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Solo and Small Firms

Nov. 12, 2011

Humble Beginnings

For the Newport Beach-based business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Schiffer & Buus APC, one case was enough for it to start and keeping it afloat during difficult economic times.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


NEWPORT BEACH - Keeping a new law firm afloat - especially during the worst economic downturn in recent memory - doesn't require a huge caseload starting out, say Schiffer & Buus APC shareholders. One case that's big enough will do.


Founded in the economically dark year of 2009, Schiffer & Buus got a boost from a client embroiled in litigation with the Vietnamese government stemming f...

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