Scott Flaherty

December 13, 2018 | Litigation Daily

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

December 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Sidley Austin says a group of investment advisers should also be punished if the firm ultimately loses an investor class action that has accused it of helping Aequitas Securities perpetrate fraud.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 12, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Sidley Austin says a group of investment advisers should also be punished if the firm ultimately loses an investor class action that has accused it of helping Aequitas Securities perpetrate fraud.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Selendy & Gay will offer its associates a range of year-end bonuses at 150 percent of the Cravath scale, plus a special one-time bonus for lawyers who have signed on during the firm's first year.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Wigdor's planned bonus scale offers its associates a nice chunk of change heading into the end of 2018, a year in which the employment firm has garnered significant attention for its work on bias and harassment cases.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

December 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

In its latest monthly look at employment in the U.S., the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that over 1.1 million people worked in legal services in November, down about 2,400 from the prior month.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

December 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The hires help Validity expand its foothold in New York after launching in June with $250 million in capital and a team led by litigation finance veteran Ralph Sutton.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The hires help Validity expand its foothold in New York after launching in June with $250 million in capital and a team led by litigation finance veteran Ralph Sutton.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

December 04, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Texas-based lawyer Christopher Bandas, who has been accused of making a cottage industry of objecting to class action settlements, is now going after the plaintiffs firm that's suing him.

By Scott Flaherty

5 minute read

November 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Clients want narrow expertise and law firms are responding. Where do generalists fit in a landscape being flooded by specialists?

By Scott Flaherty | Phillip Bantz

13 minute read