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The American Lawyer

Where Are Big Law Billing Rates Growing the Fastest?

Some lawyers have seen a rate increase above 20%. Overall, lawyers in financial services and health care, and in markets such as Dallas and Houston, all saw notable rate hikes.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Why 13 Trademark Infringement Lawsuits, With Hundreds of Defendants, Were Dismissed in Chicago

"Finally someone is holding [the plaintiffs'] feet to the fire," said Cory Jay Rosenbaum of Long Island law firm Rosenbaum Famularo & Segall.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Terri Mascherin of Jenner & Block on Advantages and Challenges of Being By Far the Firm's Largest Practice

"A challenge of our structure is that, given its size, our litigation department must first and foremost be its own profit center, bringing in clients for litigation matters," says Mascherin, one of four co-chairs of the practice that makes up more than 80% of firm headcount and revenues.
10 minute read

Law.com

Illinois Court Reinstates Trial Court's Initial Holding, Denying Chicago Cubs' Motion to Arbitrate

The MLB team attempted to route the matter through litigation, claiming a photographer who was injured at Wrigley agreed to a mandatory arbitration provision through use of his media credential to enter the field.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid Management Shuffle, Norton Rose Adds Litigation Leaders in Chicago

The new litigation leaders arrive following some departures within Norton Rose management. They also come amid high expectations for the pace of lawsuits and disputes in 2024.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker, Kirkland Added as Defendants in Suit Against a Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge

A Texas man who sued former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, alleging violation of his constitutional rights, has added Jackson Walker, Kirkland & Ellis and former Jackson Walker partner Elizabeth Freeman in a suit connected to an undisclosed romantic relationship between Jones and Freeman.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Parade of Horribles': Statute of Repose Case Could Impact Hair Relaxer Products Claims

"I have a jar of Vaseline that may have lasted longer than 10 years, and if I was to put that on 10 years after I bought it, under the ruling of the Chatham County court, that would start the limitations period over again," defendant-appellant counsel argued.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Scale Top of Mind, More Law Firms Are Willing to Put Merger Option on Table

"People are just more willing to listen about the future and creating connections, than in previous years," noted one Am Law 200 leader.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Never Seen Anything Quite Like This': Duane Morris Report Sees a Surge in Class Action Settlements

Gerald "Jerry" Maatman Jr., chair of the firm's class action defense group, discusses its deep dive into more than 1,300 cases from last year.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Excited but Cautious': How Relativity's Adam Weiss Approaches the AI Revolution

"Simply refusing to get involved or pretending it doesn't exist is not a strategy for success. Embracing it wholeheartedly without examining potential pitfalls and mitigating risks is also not a strategy for success," said Adam Weiss, Relativity's chief legal officer and chief administrative officer.
7 minute read

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