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November 23, 2009 |

Largest 100 Firms Alphabetically

11 minute read
November 01, 2009 |

Broken Homes

Baltimore has sued Wells Fargo for what it claims were predatory lending practices. Other cities hit hard by foreclosures are watching carefully.
7 minute read
July 31, 2007 |

Lawyers Find Real Revenue in Virtual World

Lawyers in the online virtual world Second Life act like lawyers, but they practice law through an alter ego, a digital character called an avatar, with virtual clients that have real legal problems like landlord-tenant, contract and intellectual property issues.
10 minute read
September 14, 2010 |

The Jay Mariotti Chronicles: Columnist Calls in Gibson Dunn Bigwig

Who does a high-profile sports columnist turn to when he finds himself in legal trouble? A prominent attorney from an Am Law 200 firm, of course.
7 minute read
December 05, 2005 |

Kids & Pharmaceuticals: From Antidepressants to Vaccines to ADHD

Black box warnings, ominous text on package inserts, and increased vigilance of what some have called an embattled FDA, what's a physician - or a parent - to do? Most drugs prescribed for children are used off label. Are the resultant risk-benefit ratios acceptable to most?
2 minute read
August 03, 2007 |

Alston & Bird Raises First-Year Pay to $145K

Alston & Bird is raising pay for its Atlanta associates, effective next January, with first-years getting a bump from $130,000 to $145,000. But not everyone's happy. Visitors to the Above the Law blog contended that associate pay in Atlanta lags behind that of comparable markets -- and others criticized Alston for pay compression, pointing out that the firm isn't increasing pay for more senior classes by the $15,000 figure that first-years will enjoy. "First years get a 15K raise. I get 5K," groused one.
6 minute read
September 07, 2007 |

Desperately Seeking Seniors

No longer is the 60-plus set just taking a pension and slinking off into the sunset. Lawyers are living longer and healthier, and many want to stay professionally active well into their 70s. Law firms are split regarding enforcing mandatory retirement policies. Economics are driving the split, since younger attorneys want to make more money, be the primary client contact or be lead trial counsel. But kicking out profitable partners is "just lunacy," says Cadwalader Chairman Robert Link Jr.
7 minute read
November 03, 2004 |

Urge to Merge: More Firms Seeking Global Presence

Leigh [email protected] YORK-With a more-is-better philosophy, national practices increasingly want to lock arms with foreign law firms in mergers to create a global presence. If only it were that simple. Whether troubles arise from differences in management styles or pay structures, recruitment practices or even dress codes, transcontinental mergers can have super-sized portions of the problems found in domestic mergers.
9 minute read
September 29, 2010 |

Brazilian Bar Concludes Foreign Law Firm Alliances Break Rules

The legal market in Brazil has been particularly active in recent months, with firms like Milbank and Gibson Dunn announcing they were opening Brazilian offices. But a recent ethical and disciplinary panel opinion of the Sao Paulo Bar illustrates the mounting tension over the influx of foreign firms into one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Although only advisory, the opinion indicates where a more formal ruling might fall if a case were brought against major U.S. firms operating in Brazil in alliance with local firms.
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