ANALYSIS: In-House, Outside Counsel Disagree on Loper’s Impact

In-house counsel are more likely than law firm attorneys to foresee a shake-up to their practices if the US Supreme Court overrules or changes Chevron, according to a new Bloomberg Law survey. Across all legal professionals surveyed, regulatory-heavy practice groups are, understandably, the most wary.

Of the 326 respondents to the question about how a change to Chevron would alter their practices, 228 work at law firms and 98 are in-house.

A bigger percentage of in-house attorneys than law firm lawyers anticipate Chevron-related changes, and this holds true for all types of change: significant (20% to 14%), moderate ...