Scott Flaherty
Scott Flaherty, based in New York, covers the business of law with a focus on legal ethics, lawyer misconduct, conflicts-of-interest and litigation involving law firms. He can be reached at [email protected]. On Twitter: @sflaherty18
July 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Cohen Milstein Enjoys Windy City Windfall in Hotel Tax DisputeCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, a plaintiffs firm that has a track record of partnering with public sector clients, earned $5.4 million for its work on behalf of Chicago in a suit looking to collect higher taxes from Expedia Inc.
By Scott Flaherty
16 minute read
July 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Fish & Richardson Set to Receive $12.5M Fee Award in Gilead-Merck Infringement BattleFish & Richardson and client Gilead Sciences Inc. are slated to receive nearly $14 million in legal fees after exposing patent misconduct by Merck & Co. Inc. that helped Gilead shake off a $200 million infringement verdict.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
July 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Trump Lawyer Must Face Pete Rose Defamation ClaimsA Philadelphia federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that lawyer John Dowd allegedly defamed baseball player Pete Rose.
By Scott Flaherty
16 minute read
July 13, 2017 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Quinn Emanuel's $25 Billion ManFollowing a string of successful mortgage-backed securities cases against most of the banking industry, Philippe Selendy of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan notched another achievement this week.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
July 13, 2017 | Legaltech News
Edelson Credits In-House Forensics Lab for Data Security, Privacy Litigation SuccessThe lab combines lawyers with technical backgrounds and engineers to determine whether there are privacy or data security concerns in devices and apps.
By Scott Flaherty
9 minute read
July 12, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Edelson Credits In-House Forensics Lab for Its Success in Data Security and Privacy LitigationThe plaintiffs firm's unique team of lawyers, engineers and computer science experts can deconstruct devices and apps to determine whether there are privacy or data security concerns.
By Scott Flaherty
9 minute read
July 10, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Sidley Can't Avoid Suit Accusing It of Ties to Investment Fund FraudSidley Austin is stuck facing a proposed class action accusing it, along with fellow law firm Tonkon Torp and a set of accounting firms and banks, of contributing to an alleged securities fraud by now-defunct investment fund Aequitas Management LLC.
By Scott Flaherty
10 minute read
July 07, 2017 | The American Lawyer
US Legal Industry Adds Jobs in JuneThe U.S. legal industry added 2,000 jobs in June as the country's overall economy also posted employment gains, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the federal government.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
July 06, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Former Cayman Islands Finance Lawyer Caught Up In Soccer Corruption ProbeA Cayman Islands' soccer federation official and former longtime associate at offshore law firm Maples and Calder was arrested late last week in connection…
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
July 05, 2017 | International Edition
Counting the hours: which law firms are most committed to pro bono?The world's largest law firms spent millions of hours on pro bono in 2016, increasing the amount of time they spent for indigent clients around the globe
By Scott Flaherty
14 minute read
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