Scott Flaherty

Scott Flaherty, based in New York, covers the business of law with a focus on legal ethics, lawyer misconduct, conflicts-of-interest and litigation involving law firms. He can be reached at [email protected]. On Twitter: @sflaherty18

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January 14, 2019 | The Recorder

Quinn Emanuel Patent Practice Pioneer, 55, Dies After Battle With Illness

Los Angeles-based Steven Anderson helped to found Quinn Emanuel's patent group a quarter century ago and then maintained his practice through a 15-year fight with cancer.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 14, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Outten & Golden Installs Class Action Vet as Managing Partner

Founder Wayne Outten will cede managing partner duties to class action litigator Adam Klein, as part of a succession plan the employment firm dubbed “O&G 2.0.”

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Boies No Longer Sharing Ritzy NYC Address With Malpractice Foe Guo Wengui

David Boies has sold his Sherry-Netherland apartment for $13.6 million.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Grant & Eisenhofer Resolves Fee Fight Tied to Celgene Whistleblower Case

The plaintiffs firm claimed an ex-partner poached a client who won a nearly $80 million whistleblower award against the drug maker.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 10, 2019 | The Recorder

Grant & Eisenhofer, Former Partner Call Truce in Fight Tied to Celgene Whistleblower Case

The plaintiffs firm had claimed in a federal case playing out in Los Angeles that ex-partner Reuben Guttman poached a client who won a nearly $80 million whistleblower award against the drug maker.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer

McGuireWoods Lands Life Sciences Litigation Trio From BakerHostetler

Jumping from one out-of-town firm in New York to another, Benjamin Hsing, Wanda French-Brown and Irene Hudson specialize in patent disputes over bringing new drugs to market.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 09, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Took Steps Forward in Diversity in 2018, Not Leaps: Report

Among the findings by the National Association for Legal Placement: Just 4.48 percent of law firm associates were African-American last year.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Labaton Name Partner Steps Back as New Chairman Takes the Reins

After about a year co-chairing Labaton alongside founder Larry Sucharow, securities litigator Christopher Keller is now leading the firm on his own.

By Scott Flaherty

4 minute read

January 07, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Lawyer in Viral Rant Video Faces Suit From Record Label Client

A former client is dragging attorney Aaron Schlossberg into court and back into the spotlight.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh Record Label Sues Lawyer Whose Racist Rant Video Went Viral

A former client is dragging attorney Aaron Schlossberg into court and back into the spotlight.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

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