The Legal Intelligencer | Morning Update

Apr 02, 2024

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The Legal Intelligencer Morning Update

A Message From the Editor

Philadelphia's mass tort center is on track to see its lowest inventory in more than a decade. Our first item brings news from Judge Joshua Roberts, head of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center, about what's on the horizon. Also, market watchers are expecting an uptick in merger activity.

Thanks for reading!

– Max Mitchell, Regional Managing Editor, The Legal Intelligencer and New Jersey Law Journal

Court Administration | Analysis

Nearly Half of Philadelphia's Mass Tort Programs Are on Track to Close This Year

By Aleeza Furman

"Within the next several months, the court will be closing the Risperdal, Essure and Elmiron mass tort programs, as... Read More

Law Firm Mergers | News

With High Interest in Law Firm Acquisitions, 'A Likely Uptick' in Mergers Underway

By Andrew Maloney

Law firms with between 400 and 800 lawyers are especially hungry to acquire smaller firms right now, noted Lisa Smith... Read More

Attorney Work Life Balance | Commentary

Still Don't Want to Go Anywhere? Business Development for Those Who Are Remote(ly Interested)

By Joshua M. Peck and Jamie K. Mulholland

So, even though a lot of things are indeed happening in person again, some lawyers simply can't —or don't want... Read More

Diversity

Promoting 'Comfortable Diversity' Can Impact Firms' Bottom Lines

By Cedra Mayfield | Lisa Willis | Patrick Smith

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable... Read More

Attorney Work Life Balance | Commentary

Vanessa Ford: We Can't Afford to Lose You

By Dena Lefkowitz

The profession must do better than this. We lawyers are problem-solvers at our core and the answer can never be for... Read More

Judges

People in the News—April 1, 2024—Capehart Scatchard, Funge

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot

In celebration of Women's History Month, Aminata C. Kamara, Jaclyn M. Terranova, and Megan A. Wilson—attorneys... Read More

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