Most large law firms are playing the lateral churn game. Less productive or profitable partners are pushed out, and lawyers who can bring in clients and money are hired.
A law firm that acquired intellectual property lawyers through a merger is apparently expanding its footprint and IP practice through a new acquisition.
Lawyers who seek confidential advice from their firm’s in-house counsel about a potential malpractice claim should not have their communications disclosed absent a compelling reason, the ABA says in an…