Recent developments in multi-district litigations (MDLs) raise interesting and important questions about the responsibilities of lead attorneys and judges. Increasingly, lead attorneys use their control of settlement negotiations to enrich themselves. In a prior article co-authored with...

In the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., the Court recognized that lawyers participating in a securities offering may be primarily liable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and under one...

This essay discusses why the increase in high-profile, high-fees chapter 11 bankruptcy cases creates some real public relations problems for bankruptcy professionals and what those professionals might do to avert a backlash in the media and in the public opinion of lawyers

This paper begins from the assumption that in order to understand political development in sub-Saharan Africa we must locate our analysis at the intersection of the state and civil society. One way to do this is through the lens of a profession. Analyzing the internal dynamics of a profession...

This paper focuses on the anti-torture campaign that was catalyzed into existence in mid-2004 following the publication of the Abu Ghraib photos and the release of the first batch of "torture memos." Because the Bush administration essentially "legalized" torture, litigation has been the primary...