Scott Flaherty

August 17, 2017 | International Edition

Portfolio financing deal comes less than a month after litigation funder opened first US outpost

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

August 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

London-based Woodsford Litigation Funding Ltd. on Wednesday announced a $20 million investment deal with litigation boutique Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss—a move that comes less than a month after Woodsford opened its first U.S. outpost in Philadelphia.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

August 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Augustus Sol Invictus, a retired Florida lawyer, was one of the organizers of the "Unite the Right" rally that erupted in violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

By Scott Flaherty

7 minute read

August 15, 2017 | The Recorder

Grant & Eisenhofer has sued a former whistleblower client and two other law firms, alleging the whistleblower and her current lawyers conspired to strip Grant & Eisenhofer of its fee on a $280 million settlement.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

August 13, 2017 | National Law Journal

Firing back at gender bias allegations filed by a former associate, Steptoe & Johnson forcefully denied Thursday that it has a pay disparity between women and men and urged a Los Angeles federal judge to send a suit against the firm to arbitration.

By SCOTT FLAHERTY

17 minute read

August 11, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Firing back at gender bias allegations filed by a former associate, Steptoe & Johnson forcefully denied Thursday that it has a pay disparity between women and men and urged a Los Angeles federal judge to send a suit against the firm to arbitration.

By SCOTT FLAHERTY

17 minute read

August 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Firing back at gender bias allegations filed by a former associate, Steptoe & Johnson forcefully denied Thursday that it has a pay disparity between women and men and urged a Los Angeles federal judge to send a suit against the firm to arbitration.

By Scott Flaherty

16 minute read

August 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

As former Napoli Bern lawyers continue to grapple with fallout from the plaintiffs firm's messy breakup, a federal judge in Rhode Island has dismissed defamation claims brought against successor firm Napoli Shkolnik by a rival asbestos attorney.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

August 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Melanie Swearengen, 35, a young lawyer at personal injury firm Napoli Shkolnik, died late last week near St. Louis after her SUV collided with an Amtrak train.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

August 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The U.S. legal industry lost 4,300 jobs in July following three prior months of job gains, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

By Scott Flaherty

10 minute read