Practice5 min
Why we say no to most matters
We turn down the majority of the matters we hear about. Not out of arrogance — out of a calculation about what senior-led work actually requires.
JA
Jane Anderson
Managing Partner
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Notes from counsel.
Practice notes, case framings, and process pieces — written by the partners who tried the matters they describe.
Practice6 minWhat "partner-led" actually means
Most firms say "partner-led" and mean a partner signs the engagement letter. We mean something more specific — and the difference shows up in the record.
MKMarcus KleinPartner
M&A9 minFive mistakes general counsel make in second requests
A second request is not a document production exercise. It is a litigation. Treating it like the former is the most common — and most expensive — mistake general counsel make.
MKMarcus KleinPartner
Litigation8 minClass certification is the real fight
In most class actions, the case is decided at certification — not at trial. The defendants who win are the defendants who litigate as if Rule 23 is the merits.
JAJane AndersonManaging Partner
Restructuring8 minCross-border insolvency — one record or two?
Chapter 11 and a parallel UK scheme of arrangement are two proceedings, two courts, and two judges. The side that runs them as one record almost always wins.
TSTom SinghPartner
Regulatory7 minThe months before the subpoena
An SEC enforcement investigation is decided in the months before it formally exists. By the time the first subpoena lands, the charging theory is already taking shape.
APAnna PetrovaPartner