A party’s express right to exercise “sole discretion” in exercising a contractual right would appear, on its face, to insulate that party from liability for any and all exercises of that discretion. In practice, however, the grant of “sole discretion” to a contracting party has not been given such a…

Following a flat 2022, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips achieved strong financial gains for 2023 thanks to its efforts to integrate previous growth and its countercyclical approach. The firm, which is made up of both lawyers and consultants, crossed over the $400 million mark last year, via a 6.4% gain in revenue, while also…

As lawyers, our existence is governed by rules: court rules, procedural rules, evidentiary rules and Bluebook rules, just to name a few. We are not, however, immune to the effects of media influences, such as stories edited to video clips for shortened attention spans or the impact of special effects…

Businesses aren’t in business to litigate, but sometimes litigation is an unavoidable path to being made whole when significant financial harm is sustained. Given the continued economic uncertainty of the past few years, proactive commercial litigation and arbitration to recover significant damages have become more common. Against this backdrop, we…

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Today, nearly one in three matters is performed under an alternative fee arrangement, with flat fees being the most common. Clients like these arrangements because of the cost predictability, and from an attorney’s perspective, the risk of exceeding budget on a flat-fee matter can be effectively managed. Under flat-fee arrangements,…