How to Plan An Effective Crisis Communications Strategy
In part 2 of a 5-part series, we look at tips for how you can plan for creating an effective crisis communications strategy.
5 Most Common Crisis Communications Scenarios In 2022
In the first of a 5-part series, we explore the 5 most increasingly common crisis communication scenarios in 2022, and the importance of establishing an agile communication strategy.
Plugging The Profit Leaks: How Your Firm Can Stop Burning Money
Join the webinar on September 25th and learn some quick wins you can implement right away.
Got A ‘Big Mess’? It’s This Lawyer’s Job To Help You Clean It Up
It's crisis management time!
Beware Of The News Media
Sometimes protecting your in-house client requires some coordination with your public relations team.
Leave Your Problems At The Office, Or Get Shamed At Home
It has been a particularly busy past few weeks for our in-house team. In addition to our normal duties, we have been assisting our public relations team in a rather contentious dispute the media has taken an interest in. Given the potential legal import of the statements our organization releases to the media, our office […]
Counseling Through An In-House Crisis
Here's a cautionary tale of how NOT to act in a crisis.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
6 Tips For Law Firm Crisis Management
How should you react when your law firm turns into a sinking ship?
The View From Up North: Jian Ghomeshi’s Pre-Trial Foreplay
A salacious case offers a window into crisis management and the challenges faced by lawyers handling high-profile matters.
Boies Schiller Expands In D.C. By Hiring Young Legal Superstars
Who is the latest legal eagle to feather her nest at the elite litigation firm?
Grabbing the Canoe: Or, Reflections on Crisis Management
Some thoughts on crisis management for attorneys, from in-house columnist David Mowry.
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
Quote of the Day: Potted Plant?
Who's representing whom in the fallout over the David Petraeus / Paula Broadwell affair? Every power lawyer in D.C., it seems.
Dewey Have Some Pretty Expensive Bankruptcy Advisers? How Much Do They Charge?
How much are Dewey's bankruptcy lawyers and other advisers charging? And what else is going on in this epic law firm bankruptcy?
House Rules: Some Public Relations Advice for Adam Kaiser
In-house columnist David Mowry offers some friendly public relations tips for former Dewey partner Adam Kaiser.
3M v. Lanny Davis: For the Record
Last night we wrote about a high-profile lawsuit: 3M v. Lanny Davis. Yes, that’s right: the maker of Post-its and Scotch tape is going after Lanny J. Davis, the noted D.C. lawyer and lobbyist, along with his client, Porton Capital (a group of private investors). It’s a strange lawsuit, but the allegations in it aren’t […]
Lawsuit of the Day: 3M v. Lanny Davis
D.C. power broker Lanny Davis has been hit with a federal lawsuit by, oddly enough, one of America's largest corporations: 3M, the Fortune 100 company and Dow Jones Industrial Average component that's famous for such products as Post-it Notes and Scotch tape. When you see a large corporation suing a prominent attorney like Davis, you might expect a malpractice claim. But that's not the case here....