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
October 18, 2018 | The American Lawyer
DC Circuit Resolves Fee Dispute in Native American Land Trust SuitThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that a lower court made the right call when it awarded California-based lawyer Mark Brown $2.88 million in fees plus interest, after he spent nearly six years on a long-running class action.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
October 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Suspended West Virginia Justice Convicted in Criminal Fraud TrialAs one West Virginia Supreme Court justice escaped a possible impeachment, another met a less favorable fate: guilty verdicts in a federal criminal trial.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
October 16, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Gets 2-Year Suspension for Document TamperingA onetime Foley & Lardner partner admitted to disciplinary authorities that he backdated and pasted clients' signatures onto documents related to a client's estate.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
October 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Boies Schiller Cleared to Keep Billionaire Ex-Client's File Amid Fee DisputeWith a New York state court ruling on Friday, Boies Schiller can continue hanging onto a discovery file that serves as leverage while the firm tries to recover more than $825,000 in unpaid fees from a billionaire former client.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
October 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Boies Schiller in Spat With Billionaire Over Unpaid Legal FeesRussian-Canadian billionaire Alex Shnaider, now represented by Michael Bowen of Kasowitz Benson Torres, filed a petition on Wednesday, asking a Manhattan state court judge to issue an immediate injunction that would require Boies Schiller to provide a copy of Shnaider's file
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
October 11, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Boies Schiller in Spat With Billionaire Over Unpaid Legal FeesBoies Schiller Flexner withdrew from representing billionaire Alex Shnaider in September, citing irreconcilable differences and unpaid legal bills. Now Shnaider's arguing that the firm is improperly withholding a case file he needs for an upcoming trial.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
October 10, 2018 | The Recorder
Boies Schiller Nabs Prominent Attorney Susan Estrich From Quinn EmanuelEstrich will be a Los Angeles-based partner in the appellate practice at Boies Schiller, which has made a string of recent hires in California.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
October 10, 2018 | Litigation Daily
Boies Schiller Nabs Star Litigator Susan Estrich From Quinn EmanuelEstrich will be a Los Angeles-based partner in the appellate practice at Boies Schiller, which has made a string of recent hires in California.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
October 09, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Victory in Case Against FTC Offers Glimpse Into Ropes & Gray's Hourly RatesAlthough Ropes & Gray sought a discounted rate for its pro bono representation of LabMD in a data breach case, the firm's fee request provides insight into what one of the country's highest earning firms could charge per hour.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
October 09, 2018 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Victory Offers Glimpse Into Law Firm's Hourly RatesAlthough Ropes & Gray sought a discounted rate for its pro bono representation of LabMD in a data breach case, the firm's fee request provides insight into what one of the country's highest earning firms could charge per hour.
By Scott Flaherty
5 minute read
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