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July 19, 2020 | International Edition

Pay Cuts, Layoffs, and More: How Law Firms Are Managing the Pandemic

Our firm-by-firm guide to how law firms are protecting their bottom lines from the economic fallout of the coronavirus.
43 minute read
March 20, 2020 | International Edition

Law Firms Go Remote: Updates on Law Firm Closures During the Coronavirus Crisis

Firms in the U.S., the U.K and Europe are making decisions about whether to keep offices open amid the coronavirus pandemic. We catalog here those firms that have confirmed their plans.
14 minute read
September 25, 2019 | International Edition

Supreme Court Case Raises Important International Arbitration Issue

Eight amicus briefs have been filed in the case, which will consider whether U.S. courts and compel foreign companies to abide by arbitration agreements they didn't sign.
4 minute read
April 23, 2019 | International Edition

The Am Law 100 Reached New Heights, Driven by Nearly Universal Growth

Revenue grew at an 8 percent clip, and growth was more evenly balanced throughout the Am Law 100 than in recent years.
8 minute read
October 16, 2017 | International Edition

Former SABMiller deputy general counsel joins JTI as Western Europe GC

Ex-SABMiller lawyer finds new home at Japan Tobacco International in wake of AB InBev takeover
2 minute read
March 06, 2017 | International Edition

After Yahoo GC's exit, are in-house counsel jobs at risk over cybersecurity?

Is the departure of Yahoo legal chief Ron Bell a wakeup call for in-house lawyers?
4 minute read
February 14, 2017 | International Edition

HP to withhold fees from law firms that do not meet diversity requirements

Tech company to withhold up to 10% of fees invoiced by law firms that do not meet diversity criteria
4 minute read
June 07, 2010 | International Edition

'To preserve and collect' - BP oil spill a discovery nightmare for lawyers

The legal strategies for BP and other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have yet to be revealed. But one thing is certain. Their in-house legal departments are in the midst of an expensive and Herculean task - discovery. "All of these organisations are well aware of the need to preserve and collect key information," said Jim Wagner, CEO of DiscoverReady, a discovery management service. "But few organisations have ever confronted the scale of discovery that they are likely to have to undertake."
4 minute read
May 19, 2010 | International Edition

The Am Law 100: Holy non-equity partners!

Last year, as law firms struggled with the brutal realities of the recession, many managing partners took the tried-and-true approach to cutting costs - layoffs. For The Am Law 100, the hardest hit were the junior associates - as equity partners merely saw their numbers flatten out. Next in line, theoretically, should have been the non-equity partners. This vulnerable group includes fresh lateral recruits; young lawyers caught in the limbo between senior associate and equity partner; equity partners who have lost their equity status - the dreaded de-equitisation; senior equity partners eyeing retirement; and service partners with a slim (or non-existent) book of business.
9 minute read
January 21, 2010 | International Edition

No more baby steps

Nothing was ordinary about the first civil trial stemming from Pfizer's controversial epilepsy treatment, Neurontin. Both sides loudly complained about witness intimidation. Colourful plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier opened to the jury one day, then settled the next after an anonymous donor deposited $50,000 (£31,000) into an account for the alleged victim's daughter. And at the defence table, high-powered product liability specialists from three separate firms worked as though they were partners - and all on a flat fee basis. "It was," says Pfizer general counsel Amy Schulman, "an extraordinary victory."
15 minute read

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