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9 Trends Changing the Litigation Market

Clients are completely reassessing how they hire law firms and their strategy for moving forward. This reboot can be your best friend—but only if you make the trends work for you. Here are the most important 9: Litigation spending on outside counsel is up 6% since 2018—in-house departments are not…
Michael Rynowecer
October 2, 2019
The Mad Clientist

23 Best of the Best Law Firms in Class Actions

Class Actions show big increases in spending and bigger increases in uncertainty. Plaintiff attorneys are becoming ever more aggressive while defendants are spending more to mount their defenses. Clients are getting pickier about who they want defending them—based more and more on their understanding of the hidden risks which are…
Michael Rynowecer
September 25, 2019
The Mad Clientist

CMOs Stress Levels Surge

CMO Stress Levels Surge Business is good. The best it’s been in recent memory. So, what’s the worry? 2019 marks the first time a large number of CMOs tell us the external factors are just as stressful as the internal issues. These law firm marketing leaders see outside threats and…
Michael Rynowecer
July 17, 2019
The Mad Clientist

Clients See a Few Firms as Long-Term Leaders

Clients keep a distant eye on law firm mergers—and have bias for firms who will emerge the winners—especially for big, and potentially long, litigation or regulatory work. Every client knows a merged firm can become conflicted—and this means work for the client. Top legal decision makers name 28 fewer law…
Michael Rynowecer
May 22, 2019
The Mad Clientist

Clients See Fewer Movers and Shakers

After a solid 6 years of increase, clients see fewer law firms moving and shaking. Clients tell us more law are doing the same new things—making it less innovative. Overall, the number of law firms clients see as movers and shakers dropped 4.2%.Clients named 3 fewer firms to the Best…
Michael Rynowecer
May 21, 2019
The Mad Clientist

Fewer Bet-the-Company Law Firms

The number of law firms clients think can handle bet-the-company matters fell by 16.1%, down to just 94 firms this year. As the complexity and stakes clients face grow higher, clients are becoming more selective and are dramatically raising their expectations. Join us in congratulating the following firms with the…
Michael Rynowecer
May 20, 2019
The Mad Clientist

Fewer Premium Worthy Law Firms

Clients are facing more complexity and uncertainty than ever before—the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at an all-time high. Clients gladly pay premiums for the firms who are comfortable with uncertainty and can simplify the complex. The number of firms meeting this threshold dropped substantially—a steep 22.4% from last year.…
Michael Rynowecer
May 17, 2019