Over the three decades that I’ve been in and around the legal profession, I’ve noticed an interesting evolution in Biglaw litigation. Large law firms that have traditionally focused on defending their corporate clients in lawsuits have become
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My latest guest is an acclaimed appellate and Supreme Court advocate, Jennifer Bennett of Gupta Wessler. To introduce her, I’m going to turn over the floor to a former podcast guest: Judge Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.), for whom Bennett clerked.…
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A version of this column originally appeared on Bloomberg Law, part of Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. (800-372-1033), and is reproduced here with permission.Also, as I recently mentioned, I’m now on a…