December 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Burford Shakes Up Litigation Finance World in $160M Gerchen Keller BuyThe deal combines the two largest litigation finance firms in a young but fast-growing industry.
By Roy Strom
10 minute read
December 13, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Facing a Data Breach Suit Without the Data Breach? 'Scary.'A suit by data privacy lawyer Jay Edelson seeks to hold Chicago's Johnson & Bell liable for lax security measures even though the firm never suffered a data breach. Lawyers are skeptical the case has a leg to stand on—but fearful if it does.
By Roy Strom
14 minute read
December 12, 2016 | Legaltech News
Chicago's Johnson & Bell First US Firm Publicly Named in Data Security Class ActionThe Johnson & Bell suit, originally filed in April, is unlikely to be the last from class action lawyer Jay Edelson.
By Roy Strom
19 minute read
December 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Chicago's Johnson & Bell First US Firm Publicly Named in Data Security Class ActionIn the first public data security class action complaint against a U.S. law firm, Chicago-based Johnson & Bell was named in a lawsuit that says the firm failed to protect confidential client information.
By Roy Strom
19 minute read
December 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Schiff Hardin Data Whiz Who Revolutionized Baseball Stats Turns to Driverless CarsJonathan Judge, a litigation partner at Schiff Hardin in Chicago, carved out an interesting side career as a baseball statistician, with some calling him to the next Nate Silver. Now, like Silver's switch from baseball to politics, he's setting his sights on a new industry.
By Roy Strom
11 minute read
December 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review
After Shooting, Lawyer's Fake Twitter Account Presses 'Pizzagate' ConspiracyA bizarre internet conspiracy theory exploded into the real world on Sunday when a North Carolina man packed up his weapons, drove to a pizza parlor in Washington, D.C., and set out to “self-investigate” claims that Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats were hiding child sex slaves in secret tunnels there.
By Roy Strom
11 minute read
December 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer
After Shooting, Lawyer's Fake Twitter Account Presses 'Pizzagate' ConspiracyDo lawyers have a special responsibility not to perpetuate fake news?
By Roy Strom
10 minute read
December 05, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Chicago's Edelson Launches RICO Suit Against Serial Class Action ObjectorThe lawsuit claims that The Bandas Law Firm extracts "nuisance payments" by filing frivolous motions to hold up class-action settlements.
By Roy Strom
9 minute read
December 01, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Honigman Snags Barnes & Thornburg's Corporate Practice ChairLeading Michigan firm Honigman has bolstered its corporate practice with addition of Tracy Larsen, while its litigation department faces a "nuanced" transition.
By Roy Strom
19 minute read
November 30, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Kansas City's Spencer Fane Acquires 30-Lawyer Firm in Fast-Growing DenverThe move boosts the firm's head count to about 190 lawyers and shifts its center of gravity toward the Rockies.
By Roy Strom
21 minute read
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