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Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Can't Be Sued By Nonclients Over Court Statements, Texas Supreme Court Rules

The Texas Supreme Court has reaffirmed one of the strongest immunity protections that civil litigators have by ruling that lawyers cannot be sued by third parties over statements they make in open court on behalf of clients.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

19 Law Firms Get Merger Call for $146 Billion Sprint, T-Mobile Deal

A potential union between Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile US Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp.-owned Sprint Corp. will narrow U.S. consumers' choice of large wireless carriers to three instead of four. And legions of lawyers from some top Am Law 100 firms are advising on the deal, which could create a combined company worth $146 billion.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Innovations in Technology and Policies Drive Citizens Financial Group GC

Gannon, a veteran in-house legal leader, touched on numerous issues in an interview with Corporate Counsel, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and law firm convergence.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney's Slander Claims Against Dissatisfied Client May Proceed, Judge Says

Litigants, take heed: If you're not happy with your attorney's performance, you may want to be careful about how you express your dissatisfaction.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Best Laid Plans of Marketers: What to Do When You Don't Get the Work

I recently experienced a disappointing, baffling and somewhat embarrassing situation with a client and I've been mulling it over for a couple of weeks now.
7 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: $33M in Coverage, a 'Retail Safety Expert,' and the 'Monkey Selfie'

On April 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision to preclude self-described “retail safety expert”…
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Some Big Law Firms Applaud as Clients Get Tougher on Diversity

More clients are going beyond data on demographics to gauge their law firms' diversity efforts.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How DHL's GC Mark Smolik Became More Than Just a Lawyer, But a Business Partner, Too

Many general counsel aspire to play bigger roles in the business. Here's how one GC pulled it off.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

With 8 Law Firms and Other Nassar-Related Expenses, Michigan State Faces Soaring Costs

DLA Piper; Latham & Watkins; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are just some of the legal giants that have been hired by Michigan State University to cope with the fallout from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Withdrawing Representation

Terminating an attorney-client relationship is not an easy decision nor one that can be taken lightly.
6 minute read

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