Legal Industry Archive » March, 2016

Legal Industry - March, 2016

225 articles

• No Joke: 5 Strange But True Cases For April Fools'
• Why BigLaw May Be In Big Trouble After Data Breaches
• Discovery Do's And Don'ts Under New Federal Civil Rules
• White House Sees Momentum For Judge Garland
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• After Record Year, US Firm Mergers Off To Slow Start In 2016
• BigLaw In Crosshairs As Firm Plans Data Breach Litigation
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Ex-Reilly Pozner Attys Sue Over Firings After $390M Win
• 4 Things Firms Should Do Now To Counter The Hacking Threat
• Judges' Bullying Seen As Fuel For Bad Atty Behavior
• Garland Meets With More Sens. As Vacancy Fight Continues
• 3 Ways GCs Can Survive Proxy Season
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• 5 Ways BigLaw Can Help Young Lawyers Bring In Business
• The Law360 400
• Cravath, Weil, Other BigLaw Firms Hacked
• Fla. Firms Bullish Despite Miami Real Estate Cool-Down
• NJ Firms See Pockets Of Growth In Stagnant Market
• 3 Ways Attorneys Can Shave Down Law School Debt
• Sen. Kirk Urges GOP Not To Be 'Closed-Minded' On Garland
• Posner Calls Bluebook 'Rubbish' In Legal Profession Critique
• 5 Tips For Winning Over Millennial Jurors
• Midsize Pa. Firms In Growth Mode As Top Shops Contract
• Katten Muchin Sees Revenues Jump To $561.5M
• SoCal Firms Boom As PE, Media Fuel Middle-Market Growth
• Trial Attys Weigh Unconventional Ways To Use A Witness
• Texas Firms Hold Steady As Competition Remains Fierce
• BigLaw's Biggest Continue To Call New York Home
• 'Uber For Lawyers' Could Be The Next Big Thing, Report Says
• Hatch Decries 'Pressure Tactics' Over Garland Nomination
• How To Spot Problem Clients Before You Take Them
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Bankrupt Law Grad Needn't Repay Citi Loan, Judge Says
• Shook Hardy Revenue Rises, Though Partner Profits Drop
• Procurement Casts A Long Shadow On GCs And BigLaw
• Littler Shrinks As Employment Space Sees New Competition
• Obama Makes Plea For 'The People' To Support Garland
• Law360 Reveals Largest IP Boutiques
• Arnstein & Lehr OK'd To Rep Howrey Bankruptcy Trustee
• These 13 Firms Keep Their Partner Ranks Exclusive
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Baker Botts Loss On Ch. 11 Fees May Nudge BigLaw Rates
• Ex-Sanford Atty Wins $5M In Partnership Spat
• Dewey Trustee Settles Zamir Equities Real Estate Fee Row
• Calif. Jury Nixes Grad's Claims Law School Boosted Job Stats
• Only 20% Of Recent Grads Say Law Degree Really Worth It
• 3 Ways Law Firms Are Homing In On Cuba
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Biden Blasts Garland Block, Says 'Biden Rule' Doesn't Exist
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• How To Land That Billion-Dollar Client
• Nixon Peabody Pocketed 13.3% More Revenue Last Year
• How Elite Law Firms Cash In As PE Funds Go Big
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• GOP Sen. Toomey Will Meet With Supreme Court Nominee
• Perkins Coie's Revenue Grew 5.4% In 2015
• NYPD Suspects 4 In Death of Cuomo Aide, Ex-Jones Day Atty
• 7th Circ. Shores Up Fee Exclusions In Malpractice Insurance
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• 9th Circ. Tosses Calif. Bar Rules Fight Over Judge Immunity
• NY Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin Stepping Down
• Schumer Predicts 'Brilliant' Garland Will Win Over GOP
• Attorneys, Staff Safe After Brussels Attacks, BigLaw Says
• Winston & Strawn, Munsch Hardt See Revenue Rise In 2015
• UK Legal Industry Reports Big Gains In 2015
• 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Rainmakers
• Sex With A Client? 3 Times The Rule Isn't 'Never'
• Hammered By Recession, Young NY Attys Feel 'Dispensable'
• Why GCs Still Miss The Mark On Alternative Fee Deals
• FTC Commissioner Julie Brill Resigns To Join Hogan Lovells
• GCs' Class Action Expenses Increase After 4-Year Decline
• McConnell Rules Out 'Lame Duck' Confirmation For Garland
• Obama Taps Kentucky High Court Justice For 6th Circ.
