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Firms Unswayed on Blogging

Are large law firms blogging -- and if not, why? That's one of the questions addressed in an American Lawyer story on blogging trends among Am Law 200 firms. A March 2008 study conducted by Lexblog shows that 53 Am Law 200 firms were blogging in some manner -- either through a law firm-sponsored blog or a blog run on the side by a firm lawyer. And more than one-third of those firms started blogging in the past six months, reflecting a strong upward trend. On the other hand, it still means there's 74 percent to go.

-- Legal Blog Watch

People Are Talking

"It has been an excellent tool for our business"

- Jennifer Sirras Ray

Profiles Spotlight

In-House Counsel Says Success Is Mix of Practice, Preparation

Fulton County Daily Report

After working for law firms in Boston and Atlanta, Lori Shapiro took an in-house job with Employment Learning Innovations, a workplace training company. In her role as GC for seven years, she taught some of the company's offerings for business people. The trick to public speaking, she said, is preparation combined with practice. Shapiro, now an in-house counsel for Graphic Packaging International, gets plenty of practice speaking as the 2008 president of the Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia chapter.

PODCAST

Social Networking and the Law

On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi had an insightful conversation with three guests who had very different perspectives on social networking and the law: Chris Carfi, co-founder of business-networking company Cerado; Eric Goldman, director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law; and Kara Swisher, co-executive editor of All Things Digital.
Listen to or download the program from this page.

San Francisco Litigator Tries Racetrack Trials

The Recorder

Edward Hugo does not fancy himself an adrenaline junkie, but in recent years, the San Francisco litigator has been hitting the racetrack. This week he's wrapping up the 2008 California Mille, a four-day road rally that began Sunday and takes drivers down roads and highways through Northern California. "I like speed and adventure and have less risk aversion to these activities," he says. "As some people grow older, they grow more conservative. Others get older and get bigger and better toys."

Troutman Sanders Partner Is an Advocate for Golf

Fulton County Daily Report

"Golf has enriched my life," says Troutman Sanders partner Lewis Horne Jr. Harvard graduate Horne discovered the game at age 40 and is now an advocate for developing minority participation in junior golf. He serves on the board of The First Tee of Atlanta, an initiative to grow the game of golf at a grassroots level and to introduce the sport to economically disadvantaged youth. Unfortunately, a "massive project" has kept the lawyer away from the golf course most of the past year.

GC Finds Job Tailor-Made for Him

Fulton County Daily Report

When a longtime friend of Harold W. Jordan II called to tell him Morehouse School of Medicine was creating a general counsel position, she told him the job was made for him. Jordan's own medical career "ended one week into organic chemistry," but between his family -- his mother was a nurse and his father was a psychiatrist -- and his in-house work for three hospital companies, he's comfortable working with medical professionals. He now agrees with his friend: The job feels tailor-made for him.

Firm Staffer Plays Songs in the Key of Law

Legal Times

By day Jose Caceres is the business development coordinator for the Washington, D.C., office of the Bailey Law Group, planning events and meetings and figuring out ways to reach as many potential clients as possible. But by night he's a concert pianist, well versed in masters such as Bach, Mozart and Rachmaninoff. His two professions may seem poles apart, but it's his creativity that makes him successful. "I try to find different ways of doing things," he says. "I want to make it new, every day."

Lawyer Plants New Roots at Georgia-Pacific

Fulton County Daily Report

After 24 years practicing product liability and toxic tort law, John C. Childs moved to Atlanta in April 2005 to an in-house job with the Georgia-Pacific legal department. Attracted by the challenge of taking on the company's defense in a number of product liability cases, he became the company's first chief litigation counsel, responsible for developing and designing an in-house defense to asbestos litigation. The verdict? "We had a good year last year," Childs says. "We won six and hung two."

Holland & Knight Partner Makes 'Elite' List

The Recorder

Holland & Knight partner Jennifer Hernandez, who's spent her career getting old factories redeveloped, was recently profiled by Hispanic Business Magazine for making its annual list of 20 "elite women." She co-chairs Holland's national environmental team and leads the 17-attorney West Coast land use and environmental law team. "I've always been committed to that sector, but [with a focus on] making it clean," says Hernandez, half of whose work is related to brownfield development.

Invitrogen GC Enjoying the Biotech Revolution

GC California Magazine

Invitrogen Corp., headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., provides products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, along with academic and government research institutions. The company employs more than 4,700 people and reports annual revenues of about $1.3 billion. John Cottingham, general counsel at Invitrogen, discusses the revolution in biotech, his philosophy toward outside firms and how to survive in a roomful of scientists.