Filmmaker Mike Smith’s B&E Productions has obtained the film and television rights to Big Law, a legal thriller novel from Ron Liebman. The book, which was released January of last year via Penguin Group LLC, centers on a Carney Blake, a young lawyer at one of NY’s most prestigious law firms, and his discovery that…

ABC has put in development drama Big Law, based on the Colombian format from RCN, from Ellen Pompeo's studio-based production company, Calamity Jane, David Marshall Grant and ABC Studios. Written and executive produced by David Marshall Grant, Big Law is a modern look at a large LA law firm and what it takes to…