• The Art And Science Of Bellwether Case Selection
• Ogletree Deakins Posts Record Revenues For 2015
• The 5 Best Ways To Improve Your Image At The Firm
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Setting Up Your Own Practice: 6 Tips For Getting It Right
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• White House Campaign To Confirm Garland Picks Up Steam
• Florida Judge's Would-Be Assassin Found Guilty
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Young Trial Attys Face Tough Hurdles To Logging Court Time
• Mintz Levin Hits Record Revenues As Porter Hedges Slumps
• McDermott Is Stuffing Associates' Pockets On Bonus Day
• 7 Traits Of The Most Profitable Law Firms
• 5 International Arbitration Blind Spots GCs Can't Ignore
• Schiff Hardin Cuts 11 Associates After Partner Flight
• Women Attys Took Home 77% Of Male Pay In 2014: Census
• Boutique Riley Safer Nearly Doubles Size In 6 Weeks
• BigLaw Diversity 'Hackathon' Hopes For Broader Impact
• GOP Fissures On 'Lame Duck' Confirmation For Garland
• Cozen O'Connor Revenues Rise While 2 Firms Fall
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• The 10 Commandments Of Client Communication
• California Supreme Court OKs 2-Day Bar Exam
• 4 Do's And Don'ts For Law Firms Hiring Government Lawyers
• How Mobile Devices Are Changing E-Discovery
• Chief DC District Judge Sued For Rape, Abruptly Retires
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Bond Behind Trial Firm Wilkinson Walsh Forged By Garland
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Slights Easily Confirmed As Newest Del. Vice Chancellor
• Squire Patton Boggs, Kaye Scholer Revenue Figures Revealed
• 6 Attys Tapped For Federal Judicial Vacancies In Texas, NY
• Greenberg Traurig Halts Plans For BLP Merger
• Howrey Bankruptcy Deals Over Unpaid Rent Get Sign-Off
• Cadwalader Reverts To Hour-Based Bonuses For Associates
• Attys, Judges Mostly Favor Cameras In The Courtroom
• Legal Sector Challenged To Up Its Female Ranks By 2020
• Legal Ops Pros Come Together To Push Industry Change
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Magistrate, Lobbyist Named To Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• Federal Courts 'Fine-Tune' System For Requesting Judgeships
• Obama Nominates Ex-Jones Day Atty For 3rd Circ.
• Potential High Court Pick Bashed For Defending Kid Predator
• Kramer Levin Grew Its Revenue 3.6% In 2015
• Case Filings Subside Across Most Federal Courts
• Law Firm-Client Relationships Turning More Transactional
• The 4 Biggest Questions Facing Managing Partners
• ABA Eyes Rule Changes To Boost Sinking Bar Passage Rates
• Blank Rome Wants To Send Ex-Atty Suit To Arbitration
• Winston & Strawn Gives Above-Market Bonuses To Some Attys
• Business Side Weighing In More On GC Legal Picks
• 12 Firms On GCs' Short Lists
• 4 Law Firms On The Cutting Edge Of Technological Innovation
• GCs Turn To These Firms When It's Life Or Death
• Boies Schiller Sees Revenues Skyrocket In 2015
• GCs Say These 8 Firms Are Most Innovative
• GOP Forms Task Force To Block Supreme Court Nominee
• These Firms Boosted Their Brands The Most This Year
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Calif. Bar Tells Unaccredited Schools To Spill Dropout Rates
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• When Lawyers Attack: Bad Behavior On The Rise In The Legal Profession
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Sen. Hatch Heckled Over High Court Vacancy Fight
• 3 Spoliation Cases You Should Know
• Kaye Scholer Partner Resigns In Wake Of Shkreli Indictment
• Baker Botts Spreads Fee Wealth From $775M Vivendi Deal
• Fried Frank, Seyfarth Saw Revenues Surge In 2015
• Young In BigLaw: How To Use It To Your Advantage
