Jenna Greene is editor of The Litigation Daily and author of the "Daily Dicta" column. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be reached at [email protected].
March 17, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Big Law Litigators See COVID-19 as a 'Recipe for Litigation'One big question will be whether companies' actions were reasonable. "But what does 'reasonable' look like today?" asked Gwyn Williams, a complex commercial litigation partner at Latham & Watkins.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
March 16, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Weil's David Lender on Talent Retention, Trial Experience and Novel Settlements'We know that the best way to learn is by doing, so we encourage our senior lawyers to give less-seasoned lawyers a chance to get courtroom experience and broaden their focus.'
By Jenna Greene
13 minute read
March 16, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: The Coronavirus DiariesCreative lawyers have been busy filing a variety of coronavirus-related litigation--though none that addresses the most shameful shortcoming.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
March 13, 2020 | Litigation Daily
And the LOTW Runners Up...Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Sullivan & Cromwell; Sidley Austin; Erise IP and Davis Wright Tremaine.
By Jenna Greene
2 minute read
March 12, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: A Billion Dollar Save for Gibson Dunn Trio'From day one, we recognized that our biggest challenge was the potential that understandable high emotion could overwhelm the jury,' said Gibson Dun's Nancy Hart.
By Jenna Greene
12 minute read
March 12, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: A Dirt-y Fight Over 'Organic' FoodPersonally, I always assumed organic farmers were one big mellow, patchouli-smelling bunch, espousing the virtues of clean eating, chemical-free produce and heirloom squash. Or not.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
March 11, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: When Non-Competes Are Non-StartersLawyers are lucky. They're generally not subject to non-compete agreements, thanks to the American Bar Association's model rules on professional conduct. But for the rest of the working world, it's a different story.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
March 10, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Arbitrating a Merger Challenge Seemed Like a Terrible Idea. Until It Wasn't.It's too soon to say if binding arbitration will be a viable new path for merger challenges, but the historic case gave Trump antitrust enforcers a way to come across as both pro-enforcement and pro-business—not an easy needle to thread.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
March 08, 2020 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Judge Fletcher Expects Better from You, CounselorThink of this as a public service notice to all lawyers litigating in the Ninth Circuit: Judge Fletcher WILL go back and check the record. And you will be very sorry.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
March 06, 2020 | Litigation Daily
And the LOTW Runners Up...Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Jenner & Block; Sidley Austin and Proskauer.
By Jenna Greene
2 minute read