Trade Secret Litigation at an All-Time High A departing employee’s laptop. A cloud folder that shouldn’t have been accessible. A competitor rolling out suspiciously similar specs six months later. Trade secret litigation has moved from a niche corner of IP […]

Expert Witness Demand by the Numbers The first half of 2026 has confirmed what we already suspected: expert witness demand is up, and it’s up broadly, not just one or two practice areas. For a closer look at what’s driving […]

Why Summer Construction Disputes Are Surging Summer is the busiest season on the construction calendar: longer daylight hours, fully staffed job sites, multiple trades working together to hit weather-dependent windows, and general contractors racing to complete exterior work before fall. […]

We’re at the halfway mark of 2026, and the dockets are telling a clear story: four areas in particular are generating a surge in matters that hinge on expert testimony — AI and technology disputes, construction defect and delay litigation, […]

Selecting an expert witness is one of the highest-leverage decisions in any litigation matter. Get it right, and you have a credible, well-prepared voice supporting your theory of the case. Get it wrong, and you are managing budget disputes, admissibility […]

Best Practices for Managing Expert Witness Engagements in Insurance Defense Litigation In insurance defense litigation, retaining an expert involves more than finding the right credentials. Before the engagement can even begin, the law firm must identify a qualified candidate, build […]

OVERVIEW A large national bank’s ESOP division sought to evaluate an eight-figure loan for a North Carolina-based waste recycling company that converts industrial liquid waste into a solid form for landfill disposal. The company demonstrated strong growth, and while the […]

Why independent industry expertise is the missing layer in financial due diligence.

By the time most law firms start searching for an expert witness, the window is already closing. A case gets filed, depositions are scheduled, and the pressure is on. Suddenly, the scrambling begins. Calls go out to the usual names, […]