By LCA Senior Fellow David A. Schaefer

2022 LCA President Michael Ehrenstein and his firm, Ehrenstein|Sager, secured a decisive Second Circuit victory on behalf of Angola in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Aenergy seeking $1.1 billion in claims against the African country. In its ruling, the court upheld the lower court’s authority to dismiss the ...

Dear Fellows, The most effective trial lawyers are humble! Television portrayals depict trial lawyers as arrogant egomaniacs. Contrary to this pernicious myth, the most effective trial lawyers are humble. Why I asked LCA Senior Fellow Meryl Macklin about the importance of humility. Meryl is a leader of Bryan Cave’s renowned ...

The Litigation Counsel of America is pleased to announce that Adam Arceneaux of Ice Miller LLP, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the inaugural recipient of the William E. Wegner Professionalism Award. “Adam was a unanimous selection by the award committee,” said LCA Executive Director and General Counsel G. Steven Henry. “He ...

Winston & Strawn Partner and Presidential Nominee Kathi Vidal has been confirmed by the United States Senate as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Kathi will lead the USPTO’s 13,000+ employees and its nearly $4 billion budget. She ...

The Complex Commercial Litigation Institute (CCLI) of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is pleased to announce that Meryl Macklin, of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, in San Francisco, California, has been named 2022-2023 Chair. The mission of the CCLI is to provide a forum to (i) share and develop best ...

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. is proud to announce that New Jersey Principal Loren L. Pierce has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF). The NJSBF, the charitable and educational arm of the New Jersey State Bar Association, provides a wide variety ...

Dear Fellows, Can civility co-exist with an adversarial system predicated on zealous advocacy? In the oath of admission to the Florida bar, we “pledge fairness, integrity, and civility” to opposing parties and counsel. Florida is not unique in this regard. In fact, civility in our profession is required by the codes ...

Jeffrey S. Jacobson Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP New York, New York LCA Complimentary Webinar Series, March 3, 2022 Most states have laws—some enforceable only by the Attorney General, but many also enforceable in private civil suits—expressly prohibiting price increases during declared states of emergency. At least for AG ...

  Dear Fellows, As we emerge from the pandemic, what steps should we take to invigorate our marketing efforts, so we can capture and keep more clients? Clearly, COVID hindered traditional legal marketing activity, caused a re-examination of marketing efforts, and inspired some fresh marketing innovations. Who hasn’t marketed to ...

LCA Senior Fellow Kurt Zitzer, of the Minneapolis-based law firm Meagher + Geer, has been re-elected to the firm’s Management Committee. Kurt has served on the firm’s management committee since 2017 and will continue to serve in this role for another five-year term, commencing on March 1, 2022. Kurt is  ...