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Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.

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COVID-19 Panel: Business Liability

WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Business Liability

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Three legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to talk about business liability concerns as the economy opens back up.

Remote Litigation

The Virtual Courtroom

Andrew E. Curto and Danielle E. Tricolla

Why some of the industry changes the pandemic has wrought—the advent of remote courthouse appearances chief among them—deserve to outlast the return to normal life.

Virtual Mediation

Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?

Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Paulo Flores, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Robert S. Peckar

Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.

Jury Study on Insurance Claims

Jury Study Sounds Alarm for Insurance Industry

Christopher W. Martin

Without Congressional action, the years ahead will see a tsunami of suits filed against the insurance industry for COVID-19-related claims. Our intensive surveys shed some disturbing light on potential jurors’ attitudes and perspectives.

Jury Research in High Profile Cases

Selection Protection

Robert A. Clifford and Bradley M. Cosgrove

Jury Research in High Profile Cases

Working From Home

How I Adapt to Working From Home

Alexandria Hurst

With the pandemic still ongoing with no end in sight, one lawyer writes about how she stays sane working from home.

Best Lawyers Since the First Edition

Best Lawyers Since Day One

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We talked to some of the 566 attorneys who have been recognized by Best Lawyers since the first edition in 1983.

Best Lawyers Intelligence

How Does Your Firm Measure Up?

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BL Intelligence provides your firm with valuable industry data.

How to Find the Best Lawyer for Your Case

How to Find the Best Lawyer for Your Case

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Best Lawyers combines the trust of industry referrals with state-of-the-art technology to help you find the right lawyer.

What's Old Is New: Vaping and Big Tobacco

What’s Old Is New: Vaping and Big Tobacco

Bryan O. Blevins, Jr.

A Potential Danger Worse Than Cigarettes

Corporate Liability for Mass Shootings

Warning Signs

Antonio M. Romanucci

The Warning Signs and Legal Remedies of Mass Shootings

Media Tips in a High-Profile Case

Media Tips in a High-Profile Case

Gregory G. Rizio

How an Attorney Can Successfully Work With the Press

Social Media Tips for Law Firms

David Ackert's Top Advice on Social Media and Client Prospecting

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The president of Ackert Inc. offers his insights on business development to Best Lawyers following the 2019 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference.

How to Vote With Best Lawyers

The Best Lawyers Voting Process Explained

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Invited to vote? Learn how to submit your ballot and why your vote counts.

What Are Lawyer Commendations?

Lawyer Commendations Feature Makes It Easy to Recommend Top Legal Talent

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Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.

Contemporary Economic Activity

Divide and Conquer: Plaintiffs Need a Single Forum that Accommodates the Realities of Contemporary Economic Activity

David A. Mazie and David M. Estes

The growth of mass tort litigation tracks with industries’ shift to mass marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical and consumer products on a national scale.

Multidistrict Litigation

An Introduction to Multidistrict Litigation

Annesley H. DeGaris

Many lawyers who do not regularly handle mass tort cases can be frustrated by the multidistrict litigation (MDL) process.

Class Action

What Is a Class Action?

Benjamin H. Whitley

None of these cases were class actions. In fact, they are known in the legal world as mass torts.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Mass Tort

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco

Clifford J. Zatz and Josh Thomas Foust

The decision “may make it impossible to bring certain mass actions at all.”

How All Successful Lawyers Prep for Trial

The Importance of Trial Preparation

Benjamin Slater III

What are the keys to success in the courtroom?

Suing Equifax over Data Breach

How Litigation Finance Brings Power to the Plaintiff

Eva Shang

Legalist launched a two-week campaign to help consumers sue Equifax—in small claims court.

Bristol-Myers MDLs

Will the Bristol-Myers Decision of Personal Jurisdiction Further Consolidate Litigation in MDLs?

Jeffrey Travers and Michael J. Miller

We were able to obtain a verdict for Mr. Cooper within a year of opting for the state courts.

Article 10(A) of the Hague Service Convention

Send, Serve, or Both

Holly M. Polglase and Matthew E. Bown

The Supreme Court decides the meaning of Article 10(A) of the Hague Service Convention.

Plaintiffs No Longer Sue in Mass Torts

Supreme Court further Restricts Where Plaintiffs Can Sue in Mass Torts

Gregory Bubalo and Katherine A. Dunnington

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California will significantly impact the plaintiffs’ choices of forums for the filing of mass torts actions.

Butterfield and the Nixon Tape Discovery

Story of the Tape Discovery: The Correct One

Eugene Boyce

I have never read a complete and true account about the confirmation of a taping system in the Oval Office over the past 43 years.

Railroad Companies

Strategies for Deposing Lay Expert Witnesses When Defending Railroad Companies

Benjamin Slater III

Taking a measured approach during expert witness depositions is sometimes the most challenging aspect.

Title IX seeks to change cultural norms

Jumping Hurdles toward the Finish Line

Meredith Aldridge, Colleen Welch, and Alicia Hall

Forty-five years of progress with Title IX.

Wage and Hour Class Actions

The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions

Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano

In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).

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