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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
July 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Concerns about the global and U.S. economy have contributed to a dip in law firm leaders' confidence looking ahead at the second half of the year.
By Scott Flaherty
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July 6, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The country's legal services industry added thousands of jobs in June, pushing the figure for legal jobs slightly above the range that has prevailed since December 2016, according to Labor Department data.
By Scott Flaherty
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July 2, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The first six months of 2018 has seen 51 law firm mergers, including 21 in the most recent quarter.
By Scott Flaherty
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June 27, 2018 | The Recorder
Jones Day is looking to put a lid on a gender discrimination suit brought by former partner Wendy Moore, while women suing Ogletree Deakins are seeking to add new allegations.
By Scott Flaherty
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June 19, 2018 | The Recorder
Jones Day is the latest large law firm to face claims of gender discrimination. Wendy Moore, now a partner at Perkins Coie, alleges in a new suit that her former firm operates as a boys' club and marginalizes women.
By Scott Flaherty
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May 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Selendy & Gay lawyers are contesting a "forfeiture-for-competition" provision in Quinn's partnership agreement requiring its former lawyers to forfeit 10 percent of legal fees earned from clients they took with them.
By Scott Flaherty
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April 30, 2018 | The Recorder
Partners in New York, Washington, D.C., and London are also vying to head the 2,400-lawyer firm following former chair William Voge's ouster in March.
By Scott Flaherty
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April 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The proposed class action is the latest gender bias case brought by plaintiffs firm Sanford Heisler Sharp, whose other law firm targets have included Proskauer Rose, Chadbourne & Parke and Sedgwick.
By Scott Flaherty
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April 25, 2018 | The Recorder
A special master, appointed by Judge Lucy Koh, was highly critical of a legal fee request in a $115 million settlement of data breach litigation against Anthem.
By Scott Flaherty
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April 4, 2018 | The Recorder
Holland & Knight convinced the Second District Court of Appeal to reverse a $34.5 million verdict in a case accusing the firm of furthering a real estate investment fraud.
By Scott Flaherty
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