When Legal Branding Goes Too Far Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a case that perfectly illustrates the clash between modern legal marketing and traditional courtroom decorum, a Michigan lawyer’s colorful dragon logo has been forcibly “slain” by an unimpressed federal magistrate judge. Jacob A. Perrone of “Dragon Lawyers PC” thought his purple dragon mascot […]
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f you thought class action was a contact sport, wait until you hear what’s been happening at Pogust Goodhead. The London-based litigation shop that made its name (and burned through a fair bit of investor cash) chasing down corporate behemoths is now facing a drama worthy of its own mini-series.
Pogust Goodhead burst onto the scene with a business model that could make even the most jaded litigation funder’s eyes water.
However there has been trouble brewing and, as The Times reported this week, the law firm’s own auditors have questioned whether the firm can continue as a going concern. Read More . .
Who Is Aaron Teitelbaum, The DOJ’s Antitrust Virtuoso Who Helped Topple Google’s Ad Tech Empire? Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor If you’re in Biglaw and haven’t heard the name Aaron Teitelbaum lately, you might want to check if your antitrust alerts are still working. The Justice Department’s lead litigator in the landmark Google ad tech
Financial Services Group Buys Legal Firm In Further Growth of ABS Moves Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Pss . . wanna buy a law firm? The acquisition of Birdi & Co Solicitors by Fusion Consulting Group is a further example of how the legal industry in the UK is evolving as a result of deregulation
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In a year when lawyers in swanky glass towers were booking profits faster than partners could update their Patek Philippe collections, three new firms have crashed the Am Law 100’s exclusive “Super Rich” party.
Dechert, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, and Jenner & Block have all secured VIP access to the club where profits per lawyer hit at least $550,000 and revenue per lawyer tops $1.1 million.
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How One Lawyer Turned Mockery Into a Business Model Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a profession where “aggressive representation” is practically a sacred mantra, one UK solicitor has flipped the script by building his practice on, brace yourself, being nice to clients. He’s the Mr Nice Guy lawyer who built a whole business model
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JD Vance’s Complex Position in Trump’s Legal Firm Crackdown Ben Thomson, Senior LawFuel editor In the Trump White House where executive power and the legal profession have collided with unprecedented force, Vice President JD Vance occupies a particularly complex position, but why has he been largely silent on the issue? A Yale Law graduate and
Why Prince William’s Choice of Mishcon de Reya Speaks Volumes Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In what legal circles are calling the monarchy’s most intriguing attorney-client relationship since, well, Diana’s divorce, Prince William has just tapped Mishcon de Reya—the nobby London firm that once represented his mother during her contentious 1996 split from then-Prince Charles.
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In the marble-lined corridors of legal power, a rebellion is brewing over the ‘Trump deals’ being made by biglaw firms targeted by the administration in recent weeks.
Associates at two of America’s most prestigious law firms are doing what many might have thought to have been the unthinkable—resigning from coveted positions that pay north of $220,000 annually to protest their firms’ Faustian bargains with President Trump, marking perhaps the most significant crisis of conscience Big Law has faced in a generation.
It’s Trump, Not AI Threatening These Lawyers Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Skadden has cut a $100 million deal with the Trump administration to avoid becoming the next law firm target of presidential wrath. The firm preemptively approached the White House after learning they were in the crosshairs of a potential executive order, opting to
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