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Five Reasons a One-Stop E-Discovery Shop is a Win for Clients

Perkins Coie's Geof Vance argues that a one-stop shop can provide cost savings, better work product and more.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Takes Pro Bono Role on Big Apple Circus Bankruptcy

After nearly four decades in operation, The Big Apple Circus Ltd. filed for bankruptcy Sunday, with Debevoise & Plimpton serving as lead counsel to the Brooklyn, New York-based nonprofit on its Chapter 11 case.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Law Firms That Could Be Big Winners in a Sessions DOJ

With the Trump transition team's selection of Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general, several Washington law firms — especially those with conservative leaning white-collar lawyers and lobbyists — could benefit from ties to the Alabama Republican.
52 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms That Could Be Big Winners in a Sessions DOJ

With the Trump transition team's selection of Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general, several Washington law firms—especially those with conservative leaning white-collar lawyers and lobbyists—could benefit from ties to the Alabama Republican.
50 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Couple Settles Suit Against Baker Botts Over Shared Email

The plaintiffs who sued Baker Botts and a Houston partner, alleging the defendants negligently failed to maintain privileged communication, settled their claims for an undisclosed amount of money.
18 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Despite Firms' Efforts, GCs Unhappy With Pricing Data

In a survey released last week, consulting firm Altman Weil asked chief legal officers whether their top 10 law firms provide useful spend analysis to the law department. Of those surveyed, 73 percent of CLOs said none of their top firms provide useful data.
19 minute read

The American Lawyer

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Leaders Discuss Merger

Leaders of Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer, which announced plans Thursday to combine on Jan. 1, 2017, talk about what bought them together. The deal is the only union between Am Law 100 firms so far in 2016.
40 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Firms Adjust Staffing to Fit Client Needs, Rate Demands

In the midst of increasing rate pressures from clients, law firms are rethinking how they staff client matters, rewriting job descriptions and ultimately reshaping law firm staffing models.
24 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Epstein Becker Sues Ex-Client Over More Than $300,000 in Unpaid Bills

A law firm has filed suit in federal court in New Jersey against a Toronto-based investment company, claiming it was stiffed for nearly $330,000 for legal services rendered.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estey Leans on Longtime Friend as Sentencing Nears

John Estey, an ex-chief of staff to former Gov. Ed Rendell and former Ballard Spahr partner who pleaded guilty in April to one count of wire fraud related to the alleged funneling of campaign donations, has expanded his legal defense team.
20 minute read

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