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Fisher Phillips Sees Litigation Demand Boost Revenue by Double Digits for Second Year

Fisher Phillips Sees Litigation Demand Boost Revenue by Double Digits for Second Year | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/03/08/fisher-phillips-sees-litigation-demand-boost-revenue-by-double-digits-for-second-year/ John Polson, chair of Fisher & Phillips. (Courtesy photo) NEWS The Atlanta-founded firm increased revenue to $338.96 million in 2023–a 10.9% increase from 2022 and an 85% increase since 2016.…

NY Lawmakers Eye Bolstering Regulatory Framework for Fintech

As New York has emerged as a global leader in fintech, lawmakers on Thursday looked into oversight of the industry. Members of New York Assembly’s Standing Committees on Banks and Science and Technology acknowledged recently that the companies offer a multitude of products consumers want on their mobile devices, such as…

Inevitable Disclosure Under DTSA: To Apply or Not To Apply?

In 2016, Congress enacted the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) to create a private right of action for trade secret misappropriation under federal law. DTSA was intended to provide uniformity among the various state trade secret laws. See H.R. Rep. No. 114-529 at 200 (2016) (DTSA intended “to provide a…

Settlement Strategy: Line-by-Line Holt Demand Leads to .25M Resolution

A pair of Atlanta attorneys has secured a $1.25 million pre-suit settlement for an 82-year-old woman injured in a vehicular collision. The Beasley Allen duo is now detailing the deliberate step they took when submitting their Holt demand to Allstate Insurance Co. to help reach the six-figure resolution. ‘So She Can…

AI, the Billable Hour and Improving Client Service

I believe the first article I read about the “end of the billable hour” as a mechanism for recording attorney work output and ultimately client bills was in the mid-1990s. I am sure there were more before then, but I just do not recall. The arguments then (as now) revolved…

Generative AI Promises to Revolutionize Legal Research

It is unsurprising that, in a profession already known for risk aversion, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been met with some resistance and calls for caution. In perhaps the most famous tale, a lawyer in New York made headlines last year for filing a brief replete with…