Recent Features
Refining A Practice Through Ever-Changing Times with Jonathan Harris of Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
With a background as a novelist and a high-end fashion designer, Harris is now one of the go-to trial lawyers in New York City.
Bleichmar, Fonti & Auld Partners on the Billion-Dollar Tesla Settlement that Stunned Delaware
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
The shareholder-side firm secured a nearly $1B resolution to a case against Tesla's board of directors at the start of this year.
Legends Limelight: Carolyn Lamm Leads in International Arbitration at White & Case
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
She started her career in DOJ's Civil Division Frauds Section then built a stellar track record in international arbitration and dispute resolution at White & Case.
Knowing Better and Doing Better with Hall of Fame Member Frank Branson
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
In his expansive and monumental career, Branson has secured record-setting jury verdicts and jaw-dropping settlements for injured victims and families in a wide variety of cases.
The Bright Cluster of Lawdragon Legends at Cohen Milstein
By Matthew Heller | Lawyer Limelights
Joe Sellers, Agnieszka Fryszman and Steve Toll have all made their mark on the law in expansive and impactful careers.
Disrupting the Personal Injury Space with the Launch of Postman Law
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The firm, run by the team behind Keller Postman, is bringing mass action expertise to individual cases.
Cultivating a Trial-Centric Culture with Michael Duke, Founding Member of Elsberg Baker & Maruri
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
“The way I learned best was by doing the work,” says Duke. “There's no better way to force yourself to learn a case than if you're in the hot seat.”
Paul Derby: From High School Debater to Trial Master
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
His wide-ranging trial practice encompasses business disputes, employment litigation, securities litigation and more.
Hard Work and the Road to Leadership with Melissa D’Alelio
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
The chair of the Insurance and Catastrophic Loss Group at Robins Kaplan in Boston takes lessons from her prior work as a teacher and waitress.
Trial and True: Empowering the Jury with Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer Ron Mercaldo
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The Hall of Fame litigator has learned not to ask jurors for a specific damages amount, but to help them think about the worth of a limb - or a life.
Making Sense of the Senseless: Leadership and Personal Injury Law with Patrick A. Salvi II
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
From acting as co-lead counsel in the Sterigenics litigation to serving as president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Salvi is defining leadership in personal injury law.
Christopher J. Keller, Acclaimed Litigator and Visionary Leader, Dies at 54
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights, News & Features, Labaton Keller Sucharow
Chairman of Labaton Keller Sucharow since 2019, Keller played a central role in shaping the firm’s identity and success over more than two decades.
Our Data, Our Selves: Jeremy Lieberman on Valuation and the Cost of “Free” Tech
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights, News & Features
Lieberman’s cases against Alphabet, Nikola Electric Trucks and Bed Bath & Beyond, among others, are highlighting big issues of privacy, bubble valuation, consolidation and third-party data sharing.
Blowing Away The Competition – Arnold & Itkin Turns Twenty
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The firm boasts more than $22B in verdicts and settlements, a feat accomplished by outsmarting, outworking and out-lawyering their opponents.
Defending Julian Assange: Barry Pollack on the Historic Plea Deal and the Future of White-Collar Defense
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features
This past June, Pollack brokered the deal that freed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, nearly 15 years after the site's first controversial publications.
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