http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T03:16:08-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/what_law_firms_should_know_about_cyber_attacks_and_the_fbi/ The steady rise of cyberattacks against U.S. companies—with damages that include tens of millions of dollars, lost trade secrets and threats to critical infrastructures—has prompted the FBI to even more greatly stress the importance of information-sharing on cyber intrusions. However, the decision to share sensitive data about a company or… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:16 -0500 44343.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_deweys_bankruptcy_lawyer_more_large_law_firms_will_fail/ While failed law firms make for notoriously difficult bankrupty cases, Dewey & LeBoeuf's time in bankruptcy court was quicker and easier than other notable law firms. Joe Samet, head of restructuring at Baker & McKenzie, and Al Togut, founding partner at Togut, Segal &… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Bankruptcy Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:44 -0500 44333.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in-house_lawyer_tests_biglaw_firms_for_computer_skills_before_hiring_them/ Frustrated by big bills for routine matters, D. Casey Flaherty, who serves corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, struck back with a computer skills test for BigLaw. Invited to submit a senior associate of their choice for testing, the first nine firms flunked, Flaherty, a keynote speaker, told a large… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, In-house Counsel Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:31 -0500 44327.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/youtube_can_be_used_as_hammer_of_justice_even_if_client_has_lost_in_court/ It isn't just in court proceedings that depositions can be useful, a Colorado attorney says. By posting them on YouTube after his client had already lost in court, he won a secret settlement in one corporate matter, John Pineau tells the Denver Post. "This is an incredible… Business of Law, Legal Ethics, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:34 -0500 44306.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stanford_law_hotbed_for_tech_startups_and_legal_entrepreneurs/ Taking a cue from the academic origins of many Silicon Valley inventors, Stanford Law School has become an incubator for legal technologists. Not typically credited as innovators, at least five startups have been created by current students and grads at the school since 2009, Law Technology… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Schools Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:04 -0500 44299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/paradigm_shift_is_here_to_stay_law_firm_leaders_say_in_altman_weil_survey/ Law firm leaders say the paradigm shift is here to stay, according to a new Altman Weil survey. Yet surprisingly they don't put concerns such as delivering value to clients and improving efficiency at the top of the list when asked an open-ended question about the biggest challenges they will… Business of Law, Corporate Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Midsize Firm, Partners Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:34 -0500 44301.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/adams_and_reese_to_acquire_a_23-attorney_firm/ For the second time this year, New Orleans-based Adams and Reese is expanding its attorney roster by acquiring another legal partnership. This time it's 23-attorney Ellis Lawhorne. The Columbia, S.C., firm is expected to tie the knot with Adams and Reese on June 1, reports the Advocate. Together,… Business of Law, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Partners, States, Louisiana, South Carolina Wed, 22 May 2013 05:29:57 -0500 44297.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_linkedin_endorsements_violate_legal_ethics/ Legal blogger Robert Ambrogi received an email alert this morning notifying him that an Internet acquaintance he’s never met or spoken to had endorsed his litigation skills on LinkedIn. Ambrogi says that is not uncommon for connections with no firsthand knowledge of his skills to endorse him on LinkedIn, a… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Legal Ethics Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:55 -0500 44295.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kasowitz_opens_new_calif._office_with_two_jenner_insurance_recovery_partner/ Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman has opened a new office in Century City, Calif., with two partners from Jenner & Block. They are Jerold Oshinsky and Linda Kornfeld. Both represent businesses and university policyholders in insurance coverage disputes with their carriers, and Oshinsky had co-chaired the practice group at Jenner.… Business of Law, Insurance Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, States, California Tue, 21 May 2013 05:30:36 -0500 44282.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/never_take_a_case_because_you_have_nothing_better_to_do_and_other_small_fir/ Attorneys who make money don’t waste their time accepting bad cases just because it’s a slow day, Joseph Spiegel says. Getting stuck on huge cases that squander time and money is the biggest mistake the Ann Arbor, Mich., attorney sees lawyers make. "The bigger the case, the greater the risk,"… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:58 -0500 44277.