Christine Schiffner

November 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

Three Black female attorneys aim to strengthen the firm's mass tort, civil rights and class action litigation.

By Christine Schiffner

2 minute read

November 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

If eighteenth century history is to dictate the meaning of our Constitution today, and into the future, then the Supreme Court should modestly recognize its own limitations and take great care to get that history right.

By Gregory L. Diskant

7 minute read

November 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.

By Christine Schiffner

12 minute read

November 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

In the case of data breaches, the obligation to disclose may well be clearly defined by statute. Any company under active investigation for a data breach should carefully consider its obligation to disclose additional security incidents to regulators.

By Michael Ward, Matthew Baker and Julia Wu

9 minute read

November 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Axon Enterprise v. FTC" presents a rare opportunity for the court to put a check on the FTC's yearslong abuse of due process and its practice of bringing dubious administrative lawsuits that would never pass muster in federal court.

By Will Lavery

4 minute read

November 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

Case teams will need to embrace new approaches, use new technologies, and be willing to step outside of traditional, static workflows to defensibly meet the dynamic nature of emerging data sources.

By Francesca Fulchignoni and Tim Anderson

6 minute read

November 03, 2022 | National Law Journal

A recent survey offers clues on how to position a plaintiff's harm, how politics plays into jurors' thinking and how plaintiffs themselves find an attorney.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read

November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal

A bipartisan team from K&L Gates details what clients should expect when it comes to implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and CHIPS Act and other big pieces of legislation if control of Congress changes hands.

By Christine Schiffner

8 minute read

November 01, 2022 | National Law Journal

"There is a mystique—to think that those of us in the mass tort and class action arena somehow have a magic wand. What they're not realizing is, there are a lot of nights a week where we're not sitting at a dinner table."

By Christine Schiffner

9 minute read

October 31, 2022 | National Law Journal

While U.S. regulators are pushing for more transparency and audit quality of Chinese firms listing on U.S. stock exchanges, some plaintiffs firms still see high risks for investors.

By Christine Schiffner

5 minute read