NEXT

Vanessa Blum

Vanessa Blum

Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.

Connect with this author

April 17, 2020 | Law.com

'Painfully, Sadly, Far Too Many Bankruptcies': Gibson Dunn Top Litigator on What's Coming Post-COVID-19

Randy Mastro, co-chair of the firm's litigation practice group, describes the growing wave of lawsuits.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

April 10, 2020 | Law.com

'Take Heart. Be Strong': David Lat On How COVID-19 Has Changed His Life and the Legal Profession

The Above the Law founder-turned-legal recruiter talks about his brush with death and what he's learned from the ordeal.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

April 08, 2020 | Law.com

Register Now! Your Guided Tour of Law.com's Legal Radar

Join the team behind Legal Radar on April 9 for a free webinar and learn how law firms and attorneys can use Legal Radar to enhance client relationships.

By Law.com Editors

2 minute read

April 03, 2020 | Law.com

Zoom GC Aparna Bawa Opens Up About Big Gains and Some Growing Pains

Bawa, who joined the video conferencing company in 2018, shares what it's been like as Zoom has gone from business tool to virtual lifeline and come under scrutiny for security vulnerabilities.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

April 02, 2020 | Law.com

Keep Up With Emerging Industries and Legal Challenges Using Legal Radar

Your free Legal Radar news feed now includes channels to follow COVID-19, gaming and esports, and cybersecurity.

By Law.com Editors

2 minute read

March 27, 2020 | Law.com

For Big Law, Is COVID-19 The Great Recession All Over Again?

Keith Wetmore, former chairman at Morrison & Foerster, and Bill Brandt, who has helped handle workouts and restructurings for nearly 40 law firms, had big roles during the 2008 recession. Here's their perspective on the major challenges law firms are facing now.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

March 20, 2020 | Law.com

How We're Surviving as a Shut-In Workforce: 'Know Where Your Mute Button Is' and Be Patient

As the country combats the COVID-19 crisis, lawyers are settling into a new work reality. We checked in to see how they're coping.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

March 16, 2020 | Law.com

New to Law.com's Legal Radar: Cybersecurity Is Now Available in Your Personalized News Feed

Your free Legal Radar news feed now includes news and litigation updates on leading cyber businesses.

By Law.com Editors

2 minute read

March 13, 2020 | Law.com

Pressure's On: Big Law Targeted by Student Activists

In this episode, we explore law student activism, and how future attorneys attending law schools at Harvard, Yale, New York University and elsewhere are using their leverage to protest policies and practices.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Law.com

Cancellations, Crisis Planning and Clorox: COVID-19 Strikes Legal Community

Law.com journalists—Dylan Jackson, Heather Nevitt, Jack Newsham and Karen Sloan—report on how this rapidly changing situation is upending operations at law firms, law schools and legal departments.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read