By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | January 2, 2018
Like any other business, law firms sometimes fail. While the failures of large law firms are well-publicized, smaller law firms can be just as or even more susceptible to failure, as the unexpected departure of the firm's most profitable partner can be devastating to a small firm.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | January 2, 2018
Diversity, gender equality, innovation, millennials, sexual harassment? Nah. They won't take up any of your time in 2018.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | December 20, 2017
Those who've gone public with recollections of the now-retired judge's lascivious acts are predominantly from academia. Others who've spoken on the record include a journalist, a law student and a former federal judge.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | December 13, 2017
While many of us can practically recite what the victims of sexual harassment say they endured from Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and Matt Lauer, do we look beyond those moments and consider how it altered the trajectory of these women's lives?
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | December 12, 2017
So far, the judge for the Ninth Circuit has shown no inclination of leaving in response to allegations brought by six women.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marcie Borgal Shunk | December 8, 2017
Recent news and awards indicate law firms are increasing their investments in innovation. Stories of recently launched innovation committees, R&D teams and idea labs routinely grace the pages of industry publications. Yet despite these investments, the trajectory of the industry as a whole seems to have remained largely unchanged. Why are innovation efforts by larger law firms failing to make a meaningful impact?
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | December 4, 2017
While it's clear that his firm has deployed some unseemly tactics in a case against a popular novelist, is it fair to put the spotlight and blame on Boies?
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | November 30, 2017
A study of Harvard Law School alums finds black men have a better chance of making partner than black women.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | November 17, 2017
This year, the intriguing question isn't which firms are on the list but which ones aren't.
By Jenna Greene | November 14, 2017
That Ellen Pao has nothing nice to say in her new book “Reset” about Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe litigator Lynne Hermle is not surprising. Turns out, Hermle doesn't have a lot of nice things to say about Pao either.
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