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The Legal Intelligencer

Howard Shecter, Former Big Law Corporate Lawyer and Morgan Lewis MP, Goes Solo

He said law firms have conflict-of-interest issues and he will have fewer of them with a smaller group of clients in his own practice.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Billions' Actor Does Not Have to Continue Paying 15% Commission to Former Talent Manager, Manhattan Judge Rules

Talent management company Roth and Associates East's "proposed reading" of a contract it had had with actor Daniel K. Isaac "is at odds with the parties' reasonable expectations insofar as it would unfairly subject the defendant [Isaac] to duplicative payment obligations towards both his former and current manager," wrote Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Nancy Bannon.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Force of Nature': Top Litigator Slade McLaughlin Dies by Suicide at 65

"I think this is also a lesson to a lot of us, who may take this work more seriously than it needs to be taken, that we need to sometimes decompress and take a break," McLaughlin's partner Paul Lauricella said.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'See You in the Hallway': Underwhelming Attendance Has Some South Florida Law Firms Rethinking Office Return Strategies

"You've got to be in the office, you've got to be talking to each other, we've got to be human beings again. We've got to remember what it's like to be colleagues again," Luis Flores, Miami office managing partner for Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Surprisingly Quiet' Start Could Mean Slow 2022 for Law Firm Mergers

"There are a lot of discussions going on. But I'm not sure how many of those will actually be completed in 2022," said Lisa Smith at Fairfax.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Small Business Bankruptcy Could Lead a National Insolvency Wave

Small business bankruptcy filings are on the rise, but a legislative lapse means Chapter 11 is temporarily off the table for thousands of commercial debtors.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Reversal, First Department Reinstates Part of $37M Malpractice Suit Against Real Estate, Business Lawyer

The appeals court has reinstated part of a $37 million legal-malpractice suit brought by a former client against a Manhattan attorney after the client lost a $35 million breach-of-contract action based on statute-of-frauds grounds.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

High-Profile Lawyer Mark Jay Heller Granted Resignation From NY Bar, Still Owes Client $523K Malpractice Judgment

Heller, who was admitted to state the bar in 1969, acknowledged to the appellate court that a divorce client had sued him for malpractice and breach of contract, won a judgment against him for $523,536 with interest, and that he still hasn't paid the money, according to the Appellate Division, First Department court.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Operating for Success in the Middle Market

As firms strive to move forward from crisis and grow in 2022, they are facing deep-seated challenges, such as talent retention and modernization, that require an operational transformation to overcome.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Pa. Attorney Receives Reciprocal, 4-Year Suspension in NJ for 'Web of Lies to His Own Clients and Law Firm'

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed with a majority of the state's Disciplinary Review Board, issuing reciprocal discipline to a Pennsylvania attorney for falsely telling clients that he successfully resolved their cases and paying them more than $500,000 from his personal funds to perpetrate those falsehoods.
4 minute read

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