Published by the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the latest edition of the Defense Counsel Journal (DCJ) illuminates important trending issues impacting today’s legal industry landscape, including more physically dispersed legal work forces, effects of mass-tort advertising, and legal issues around wartime sanctions.
The IADC’s fourth-quarter 2022 DCJ is available for free and without a subscription via the IADC’s website at www.iadclaw.org/documents/?CategoryId=4.
Frequently and favorably cited by courts and other legal scholarship, the DCJ is a quarterly forum for topical and scholarly writings on the law, including its development and reform, as well as on the practice of law in general. DCJ articles are written by members of the IADC, which is a 2,500-member, invitation-only, worldwide organization that serves its members and their clients, as well as the civil justice system and the legal profession.
The following are brief summaries of the articles included in the fourth-quarter 2022 issue of the DCJ:
• “The Changing Geography of Law Practice: Law Firm Risk Management Considerations” by Mark J. Fucile of Fucile & Reising LLP in Portland, Oregon – This article explores the changing geography of law practice, including hybrid offices and remote work models that are indicative of generally more physically dispersed work forces, and its important implications for law firm risk management.
• “In Search of Mass Tort Plaintiffs: Advertising and Its Impact on the Targeted Populations, Potential Jury Pools, and Our Clients” by Jeffrey A. Holmstrand of Grove, Holmstrand & Delk PLLC in Wheeling, West Virginia – This piece looks at the landscape of legal advertising and the First Amendment issues that legal advertising raises, including an examination of mass-tort advertising and its potential effects – particularly the effects of those advertisements seeking clients for claims involving pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
• “Navigating Sanctions and the Legal Risks of Armed Conflict” by 2022-2023 IADC President Mark R. Beebe, a partner, and Jeffrey M. Surprenant, an associate, both at Adams and Reese LLP in New Orleans, Louisiana – This article provides a framework to evaluate the threats posed to businesses of sanctions regimes amid armed conflict among nations. The piece, which was adapted from a panel presentation presented at the IADC’s 2022 International Corporate Counsel College, also considers the legal implications under domestic and international law implicated by the armed conflicts that often give rise to the imposition of sanctions.
The IADC is an invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 49 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community. For additional information, visit www.iadclaw.org.
