Wake Up Call: New Deloitte Firm Eyes German Class Action Risk

In today’s column, Big Law firms are in a fierce talent war, but their overall lawyer count is flat; New York’s state inspector general became the latest ally of former Governor Andrew Cuomo to follow him out the door; as delta-variant Covid cases explode, state court leaders want remote court proceedings to continue.

• Leading off, Deloitte Legal, the accounting giant’s legal practices arm, hooked up with German boutique Frommer Legal to start a Munich-based law firm that specializes in defending companies against class actions. The new firm, Classreaction, says German companies face a growing risk of getting hit by class ...