In-House Counsel

A team at a law firm plans to include academics

By Rees Morrison

An article in the Am. Lawyer, Vol. 30, Feb. 2008 at 16-17, describes the migration of a well-known bankruptcy partner from one law firm to another. At his new firm, Martin Bienenstock will lead a team -- called the Business Solutions and Governance Group -- that will ?assemble corporate partners, litigators, and academics to assess a company's options.? Academics?

Will law departments pay for the academics (See my post of Jan. 19, 2008: profusion of timekeepers.)? Does the firm intend to ask its client about the inclusion ? and expenses ? of the PhDs (See my post of Aug. 3, 2005: Baxter?s Litigation Advisory Board.)? Do similar restrictions apply to academics as to law firm lawyers on conflicts of interest and malpractice coverage?

Full post as published by Law Department Management on February 17, 2008 (boomark / email).