When we published last year's Diversity Scorecard, we said that this year's edition would take a more nuanced look at how law firms are faring in boosting diversity within their ranks. At the time, we predicted that our new approach would shake up the rankings. And it has.
Incisive Media
June 18, 2009
As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal teams, and the legal implications, economic domino effect and other ramifications for lawyers and the legal profession. Check back for regular updates from all Incisive Media publications, collected here.
The National Law Journal
May 1, 2009
A patent lawyer and a patent boutique are the nonobvious choices for legal representation before an international human rights body. But from the perspectives of rabbis from New York and Washington, Steven Lieberman and Washington's Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck were the obvious choices to turn an international spotlight on alleged violent religious discrimination by Venezuela President Hugo Chavez.
The National Law Journal
February 21, 2008
The usual forum-shopping battle involves a choice between a federal court and a state court. Often overlooked, except in the forum non conveniens arena, is another form of forum selection: the choice between a court in the U.S. and one in a foreign country. Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank presents a typical scenario, writes Loyola Law School professor Georgene Vairo: Citizens of a foreign country suing in a U.S. federal court, rather than their own courts, for alleged violations of human rights.
