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Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.

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October 25, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Chart Toppers

We pre­sent the most popular law firms that leave a paper trail about the work that they do for large American clients.

By CC Staff

1 minute read

October 25, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Working Together

Our annual look at which firms are getting the work from large companies.

By CC Staff

1 minute read

October 25, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Finds Expert Valuations Are Inadmissible as Hearsay Evidence

The Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important evidentiary ruling in Zohar II 2005-1 Ltd. v. FSAR Holdings, finding that expert valuation reports were inadmissible as hearsay.

By Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra Rogin

3 minute read

October 18, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Unpaid Debt as a Disciplinary Violation

Lawyers routinely get disciplined for not paying judgments against them, especially if the debt is related to their practice or is something owed to a client.

By Mark Dubois

5 minute read

October 04, 2017 | Litigation Daily

How the Largest FCA Judgment in History Fell Apart (Hint: Gibson Dunn)

In a sweet win for lead counsel James Ho, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher who was nominated last week by President Donald Trump for a seat on the Fifth Circuit, highway guardrail maker Trinity Industries dodged a $682 million bullet. What happened?

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

October 04, 2017 | Litigation Daily

In Marketing Its 'Trial Jocks,' K&L Gates Takes a New Approach

Don't you hate it when you slog away through motions and discovery for months or years, only to get bumped when the client realizes (holy crap!) that this thing is going to trial? Conversely, don't you love it when you're the one who gets the call to parachute in? Both sentiments animate a new marketing initiative by K&L Gates that the firm has dubbed “The Trial Academy.”

By Jenna Greene

3 minute read

October 04, 2017 | Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: Three Legal Giants Crush a Russian Drug Co's Antitrust Suit

In no uncertain terms, a federal judge in Manhattan dismissed with prejudice an antitrust suit by a Russian drugmaker who accused three rivals of an elaborate conspiracy to keep its biosimilar cancer drugs out of the U.S. market. It was a thorough win for a dream team of lawyers from Latham & Watkins; Davis Polk & Wardwell and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

By Jenna Greene

22 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Blocks Abortion Law Requiring Registration

A federal judge has blocked a Florida law that would require people and groups that provide abortion advice to register with the state and furnish women with a detailed explanation of the procedure and alternatives.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida Insurance Chief Altmaier Pushes Patient Billing Change

Nothing is going to slow down Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier from asking the Florida Legislature to prevent insured patients from being hit with high out-of-pocket costs for emergency medical transportation.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Report: 32 US States Could Offer Sports Betting in 5 Years

Legal sports betting could be offered in 32 states within five years if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of New Jersey's quest to offer such gambling, according to a new report.

By Wayne Parry

3 minute read