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Fenwick Redefines Color of Money With Diversity Goals
Law firms talk about the importance of diversity, but at Fenwick & West, success or failure on that front can be felt in partners' wallets. The technology-focused firm in the San Francisco Bay Area closely ties diversity goals to partners' compensation. Fenwick mandates so-called "upward" reviews where associates specifically evaluate how much a partner has done to support diversity at the firm. And partner Laurence Pulgram says his bonus for diversity-related activities helped raise his own consciousness.
The New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. TADCO Construction Corp., 07 Civ. 2712
Publication Date: 2008-03-05 Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Industry: Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District Judge: Harold Baer Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 07 Civ. 2712
District Judge Harold Baer U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Baer On April 3, 2007, Michael J. Forde and Paul O'Brien, as Trustees of T
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ABA Weighs Ethics of Confidentiality
Delegates to this week's ABA convention will debate three proposals that could allow lawyers to get around attorney-client privilege. It should be a lively confrontation between lawyers who believe the profession has a duty to reveal crimes and those who say clients deserve their counsel's silence no matter what. Among those questioning the proposals is Jeffrey Bleich, president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, who says the measures are apt to discourage open communications.
Small-Firm Litigators, Big-Ticket Litigation
With 53 total lawyers, Pittsburgh-based Meyer, Unkovic & Scott is far from anyone's definition of a "megafirm." But that hasn't stopped its clients from routinely entrusting its litigators with major litigation.
Litigator of the Week: William Isaacson of Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Publication Date: 2013-03-21 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
For litigators, it pays to be both tenacious and creative. For evidence, look no further than William Isaacson's long antitrust crusade against Chinese vitamin C manufacturers, which culminated this month in an historic $162 million jury verdict.
'Fix It First' by Yourself To Avoid Supervised Divestitures
In their Antitrust Trade and Practice column, Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein, partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, write that as 2010 drew to a close, the Justice Department announced a settlement agreement that notably designated a preapproved buyer for divested assets, a practice that seems at odds with both DOJ's stated policy and its traditional practice.
Laidlow v. Hariton Machinery Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 2002-02-27 Practice Area:
Industry: Court: N.J. Sup. Ct. Judge: Long, J. Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: A-89 September T
Chief Justice Poritz PRESIDINGArgued November 5, 2001The Workers' Compensation system has been described as an historic "trade-off" whereby employees relinquish their right to pursue common-law
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