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Daily Business Review

Top Foreclosure Lawyer, Fantasy Football Columnist, Sees Law Firm Liquidate

Mark Stopa, the subject of a criminal investigation in Florida, saw his firm Stay In My Home file for bankruptcy.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Loan Milestone: $558 Million Issued for Ultra-Luxe Sunny Isles Beach Condo Construction

The Trump Group, no relation to the president, lands a half-billion dollars to start vertical construction on the ocean.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Partners Come Forward, Law Firms Walk Fine Line in Kavanaugh Controversy

An effort by an Akin Gump practice leader to provide information to the FBI highlights how major law firms are navigating the unusually controversial confirmation fight.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

These Big Law Firms Are Backing an App Store for Legal Tech Products

Legal tech companies, listen up. Big Law wants “containerization.”
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Witness in Hardwick Embezzlement Trial Describes Need to Fete Law Firm Clients

As Nat Hardwick's defense kicked off their case, prosecutors asked the judge to bar testimony by a forensic accountant who has been observing the trial.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Quinn Emanuel Adds Irell & Manella Entertainment Litigator in LA

The firm hired Bobby Schwartz, a prominent trial lawyer who previously spent more than 30 years at O'Melveny & Myers.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ogletree, Ex-Partner in Gender Bias Case Spar Over Arbitration Pact

Dawn Knepper, a former nonequity shareholder at Ogletree, argues that the firm shouldn't be able to invoke an arbitration agreement in light of several flaws. Ogletree, meanwhile, argues Knepper knew plenty about the agreement when it took effect.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Upstart Law Firm Lands Seasoned Litigator's Co-Counsel From 'Pink Slime' Trial

Benesch has hired a pair of Winston & Strawn partners looking to build their own reputations at a growing firm.
5 minute read

The Recorder

In Gender Discrimination Suit, Ogletree and Ex-Partner Clash Over Firm's Arbitration Agreement

Lawyers for a former non-equity shareholder at the national employment law firm claim that she never agreed to arbitrate disputes with the firm. Ogletree's lawyers say that as a "seasoned employment attorney," the plaintiff can't credibly argue that she did not understand the agreement or how to opt out of it.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Thoughts for Junior Attorneys Seeking to Build Their Practices

Many junior attorneys struggle to devote hours of work to senior attorneys and their clients while still finding ways to cultivate and secure their own clients. As attorneys on opposite ends of the experience spectrum, we dove into this familiar conundrum.
5 minute read

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