Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : January 25, 2011

There’s not any major underlying theme to today’s roundup, simply a number of quality posts. Daniel Schwartz chimes in on yesterday’s hot topic, Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, while Kevin LaCroix has an insightful interview with Stanford Law Professor Joseph Grundfest on the state of securities class action litigation. Total posts on The LexBlog Network today: 151.

• Building the Litigation Department of the Future (as Part of a Modular Law Firm) – Houston lawyer Daniel Droog of Shipley Snell Montgomery on the firm’s Commercial Litigation Monitor
• The Jurisdictional Power of the “Case-Within-A-Case” Doctrine in Patent Legal Malpractice Litigation – Seattle attorney Paul Swanson of Lane Powell on the firm’s Patent Practice Professional Liability Reporter
• Our Comment to the SEC’s Proposed Rules under the Adviser’s Act – Seattle lawyer Asher Bearman of DLA Piper on The Venture Alley
• DOL issues new final rules for environmental whistleblowers – Richard Renner of the National Whistleblower Center on their Whistleblowers Protection Blog
• Ninth Circuit Clarifies Meaning of “Voluntary Departure” Under WARN Act – Portland attorney Marc Alifanz of Stoel Rives on the firm’s blog, World of Work
• How Hungry Are You to Become a Superstar? – Dallas lawyer and client development coach Cordell Parvin on his Law Consulting Blog
• Where is the Correct Venue in Legal Malpractice? – Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on the New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
• Interview with Stanford Law Professor Joseph Grundfest About the State of Securities Class Action Litigation – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary
• How To Negotiate With Chinese Companies. – Seattle attorney Dan Harris of Harris & Moure on the firm’s China Law Blog
• Supreme Court Recap: Creating a “Zone of Interest” Under Title VII Retaliation Law – Hartford lawyer Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog