Roy Strom

May 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

After selling their litigation funding business to Burford Capital Ltd., the founders of Gerchen Keller Capital launched their own plaintiffs firm earlier this year. Now that new firm is taking aim at its first defendants.

By Roy Strom |

5 minute read

May 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

By bringing on two legal executives with startup experience, the world's largest litigation funder is making a bet that there is still a lot of room to grow.

By Roy Strom |

4 minute read

May 04, 2018 | Law.com

A new program being used by the Am Law 100 firm and Adobe Systems Inc. could be a template for future relationships between Big Law and corporate clients.

By Roy Strom |

8 minute read

May 02, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Loeb & Loeb's advanced media & technology practice will get a shot in the arm from Brian Heidelberger, the former leader of that practice at Winston & Strawn, who is leading a team of up to 12 lawyers joining the firm.

By Roy Strom |

3 minute read

May 02, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Northwestern Law School's foray into training students for legal operations roles has its dean facing existential questions about legal market change.

By Roy Strom |

7 minute read

April 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The labor and employment shop has become the first law firm to publicly license document-drafting technology from LegalMation, which earlier this month signed up Walmart Inc. as its first legal department client.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

April 27, 2018 | Law.com

At the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's annual institute in Las Vegas, many are ready to proclaim a new era in the delivery of legal services. Just how fast that change occurs, however, depends on a few key factors.

By Roy Strom |

7 minute read

April 25, 2018 | The American Lawyer

A pair who became best buddies at the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan have officially reunited as a lawyer-client combo.

By Roy Strom |

3 minute read

April 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Univar Inc. is working with Elevate and a new Elevate-affiliated law firm to find new ways of doing legal work that it claims will result in 50 percent savings for its $10.5 million legal budget. "Law Land is not special," said Univar's general counsel.

By Roy Strom |

6 minute read

April 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Last year was one of the best in recent memory for the financial fortunes of the Am Law 100, but few firms are able to rest easily given concerns about the industry's long-term outlook.

By Roy Strom

10 minute read