[Note: Sometimes… they come back!!] Last year about this time, I pushed out a list of blogs that were written by attorneys or others within BigLaw firms. Out of curiosity, and somewhat of a response to Jim Beck and Mark Herrmann at Drug & Device Law, I thought I’d review the list that both I put out and the great list that Kevin O’Keefe put out on BigLaw Blogs and see which ones no longer exist.
After going through the two lists, and reviewing 200+ blogs, I found 73 that were either flat out dead, or were dying through the lack of recent posts. I defined “dying” as the lack of any blog post for at least a month. Perhaps labeling a blog as “dying” just because there hasn’t been a posts in over a month may be harsh, but that’s my guideline and I’m sticking to it!
There are a few on here that are dead for good reason (e.g., the firm no longer exists.) There are a few on here where the attorney moved on to other jobs and left BigLaw behind. And, there are a few that were clearly “short-term” blogs designed for a specific purpose.
One of the things that I was very impressed with when reviewing the 200+ blogs was the fact that most of these blogs were very active. In fact, many of the active blogs had posts that were put up this morning. And almost all of them had at least one post in the month of December. Although here is a list of BigLaw blogs that are dead or dying… there are still plenty more out there to enjoy.
Law Firm | Blog Name | Date of Last Post |
Alston & Bird | Securities Litigation Blog | 9/15/2009 |
Arent Fox | AdvertisingLaw.com | No Longer Available |
Baker & Daniels | Climate News Live | 10/21/2008 |
Blackwell Sanders | Fair Use Blog | 11/2/2009 |
Blank Rome | Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog | 8/25/2009 |
Bracewell & Giuliani | Financial Industry Task Force Blog | 6/16/2009 |
Bradley Arant | Mississippi Law Blog | No Longer Available |
Davis Wright Tremaine | Corporate Finance Law Blog | 8/18/2009 |
Davis Wright Tremaine | Digital Media Law Blog | No Longer Available |
Davis Wright Tremaine | Telecom Law Blog | No Longer Available |
Davis Wright Tremaine | Washington Construction Law Blog | 8/18/2009 |
Epstein Becker Greene | Executive Women’s Networking Blog | 10/27/2009 |
Fox Rothschild | Employee Free Choice Act Blog | No Longer Available |
Fox Rothschild | Tax Litigation | No Longer Available |
Frost Brown Todd | Ask the Legal Pro | No Longer Available |
Frost Brown Todd | Employer Notes | Empty |
Goodwin Procter | KM Space | 3/4/2009 (End of Blog) |
Goodwin Procter | Real Estate Space | 2/23/2009 (End of Blog) |
Holland & Hart | Climate Change Law Blog | 9/23/2009 |
Holland & Hart | NASD, SEC and Regulatory Defense Blog | No Longer Available |
Hughes Hubbard & Reed | White Collar Crime Blog | 5/21/2009 |
Hunton & Williams | Reasonable Basis | No Longer Available |
Ice Miller | Agribusiness Blog | 2/8/2008 |
Ice Miller | Daily Dose of IP | 4/30/2009 |
Ice Miller | Indiana CEO Survey | 10/9/2008 |
Ice Miller | Indiana Trailblasers Blog | 11/26/2008 |
Ice Miller | Japan Trade Mission | 9/12/2007 |
Ice Miller | Life Sciences Blog – Harry Gonso | 2/24/2009 |
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Entertainment Litigation Blog | 8/18/2009 |
K&L Gates | Texas Non-Compete Law Blog | 5/16/2009 |
Kilpatrick Stockton | EFCA Updates | No Longer Available |
McGuireWoods | Suits in the Workplace | 9/23/2009 |
McKenna Long | RFID Law Blog | 10/15/2009 |
Michael Best & Friedrich | From Russia With Law | 5/4/2008 |
Morris Manning & Martin | Open Source Law Blog | No Longer Available |
Nixon Peabody | Financial Recovery Blog | 4/8/2009 |
Perkins Coie | More Soft Money Hard Law | 8/21/2009 |
Quarles & Brady | Summer Associate Blog | 7/6/2009 |
Reinhart | Deliberations – Law, news, and thoughts on juries and jury trials | Announced End of Blog on 11/23/09 |
Saul Ewing | Climate Change | 8/17/2009 |
Saul Ewing | New Jersey Zoning Watch | No Longer Available |
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold | Legal Technology Blog | 8/28/2009 |
Sheppard Mullin | Advertising & Promotions Law Blog | 9/15/2009 |
Sheppard Mullin | Bankruptcy & Restructuring Blog | 10/16/2009 |
Sheppard Mullin | Covering Your Ads | 9/15/2009 |
Sheppard Mullin | ESOP Law Blog | 4/7/2008 |
Sheppard Mullin | Fashion and Apparel Law Blog | 10/29/2009 |
Sills Cummis & Gross | Redevelop NJ | 10/14/2009 |
Sonnenschein | Health Care Privacy Law Blog | 8/3/2009 |
Sonnenschein | ICDP Blog | 10/30/2009 |
Stinson Morrison Hecker | TechKnowledgy | 10/23/2009 |
Thelen Reid | Climate Law Update | No Longer Available |
Thelen Reid | Daily News Blog | No Longer Available |
Waller Landsen | Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) Forum | 6/23/2009 |
Waller Landsen | Executive Compensation | 10/15/2009 |
Waller Landsen | Healthcare | 6/17/2009 |
Waller Landsen | Investment Scams | 6/12/2008 |
Waller Landsen | Payment Systems | 6/12/2008 |
WilmerHale | Anne McLaughlin’s Blog | No Longer Available |
WilmerHale | Julie Smolinski’s Blog | No Longer Available |
WilmerHale | Kevin Chambers’ Blog | No Longer Available |
WilmerHale | Ross Firsenbaum’s Blog | No Longer Available |
Wilson Sonsini | Semiconductor Law Blog | 10/18/2009 |
Wilson Sonsini | Silicon Valley Media Law Blog | 4/8/2009 |
Wilson Sonsini | Startup Company Lawyer Blog | 7/20/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | China Practice Blog | 10/9/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | Commlaw – Mass Media | 4/10/2007 |
Womble Carlyle | Commlaw Source | 5/15/2008 |
Womble Carlyle | Community Development and Affordable Housing Blog | 2/18/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | Construction Industry Blog | 7/20/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | Fair Labor Standards Act | 9/19/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | Non-Compete and Restrictive Covenants Blog | 10/27/2009 |
Womble Carlyle | South Carolina Appellate Law Blog | 12/13/2008 |