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&lt;p&gt;Fulbright &amp;amp; Jaworski has released the results of its seventh-annual Litigation Trends Survey Report, a detailed situation map of the global litigation scene based on &amp;ldquo;the thinking of senior corporate counsel (in the U.S. and the U.K.) regarding the near-term future prospects for dispute resolution and related matters.&amp;rdquo; Half of the survey respondents believe the legal industry will &amp;ldquo;permanently  change the way it does business because of the changing economy.&amp;rdquo; Aspiring litigators would do well to have a look at the findings, which provide an expansive view of the lawsuit landscape not necessarily available to BigLaw&amp;rsquo;s rank and file.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are the Top 5 takeaways from the report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;IP/patents&amp;rdquo; replaced &amp;ldquo;bankruptcy/reorganization&amp;rdquo; as one of this year&#39;s top 5 litigation areas targeted by companies for increased spending. The other four: Regulatory Investigations, Contracts, Labor &amp;amp; Employment, and Electronic Discovery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; 80% of U.S. respondents think the U.S. of Civil Procedure should be modified to limit e-discovery in civil actions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. The companies most likely to initiate litigation are in the energy, health care, manufacturing and insurance industries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. More companies are using alternative fee arrangements than last year, including 61% of the largest companies (One in six estimate AFAs account for 50% or more of their billings.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. The changing economy thus far has made U.S. companies far less willing to inititiate litigation or go to trial than their U.K. counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;-posted by brian&lt;/p&gt;

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