Marketing Mismatch, Trump's Taxes, Failed M&As: The Morning Minute
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July 25, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
PRIORITIES – Here's a mismatch. A survey by public relations firm Greentarget and consultancy Zeughauser Group finds that clients value, by far, traditional media, legal industry publications and other trade press to learn about law firms, Patrick Smith reports. Meanwhile, 85% of law firm CMOs say their lawyers assign high or moderate priority to marketing through rankings or listing services. Not surprisingly, in-house counsel are most attuned to direct recommendations from trusted sources.
FILING FLURRY – President Trump filed emergency papers Wednesday evening asking a D.C. federal judge to immediately enjoin the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee from using a New York state law to obtain copies of his state tax returns. Dan M. Clark reports that the filing came one day after lawyers for the president filed a lawsuit in D.C. federal court seeking to have the law struck down as unconstitutional.
WESTWARD – Philadelphia-based Berger Montague, a plaintiffs class action and commercial litigation firm, has opened an office in San Diego. Xiumei Dong reports that Benjamin Galdston, who has joined the firm as a shareholder from Bernstein Litowitz, will lead the office. The San Diego location is Berger Montague's fourth nationwide. Galdston said he'll focus on institutional investor clients, since California has some of the biggest public pension funds in the country.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
McCarter & English Sues to Collect $2M in Legal Fees From Client Who Lost at Trial
MDL Judge Reviews Expert Evidence Over Talc's Ties to Ovarian Cancer
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
OVER AND OUT – Touted as a “new law” firm with an innovative structure when it was founded in 2007, London's Cubism Law has folded. Krishnan Nair reports that the closure follows departures of dozens of lawyers from the firm last month to rivals. The firm was founded by ex-Fieldfisher disputes partner Andrew Pena.
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