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
January 14, 2019 | The Recorder
Quinn Emanuel Patent Practice Pioneer, 55, Dies After Battle With IllnessLos Angeles-based Steven Anderson helped to found Quinn Emanuel's patent group a quarter century ago and then maintained his practice through a 15-year fight with cancer.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 14, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Outten & Golden Installs Class Action Vet as Managing PartnerFounder Wayne Outten will cede managing partner duties to class action litigator Adam Klein, as part of a succession plan the employment firm dubbed “O&G 2.0.”
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Boies No Longer Sharing Ritzy NYC Address With Malpractice Foe Guo WenguiDavid Boies has sold his Sherry-Netherland apartment for $13.6 million.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Grant & Eisenhofer Resolves Fee Fight Tied to Celgene Whistleblower CaseThe plaintiffs firm claimed an ex-partner poached a client who won a nearly $80 million whistleblower award against the drug maker.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 10, 2019 | The Recorder
Grant & Eisenhofer, Former Partner Call Truce in Fight Tied to Celgene Whistleblower CaseThe plaintiffs firm had claimed in a federal case playing out in Los Angeles that ex-partner Reuben Guttman poached a client who won a nearly $80 million whistleblower award against the drug maker.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer
McGuireWoods Lands Life Sciences Litigation Trio From BakerHostetlerJumping from one out-of-town firm in New York to another, Benjamin Hsing, Wanda French-Brown and Irene Hudson specialize in patent disputes over bringing new drugs to market.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 09, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Took Steps Forward in Diversity in 2018, Not Leaps: ReportAmong the findings by the National Association for Legal Placement: Just 4.48 percent of law firm associates were African-American last year.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Labaton Name Partner Steps Back as New Chairman Takes the ReinsAfter about a year co-chairing Labaton alongside founder Larry Sucharow, securities litigator Christopher Keller is now leading the firm on his own.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 07, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Lawyer in Viral Rant Video Faces Suit From Record Label ClientA former client is dragging attorney Aaron Schlossberg into court and back into the spotlight.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pittsburgh Record Label Sues Lawyer Whose Racist Rant Video Went ViralA former client is dragging attorney Aaron Schlossberg into court and back into the spotlight.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read