Law.com |Analysis

Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Plaintiffs Get a Few More Glimmers of Hope in COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases

Zack Needles | September 25, 2020

Since a major win back in August following a string of losses, policyholders have notched two more victories, signaling that the tides of COVID-19 business interruption litigation could still change.

American Lawyer |Analysis

Greenberg Traurig Hires New Data Privacy Leaders, Recruiting From Bryan Cave

Dan Roe | September 30, 2020

Data security was previously a small but growing part of Greenberg Traurig's practice, but after COVID-19 hit, clients had to shift operations online during a rise in cybercrime, said the firm's CEO.

American Lawyer |News

Starved of Professional Development, Minority Associates Are Fleeing Big Firms, Report Finds

Dylan Jackson | September 30, 2020

Minority associates who left their firms were more likely than their white colleagues to be considered a "desirable" departure, the study also found. 

American Lawyer |News

Fall Bonuses Split Big Law, as More Holdouts Emerge

Andrew Maloney | September 30, 2020

As Cravath, O'Melveny and Kirkland hold out on fall bonuses, some observers are doubtful that the special bonuses will make a huge difference in firms' market standing.

Law.com |Analysis

Inside Track: Fall Hiring Looks Up As General Counsel Secure Their Seats at the C-Suite Table

Kibkabe Araya | September 30, 2020

September was a good month for filling vacant top lawyer seats as the number of appointments made public reached a level similar to last year. Plus, law firm partners question how GCs measure the success of diversity and inclusion efforts around hiring outside counsel.

Connecticut Law Tribune

Some Lawyers Claim Jurors Aren't Afraid of Infection, So Why the Delay in Scheduling Jury Trials?

Robert Storace | September 30, 2020

"People were not as concerned about COVID as the media or the judicial branch appears to be," said James Nugent, a partner with Nugent & Bryant in New Haven.

American Lawyer |News

'We Decided to Create Change': 3 Ex-Big Law Vets Launch New Black-Owned Firm

Dan Packel | September 30, 2020

Bradford Edwards & Varlack counts the first Black partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell as a founding member, and also includes the former CFO at Orrick and Baker & Hostetler as part of the team.

Law.com |Analysis

The State of the e-Discovery and Data Privacy Job Market: Pre and Post COVID-19 (Part 2)

Jared Coseglia| September 30, 2020

A deep dive into the pre and post pandemic e-discovery job market landscape and what data privacy professionals can learn from ESI employment trends.

Part Two of a Two-Part Article

Law.com

What's Next: Inside the SEC's First Registered Blockchain Assets + A Joint Jury Trial Ahead for Apple, Google + Settlement Ends Google’s Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment

Alaina Lancaster | September 30, 2020

McDermott’s Mark Selinger tells us why it took almost three years to finalize the first registered blockchain assets offering.

American Lawyer |News

Hughes Hubbard, Amid Mounting Challenges, Undergoes 'Rebuilding'

Christine Simmons | September 30, 2020

Disagreements about compensation criteria and the value of a merger have accompanied a years-long decline in revenue, head count and profitability.

The National Law Journal

A Federal Judge Just Opened a Door to Releasing New Details From the Mueller Report

C. Ryan Barber | September 30, 2020

Still, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said the Justice Department had justified keeping many details secret in the special counsel's report.