Miriam Rozen

August 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Is running a trial practice at a corporate Phlia. firm "kind of like being the second-best ballerina in Galveston"? Maybe to these Houston litigators.

By Miriam Rozen

20 minute read

August 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

For many firms, anxieties about alternative fees highlight a billable hour-based business model they've already left behind.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

August 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Plaintiffs in a 2-year-old lawsuit against Philadelphia's Duane Morris filed an amended petition that ups their damage calculations to over three-quarters of a billion dollars, according to Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who represents the investor group behind the suit.

By Miriam Rozen

27 minute read

August 11, 2017 |

 Microsoft's vow to make its outside lawyers bill nearly all their work under alternative fee arrangements caused a stir this month,…

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

August 10, 2017 | International Edition

Microsoft is aiming for 90% of its external legal work to be carried out under alternative fee arrangements - but what do its law firms think?

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

August 09, 2017 | Inside Counsel

When David Howard, Microsoft's deputy general counsel for litigation, posted a blog on LinkedIn about his company's new plan for choosing, working…

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

August 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer

When it comes to moving aggressively to fixed fees, the firms on Microsoft's new "strategic partners" list may serve as canaries in the coal mine.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

August 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has hired partner Bret Cohen in Boston to co-chair its employment litigation group. Cohen joins the firm from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, which six months ago settled a gender discrimination suit filed by a former female associate who filed a complaint about Cohen.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

August 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York lawyer Douglas Wigdor, a backer of President Donald Trump in last year's election, said Wednesday he didn't let politics affect his decision to file a headline-grabbing lawsuit this week on behalf of Fox News commentator and private investigator Rod Wheeler.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

August 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

There's no shortage of high-profile Houston lawyers among the 55 industry leaders who signed a July 31 letter pleading with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to halt passage of controversial legislation regulating which restrooms transgender people can use in the state.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read