Winston & Strawn managing partner Tom Fitzgerald says conflicts of interest stymied his firm’s ambitious plans to hire 140 partners from the crumbling Howrey law firm.
Some state attorney discipline agencies are heavily regulating how lawyers use rating sites for business development. But how do those rules jive with the less stringent Communications Decency Act of 1996, which says users of such sites aren't liable for content posted by others? ABA Journal podcast moderator Stephanie Francis Ward talks with guests to discuss, among other ethics issues, whether lawyers can/should face discipline for client-written "testimonials."
Outside investment in law firms could remake BigLaw into institutions like Goldman Sachs, with a focus on short-term profits, highly paid partners and survival of the fittest.
A federal judge in Florida has ruled that Chase Home Finance must post a $4 million surety bond before the Ben-Ezra & Katz law firm is required to return to…
When a top in-house lawyer is deciding how to approach an unusual problem, it might well be helpful to talk with a seasoned counterpart. But even for a corporation’s general…
Perhaps no case could be a more monumental example of the reality of modern e-discovery than the ongoing Viacom copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube filed back in 2008. In that…
Apr 1, 2011 9:50 AM CDT
Matthew Knouff: “Backing up your data should not be viewed as a best practice, but as a requirement.” Photo by Sara Stathas