Legal Industry Archive » April, 2014

Legal Industry - April, 2014

164 articles

• Turning Up Pressure Will Improve Firm Diversity, GCs Say
• Senate Confirms Stinson Leonard Atty To Federal Bench
• Winston & Strawn Joins BigLaw Downsizing With Staff Cuts
• Top 5 Mistakes Young Associates Should Avoid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Dreier Wins Judge's Approval For Bankruptcy Plan
• 5 Tips For A Disaster-Free Deposition
• Patton Boggs Denied $22M Bond For Chevron Pollution Suit
• Stinson Leonard Atty, 5 Other Judge Noms Near Confirmation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Facebook Peeks Risk Luring Attys Into Jury Selection Abuses
• More Top-100 Firms Saw Plunging Financials In 2013
• Munger Tolles' Michelle Friedland Confirmed To 9th Circ.
• 5 Tips For Delivering An Effective Direct-Examination
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• 16 Circuit Judges Broke Financial Conflict Rules: Report
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• 4 Firms Using Tech Savvy To Win Over GCs
• 8 Firms That GCs Say Are Worth The Price Tag
• The 12 Firms GCs Won't Stop Talking About
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With $22M Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• Alito Says Justices Struggle To Get A Word In During Oral Args
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Atty Who Slapped Paul Hastings Partner Wants Suit Revived
• Lawyers Can Peek At Jurors' Facebook Profiles, ABA Says
• Expect More Work, Less Play At Law Firm Retreats
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Better Economy May Spur Bankruptcy Firms To Branch Out
• Privileged Dechert Tapes Will Stay With Coudert Administrator
• Yale Law Women Names Top 10 Family-Friendly Firms
• 4 Practice Areas Generating Big Billable Hours
• Malpractice Firms In Demand As Claims Against BigLaw Rise
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Former Top-Level Dewey Atty To Testify In Criminal Case
• Gender Equality A No-Brainer For Employment Firms
• 2 More Patton Boggs Partners Bolt Amid Merger Talks
• Firms Eyeing Gender Equality Should Adopt Corporate Culture
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• 4 Ways To Get Your Law Firm Merger-Ready
• How Firms Can Help Female Partners Make It Rain
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• DA Says Dewey Criminal Trial Could Last 6 Months
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• 5 Ways To Avoid The Billing Mistakes Clients Hate
• Equity Partnership Door Blocked For Female Attorneys
• Stop Paying Lip Service To Flextime, Female Attys Say
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• 6 Tips For Making Partner In 6 Years
• Dewey Prosecutor Wants SEC Case Stayed, Defense Atty Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Trustee Hits PR Firm With Clawback Suit
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Jacoby & Meyers Urges Judge To Toss Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• 5 Tips For The Recently De-Equitized Partner
• Girardi Keese Shakes Malpractice Appeal From Dropped Client
• E-Discovery Tool Relieves But Doesn't End Doc Review Burden
• 3 Tips For A Smoother Road To Payday
• 4 Reasons Law Firms Should Promote More Partners
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Brown Rudnick's Revoked Offers Likely To Catch On
• Cos. With 1 Class Action Manager Save Big, Report Says
• 5 Surefire Ways To Get On A Judge's Bad Side
• 5 NY Trial Judges Moving Up To Appellate Courts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Cos. Rely On Larger Litigation Teams Amid Big-Money Suits
• Social Media A Big Headache For More GCs
• You Should Fear The Regulator, GCs Say
• Firms Cash In On Internal Investigations
• Corporate GCs Spreading The Litigation Love
• Alternative Fee Use Rebounds As GCs Seek Stability
• Litigation Stays Steady But Firms' Costs Keep Rising
• Advisory Panel OKs Higher Bar For E-Discovery Sanctions
• Legions Of Lawyers May Soon Be Free From NY Office Rule
• Nixon Peabody, Fitzpatrick Cella Announce Layoffs
• Brown Rudnick Pulls Associate Job Offers
• NY Governor Approves $1.8B Judiciary Budget Request
• NY Biz Court Plans Time Slot System For Motion Hearings
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• O'Melveny Escapes Claims It Lied In School Sex Abuse Case
• 5 Ways To Deliver A Killer Cross-Examination
• Greenberg Asks Court To Nix Epstein Atty's Malpractice Suit
• Obama Nominates 3 For Seats On Court of Federal Claims
• Dewey's Defenses In WARN Suit Don't Hold Up, Judge Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Munger Tolles Partner Moves Closer To 9th Circ. Spot
• Andre Bouchard Confirmed As Del. Chancery Court Chief
• NY Biz Attys Asked To Immediately Talk Settlement Discovery
• 5 Ways To Boost A Law Firm Brand
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
• 5 Tips For Surviving A 'Judicial Hellhole'
• Friending The Court: Tips For An Influential Amicus Brief
• NY Biz Court Floats E-Discovery Rules For Non-Parties
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Gibson Dunn May Be Forced To Give Up Bridgegate Docs
• Outside Counsel Relationships Built On Trust, GCs Say
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY Court To Clarify State Attorney Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• McAndrews, Schiff Blasted For 'Bad Faith' IP Suit
• Edwards Wildman Lays Off 52 Lawyers And Staff
• Sheppard Mullin Takes In 10 McKenna Attys In Calif.
• Dreier's Ch. 11 Plan Garners Another Ex-Atty Objection
• Wilson Elser Snags All Attys Of SF Boutique Firm
• New Rule Would Quickly Funnel Disputes Into NY Biz Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Smart Fridges Head From Kitchen To Courtroom
• BigLaw Engaged in 'Stealth' Benefits Cost Shifting
• Downward Pressure On Costs Puts Focus On ADR
• Ex-Dreier Atty Challenges Ch. 11 Plan, 'Partner' Status
• Legal Services Sector Adds 700 Jobs In March
• WilmerHale Partner Tapped For DC Federal Judgeship
• Top NY Court Says Lawyers Can't Lump Fees Together
• Reinstatement For Adorno & Yoss Co-Founder, Referee Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• Chevron Hits Patton Boggs With Fraud Claims In Ecuador Row
• Seyfarth Atty Hit With $2M Suit, Accused Of Swiping Client
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Senate Committee Moves Dechert Partner For 3rd Circ.
• NY Biz Court Could See Streamlining Of Privilege Logs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Scott Brown Exits Nixon Peabody Ahead Of Senate Run
• Donahue Gallagher, Fitzgerald Abbott To Combine Forces
• Groups Blame Texas Judicial Vacancies On Partisan Divide
• McDermott Will & Emery Launches Health Care Lobbying Arm
• Sacramento's Downey Brand Struggles With Partner Exodus
• Small Deals Dominate 1st Quarter Law Firm Merger Market
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Ex-Paul Hastings Trio Opens Employment Boutique
• Patton Boggs Lands Firmly In Chevron's Crosshairs
• Fla. Judge Nominees Make Case Before Senate Committee
• NJ Task Force Considers Judicial Independence Fixes
• Due Diligence Failures Leave Lateral Hires At Risk
• Del. Justice Jacobs To Retire From High Court In July
• Greenberg Traurig Ruling Will Boost Lawyer Deceit Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel