Law Firm Client Relationships | Analysis

Realization Rates Keep Falling in the Am Law 200. But Does That Matter?

By Dan Roe

While a few firms attributed declining realization to market factors, the majority are gladly exchanging lower realization... Read More

Discovery | News

MDL Judge: 'Significant Number of Plaintiffs' Can't Allege Paraquat Exposure

By Amanda Bronstad

Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, in the Southern District of Illinois, has issued a series of discovery... Read More

Civil Appeals | News

Pa. Court Revives Contract Claims Against 2 Lawyers Accused of Providing Ineffective Counsel

By Aleeza Furman

"The agreement is for you to do the job at a professional standard. I don't think that's a surprise," Ellen Brotman... Read More

Contractual Disputes | News

Lit Funder Virage Wants Sacks Weston Bankruptcy Dismissed

By Amanda O'Brien

The funder claims the firm's Chapter 11 filing was a bad-faith effort to delay trial and forum shop in a dispute stemming... Read More

Law Firm Management | Commentary

The Slackers Are Running the Joint—Gen X Law Firm Leaders and Their Impact

By Marci Taylor

As Gen X and millennials ascend to leadership positions in law firms, they have a lot on their respective plates—an... Read More

Bankruptcy | Commentary

Ninth Circ. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel: Corporate Debtors in Subchapter V Are Not Subject to Discharge Exceptions

By Lawrence J. Kotler and Elisa Hyder

Small businesses seeking to reorganize should be mindful of this growing area of case law as they weigh their different... Read More