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The American Lawyer

GCs, Outside Counsel Share Responsibility for Eliminating Artificial Emergencies

Highly paid lawyers know they signed up for responsiveness, but rising rates and modern connectivity are enabling some clients to expect instant responses on nights and weekends.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Rising Demand, Revenue Give Beltway Law Firms Strong Financial Performance in First Half

Firms in the capital region were aided by their focus on regulatory and enforcement work, rather than transactions, which have sagged nationwide.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Law Firm Revenues, Expenses Both Outstrip National Averages

Firms based in the state continue to bring in business at an impressive clip, but their expenses in the first half of 2023 grew more than double the national rate.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Firms Saw Hefty Expense Increases Over Past 6 Months

Owen Burman, a senior consultant and managing director with Wells Fargo, indicated that firms based in the city are likely catching up with their peers elsewhere in the country.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Facilitates Unreasonable Client Demands, Clients Say

Lawyers at all levels ranked unreasonable client demands among their top sources of stress and anxiety in a recent survey, but clients say high fees and a lack of pushback further the unhealthy dynamic.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Attorneys for Ex-Twitter CLO Call Out Elon Musk in Billing Dispute

Lawyers for ex-Twitter CLO Vijaya Gadde blasted the platform and its new owner for failing "Although Twitter would like to pretend it is a party that dutifully pays its contractual obligations as they come due, it is in fact perpetually delinquent and is gaining a well-earned reputation for shirking its commitments,"
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Carlton Fields CEO Gary Sasso Strives to Keep His Firm in the 'Sweet Spot'

Five hundred attorneys is large enough to handle the most sophisticated matters, but not so big that scale impairs relationships, he contends.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Patently Unreasonable': Twitter Blasts Vijaya Gadde's $1.1M Legal-Fee-Reimbursement Request

Twitter rapped its former legal chief for enlisting eight Sidley Austin professionals—five partners, two associates and a policy adviser—in connection with her one-day appearance before a House committee. "This is not a case of mere duplication of effort," its filing said. "This is a case of quadruplication of effort."
6 minute read

Law.com

New York's Napoli Firm Hit With $1M Sanction for 'Intentional Misconduct' in Fee-Sharing Lawsuit Brought by Baltimore Firm

According to U.S. Magistrate Judge A. David Copperthite's report and recommendation, he recommended the court award the plaintiffs $1.05 million—$437,819.54 in attorney fees and $613,053.44 in costs. Judge Julie R. Rubin followed that recommendation, according to an order in favor of Keyes filed July 11 in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

What Does a Contract Lawyer Look Like in 2023?

In-house legal teams are using technology to a greater extent, and are extracting greater value from it. As a result, there's been more of a demand for freelance lawyers to have greater experience and expertise in using legal technology and working in collaboration with IT professionals.
5 minute read

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