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July 24, 2006 |

Insurers' Rate Pressure Forces Change in Firms' Employment Practice Groups

When Morrison & Foerster's employment practice seemed to de-emphasize local clients, partner Judith Droz Keyes moved to Davis Wright Tremaine. For many national firms, insurers' rate pressure for liability policies is unrelenting, forcing labor lawyers to become more like service partners. As a result, more employment lawyers are leaving large firms. But for each trend, a counter: Some big firms are using volume discounts to bring back clients.
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October 19, 2009 |

Lawyer Facing Possible Discipline Digs Hole a Little Deeper

Faced with the prospect of harsh discipline from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, well-known plaintiffs lawyer Walter Lack attempted the following play on Thursday: Convince three judges that his misconduct wasn't intentional, even though he signed a document admitting it was. Rather than helping his cause, the panel appeared to think Lack was dodging responsibility. Lack may have actually aggravated his situation by appearing in person, said one judge.
3 minute read
September 06, 1999 |

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August 18, 2006 |

Privilege Feud Flares Up in Federal Court

The attorney-client privilege debate in California's federal courts has taken a blue-collar turn. In three separate federal cases, defendants accused of violent or gun-related crimes say the government eavesdropped on their phone conversations with lawyers. The defense bar argues that such communications are privileged and that, if courts decide they aren't, defense lawyers for indigent clients would be forced to rack up huge expenses to personally visit jails for even minor client contacts.
6 minute read
February 22, 2013 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
4 minute read
December 08, 2003 |

'New' Federalism Debated at Brooklyn Law School

How has the delicate balance of power among local and federal governments lost both its delicacy and equilibrium following terrorist attacks on New York and Washington? These and other issues pertaining to American federalism were the subject of debate last month at Brooklyn Law School, with scholars and practitioners engaged in the topic, "Our New Federalism? National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror."
4 minute read
July 12, 2002 |

Mom's Disavowal Adds Twist to Pledge Case

4 minute read
March 09, 2007 |

Calif. High Court Ponders Limitations Period in Meal-Pay

An extra hour of pay by any other name is still an extra hour of pay.
4 minute read
April 06, 2005 |

Playing Hard to Get

Ask law firm leaders or consultants for a Northern California merger wish list and some of the same names pop up. But 15 years after merger mania started, and despite the invasion of out-of-towners now crowding the Bay Area, these and other firms remain independent -- sometimes fiercely so. Their reasons vary, but not by much.
5 minute read

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