• Linklater's London Base Boosts Attorney Pay, Benefits
• Quartet From Defunct Gonzalez Saggio Form New Practice
• Senators Dig In On Supreme Court Vacancy Fight
• Sheppard Mullin's Bid To Buy Waiver Emerges In Fee Row
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Willkie, Dinsmore See Record Revenues In 2015
• An Inside Look At A Law Firm Diving Into Bitcoin Tech
• 5 New Practice Areas Your Firm Should Start
• Senate Dems Bash GOP For Refusing To Confirm Fed. Judges
• 3 Things Associates Do That Make Partners Wince
• Revenues At Kasowitz And Husch Blackwell Fell In 2015
• High Court Fight Spills Over Into Senate Judiciary Hearing
• How To Vet Your Client Before A Trial
• Why Some Firms Are Quitting On Abu Dhabi
• Ex-Dewey Chair Davis Barred From Practicing Before SEC
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• What GCs Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks
• Calif. High Court To Stream Oral Arguments, Top Judge Says
• Lynch Says High Court Nomination Would Disrupt Work As AG
• K&L Gates Losses Fueled By Clashes With Firm Management
• Cornyn Blasted Over Claim High Court Pick Will Be 'Pinata'
• 3 BigLaw Firms Report 2015 Financial Figures
• 5 Ways To Build Trust When Talking With Clients
• Fla. Judges Likely To Face Term Limit Push Again Next Year
• BigLaw's Racial Diversity Still Bleak
• Reed Smith's Rookie London Associates Get $2,850 Raise
• Cloud-Based Apps Emerge As Major E-Discovery Challenge
• Akin Gump High-Fives Attys With NY Market Rate Bonuses
• Cruz Promises Filibuster Of Any Supreme Court Nominee
• Ex-Davis Wright Partner Must Arbitrate Termination Row
• 28 Leave K&L Gates For Mayer Brown's Consumer Group
• How Laterals Can Spot A Lousy Firm
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Judges Should Take A Deep Breath Once In A While: Report
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NY Bars Call For Speedy High Court Replacement
• Revenues Rose At BakerHostetler, Mayer Brown In 2015
• Jacoby & Meyers Says Court Prematurely Axed Investment Suit
• Atty-Client Side Deals Can Undercut Malpractice Defense
• 3 Things Attorneys Do That Tick Off Clients
• Female Attys Promoted Less When Partners Are Conservatives
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Legal Sector Loses Another 1,500 Jobs In February
• Latham's Boston Office Mourns Associate Killed In SUV Crash
• K&L Losses Mount As 4 Partners Leave For Stradley Ronon
• Covington Unveils Bonuses For Calif., DC Associates
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Dems Dial Up Heat On GOP To Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
• How To Reboot A Legal Dept. That Just Isn't Working
• DLA Madrid Partner Gets Global Role Left By Long-Time Chair
• Revenues Up At 3 BigLaw Firms In 2015
• What BigLaw Can Do About The Industry's Drinking Problem
• 6 Law Firms Among Fortune's 100 Best Cos. To Work For
• 8th Circ. Judge Being Vetted For Supreme Court Nomination
• Revenues Soar At Baker Botts, Greenberg Traurig
• 3 Takeaways From K&L Gates' 2015 Financial Report
• GC David Kelly Is Golden State's Legal Warrior
• 4 Tips For Evaluating A Lateral's Book Of Business
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• 4 Tips For Crafting A Foolproof Atty-Client ADR Pact
• Fed. Law Clerks Are Overwhelmingly Liberal, Study Finds
• Sheppard Fee Loss Ups Ante For Consent In BigLaw Waivers
• 44 Ex-Novak Druce Attys Join 4 Polsinelli Offices
• K&L Loses Trademark Group Leader As Departures Mount
• Obama Fails To Soften GOP Leaders' High Court Hard Line
• 5 Things To Know Before Agreeing To Become Partner
• 5 Billing Practices That Clients Hate
• Paul Hastings Rakes In Over $1B Revenue In Record Year