May 12, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Billing $2K an Hour? Study Says Clients Will Pay If Lawyers DeliverA survey by BTI Consulting found a big jump in the the top rates paid to the priciest partners.
By Julie Triedman
9 minute read
May 11, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Amid Broken Deals, Antitrust Pros Chart Rough Road AheadBesides leading to big breakup fees, lawyers say foiled mergers involving giants like Staples and Halliburton may be deterring other megadeals from being proposed.
By Julie Triedman
33 minute read
May 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Managing Partner Splits With Newly Formed Wilkinson Walsh + EskovitzJust months after co-founding the elite new litigation boutique with Paul Weiss's Beth Wilkinson and other high-profile Big Law alums, partner Eric Liebeler has left the firm.
By Julie Triedman
3 minute read
May 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Firms Cash In on Anti-Bribery Expertise Amid Litigation SlowdownBig-ticket litigations involving scores of lawyers may be thinner on the ground these days, but a surge in global anti-corruption probes appears to be making up for it at a number of firms.
By Julie Triedman
6 minute read
May 04, 2016 | The American Lawyer
How Womble Carlyle's First Female Chair Took the ReinsElizabeth “Betty” Temple, the new leader of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, talks about building the “superregional” firm of the future, and how she landed a job she hadn't even considered seeking.
By Julie Triedman
7 minute read
May 03, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Warms Up to Litigation Funding, Burford Survey FindsA growing percentage of large law firms say that they have turned to an outside funder to underwrite cases, according to a poll by litigation finance company Burford Capital Ltd.
By Julie Triedman
10 minute read
May 02, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Chadbourne Pays $35M in Stanford Ponzi Suit; Proskauer Faces New Class ActionAfter striking a deal with Chadbourne & Parke, investors are hoping for another chance to pursue claims that Proskauer Rose helped R. Allen Stanford conceal his Ponzi scheme from regulators.
By Julie Triedman
9 minute read
April 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer
How a 'Burned-Out' International Lawyer Ditched Squire Patton BoggsWhen Kristen Jarvis Johnson left her senior associate position to focus on her startup toy company, she invited the Internet along for the ride.
By Julie Triedman
22 minute read
April 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Lawyers for Beirut Bombing Victims Finally Close In on RecoveryMany of the original plaintiffs didn't live to see their attorneys prevail at the U.S. Supreme Court, but hundreds of terror victims and their family members are finally close to collecting from Iran.
By Julie Triedman
14 minute read
April 27, 2016 | Law.com
Hit With Defections, K&L Gates Stays the CourseK&L Gates has expanded well beyond its Pittsburgh roots. The firm says it's on the verge of greatness. Others disagree.
By Julie Triedman
169 minute read
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