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Hugo Guzman is a reporter on ALM's in-house desk based in California, covering legal departments at disruptive technology companies, as well as labor and employment issues involving the NLRB, EEOC and other regulators. Connect with him at [email protected] today.
January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, "market power shifted decisively from law firms to the clients, rapidly moving from a sellers' to a buyers' market for legal services," a new report from Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law says.
By Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
November 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
"Billable hours is all they know," consultant Ken Callander said of many in-house attorneys. "To move toward something other than that, it's really foreign to them."
By Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
July 3, 2023 | The American Lawyer
The pandemic may have accelerated the trend of companies winnowing down their lists of preferred providers.
By Andrew Maloney | Hugo Guzman
9 minute read
April 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
"Coke cannot reasonably claim that the fully informed consent it gave through one of its own in-house lawyers is invalid," Davis Polk & Wardwell attorneys representing Paul Hastings said in a court filing.
By Hugo Guzman | Greg Andrews
3 minute read
March 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
"He's got to be at the table, because this is one of those situations where he's either at the table, or the bank is on the menu," said Holland & Knight partner Rich Gold.
By Hugo Guzman
4 minute read
December 8, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
"The legal service that you get from a law firm is sometimes only as good as you direct it," said Liz Lugones, chief operating officer of UpLevel Ops.
By Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
December 1, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Legal-ops consultant Stephanie Corey said attributing delays to bumpy adoption of e-billing systems "makes no sense."
By Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
November 28, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
"This feels more like law firms throwing spaghetti up against a wall and seeing what sticks," said Jason Winmill, managing partner of Argopoint.
By Hugo Guzman | Trudy Knockless | Maria Dinzeo | Greg Andrews
7 minute read
November 4, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
"Lawyers can now know the bloodbath has begun," one Bay Area recruiter said.
By Hugo Guzman | Greg Andrews
5 minute read
October 7, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
"While many in-house counsel are skilled negotiators by training, negotiation takes on a different tenor when you're sitting across from an external partner whose collaboration you rely on for critical support," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
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