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September 23, 2013 |

Tech Circuit: Jets & Motorcycles Edition

Tech Circuit: Jets & motorcycles edition: Craig Carpenter Defects from Recommind to AccessData, Mark Williams Jumps to Huron Legal, and Judith Flournoy Revs her Motorcyle for the USO.
5 minute read
February 17, 2009 |

How D.C. Corporate Counsel Are Handling the Economic Downturn

It's no secret that the economic downturn has left many law firms scrambling to weather the storm. But have tough times caused in-house legal departments to re-examine their expenses? Legal Times spoke with Washington, D.C.-area general counsel about how their departments are responding to the economic crisis and what their plans are under the new presidential administration. Although one GC says he cries a lot, others mention alternative billing, offshoring and staffing cuts.
5 minute read
December 05, 2011 |

A Decade Post-Enron

The past 10 years of financial crises have resulted in a patchwork of reactive legislation, signaling what's to come, say Winston & Strawn attorneys.
8 minute read
December 06, 2006 |

Law Firm IT Teams Watching Vista at a Distance

Most law firms plan to wait a year or two before moving to Microsft's Vista operating system. Previous Windows upgrades needed months to debug, and early adopters often saw key third-party applications crash on them. Are law firms now being overly cautious? You bet. But there's reason to be wary.
7 minute read
February 09, 2012 |

Dram Shop Claims: Loss Limitations Do Not Apply

But loss limitations do apply to the owner-passenger of an uninsured vehicle and to wrongful death actions. Three Supreme Court decisions published in 2011 address these issues.
15 minute read
June 01, 2013 |

Prime Stakes

Hitting 50? You've only just begun to fully exploit your legal technology education and career opportunities.
7 minute read
October 19, 2001 |

Back-Alley Politics in Fort Lauderdale?

It's just an alley, but it has cost the city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a homeowner hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation. The city wants to condemn the property and take it for public use. But Stephen Nagy says it's his and won't give it up, despite the resounding defeat an appeals court handed him. Nagy says the government wants the property solely for the political interests of nearby residents.
6 minute read
October 29, 2007 |

In defense of investors

The departure of two of the five SEC commissioners, both Democrats, leaves three Republican commissioners � and deep worries among the investor community. Typically, commissioners chosen by Democrats have had a solid background in safeguarding investors' rights. Yet the candidates now promoted by two Democratic senators appear to have no such background. Appointing commissioners beholden to Wall Street would dash any hope that a new Democratic administration will bring much needed reform of U.S. companies.
4 minute read
January 26, 2012 |

Rocking Out With Pandora General Counsel Delida Costin

Delida Costin is senior VP, general counsel and secretary of Pandora, an Internet radio company that creates personalized stations based on a user's choice of artist, song or genre. As Pandora's first in-house lawyer, Costin created a staff that now numbers eight attorneys. Their big assignment last year was taking the company public.
5 minute read
October 15, 2012 |

Alternative Billing in Litigation: Issues of Risk and Reward

Ed Poll, a principal of LawBiz Management, writes that in litigation, the simplest way to reward lawyers for having "skin in the game" is through contingency fees. But more sophisticated techniques are possible in corporate dispute resolution when lawyers and clients become partners in planning each specific matter. The sharing of the risk is based on the outcome, and that is based on communication right from the start, an appropriate early case assessment, and budgeting.
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