Scott Flaherty

January 07, 2019 | Litigation Daily

A former client is dragging attorney Aaron Schlossberg into court and back into the spotlight.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 04, 2019 | The American Lawyer

With a ruling that stemmed from an underlying antitrust lawsuit, the U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court found that Akin Gump's lawyers failed to follow the rules required to represent a company in the territory's courts.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 04, 2019 | The American Lawyer

The loss of 600 legal services industry jobs in December stands in stark contrast to the U.S. economy's overall employment data, which reported a provisional increase of 312,000 jobs nationwide for the month.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

December 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Lawyers got a lot of press in 2018, and some of it stemmed from allegations of serious misconduct.

By Scott Flaherty

7 minute read

December 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Lawyer suicides sparked an industrywide conversation on attorney mental health and well-being in 2018 that is gaining steam.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 26, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The bodies in charge of crafting legal ethics rules sought in 2018 to address a host of key areas related to changes in the practice of law, technology and societal norms.

By Scott Flaherty

7 minute read

December 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer

A D.C. appeals court is looking at the "unfinished business" doctrine after Howrey's bankruptcy trustee sued several law firms, saying the defunct firm is entitled to fees from matters that departed partners brought with them to their new firms.

By Scott Flaherty

5 minute read

December 17, 2018 | The Recorder

The D.C. appeals court is looking at the "unfinished business" doctrine at the request of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Howrey's bankruptcy trustee sued several law firms, saying the defunct firm is entitled to fees from matters that departed partners brought with them to their new firms.

By Scott Flaherty

5 minute read

December 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Viral videos in 2018 have captured not one, but two, New York City lawyers directing racially charged comments at bystanders.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 13, 2018 | The American Lawyer

As CBS considers the legal fallout after findings from an internal investigation of sexual misconduct allegations went public last week, two major law firms leading the probe face questions about their efforts to protect confidential witnesses. For Debevoise & Plimpton, this marks the second time this year the firm has been thrust into the spotlight for such a failure.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read