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THIS MONTH IN THE AMERICAN LAWYER
Cover Story
The Marriage Broker
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The fight for gay marriage in Iowa changed the nation's legal landscape--and one lawyer's worldview.
"It used to be that firms would respond serendipitously to whoever knocked on the door...Now they look at what's needed and seek that work out."
Features
In House at The American Lawyer
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
July is when we announce our annual A-List. This is the most important ranking we publish--one that firms earn by deed, not by reputation or customer inertia.
Power Shift
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The legal world has been transformed in the last year, and so has our seventh annual A-List. Only four firms held on to the same ranking that they had in 2008. Four firms fell off the list, which means another quartet joined this elite group.
Cracking the Code
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
While most big firms put a lot of time and money into recruiting and training associates, at Irell & Manella that investment truly seems to pay off.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Pro Bono Report: Recession-Proof?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Pro bono work usually declines during a downturn. So far, that hasn't happened.
For Whose Good?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Pro bono programs too often stress quantity over quality and easy wins over social impact. Sometimes nonprofits should think twice about accepting the help.
Making Headlines: Change of Venue
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Dewey partner Alan Howard has put his heart, and more, into his pro bono work. For the past year, Howard has been both guardian and lawyer to 18-year-old Jesse Ray Beard, who faced criminal charges in the school-yard beating of a white student in Jena, Louisiana, in December 2006.
Bar Talk
Time Well Spent
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Many associates are grateful to get deferrals to public interest organizations, but it's not free for the firms or the groups that take them.
Motor City Madman
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
When disgraced and former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gave way to former Detroit Piston Dave Bing in May, the newly elected mayor tapped a team of volunteers to help him get the Motor City back on its feet.
So Sensitive
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Weil Gotshal tries to blunt criticism of its fees in the Lehman bankruptcy.
A Dirty Business
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
One man's battle against a judge and his campaign contributor.
There and Back Again
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Pentagon claims that many released Gitmo detainees returned to the terror business. Their lawyers disagree.
The Work
Big Suits
Big Suits
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
USA v. W.R. Grace; Broadcom v. Qualcomm; Jaffe et al. v. HSBC; U.S. ex rel. Kapuscinski v. NetApp
New Business
The Work: New Business
Friday, June 19, 2009
New work landed by major firms, including high-profile deals, lawsuits, and bankruptcies announced in May 2009
Ideas
International
Italy's Insolvency Solution
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
From Parmalat to Alitalia, Italian bankruptcy laws have undergone a radical change, and now they're being tested in full.
Alitalia's Emergency Landing
The rescue of troubled Alitalia took several years to play out.
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