By Jason Grant | December 20, 2018
The plaintiff in the lawsuit over control of a company was ordered to pay, as discovery-abuse sanctions against her, defense attorney fees billed by Fox Rothschild, Proskauer and Pelosi Wolf Effron & Spates.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Aviva Will | December 13, 2018
The gender pay gap defies all expectation in its persistence—but we needn't accept it, and we can begin to fix it. But doing so will require new thinking and a focus on the fundamentals. And in law, as elsewhere in business, one of those fundamentals is money.
By Scott Flaherty | December 6, 2018
The hires help Validity expand its foothold in New York after launching in June with $250 million in capital and a team led by litigation finance veteran Ralph Sutton.
By Christine Simmons | December 3, 2018
Recent rulings highlight one reason law firms hesitate to sue clients for unpaid legal fees: Judges don't always enforce the bills.
By Scott Flaherty | November 26, 2018
The firm is asking the court to uphold an arbitration award against a former client—the second time in recent months Boies Schiller has ended up in New York state court because of a legal fee dispute.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Arthur J. Ciampi | November 21, 2018
Law Firm Partnership Law columnist Arthur J. Ciampi writes: 2018, with all its political turmoil, has come and (not quite, but almost) gone. In this month's column, as we have done since 2006, we celebrate the passing of the year by reviewing, in the annual roundup, some recent cases from around the country relevant to law firm partnerships. This year there are two cases of first impression.
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | November 21, 2018
“If we're going to convince the best talent to choose and stay in Big Law … we need to change the model."
By William T. McCaffery | November 9, 2018
According to the most recent survey of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Liability, personal injury litigation, alone, accounts for more than 20 percent of all legal malpractice claims brought in the United States. Being most at risk to malpractice claims, it is imperative for litigation attorneys to incorporate certain essential risk management techniques into their practices.
By Andrew Denney | October 31, 2018
The arrangement, which is prohibited under New York's attorney ethics rules, presents one of many vexing issues for a Manhattan Supreme Court justice.
By Christine Simmons | September 10, 2018
As it continues to duel with Carl Icahn-controlled CVR Energy, Wachtell argues its own initial engagement letter with former client CVR was "a mere agreement to agree" and thus not enforceable.
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