Hinshaw & Culbertson

It’s A ‘Perfect Storm’ For Attorney Malpractice Claims

The industry is seeing a rise in high-value malpractice claims.

Yet Another Am Law 200 Firm Is Cutting Salaries Because This Madness Will Never End

Another day, more salary cuts come to Biglaw.

Litigation Funding In Arbitrations And Class Actions

Claimholders in arbitrations increasingly recognize that litigation finance is a valuable tool for enforcing their rights.

The Loop Elite: The Go-To Firms Of Chicago

A handy primer to the top firms in the Windy City.

Morning Docket: 10.19.16

* The LSAT may be "destroy[ing] socioeconomic diversity" in law schools. Will a low score on the Logic Games section of the LSAT keep you from becoming employed as a lawyer? Probably not, but it may keep you from attending a top law school, unless you can afford an expensive LSAT tutor, and many prospective law students are priced out from the get-go. [The Atlantic] * Darby Dickerson, dean of Texas Tech Law, is resigning to assume the deanship at John Marshall Law-Chicago, a school whose enrollment has faltered over the past several years. She was asked during a job interview why she would leave a ranked law school for an unranked one, and her response may surprise you. [Crain's Chicago Business] * The first oral argument of the new SCOTUS term marked one of the first times that complete gender equality was reached at the high court. Five men -- all justices -- and five women -- three of them justices and two of them representing their clients -- were all present for Bravo-Fernandez, which is a relative rarity. [Washington Post] * "I feel that as a result of the experiences I had, I had a lot to offer." With the assistance of Dewey & LeBoeuf's former GC, Hinshaw & Culbertson is launching a crisis management and consulting practice. The firm is now in competition with businesses like Zeughauser Group, Altman Weil, and Hildebrandt Consulting. [Big Law Business] * A class-action suit has been filed over Samsung's recall of its fiery smartphone, alleging breach of warranty, breach of good faith, and common law fraud. You can expect the size of the proposed nationwide class of plaintiffs in this suit (or at least those in California, Pennsylvania, and Nevada) to explode faster than the Galaxy Note 7. [WSJ Law Blog]