Fearsome Foursome

Litigation used to be an overhead cost. Minimize the expense. Settle the case. Move on. Bet-the-company work was the exception. No More. Welcome to 2026. Complex litigation now stands between new revenue and no revenue. It can shut down competitors, protect entire markets, and open new ones. The wrong law…

Litigation used to be what happened when business went wrong. In 2027, it increasingly determines what the business gets to do next. For decades, companies wanted litigation contained, settled, budgeted for, and made to disappear. Not anymore. Litigation has a new job. Protect growth. Clear strategic obstacles. Defend revenue. Protect…

Nobody wants a fair fight. Especially corporate counsel. When millions – or billions – are at stake, clients want every unfair advantage they can legally get. Sometimes the first strategic win happens when the other side sees who just entered the case. The right opposing counsel makes other lawyers –…

Class actions continue to grow in size and complexity. Clients want firms treating class actions as an enterprise risk instead of an isolated litigation. Please join me in congratulating the law firms clients point to as the Class Action Powerhouses and Leaders: The BTI Class Action Powerhouses 2026 Arnold &…

The new commercial litigation claims directly impact clients’ business operations and revenue – adding tremendous pressure to corporate counsel to respond quickly. Please congratulate the Commercial Litigation Powerhouses and Leaders: The BTI Commercial Litigation Powerhouses 2026 Alston & Bird Arnold & Porter DLA Piper Duane Morris Faegre Drinker Gibson Dunn…

More than 64% of companies are increasing their litigation budget with most of the increase going to outside counsel. The old playbooks are officially obsolete – or limit firms to lower-rate work. The outsized litigation premium goes to the fast, flexible, and fearless counsel. Please congratulate the Complex Commercial Litigation…

Thoughts and expectations speak louder than words. Clients change their expectations of law firms all the time – and don’t tell them. Corporate counsel are too busy with their own sets of challenges. And few law firms ask. And this time, it’s about Gen AI – not as a tool,…

Labor-only firms are offering tools to predict issues and map out jurisdictional issues and requirements. General Practice firms are leading with industry-specific strategies and avoidance. Both are winning formulas and the firms able to merge the 2 strategies will stand out most. Please congratulate the Employment Litigation Powerhouses and Leaders:…