Overview
On September 10, partner John Villa presented at the MPC Symposium in New York City on two topics: “Ten Ways Even the Best Law Firms Can Get into a Jam” and “A Defense Lawyer’s Wish List for Your Engagement Letter.” There were more than 230 lawyers in attendance in person or remotely from 30 firms and insurers. MPC is a risk retention group for major San Francisco Bay Area law firms, many of which now are international.
John is a partner at Williams & Connolly who served on the firm’s Executive Committee from 2002 through 2017. He focuses on legal malpractice defense and corporate, securities and financial services-related litigation (both civil and criminal). He has been rated a Star Individual by Chambers – the publication’s highest ranking – for law firm defense every year that Chambers has rated U.S. lawyers in this category, and has authored three treatises and a casebook on this and related issues.