Legal Industry Archive » August, 2016

Legal Industry - August, 2016

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• Calif. Pols Make Last-Ditch Effort To Pass State Bar Fee Bill
• Day Pitney Partner To Join Fed. Bankruptcy Court In Conn.
• The Top In-House Hires Of August
• The Path Of The Essential Associate
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kluger Kaplan's Alan Kluger
• Venable Privacy Pro To Become Firm Chairman In 2017
• Majority Of Law Firms Increasing Tech Budgets, Survey Says
• Chadbourne Partner Hits Firm With $100M Gender Bias Action
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Pro Bono Requirement For Bar Entry
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Richard Simmons
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Law Firms Push Work In-House As Rates Climb
• Ill. Woman Cops To Theft In $7M Vedder Price Scam
• 6 Traits Of The Most-Loved Law Firm Leaders
• Rainmaker Q&A: Patrick McNicholas
• Use Jury Panels To Keep Tabs On Judicial Bias, Paper Says
• DC Court Pushed To Loosen Up In-House Atty Pro Bono Rules
• ITC Slaps Quinn For 'Vast' Document Failures In Tech Row
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Rainmaker Q&A: FordHarrison's Sarah Pierce Wimberly
• DC Firm, Ex-Partner Settle In Equity Stake Payout Dispute
• Andrews Kurth's Mass Hire Of Kenyon Driven By IP Hunger
• MDL Judges Must Weigh In On Fairness Of Deals, Paper Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kaufman Legal Group's Gary Winuk
• Startups Aiming For Billions In Untapped Legal Revenue
• 3 Red Flags With Potential Lateral Hires
• Andrews Kurth Lands Attys Of Struggling Kenyon & Kenyon
• Rainmaker Q&A: Herrick Feinstein's Irwin Kishner
• Lawyers May Not Make The Best Leaders, Research Says
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 5 Ways Firms Are Stuck In The Past
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 6th Circ. Judicial Elections Ruling Shores Up Partisan Trend
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sklar Kirsh's Andrew Kirsh
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Top Trial Attys Relive Their Most Stressful Career Moments
• Legal Leviathans: These Law Profs Are Cited Most By Judges
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Teresa Pahl
• Litigation Powerhouse: Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Rainmaker Q&A: Atkinson Andelson's Nate Kowalski
• NY Court Hands Deceased Attorney's Clients To Local Bar
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Avoid Conflicts Of Interest
• Sidley Austin, Clyde & Co. Names Used In Phishing Scams
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Magic Circle Inroads Mean Midmarket UK Firms Must Scale Up
• Firms Bumping Revenue With Rate Hikes, Not More Work
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Jackson Lewis' Felice Ekelman
• A GC's 6 Most Important Relationships
• Litigation Powerhouse: Williams & Connolly
• Rainmaker Q&A: Mahendru's Ashish Mahendru
• 5 Conversations Lawyers Should Avoid At Work
• How To Bill More Hours And Get A Bigger Bonus
• Conflicting Courts On Neutral Canons
• Rainmaker Q&A: Duane Morris' Matthew Taylor
• Litigation Powerhouse: Arnold & Porter
• BigLaw Stiffens Partner Contracts To Hang On To Talent
• Reform Proposals Cut From Stalled Calif. Bar Dues Bill
• New ABA President Klein Talks Doing Good As A Lawyer
• 5 Extracurriculars That Can Help You Be A Better Lawyer
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sills Cummis' Beth Rose
• In-House Counsels Eye New Gigs As Pay Pressure Grows
• Litigation Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins
• Rainmaker Q&A: Brutzkus Gubner's Steven Gubner
• Greenspoon Grows Fla. Tech Ties With Advocacy Nonprofit
• E-Discovery Sanctions Way Down From Previous Years
• Clifford Chance Swaps Saudi Office For Association
• How To Survive After You Make Partner
• Women Gain Traction In Japanese Legal Landscape
• Lewis Rice Sets Up New Firm Focused On Estate Planning
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Baker & McKenzie Posts 8% Revenue Growth
• Rainmaker Q&A: Day Pitney's Joy Harmon Sperling
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' James Dragna
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Litigation Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• Recruiter Sues Holland & Knight Atty For Using Competitor
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 5 Firms That Landed Major Rainmakers This Year
• Judicial Nomination Logjam Strangles Texas Docket
• Jacoby's NY Stakes Suit Called 'Far-Fetched' In 2nd Circ.
