Christine Schiffner

March 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The DOJ's interest in the outcome of the immunity issue in these cases is not limited to future presidents. The outcome will impact its own decisions about what, if anything, it will or perhaps can do, regarding Trump's own responsibility for the January 6 insurrection."

By Alan B. Morrison

5 minute read

March 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

The National Law Journal's complete coverage of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Christine Schiffner

6 minute read

March 16, 2022 | National Law Journal

Addressing cybersecurity threats "is not someone else's job, but rather the job of all of us," says Debevoise & Plimpton partner Luke Dembosky pushing for a mentality shift among private and public stakeholders on the urgency of this issue in the context of national security.

By Christine Schiffner

4 minute read

March 15, 2022 | National Law Journal

Chicago-based plaintiffs boutique DiCello Levitt Gutzler has lured Labaton Sucharow's antitrust practice group, including its chair. "It's not every day that a top-tier antitrust practice moves," founding partner Adam J. Levitt said.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read

March 11, 2022 | National Law Journal

As court cases drag on due to pandemic-related delays, the portion of a settlement owed to funders may start to rise.

By Christine Schiffner

6 minute read

March 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Diversity is exciting to us and diversity in practices, geography, clients, and people is part of our secret sauce," says Ernest Greer. The firm added 33 new attorneys to its Washington, D.C., office in 2021.

By Christine Schiffner

10 minute read

March 08, 2022 | National Law Journal

A childhood cancer survivor turned plaintiffs attorney fulfilled his lifelong dream to be on "Survivor"—with the full support of his law firm.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read

March 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

It is particularly painful to watch not only war crimes committed by the Russian assault on the Ukrainian people, but the return in the 21st century of an unjustified attack in a region where civilians have endured a history of ethnic cleansing, mass casualties, and genocide.

By Walter H. White Jr.

5 minute read

March 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

As we rightly criticize the lawyers who failed to live up to professional commitments, it is worth pausing to recognize the remarkable power of professional identity in the face of pressure and incentives running in the opposite direction.

By Bruce A. Green and Rebecca Roiphe

5 minute read

March 03, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Essentially we're in another Cold War, but it's in cyberspace," says Sanford Heisler partner Vincent McKnight Jr.

By Christine Schiffner

5 minute read