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Law Firm Management: Sole litigator garners ABA notice
When Los Angeles litigator--and last year's American Bar Association Solo Practitioner of the Year--Dana B. Taschner says that he works alone, he means it. He has no in-house staff. Operating out of a Century City, Calif., office suite that provides reception, copier and fax services, the plaintiffs' and small business lawyer relies on contract lawyers and paralegals for backup. Even his word processing is performed by outside help.Anti-Viral: Profile of McAfee GC
General Counsel Mark Cochran of well-known anti-virus software maker McAfee created and manages a 20-person license compliance unit that generates revenues of about $35 million annually. "It's nice being known as a lawyer who is a profit center rather than a cost center," he said.Charles R. Morgan, BellSouth Corp.
Charles R. Morgan is executive vice president and general counsel of BellSouth Corp., the third-biggest player in the U.S. local phone service market. He says, "Lawyers have an important role here. Their views are considered important. Nobody says, 'That's not a legal matter--we're not interested in your view.'I've told the lawyers, 'You're in in-house heaven here.'"Coudert's China Deal Faces Labor Hiccup
Almost two months after Coudert Brothers threw the pieces of its far-flung empire up for grabs, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary appear to have come away with portions of its most prized Asia practices.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.
Corporate Blueprint to Prevent Criminal Conduct
In 1991, the U.S. Sentencing Commission released guidelines for how companies can prevent crimes such as corporate fraud, bribery, and collusion. After 20 years, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty finds that the Commission's blueprint is no longer the ultimate guide and lays out five key issues a company's compliance program must address.100 Largest Law Firms in Pennsylvania
The following is a list of the 100 largest law firms in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.Creating a Culture of Compliance
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