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ervin Cohen's Ellia Thompson
• 3 GCs Who Blew The Whistle On Their Companies
• Litigation Powerhouse: Morrison & Foerster
• Midmarket Firm Bumps New Atty Salary To $170K
• Practitioner's Playbook: The Appellate Brief
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Mark Drooks
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Judicial Board Floats Class Settlement, E-Filing Changes
• Ill. Judge Could Face Charges After Letting Clerk Don Robes
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schiff Hardin's Renee Cipriano
• Litigation Financing Forced Into The Light By Chevron Case
• Litigation Powerhouse: Boies Schiller & Flexner
• Dorsey Backs Away From Controversial Shkreli Invite
• Law Grad Employment Rate Flat, Salaries Up, Report Says
• GCs Giving Firms More Work, But Atty Friction Continues
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Jeremy Temkin
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• How Firms Are Finding Success In The Midwest
• Rainmaker Q&A: Keker & Van Nest's Ashok Ramani
• Litigation Powerhouse: Cooley LLP
• Atty Files $10M Suit Alleging Beating By DA Investigator
• The Do's And Don'ts Of Law Firm Websites
• 3 Ways To Improve Your Business Development Team
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dentons' Jessica Abrahams
• White & Case Revenues Soar 39% In UK, Africa
• Law Firms Report Ramped Up Focus On Back Office Tech
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hall Lamb's Andrew Hall
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Calif. Fee Ruling Keeps Checks On Plaintiffs Bar Windfalls
• 3 Ways Your Firm Is Letting You Down
• Litigation Powerhouse: Skadden
• Rainmaker Q&A: Labaton Sucharow's Eric Belfi
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kilpatrick Townsend's Tina Williams McKeon
• Eversheds COO Leaving After Decade In Firm Leadership
• Law Firms Won't See Big Profit Bumps In 2016, Report Says
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Rainmaker Q&A: Salazar Jackson's Linda Worton Jackson
• Mass. Supreme Court Justice Returns To McDermott
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Litigation Powerhouse: Covington & Burling
• Dewey Judge Says DA Can't Blame Execs For Firm Collapse
• Calif. Pols, Chief Justice Fail To Agree On Bar Reform
• These Law Firms Are Dominating The Federal Circuit In 2016
• Google, Oracle Should Let Young Attys Argue, Judge Says
• The 5 Worst Mistakes That New GCs Make
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Rainmaker Q&A: Quinn Emanuel's Michael Carlinsky
• 5 Traits Tech Startups Should Look For In Their First GC
• Calif. Bar's Funding On The Line In Stalled Reform Talks
• Romance Reports Don't Clear Up Fifth Third GC's Firing
• Steptoe & Johnson Extends Reach Of Blockchain Practice
• Litigation Powerhouse: King & Spalding
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Why The Government's Wall Of Secrecy Must Fall
• BigLaw Desperately Seeking Experienced Associates
• Ex-Hunton Attorney & Pal Charged With Insider Trading
• Law Profs Probe 'Mystery' Of BigLaw Malpractice Mutuals
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner's State Court Bias Suit Trimmed
• What To Expect When Your Firm Drops The Lockstep Model
• Litigation Powerhouse: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• DLA Piper Talks Merger With Chilean Firms
• Contentious ABA Anti-Bias Rule Could Face Local Challenges
• Baker Donelson, Greenberg Pros Take Charge Of ABA
• Litigation Powerhouse: Winston & Strawn
• 5 Ways Firms Waste Money
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Icon Of IP Ray Niro Dead At 73
• DLA Piper Sees 4% Revenue Bump For International Ops
• Litigation Powerhouse: Hogan Lovells
• Jacoby & Meyers Suit Sunk By 3rd Circ. Ruling, 2nd Circ. Told
• ABA Delegates OK Sweeping Anti-Discrimination Rule
• 3 Ways Firms Are Letting Clients Down
• Ex-Dewey Exec Presses To Bar Evidence In 2nd Trial
• Cadwalader Axes 2017 DC Summer Program After Departures
• Olswang Revenues Down 10% After Greenberg Traurig Exodus
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 9th Circ.'s Kozinski Slams Calif. AG For Overlong Brief
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Sector Still Lethargic, Loses 200 Jobs In July
• 3 Ways Firms Got A Leg Up In The First Half Of 2016
• Calif. Lawmakers Want Judicial Discipline Commission Audit
• Litigation Powerhouse: Latham & Watkins
• 3 UK Firms Hit Attys With Pay Freezes, Layoffs Over Brexit
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Litigation Powerhouse: Orrick
• Client Restitution Funds Weather Storm Of Big Payouts
• High Court Justices Lack Ethics Oversight, Watchdog Says
• Irate Mo. Public Defender's Budget Fix: Put Governor To Work
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Splitting Of Calif. Bar Nixed For More Reform Efforts
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• 5 Attys Sanctioned For Forum Shopping USAA Settlement
• Law Schools Should Be Teaching Emotional IQ, Paper Says
• Litigation Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• LA Atty Accuses Deputy DA Of Sharing Private Photos
• How BigLaw Is Finally Accommodating Attys With Disabilities
• More Than Words At Stake In Pa. Judge Retirement Age Row
• How To Snuff Out The Lone Wolf Law Firm Culture
• 5 New Immigration Judges Named For Texas, Ill., Penn., NJ
• Judges Should Crack Whip On Discovery Abuse, Paper Says
• NY Atty Reinstated After 6-Month Ban For Court Rage
• Litigation Powerhouse: Quinn Emanuel
• High Court Urged To Force Senate Action On Garland
• Judges' Personal Characteristics Sway Dissents, Paper Says
• Dentons Offers Associate Bonuses As Other Firms Bump Pay
• Jones Day Raises Starting Salaries For Associates In London
• How To Best Prepare A Client For The Legal Bill
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• Dewey's DiCarmine, Prosecutors Grapple Before 2nd Trial
• Supreme Court's Approval Rating At Its Lowest Again
• Litigation Powerhouse: Sidley Austin LLP
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• Crowell & Moring Ups Billable Demands After Giving Raises
• Ex-Federal Prosecutors Form Whistleblower Partnership
• 5 Tips For Starting Your Own Law Firm
• PACER Users Urge DC Court To Allow Pricing Complaint
• Average New Atty Not Earning Anywhere Near BigLaw Scale
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?