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How Associates Become Rainmakers
By the time most law firm associates have reached the senior level, they've developed the technical skills and proficiency necessary to be good lawyers and the personality traits necessary to please clients. The associates who are able to use these qualities to bring in new business, as opposed to simply completing the work assigned by partners, are much more likely to become partners themselves one day. So, how does one make the transition to rainmaker? Consultant Monica Goebel has some tips.US: Chinese drywall makers may ignore suits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Lawyers representing U.S. homeowners and homebuilders who used drywall suspected of causing corrosion and possible health risks say they expect Chinese companies that made the wallboard to ignore hundreds of lawsuits filed against them in U.S. courts.Accounting Change Has Lawyers Busy
A sweeping change in an accounting standard that requires companies to quantify the risk of an Internal Revenue Service challenge to many types of taxes reported on corporate tax returns and financial statements has companies running to tax lawyers. The new standard, coupled with IRS scrutiny of multinational transfer pricing, has heightened corporate demand for legal advice in this area, said DLA Piper partner Brian Andreoli. "New clients are saying, 'Help us do it the right way,'" Andreoli said.W.Va. Firm Merges With Western Pa. Energy Boutique
Charleston, W.Va.-based Jackson Kelly has announced it will expand its Western Pennsylvania energy law presence with the addition of Indiana, Pa.-based oil and gas boutique Gormly Gormly & Yuhas.How Am Law 100 Firms Use Twitter
Adrian Dayton writes that there was a time when big, respectable law firms would never use silly words like Tweet, Twitter and Twitterverse. In January, the Time Blawg blog noted that many of the largest U.K. firms had never sent a single tweet, and Dayton saw a similar trend in the U.S., in December. How have things changed since then?How are AmLaw 100 firms using Twitter?
Twitter presents one more platform for law firms to build their reputations.Arbitration Scorecard: Treaties
A listing of investment treaty arbitrations active in 2007-2008 in which at least $100 million was in controversy. Expanded for the Web.Broadband Verdict Second Major Loss for Enron Task Force
The Enron Task Force took a major hit when a federal trial in the Enron Broadband trial acquitted defendants of some criminal charges and ended with a hung jury on other charges. The verdict was the second major blow for the Enron Task Force, following the U.S. Supreme Court upset of an obstruction-of-justice conviction against Arthur Andersen, Enron's old accounting firm. The latest verdict comes as prosecutors prepare a criminal case against former Enron execs, including Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.Online Raids Pose Issue of Firms' Security
While computer hackers hack and the feds wring their hands, companies rushing online are twisting in the wind of potential liability. The hackers that overwhelmed several big Web sites with traffic a few weeks ago used other people's computers to do it. "The hijacked sites are in a unique position; they are both victims and the culprits," says Marcelo Halpern, of Chicago's Gordon & Glickson. "The question is, are they victims that could have protected themselves?"State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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