February 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer
After Flat Year, Winston & Strawn Ratchets Up Lateral HiringWinston & Strawn had a relatively stagnant financial year in 2016, as gross revenue increased slightly, to $823 million, while partner profits rose to nearly $1.83 million.
By Roy Strom
44 minute read
February 24, 2017 | Legaltech News
Law Firm Dodges Class Claims in First-of-Its-Kind Data Security CaseClaims against Chicago-based Johnson & Bell for allegedly failing to protect client information must be heard individually in arbitration.
By Roy Strom
10 minute read
February 24, 2017 | The Recorder
Law Firm Dodges Class Claims in First-of-Its-Kind Data Security CaseA federal judge ruled that claims against Chicago-based Johnson & Bell for allegedly failing to protect client information must proceed individually in arbitration, not lumped together as a class.
By Roy Strom
10 minute read
February 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Sidley Austin Fraud Suit Heads to ArbitrationPlaintiff Carrie Birkel claims Washington, D.C.-based Sidley partner Edward McNicholas lured her into a bogus investment after she won $10 million in a divorce.
By Roy Strom
7 minute read
February 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Familiar With Life's Hurdles, Big Law Partner Seeks Partnership Track ReformGrowing up in suburban Denver, Joanna Horsnail lived what she called a charmed life in America's solid middle class. Then she joined Mayer Brown, and life started punching back. Hard.
By Roy Strom
28 minute read
February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Litigation Funder Bentham, Fortress Seek to Tap US Litigation MarketOn the same day that Fortress Investment Group announced its $3.3 billion sale to Japan's SoftBank, a unit of the investment giant partnered with Australian litigation funder IMF Bentham on a U.S. litigation funding finance vehicle worth up to $200 million. The move comes two months after two rival litigation financiers agreed to merge.
By Roy Strom
27 minute read
February 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Sidley Fights Fraud Suit Over Alleged Ties to Imprisoned Con ManJoseph Garcia pleaded guilty to wire fraud last year. Prior to that, the con man appears to have worked with Sidley Austin on a case that led to fraud charges against the firm and one of its prominent partners.
By Roy Strom
13 minute read
February 13, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Brand Survey Shows Client-Led ShakeupIn a sign of a legal market where clients are as untethered to law firms as ever, a survey of legal buyers' preferred Big Law brands has a new No. 1 for the first time in its six-year history. Jones Day topped the Acritas U.S. Law Firm Brand Index, released Monday, after ranking in second place for the previous five years to Skadden.
By Roy Strom
95 minute read
February 07, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Seyfarth Shaw Puts 'Software Robots' to Use in Automation PushThe national labor and employment firm, already well-known in legal circles for being a pioneer in using business process improvements, is now looking to artificial intelligence to enhance its efficiency.
By Roy Strom
7 minute read
February 07, 2017 | Legaltech News
Seyfarth Shaw Puts 'Software Robots' to Use in Automation PushSeyfarth is partnering with Blue Prism, which says the partnership is the first use of the technology known as robotic process automation inside a major law firm.
By Roy Strom
7 minute read
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