The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | January 8, 2018
Whenever Bob discusses arbitration with a client, he talks about the advantages of avoiding court proceedings. His first words always are, “You save so much money.” Bob has learned that his clients like to save money and that these savings are more important to them than the speed of arbitration or the ability to pick the decision-maker or the many other benefits that arbitration provides.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 28, 2017
The bulk of The Legal's 10 most-read stories of the year fit pretty neatly into three categories: unhappy news for law firms, attorneys in trouble and upheaval in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | December 28, 2017
Think back to your “Professional Responsibility” class in law school. What questions did you hear over and over?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 19, 2017
In a closely watched case that waded into the murky ethics of business arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers, a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could agree on only one thing: fee-splitting arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers are not per se unenforceable just because they violate attorney ethics rules.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | December 18, 2017
Everyone thinks arbitration proceedings are automatically confidential and that the participants cannot blab about them to others.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 12, 2017
While the lawyer representing a bakery sued for trademark infringement over a pretzel sandwich thought the lawsuit was half-baked, a federal judge ruled that it did not rise to the level of a fee sanction.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 12, 2017
A Harvard Law professor has issued a report recommending a cap on all contingent fee contracts for attorneys representing former players individually and rejecting arguments that parties should pay an additional set-aside toward a common benefit fund for class counsel attorneys.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | December 7, 2017
Morgan Lewis says ex-client Towers Watson waived conflicts in its engagement letter with the firm.
By Christine Simmons | November 20, 2017
A Manhattan federal judge ruled that Reed Smith can't sue former co-counsel Wohl & Fruchter in state court for a chunk of class action attorney fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | November 20, 2017
Chartwell Law Offices says it shouldn't have to pay for not providing former clients' documents.
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