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Who’s on the Client’s Team: How Outside Counsel Get Picked & Why They Get Cut

Who’s on the Client’s Team: How Outside Counsel Get Picked & Why They Get Cut. Plenary 2. American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry 2012 Fall Meeting. Moderator: PENNY COBEY McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP JONI ARMSTRONG COFFEY BROWARD COUNTY ATTORNEY. TREY MOYE

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Who’s on the Client’s Team: How Outside Counsel Get Picked & Why They Get Cut

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  1. Who’s on the Client’s Team:How Outside Counsel Get Picked&Why They Get Cut Plenary 2 American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry 2012 Fall Meeting Moderator: PENNY COBEY McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP JONI ARMSTRONG COFFEY BROWARD COUNTY ATTORNEY TREY MOYE KBR, Inc. THOMAS HILL GENERAL ELECTRIC CORP.

  2. Outside Counsel Marketing • What kinds of outside counsel marketing have you found to be most effective?

  3. Choosing Outside Counsel • What are the most important qualities you look for in choosing outside counsel?

  4. Outside “MVP” Counsel • Think of a long-term outside counsel relationship that has been particularly valuable to your firm. How would you describe it?

  5. Alternative Fee Arrangements • How important are alternative fee arrangements to you in choosing outside counsel, and which have worked best for you?

  6. Communication • Communication between in-house counsel and outside counsel is key. What works best, and what doesn’t work?

  7. Termination • Think of situations where you decided to terminate the services of outside counsel. What led you to those decisions? How did the counsel respond?

  8. Lessons Learned • Favorable word of mouth is key to successful marketing to inside counsel • Substantive speaking and writing helps build favorable word of mouth • Maintaining quality control over existing matters is as important to a firm as bringing in new ones

  9. Lessons Learned (cont’d) • In-house counsel are accountable for performance, and expect outside counsel to be accountable as well – “you own the result” • A terminated relationship may be salvageable, depending on the grounds for termination

  10. Break… American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry 2012 Fall Meeting

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