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June 17, 2013 |

New Orrick Leader Adds to Team with CMO from Shearman

Continuing to revamp the firm's executive ranks, Mitchell Zuklie has hired Betsy Donovan, Shearman & Sterling's chief marketing officer since 2010, to fill a similar role at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
4 minute read
August 14, 2008 |

Extinct? Hardly

For more than a decade, IP specialty firms were said to be dinosaurs destined to die out in a changing climate. Despite years of such news, however, many IP boutiques still thrive. Large IP specialty firms have more than held their own, even in high-stakes patent litigation. Many smaller IP boutiques are growing, helped by increasingly cost-conscious clients. And there is little sign of total destruction.
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November 09, 2012 |

The Score: Am Law Firms Book Roles on High-Profile Sports Deals

In our regular look at sports and the law, Katten Muchin snags a role on the sale of a minority stake in the Colorado Rockies, Kirkland & Ellis advises on an ownership change for the Memphis Grizzlies, four firms help wrap up the sale of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Latham & Watkins and Freshfields grab roles on a major motor racing investment.
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December 11, 2006 |

Variations on, and alternatives to, billable hours

Below is a sampling of firms that provided information about the alternative billing methods they use most often. We asked firms to differentiate between variations on the billable hour (discounted and blended hourly rates) and true alternatives to the billable hour. The percentages denote estimated portions of the firms' revenues obtained through each of these two categories. They are followed by the billing methods that the firms use within those categories. The number after a firm's name indicates its to
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September 25, 2012 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Birmingham's Balch & Bingham merges with a Florida banking firm; White & Case hires two in-house lawyers in Silicon Valley; and Thompson & Knight opens in Los Angeles. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
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March 15, 2013 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves in the Am Law 200

Allen & Overy loses a U.S. practice group leader; an associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative joins K&L Gates; and an Internet law and policy attorney heads to Steptoe & Johnson. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
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March 29, 2010 |

Rethinking the Adversarial Approach

When counsel and courts are uneducated in the technical and financial challenges of data preservation there is no way to narrow preservation requests. Lawyers need to consider the reality of EDD costs and the potential harm to clients when they take positions that ultimately cost more.
7 minute read
February 04, 2009 |

Law firm mergers populate first quarter of 2009

On Jan. 1, Florida-based Gordon Hargrove & James merged with San Francisco-based Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold. That merger is one of 20 around the country that are scheduled to close in 2009's first quarter. Sedgwick's chair says the economic downturn played a minimal role in the firm's decision, but that may not be the case for other firms. Consultant Bill Brennan says the economy has partners in smaller firms "now more willing to consider 'going to the dark side' and joining a bigger firm."
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