Christine Schiffner

May 24, 2023 | National Law Journal

For the first time, the firm selected 60 students for its summer associates program, which allows all participants to get exposure to the various levels of plaintiffs work from intake to trial, with a "large percentage" of them likely to land a job offer.

By Christine Schiffner

3 minute read

May 23, 2023 | National Law Journal

Post-COVID, plaintiffs firms are leveraging the increased focus on purpose-driven work, though they still have similar struggles to Big Law on return-to-office policies and paths to equity.

By Christine Schiffner

6 minute read

May 22, 2023 | National Law Journal

'As a female graduate of Harvard Law and contemporary of Justice Breyer, I can attest that things were not only as bad as described, but even worse.'

By Sandra Stern

2 minute read

May 22, 2023 | National Law Journal

More than 20 attorneys general and some state legislatures are joining forces against ESG using antitrust conspiracy theories to cement their cause—but can they win?

By Christine Schiffner

4 minute read

May 18, 2023 | National Law Journal

The newest version of U.S. News law school rankings has some sensible changes, as well as some problematic elements, but the bottom line is that the dramatic shifts in methodology for the overall rankings is fatally flawed.

By Alan B. Morrison

7 minute read

May 17, 2023 | National Law Journal

No one can predict the lasting effects of an economic downturn for certain and whether tech M&A activity will ebb or flow. However, current economic conditions present many aspects of the ideal buyer's M&A market.

By Louis Lehot, Eric Chow and Brandee Diamond

7 minute read

May 11, 2023 | National Law Journal

ALM is pleased to announce the finalists in 25 award categories. The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers winners will be named at an award ceremony to be held in New York.

By Christine Schiffner

5 minute read

May 11, 2023 | National Law Journal

SCOTUS' recent decisions—Axon Enterprise v. Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cochran—are like curtain-raisers at the start of a dramatic and unpredictable play with broad implications for the future of federal agencies.

By Steffen N. Johnson and Michael W. McConnell

6 minute read

May 10, 2023 | National Law Journal

Former FTC chief trial counsel takes aim at the commission, saying that, while he appreciates the efforts to push the envelope, some of the ways the FTC is using to implement new policies may be ill-advised.

By Christine Schiffner

6 minute read

May 10, 2023 | National Law Journal

We are seeing a trend in California in which certain courts are increasing their scrutiny of the administrator selection process—a trend that may continue across more state and federal courts.

By Julie N. Green and Randi J. Martz

6 minute read