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The Legal Intelligencer

Former Sacks Weston Partner Temporarily Suspended Ahead of Sentencing Hearing

Scott Diamond's temporary suspension comes as he awaits sentencing for allegedly defrauding the firm. His federal hearing has been delayed to December.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

In Softening Mid-Market Practices, Rising AFA Demand Prompts Questions About Commoditization

Midsize firm leaders expected a rise in flat-fee requests from clients under pressure to control costs, but getting too many requests in a specific area could signal pricing pressures on firms themselves on the horizon.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

In the Flight to Cost-Effectiveness, Midsize Firms Are Positioned to Pick Up Market Share

Prospective clients are searching for more reasonable rates, more efficient staffing, more discerning billing practices, and more creative fee arrangements.
6 minute read

Law.com

Tennessee Lawyer Disbarred for 'Flagrant Dishonesty,' Excessive Billing in Workers' Comp Case

"Many of the entries appeared exaggerated given the type of work performed or the amount of time it was documented to have actually taken," the court wrote in its order of reciprocal discipline.
4 minute read

International Edition

Davis Polk to Close Paris Office by End of 2022

The office, which opened in 1962 and was the firm's first outpost outside the U.S., today counts five lawyers, including one partner, who are all being outplaced, the firm said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Inflation May Be Beating Billing Rates Increases: The Morning Minute

Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here's the sign-up. WHAT WE'RE WATCHING OVERINFLATED - Apparently, the only thing rising faster…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

What are some things that judges should be careful of in terms of avoiding professional discipline?
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Willkie Tops $2,000/Hour, Kirkland Reveals $16 Million Advance Retainer in Cineworld Bankruptcy

Kirkland & Ellis is requesting up to $1,995 per hour for top-billing partners as lead debtors' counsel in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of British movie theater chain Cineworld.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Inflation May Be Beating Billing Rates Increases

The new findings point to even more troubling signs for 2022 law firm profits.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Many Advantages In Lateral Partner Recruiting Come With Being 'In The Middle'

"As a midsize firm we have found ourselves perched comfortably between Big Law partners who crave our comparative agility and flexibility, and lawyers from smaller firms who see the midsize platform providing the potential to raise their ceiling and business development goals," writes Pryor Cashman managing partner Ronald H. Shechtman.
5 minute read

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