As in years past, this November’s column (our last column of 2010) is devoted to a roundup of 2010 legal developments affecting law firms and their partners. This year saw interesting decisions in New York state and federal courts concerning the arbitrability of disputes between law firms and former partners, defamation claims in press releases by former firms, claims concerning software developed by law firms, and jurisdiction over an out-of-state law firm by virtue of an interactive Web site. In addition, noteworthy decisions out of state addressed claims for discrimination by law firm partners and claims for breach of fiduciary duty.
New York Decisions of Note
Most law firm partnership agreements contain arbitration provisions. Decisions concerning the interpretation of such provisions and their workings are therefore of particular interest and often present a good guide for how in-force provisions and common practices are actually applied.
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