Bids To Dodge 2nd Trial
• What You Need To Know About A Greenberg-Berwin Merger
• Judges Urge GCs To Get Data Retention Policies In Order
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Overheard Merger Chat, Jury Hears
• ABA To Vote On Uniform Bar Exam For All
• The Attorneys Most Likely To Get Pink Slips This Year
• Greenberg Traurig-BLP Tie-Up Would Create 2,500-Atty Firm
• Goodwin Procter Sees 10% Revenue Jump
• The Legal Industry Has A Drinking Problem, Study Says
• Why You Need To Get Over Your Fear Of E-Discovery
• 6 Ways To Botch A Client Pitch
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty's Insider Trading Trial Kicks Off
• Friedlander, Slights Said To Be Up For Del. Chancery Seat
• DLA Piper's Non-US Offices Usher In Pay Meritocracy
• IP Luminary Recounts Forging Path With Her Own Firm
• Know Your E-Discovery Facts Before Going To The Judge
• 3 Things That Drive GCs Up The Wall
• The Top In-House Hires Of January
• Latest Bracewell Exit Sees Trademark Pro Head To Zeisler
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty's Trading Trial Hangs On Deal Reports
• Thompson & Knight Opens Summer Associate Program To 1Ls
• Dickstein Shapiro Attys Land At Holland & Knight, Loeb
• Skadden Faces Stiff Competition As BigLaw's Top Brand