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Little Movement for Pa. Firms in Latest Am Law 100
Pennsylvania's law firms had nine representatives on this year's Am Law 100, which tracks 2010's financial performance. Only Duane Morris took a small step up the chart as other firms fell slightly or held steady.Conservatives Fear 4th Circuit Is Slipping Away
After a period of relative ease in securing two U.S. Supreme Court appointments and several controversial judicial nominations, the question is whether the GOP will continue to make such gains in the federal judiciary during President George W. Bush's last 18 months in office. Case in point: the influential 4th Circuit, which has four vacancies and a fifth judge waiting to be relieved before taking senior status. The president has turned strangely silent on the vacancies on the 4th Circuit.Will Increased Compliance Burdens Lead to Legal Process Outsourcing?
The Department of the Treasury recently issued its much-awaited proposal, "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation." Attorney George B. Hefferan III discusses the compliance workload implications of the proposed FRR and other new federal regulations, and suggests that one offshoot of our interconnected global economy -- legal process outsourcing -- may in part be a strategic solution to the increased regulatory climate.Health Care Reform Battle Heating Up
The battle over health care reform will continue this fall, with three key challenges under way in the federal courts and several states considering ways to block the new law.The Tech Evolution: Change or Die
In the new year, we can expect new forecasts of doom -- for law departments and firms that have turned to dust after failing to adapt. Cisco Systems attorney Laura Owen offers nine resolutions, from commoditizing routine legal transactions to measuring the success of tech innovations, that could keep your department from joining the other fossils.Trending Stories
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