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tech_gadgets_lawyers_should_leave_at_home_on_business_trips/ You won’t see tech-savvy lawyers juggling multiple phones, tablets or cameras through airport security points. Lugging around fewer tech toys saves time and eases travel burdens on business trips, Legal Technology News reports. For lawyers who jet it for work, Legal Technology News identifies 10 items… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:36 -0500 44278.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/leading_ip_partner_leaps_from_steptoe_to_sheppard_mullin/ An intellectual property litigator who was one of the founders of Steptoe Johnson's office in Century City, Calif., has leapt to the local office of Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton. Partner Michael R. "Mike" Heimbold began work there on Friday, Reuters reports. He said he made… Business of Law, Intellectual Property Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, States, California Mon, 20 May 2013 09:50:54 -0500 44266.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_avvo_linkedin/ Last month, Arizona criminal defense attorney Matt Brown noted at Tempe Criminal Defense that he was taking a break from blogging to go on a 700-plus-mile hike. But he checked into the office periodically. "At some point after climbing onto the Colorado Plateau, however, the volume… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Immigration Law, Trials & Litigation, 6th Circuit Court Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:46 -0500 44228.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/borrow_a_brolly_campaign_by_linklaters_reaches_soccer_players_wife_and_dail/ Linklaters got some free publicity when the wife of soccer player Wayne Rooney sported an umbrella with the logo of the British-based law firm at a Manchester United home match. The Daily Mirror ran photos of Coleen Rooney to show her “baby bump” at the match in… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Law Firms Fri, 17 May 2013 06:15:49 -0500 44223.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_telepathy_and_prescience_are_what_gcs_look_for_from_firms/ Trevor Faure, Global Leader of Legal Services for Ernst & Young, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that general counsels at large corporations are looking for four things from the law firms which represent them: professional telepathy, professional prescience, exceptional client service and cost efficiency.… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:56 -0500 44218.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_firm_sponsors_guns-for-groceries_buyback_program/ A personal injury law firm in Michigan is sponsoring a gun buyback program this Saturday at a Detroit church. The Southfield personal injury law firm Goodman Acker is backing the “guns for groceries” program, report MLive.com, the Associated Press and Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Criminal Justice, Law Firms, States, Michigan Thu, 16 May 2013 05:35:39 -0500 44194.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_clerk_of_28_years_diverted_3m_from_real_estate_lawyer/ After 28 years, real estate attorney James Naumovich had implicit trust in his law clerk, Gina Kioussis, and considered her a friend and family member. But she allegedly diverted $3 million in client funds for her own use, when it came down to a choice between what she was supposed… Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International, North America, Canada Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:47 -0500 44161.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/step_away_from_the_minibar_bankruptcy_lawyers_fees_and_expenses_face_increa/ Bankruptcy lawyers’ fees and expenses are coming under increased scrutiny as the U.S. Trustee Program readies new guidelines that are intended to further control bankruptcy costs in large cases. The proposed guidelines for lawyers in Chapter 11 cases are expected to be unveiled July 1, and they may include a… Bankruptcy Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms Tue, 14 May 2013 05:39:28 -0500 44144.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_who_didnt_notify_insurance_carrier_of_nuisance_case_lose_coverage/ Husband-and-wife West Virginia lawyers who practiced together in the same Charleston firm initially didn't report to their insurance carrier what they subsequently described as a pro se "nuisance case" over a $290,000 check that the plaintiff said was wrongfully issued to one of the firm's attorneys. But after the plaintiff,… Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, Insurance Law, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, West Virginia Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:56 -0500 44152.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_suit_claims_law_firm_wrongly_fired_her_then_misappropriated_her_lik/ A former lawyer with a construction law firm based in Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit accusing her one-time employer of improperly firing her and then misappropriating her likeness by keeping her photo on its website. The suit by Melissa Angeline also accuses law firm Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Pennsylvania Mon, 13 May 2013 08:15:02 -0500 44143.abajournal.com