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David Gialanella, Editor-in-Chief, Business of Law and The American Lawyer, has been with ALM since 2010 in various roles. He previously managed the New Jersey Law Journal and oversaw all of ALM's regional brands. Reach him at [email protected].
February 4, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
According to a recent survey of top in-house lawyers, alternative fee arrangements remain prevalent years after recessionary pressures on outside legal spend made them a necessity—and it's a client need that firms in New Jersey and beyond continue to approach in a variety of ways, starting with who broaches the topic.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
February 3, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
Sills Cummis & Gross has added a five-lawyer group led by Joseph Fiorenzo, a trial attorney and longtime name partner at Sokol, Behot & Fiorenzo in Hackensack, N.J.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
February 2, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
As general counsel combat the constant threat of data breaches, their companies' information security officers are the most likely colleagues on speed dial.
By Gina Passarella and David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 29, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
The threat of data breaches is a top concern for law departments, in-house lawyers have said—and they're looking to outside counsel to assume the role of trusted advisor in one form or another.
By David Gialanella and Gina Passarella
1 minute read
January 28, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
The looming snowstorm—though it turned out to be much milder than expected—prompted New Jersey firms and branches to close early on Jan. 26 and stay closed the next day. But the ability to work remotely meant it was business as usual for most firms.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 27, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
As of Jan. 21, longtime Wolff & Samson lawyer Lori Grifa became a partner at Archer & Greiner's Hackensack, N.J., office, and also will practice at its lobbying subsidiary, Trenton, N.J.-based Archer Public Affairs. She served as commissioner of the state Department of Community Affairs from 2010 to 2012, and was chief of staff to David Samson in 2002 and 2003, when he was state attorney general.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 26, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
A pre-suit letter to a client demanding unpaid legal fees creates a conflict of interest just as filing the suit itself would, New Jersey ethics authorities have said in extending a 2011 ruling by the state Supreme Court—and issuing a reprimand to a lawyer who sent such a letter in what was deemed an ongoing representation.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 23, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
Stark & Stark—a top 20 New Jersey firm in terms of revenue and attorney head count that includes debt collection among its varied practices—has been named in a putative class action alleging notices sent on behalf of a New Jersey utility company fell afoul of federal law.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 22, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
Even in a fee-shifting case, it's permissible for a judge evaluating a fee application to consider what a client would be willing to pay for the engagement, a New Jersey appeals court said in upholding the reduction of a $94,000 fee application in a case that settled for $10,000.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
January 21, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
A New Jersey lawyer who admitted to selling fictitious shares of Facebook to unsuspecting investors as the company prepared to go public is slated to spend nearly four years behind bars.
By David Gialanella
1 minute read
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