How I Made Practice Group Leader: 'Surround Yourself With People Who Are Talented and Hardworking,' Says Amy Van Gelder of Skadden
"Surround yourself with people who are talented and hardworking, support their growth, empower them to take on new challenges and increasing responsibility and relentlessly give them credit for a job well done. When you do your best to make your colleagues look good, it reflects well on you as a leader."
Lawyers Outdo Themselves, Getting $50M After Court Vacates $10M Award
"They offered one one-hundredth of the verdict," said prevailing plaintiff counsel Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Law. "That's important because everyone talks about verdicts in Georgia, but what people need to talk about is the fact that these verdicts happen because these insurance companies don't protect their insureds, and they lowball plaintiffs even in strong cases."
Vince McMahon's Accuser Pursues Records Amid Sexual Assault, Trafficking Claims
"Defendants assert that they know plaintiff's legal strategy well enough to assure the court that she has does not 'have any intention whatsoever' of suing them," the plaintiff stated in the memorandum. "As fervently as defendants may wish this were true, it is not, and wishful speculation is not a cognizable ground for a motion to strike or dismiss."