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May 03, 2004 |

A Lesson from "The Apprentice"

Here are five strategies on hiring because it's always easier to keep someone out of the company ranks than to get someone out.
8 minute read
March 08, 2006 |

Fastow: Skilling Got "Zero" From Unlawful Deals

Daniel Petrocelli, Jeffrey Skilling's defense attorney in his criminal trial, elicited testimony on March 8 from former Enron Corp. Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow that distances Skilling and his co-defendant Kenneth Lay from Fastow's illegal actions at the company.
7 minute read
June 02, 2006 |

Quinn Stands Out in Am Law 200

The L.A.-based firm, known for its all-litigation approach, is one of the top California firms in the Second Hundred.
22 minute read
October 15, 2007 |

On the Merits: A Darkness Visible at Bush's DOJ

Most of us have had the experience of being haunted by a great film, book, or play, one that stays with you long after you've left the theater or closed the cover. It is rare, however, for a newspaper article to produce that chilling effect.
4 minute read
October 11, 2007 |

Senate Snoops Around Risky Tax Positions

Accounting disclosures could provide "road map" to how blue-chip companies seek to shield income.
8 minute read
June 18, 2002 |

Winder Lawyer Finishes Six-Day Footrace Across Sahara Desert

Julia D. [email protected] Jonathan Ringel [email protected] J. Lindsay knows the meaning of true grit. The Winder attorney was one of 600 people who completed the grueling Marathon des Sables Marathon of the Sands in April. The "marathon" is a six-day, 150-mile run through the Moroccan Sahara, crossing sand dunes, rocky plateaus and burning salt flats.
4 minute read
March 13, 2002 |

Philadelphia Judge Reverses Landmark Fingerprint Decision

In a major victory for the government, a federal judge in Philadelphia reversed his controversial decision in United States v. Plaza-Llera that barred fingerprint experts from telling juries that two fingerprints are a "match." In his earlier, January decision, Senior U.S. District Judge Louis H. Pollak found that the science of fingerprint identification doesn't meet the U.S. Supreme Court's Daubert test.
4 minute read
March 25, 2008 |

Professional-Development Officer Has Ideas for Howrey Associates

When Howrey decided to fill its chief professional-development officer position with a professional in the field instead of with a partner, as had been the norm, it turned to Heather Bock. With a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, training experience at Accenture and HR consulting experience with Fortune 500 companies, Bock was the ideal candidate. Her goal is to cultivate a signature work experience that helps Howrey retain and develop attorneys and attract new ones.
6 minute read
January 05, 2009 |

Lincoln the Advocate

Feb. 12 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Beneath the mythological hero we have come to admire was an extraordinary human being: a political genius, a literary master and one of those rare leaders who combine political acumen with moral vision in the midst of crisis. In this column, I will focus on one of Lincoln's many outstanding advocacy skills: his ability to focus like a laser beam on the precise issue at hand.
8 minute read
September 25, 2000 |

IN THE STACKS

The Sept. 8, 1980 edition of the Pennsylvania Law Journal, the predecessor to the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, had an article in its Law Office Management section, "Opening a One-Lawyer Office: What it Costs in Pennsylvania," by Robert I. Weil a
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