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New Jersey Law Journal

Are Advance Waivers Enforceable? Maybe

Increasingly, law firms are seeking waivers of possible future conflicts of interest with their clients when they undertake a representation, i.e., the client agrees to waive conflicts its attorneys may encounter in the future.
22 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston-Heavy Lineup at Latham and Kirkland Guides $2.3B Anadarko Asset Sale

Anadarko unloads shale assets in South Texas to Sanchez Energy and Blackstone, roping in deal lawyers from at least four firms.
20 minute read

The Recorder

Mashiri v. Epsten Grinnell and Howell

By | January 13, 2017
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

How a Big Law Fee Dispute Turned Into a Bitter, Cross-Country Litigation

Vedder Price is facing arbitration in California in a case that shows there can be risks to law firms' increasingly litigious stance on unpaid bills.
37 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jenner Hires One Longtime Client's GC as Partner Departs for Another

One way to solidify your relationship with clients is to hire lawyers from their legal departments. Another is to plant your partners in their positions. On both fronts, Jenner & Block recently scored twice.
31 minute read

Legaltech News

Finding Middle Ground: Why Law Firms and E-Discovery Vendors Should Work Together

Law firms and e-discovery vendors provide different options, but clients are best served when they work together.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Your Litigation Strategy May Be Killing Your Client's Business

For individuals and corporate entities alike, lawsuits arise from interactions with other parties. Some of these interactions involve prominent parties. Thus, the ensuing lawsuits will attract the attention of the media. Other times, these interactions arise under interesting circumstances or involve novel applications of the law. Here too, the ensuing lawsuits will attract the attention of the media. When defending these lawsuits in a court of law, attorneys would not dream of missing an opportunity to use any and all tools available to them in the course of their defense.
17 minute read

The Recorder

Farella Takes Ex-Client to Court Over Unpaid Fees

The San Francisco firm accuses Bay Area author and socialite Elisabeth Thieriot of transferring her assets to avoid paying a $467,000 fee award.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Year, New Plans: Prepare for Changes to Your Practice

12 minute read

Litigation Daily

A 'Soul Crushing' Client Suicide in Gay Civil Rights Case

It's easy to forget how intensely personal and stressful litigation can be--until the consequences of a loss become overwhelming. Now, a San Diego lawyer is grappling with the suicide of his client after losing a high-profile gay civil rights case in December.
14 minute read

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